The Sauk Centre herald., 1924-08-21
Plans are Complete for
Stear7s County's Fair
Aug. 25th, 18th and 27tf1

Everything is all set for Stearns
County's big agricultural exhibition
and amusement program-Stearns
County Fair to be held in Sauk
Centre Monday, Tuesday and We'd
nesday, August 25, 26, and 27.
In arranging this years program
the officers had in mind the desira-
bility to attract many exhibitors of
livestock, grain, seeds, vegetables,
fruits and the home to the end that
the fair would be not only education
al but will also show the versatility
of this section of the country.
This years fair strikes the farm
ers at their very busiest season be-
cause of the lateness of the harvest
and the large amount of grain there
is for them to handle. However, the
fair is primarily for the development
of the agricultural and livestock in
terests of this section of Minnesota,
and it will be to the interest of the
farmers to take a day of relaxation
from their heavy farm work and en-
joy a day with their neighbors at
the county fair.
The exhibits of small grains and
garden truck this year should be
unusually attractive, but corn is
late and in order that this exhibition
made be kept up to its usual standard
the fair officers have decided to ac-
cept last years corn for exhibition
purposes. If there are any farmers
in this section having mature corn il
should be brought to the fair and il
will be judged separately.
The butter exhibition at the Fail
this year promises to be much larger
than in the past years. Axel Meier
ton in charge Of the Dairy Depart.
ment estimates between 40 and 81
creamery operators will compete TO,
the prizes offered, the first prize be
ing large silver cup.
The buttermakers belonging to dis
trct No. met in Sauk Centre tt
complete the details of their booth al
the agriculture building this week.
One of the outstanding feature!
of the exhibit will be butter statue
of one of Sauk Centres most promi
nent men. John Daniels, famou:
sculptor from Minneapolis will arrive
in Sauk Centre Friday to make the
statue.
Another feature will be fires
guessing contest open to everybody
the one guessing correct or neares
correct Will receive the butter in one
of the prize winning butter tubs
There is no question but the butter
makers booth at the fair will be {
big attraction.
The name of the winner in thu
guessing contest will be published il
the Herald the week after the fair.
The Blue Valley Creamery Com
pany have arranged for an education
al display in the Sauk Centre build
ing. The competition between thu
various farmers clubs will make tn
agricultural building very attractive
The exhibit by the Sauk Centre AL
falfa Club in this building will adj
much to the interest of dairymen ant
stockmen as considerable time ant
money is being expended to make thi
exhibit both attractive and education
al.
AS an added attraction for the fair
the celebrated William Crooks Loco
motive No. will be in Sauk Centrt
on the side track leading to the po
| tato warehouse all day Tuesday
August 26th for inspection. Thi
engine will draw a train consisting
of the oldest combination mail ant
baggage car, a day coach and Pull
pioneer sleeping car No. 9-relics o.
poneer railroading in Minnesota. 1
| is reported that this Pullman sleep
ing car was used by Abraham Lin