The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-11-04
vILMoT BOY IS SECOND
Miss Lillian Wolf Wins First Prize in
the Tomato Contest and Will Attend
Short Course at the State Univer-
sity-Many Cash Prizes Given.

Floyd Hartnell, well known Salem
boy, is the prize corn grower among
the boys of Kenosha county. This is
announced by Lewis J. NORM, super
visor of teachers in the county, in his
official report Of the award of prizes
for the corn growing and tomato con-
test staged at the Kenosha high school
on last Saturday. AS result of his
winning the first prize in the contest
Hartnell will attend the next short
course in agriculture at the University
of Wisconsin and in addition receive a
cash prize of five dollars. D. Dowell
of Wilmot, winner of second prize in
the contest, will also attend the univer-
sity and similar trip will be made
by Miss Lillian Wolf who won the first
prize among the girls of the county for
raising and canning tomatoes.
All of the prizes were provided by
the s Gottlieb company with
view 1lating interest in agri-
cultu mong the boys and girls
of tie y. The report of Mr..
MORN III bouncing the list Of the
prize winners is as follows:
The second annual corn growing CON
test held in this county proved to be a
great success, and many people showed
their interest by calling at the high
school during the day.
The boys and girls deserve great Gre
dit for the splendid exhibit of pure
bred seed corn. Although the season
was decidedly unfavorable for the
growth of corn, they persevered was
nearly every school district was
represented.
Prof. I. l.. Bewick Of Madison,
judged the exhibits of corn and graded
them as follows
First Prize, Trip to State University
at Madison, all expenses paid and $500
cash-Floyd Hartnell, Salem, Wis.
Second Prize, Trip to State Univer-
sity, al expenses paid and $500 cash
Paul Koenen, Randall, Wis.
Second Prize, Trip to State Univer-
sity, all expenses paid and $500 cash
ID. Dowell, Wilmot, Wis.
Fourth Prize, $500 cash--Glenn Bar
ter, Pleasant Prairie.
Fifth Prize, $500 cash - Walter
Pasch, Wilmot, Wis.
Sixth Prize, $500 cash--Geo. lures,
Somers, Wis.
Seventh Prize, $500 cash--Gertrude
Jensen, Somers, Wis
Ninety-six prizes Of $1.00 each.
Miss Boeing, representing the CO.
operating extension work in agriculture
and home economics, judged the tomato
canning contest and gave a practical
and scientific canning demonstration.
Miss Boeing is a capable and energetic
worker and her pleasing personality
won her many friends among the girls
and boys, who will welcome her return
later in the year.
The following prizes were given in
the tomato contest:
First Prize, Trip to State University
at Madison, with all expenses paid
Lillian Wolf, r. f. D. No. "a.
Second Prize, $500 cash-Pearl La
Fayette, Pleasant Prairie.
Third Prize, $500 cash--Nathalie
Wolf, Kenosha.
Fourth Prize, $500 cash--Ruth New.
berry, Randall.
Twenty-Five prizes of $1.00 each to
other contestants.
The success of the contest is entirely
due to the s. and J. Gottheb Co., in
giving prizes and thereby interesting
the boys and girls in agricultural work.
The corn growing contest is but the
beginning of state wide movement
to keep the boys and girls contented
with farm life.
Later in the season Prof Bewick and
Miss Boeing will hold number of
meetings in the county, and at that
time agricultural clubs will be organic
ed. They will meet at stated times,
elect officers, discuss matters of COM
mon interest and endeavor to make the
school the social center of the com
munity.
Lewis j. NORM,
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