Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-05
PORT BYRON Gets
THE NEXT COUNTY
FARM INSTITUTE
Sessions of 1914-15 viii Be
Held in Upper End of County
in December.
S. [. WOODBURY. PRESIDENT
No Meeting for the Lower End of the
County Arranged for-Prizes
in Culinary Contests.

Port Byron was voted the next meet
ing of the Rock Island county farmer.
/ institute at the business session a
| Milan this morning 1t will be hello
! next December. No provision wa!
! made for an institute in the lower enc
Port Byron was elected president. The
other officers are
First Vice President. w. Bailey
Coal Valley
Second Vice President-W. S. Nc
Cullough. Taylor Ridge
Secretary. c. Nose, Port Byron
Treasurer. E. Wilson, Milan
Executive committee-W. H. Grom
Port Byron; John Fife, Port Byron; j
w. Bailey, Coal Valley; w. s. McCul-
Tough, Taylor Ridge; L. f. Wilson,
Milan
The list of officers were resented by
a nominating committee named We'd
nesday afternoon and composed of W.
H. Ashdown and J. c. Nose, Port By
ron; l.. E. Wilson, Milan: W. s. Nc
Cullough, Taylor Ridge, and ]. W.
Bailey, Coal Valley.
Prizes Awarded.
Prize winners in the exhibits OF
farm produce announced this morning
are as follows:
Best bushel of corn-John c. Nose,
Port Byron, first; H. Winter, Milan,
second: H. r. Peterson, Milan, third.
Best ten ears of white corn-Frank
Reynolds, Coal Valley. first; H. R.
Peterson,> second; R. w. Baker,
Milan, third
Best 10 ears of yellow corn-H. P.
Winter. first; w. S. Mccullough. Tay-
Tor Ridge, second; James Hymes,
Milan, third
Best plate of apples-A. G. Johnston,
Milan, first; Milton Wilson, Milan,
second; H. Bastian, Milan, third.
Best peck white oats-L. Wads-
worth, Coal Valley, first; William
Coal Valley, second;
Thomas Simmon, Milan, third.
Best peck early potatoes-H. E. Win
Ter first; Walter Mcconnell, second;
Boyd Simmon, third.
Best peck late potatoes
Likefeldt Milan, first; Fred Jenkins, |
Milan, second; Walter Mcconnell,
bird.
Best single apple-A. G. Johnston,
irst; Milton Wilson, second.
Last evening Mrs. Emily McCurdy |
md Miss Florence Blazier, Instructor !
II domestic science in the Rock l.,
and public schools, judged the culinary |
display Offered in competition for the
,riZes in this department. Prizes,
which have been previously announc
ID. were awarded as follows:
White bread-Mrs. George Park,
irst; Mrs. William Daxon, second;
Irs. r. B. Olmsted, third.
Brown bread-Mrs. Phil F. Zahn,
;rst; Mrs. J. w. Bailey, second.
Dairy butter-Mrs. ]. A. Erickson.
irst; Mrs. w. T. Coyne. second; Miss
lbbie Doonan. third
Fruit cake-Miss Janett Warnock,
rst; Mrs. Harriet Little, second;
Iiss Anna Hintermeister, third.
Chocolate cake-Miss Janett War
ock, first; Miss Nina Tanner, sec
nd: Mrs. II. p Peterson, third.
Angel food-Mrs. A. G. Johnson,
rst: Mrs Harriet Little, second;
Irs Is Post, third.
Layer cake-Miss Myrtle Cheney,
rst; Mrs. f. l.. Rhoadarmer, second.
Irs. William DaXon, third.
Sugar cookies-Mrs. Phil F. Zahn,
rst: Miss Jessie Simmon, second;
RS. L. Guldenzopf, third.
Fruit cookies-Mrs. R. II. Johnston, ;
RS; Mrs John Roberts, second; Mrs.
r. Williams. third.
Fruit cake-Mrs. NJ Mclaughlin,
rst; Mrs f C. White, second; Mrs.
AIRY Titterington, third.
Home made candles-Miss Janett
-arnock. first; Miss Minnie White,
.cond; Miss Fay Rhoadarmer, third.