The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-06-30
FARM PICNIC LAST !.
SATURDAY SUCCESS
SEVERAL THOUSANDS. ENJOY
BUREAU OUTING AT ST. 20
JOHNS CAMPUS - Y IA
splendid LOCAL, DELEGATION
COMING COUNTY FAIR AT SAUK
CENTRE GIVEN A BIG
BOOST

The annual picnic of the Stearns
b. County Farm Bureau, held at st.
Johns College last Friday, was a
huge success. ''- = '21--1 {,
It is estimated that not less than
six thousand people were in attend
ance. Practically all of them We're
farmers, which goes to show the in,
terest that the farmers of the county
have in the work of the farm bureau
ard the county agent. The member
ship in the Stearns County Farm
Bureau is at present about 1 100
which gives this county one of the
largest bureaus in the state. ~
A delegation of business men were
also present grom Sank Centre, St.
Cloud, Albany. and other towns. The
Sank Centre delegation gathered on
Main street Friday forenoon and left
town about II o'clock. In advance of
the procession, a car carrying Ma
gnavox, entered the towns along the
line, giving music from photograph
and announcing the purpose of the
tour and inviting everyone to join
them at ST. Johns. The machine was
furnished by the Wedge Hardware
company Of Sank Centre. The local
delegation stopped at Melrose, Free
port, Albany and Avon and in each
town after. crowd assembled, Sec
rotary Gillig of the Fair Association
spoke few words in behalf of the
Stearns County Fair, using the Ma
gnavox. This was the first booc+r
tour of the season, advertising the
fair. The local fair was we'll adver-
tised at this meeting The secretary
was given an opportunity from the
speaking stand to make some an
nouncements to the entire gathering
concerning the fair. The remarks
were received with a great deal of
applause. =.
The farmers of Ste arms county are
especially fortunate this year in chat
the local fair has secured F. |. How
ard, president of the American Fed
Grafton of Farm Bureaus, to be pre-
sent at>the Stearns County Fair and
deliver an address on Friday after
noon, September 2. The fair man
agement looks for a large attendance
of farmers from over the entire
county on that date, to hear Mr..
Howard,
The program at the picnic was a
very elaborate one. Four very ex-
citing base ball games were played.
They We're the finals in the series Of
games which the various township
teams have played during the sum
mer. Each game had large and
enthusiastic crowd Of spectators.
1.-THE speaking program commenced
about 2 o'clock.
lis. P. WINNER, president of the
Stearns County Farm Bureau took
charge of the meeting. Rev. .Alcuin,
Prior of University of st. Johns de-
livered the opening address, welcom-
ing the farmers to his campus and
rendered a few other remarks in the
nature of an inspiration to the tillers
Of the soil who were holding their
annual picnic on the University cam
pus. J. S.. Jones, assistant state
county leader and organizer of the
Farm Bureau, was introduced after
the first speaker. Mr.. Jones explain
ed somewhat : the situation over the
State in regard to- the organization of
the farm bureau and related many
conditions of interest to our local
farmers. The principal speaker of
the afternoon was w. Schilling, the
Minnesota, representative on the
Board Of Directors of the United
States Grain Growers Corporation.
Mr.. Schilling, who is enthused with
the new plan for the. farmers of mar
keting their grain, held it; as boon
to the farmers Of the country 2 and
urged them to support it and make
use of the new system.
There We're two bands at tn picnic
that rendered good music for the oc-
casion. The Elk's9Q uartette from st.
Cloud gave several very good selec-
Hons. Mr.. Wedge of Sank Centre
also used his Magnayox to entertain
the crowd all during the day. A
large number always grouped around
his, car when the instrument was in.
operation. It was attached tos Al
phonopraph and delivered music in a
4ery loud and distinct tone to the
audience. The instrument was also
sIsed By some of the speakers in adj
dressing the audience Itgis the same
ching that President Harding used at
HE State Fair in addressing the
AArones in the grand stanfi:=s:
Secretary Gillig states that the!