The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-09-22
Farmers Make a Fine Display Of
Products of the Fdrm-.GOOd
Poultry Exhibit--Fine Class
of Articles on to Lock at in
Main Building

The eighth annual fair of the Agri
cultural Society Of Stearns County
held in Sank Centre Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday of last week wa:
one of the best yet. The attendance
in spite of bad weather on Friday
was up to the average, the exhibit:
were better than ever before, the
races were good, and the special at
fractions could not have been better
The special attractions were James
GRAY, Democratic nominee for gov
erncr of Minnesota, and Hon. Moses
F. Clapp, the junior senator from
Minnesota. Senator Clapp had been
secured some weeks previous for a
speech and he had been extensively
advertised. Mr. Gray's presence here
was the result of some hard hustling
on the part of that public spirited
citizen, DR.. J. A. Du Bots, president
of the Agricultural Society. On Wed
nesdav evening DR.. Du Bots informed
The Herald that Mr. Gray would, in
all probability, be the Democratic
sromineo and that he (Du Bois) would
try to get him for a speech at the
fair. DR.. Du Bots attended the meet
ing of the Democratic state central
committee at st. Paul Thursday
morning at which Mr.. Gray was put
in to fill the place left vacant by
John Lind He saw Mr.. Gray and
after laboring with him obtained his
promise to speak here Friday. He
telephoned The Herald at o'clock
Thursday afternoon about it, just in
time to get an announcement in print
on the first page Of the paper that
Mr. Gray would come. Dodgers were
SOJI6n out anu ulStllpulOu dlio Nhi I.
Grays coming advertised as widely
as possible. He had good audience
despite the bad weather. Senator
Clapp had a large audience and both
gentlemen proved good drawing
cards for the fair.
The exhibits in the grain and vege.
table department of the fair were
better and more extensive than ever
before and elected much favorable
comment. Win Lamb was in charge.
The live stock exhibit was excel
lent, as it always is. o. S. Cass
superintended it.
C. M. Bryant. in charge of the poul-
try exhibit, was pleased with what
was done in his line There were
LOG birds on exhibition, the different
kinds being as follows: Rhode Island
Beds, 25; Rocks, %; Leghorns, 81;
Hamburghs. 4; Minorcas, 6; Ban
tams, IA; turkeys, 4; ducks, 6; geese,
2; guineas, 2.
The main building was we'll filled
with exhibits in all the different de-
partments Those in charge there
were: general superintendent, Mrs.
NJ. Hogan; flowers, Mrs. w. Hen
shaw; schools. Mrs. X. N. Adkins;
food, Mrs. C. C. Tobey; canned goods,
Mrs. JAS A. Norris; quilts and rugs,
Mrs Maud Mckay Wolfe; art and
needle work, Mrs. D. Cleveland;
painted china, Miss Katherine Nc
Neice: fruits, Geo. Oldham.
A feature of the fair that was par
ticularly gratifying was the fact that
more exhibits were shown from dis
tances than ever before. A fine ex-
hibit was on hand from Albany, show
ing that the fame of the county fair
is spreading all to distant parts of
the county.
A feature on Friday afternoon was
a foot ball game between elevens
from the Sank Centre and Osakis
high schools. 1t was the first game
of the season and the locals showed
up we'll, defeating the visitors by a
score of 40 to 0.
The races were very good. though
there were not as many entries as
last year On Saturday afternoon
the somewhat remarkable time, track
and other conditions considered, of
2:17 for the mile was made. 1t was
not so many years that Goldsmith
Maid, then champion trotter, had
that for her record.