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ESTABLISHED IN 1871PURDIN’S TWO DA Y FAIR- • ■A Complete List of Those Who WonPremiums on ExhibitsThe Purdin agricultural fair, last Friday and Saturday, gave thousands a chance to enjoy adelightful outing and to sec some of the prize, win mug products of Linn county’. The weather was super band big crowds turned out both days—five thousand or uiore saw the displays on ■satur day. Everybody praises the management, which was headed bythe following officers;SV. G Beckett, President,K. L. Jones, Vice President,11. E Tribble, Secretary,T. M. Sayers, Treasurer.Those who won premiums are:WSfifclr AORICm.TORK2ndRest If) ear* corn any variety. Dan Purdin, 1st; Cecil UtooktduAnks, 2ndand SldJlfg^-|§l:Bent i0 earn Yellow Dent corn, Dan Purdin, lut; Cecil CrookshankS. 2nd.B«\sl angel food cake, Mrs J.W. Belcher, 1st; Edna Hosts, 2ndA MUSKM F. NTSPrettiest baby. Martha Jefome, 1st; Bwrnif*© Bmwn, 2nd - |/$*■■ £r;;^lAVR STlt;X K ‘g : - 'S - - ; .ivHeat draft stallion, A .1 Elliott. 1st; Elliott specials, Ed Stone, 1st and 2nd Host draft team. Tom Pulliam, 1st,I K Brown, 2nd. g- ;|||Best draft J year old, Torn Pallium, 1st and 2nd Best draft 2 year old Fon Street. 1st Best draft colt, Arnold Cum bo, 1st. jW. M Creason. 2nd. '|pj§SHBest draft rnare and colt. Hay Posher, 1st; A L flier 2nd Best mule team, Thomas (Turman, 1st, Joe Yagle, 2nd.Best 2 year old mule, Thomas (lor man, 1st and 2ndBest 1 year old mjule, J J Burns, 1stBest single tsar of Heeds Yellow Dent Henry Fuller, 2nd.corn, special by Dan Purdin, L N. Haley.Best 10 ears white corn, Cecil Crook -shanks, 1st; B W Hoover, tod. ■ V..V^'SBest peek of wheat, Frank Cassity, 1st; Chas, Ross, 2nd.Best I 2 ho. oats, Earl Drake. 1st; Will Jenkins, 2nd Best peck Irish potatoes, Ed Ur bach.1 ft; H Boswell, 2nd.Best peck sweet potatoes, M. Bus* well, 1st, Linn Gooch, 2nd.Largest pumpkin, Will Pulliam 1st; T M Jones, 2nd Best 2 heads cabbage, Lucile West ern, 1st; J. H. Johnson. 2nd,Best inule colt, A L Oier, 1st: MrSpencer, 2nd. 3, ■ T: - 'Best mule any age, Lon Gorman, 1st, A L Gier, 2nd.. Best driving team, C. B. McCollum8./U7.1st; ElmeivWare, 2nd Best driving 1 year old, W t; J I Purdin. 2nd.1stT Moore,IBest driving colt, Henry Hale, 1st.H. W. Kirby, 2nd jBest saddle stallion, Dan Purdin, 1st.,] Best saddle horse, A. J Elliott, 1st. J. , W I layes 2nd.Beat green saddle horse. Orvel Ken nedy, 1st.Beat 2 year old saddle mare or geldlargest watermelon, Linn Gooch, 1st; ling, J. W Hayes. 1st, Dan Purdin, 2nd.Dan Purdin, 2nd.Best peck onions. Walter Jerome, 1st; Chas. Ur bachBest peck timothy seed, Dave Brown, 1st; Roy HaUer, 2nd.HORTICULTUREBest peck fall apples, T E Hayes. 1st;Will Matthews, Back Beat peck winter apples, Fon Street, 1st; Will Matthews, 2nd.Best pe *k pears, W idFon Street, 2nd Best peck peaches, Mrs.1st; Lores Taylor, 2nd.POULTRYBest trio 1*4 r red ply mouth rock, Ward Hale, 1st; Ilobt. Hammock, 2nd.Special. Best trio Silver Laced Wyandottes, Will Stultz. 