Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-12-02
MISS SANDERS0N
wins THIRD PLACE
Makes a Splendid Showing
At the Benson Ex-
position.

Show of the West Central Minnesota
Development Association, held at Ben
son last week was great success. The
arrangements, the exhibits, the
crowds, the weather-all were good.
Comparatively few of our people at
tended the show at Morris last year.
At Benson there were hundreds of
Kandiyohi county people each day. On
Friday, Kandiyohi County Day, one
thousand persons would be a conserv-
ative estimate of those attending from
this county. When the afternoon train
arrived a parade with banners of sew
eral hundred Kandiyohians was organ
lied
The arrangement of large heated
chautauqua tent for the meeting at
Benson was an improvement over the
Morris meeting. This tent was crowd
ed at every session, with many more
people on the streets and viewing the
exhibits.
Miss Ida Sanderson made a splen-
did showing in the gu en- contest. AL
though in the contest only few weeks
she finished third in the race, and it is
doubtful if any of the candidates did
more effective personal work for the
association. The winner, Miss Mar
garet Eckes, Of Morris, had the ad-
vantage of longer time in which to
work and the fact that Stevens coun-
ty people were all thoroly familiar
with the work and aims of the West
Central Development Association.
Large donations by people interested
is what brought the totals of Miss
Eckes and Miss Kaercher above Miss
Sanderson. The following table shows
the amount of cash, newspaper votes
and total vote for each county:
Big Stone-cash, $1,629.98; newspa,
per votes, 342,125; total, 1,972,125.
Chippewa cash, $505.75; newspa.
per, 540,345; total, 1,046,O95.
Douglas-cash, $3.50; newspaper
81, $50; total, 377,25O.
Grant-cash, $119.5O; newspaper
336;575; total, 956,075.
Kandiyohi-cash, $71S.00; newspa
per, 1,o24,275; total, 1,742,275.
Lac qui Parle-cash, $36.5O; nc
newspaper; total, 365,0OO.
Otter Tail-cash, $1,000; newspa
per, 619,S45; total, 738,S45.
Pope-cash, $202.5O; newspaper
279,000; total, 481,500.
Renville-cash, $69225; newspaper
722,250; total, 1,414,5O0.
Stearns-cash, 5000; no newspa
per; total, $4,000.
Stevens-cash, $1,8S4.55; newspa
per, 745,775; total, 2,63o,S25.
Swift-cash, $549.5O; newspaper
1,152,375; total, 1,7Ol,S75.
Todd cash, $72.1O; newspaper, 765.
555; total, S37,655.
Traverse-cash, $777.9O; newspaper
734,125; total, 1,512,025.
Wilkin-cash, $110.5O; newspaper
92,925; total, 2O3,425. {
Yellow Medicine-cash, S193.75;
newspaper, 30S,900; total, 502,650.
The sixteen contestants were on the
stage when the result was announced
and Gov. A. o. Eberhart placed the
crown on Queen Margaret. In extend
ing congratulations, Ebert Hubbard
Of East Aurora, N. Y, said that he
was glad that the crown was a paper
one. There will soon be job lot Of
crowns for sale cheap in the old coun
| tries, he contended.. He also ex-
pressed regret for having left Min
nesota, where he worked as a farm
hand near Morris many years ago.
The enlistment of hustling candi
dates for queen in so many of tn.
counties in the short time availabl,
before the contest, was due to larg,
extent to the efficient and perserver
ing work of Mr.. G. N. Gatchel, VIII,
is therefore entitled to a large shar'
Of the credit for the financial success
of the event which brought the Wes
Central Minnesota Development AS
sociation the sum of $7,69563 in stool
sales for the support of the work.
Kandiyohi County growers won non
of the first or sweepstakes prizes a
the Benson show, but nevertheless
made good showing. It was est
mated that there were 250,000 ears G
corn on exhibit at Benson, all care
fully selected by the growers. Th
following prizes, therefore, won wit
this unprecedented competition, mus
therefore be considered as a very goo
showing for our county:
Bert Aarvig, Willmar, eighth priz
ribbon, for best ear of yellow der
corn.
II Nels Barner, Spicer, sixth prize ri1
bon for best ear of white dent corn.
Albert Barber, Spicer, second priz
$500, for best ear white cap yello
dent corn.
Conrad Monson, fourth prize, $40
for best single ear Of red dent corn.
Nels Barner, Spicer, fourth priz
$500, for best ten ears of white del
corn.
Norling Bros, sixth prize ribbon, fl
best ten ears of white dent corn.
Conrad Monson, Spicer, third priz
$500, for best ten ears of red de-
/ corn.
L M. o. Flesland, New London, four
prize, $500, for best thirty ears
yellow dent corn.
Il Paul Norling, Svea, third priz
4 $500, best thirty ears Of white de