The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-08-16
ARE YOU READY FOR
YOUR COUNTY FAIR
STEARNS COUNTY EXHIBITION
WILL BE HELD AUG. Fl,
20, 20 and 80
RACES AND BASE BALL
SENATOR-E MAGNUS JOHN
SON AND CONGRESSMAN
SCHALL TO SPEAK

SCHALL ~ SFEAN
Are you ready for the forthcoming
Stearns County Fair which will be
held at Sank Centre, Aug. 27, %, 20
and 80?
At a meeting of the officers, direc-
tors, and stockholders Of the Agricul-
tural Society held in the Community
Club rooms, Friday evening of last
week, it developed that President Ben
Schoenhoff and Secretary Ben Du-
Bots had the program for this years
fair we'll in hand.
Two of the men prominent in the
public eye in Minnesota at this time
are to deliver addresses in front of
the grand stand. Honorable Magnus
johnson, Minnesota's dirt farmer, re-
Gently elected United States Senator
by an Overwhelming majority, will
deliver an address on August %. On
Aug. 20, Honorable Thos D. Schall,
congressman from the Tenth Mime
sofa District, will speak. Mr.. Schall
is blind, but Notwithstanding this
fact, with the aid of his brilliant wife,
he is one of the best known members
of the lower house of Congress.
The Fair Association has decided
to resume its racing program and will
have harness races on Aug. 20 and
80, as follows:
Aug. 29-2:18 pace and 2:24 trot.
Aug. 30-2:30 pace and 2:25 trot.
These races will be for purses of
$4,000 with added money. Five en-
tries will be required for all races and
four to start. Each race will be mile
heats and the winner must win three
heats to get first money.
Instead of spending a considerable
amount of money for professional
starter for the races, a license has
been secured for Mayor VIM. Parker
and he will have entire charge of all
races this year. Mr.. Parker had been
named as superintendent of speed,
but it will be impossible for him to
fill both positions and S. P. Hansen,
Sr., has been named as superinten-
dent of speed, in his stead.
Concession Supt. Chas. Harrison
has closed deal with the Great Mid
die West Shows Company who, be-
sides furnishing number of riding
devices, have several high class and
moral tent shows. This organization
comes to Sank Centre bearing the
highest recommendations and en-.
dorsements from a number of other
cities in which they have already ap
peared this year.
There will be the usual number oil
free acts, but they have been booked
with care and will be entirely diff
ferent from those Heretofore present
ed at the Stearns County Fair.
Baseball will be furnished by Mel
rose and Brooten, Aug. % and OF
Aug. 80 Little Sank and West Unior
will meet in deadly combat. The ri
valry between each of these teams il
exceptionally keen.
At this meeting it was decided t.
place the admission on the following
basis: Adults soc; Children between
10 and 16 years of age, Csc; chill
dren under 10 years of age, accom-
panied by parents or guardians, free
On the first day Of the Fair, Aug. %
all children under 16 years of ag
will be admitted free.
1t was decided to pay labor on tn
grounds the same as last year; barr
help, per day, $500; all other labor
$500 per day.
All concessions and outside amuse
ment places of every description viii
be placed on the fair grounds thi
year. There will be night shows OF
Aug. %, 29 and 80, at which an ad
mission fee of 25c will be made, wit
no charge for. the grand stand.
The charge for automobiles to tn
grounds this year will be the same a
last: 35c for each car.
Secretary Dubois stated that tn
officers had settled with the Jorgen
sen Construction Co., for $450.00 flo
rent of the barns during the winter
and early spring months. The Cor
struction Co. also paid $500 flo
damage to buildings.
At rencent meeting of the Boar
or County Commissioners of Stearn
County, $3.50. was appropriated fo
this years fair.
Harvesting is well out of the wa
and by the time the fair arrives stacl
ing will be finished, and much of tn
threshing will be done. The fair ca
only be made financial success b
the hearty cooperation and ,suppol
of every citizen of Sank Centre an
the farmers of western Stearns an
adjoining counties.
There is no agency doing as mue