The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-02-07
PREMIUMS FOR THE
CORN GROWERS meet
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Mankato is assured of the annua
conventions OF the Minnesota Field
Crop Breeders association and the
Minnesota Corn Growers association,
which Will be held in this city the
last week in February In order to
get these two conventions, the Man.
Ea,O Commercial club was obliged
10 guarantee $500 in premiums and
to promise 10 procure as much more
as ii could, the premiums to be in
merchandise or cash. Committees
went to work and have made a
thorough canvass OF the city, and
have met with better success than
they anticipated. The manufacture
erS. Wholesalers retailers, hotel men,
restaurants, banks and other bust
nesSeS, big and little, have rallied
10 the support OF the club, and the
work has been completed. 1t was
necessary that the list os donations
be placed in the hands of the sec
rotary Of the two associations, Pro
lessor c. p. Bull of St. Anthony park,
10y today, and they have been done.
Total Amount Is S1.203.
cash raised by the Commercial club
is $1,203. with the probability of
quite little more being added, when
the full returns are in. Aside from
this. George Atchison, who is di-
rector of the Minnesota Field Crop
Breeders association, promises 500
in cash. and he has raised $55 in
premiums and cash outside of this
section, mostly in the twin cities.
With what the two associations will
be able to put up. over $500 worth
of premiums will he offered at the
seed fair. which will be held in con-
neCtion with the two conventions.
In fact, the chances are that the
premiums will total $4,000.
The premiums will be offered on
the different kinds and classes of
corn, wheat. oats, barley. rye, grass
seed. and all other seed crops rails
ed on Minnesota farms. The farm,
ers of the entire state are admit.
ted TO the contest, and it is expected
that at least 1000 exhibits will be
made. 1t is to be hoped that the
farmers of Blue Earth and Nicollet
counties will make entries in large
numbers, and carry off lot of the
premiums. The premiums will be
well worth striving for, and it would
be a great advertisement for this
section if the best ones were car.
ried off by our farmers.
List of Premiums.
The following is list of the prem.
iums and cash donations made by
Mankato men and swine and chicken
fanciers in the vicinity through the
Commercial club:
International Harvester Company of
America, new style corn planter, val.
ued at S45, or if it does not come in
time, a cream separator worth $50.
Consumers Power Co., Mankato,
small electric motor, $50.
Hubbard Milling Co., Mankato,
eight barrels Ardee -four, $45.
l.. Patterson Mercantile Co., two
cases OF breakfast food. two washing
machines and 25 pounds of AIinneoDa
coffee in one-pound cartons, TO be
offered separately, making five to
twentynine premiums, S25.
MankatO Spinning and Knitting
Mills Co.. mdse., s..
Minnesota Packing Co, Mankato
hams, bacon Or lard, SO
Standard Oil Co., Qndiana), one
55-gallon Defiance iron barrel, one
lock type faucet, and SIS gallons
Crown gasoline, $3.50.
T. r. Coughlan Co., Is barrels of
lime, SO.
Fowler & Pay, 20 barrels Of Aus.
tin cement, $3.50.
Anderson and Krautkramer, mdse.,
SO.
AIankato Manufacturing Co., road
drag, $3.50.
Mankato Fruit Commission Co.,
one barrel of apples, s..
NIankato Cement Works, 20 bar
rels Of Carney's cement, SIS.
Landkamer Bros, corner parlor
chair, SO.
Charles T. Taylor, set length pump,
81
r. II. Bach Piano Co., piano bench
$40
II. f. Hildenbrand, proprietor
Saulpaugh, cash, $25.
First National bank, cash. SO.
German American State bank, cash.
s..
Mankato State bank, cash, S..
Mankato Savings bank, cash, S.
National Citizens bank, cash, $40
Fred Kron, mdse., SO.
r G. Thomas, toilet set, Sc.
o. \. Tanner, rug. So.
John Pluto, one pair of mems
shoes, $3.50.
SLIDER & Steiner, certificate for
merchandise, IS.
Harres d Hatfner, rocker, IS.
Erick Engwalson, lady's fur, 81.
Sch. Zimmerman, grapple hay
fork, ST.
George II. Lang, silverware, So.
George h. Brett, certificates for
merchandise, SIS.
A. G. Lack, certificate for mer
chandise, So.
Simpsons SELF Royal Blue Store
ladies' slippers, $50.
Loren Clark, certificate for mer
chandise, 81.
y. NJ Hermanson, certificate fol
merchandise, 50.
+. w. Woolworth Co., mdse., S..
w. +. Palmer, cash, $3.50
Louis Janda, pair lady's slippers
$50.
w. T. Warwick, picture, $3.50.
Ed l.. Lamm, mdse., So.
e. w. Owen Co., sheet music, 81
RAINY & Shuwa, cash, 81.
Farmer & Pfau, one dozen hose
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