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would be prized if they were made of less perishable material than butter. 

 One exhibit of ornamental table butter, which attracted much attention, 

 was a pineapple done in butter, by Asa Sterling, of Rochester township, 

 who is 87 years old. It was deftly worked and is very realistic, the only 

 tool used being a pie gigger which had been in the Sterling family seventy- 

 five years, and used in making pies whenever made all these many years. 

 This pine apple of Mr. Sterling's has been a feature at each of the five 

 annual fairs of the Association. Each year he takes the finest specimen 

 of butter, his daughter, Mrs. Sterling, secretary of the Association, can 

 produce and shape it into a perfect image of the fruit. He is now five 

 years older than he was when he did his first work for the fair and each 

 year shows a marked improvement A most beautiful exhibit was the 

 creation of Mrs. Carrie Bradford, of Gardner township, who had wrought 

 from the golden butter a fine basket of tube roses, set in an oblong frame, 

 around which was entwined wreathes of flowers. Mrs. Lee Hickox 

 displayed a plate of fancy butter balls. Mrs. J. P. Plummer, of Rochester 

 township, a pine cone. Another artistic exhibit was a section of a log 

 upon which grows a plant, the work of Miss Nettie Nokes. Following is 

 a list of prize winners: 



First Premiums — Mrs. Carrie Bradford, of Gardner township; Mrs. 

 J. M. Council, of Lanesville township; Mrs. M. F. Megredy, of Loami 

 township; Mrs. S. E. Smith, of Rochester township; Mrs. Lee Hickox, 

 of Springfield township; Mrs. Mary Poorman, of Williams township; 

 Nettie Nokes, of Woodside township; Mrs. Elivabeth Vohes, of Cursan 

 township; Mrs. Frank Welch, of Illiopolio township; Mrs. E. A. Sterling, 

 of Rochester township; Mrs. Frank McVeigh, of Clear Lake township; 

 Miss Lottie Alson, of Curran township; Mrs. Nannie Gunnett, of Curran 

 township; Mrs. Henry Jacobs, of Loami township; Lewis Wiggens, of 

 Springfield township. 



Second prize winners — Mrs. Nanny Gunnett, Mrs. George Berry, Miss 

 Flora Council, Miss Maude Gilbert, Mrs. E. A. Sterling, Mrs. Mary Poor- 

 man, Miss Nettie Nokes, Mrs. M. T. Megredy, Leland farm. 



Sweepstakes Class — A, old style, Mrs. J. M. Council. Class B — 

 Deep setting or creamery, Mrs. Elizabeth Vorhes. Class C — Separator 

 butter, Mrs. J. M. Council. Class D — Print, Mrs. Mary Poorman. Grand 



