Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-12-12

the merchants and manufacturers Of
the city Of Grand Rapids.
The winners Of the prizes in the
Wisconsin Bankers Sweepstake Ex-
hfbit are: 1st prize, o. J Leu, 81;
n. R. Steinbeck, 2nd prize s., and
Morris stadIer, Bird prize 50. These
prizes We're given for the best ex-
hibit Of grain raised from any Of the
free seed distributed last year.
The winners of the prizes in the
General Exhibit are: John Liebe,
1st prize SIS; o. J. Leu, End prize
SO and J. LounsbuTy, 3rd prize s..
r,hese prizes were offered by the
Grand Rapids Bankers for the best
General Exhibit Of all produce rails
ed on the farm including fruits and
vegetables The arrangement and &c
eraI appearance Of the exhibit We're
considered as well as the quality of
the produce in awarding the grand
exhibit prizes.
w. T. Strack won the first prize
| for the Swedish Selected Chg Four
oats. These oats viii be retained
by the Grand Rapids Banks and plac,
ed on exhibition in glass jars in thei
banking rooms, with printed state
ment as to the number Of bushels
grown per acre and other information
A special prize Of s. will be given
the prize winner on oats at the next
contest provided his exhibit scores
ahead Of these oats.
Following is a List of the prize
winners, other thanthose mentioned
in the foregoing:
Wisconsin No. Z Corn-Edward Lyl
Oh, LIST prize; w. T. Strack, End prize
Golden Glow Corn-Wm. Behling,
1st prize; John Newman, End prize:
o. J. Leu, Bird prize.
Any other variety Of Dent Corn
0. J. Leu, LIST prize; Gust Schultz.
End prize; D. Borchett, Bird prize
Flint Cons. NJ. Worthing, LIST
prize; Joe Grab, End prize; Ed. Ro-
kus, 3rd prize.
Swedish Selected CBig Four Oats
w. T. Strack, LIST prize; Chas Lunt
berg, 2nd prize; Peter Bensen, Bird
prize
Wisconsin Pedigree Oats-Fred Pa
gel, LIST prize; o. ]. Leu, End prize;
Edward Polansky, 3rd prize.
Amy other variety, OATS. Louns-
bury, LIST prize; J. M. Johnson, md
prize; Henry Neiman, Bird prize
Oderbmcher Barley Fred Page
LIST prize; J. Lounsbury, End prize;
Frank Fruehbrodt, 3rd prize.
Wisconsin Pedigree Barley-O. J
Leu, 1st prize; W. T. Strack, 2nd
prize; Ed. PolansBy, Bird prize.
Any other variety Barley-Johr
Hanke, 1st prize.
Rye-Rudolph Raethan, LIST prize
Louis Mackaben, End prize; Frank
Fruehbrodt, Bird prize.
Buckwheat-Ch Rick, LIST prize
Frank SedaH, 2nd prize; w. R. MolI
Bird nrize,
Early varieties Potatoes. D. Han
ring, first prize; John Liebe End
prize; 0. J. Leu, 3rd prize.
Late varieties Potatoes Frank
Ross, LIST prize; John Liebe, End
prize; A Moldenhauer, Bird prize.
Wheat. Lounsbury, list prize;
w. D. Ross, End prize; 0. J. Leu 3rd
prize
Glover Seed-Peter Peterson, 1st
prize; Albert Jansen, 2nd prize
Navy Beans-W, Ehlert, list prize
Chas. Lundberg, End prize; R. R
Steinbeck, 3rd prize.
Glover Hay-W. T Strack, LIST
prize; o. J. Leu, 2nd prize; Morris
/ StadIer, 3rd prize.
Timothy Hay-O. J. Leu, list prize
Morris Stadler, 2nd prize; w. T
Suack, Bird prize.
The list of prize winners in the
/ School Chfldren's Corn Contest is
here given. There are three entry
/ blanks missing as will be noticed.
/ No 34S Earl Leu. Route 3, Crane
Rapids, LIST prize SIS.
No. 466 entry blank not returned
End prize So.
No. SAG Geo. Peters, Vesper. Bro
prize, 50.
A prize of 81 was awarded to eacf
of the following:
No. So Arthur c. Voight, Route I,
Grand Rapids.
No. 224 Archie Long, Route 6