The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-11-19
Circus Tents for
Corn and Folks.
MUCH EXCITEMENT AROUSED
Streets Of Benson Beautifully Decor
ated With Arches, Pyions, incan.
descents-Outdo cor Movies a
Feature-Twin Cities
Coming.
On to Benson!

counties of West Central Minnesota.
Everybody's saying it. thinking 1t,
dreaming it. Fully twenty-five thou
sand persons will literally pour into
Benson, Nov. 26-27-28, to celebrate the
second annual Corn and Alfalfa Expo
sitiop, already conceded by persons
from outlying states to be the great
est corn and alfalfa show ever held
n the northern part of the Corn Belt.
What a time everyone will have!
The air will be filled with music from
the instruments of the best bands In
the Northwest, coming to Benson to
win the big 500 cash prize offered for
the best band. The streets will be
beautifully decorated with a series of
great arches and street pylons, COW
cred with alfalfa, corn. pumpkins. and
strings of incandescents. Two great
tents. large as any ever carried BY
Ringing Brothers, will give birth to
circus thrills. Banners, outdoor
movies. great open air and indoor
meetings, bands, the coronation of the
Queen of the Exposition-all these
will stir visitors as they we're never
stirred before.
The band contest has provoked q
bot Of friendly rivalry between the big
organizations in this part Of the state.
There is certain to be excitement
when they reach Benson. Big delega-
tions are coming from GIenwood, Nor
ris, Raymond, and other towns en-
tered in this contest, to cheer their
favorites on to victory. ClOntarfs
mounted band. with a horse for every
player, will be a three-day feature.
Many Noted Speakers.
Speakers of reputation almost with
cut end have been engaged for the
morning, afternoon, and evening pro-
gram. James ]. Hill. guiding genius
of the Great Northern railroad; e.
bert Hubbard, PHILOSOPHER, lecturer.
and editor of Fra and The Philistine;
Ben r. Vardaman, of Des MOines,
speaker with an international reputa-
ton; President George e. Vincent, Of
the University of Minnesota; F. w.
Murphy, of Wheaton, president of the
West Central Development Associa-
ton; DR.. John w. Powell, Religious
sofa; w. A. Wheeler, of Mitchell, 8.
D., alfalfa expert; Bert Ball, of Chi
eago, secretary of the National Crop
Improvement Committee; Dewitt c.
Wing, Of Chicago, associate editor of
The Breeders Gazette these are
among the noted speakers who have
promised to come.
First Day.
Thursday, Nov rs, is Swift County
Home Coming Day, and thousands of
persons who look to Swift county as
their old home, or have old friends in
Swift county, are planning to cele-
brate West Central Minnesota's big
Community Thanksgiving Day. A
great barbecue, served free to all who
visit the Exposition. will be a feature
Of the day, and those who like tooth
some things like turkey and cranber-
ries and pumpkin pie will be able to
eat their fill.
Second Day.
Friday, Nov. 27, is West Central
Minnesota and Animal Husbandry
Day. The need Of more livestock will
be emphasized by addresses and DEM
onstrations in the morning. In the at
ternoon and evening community sub
jects will be in order, all handled by
able men and women. In the evening,
too, is to be staged "The Booster" q
play written recently by President
Vincent. On the evening of this day
the queen contest will be closed and
the winner of. the big honor deter
mined.
Third Day.
Saturday, Nov. %, will be the big
dav of the Exposition. It is to be
called Twin City and Grain Improve
ment Day. A Twin City special train
will arrive in the morning. Outdoor
demonstrations will be conducted.
showing how to eradicate smut and
test seed corn. In the afternoon
husking bee will be held to determine
q champion husker. The Queen Of
the Exposition will be crowned. Ad-
dresses will deal with subjects Of q
community nature. In the evening
the play. Back to the Farm" with q
Minnesota Agricultural College cast,
will be given in the Opera House.
while Ebert Hubbard, the great
American philosopher, will deliver an
address In the Lecture Tent, the sub
tect being Getting Together"
One Of the big features of the Elk
position will be the wagon load con-
test, In which wagon loads Of corn
will be Judged for type and Smelling
percentage. The winner of this con-
test will receive a handsome double
harness, valued at fifty dollars. It Is
said that at least 100 loads of corn
will be entered in this contest. Sec.
end and third prizes are to be given.
The corn will be placed in twenty-six
bushel cribs for exhibition purposes.
II the owner of any wagon load of
corn does not desire to take his corn
home 1t will be purchased by the as
sociatfon at premiuf over the mar.
ket price.
$4,000 Ears Coming.
Over $4,000 ears of corn in the regu-
lar classes are expected by officials of
the Exposition. The prizes are extra
ordinary. Four sweepstakes prizes Of
fered for the best single ear. best ten
ears, best thirty ears, and best 100
ears, are worth nearly $1,000. Swift
county offers special premiums for the
best l20-ear samples of the different
varieties. and a handsome silver cup
to the owner of the 100 ears of corn
from the county. Traverse county
offers big silver cup to the person
exhibiting the best corn. A file cup
is offered to the one who wins the
most money.