Morris tribune., 1914-11-20
Circus Tents for
Corn and Folks.
MUCH EXCITEMENT AROUSED
Streets of Benson Beautifully Decor
ated With Arches, PyIons, Incan-
descents-Outdoor Movies a
Feature-Twin Cities
COMING.
On to Benson!


dreaming it. Fully twenty-five thou
sand persons will literally pour into
Benson, Nov. 26-27-28, to celebrate the
second annual Corn and Alfalfa Expo
sition, already conceded by persons
from outlying states to be the great
est corn and alfalfa show ever held
in the northern part of the Corn Belt
What a time everyone will have!
The air will be filled with music from
the instruments of the best bands in
the Northwest, coming to Benson to
win the big 500 cash prize offered for
the best band. The streets will be
beautifully decorated with a series of
great arches and street pylons, GOV.
cred with alfalfa, corn, pumpkins, and
strings of incandescents. Two great
tents, large as any ever carried by
Ringing Brothers, will give birth to
circus thrills. Banners, outdoor
movies, great open air and indoor
meetings, bands, the coronation of the
Queen of the Exposition-all these
will stir visitors as they were never
stirred before.
The band contest has provoked a
lot Of friendly rivalry between the big
organizations in this part of the state.
There is certain to be excitement
when they reach Benson. Big delega-
tons are coming from Glenwood, Nor
ris, Raymond, and other towns en-
tered in this contest, to cheer their
favorites on to victory Clontarf's
mounted band, with horse for every
player, will be three-day feature.
Many Noted Speakers.
Speakers of reputation almost with
out end have been engaged for the
morning, afternoon, and evening pro-
gram. James J. Hill, guiding genius
of the Great Northern railroad; FL
bert Hubbard, philosopher, lecturer,
and editor of Fra and The Philistine;
Ben R. Vardaman, Of Des Moines, a
speaker with an international reputa-
ton; President George E. Vincent, of
the University of Minnesota; F. w.
Murphy, of Wheaton, president of the
West Central Development Associa-
ton; DR.. John W. Powell, Religious
Director of the University of Mime
sofa; w. A. Wheeler, of Mitchell, S.
D., alfalfa expert; Bert Ball, of Chi
cago, secretary of the National Crop
Improvement Committee; Dewitt G..
Wing, of Chicago, associate editor of
The Breeders Gazette = these are
among the noted speakers who have
promised to come.
FIrGt Day.
Thursday, Nov. &c, is Swift County
Home Coming Day, and thousands of
persons who look to Swift county as
their old home, or have old friends in
S'~'ift county, are planning to cele-
hrate West Central Minnesota's big
Community Thanksgiving Day. A
great barbecue, served free to all who
visit the Exposition, will be feature
of the day, and those who like tooth
some things like turkey and cranber-
ries and pumpkin pie will be able to
eat their fill
Second Day.
Friday, Nov. 27, is West Central
Minnesota and Animal Husbandry
Day. The need Of more livestock will
be emphasized by addresses and dem
onstrations in the morning. In the af-
ternoon and evening community sub
jects will be in order, all handled by
able men and women. In the evening,
too, is to be staged "The Booster" a
play written recently by President
Vincent. On the evening of this day
the queen contest will be closed and
the winner of the big honor deter
mined
Third Day.
Saturday. Nov. %, will be the big
day of the Exposition 1t is to be
called Twin City and Grain Improve
ment Day. Twin City special train
will arrive in the morning. Outdoor
demonstrations will be conducted
showing how to eradicate smut and
test seed corn. In the afternoon a
husking bee will be held to determine
a champion hUsker. The Queen OF
the Exposition will be crowned. Ad
dresses will deal with subjects of 9
community nature. In the evening
the play, Back to the Farm" with g
Minnesota Agricultural College cast
viii be given in the Opera House
while Ebert Hubbard, the grea'
American philosopher, will deliver ar
address in the Lecture Tent, the sub
ject being Getting Together"
One Of the big features of the Elk
position will be the wagon load con
test, in which wagon loads of corr
will be judged for type and shellins
percentage. The winner of this coz
test will receive a handsome douhl,
harness, valued at fifty dollars. It il
said that at least 100 loads of corr
will be entered in this contest Sec
ond and third prizes are to be given
The corn will be placed in twenty-si,
bushel cribs for exhibition purposes
If the owner of any wagon load o
corn does not desire to take his corr
home it will be purchased by the as
ISOLATION at premiuf over the maj
ket price.
$4,000 Ears Corning.
Over $4,000 ears of corn in the regu
lar classes are expected by officials q
the Exposition. The prizes are extra
ordinary. Four sweepstakes prizes Of
fered for the best single ear, best te
ears, best thirty ears, and best II
ears, ara worth nearly $1,000. Swift
county offers special premiums for th
best 120-ear samples of the differen
varieties, and handsome silver GU
to the owner of the 12O ears of cor
from the county. Traverse count
offers a big silver cup to the perso
exhibiting the best corn. A fine Gu
is offered to the one who wins th
mn0at money