The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-05-26
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INTERESTING FEATURES AT
oRPHEUM THEATRE
CATTLE ARE DISCUSSED
Fine Points of Milk Producers
Talked Over By Experts
On Subject.

When the fourth annual state
sale of Holsteins began this
| morning at eleven o'clock in
the Mankato sales pavilion, the
| big auditorium was packed to
the caves with prospective pur-
chasers and on lockers. There
| were the usual preliminaries ct
| explaining terms of sale and
other technicaiities before the
first auctioneer's cry was heard
An imposing list of officials
was on hard for the big doings.
Colonel Gene Mack of Fort At
Gibson was the auetioneer who
worked in the box and he was
of Thorpe, Wis.,, and Eddie
Hanson Of Savage, this state.
B. o. Scott, sales manager OF
the Lowden Barn Equipment
company of Fairfield, Iowa,
served as pedigree man and as
each animal to be sold was
brought to the ring, that gen.
tieman gave a brief synopsis of
breeding and blood lines. The
sale was cIer<ed by Howard
Hall of Minneapolis who was
serving his fourth year in the
same capacity for the State
Holste'n association.
At two o'clock this afternoon
there had been sold only sixteen
head at an average of $3.50 each.
There were many who said that
the prices were exceptionally low
and that the stock sold was a real
bargain in almost every instance at
the knock down price. The high
mark of the early bar gaining was
that which was paid for Clothilde
Pontiac Kappinje Segis, $505. The
high priced animal was consigned
to this sale by C. L. Spaulding OF
Warren, Mimi, and was sold to W.
! E. Gildner of Mason City, Iowa.
There were few who had made any
attempt at making large purchases
and the sales were largely to indi-
yidual farmers who were satisfied
to get one or two head for improv-
ing their herds.
There were eighty head to be dis
posed of this afternoon. Auctioneers
were working as rapidly as posi-
BILE in an effort to get through the
long list and were changing from
pit to box in order that top speed
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anything in the selling.
T., There were those who thought
the crowd good this morning and II
was but It was as nothing compared
to the assemblage this afternoon.
and at every available corner of the
big enclosure. The rafters were ac-
/ commodating some of the more agile
! spectators and the stairways were
all filed.
It was not thought probable at
two O'Clock that the sale would fin
ish before late afternoon or early
evening.
Tonight is the last session of the
meeting of the State association for
this year. There will be a get to-
gether meeting at the Saulpaugh
which will be largely in the nature
of an informal social affair and
it has been promised that the pro-
gram which has been prepared will
be short and snappy.
Detroit, Mimi. was chosen as the
host city to the next state meeting
of the State Association of Holsteln
BREEDERS at a meeting held yester-
day afternoon at the 0rpheum thea
tire. There has been considerable talk
that the big delegation from Owa-
tona' would be able to swing the
meeting to that city and the crowd
from Steele county was in no way
lacking but at the last moment
through President e. T. Winship
as speaker, the Owatonna partisans
withdrew their request anu in the
interests of what is considered best
for the Holstein breed recalled their
offer in favor of any city from the
northern part of the state. Detroit
was the only applicant from that
district to aErly 2ad was given the
plum.
Austin was prepared to take the
1928 gathering but for the same rea-
son did not receive consideration.
Steele County Children
Without doubt the most impress
gram was the demonstration Of the
work of the Steele county Boys and
Girls clubs which were represented
in Mankato with 136 members and
their leader, Miss Ethyle Daily. A
large part of the afternoon enter
their program was of the most var
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tainment was in their hands and
lied nature. 1t began with a minuet
dance by two members which was
heartily applauded and that feature
was followed by several musical Sc
Elections. There followed explana-
tons of the work of the clubs by
members and some real roofing
squad yelling by the boys and girls
Their PAROLES of popular songs
adapted to Holstein occasion were
well given.
e Miss Daily. in charge of the work
is now in her second year OF club
leadership in Steele county and has
been more than ordinarily success
full in her lines. Last year at the
state fair her clubs were able t.
CLEAN two firsts, several seconds
and a number of lesser prizes.
Mayor Welcomes Visitors +.
Mayor w. A. Beach of Mankatc
officially welcomed all visitors ir
the convention to this city. He out
lined the benefits to be derived from
widespread dairy activity for the
whole community and handed the
keys of the city to the assembled
guests. He praised the dairy farmer
and the work ne is doing at this
thine and went on to predict the
greatest prosperity as the reward o.
this state II the program of the
lpurebred stock be carried out.
John B. Irwin of Minneapolis, q
stock raiser OF note, responded &c
the remarks of the mayor on behalf
of the visitors.
Through the program OF the
ISteele county Boys and Girls clubs
the audience learned that during the
year 1921 there were over 10000
cows in Steele county and thai
there are in that county Is creamer-
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