The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-21
BIG BERRYTON FAIR.
More Than 1900 People Saw Interest
ing Exhibits.

More than 1900 people attended the
fair at Berryton, south of Topeka,
which closed Saturday evening. One Of
the features of the day was the baby
contest In this Virginia Yingling, the
IS months old daughter of Mr.. and Ms.
Edward YingIing, won first, Laure-ta
Rayner. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Adam Rayner won second, and Ken
meth Sterrett. the IS months old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Orley Sterrett. won
third prize.
The first event was a girls mourn id
potato race. Miss Marian Saundc~s
wor the prize in this race. The DO -
mounted potato race came next, Claud
Helm winning first and John r. Sau' ri
e-s second. The boys sack race was
won by Rem Carnahan, with John Ed
gar second. The pony derby race was
VOL by Lester England with Ruth Kin
caio second. But the feature of the
amusementS was the race between n.
Hyle on foot, and Miss Ruth KincalJ,
mounted on her Shetland pony,
'Tonoy." The race was for IS yards and
resulted in tie the man and pony
crossing the line at the same time after
an exciting sprint. The purse of IS was
divided between the two contestants
The BerrytOn Dramatic club present
Ell a second performance OF the play.
THE Old New Hampshire Home The
play met with a big success Friday night
"a the first performance and the ha
was unable to hold the crowd comfort
ably Saturday night The as r char
az ters were as follows: Will : II IT,xnn as
Farmer Winthrope; Glen NJ nch, as
EDWARD Van Dusen; Roy Frcy, as Of
yer StanhOpe; Rem Carnahan, as Zeb
Watkins; Will Coultis as Micky Mr.
Inns; Earl Hotchkiss, as Mos IS Gam
ski; Frank McQuistion, as l.awIircs;
Lille Coultis, as Mable Win+h-ope; L.
Mable Waters, IS lilly; Flo- ence Mes
senger as Mrs. Winthrope and Cry
FreH az Mullins.
The prizes in the various departments
were as follows:
Agricultural department. J. J. Mes
senger, superintendent: Best collection
yellow corn: John Alexander, first; w
H Coultis, second. Best Election
white corn: VIII Peck, frs; Fl7yl
Leonard. second. Best collecti IN of corr,
any kind, shown at the fair: John Al
exander, first. Best pun 1Ain. VIII
Peck, first; T. B. OdelI. s4epnd Best
squash: W. H. Coultis, first; " S. Fer
ris, second Biggest squash sh ,wn: w
H Coultis. first Largest pun pl<ln !
shown: Will Beck, first; w H CouIt1s.
sec ond. Best collection of sv4.t po+a-
toes: c. A Owens, first; r. ,. On-ii.
second. Best basket of onio IS: C. A.
Ow ems, first; W. A. Coultis sGI01d Pest
basket of turnips: T. B. Odell. first
William Coultis. second. Best water
melon shown at fair: L. H. Ne: swer,i, +. |
first. Best collection of pop com: Lin
Miller. first: W. H. Coultis ,cond. 3 ST
collection of Irish pota-o4s: Rli1h I
Leonard, first; Will Peck. sacond. Best |
hall bushel of corn: John M':~.r. Fl ct |
Best single head of cabbage shown: !
w H Coultis, first Best half bushel |
OF hard wheat: Elmer Matnev. f-.t
Best half buShel of soft wheat: WIZ |
Coultis, first and second. nest half /
hushel of alfalfa: Will -oulcis. irst:
Edward Yingling- second. Best bas;>et /
of sweet corn: Will Coultis, --st. Et;f
display of bathroom: J. 7. Mes~r I.c,.r. /
first; L. M Cau1k. second set TN
stalks of corn, any kind: w II Couitis.
first. Floyd Leonard, second. Best gen |
erai display of farm produce: X. II. |
CoUltis. Blue ribbon on best has
ke' of corn shown was awarded 70
Tom Lindsay.
The prizes in the horticultural de-
partment, n l. Tevis, superintendent /
were as follows: Best plate of grapes: !
w H. Coultis, first. Best plate of .
plums: w. NJ. Hixon. first. Best
plate of pears: Mrs. ]. NJ. McCoskrie !
first; Alexander McQuistion. second. /
Best plate OF peaches: N. L. Tevis, /
first; Mrs Joseph Bowers, second I
Best plate of apples. Maidenblush- |
n L Tevis. first. Best plate of !
Winesaps: Albert Kestler. first; \. !
L Tevfs. second. Best plate of Grimes i
Golden: William Deitz first; Mac
Sage, second. Best plate of York I'm !
perials: Mrs. John Miller, first; Alex
ander McQuistion, second Best plate
of Ben Davis: n. L. Tevis, first; Mac /