The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-07-30
BOOKED finest RECORD.
COUNTY GIRLS AND BOYS
WIN PRIZE CONTESTS
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Among
Their Achievements; Trips
To State Fair

Results of the Blue Earth County
Farm Bureau bread and sewing con-
tests which were held in Mankato on
June and 9 have just been received
by NJ. Fl. Coe, county club agent. An
nouncements have been necessarily
delayed owing 10 the fact that these
contestants competed for state honors
as we'll as county so that no awards
could be made until all county con-
tests of the state were complete.
Blue Earth county held one OF the
best contests in the state and as re-
suit wins a majority Of all the prizes
for Southern Minnesota. This means
that there will be five teams sent TO
the state fair this fall to represent
this county in these two projects. In
addition the two best bread baking
of the county will also be sent to the
state fair.
The bread contest is divided into
two classes, known as Glass A and
Glass B. Glass A refers to girls hav-
ing cooking training in school and
Class B is made up Of girls without
such training in school. The same is
also true of the sewing project. Blue
Earth county wins the championship
for Southern Minnesota in Class B OF
the bread work and in both Class A
and Class B of the sewing work.
Bread Contest Glass 3.
The team from the Liberty club OF
GCCu Thunder wins first place in the
entire Southern Minnesota district
and as a reward will be sent to the
state fair 10 battle for the champion
ship OF the whole state. This trip is
being given by the state fair man
agement The team is composed or
Martha kellogg, captain; Pearl Harm
er. Rose Kellogg. Blue Earth coun-
ty hopes this team will be as sue
cessful in the state contest as they
were in Southern Minnesota.
The winning team for the county in
Glass B. goes to the Spring Island
team composed of Lydia Sorenson.
captain; Clara Olson and Margaret
Hiynson They have teen awarded a
free trip to the state fair by the
Hubbard Milling company OF Man
kato. This team has done well and
is expected TO do even better in the
future.
In the Individual contest, Julia Fit
terer of District "a, Mapleton, wins
the county championship in Class b
and receives free trip to the state
fair to take part in the state contest.
This trip is offered by the state fair
management. Julia is to be con-
graduated upon the splendid record
she has made.
Bread Contest Class A.
The Poppy Three Team of Mankato
are the county winners, This team
is composed of Leona Peterson, 22S
Fulton street, captain: Myra Jones.
220 Carol street. Ruth Miller, 1910
North Second street. This team has
been awarded free trip TO the state
fair by the Hubbard Milling company.
At the State fair they will compete
with other teams from Minnesota for
state honors.
In the individual contest, Paula
George, 401 North Sixth street Man
kato, wins first place in the county
in Glass A and receives free trip to
the state fair to compete in the state
contest This trip is given by the
state fair management.
In the sewing work Blue Earth
county wins the championship for
Southern Minnesota in both Class A
and Glass B.
In Glass B, the team from District
81, Napoleon, wins first place in
Southern Minnesota. ThT team is
composed OF Esther Wesi -er, captain
NADIA Groll, and Lucille Rlckard. This
team made a wonderful showing, and
proved TO be the highest team of both
classes The people of Medo com
munity should feel proud of the work
these girls have done. They will be
given a free trip to the state fair by
the state fair managers and will take
part in the state sewing contest at
that time. It is hoped that they will
bring home the honors for Blue Earth
county.
Judson Team In Front Rank.
In Class A. the team from the
Judson consolidated school wins first
place in Southern Minnesota. This
team is composed of Madaline Left
erman, captain; Bernice Moore, Ed
ma Schwartout.
The state fair management gives
them free trip to the state fair
honors in Glass A. These three girls
make a strong team and it is expect
ed that they will make fine showing
in the state contest.
In the individual contest all ex-
hibits both in Class A and B at the
county contest will be sent to the
state fair.
The above winning make up the
biggest week of winnings that Blue
Earth county has ever made at one
time in boys and girls club work
and speaks well for the work that
the Farm Bureau is doing with the
young people of the county. AS
result of these winnings total OF
seventeen girls viii receive free trips
of educational value to the state fair
the state in this work and is receiv-
ing the commentator of the whole
state for the opportunities she is Of
forinp her bOyS and girls