The Arcadia Journal from Arcadia, Kansas • 1

Arcadia tie UNL VOL. Ill Arcadia, Crawford county, Kansas, Friday, march 29, 1912 NO. 42. IGH Crawford County Spelling Contest New International Dictionary given by the county superintend JP (K AMD EVERYTHING ent. 'J St CITY TEAMS immi FOR BUILDERS.

Lincoln School, Pittsburg, won first honors with a score of 389 They were given a bust of Abra-; ham Lincoln donated by Welch and Co. Central Building, Girard, woa; first with 379. They werp a framed painting. North Building, Girard scored second and were given a framed painting. McCune High School team were awarded a century book of facts and Mulberry High School a two volume encyclopedia.

OLD FOLK'S DIVISION Mrs. Lillie Lashley won first honors and was awarded $2:00 cash. Mrs. S. D.

Smith wcto second and was given $1.00 cash. O. C. Boroughs won third and was given 50ct cash. DISTRICT PRIZES The following persons were awarded prizes for making the highest score in their district.

I CARPENTERt FOR THE BEST TOOLS THAT WILL HOLD THEIR EDGE, COME TO US- Girard, Kansas, March 23rd. 12 Over 60 rural schools represented and almost every city school in the county also the Pittsburg Business College and Catholic School of Frontenac. 280 eontestants. Notwithstaading the -wind, snow, sleet and blinding gale that visited the eonnty last Saturday, there were over 400 out of town people at the county spelling contest making it necessary to divide the crowd into three parts. One part at the high school building one at the epera house and the other at the court house.

AH buildings were crowded in the afternoon and one of the most exciting events of an educational nature that the county has known was witnessed by the throng of spectators. There were three gneral divisions besides the "Old Folks the high school, grammar grades, and the intermediate grades. The last two took both written and oral spelling while the high school and business division took only the written work. Keith Thronson of Farlington won first honors in the grammar grades. Edith Cenrad, Lincoln School, Pittsburg won first honors in intermediate.

Lillie E. Lashley in the old folks division and the high school division resulted in a tie for first place with a grade of 100 each those trying for first honors were Flora ijeaman of Monmouth Mae Davied of Girard and Will Northeutt of Pittsburg Businrss College. Following are the prize winners from class or the High School division. Flora Leaman Monmouth S. BUILDERS: FOR THE BEST FINISHING HARDWARE THAT WILL LAST AND BE ORNAMENTS TO YOUR BUILDING.

COME TO US. EVERYBODY These prizes were based on the WHEN YOU WANT ANYTHING IN HARDWARE. COME written work and given to the TO THE STORE THAT HAS MADE TS GOOD REPUTATION BY SELLING ONLY GOOD GOODS. one making the highest score provided he did not win some honor in the other work. No at tention was paid to what grade the contestant came from.

The Dunton Hardware Comp'y! Lizzie Hamilton, Arcadia, grade 96, "Shepkerd of the EvaEpley, Beulah, grade 96 'Calling of Dan Sarah Goff, Hepler grade painted plate. Clifford Aukrum, Oplis, grade 71, subscribtion to "Otwel's Farmer Boy. GRAMMAR GRADE OR CLASS Keith Thronson Farlington $5.00, scholarship to Central B. C. Kanaas City and subscription to "Otwell's Farmer Ruth Crawford, Dist, 122, $2.00 and subscription to Delineator.

Hulda Knopp, Braziltor $1.00 and subscription to Sat. Evening Post. Olive McCracen, Farlington "Mary of Nazareth" and fountain pen. Mary Burns, Dist. 75, "Freckles" and pkg of Perry Pictures.

Ruth Smith, Lincoln School, Pittsburg, "Birds of West" and stationery box. Alice Peak Dist. 117, stationery box and Carpenter reader. Ether Trout, Eugene Field School, Pittsburg, Hoosier School Master and Peoples Home Journal. Doyle Davis, Cherokee, post card album and subseription to Otwell Farmer.

Michael Hienlein, Catholic (Frontenac) "West Pint Lieut" and Otwell Farmer. Lawrence Davies, Girard, "Colorado Colonel and Otwel's Farner Boy. INTERMEDIATE GRADE CR CLASS Edith Conrad, Lincoln School, Pittsburg $5.00 in cash. Lee Bivans, Dist. 77, $2.00 Sat.

Evening Post. Dean Wooleson, $1.00 and Otwel's Farmer Boy. Katie Linimity, Jawel box and Peeples Home Journal. Helen Dodson, Central Bitts-burg, "Pwggy Pendleton and Peoples Home Journal. Mary Gardner, Lakeside Pitts burg, How the world is fed and Gandy.

Frankie 117, set of drawinginstruments and Otwel's Farmer Boy. Dorothea Fuller, CentralrGirard, How the world is Fed and Aesop's Fables. Lizzie Eichhorn, Catholic, Frontenac, Car penter Read erand Gandy Ernest Johnston, Dist. 16, Carpenter Reader and Otwell Farm Boy. Don Inman, Dist.

