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Premiums Awarded in Fine Arts and Poultry Show
A full list of prize winners in the Fort Dodge fair includes Mrs. E Hadley and Maud Abraham among textile prize recipients, plus numerous awards in poultry, grains, and pantry staples. Notable names include J F Bradley, H C Green, D D Jackson, L Q Hardesty, Distad, Brishear, Davenport, Rowley, and Warren, with prizes spanning quilts, embroidery, painting, sculpture, and farm produce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Hadley
Maud Abraham
J. Abraham
L. Q. Hardesty
M. E. Distad
O. Cronk
J. A. Briggs
McAvinney
H. C. Green
Fred Bates
H. N. Cox
H. Southworth
Ing
Dr. Roberts
Metcalf
D. D. Jackson
Lizzie Brashear
Sadie Davenport
W. G. Bridgeman
Winsor
H.S. Winsor
H.C. Applegate
Kahn
Mrs. Morrow
M. Dimple
F. M. Hammer
Alice Hammer
L.S. Shauer
Mitch
J. C. Tatman
W. L. Warren
A. C. Welch
Chamberlain
Ella Stearns
F. Rowley
Centerville
John Langney
W. H. Knowles
L. C. Lee
A. Cronk
Ed. M. Wilson
S. W. Kidder
Wm. Baker
Fred. Harmon
Lorf
Graham Bread
Theo
Bennett
H. E. Kratz
J. M. Crary
EI. E. Kratz
Edith Calhoun
B.S. Barnard
M. D. Taylor
John Davenport
G. B. Carter
J. F. Bradley
L. O. Gale
Morrow