Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-12-10

ent were also good and received many
complimentary remarks. The exhibits
are excellent and the Judges found con-
siderable difficulty In selecting the
prize winners. The following are the
awards made:
First-Oak Ridge school.
Second-White school, d.
Best section of maps from one
school:
First-White Oak school.
Individual penmanship:
First-Ira Miller Of Polk township
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Individual piece Of work:
First-Etha Leinhauser of Oak
Ridge school. .
Lewis B. Null, Julia Mahoney and
Mrs. j. w. Hall acted in the capacity
of judges.
Health Contest Winners.
The baby health contest of the in.
stitute has been one of the most inter.
esting features of the session. Mrs.
George Evans Is chairman and the
work has been most arduous. To get
up baby health contest is one of the
hardest and most trying affairs imag.
ants DR.. Margaret Mills and DR..
Maude Taylor, who exa ahmed the
babies yesterday and awarded the
prizes with the assistance of the
judges. At the morning program the
prize babies were brought forward and
received their ribbons. DR.. Margaret
Mills in an interesting manner gave
the mothers a few pointers on the rails.
ing of prize babies. She then an,
nounced the following as winners in
the contest.
Girls from two to three years:
First prize-Adeline Bissell, score
S9A.
Second prize-Pauline Edna Beghtol
score 87a.
Girls from one to two years:
First prize-Alice Marie Bowlin,
score STU.
, Second prize-Edith Maxine Hitch.
ems, score "a. H..
Boys from two to three years:
First prize-Robert Seward Young,
score 80.
Second prize-Myrle Allen McMann,
score S9k.
Boys from one to two years:
First prize-Charles Wilson Appley,
score 92A. ....
Second prize-Paul Bellies Wood.
ford, score 8SA.
Honorable mention: Harold Yer.
non, score sSH; Ralph M. Falden,
score, S4H.
Resolutions Adopted.
Be it resolved; That we, the farmers
of Wapello county, in annual institute
assembled, desire to express our great
satisfaction in the abundant crops
the season now closing.
We are glad that there exists a much
better understanding between the
people of the city and country, and
believe that more frequent conferences
between representatives of each local
ity will increase this feeling Of friend
ship and good will.
Especially do we rejoice in the man.
ifest awakening of the social conscience
with regard to matters that vitality af-
feet the public good.
We desire at this time to reiterate
our belief that the liquor traffic Is pro-
ductive Of no good, and destructive of
civil integrity and the public good; and
in view of the fact that we must bear
our share of the court cost and other
expenses arising from the traffic, we
respectfully ask the qualified electors
of Ottumwa, in the name of good cit
izenship and for the sake Of our COM
mon good, to arise in their Christian
manhood and defeat the saloon consent
petition now being circulated.
Second, be it further resolved. that
we have the right to ask that the
newspapers of Ottumwa in their legi-
innate capacity as promoters of the
public welfare, throw their weight and
their influence against this evil that
threatens to demoralkge the commun-
ity in which we, as citizens Of Wapello
county reside, and bear our proper
Tomato share of it's burdens.
Third, be it further resolved; That
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