The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-01-11
aug. IA, Is, l6, II,
COUNTY FAIR DATES
STEARNS EXHIBITION WILL BE
ONE OF THE VERY FIRST IN
CENTRAL MINNESOTA
BEN DUBOIS HOLDS JOB
SECRETARY CONSENTS TO RE-
TAIN POSITION-HORSE RAG
ING COMING BACK

The Agricultural Society of Stearns
County became all set for the 1870
fair on Tuesday evening when b. +.
Dubois consented to act as secretary
for another year. This will be gooo
news to the stockholders OF the as
ISOLATION and all those interested In
the development of the fair.
Secretary Dubois report showed
that the ASSOCIATION paid out $1,95o.-
70 for premiums for the 1922 fair. Inc
state of Minnesota appropriates $14O,-
600 yearly to care for the premiums
paid out by the County Agricultural
Societies under the law no fair can
receive more than $1,7O0.
The apportionment this year per
mitted the State Auditor to pay ~
per cent of the $1,700; consequently
the Stearns County Agricultural So
ciety received $3.50 couple OF
weeks ago to reimburse them for the
amount paid out in premiums. This
amount is only slightly less than was
anticipated when the annual meeting
was held September 7th. At that
time it was figured that the maximum
amount the Stearns County Fan
would receive from the State would
be $3.50.
When President J B. Schoenhoff
Secretary b. F. Dubois, and Treas
urer Fred Fischer took hold OF the
fair last spring the association was in
debt something like $500. Certifi-
Gates of Indebtedness to the amount
of $1,000 were sold, very largely
through the activity of President
Schoenhoff. Tuesday evenings re-
port showed that all outstanding bills
against the association were paid
as far as known, except the funded
debt of $1,000, and there is balance
in the treasury of approximately
$500 to start the 1923 fair.
In discussing plans for the 1923
fsf, every stock holder present was
Ct tvinced that the fair must remain
. on the budget system. It is believed
that with careful management the
crest of the financial diffiultes of the
association has been passed and that
in the course of few years time the
men who hold the certificates of in
debtedness will receive one hundred
cents on the dollar for their invest
ment.
The dates for the 1923 fair were
discussed at some length, and it ap-
peared to be the general sentiment
that the Skearns County Fair should
be held about the middle of August
as the Benton and Todd County fairs
hold their exhibitions the last week in
August The dates for the 1928
Stearns County fair were set for Tues
day, Wednesday, Thursday, and Fri
day, August 14-15-16-17.
The question of holding night
fair was discussed quite freely. There
is quite a general sentiment that all
concessions should be removed from
the streets and placed on the fair
grounds. To do this and to receive
the necessary revenue from the con-
cessions "a night fair must follow
However, the officers were not clear
as to just how they should proceed
to put on night show, if at all. Sec
rotary Dubois was instructed to get
in touch with some of the county Sec
retaries who have held a night show
in the past and the Stearns County
fair will endeavor to profit by theii
experience.
There is also a strong probability
that there will be at least two days
of horse racing at the 1923 fair. The
Herald understands that the local
horsemen have given the officers to
understand that if moderate purses
are hung up for two days racing
that enough horses can be secured to
fill all of the events, as the Sank
Centre fair will come before most of
the other county fairs in this section
of the state.
Two new stockholders were. taken
into the association at Tuesday eve
ning's meeting; p M. Kennedy, and
w. e. DeLaurier Every farmer and
business man in the territory adjacent
to Sank Centre should invest 81. 90
and become stakeholder.
The premium list for the 1898 fair
was turned over to Asa M. Wallace
of the Sank Centre Herald who will
issue the book without cost to the
Association as he expects to secure
Efficient advertising to carry the
cost of producing the book. .Secre-
tary Dubois has promised to have the
premium list ready for the printer
in March and it is hoped that the