The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-11-02
RURAL SCHOOL
CHILDREN HOLD
FAIR AT BOWERS
SCHOOL DIST. i
Prizes are Awarded for the Best Ex.
hibits; Much Interest is Shown
in Exhibit.
EXTENSION MEETING
AND SOCIAL HELD
Second Annual Fair; Potato Exhibit
Better Than Last Year; First
in 1915.
EXTENSION MEETING
AND SOCIAL HELD

School children in District No. IS
held a school fair at the Bowers
school this week This is the second
fair that the school has held and the
exhibits this year were better than
last year. The potato exhibits this
year are especially good The dis
trict won a banner on potatoes in
1915
At the school Tuesday night an ex-
tension meeting and necktie social
was held at which prizes for the ex-
hibits were awarded.
The canning display consisted Of
"A cans Of fruit and vegetables which
We're canned this year in the Ell Flo
Gamer which the school won in
1915.
At the extension meeting addresses
were given by B. NJ. Gile, Bemidji
school agriculturist and A. d. Bailey.
instructor in manual training in the
Bemidji schools.
The proceeds Of the necktie social
will be used to purchase a Christmas
tree.
There are Is pupils enrolled in the
school. OF which Miss Anna Bowers
is instructor.
The following is list Of prize
awards at the fair:
Potatoes.
Carmen No. list. Bert Brennan,
SVl rA1i o.l D.,
ers, 4th, Florence Brennan, 5th, Tom
Grow; Maggie Murphy-1st. Bert
Brennan. End Robert Ingersoll; Bur-
banks, 1st Frank Brennan
Corn.
Sweet corn-lst Bert Brennan:
Minnesota Ia. lst, Archie Bowers,
End Bert Brennan; pop corn-st,
Bennie Grow.
Vegetables.
Yellow squash-1st. Archie Bow
ers; Hubbard sQuash-1st, Archie
Bowers; Marble Head squash-1st,
Archie Bowers: table beets-1st. Alta
Ingersofl. End Archie Bowers: ruta-
bagas-1st Celia Brennan, End, Alta
1ngersoll: parsnips-1st Celia Bren-
nan; table carrots-1st Frank Bren-
nan. End Tom Grow: pie. pumpkin
1st Archie Bowers, End Frank Bren-
nan: onions-1st. Archie Bowers: !:
tOmatoes-lst Archie Bowers; stock
carrots-1st. Archie Bowers: stock
rutabaga-1st. Archie Bowers; stock
turnips-1st. Archie Bowers stock
cabbage-1st, Archie Bowers: stock
early cabbage-1st, Archie Bowers;
rye-1st. Archie Bowers; barley
1st, Robert Ingersoll
Canned Goods.
Celia Brennan: peas-1st, Celia
Brennan, End Alta Ingersoll; squash
list Alta 1ngersoll. End Celia Bren-
nan; beans, yellow-1st, Celia Bren-
nan; beans, green-1st, Madge In
gersoll, End Alta 1ngersoll; beets,
green-1st Celia Brennan, End Alta
1ngersoll; pumpkin-1st Celia Bren-
nan, End Alta Ingersoll; tomatoes
1st Celia Brennan, End Alta 1nger-
soil: corn-1st Celia Brennan, End
Alta Ingersoll: blueberries-1st Alta
Ingersoll, End Celia Brennan; rhu-
barb-1st Cell Brennan, End Alta
Ingersoll; blackberries-1st, Celia
Brennan, End Alta Ingersoll; rasp-
berries-1st Madge Ingersoll.
Baking.
Layer cake-1st Celia Brennan,
End Alta Ingersrll: bread-1st, Alta
1ngersoll, End Madge 1ngersoll, 3rd
Celia Brennan.
Tatting hendkerchiefs-1st Alta
1ngersoll. End Celia Brennan; tatting
on spool--1st, Alta Ingersoll, End
Celia Brennan; map drawing-1st,
Alta Ingcrsoll, End Celia Brennan,
3rd, Bert Brennan; water colors---
1st. Alta 1ngersoll, End Celia Bren-
nan.