Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-17
dinner was given thirty-hve Of them
by the Commercial club in its new

department which has been boosting
the club work in this county and hi
came today to meet the youngster.
with whom he has been corresponding
all summer The rally was for the pur
pose of enlivening the interest in thu
work. The. contests do not end fol
some time and all arrangements arr
made directly between the club mem
bers and the college.
At 1870 o'clock the annual program
was given AT the opera house. A fea
ture has been the spelling match. The
prize Is silver loving cup which has
been in the possession of Polk No.
school for the past year. 1t won the
| cup last year but must win 1t two
years in succession to have perman
emit possession of it.
The afternoon was spent in the fol
lowing order:
Talk-E. c. Bishop, extension direc.
tors Ames.
Spelling contest
Baby show.
Music-Smelser's orchestra.
School program.
Bliss Talks. Too.
While the youngsters we're having
their program at the opera house in the
afternoon. G. r. Bliss, county crop ex-
pert from Davenport. has been talking
TO the farmers at the Commercial col
lege building.
| ! With prospects beginning to look
bright for the engaging Of an expert
for Wapello county. Mr.. Bliss talk
has been timely. He has done some
great work in Scott CT unity and his ex.
plantations OF the plan by which II is
carried out and the real purpose Of II
was interesting as we'll as decidedly
instructive.
Ennis. Stock Awards.
The final stock awards, as announc-
ed this afternoon by Felix Evans, sec
rotary of the show. are as follows:
Draft Horses.
Geldings or mares, any aE,,, pair in
harness--L X. McEwen SO, Frank
Emery $3.50 W. B. Bonniield IS,
Billy Andrews 50.
Pony. any age. under saddle-Gene.
garet Bonnifield s.. Ralph Manns 81.
Pony any age, hitched single-Gilt.
ner Bros. S. and 81. Vest and Clara
Giltner So. Ralph MAINS 81.
Pony, stallion any ase-Giltner Bros
IS, s. and 81, Cleft Giltner 81.
Pony, mare or gelding. over year
Clara sGiltner IS. Giltner Bros. 50, Mar
garet Bonniheld 81, Ralph Manns 81.
Pony colts-Giltner Bros. S. and 50,
Cleft Giltner 50.
&5.s Beef Cattle.
Cow, year and under years
George w. Evans & Son IS, IL. r.
Cremer & Sons S..
Cow under year-D. A. Jay 81 and
q, Cleft Giltner S. and 81, George W.
Evans 50.
Aged herd-George w. Evans &
Son $50. L. r.. Cremer & Sons $40.
Produce of cow. r. Cremer &
Sons SO and IS.
fs / 9hee, Rams.
Two years and over-Rolla James
-. Morris Buchanan.s6, E. N. sterner
y and 81.
One year and under-E. N. Steiner
|8 and "a.
: Ram. lamb-Rolla James 81 and 50,
:. N. Steiner 81 and 81.
Ewes. Pure Bred or Grade.
Two years and over-Rolla James
8 and 81, 3. N. Sterner 80 and 81.
One, year and under-Rolla James
S and 81, e. N. sterncr So and 81.
Eve, lamb-Rolla James 81, e. N.
terner So, 81 and 81.
IS, Produce Of Eve.
Two head, either sex. any age-Rol-
! James IS. e. N. Sterner 81 and 50,
'harles Aeringdale 81. "
Flock.
One ram and four ewes any age
ola James $40, e. N. Steiner 81 and
Z Fat Glass.
Pen Of five ewes OF weathers. any
James $40 e. N Sterner
and IS. Frank Buchanan 81. l.
Hogs, Bacon Breeds.
Bears under / year-John Fullmer ,
sows. year and under John
ullmer IS.
Mare and horse colts-John Smith
10. Charles Areingdale $3.50 George /,
hepherd S., A. r. Burns 50. A. Sal
ubel 81. J.. Dimmitt 81.
Finish Grain Work. =
All the judging in the grain and pro-
Ice departments OF the institute were
nished and announced this afternoon
, Secretary William d. Nye and Mad
on Warder. superintendent of corn, ,
a M. Glover, small grains, and F. NJ.
asst. fruits and vegetables. The lists a
'llow:
Corn. h
The grand champion sweepstakes
EST ten ears exhibited. Howard FAX.
s, Unionville.
Sweepstakes in country class-Levi y
ore. Eddyville.
Sweepstakes in amateur class-L. v
-Stodghill. Dudley. I
Sweepstakes in boys class-Glenn u
cton. Eldon.
Glass IS, 10 ears yellow county t
Levi Lore. Eddyville; sec
ID. Ray Bradshaw. Blakesburg: third. u
adison Warder. Ottumwa route No. =
fourth, J. C. Miller. Ottumwa route
,. j.; fifth. E. d. Davis. Hedrick route 4
D. 2.
Glass IS. 10 ears white county class d
First. J. C. Miller. Ottumwa. Route u
second, Berton Mccoy. Ottumwa. o