The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-11-27
All CLUB WINNERS
GO TO CHICAGO
FrOm the Montana State COIIegeJ

s WINNERS Of the annual
A state contests conducted by the
"A Western Railways Committee
On Public Relations and a Chicago
mercantile house, Don Wilson of
Columbus and May Obergfell of Sid
ney will represent Montana state
at the 1925 Boys and Girls Club
Congress at Chicago which opens
November 80, Among the more than
$500 club members in the state, the
work of these two has been declared
to be the most outstanding by the
committee of judges at the Montana
State college, and as a reward, they
will take part in the annual confer
ence at Chicago which is attended
by thousands Of All club members
representing every state in the IN
ion.
The winner in the boys division
is a member of the MiscO Corn club,
has been engaged in club work for
the past six years and has been a
leading factor, not only in promoting
club work, but in the developing Of
better agriculture in his community.
While his chief efforts have been
with corr he has also belonged to
pig and poultry clubs. During his
last three years as a club member he
has exhibited at 20 different fairs,
including community, county and the
State and Midland Empire fairs and
the State Corn show and has won
more than $40 in prizes.
In 1928 he belonged to both the
corn and pig club with n acre of
corn and one DurOc-Jersey pig. His
total receipts, including prizes won
and the sale Of his products, were
$14O.5O. This year he was a mem
Der of the state championship corn
demonstration team and a member
of the county live stock judging
? team which placed fourth in state
competition. He placed first In
sheep judging in the state contest.
He also was president Of his local
, club.
The following year he devoted his
! attention strictly to corn, his acre
: yielding only 20 bushels, this being
a ''Off year" for corn, but his total
returns were almost $40. He again
iwas a member Of the county corn
: judging team which placed first at
n the Midland Empire fair and second
|. at the State Corn show.
During the past year he put in
s five acres Of corn which yielded 3OL
bushels and brought him a total re-
d turn of $167.5O. He exhibited al
a the State and Midland Empire fairs
and for the third year in succession
was a member Of his county corr
u judging team. This year he was ap
pointed club leader for his cOmmun
ity and directed all club activities
there.
May Obergfell, the winner in thu
girls division is a member of tn
Sidney Girls All club. She has beef
a club member for four years an
i has engaged in canning, clothing AM
It room improvement work. In 1872
she won both county and stat
scholarship for her excellence il
n club work.
n She has exhibited neT products a
n county and state fairs and this yea
IS had three prize winning dresses a
Is the Interstate Fair in Sioux City
s. Iowa. She has won more than So
s. in prizes. She has served as pres
dent and secretary of her club an
ID during the past year was appOinte
N community club leader. Last sun
le mer she wal a member Of the demon
s. stration team which gave cannin
d demonstrations at home demOnstra
Id ton club meetings and at the A.
re club camps.
II The two champions leave for Oh
y cagO November q and on the wa
Sc will join the q other club member
= who are going to the national clu