The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-09-03


test; Spring Island bread team com
posed of Lydia Sorenson, Clara Oh.
son, Margaret Hynson; ,dapleton
bread team composed of Esther
Weaver. NADIA Groll. Lucille Rickard;
Judson bread team composed OF Ma
RE Leiferman, Evelyn Swartout, Dora
Gustafson; Mapleton sewing team
composed of Esther Weaver, NADIA
Groll, Luoile Richard; Judson Sew
ermann, Bernice Moore. Edna Swart-
out. The last two teams mentioned
are district winners for Southern
Minnesota in the sewing contest and
will be sent to the state fair to take
part in the sewing contest.
The Good Thunder poultry team al
so demonstrated at the Garden City
Fair. This team Is composed Of Err
ma Possin, Cora Doering, Edith Lar
son. They demonstrated the culling
OF poultry fiocks and will receive a
free trip to the state fair whore they
will take part in the state poultry
team contest. The two county bread
yinEers, which are Paula George OF
on, also demonstrated at the Garden
City fair. These two girls will go 10
the state fair TO take part in the state
bread contest. This makes total
Of eight teams going TO the state fair
from Blue Earth County as result
Of club work they have done.
In addition George Hannay OF Am
boy and Fred Stanford Of Mankato
go to the state fair as a result OF
club work done last year.
Club Exhibits Contest.
In the club exhibits contest, three
clubs competed for first honors. The
exhibits made by the Liberty club,
Good Thunder, was larger than ever
exhibit won first place ana will re-
ceive an achievement pennant. The
exhibit made by the Rapidan club
was also larger than in previous years
and showed remarkable taste. They
came in a close second and will re-
ceive a silk flag, The exhibit made
by the Judson Valley Boys and Girls
club was most Interesting in that 1t
was composed largely OF sewing
which the other clubs did not have.
This exhibit won third place and will
receive q silk flag.
The Corn Contest.
In The corn project, Clyde MoCor-
mack of Garden City wins first place
in the White Dent class. His prize
will be free trip to boys and girls
short course, Dan Buffer OF Garden
City wins second place and will re-
oeive ST, Roy Case of Good Thunder
wins third placS and will receive So.
Bonnie McOargar Of Nicollet wins
fourth and receives So,
IN the Yellow Dent class Lester
Cox of Garden City wins first place
and will receive free trip to boys
and girls short course. Melvin
Yahnke of Garden City wins second
place and will receive 81. Harold
Randall of Good Thunder wins third
corn project James me- thompson of
Good Thunder made a thirty ear
exhibit which won first place; this
Icing a free trip to boys and girls
short course and $40 in cash, All Of
the corn exhibited will be sent to the
state fair to compete for the splendid
prizes being offered.
The Dairy Calves.
Ten dairy calves were exhibited
by boys and girls in the dairy calf
contest. In the first year purebred
class George Hannay of Amboy won
first place which entities him to q
free trip to short course. Glenn
Yaeger Of Good Thunder wins second
and will receive IS, Arthur Prizes of
Good Thunder won third and will re-
ceite So and Lewis Anderson OF Lake
Crystal won fourth and will receive
So. In the second year purebred
class Harold Case of Vernon Center
wins first and second and will receive
q rec trip 10 the boys and girls short
course and So in cash, In the first
year grade class Dan Buffer of Gar
den City wins first place and will
receive free trip. Clayton Case Of
Vernon Center wins second and re-
ceiyes IS, Ciai>nce Prizes of Good
Thunder wins third and receives So.
Harold Studt of Vernon Center wins
fourth and receives So
Improved Showing of Poultry.
The poultry contest wss q big i'm
provement over that Of former years.
Martha Kellogg OF Good Thunder
wins first and will receive a free trip
to boys and girls short course. Don
aid Nelson of Rapidan wins second
and receives ss, Rose Kellogg Of
Good Thunder wen third and receives
So and Roland Beer Of Garden City
won fourth and receives S.: Others
exhibiting were Cora Doering, Good
Thunder; Elden Detamere, Mankato;
win receive So. Exhibits In the peul-
try contest consisted Of pen Of one
male bird and two females,
In the gardening praject. Hazel
Griffin of Good Thunder made the
best garden display and will re-
ceive a free trip TO bays and girls
short course. Donald Nelson of Rap
idan won second and wifi receive 81,
Donald SeheHdaI wins feHrth and re-
ceived So, Other exhibits and win
nings are as fellowsi
Beets, | Donald Nielsen, Rapidan,
first; Hazel Griffin, Good Thunder,
second; Ailene Jay. Garden City,
third,
Mangies. Elsa sohre, Good Fhun-
der. &c..
Carrots, Donald Sehendei Rapidan,
firstj Donald Nelson Rapidan, SEQ
ond; Florence sperra. Good Thun-
Sauliaower, Donald schendsl. Rap
idan.
Cabbage, late. Louis jay, Garden
City, frsti Hrma Schneider, Good
Thunder, seeondj Elsa Sehrs, Good
Thunder, third.
Cabbage, early Elisa sehre, Good
Vine Peach, Hazel Griffin, Coed
Thunder.
Cucumbers, Donald sofendei, Rapi-
dan
Ground cherries, Donald Sehendel,
Rapfdan, first; Ulsa Sohrs, Good