The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-02-26
Corn Show and Seed
Fair Opens This Week

the Southern Minnesota Better
Development league, today. There
are about fifty, each consisting
Of ten ears Of corn, for me over
az the postoffice. This makes a
good dray load. This does not
take into account what comes in
by express.
"Ail OF the events Of our seed
convention will be open to the
public, free Of charge. except
the banquet, for which tickets
are sold. Both ladies and gentle
men are asked to attend this
banquet. Governor Hammond is
going to speak"
Wednesday. Thursday and Friday
of this week will be popular days
with farmers ami others for visiting
MankatO. rs on those dates the big
combined corn show and seed fair
Of the Southern Minnesota Better
development league. and Blue Earth
County Seed association will take
place The show and meetings will
he held i'm the handsome new ar.
mOry. and from present indications
will he one of the most largely at
kind ever held here.
u. W. Leindecker of Bird Island.
president of the Renville County
Swine breeders association has &C.
cepted an invitation TO deliver an
address on Thursday afternoon. and
will speak on Organization and Con.
troll of Hog Cholera" which will be
especially interesting to the farmers
of Blue Earth county and Belgrade
township. He will tell Of the won.
derful work accomplished in Renville
county. where the cholera was most
prevalent. and how the dreaded di
sease had been practically eradi
Gated. The advice which he viii
give will be OF great value and In
terest TO every farmer in the county
and they should make IL a point tC
hear him.
Fine Pig As Prize.
William II. Ward. a prominent far
mer residing near Mapleton, was In
the city Saturday afternoon and gave
as a prize TO be offered at the corn
show one pure bred o. ]. &. pig
Professor Shumway has added this
prize to the one to be given tC
the sweepstakes samples of corn
which is an o. I. c. October pig
valued at $50. and given for prize
purposes by Fred o. True. The value
Of both pigs will be about $50. anC
the man who secures this fine pail
OF high-bred o. |. C.'s will be lucky
indeed. Mr. Ward is an expert hos
raiser. and has raised 800 head o.
pure bred hogs and sold them
throughout the country. He will hole
an auction sale at his farm on Marcel
IL. at which time he will sell fit!
red sows. His donation, combined
with that of Mr. True. makes
splendid premium. and Is confined Il
the farmers Of Blue Earth count!
and Belgrade township. MIR. Ward
has asked for a few moments t.
address the convention on Thursda!
afternoon.
Secretary J. W. Deets of the South
ern Minnesota Better Development
league has secured the promise OF
the St Paul Association OF Com
mercc and the Minneapolis Civic and
Commerce association to attend the
meeting and banquet Friday evening
They will make the trip In n 'specia
train Governor Hammond will be
present at the banquet. which will bs
held IN the Methodist church.
Many exhibits are being received
in the city daily. and started t.
come In early last week. Wednesday
will be- entry day. and the entries
will he i'm charge of ID. G.. Parmalec
The program will begin Thursday
and on Thursday evening President
Vincent of the state university will
deliver an address.
Several Cash Donations.
The following people have donated
cash to be used as premiums for
tie winning exhibits. and the money
has been distributed by Professor
Shumway. as shown by the premium
list:
National Citizens bank. SIS.
First National bank. so.
Hubbard & Palmer Milling COM
pany, SO.
Mankato Electric Traction COM
pany. SO.
American Amusement company. SO.
Saulpaugh Hotel. $40.
Hotel Heinrich, SO.
Mankato State bank, So.
National Bank of Commerce. So.
Robert Haedt. IS.
r. n. Field. 81.
{. & J. Michel Brewing company.
Lacrosse, s..
The meetings and exhibits are
open TO the public without charges.
From Mondays Daily.
Listening TO ner mother reading
TO her. Miss Dorothea Funk, passed
quietly away late Saturday evening
ut her home. 2O4 South Broad street.
The mother read on. even after life
was CINE from the young woman.
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