Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-20
HESPER BOY WRITES
ABes''1 CHICAGO TRIP
Leland McMh< Winner in Winne-
shiek Acre Cl'n>< Contest Writes
Interestingly " ut Trip to
Ames and g. ago.
SIX OTHER BOYS ~
RECEIVED CAS- RIZES
& Were Awarded Money Saturday by
Snpt. Of Schools III. Il. Miller.
Money Put up by Decorah's
-Four Banks.

Last spring the four banks of De-
corah put up cash prizes in the
neighborhood of $500 for Winnie
shiek county boys acre corn contest.
Eighteen contestants entered and
seven of them won substantial cash
prizes. Leland McMillen, of Hesper
township was the champion prize
winner, his acre yield being 100
bushels and 81 pounds. He received
a cash prize of $50, which was used
in giving him trip to Ames College
and also the International Stock
Show at Chicago.
Prizes were also given last spring
for spelling contest to Winneshiek
county pupils, and Miss Laura Ell
lingson, daughter of Sheriff and
Mrs. o. o. Ellingson, was the winner.
She received a prize of SIS and was
given a trip to the Iowa State Fair,
where she competed in the state
spelling contest.
These contests have created an
unusual hot of interest and the bank
ers are entitled to much credit for
their part in donating such liberal
prizes, and also Supt. Miller is enti-
tled to much credit for handling the
contests and looking after the con-
teStants interests like he did. The
bankers intend to promote these az
fairs again next year, when it is ex-
sected that more interest than ever
will be taken.
Following are the six other win
ners in the acre corn contest:
Horace Brickner, yield G61a
bushels 81 ). 90
otto koenig, yieid 50 Su.. 1900
James Murdock, yield 40 bu. 1900
Jesse McMillen, yield ~ bu. Is. 90
Charley Morton, yield 80 bu. 5.0J
Philip McMillen, yield 76 bu. 1900
My Trip TO Chicago.
started from Decorah Friday
the first of December, at seven o.
clock in the morning. Mr.. Miller
helped me to get my ticket to Cedar
Rapids and told the conductor to
look after me and see that | got on
alright. The conductor showed me
where | could get my dinner and
buy my ticket from Cedar Rapids to
Ames.
When leaving Decorah didn't
care much about going, but j had
company on the train so it WASH:
suite SO bad. A boy had some paper
aeroplanes and We threw them to one
another The conductor gave me
some candy and salted peanuts, he
also gave me magazine TO look at
He told me TO give it TO the news
boy when he came around, but he
said / wouldn't have time to look al
it so | just ate the salted peanuts
and candy, but also had time to look
at the magazine.
| was supposed to get off at Ce-
dar Rapids, but when we came ia
West Union, | thought / was to get
off there, but the news boy said il
was about sevanty-tive miles left yet
TO Cedar Rapids. That sure die
seem long ways. | reached Cedar
Rapids about half past one. | hai
my dinner there. bought my ticke
from there to Ames, leaving Cedar
hdpiuS duOut Hall past Two. L dis
had company on the train from there
to Ames 1t became quite dark be
fore | reached Ames. / gave a mar
twenty-five cents to take me to Mr.
Bishops residence, but as Mr. Bish
op wasn't home Mrs. Bishop though
il was best for me to go to the Ame!
Hotel There were three othe,
Corn Club boys ihere and in the
inn 4 10 hAl No.
Hotel. There / met three other boys
One of them belonged to the Corr
Club and the other two to the Baby
Beef Club. We all took a street cal
to the College, and while We wer,
waiting for Mr.. Bishop to arrive W.
went into a room where there were
many mounted animals, sea shells
etc. When Mr.. Bishop arrived il,
had us sign our names to a paper, III
then gave us pennant with tn,
name Iowa on il which We pinned OF
cur left arm. We also got another
remnant with the reading, low;
Corn Club, or Baby Beef Club" al
looked over the College grounds
We looked through the blacksmith
shops and manual training shops
also the foundry in the electrical
'building. We then had dinner ha(
sur pictures taken, visited the greer
house, poultry, dairy farm, and 9th
- departments. So we were bus.
- we could be until supper time
Hter supper we went to the gymna
sum. We played basket ball, RAJ
races, went swimming, etc. If it hat
not been for the thought of grea
things l was to see in Chicago.
should have liked to stay longer ant
look things over more thoroughly
want to say that l think farming i
ne very best business for youni
ntan to get into, AS soon as &c