The Alaska citizen., 1914-09-14
Farming Possibilities Are Demonstrated
Agricultural Fair Excites Enthusiasm

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HONORABLE MENTION GIVEN.
The judges made honorable men
.tion of number of exhibits that
We're not included in the list for
which prizes We're to be awarded.
These exhibits We're: Hemp. Mrs.
Stiegle; sugar peas, Mrs. Stiegle;
squaw corn. Roy Shafer; pansies.
Mrs. Tom Marquam; Brussels
sprouts. Charles Blaser; garlic, p. ].
Rickert: native grass. L. J. Erick-
son: red clover. Mrs. Anderson. Hon
orable mention was given to the fol
lowing potato exhibitors: II. A. La
Zelle. John Morgan, A. Ballaine,
George Golde
DOMESTIC AWARDS
The judges who made the awards
for the domestic exhibits We're Mrs.
Sidney Stewart. Mrs. r. S. Melon
aid and Mrs. p. J. Rickert. The
first prizes for this department We're:
Red currant jelly. Mrs T. A. Mar
guam; green BURBERRY jelly. Mrs
j. J. Patton: spiced cranberries
Mrs. J. T. Patten; red currant wine
Mrs p. J. Rickert red raspberry
lam. Mrs f. Wickersham; high
bush cranberry jelly. Mrs. H. A.
Day; cranberry and rhubarb jelly
mixed Mrs. J. J. Crossley; mixed
pickles. Mrs. c. u. Porter. canned
rhubarb. Mrs. B. w. Johnson: high
bush cranberry butter, Mrs. Mamie
l.. Gerth: black currant Jelly, Mrs.
J. II. Groves; canned raspberries,
James West: BURBERRY jelly. Mrs.
Sharp-Watkins; high bush cranber-
ries, Mrs. Hardin; bread, Miss NJ.
Buzby; homemade vinegar, Mrs.
Strugell; apple tree. Mrs. Juanita
Brundage; cake. Miss Villa Mccain;
bread, Mrs G. G. Bruce; rolls, Mrs.
J. f. Hendrickson.
Second prizes were: Canned rasp-
berries. Mrs c. W. Porter; canned
dewberries. Mrs. c. w. Porter; can
ned French mustard pickles. Mrs.
Ed Wickersham: sweet pickles, Mrs.
Sharp-Watkins; currant jelly, Mrs.
J. J. Patton; cranberry catsup Mrs.
]. H. Groves; low bush cranberry
Jelly. Mrs. j. H. Patten: currant
jelly, Mrs G. G. Bruce; high bush
cranberres. Mrs. J. J. Patton: bread.
Mrs. ]. H. Patten.
Best bread baked by a girl I'M
der 1S-Miss Marion Buzby.
Best cake baked by girl under
1S-Miss Villa Mccain.
FANCY WORK.
The judges in the fancy and art
work department We're: Mrs. ]. A.
Sutherland, Mrs. r. c. Simpson and
Mrs. E. A. Suffer- The list of prizes
awarded by them is as follows:
Hardanger work. Mrs. Julius An
derson: crochet, Mrs. Frank Coombs;
point lace, Mrs Moore; white EN-
broidery, Mrs Whitney; Norwegian
work. Mrs. Enstrom; cross stitch,
Miss Yanse; Wallachian work Mrs.
Z. V. Laughlin; knitting, Mrs. ].
w Neal, Ester; Battenberg, Mrs. A,
J. PAUL.; royal colored embroidery.
Mrs. F. NJ. Durham; flo colored
embroidery, Mrs Sharp-Watkins.
Second prizes: Bead work, Mrs.
Carey and Mrs. Callahan; silk quilt,
Mrs. Fowle.
Honorable mention was made of
beautiful handmade jewel case,
carved from native Alaska woods by
William Haldane, and of carved
case made from cigar boxes by
Thomas koperwich.
MINERAL EXHIBIT.
Mineral exhibits We're made by
the following: Sutherland ledge,
Kantishna district; Homestake Min
ing company, Wolf creek; Peter
Stiel, Cleary creek; Tolovana mine,
Cleary creek; Spaling mine, Dome
creek; Mizpah mine, Fairbanks
creek; Rainbow mine, Twin creek;
John Mogan mine, Valdez trail; E.
A. Smith mine. St. Patrick creek.