The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-09-28

| burger and onions; gone is the thrill
of balloon and parachute; gone are the
sleek cattle, monstrOus swine and
cackling birds; gone are the smooth
moving race horses; gone are the
raucous voices that entreated atten-
ton to box ball, the hoopla, baby
dolls, teddy bears, the ring-the-knlfe
and knock-down-the-baby. It's all
over for another year!
The fourteenth annual Stearns
county fair closed its gates Saturday
night with another big success credit
ed to it's long string of big shows.
In many respects it was the best ex-
position ever given by the associa-
| ton.
| The weather man had a peeve the
first two days and tried to put &
kibosh on the whole affair by hand
ing out leaden skies, chill winds and
general dreariness, but was check
mated right from the jump. Town
people and county residents slipped
mackinaws over their bvd's, gave the
chap thermometer the merry
| laugh and had their fun.
Thursday the wind was intensely
raw and yet the ticket collectors
gathered 2100 billets for which cash
had been paid. St. Cloud contributed
sllendidly to this number, having sent
up 65 cars loaded with passengers
Many others came by train. The auto
caravan also brought up the crack
Granite City Band and the St. Cloud
Ladies Band. Both organizations gave
short concerts down town at noon and
later played at the fair grounds, al
; ternating with the Sank Centre band
il furnishing music.
Friday, too, remained raw and
oreary, but 1900 paid admissions
passed through the gates. Lips were
blue and teeth chartered, yet the ar
dor of the crowd was fetching. Numb
! fingers au'le1 cold peanuts with the
same ioyousness as on blistering hot
August baseball day and, unmindful
of stiff finger joints, gloved hands
clapped vigorously and painfully FOR
the horse first under the wire. Heavy
footing on the grounds was no deter
rent to the thrOngs of men, women and
children who wendell their way by the
| hundreds from one to other OF the
exposition buildings.
Saturday the Weather Man relin-
pushed his opposition and turned on
a flare of sunshine and warmth. 1t
was grand autumn day. Grandstand
was crowded, standing room was at
premium and auto parking places were
jammed with machines. When the
ticket takers finished their labors they
announced a total of $500 persons
having passed by them the three days.
The show was great. Prof. Raub
and his wife furnished thrills ultra
tingling in their balloon and parachute
stunts. The other free attractions
were all good. The race horses were
the best in the entire Northwest and
gave classy performances.
Naturally, the exhibits were the big
drawing card. The cattle and swine
exhibits were the best ever shown at
any county fair in the state. Poultry
this year was entered for quality
rather than qanity and the big show
ing was remarkable. For the first time
horse barn was available to exhibit
tors and the big feature was the show
ing of splendidly-bred sucking colts
1 Women, of course, were attracted
mainly by the domestic arts and
cschool shows. In the domestic arts
building was exhibited display that
has never been excelled at the fair
Tables, walls and cases were hidden
by fancy domestic work, ranging from
an apple pie to the most exquisitely
needed pillow cover done in colors
and intricate design. 1t was a big
show in itself.
The school exhibits-both city and
ccunty-were marvels. Any attempt
to describe the manifold displays
would be futile. The display could
only be appreciated by being seen
The little primary tot entered his work
against the high school senior and the
result was a gauntlet of handicrafl
ranging from the childish ink-smeareo
specimen of handwriting to the i'm
posing hand-worked hall clock or II.
brary table turned out of the manua
training department.
Being an off year agriculturally the
country over, the agricultural display