The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-03
MEETING IS SUCCESS
ENTRIES IN NUMBERS
Nearly One Hundred Women
And Girls Enter the Bread
Making Contest
Prom Thursdays Daily

Prom Thursdays Daily
Cooperation between the people
of the city and the country for the
continued agricultural development
of the territory that gives life to both
was the keynote of last evenings
session of the annual convention OF
the Blue Earth County Seed Growers
association in Knights of Columbus
hall.
George M. Palmer called the
meeting to order and announced the
opening number of the program, a
vocal selection by the Mankato High
School Glee club. The chorus con-
sisted of twenty voices, and all sang
with the exquisite unison that can be
acquired only by long and patient
practice and study. The chorus was
directed by Miss Fanny Pitcher.
In the absence of Mayor A. G.
Never. whose serious illness made
his attendance impossible, the adj
dress of welcome to the city was
given by Mr.. Palmer himself. Mr..
Palmer declared that as a miller he
was deeply appreciative of what the
association was accomplishing in
improving the varieties of the seed
used and the quality of the crops
raised in the country surrounding
Mankato. He told the delegates that
they might rest assured that the
people of the city Of Mankato bore
them the best of good will, and he
could guarantee that the city would
cooperate with the association in
every way in its efforts, to make the
work of the argrculturalists in this
part, of the state more efficient. He
said that such an enterprise benefited
not only the country people, but
those of the city as we'll He hoped
the work of the association would
continue and extended hearty in
vitation to meet again in Mankato a
year hence.
H. M. Green of Lake Crystal, pres
ident of the association, on behalf of
that body thanked Mr.. Palmer for
his welcome.
Address BY A. o. Wilson.
The principal speaker of the even
ing. A. D. Wilson, superintendent of
the extension division of the state
agricultural school was next presented.
The whole trend of Mr.. Wilson's
speech was to show what was being
accomplished by better educational
facilities for the farming people of
Minnesota, and he expressed great
hope for the future.
c. r. Shumway, secretary of the
nth,
sociation, briefly announced today's
program. He said the judging of the
seeds at the exposition would take
place today. There were eighty-siX
seed entries. The Judging of bread
would also take place Thursday, and
up to the moment that the exposition
had closed there were sixty-eignt
entries. The bread entries would close
at ten o'clock this morning, and he
hoped that there would be all of a
hundred by that time
Mr. Shumway, on behalf of the as
ISOLATION, thanked Mr. Palmer for the
generous donation from the Hubbard
Milling company Mr.. Palmer had
given s45 as prize for the best bread
maker and had also given $40 for the
premium fund.
At the suggestion of Mr. Green, the
president. the assemblage extended a
vote Of thanks to Mr.. Palmer.
Entries For the Fair.
Entries for the contests of the seed
fair that is taking place at the Ly-
nard Produce house on South Front
street came thick and fast all day
Yesterday. Splendid specimens of
wheat, corn, oats and other grain
from all the country round kept ar
irving, and occasionally magnifi-
cent exhibit of potatoes put in an ap-
pearance. The show cases for the
specimens of home baking soon be-
came filled, and of the wrappings had
been taken of the loaves, that sec
ton would have looked like a bak-
cry.
The exhibitors knew they must
hurry, for it had been announced that
Thursday was the judging day
Those chosen to judge the seen ex-
hibits were A. D. Wilson, superin-
tendent of the extension division of
the state farm school and C. p Bull,
who has charge of the experiment
work of the same institution. Miss
Mary, Bull, of the extension division
Of the department of domestic science
and economics of the state farm
school has been selected to Judge
the bread.
Many Fair Bakers.
Up to five o'clock yesterday aft
ernoon, Secretary C. r. Shumway
had received entries of bread made
by sixty-three different ladies. The
competitors We're as follows:
Mankato-7Mrs. A, E.. Parrish.
Mrs. Ruplaigle, Miss Anna Farho,
Mrs. S. F. Nordgren, Mrs. H. u.
Roberts, Marie Halter. Mrs. E. r,
Claridge, Grace Claridge, Mrs. E..
c. Meixner, Mrs. A. P. Muller, Mrs.
Bertha Truehenbach, Mrs. l.. H.
Lille, Mrs. p. l., Kimble, Mrs. S.
Treanor, Mrs. J. A. Hancock, Ella
Berg, Mrs. Otto Meyer, Mrs. j. B.
Lien. Mrs. ]. J.. Edwards, Mrs. G.
H. Whitcomb, Mrs. Ben Page, Ethel
Page. Mrs. C.. G.. Hegg, Josephine
Frederick, Rena Udelhofen, Mrs. B.
Fermenich. Maysie Heinzman, Mrs
Adolph Heise, Mrs. John Jackson
Clara Spear. Mrs. Flo Westenhaver
Mildred Wass, Mrs. Jennie Wass
Mrs Ekerholm Effia Eklund MIRO