The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-07-23
The PRIZES
Grand Forks Women Display Much
Interest in Awarding of Prizes in
Women's Arts,

The following items from The GRAND
Forks Herald are brief extracts from
the lists of prize winners in the ex,
h1bits of womanly skill. The follow,
ing is the report from a few of thu
departments:
1.-THE fact that there are more thar
450 entries in the woman's depart.
ment of the North Dakota state fail
this veal is responsible for the fact
that the judges did not complete the
awarding of prizes for sewing anG
fancy work last evening. Mrs. F. w
~Schlaberg and Mrs. Harry McKinnor
worked necessarily from early after
noon until dark and will nave to re-
sumo their ask this morning. The
junior department and the class open
to ladies over sixty a Of age, both
large and very interesting displays
remain to be judged.
Never have the judges Deer com
PEELED to give as much time and con-
sideration to the exhibits as his year
n specimens in each lot rivaled each
other in beauty and perfectness of
work making the obligation of award
ing but one first prize most difficult.
The space for the display of fabrics
ais is crowded, the ladies being com :
PEELED to put in additional show cases
yesterday morning, before the judges
could begin their work.
Mrs. S. III. Bake of Grand Forks,
is the champion bread maker in the
county, Mimi, this distinction being
won at the North Dakota state fair
yesterday. when the judges in the Gull
mary department placed the blue rib
bon on her exhibit, a golden brown
loaf of bread which was in competi-
ton with specimens from all parts Of
this state and from Polk county in
Minnesota. This special contest was
n of the features Of the women's
department and was offered by the
Russell Miller Milling Co. which gave
eight prizes. The special requirement.
was that the bread be made from
North Dakota flour and the prizes are
sacks of flour.
Mrs. B. T. Smith. also of Grand
Forks, took the county honors in.
bread baking. her loaf carrying off
the first prize offered farmers wives
by the Grand Forks Agricultural So
ctety. No city women were privileged
to enter this contest. and the cofnpeti-
stion was very close. Cash prizes are
awarded in this contest.
THE best cake and bread bakers.
candy and cookie makers at the North
Dakota state fair were selected be-
fore 2 O'clock yesterday afternoon, the
Judges in the culinary department car
rying off the honors for completing
the first judging. Mrs. j. B. Wine-.
ma and Mrs. G. p. T%repanier began
their task before 10 O'Clock in the
morning and had all the prize tags
placed before the afternoon crowds
gathered to see dhe prize cooking.
The coveted honors We're o easily
placed. the judges finding competition
keen in every class. The best Boston
brown bread was made by Mrs. Mike
Fitzgerald of this city, the best nut
bread by Mrs. George N. Nelson. the
best graham bread by Mrs. Peter
Magness, the best white bread by
Miss Susie Harder and the best whole
wheat bread by Mrs. A. Bowen.
In the cakes Miss Margaret Nisbet
of Mallory. Mimi, made the best solid
chocolate; Miss Holland, the prize an
gel food; Mrs. a. zipoy Of East Grand.
Forks. the best fsnit cake; Arthur
Dinnie the best sponge cake; Mrs. j.
r. Poupore, the best spice cake. Miss
Esther Coliton, the best ginger cake.
Mrs. WE. r.. Adams, the best oatmeal
.,cooSies; Miss Ida Doe of thompson
the best hermits; Mrs. Il. %. Lowell,
the best dougilnuts and Mrs. Henry
DaWley, the best tea rolls.
he candy ~contestwas just as eScit-
ing Yno the adults as among the
juniors with Miss Bernice Bulge
making the best chocolate fudge, Miss