The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-02-01
SPEIKiNGlIiEONTESTl
One of the Features of the Short
Course for Friday Afternoon.

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The spelling contest, which is one
of the features of the county school
contest that is being conducted in
connection with the Short Course
will be held next Friday afternoon
and evening. The afternoon will be
devoted to written work and the even,
ing to the oral spelling. The con!
tests viii be held in the court room
X. X. Bliss win have charge of the
contest. There are fifteen prizes in
the spelling contest and are divided
as follows First prize, SIS; second
prize, So; third prize, 81, and the next
twelve contestants will receive one
dollar each. The teacher whose pu
pill wins the first honors will receive
handsome new International dictiOn
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The following are the names of the
contestants, the school and township
they represent, who will compete for
the prizes:
Adams Township-Arla Allgood
Johnson school, Marie Ruby, Barr
school; Blanche Young, Chapel school,
Elizabeth McLandsborough, Johnson
school.
Black Oak Township - Martha
Gosselink, No. 6 school; Janetta Mep'
pelink, Leighton school; Grace Drost
Leighton school; Tena DeJong, Cen
tennial school.
Cedar Township-RaymOnd East
burn, Eureka school; Hazel Fellers,
Fremont school; Ruth Roof, Concert
school; Lorenda Boyd, Concert
school.
East Des Moines Township-Marga.
ret Kentfield, Givin school; GOlOrge
Bolden, Swede Row school; Alfred
Bennett, Swede Row school; Faye
Alexander, Givin school.
Garfield Township - Bessie Dearin
ger, No. II school; Luverne Clark, No.
u school; Margaret Worthy, Elm
Grove school; Maude Arkman, Six
Mile school.
Harrison Township - Lola Black
Zoar school; Florence POmeroy
Round Top school; Glen Barnes, Red
school; Ida Black, ZOar school.
jefferson Township - Mary Messo
White City; Pearl Mott, Fairview
school: Jeanne Bell, White City;
Mary Mockenhaupt, White City
Lincoln and Madison Townships
Esther Hicks, Union school; Ella
Dykstra. Prime school; John Ben
mink, Pleasant Ridge school; Gladys
Prime, Prime school.
Madison Township-Frank Heshin.
ga, North Center school; Mary New
port, Summit school; Rena Russell,
Summit school; John Heshinger.
North Center school,
Monroe ownship-Florence Brown
Center school; Madge Grace, Wymore
school; Maude Grace, Wymore school,
Verda Piersal, Brush College school.
Pleasant Grove Township-Charles
Shelby, No. school Hattie Sprack
ling, No. school; Daniel Lawrence.
No. school; Loyal McSpadden, No.
8 school.
Prairie Township -- Gertie Yer
Steegh, Bryan school; David Yer
Steegh, Bryan shool; Goldie Fisher,
Bryan school; Hattie Molenberg,
TaintOr
Richland Township Thomas van
der Hart, Christian school; John Dyl
hoff, Christian school; Stiena Dyl.
hoff, Christian school; Everett viii
son, Sheesley school.
Scott Township - LOttie HOuser,
Bellefountaine school; Dell HOuser
Bellefountaine school; Deward Hauns.
tien. Bellefountaine school; Leonard
TOpp, Burr Oak school.
Spring Creek TOwnship-Howard
Beach, Buckeve school; Hazel Norris
Buckeye scnool; Mady Lawrence,
Hazel Dell school; Ross Critchlow
Hazel Dell school.
Union Township-Gladys Fanquier
McMains school; Shannon Groves,
McMains school; Carroll Faulkner
Fairvew school; Lacey Essex, Oak
Grove school.
West Des MOines Township-Pearl
Ollie, Lakonta; Edith Surtess, No. 3
school; Eta Couch. Lakonta; Harry
Price, No. 3 school.
White Oak Township-Inez Ellis
Rose Hill: Bernice Kinkade, Rose
Hill; Mabel Shaw, Rose Hill; Walter
Stewart, Old Rose Hill school.