River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-09-10
St. CrOix County
At The State Fair


Fifteen boys and girls attended the
Wisconsin State Fair this year as
contest winners and club members.
Harold Klandelman of Baldwin
the winner of the county unit of the
Spelling Arithmetic Pennmanshil
Contest, tied with Signe Ramseth Of
Rock County for first place in the
Safe Fair Spelling Arithmetic-Pen-
manship Contest. After careful
reslco1ing of papers, and finding thai
no changes could be made in the
scores by which to break the tie, it
was finally decided to give two first
places and no second place. Thus
these two winning contestants were
awarded gold medals by State Supt
Callahan.
Following the awarding of these
gold medals the American Legion
State Commander, Plummer, of Ca
dott, Wis, awarded these two con-
testants Zach a silver trophy cup
given by the American Legion to the
boy and girl contestants in this con-
test having the highest average
score. Harold is to be congratulated
in winning first place in this contest
as it is claimed by some to be the
first time in the history of this an
nual contest that first place has ever
been won by boy.
In the town and county units OF
this contest, Harold won from APP
proximately 400 contestants in order
to become eligible to compete in the
static contest. If all the other coun-
ties in the state averaged about the
same number it would mean that
about $4,000 pupils were entered in
all branches of the entire contest of
which Harold is first honor win
ner.
Seventeen calves and nine hogs
were also exhibited by Club members
from this county. The baby beef
calves having less competition made
the best wins. Edward O'Connell's
baby beef won first place in the club
class, and another in the open class.
Omar Demands won some firsts and
seconds as we'll as Champion ribbons
on his baby beef.
Dairy calves met with stronger
competition but made good wins al
so. Wlallace Voskuil won second on
his Ayrshire heifer. Boys winning
places on Holstein calves were: Le-
land Chapman, Walter Klanderman,
and Lester Wieberdink. To even win
a place in the Holstain classes took
an exceptional animal ais there were
from 90 to so entries in these classes.
Boys winning places on hogs were
John Casey, second on Hampshire
boar, and Frank Higgins, third on
Hampshire sows.
Boys and girls attending the Fair
were: Gertrude MOnteith of Roberts,
the girl winner of the Wisconsin
Manufacturers Essay Contest, Helen
Hunter, Roberts, winner of the
second place in the County Spelling
Arithmetic-P enmanship Contest.
Harold Klanderman, winner of first
place in the Spelling Arithmetic Pen
manship Contest, and also the boy
winner of the Wisconsin Manufact
urers Essay Contest, Omar Bernd,
New Richmond, Shorthorn Baby
Beef, Edward O'Connell, Roberts,
Angus Baby Beef, Wallace Clapp,
Roberts, Sr. Jersey Bull Calf, Lloyd
Ash, Roberts, Sr. Jersey Heifer Calf,
Wallace Voskuil, Baldwin, Sr. Ayr
shire Heifer calf, Walter Klander-
man, Baldwin, ST.. Holstein Heifer
Calf, Leland Chapman, River Falls,
Yearling Holstein Heifer, Elmer
Watkins, River Falls, Sr. Holstein
Heifer Calf, Harold Hanley, Roberts,
Jr. Holstein Bull Calf, Lester Webb
erdink, Hammond, Jr. Holstein
Heifer Calf john Casey, New Rich
mond, Hampshire boar, and Frank
Higgins, Hampshire sows.
These people report having had &
good time and a profitable one.
Many report their intention to strive
to do even better in competing next
year.