Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 December 1908 — NEWTON TOWNSHIP WINS TWO PRIZES [ARTICLE]

NEWTON TOWNSHIP WINS TWO PRIZES

Gets First in Boys’ Corn Growing and First in Girls’ Bread Baking Contest. ' k. Here are the winners: ....... CORN CONTEST. County Prizes — Albert Augspurger. Frank Babcock. Marquis Arnold. Barkley— Marquis Arnold. Fred Daniels. Arnold Kolhoff. Carpenter. it Frank Babcock. Victor Babcock. Gillam— Harold Pullins. Ronald Pullins. Edward Ryan. Hanging GroveWillie Montz. Sam Cook. Chester Miller. Jordan— Melvin Tanner. Ray Huff. George Williams. Kankakee — ! , ~ * Willie Lyons. Clarence Stalbaum. Martin Lyons. Keener — Harry E. Frame. Marion — Mark Hoyes. Lee Adams. James Hoyes. ’ ; Milroy— Russell Parks. James Woods. Orland Beaver. Newton— Albert Augspurger. Leonard Rajal. Stanley Lane. Union — Clarence Bouchard. Otto Casey. Verne Davisson. Walker — Cecil R. Search. John R. Search. Perry Salrin. WheatfieldHarry Wesner. BREAD CONTEST. County Prizes— Grace O. Kelley, 94.7. Anna Baier, 91. Helen Worland, 88.6. Barkley— Florence Arnold, 88.4. Ethel Marlatt, 84.6. Ruth E. Bull 841. Carpenter— Anna Baier, 91 GillamFlorence Ryan, 73.4. Lizzie Ryan, 67. Esther V. Pullins, 54.5. Hanging Grove— Harriet Harmon, 86.8. Amanda Jenkins, 80.4. Verdle M. Lewis, 75.5. Jordan — Ada Huff, 78.4. Laura Hurley, 73.8. Kankakee — No entry. Keener — No entry. Marlon — Helen Worland, 88.6. Pearl Eisele, 87.1. Mabel Worland, 82.6. Milroy— ' No entry. Newton— Grace O. Kelley, 94.7. Nell Parker, 90. Anna Zimmer, 87.6. Union — Ellen Reed, 79. Nettie Davisson, 78. Bertha Reed, 73.8. WalkerKatherine L. Kerch, 83.9. Mabel Karch, 79.8. , Lucile Byerly, 75.8. WheatfieldNo entry.

Newton township put it all over the rest of the county in the boys’ corn growing contest and also In the girls* bread baking contest, the winners of the county in both instances being from that township. The contest was held in connection with the farmers’ institute, and the number of entries and the quality of the exhibits excelled those of last year. The corn and bread were displayed in County Superintendent Lamson’s office, and 83 corn entries of ten ears each. Every township was entered in the corn contest, although some of them did not have all three entries. The law provides

for three prizes in each township for each event, and prescribes that the township trustee shall pay to the winners prizes of 35, 33 and 32, for Ist,. 2nd and 3rd prizes. The corp is to be grown by school boys from seed supplied by the trustees, and the exhibits are graded by an expert. There were 44 entries in the bread contest, nine of the townships being represented. The township prizes for the bread were the same as for the corn. The winners of . each township were entered in the sweepstakes county contest and the winner of these events were given additional prizes. The boy having the best corn had an option of choosing 36 in cash or a trip to Purdue University, with railroad fare and a week’s board paid during the farmers’ short course. The 2d and 3d contestants received |4 and 32 respectively. The county winners at bread baking, received 36, 34 and 32 respectively, and the girl over 15 years of age who had the best bread score is entitled to.the trip to Purdue, and if she does not care to take advantage of it, then the next contestant over 15 is so entitled and so on until some one who does want to take the course. The complete list of township and county winners is here published. It will be noticed that the grade of Nell Parker, of Newton township, was 90, the third highest in the county, but the third prize in the county contest was Helen Worland, for the reason that only the township winners were eligible to entry in the county contest Many of the boys and girls who made entries were only 10 or 11 years of age and some of the best bread bakers in the county art under 12 years of age. The rivalry occasioned by the annual competition is certain to inspire the best efforts of many young people and is an educational step of much merit. After the awards bad been made Tuesday the corn wag sold and it brought about 315, which goes toward defraying the expenses of the contest The bread was distributed among deserving poor families throughout the town, under the supervision of Superlntendeut Lamson and. Rev. Kindig, a liberal supply being sent to the Monnett Girls? Home. At the January meeting of the trustees the subject of next year's contest wil be taken up, and it is hoped to inspire every school child with a desire to become contestant*,