Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-08
WINNERS IN WAR
GARDENCONTEST
Donald Wangelin, Son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John WanEelin Takes
Three First Prizes.
NICOLA KAY HOLDS SECOND
Thrift Stamp Awards Are Secured
BY Many in Exhibit Held at \.
vi. {. 4. Building.

lgEo2 LESl ana lREtG SCt0AA Wal
garden prizes won by Donald Wan
eelin. son Of 1Er. and Mrs. John
Waagelin, 1880 Fortieth street. .
make him the champion and the
best school gardener in Rock IS
land for 1915. The prizes were
awarded him at the exhibition OF
garden produce and contest held IN
tie rooms at the Young Men
Christian association building sat
urday afternoon
Nicola Kav. another school gard
erer. won second place with TWO
frsts. a second and a third prize.
She also leads the contest held for
she best canned vegetable Work
wiki three frsts-
RAYMOND and Rudolph OFT hold
second places in the canned vege-
table contest with a first and three
third prizes. ChcrvI RCmme and
Elmer Wards tied for third place
other point winners are. Charles
ToaaI and Leo Beintama, two sec
oni prizes each; Henry SpeCkhart
al1 Stanley N0tEstetn. first and
third prizes each, Norman Mcneil,
Howard Roberts and Raymond
E.rbst @ first prize each; Louis
Moose. two third prizes, Carl Borst
and George Reilly. a second prize
each. Leroy Bowers, ElwOod Hill
and Clifford Umansky. a third prize
each. Tweuty-one are listed as
prize winners and will receive thrift
stamps as awards.
t'o- keeping tie best account Of
vork- Rudolph ont won first prize,
ChervI Romme. second. and Ethel
HIme-. thlrd Cheryl ROmme re
ceived first uonors for writing the
best story about How ] Did My
Gardening Rudolph OFT won sec
oUd and Helen Jenkins, third.
List Winners.
Tie prize winners are listed in
tin various divisions as follows;
Erucl arluce-<Orlan Mcneil,
Donald Waugelin and Raymond
or
read lettuce - CharyI Romme,
IIme- Wurbs and Stanley Moth
stein
Cabbage-EImer Wurbs. Donald
Vaugelin and Henry Speckhart
Swiss cLard-Donald Wangelin,
Charles VogeI and Clifford Uman-
s5-
Mad shes Raymond OFT, Elmer
NIrl2z and Russell Ba~th.
Donald WaHgeiln, Neola
HAY and Raymond Gtt
Sect Greens Nicola Kay. Charles
Nogel and CheTyI RCmme.
Carrots STANLEY EoTtstein, Leo
Beiurema and Louis ROOse.
Donald WangeIin and Louis Moose.
Raymond Erbst, George
nei5 and Rudolph OFT
String beans-NeOla. Kay. Carl
Borst and Elwo0d Hill
Potatoes Donald Wangelins Leo
Beintema and Nicola Kay
Stalk coTn-HOwaTi Roberts
Rarities- Harry Speckhart, Ru-
dOlph OFT and Leroy Bow ers.
Special mention Of Donald Wan
Felin. Nicola Kay and Raymond and
Rudolph OFT, Stanley Wurgs, Harry
SpeCkhart, Louis Moose. Russell
BGrth. Chervl Romme and Howard
1toLerts for having the largest and
most complete exhibits at the show.
was made by the judges Of the con-
test
Nearly two hours were spent by
the Judges in classifying and judg-
ing the articles entered in the con-
test The various products sub
United by the 81 contestants COW
ercd four large tables and were
the result OF hard labor on the part
Of the girls and boys who had en-
= tered the exhibits. The contestants
this year consisted Of as many girls
as boys. Both are taking an active
Interest in the war garden work.
Those who acted as judges are:
Mrs. Allan WEIGH. J. II. Hauberg
and Andrew Kesnpe.
Give Products to Home,
: Practically all of the products
entered in the contest were sent to
bethany beme. the children heart
il agreeing TO this disposition Of
them.
The thrift stamp prizes, donated
by the Rotary club, viii be pre-
scented TO the winners tomorrow
afternoon at the y. NJ c. A The
prizes are in three denominations.
$50, S1.00 and 50 cents. Another
exhibit is planned for Sept. Is.
when 70 is hoped that a much larg-
er number of entries viii be made
in the contest Canned goods viii
be the principal exhibit at that
time.