Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-01-12

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Grand SWeepstake Prizes.
For the best display or irrigated
farm products BY an individual. Sl00
q. WI Starck.
Best exhibit by q Farmers Asso-
citation, loving mp. Rio Grande and
Coast Association. Harrington.
Class 3.
Best half dozen commercial lem
ons. $500. Christian Martinez.
Dairy Department-CIass n.
Best pound OF butter. S2.O0; 4. A.
y. Tandy; ?. G. w. Starck.
Best cheese. not less than a pound,
S2.00. Mrs. G. NJ. Smith.
Best half gallon sweet milk. sI.00.
Mrs. G. M. Smith.
Best half gallon buttermllk. Sl.0O
Mrs. @. NJ Smith.
Best quart sweet cream. Sl.OO.
AIRS. @. M. Smith.
Grand Sweepstake Prize.
Best general display In this de-
partment by an individual. one bar
rel OF Liberty Bell Flour. given by
l.. Kowalski. Mrs. q. NJ. smith.
Zee and Honey Dcpartment-CIass :
Best case or white section comb
honey. 10 lbs or more. s2.0O. Grant
Anderson. San Benito.
Best 81 OF light amber section
comb honey 10 lbs, or more. S2.OO.
Grant Anderson. San Benito.
Best jar white extracted honey.
$1.00, Grant Anderson.
Best jar light amber extracted
honey. $1.O0. Grant Anderson.
Best jar OF honey vinegar. SI.OO.
Grant Anderson.
Grand Sweepstakc Prize.
Best general display in thbs depart
men by an individual. pair $3.50
bootees. given BY the Mems Furnish
ing sire. r. G. Anguera manager.
Grant Anderson.
The exhibits in the Grt department
were judged yesterday. Miss Jessie
Collins of Raymondville. who Is in
charge OF The exhibition. was award
ed the grand sweepstakes prize. a
handsome goat seal hand bag pre-
sented by the Eagle Pharmacy. Miss
Collins has by far the largest in
dividual display. specimens OF her
work in various branches. occupying
almost half the wall space OF the
room. In addition 10 winning the
sweepstakes she was awarded a num-
Der OF individual prizes. Her work
In crayon, nine samples OF which are
shown. attracts perhaps more atten-
ton than any other exhibit in the
department.
Next 70 Miss Collins. the academy
" the %Incarnate Word won the
greatest number OF prizes while Mrs.
!. &. Murphy OF San Benito was third
making a clean sweep Of the prizes
offered for burnt wood work. AL
copy Of a photograph of Mrs. Muir
phys husband Is one OF the features
Of her exhibit. Miss Rose Thornham
Of Brownsville took two blue ribbons
with meritorious ate colors.
A display Of pierced brass goods
all the handiwork Of Mrs. y. @. Por-
ter of San Benito. Is admired greatly
by all who enter the room. The dis.
play includes two candlesticks. an
umbrella stand. a fern stand and a
wall PLAGUE. These are on cxhibi-
ton only as there Is no class for
metal goods.
Another interesting exhibit IN 1his
department Is a pedestal the making
OF which eight different kinds Of na-
tive woods were used. namely. calow
mesquite. mora. ebony. ash gualla
con. Brazil and cats claw.
A piano scarf on felt and a mum
her OF figs painted on silk exhibited
BY Miss Blanco Perez Of Brownsville
are also worthy Of note.
The awards in this department fol
low:
Grand Sweepstake.
Miss Bessie Collins Raymondville.
First prize. 81: second prize, rib
bon.
Best figure oil: first. Bessie Col
Inns. RaymondvIlle; second, Mrs. w.
N. Sims.
Best still life. oil: first and sec
end Bessie Collins. Raymondville.
Best landscape. oil: first. Mrs.
Sims: second. %Incarnate Word Acad-
emy Brownsville.
Best flowers. oil: first Incarnate
Word Academy; second. Bessie Col