1st and 2nd Best trio Columbian Wyandottes, John Mills 1st. iBest 1 year old saddle ware or gield mg, Dan Purdin, 1st.Best saddle colt, A the* Oreason 1st Henry Hale,2nd Best single driver Ray Bennett, lat, U R Glaze, 2nd. X ,Ladies quick hitch, Edna Ross, 1st, Miss Broyles, 2nd.Best boy rider, Arthur McDell, 1st; Oarl Gilmer, 2nd; Herbert Cleveland,Urbach, Ut ,|3rd 'SD L Cady,Doable WeddingFour young people of theneighborhood of Heola, in Jackson township, formed a bridal party which repaired to Chula last Sunday where they were sorted into couples and a double marriage ceremouy took placeBeat trio brown leghorns, D L, Belt. |at the home of Mr and Mrs. J,1lt;II1st.Beet trio Rhode Island reds, Mrs E. O. Helms, 1st; Mrs. Gertrude Smith. 2nd. eiBest trio black Langshan, Chas. Bagley 1st.Best trio Buff Orpington, J. H. John son, 1st. *Best trio bantama, Chas. Bagley, 1st. Best trio geese, Loren Wolfe, 1st.W. Burch. Rev. C. L. Fish of the M. E. Church was the o ciating minister.The happy .young people w’ere as follows: J SWilliam Grimes, Jr. son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Grimes, and Miss Alta May Kirby, daughterBest trio ducks, Robt. Hammock, 1st; Iof Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Kirby.Ward Hale, 2nd.Bes trio Bronze turkeys, P. E. Coker -ham, 1st.Best trio red turkeys, Mark Gooch,1st; Dan Purdin, 2nd.FANCY WORKBest collection of needle work, Mark Gooch, 1st; Jennie Hague, 2nd.Best collection of lace work, Betty Street, 1st, Mrs G. D. Pallium, 2nd.Nicest quilt, Mrs John Cooper, 1st,Emily Pulliam, 2nd.Best handmade apron, Edna Ross, | of friends. 1st; Mrs. John Cooper, 2nd.Best display of hand painting, Mrs.Gertrude Smith, 1st; Mrs. May Jones,Nelson McCrary, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. McCrary of Chula, and Miss Leah Grimes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Grimes.All the young people are mem. oers of excellent and well known families and are not only good looking but popular. They have the best wishes of a multitudeI£ItI1IttaIrWinner* at Land Drawing2ndLinn county citizens won sevHeal pillow top. Hawsl Gooch, lat; eral claims in the recent landA. H. McGhee, 2nd,CULINARYBest pound of butter,Pierce, 1st. Mrs. James Street, 2nd. / Best loaf of bread, C. E. Jones 1st Mrs. John Gilmer, 2nd.Best loaf of bread baked from Snow Hake flour, Mrs W. S. Johnson 1st; Mrs. Dave Pulliam, 2nd.Best loaf of bread baked from Zephyr flour, C. E. Jones, 1st, Mrs. Jim Pierce, 2nd.Best loaf of bread baked from Em press flour, Mrs. Roy Powell, 1st, El fie Belcher, 2nd.Best loaf of bread baked from Gold Label flour; Genevieve Belcher. 1stdrawing of the Fort Peck agency government lands, which Mrs. James) closed on Thursday of last week.They were as follows:No. 869, Mary A. Sweeney, Brookfield; A No. 2240, Slt; F. Williams, Brookfield;No. 1601, Fagan D. Alden, Bucklin;; N o , 2173,Brookfield;No. 1171, J. Roy Mairs, Brown-ing;f Wi. 4089,;tct\tt£rfvfcu*1Celia Thudium,B. B* Moorman,Charles Lambert,Mrs. D L. Belt, 2nd. s #Best layer cake, Mrs Dave Pulliam, I1st; Etta Sparks, 2nd j No. 3927,Beet collection of canned fruit, Mrs * Browning.W, S Johnson, 1st; Mrs. L#e Hardin2nd, fBeet collections of jellies. Mrs. W. W * ,Western, i«t. | that only about 00 per cent, ofBeet cake baked by girl under 12 those who drew claims will fileyears. Lucile Street, 1st Marena Lee, on them.tdtPouVThere were 8045 allotments in the drawing, but it is thoughtls8c
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