Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-07-29
SANDSTONE-ASKOV
FAIR TO BE TWO DAYS

August % and % are the Dates.
SLOGANS: Every Askov and
Sandstone Farmer an Exhibitor.
Plans for the Askov-Sandstone
1926 Community Fair began to
take definite shape at a meeting
of the Sandstone Community
Club held Monday night in the
Sandstone village hall.
1t was decided to have a two
day fair and the dates of Friday
and Saturday, August 81 and %
were set for the biggest and
best" Community Fair for the
towns of Askov and Sandstone
and surrounding territory. The
Bruno community was invited to
take part in the event but as yet
little enthusiasm has been mani
tested from that quarter and
there was slight hope held out
at the meeting Monday that
Bruno would enter this years
fair.
The fair is to be held in and
on the Sandstone school and
school grounds. Preparations
are being made to have exhibits
and premiums for dairy cattle,
poultry, vegetables, fruits, grains,
and grasses. A feature of the
1926 exposition will be the Pine
County Calf Club exhibit of about
90 calves reared and groomed by
boys and girls in all parts of the
county. Exhibits of women's
work and products will also have
an important place in the fair.
Approximately $500 will be Of
fered in premiums and prizes,
exclusive of other expenses in
putting on the event.
A pure bred Holstein bull calf
will be awarded by lottery to one
of the animal or produce exhibit
ors. Each exhibitor will have an
equal chance to win this fine Hol-
stein bull calf, free of charge.
There is to be an exhibit by
the Sandstone Boys and Girls
Garden Club, sports for boys and
girls of all ages, and one or more
prominent speakers will deliver
addresses during the fair.
! Another outstanding feature
will be a weed and plant disease
exhibit where one can become
familiar with the common weeds
and plant diseases prevalent in
this locality and where an expert
| will be on hand ready to give
information and answer any ques-
lions which may be asked.
In the County Calf Club COM
petition, which is under the SUI
pervision of County Agent Ham
margren, a silver loving cup is
to be offered for the winner in
each breed and also a cup for
the grand champion. of all breeds.
Every effort will be made to
make this one of the best and
most successful fairs ever held
in this vicinity. In order that
this may become reality we wish
to enlist the support and cooper
alton of everyone, both large and
small, in this territory in this
movement to give Askov and
Sandstone real cooperative,
educational, worthwhile fair,
said G. K. Feyma, president of
the Sandstone Community Club,
and general chairman of the 1926
| fair committee.
Svend Petersen and Carl M.
Madsen of Askov, were elected
to the general fair committe and
assigned to the advertising and
publicity, and exhibit committees
respectively. The following Sand
stone men were assigned to the
given committees on the general
committee: R. w. Barstow, chair
man of advertising and publicity;
P. E. Robinson, chairman of
sports; L. D. Richards, secretary
tof the general committee and
member of exhibit committee; E.
| M. Deming, chairman of finance;
Nels Lundorf, exhibit committee.
Members of the exhibit COM
mittee urge all farmers to begin
now to select the classes which
they wish to enter and to plan
to exhibit something in at least
two classes. They have chosen
as their slogan: Every Askov
and Sandstone Farmer an Ex-
hibitor."
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