The Sauk Centre herald., 1922-08-24

CuTdl OOCl6Gy VI OCcdIuS SOuLCy
which closed at Sauk Centre Satur-
day evening was the most success
full fair in the. history of the associa-
ton.
Never before have the exhibitors of
pure bred and tuberculin tested live
stock come in such large numbers as
they did this year. They not only
came from every nook and corner of
Stearns county but they came from
four other counties as we'll.
In spite of the early fair and the
unfavorable crop conditions the ex-
hibits in the agricultural building
were most gratifying. AS usual the
Progressive Farmers Club, composed
of farmers in the Mccormick lake
territory, divided into two sections,
one called Booster" and the other
the "Busy Bees" The competition
for the honor of winning first place
in Club exhibits was keen, and DEM
onstrated that the farmers in the so
called "light soil" country could sue
cessfully raise large variety of
very creditable farm produce, garden
truck, fruit, grasses and seeds. Con-
siderable ability was shown in arrang-
ing the exhibits. First place was
won by the Busy Bees"
The exhibit Of live stock has been
thoroughly covered by County Agent
Huntemer and will lbe< found on page
seven of this issue of the Herald.
The Woman's building, supervised
by Mrs. L. J. Irish, was well filled in
every class except that Of baking.
The display in quality exceeded that
of other years.
The receipts from the gate and
grand stand was several hundred dol
lars below what the officers had a
right to expect. Definite figures are
not obtainable at this time. In 1921
the total receipts for the gate, grand
stnd and automobiles were $3,502.05.
This year the total receipts from the
same sources will not exceed $4,000.
Charles Harrison, superintendent
of concessions collected 1926 from the
concessionaires. When the condi-
,tions are taken into consideration
Mr. Harrison made most remark
able showing as his receipts in this
department. were only $12 Jess than
thcy wszx II leff. l'hs Job Of sup
.rintendent Of concessions is the most
disagreeable in connection with the
fair. The superintendent not only has
trouble with the vendors but when
the concessions are located up town
it takes a diplomat to keep the bust
ness man satisfied. The fair associa-
ton owe Mr.. HARRISON a debt OF
gratitude for the very efficient man
ne rim which he handled this dis
agreeable task.
The total receipts of this years
fair, including the gate, grand stand
concessions and appropriations from
the county will be about $4,000. Pres.
ent indications are that the fair has
broken about even. Secretary Du
Bois is busy getting all the odds and
ends cleaned up and in the course OF
a couple of weeks a statement will
be prepared showing the exact fnan-
cial condition of the fair association
According to the ST. Cloud papers
Thursday was st. Cloud day and
they carried story on Friday stat
ing that between 35 and 40 automo-
biles of ST. Cloud people had visited
the fair on Thursday.
The Herald editor came in contact
with most Of the county officers and
one or two others from st. Cloud
We have made diligent inquiry from
those well acquainted with st. Cloud
folks and if 35 or 40 cars left st.
Cloud for the fair Thursday the road
east Of Sank Centre must have beer
strewn with wrecks because they
failed to arrive.
The St. Cloud papers gave the
Stearns County Fair splendid support
through their columns but when il
comes down to real support for the
Stearns County Fair the citizens Of
ST. Cloud are not there. Perhaps
this is to be expected as their inter
estsy all lie with the Benton County
Fair of Sauk Rapids.
The yearly claims made that st.
Cloud is going to send big delega.
ton to the Stearns County Fair has
ceased to cause excitement.
Mrs. Anna Dickey Olesen, demo-
cratic candidate for the u S. Senate
was the speaker Thursday afternoon
The little lady is not only clever
politician, but most interesting talk.
er. Very naturally she fiayed the
proposed tarriffff Legislation now be.
ing considered by the Republican
congress. She also paid her compli-
ments to the Esch- Comings law.
Like many other politicians she only
told half truths in her reference
to the tariff and other matters.