Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-08-18
COUNTY FAIR Will ).
BE BANNER EVENT
FLYING STUNTS, BIG PAGEANT
AND OTHER ATTRAcTIoNs-
FAIR DATES AUG. 29-3o-31

The 1922 Morrison County Fair,
which will be held at the fair grounds
in Little Falls on Tuesday, Wednesday,
and Thursday, August 80, 80. and 81,
promises to be the biggest and best in
the history of the fair society. Farmers
organizations as well as individuals
throughout the country are co-operat-
ing with the society to make the fair
success and the collection of exhibits
Of Morrison county's products will be
bigger and better. Several thousand
dollars is offered in Prize money for
the best exhibits. Premium lists were
mailed out this week. If you did not
receive one write or telephone G. E.
Lucas, secretary, Little Falls.
Entertainment for the fair visitors
will surpass anything previously at
tempted by the society. Wednesday:
and Thursday, Aug. 80 and 81, are the
big fair days and no efforts are being
spared to make the attractions worth
coming many miles to see. There
will be concerts both afternoon and
evening by the Little Falls city band;
free vaudeville; shooting exhibition
by Chas. L. Flanagan, one of the
worlds greatest marksmen; flying
circus and an historical pageant. The
flying circus is an attraction unlike
anything ever seen here. It consists
of program Of fancy flying by a
squadron of aeroplanes from st. Paul.
The historical pageant will be big
as it is the first Of it's kind
In the history of Morrison county. The
pageant will depict the history of the
county in periods, from the time of
the first settlers to the present time.
About four hundred people and fifty
horses will appear in this production
and there will be elaborate costuming
and special interpretative features.
The pageant will be- put on Wednes-
day and Thursday evenings.
Hon. Harold Knutson, representative
in Congress from the Sixth district,
has been secured to deliver an address
at the fair On Thursday afternoon, the
3lst. He is well informed on para
mount questions and promises to have
an interesting message for the farmers
as we'll as for the public in general.
Part of the fair grounds will be
converted into a veritable Indian vii
lage. The fair management has made
arrangements with the government
Indian agency at Leech Lake whereby
three or four families of Indians from
the reservation, numbering about
twenty-five people, will come here for
tho fair. They will live on the fair
grounds, in tepees, and will entertain
the fair visitors with pow vows, dane
ing, etc. - -~- r,--, -....
The Fair board has secured a con.
tract with E. A. Berg & Co., for the
staging Of real collision, where two
large and powerful cars will crash to-
gether at high speed. This promises
to be a thriller and an immense crowd
is expected to witness the event. The
eng ines on the two automobiles are be-
ing overhauled at the Berg shop and ac-
cording to Mr.. Berg, nothing will be
spared in order that the highest degree
of speed and power will be attained.
Skilled mechanics will be in attendance
nerve have been secured as pilots.
These men will jump for their lives af-
ter having throttled the autos into full
speed.
Not contented with the extraordi-
nary features already booked the man
agement is also trying to get the OWL
er of a powerful wireless receiving sta
tion to come here and set up same for
the benefit Of the fair goers. Radio
news, market rotations, concerts, etc.,
will thus be available and the public
in general will be afforded the novelty
of hearing all this over the wireless.
Admissions to the fair will be as
| follows: Exhibitor ticket, emitting
purchaser to make entries and admit
during fair, transferable between hus-
band and wife, $3.50. Season adult
ticket, not transferable, $1.00. Child
| ren's season ticket so cents. Single
admissions, adult over IA years, 50
cents. Single admissions, children 6 to
! ID years, 25 cents. Children under .
years admitted free if accompanied by
parent or guardian. Grandstand seats
| is cents. Automobile or motorcycle
admissions, 25 cents.
| Following are the officers, directors
fair:
| fTeSMleuG-JOS. NAOCS AC4A.
Secretary-C. e. Lucas.
Treasurer-W. 81. Ryan.
Directors-Victor Beckman, Samuel
Hammerbeck, Edw. Fredrickson, Chas.
Sylvester, A. F. Koslosky, Geo. Moeg-
lein, ST., J. K. Martin, Geo Kiewel,
David Moran. -.
DIVISION sUPERLNTENDENTS
Horses, Cattle-Chas. Knutson.
Swine, Sheep-M. c.: Noyes.
Poultry-Mrs. Carl Bolander.
Farm Crops-Chas. Peterson, supt.,
Andrew johnson, asst.
( Horticulture-Henry Peterson.
Garden Vegetables-Chas. Peterson,
Andrew johnson.
Flowers-Mrs. Samuel Hammerbeck.
Women s Dept.-L. M. Roberts, Mrs
E.. j. Weber.
| Rural Schools Mary Kull.
Little Falls Schools-E. B. Berg
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