93, Merry Adventures of Robin Hood and Otwell's Farmer Boy. TEAMWORK Schools having four contestants constituted a teanl and the sum 124 Henry Geier 96, Stationery box and assorted classics. 124 Millie Geier 96, Stationery box and assorted classics. 72 Hattie Copeland 96, Pendle ton Twins. 86 Lewis Hammann 86, The Pen- dletons.

90 Mable Nicholson 96, O'er Moor and Fen. 1 Esther Buchanan 95, The I I I i Social Secretary. SPECIALS FOR MARCH Published in Last Issue CONTINUES Until March 3 0, 1912 C. L. DAY 98 Ina Harper 94, How the World Is Fed.

98 Maraian Frazier 94, How the World Is Housed, i grade 100 $1.66 and Scholarship 46 Minnie Yartz 94, Afternoon 2 With Grandma. 44 Ethel Thompson 94r Sheldon's Year Book. 4 Alta Evans 94, The Corner Stone. 2 Fern Chafer 93, Van Dyke Book. 128 Pearlie Daninls 92, Kansas Day.

129 Fannie Domnescik 92, Sta tionery box. 19 Nina Dewhirst 92, David Golding 1 6 Harold Armstrong 92 Neck tie and Otwel's Farmer Boy. 99 John Wickware 92 Tom Mc Neal's Fables and Otwel'i Farm erBoy. A Beery Aatrkia ft Ceete Tm Nt Ht rKM if (Mm A roll of betty fcioot Mnl tHf win Bm neww on liMgth aod lift Inntt upon tbt 4m)t weigkioj (h roll of Uact he to the Patrons Business College. Will Northcntt, Pittsburg Business College gradfc 100, $1.66 nnd scholarship to Man wal Train- i) Nermal school.

Mae Davied, Girard H. S. grade 100 $1. 66 and scholarship to Pittsburg Business College. Dorothy Markham, Pittsburg H.

S. grade 99. $8.00. Leota Randall, Crawford County High School grade99 "Memorable Minnie Gregg, McCune H. S.

grade 99 The Sirls of Dudles Julia Laret, Pittsbu rg College grade 99 "Calling of Dan Carl Croutch, Pittsburg Business College grade 98 $1.00.. Gladys Porter, Crawford County H. S. grade 97 "Anthology of English Helen Frazier, Girard H. S.

Subscription to Delineator. Paul Merritt, McCune H. S. "For grade -97. Dannie Holland, McCune H.

S. grade 97i "Elent-ntary Studies Insect Clyde Byron, Pittsburg Business College grade 97, English Composition. The following were awarded prizes for having the highest grades from the school which they represented. 100 Alice Fox 91, Visif To the Parsonage. i 1 7 112 Carl Tyler 90, Necktte and Moy qmcur umo uy owr v-y Otwel's Farmer Boy; i tell tba tut of wirt 6f wr Amntii Feact wtll flux! thii tMt tftlui tajjnn bmU.

nd will prove iti gntttr wtibt Wk? UMapartkiMM odobct tor lighter tfcit of the grades made by the four 55. LotaNeher 90, subscription AmwiCTB Foc ntO at MtB fleet to Delineator, i. 'i contestants was called the team Following are the team grades and prizes awarded. 59 Fae Randall 90, Wh Shall District 118, Brazilton won first 102. Emile Pollart 90, Necktie and Otwel's' Farmer Boy.

95 Margaret Steele 89, Ay res, 1,1 n' (ctwv el wtr the wort GftlvuxtMd br IsMet toproTtd procMe. the beet ihet lb ettl) end txperience 0 f4n taM feofffcl ititit ob the eUalk hlnaed-fortt (peioud). ratafde wbtcb ffccrully frMectt Ike tro nftkinf nndr hwd BMfft TM.MpMrf npr AMm safer t9tmt mmtm4 MM Cnd ibM iht Ml. IW rart ud iIm hMMac an tfl toaftk tKcMKT ito ktroM We ppnt aiitMe Earth But we do want to see it fenced with GENUINE AMERICAN WOVEN WIRE FENCE, because it is the best, 105 Ru'ssel Young 89, Neektie and Otwel's Farmer Boy. 114 Arthur Svihirard 69, Philip choice with a score of 380.

This school chose the 15 volume encyclopedia by Arthur Capper District 124 won second choice with a score of 377; This school chose the' fnli mounted globe given by Peabody School Furn-ture Ce. of Tepeka. District 1 0 Mulberry won third choice wiHi a score of 372 1 his school chose the Webster's Barton's Secret. 42 OraLaforge 89, Stationery box and Otwel's Farmer Boy." 120 Jay Marshall 88, History stories Vol. 1.

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