Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 October 1903 — THE CORN SHOW. [ARTICLE]

THE CORN SHOW.

About seventy-five entries were made in the corn show engineered by A. McCoy, and they were all fine ones, too. Messrs. Robinson and Wood, two Chicago commission men, judged the exhibits Wednesday afternoon and awarded premiums as follows: White corn —L. H. Myers, Jordan tp., Ist; Cecil Clouse, Marion tp., 2d. Yellow corn —C. F. Lowman, Marion tp., Ist; S. M. Laßue, (corn raised near Rose Lawn) 2d. Calico corn—John L. Nichols, Barkley tp., Ist; A. J. Biggs, Marion tp., 2d. Red corn—A. Woodworth, Marion tp., Ist; J. L. Sample, Marion tp., 2d. Sweepstakes was won by C. F. Lowman of Marion tp Last year in Long’s corn show Jordan township carried off the first prize, Frank Welsh being the fortunate exhibitor, and the residents of that township will be pleased to learn than Jordan was “in it” again this year in carrying off the honors in white corn. Hon. E. P. Honan was called for and made a few appropriate remarks on the development of Jasper county, and among other things, said that he hoped the time would be from now on that we would have corn shows and stock shows instead of street carnivals and hoochie-coothie dances, and the farmers present cheered this pert of his remarks to the echo.

The sale of the corn at public auction brought $24 90, while the premiums awarded reached S4O. . Monday’s Monticello Journals A special train of seventeen cars, arrived yesterday afternoon froo* Kansas City. Mo., loaded with 460 head of cattle for Chas. 0„ and Thomas Spencer and McLean and Alkire, of Brookstoow The freight on the consignment amounted to $1,174 The cattle will be fattened for the market, Chas. C. Spencer getting about half the herd.