The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-10-03
LOCAL EXHIBITORS
TAKE MANY PRIZES
H. H. Burns Heads the List
at the Fair
Some Exceptionally Fine Ex-
hibits were Sent from
This City

Through the kindness of w. B..
Johnson, secretary of the Bayfield,
County Fair Association, we have
been supplied with complete list of
the winners at the county fair held at
Iron River last week In looking
over the list we, find that Washburn
exhibitors were exceptionally FORUM
ate again this year in carrying off
the bulk of premiums. III. H. Burns
the farmer residing west of the city,
heads the list for the number of
prizes won. Mr.. Burns also cap
tured the prize for the best individu-
al display, while E. Bryan of this
city took fourth place. In the Boys
and Girls Corn growing contest Elsie
Cordts of this city took first place,
winning the prize of $25, put up by
the Wisconsin State Bank. In the
association Potato special HI. Fl.
Burns captured first place. Bayfield,
won the grand sweepstake prize for
the best town exhibit this year;
Port Wing took second place and
Barksdale 3rd, Washburn was not
represented.
Below we give list of the prizes
won by Washburn exhibitors. Space
will not permit us to run the entire
list.
III. III. BURNS: Association po-
-tato special, farm display, and first
prize on the following: Japanese
buckwheat, late wrinkled peas,
bundle corn with ears, Triumph po-
tato, sugar beets, artichokes, blood
beets, blood beets-long red, mang]es-
yellow tankard, kohl-rabi-red, ra-
dishes-white winter, leeks, egg plant,
parsnip, red onions, white onions,
brown onions, yellow onions, cauli-
flower heads, early cabbage, red
peppers, six cucumbers, plum cider
apple, Duchess, Whitney No. 90,
flemish beauty pears, best collection
of all fruits. end Prize on Carmen
No. 8, chicory, tobacco, mangles-
long red, long white carrots, radishes
black winter, red cabbage, celery,
red peppers, Dudley apples, yellow
tran sparant, hibernal, Wyant plums.
3rd on long orange carrots. winter
squash, rhubarb.
John Sullivan: late sweet corn,
Swedish oats, short orange carrots.
2nd--Sheaf oats, radishes-turnip shape
conical cabbage, summer squash,
yellow pumpkin, Wolff River apple
and Wealthy. 3rd--Drumhead cab
bage, hubbard squash and horse ra-
dish.
E. Bryan 1st--chickory, collection
of gourds, picking cucumbers. 2nd--
bundle alfalfa, short orange carrots
and early cabbage. 3rd--ball head
cabbage, red cabbage, largest pump
kin.
w. Y. Richardson t--tobacco.
2nd--leeks, white onion, yellow onion
red pepers, plum cider apple. 3rd--
red onion.
Chris Pada--1st marrowfat peas,
early wrinkled peas, radishes-black
winter, 2nd--radishes-white winter.
3rd--long white carrots.
r. Steinert--1st savoy cabbage.
2nd-long red radishes, red tomatoes.
3rd--radishes--turnip shape.
Mrs. v Rummell took first on
Dudley apples, Mrs. Thibedeau first
on largest cucumber and E. c. Ste
vens first on Gideon apples. and VIM.
Goedeke end on Concord grapes.
In the dairy department Mrs. E.
C.. Stevens took first on cheese. In
the bread department Mrs. Stevens
Mrs. E. C. Alvord, Mrs. VIM. Goe-
deke took several first prize s.
In the home baking department
the following Washburn ladies Sc
cured prizes: Mrs. Nels Larson,
Miss Alice Sprague. Canned goods
Mrs. Fl. Fl. Bur ms, Miss Susie Lin
coin, Emily Burns. jelly Emily
Burns, Mrs. Stevens, Mrs. Fl. H.
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