The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-12-20
FIRST CORN SHOW
IS HUGE SUCCESS
One Hundred Ninety.sl Exhibitors
Over 500 Attend the Second
Day OF Show

at the Miller Municipal Auditorium,
Thursday and Friday, December 13tf,
and 14th. was pronounced by speakers
and judges as one of the most sue
cessful held in the state this year.
There we're 1876 entries in the differ
cnt classes exhibited at the show. the
largest exhibit being of yellow dent
corn, and according to the judge.
was the best exhibited in fifteen coun-
~ shows that he has judged this
year.
The show opened Thursday after
noon at 2:3O with about 400 in at.
tendance.
Rev. T. J. Simons gave the invoca-
ton.
Harlan J. Bushfield presided and
made a few remarks concerning Mil
ler's new Auditorium and extended a
welcome to the visitors. This was
followed by a vocal selection by Mrs.
w. G. Redmond, and a reading by Mis-.
Vera Gates. which were much enjoy
edd by the assembly.
Mr.. NJ. II. Benedict, of the Exten-
sion department OF the Bookings, ap.
pcared next on the program and gave
an interesting and entertaining ad-
dress. An address by Mayor w. j.
program In which he dedicated Mil
ler's new Auditorium to the citizens
OF Miller and Hand County.
Judging and the placing of ribbons
on winning exhibits occupied
the Friday morning session. The az
ternoOn show opened with about
twice the attendance OF the previous
day.
DR.. J. r. Evans of State College.
Judge of the show. and the speaker
OF the day. vas preceded on the pro-
gram by a piano solo by Russell DAN
berg. and readings by Miss Charlotte
Mead of Rec Heights. DR.. Evans ad--
dress was very instructive and dealt
largely in the proper methods of the
selection Of seed grains. Following
the address, +. II. Aicher made the
announcement of the winning exhi-
hitors.
A number of exhibitors at the show
offered their exhibits for sale for the
benefit Of the auditorium fund. The
first bushel put w, with J. h. Speaker
AS auctioneer. brought s35 and was
sold 10 John Andrews of Florence
township.
One of the interesting exhibits vas
two bundles of corn stalks, exhibited
by /. J. Fisher Of Vayland. which
measured over II feet in height and
the ears hung W. six feet from
the floor.
The success of the corn show was
largely due to the efforts OF Mr..
Aichcr who was chairman Of the corn
show committee.
Following is a list of the prize-win-
ming exhibitors;
10 ears Yellow Dent Corn (37 entries)
list, X. J. Waters; End. Merlyn Wa
tiers: Ord, John Gibson.
Bushel Yellow Dent, t19 entries)
1st. Frank Mullaney; End, J. f.
Speaker: 3rd. Forest Gibson.
Single ear Yellow Dent. (22 entries)
LIST, r. J. Waters: End. Gibson Bros;
3rd, Alfred Syring.
10 ears White Dent Corn, g entriesl
1st, Henry Kuper: End, j. Z. Speck-
err: 3rd. John Kucera.
Bushel White Dent Corn, % entries)
LIST, J. +. Speaker; End, Henry Ku~
per: 3rd, A. Il. Crossman.
Single ear White Dent Is entries)
1st. Henry Kuper; End, John Glib
son: 3rd. J. +. Speaker.
10 ears Flint Corn, q entries)
1st. Peter Nelson; End. n. ID. All
gair; 3rd. A. b. Crossman.
Early Sweet Corn. g entries)
LIST, Mrs. Bertha Whitney; End, G.
r. Crossman; 3rd, Jas. Manning.
Late Sweet Corn. q entries)
LIST, Mrs. f. w. Carr; End. b. A.
Goyke.
White Rice Pop Corn. 3 entries)
LIST, Clare Brown: End, Lola Thomp
son: Ord, Mrs. NJ. Jameson.
10 ears other Pop Corn, q entriesl
list. Gibson Bros; End, Mrs. NJ.
Jameson: 3rd. Earl Campbell.
Early Ohio Potatoes, (13 entries)
LIST. Mrs. w. f. DAILY; End. Cecil
Andrews; 3rd. J. l.. Gaspar.
Irish Cobbler Potatoes, Il entry
LIST, G. s. Mcclure.
White Harvest Potatoes, Il entry
LIST, j. d. Manning.
Bliss Triumph Potatoes, Il entry)
LIST. J. d. Manning.
Rural New Yorker Potatoes, Il entry
LIST. John Burget.
Bugless Potatoes, e entries)
Let, William Beck; End, j. ID. Man
ming.
Rural Russell Potatoes, g entries)
LIST, c. s. MCGUIRE; End. John Gau-
dig; 3rd. Frank Zieger.
Marquis Wheat. g entries)
LIST, G. l.. Hull; End, Jesse Beck:
3rd, G. +. Crossman.
Other Hard Spring Wheat. a ent.)
1st, Gibson Bros: End. Forest Glib
son; 3rd. X. ID. Allgair.
Winter Wheat, Il entry
LIST, C. l.. Hull.
Amber Durum, e entries)
LIST. C. L. Hull: End. Gibson Bros.
Kherson or so day Oats, e entries)
lst. John Kucera; End. John And