Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-10-13
JACKSON co.
wins MANY
CHILDREN OF COUNTY LEAD Ar
STATE FAIR.
NUMEROUS PRIZES FALL TO THEM
County Took Fifth Place in County
Contests and Won Many Individual
Piizes-SOme Exhibits Go to Chi.
cagO.

jackson countys first school ex-
hiblt at the State Fair may certainly
De called a success from every poipt
OF view. That we were able to com
pete with counties close to the fair.
take fifth place in the county Goa
test, winning prize on the county
exhibit of $40, shows that the scbco5
children of the county can turn out
prize-winning articles. Twenty-fivf.
OF the 100 points were given on pouT-
try and livestock, and as we had none
at the fair we were handicapped 25
points at the start. Then, too, only
a small per cent of the school chill
dren of Jackson county really got
into the local fair work this wear
Another year when we all get busy
we will show what jackson county
really can do.
Any of the children who did not
happen to win at the State Fair will
DO We'll to remember that they helped
to win a place for Jackson county.
II any of the exhibitors or residents
OF the county could have heard the
complimentary remarks by the thou
sands who passed by the exhibits
they would have been well repaid
The display of corn was one of the
surprising features and many people
were invited to visit the only county
IN oregon that can produce corn thar
looks like eastern corn and do it ON
an extensive scale. If the boys and
girls who did the drawing and art
work or those who did the sewing
ana manual training work could
have seen the admiring crowds who
looked at them they would feel we'll
satisfied. Even those who did not
win this year have done something
more important than winning-they
have learned how. Next year the
boys will plant and cultivate their
potatoes a little more carefully and
the girls will be little more care
fui not to overlook their jelly Some
OF the best corn and vegetables were
sent to the Chicago land show. some
was saved for seed, and the blue rib
bon corn was placed in window of
the biggest store in Salem but Will
later be brought down to the Com
mercial Club in Medford.
The prize-winners for the county
were as follows:
Field Corn-First prize, Francis
Winn, Wellen; third, Henry Pace.
Talent; fourth, Dorothy Cook. Tai
ent.
Sweet Corn-Third prize, EIvin
Walgamott, Talent.
Watermelon-F First prize, Marguer-
ite McDonough, Ashland
uskmelon-Fourth prize, Lewis
Beeson, Talent.
Cabbage-Third prize, Lena
Browning, Talent
Onions-Second prize, Carl Ma
gerlie, Rogue River; third, Edward
Johnson, Talent; third, Joe Lewis.
Gold Hill; fifth, Cecil Ager, Talent.
Wagon-Fifth prize, Donald Dim
ick, Rogue River.
Bread-Fourth prize, Mildred
Lynch, Talent; fifth, Cleo Gilchrist,
Gold Hill
Canned Fruit-Fourth prize, Leta
Stevens, Phoenix.
Darning-Second prize, Hazel Wi
ley, Medford.
Dress and Apron-Fourth prize.
Katherine Howells, Medford
Too much cannot be said in regard
to the good work done by Mr.. Chase.
the supervisor, and his predecessor.
Professor Ager. Professor Ager did
much in the early part of the season
to stimulate interest in the work of
planting and planning exhibits, while
Mr.. Chase did splendid work after
he took hold in making the local
fairs and the state exhibit success,