The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-06-23
COUNTY FAIR PLANS
WELL Under Way
FIRST OF SERIES OF FAIR BOOST.
ING TRIPS WILL BE TAKEN
THIS COMING FRIDAY
PUBIC URGED TO TAKE PART
FARMERS PICNIC AT ST. JOHNS
UNIVERSITY WILL ATTRACT
THOUSANDS

Plans are now well under way for
the big annual Stearns County Fair.
The directors are making an effort
to make the fair this year the biggest
and best ever. Able persons have
been selected for every department Of
the Fair, to work it up in the best
possible way. The following are
some of the Superintendents in the
various departments: w. M. Parker,
speed superintendent; w. H. Gibson,
and Elbridge Cass, farm crops depart
ment; Joseph Leutrner, Holstein cat
tie; F. L. Connolly, Guernsey cattle;
j. M. Pendroy, Jersey cattle; F. P.
Minette, Brown Swiss cattle; B. H.
Otte, all beef cattle; Ben Dicks, hogs
and sheep; Mrs. L. j. Irish, woman's
department; J. B. Schoenhoff, Joseph
Kusba and E. M. Gillig, publicity de-
partment; Geo. Rice, and E. M. Gillig,
building and grounds committee; C.
Harrison, concessions; E. NJ. Gillig,
Chas. Harrison and J. o. French,
amusement committee. With these
people working at their best in the
various departments, we look for a
very successful fair this year.
Work is now under way fixing up
the grounds and buildings. The age
old entrance gate has been taken
down, that is, what was left Of it, and
fine new entrance is now under con-
struction. The gates are being do
mated by the Borgerding Lumber co.,
and the Steiner Lumber company. The
entire entrance will be painted and
decorated so as to give a fine appear
ance to our visitors as they approach
the grounds. Flag-staffs will also be
mounted on the entrance posts.
The Fair Association intends to
conduct some booster-tours through
the various parts of the county this
summer to arouse interest in the fair.
The first one will be held this week.
A delegation representing the fair
association will tour to the st. Johns
University, Friday of this week,
where the annual Stearns County
Farm Bureau picnic will be held. They
intend to take delegation from the
band and advertising material with
them. The Secretary has also been
informed that he will be given an OPP
portunity to say a few words in be-
half of the Fair from the speaking
stand. To all those whom this paper
reaches before Friday noon, it is
hoped that as many as possible OF
them will take this announcement as
an invitation to join the party of
boosters, with their family if possible
and make the trip to st. Johns. Lunch
will be served on the grounds for
those who do not bring their own pic
mic dinner.
The officers of the association hope
that as many as possible will go
along. The reports are that several
thousand people will be at the picnic
and it is surely a good place for those
interested in the fair to do some
boosting at that time. A very elabor-
ate program has been planned at that
time. The party meets at the corner
of Main and Third streets and leaves
at 1890 a. m.
The annual premium booklets will
be placed in the mail next week. Any
one interested In the fair and not re-
ceiving one of these will oblige the
secretary by notifying him of that
fact and book will Immediately be
forwarded.
Secretary Gillig states that the
amusement program this year will be
somewhat of departure from any
thing that has ever been staged here
before. For the last four or five
months, he has been looking up fea-
lures that would be new and different
to the patrons of the fair, and some
thing that would have the highest de-
gree of entertaining value.
At the present time, practically the
entire amusement and free attraction
program is completed, with but one
exception. When everything IS ar
ranged for, the program will be an
nounced in detail. Some of the fea-
lures that have been secured, are
good ones. The secretary says that he
has booked the famous "Dec" Wall
lace, a.likely prospect for the middle
weight boxing championship. "Doc"
has his hat in the ring for a match
at our fair and it is likely that he will
be challenged by man from Chicago
or one of two from Iowa, which will
be announced later.
Auto Polo is new sport and new
attraction which the secretary is very
likely to book for the fair. 1t will be
enc of the most exciting features that
the visitors at the fair will see. A
Rube, or clown, has been engaged to
work through the grounds all day and