Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-08
BUSY PREPARING
FOR BIG INSTITUTE
EXTENSIVE PLANS BEING MADE
FOR GATHERING OF WAPELLo
COUNTY FARMERS.
M A EXHIBITS
Entry List This Year is Large and
Good Representation Will Be
Made in all Lines-Splendid
ra Program.

The committees are hard at worl
for the success of the Wapello County
Institute, the entry day of which VII
be Wednesday, with the formal pro
gram beginning on Thursday. This
event follows directly after the Wa
pello county live stock show, which Is
now in session at Darner's barn on
West Second street, between Marion
and Washington. The sessions OF the
institute viii, all be held in the build
ing of the Ottumwa Commercial col
lege at Third and Washington streets,
All expectations are to the effect that
his years institute will eclipse those
of former years, both in numbers in
attendance and also in the general in.
terest taken in the gathering both by
the farmers and those living in towns
of the county. 1t is essentially a
Wapello county affair and it is the
earnest hope and desire of the officers
and committees in charge that it will
be patronized by Wapello county peo-
pie.
All departments are to have an
equal representation, both in exhibits
and in the program. The ladies' de-
partment will be a big feature this
year and the presence of Miss Mabel
Bentley to give her demonstrations IN
all branches of domestic science and
household economics will add greatly
to the attractiveness of b sessions
for the Wapello county women. The
school children, who are pupils in the
rural schools, are to have an exhibit
under the direction of the county
superintendent and will also give a
representative program on Saturday
consisting of songs, Rotations and
dialogues. The institute will be ad-
dressed by several well known authori-
ties on subjects of interest to all
practical agriculturists. The program
as compiled in the premium lists has
been changed somewhat, the principal
alteration being the adding of a e S
sion for Friday evening. The COM
plete program follows:
Wednesday, Oct. z.
Entry day.
Thursday, Oct. 8.
10000 a., m.-Business meeting.
Boys class in corn Judging, con-
Quoted by Prof. George Dunlop.
100 p. m.-Invocation, Rev. w. D.
Spiker.
Reading, Francis M. Leman, Green
Valley, Ill.
Progressive Methods in Farming"
Prof. George Dunlop of Iowa State
college, Ames.
"Rambles About the Farm" J. w.
Jarnigan, editor of the Iowa Farmer"
Des Moines.
Reading, MI. Leaman.
Presidents annual address, Charles
F. Mast.
"The City Market Proposition"
Mayor Pat Leeny.
Ladies department:
2:0O-Domestic science demonstra-
ton, Salads" Miss Mabel Bently.
Friday, Oct 9.
1000 a.. m.-Reading, Mr.. Leaman.
Symposium, What the Grange is Do
ing in Wapello County, by members of
the local oranges.
Ladies' department.:
10000 a. INSTRUMENTATION, "de-
serts,' Miss Bently.
1900 p. m.-Reading, Mr.. Leaman.
'Interdependence of City and
Country" J.. X. Dysart.
'"That Back-to-the Farm Feeling"
George F. Heindel.
Incorporation" Rev. W. D. Spiker.
Ladies' department:
200 p. m.-Demonstration, "de-
serts," Miss Bently.
500 p. m.-Short program by Mr..
Leaman.
animal and Human tuberculosis
Compared" DR.. e. F. Lowry.
Saturday, Oct. 10.
1000 a. m.-Program by pupils of
rural schools, under the direction of
County Superintendent Burgess.
100 p. m.-Election of officers.
Report of resolutions committee.
Reading, Mr.. Leaman.
"Soil Building Prof. Stevenson of
Iowa State college, Ames.
Adjournment.