Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-31
CORN SHOW WAS
A BIG SUCCESS
Closed Last Night When the
Prizes Were Awarded
Program of Addresses.

With the distribution Of prize mon.
ey last night. the first annual East
Grand Forks Corn show was brought
TO Il successful close. The prize mon
cr was distributed by n. ]. Nelson,
cashier of the First State hank.
Two of the boys who received priz-
cs at the. show have won over $500
in prize money this year. The money
was all won on corn that they them
selves had raised. The boys are John
Croy and Lincoln Jones. .
Yesterday afternoon. n program OF
informal addresses was given. The
speakers colnplimcnted the boys OH
their wonderful showing, and spoke
OF the great value of their work tn the
county.
The complete lis, of prizes. as an
nounccd last night. is:
Isushcl Class.
First. John Croy: second. Stuart
Austin: third, Theodore Bcstland; /;
fourth. Lincoln Jones; fifth, Willie
Huggins:. sixth, Charles Ryan: sew
dorc Olson; ninth. Bennic Grundahl;
tenth. Edwin Gunderson; eleventh.
James Duffy; twelfth. Gordon Bridge
ford: thirteenth. Leslie Cumming;
fourteenth. Harold Coulter; fifteenth,
Arthur Fillion.
Thirty Ear Class.
First, stuart Austin: second; John
Croy; third. Theodore Bestland:
fourth. Lincoln Jones: tlfth. Willie
HuGgns; sixth. Earl Ferguson; sew
cnth, James Powers: eighth. Leonard
Driscoll; ninth. Theodore Olson:
tewh. Alfred Hannah: eleventh. John
McDonald:. twelfth, Edwin Gunder-
son; thirteeth Victor Johnson; four
tccnth. Bennie Grundahl fifteenth,
Gordon Bridgeford.
Ten Ear Class.
First. Stuart Austin: second, John
Croy: third. John Duffy: fourth. Lin
coin Jones; fifth, Bennie Grunda hi:
sixth. Earl Ferguson: seventh, Theo-
dorc Olson: eighth, Allan Coulter:
ninth. Willie Huggins; tenth. Leonard
Driscoll; eleventh, Alfred Hannah:
twelfth. Theodore Bcstand: thr-
penth, Verne McWalter; fifteenth.
Edwin GuHdcrson.
First. Charles Ryan: second Ben
mic C;ri,ndah; third. John t'roy:
fourth. Stuart Austin: fifth. Vcrnic
McWalter: sixth. Theodore scstland;
seventh. John Duffy: eighth. Allan
Coulter; ninth, Lincoln Jones: tenth.
Theodore Olson; eleventh. Clarence
Flat: twelfth. Leonard Driscoll;
thirteenth. James Duffy: fourteenth,
Victor Johnson: fifteenth. Alfred
Hannah.
The speakers yesterday afternoon
took up various features of the corn
work. Don v. Moore. secretary Of
the Grand Forks Fair association,
urged the boys to attend the corn
and clover convention and mid-win-
ter fair and to exhibit their prize
corn.
J. G. Hancy. head Of the Intcrna-
,ional Harvester ,company'S tarn.
spoke nf the remarkable work done
'in raising such excellent corn in this
county. G. G. SelviE. Superintendent
ot the Northwest School of AEricul-
ture of Crookston. spoke of the val
uc Of boys clubs in the development
Of farms. County Superintendent NJ
4. Thorson congratulated the boys
upon the work they had done.
G. r. Jacob, cashier OF the First
National bank, told the boys that his
Institution would offer further induce
npnts next year. He also said that
tile bank would give one dollar to
each boy who had grown an acre of
com. but who did not figure in the
regular prize winning. 49,
j: f.; kingston of the agricultural
school at Crookston. spoke briefly OF
the value Of corn to the farmer; n,
3. Davies, secretary of the Minnesota
Red River Valley Development assov
Citation, urged the boyss,to attend the
Farm Crops show in .Croolsston in,
February: L. "a Hauter .of the local
school outlined the corn work for.
next. year; 4. "A, Erickson of ST. Paul
gave talk on. the selection OF corn
for contest purposes. and Superinten-
dent II. E. Wolfe thanked the busi-
ness men for -their assistahcesin, max
inE the show success.s