The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-09-10
ARE YOU READY FOR
THE Big co. FAIR?
OFFICERS HAVE ARRANGED A
SPLENDID PROGRAM FOR
EACH DAT.
ST. CLOUDS Big DELEGATION
200 AUTOMOBILE AND SPECIAL
TRAIN WILL BRING CREAM
OF GRANITE CITY.

During the past several weeks the
Herald has endeavored to enthuse the
people of this section of the county
and awaken them to the necessity of
appreciation of royal support for the
coming exhibition of the agricultural
resources of Stearns county which
will be given in this city Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of
next week.
There is no event that will as clear
ly demonstrate the county's wealth
and resources as well patronized
fair-both as to exhibits and ettend-
ance. Several strangers who visited
the fair last year from other states
have since become residents and land
owners in this section and they will
tell you if you ask them that the thing
that attracted them here was the ex-
hibition of the county's resources at
the fair.
The fair officers have worked hard
and have arranged an amusement
program that will please and satisfy
every afternoon, and unless all signs
fail good weather will witness the
smashing of all previous attendance
records.
James j. Hill, Ex-Gov. John Lind,
probably, and several of the state Of
ficials will visit the fair different days
although it is impossible at this time
to give the exact date of their visits.
Webb's Trained Seals, The Menards
and Lavion and Malcolm, daring and
comic acrobats, will give free exhib-
itions in front of the grand stand each
afternoon.
The base ball program will be the
best in the history of the fair; Tues
day Albany and Freeport will play,
Wednesday the st. Cloud and Little
Falls Elks meet in a corking contest
and on Thursday Melrose and Osakis
will settle an old score.
Over thirty horses have been enter
ed for the races and some of them are
sure to make the local horses go their
limit of speed to bring home the ba-
con.
The speed program is as follows:
Sept. 1880 Trot or Pace, purse
$500.
Sept. 1920 Trot or Pace, purse,
$500. 2:15 Trot or Pace, purse, $500.
Sept. 1910 Trot or Pace, purse,
$500. 2:25 Trot or Pace, purse $500.
The State Of Minnesota will send a
car load of fine stock for exhibition
purposes and an expert will accom-
pany them and deliver lecture each
day for the benefit of the farmers.
The prevalence of hog cholera in
this section has caused the associa-
ton to bar the entry of all swine at
the Fair.
The Herald is particularly pleased
at the interest being shown in the lad
les department under the supervision
of Mrs. L. J. Irish. The building de-
voted to art and needlework and the
home generally will be filled to ever
flowing.
The indications are the display Of
fruit will be somewhat limited and
any farmers having fruit that can be
used for exhibition purposes are ur-
ged to get in touch with Judge Cary
Diehl, head of the horticultural de-
partment.
The Merchants National and the
First State Banks and James A.
Caughren are offering special prizes
for certain exhibits that is bound to
create healthy competition and i'm
prove the conditions in this section of
the state.
Three silver cups will be awarded,
two by the Great Northern Railway
and one by the Northern Pacific.
L. w. Gingery, head of the farm
produce division, is extremely anx-
ious for fine display in this depart
ment. All farmers are urged to have
these exhibits in place this week. All
exhibits, in any department, must be
in place by noon Monday.
The Herald would call especial at
tention to the necessity of purchasing
your season tickets before Sunday ev-
ening, Sept. 18th, midnight. Not only
will this early purchase of tickets
stimulate the. attendance at the fair,
but will mean an actual saving of
33 1-3 per cent to all those who buy
before the sale closes. The price up
to Sunday evening is $1.00. Under
the rule this year a season ticket will
admit the holder all three days of the
fair or he can take two friends with
him and use the ticket up entirely
on one day. II you are contemplating