The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-09-02
FIRST CALF SHOW A
ROUSINC SUCCESS
FOURTEEN HEAD OF DAIRY
HEIFERS COMPETE FOR
COUNTY HONORS
WINNERS TO STATE FAIR
GEORGE MINETTE ACCOMPLISH
ES WONDERS WITH YOUNG
PEOPLE IN SHORT TIME

The first Junior Live Stock Show
OF Stearns county spoons ored by the
Sank Centre business men and held
under the auspices of the Sank Centre
Boys and Girls Calf Club at the
Northwest Motor Sales Co., garage,
Monday and Tuesday of this week,
was. revelation to the people of
Western Stearns.
The young farmer boys and girls
in this vicinity became interested in
the Calf Club project during the
early Spring and 27 of them signed
up and appointed George Minette of
the Far View Dairy Farm as leader.
The selection was an ideal one as
George had been active in the move
ment when youngster and had won
first prize honors in his class at the
State Fair. Mr.. Minette took hold
of the work with a will and at a great
personal sacrifice of time and money
he made the project this year a splen-
did success. This was made possible
in large way because the parents of
the children gave him every cooper
alton.
The purpose of Monday and Tues
days show was to select winners to
represent Stearns county with their
animals at the State Fair next week.
Only the youngsters in the dairy calf
section exhibited at this show and be-
sides those from the Sank Centre
Club boys and girls from Brooten,
Belgrade and Paynesville exhibited.
their animals.
After the dates for holding the
show had been set the committee We're
not able to secure a suitable location
for the show until Manager w. w.
Thomas of the Northwest Motor Sales
Co., very graciously rendered por-
ton of his large garage for the pur-
pose. The gentleman not only fur
nished the room for the show but con-
siderable time of his employees in fit
ting up the room and cleaning up af-
ter the show was over. His generos-
ity has received much favorable COM
ment from the farmers and business
men.
The money for the cash prizes was
contributed by the Sank Centre BUSH
ness and professional men. Howard
Bishop Of the Boston Store was gem
eral chairman of the Community Club
committee and he and Club Leader
Minette had entire charge of the ar
rangements.
The first prize winners in each
class each received cash prize Of
So. 90; second prize winners received
So. SO each and every boy and girl
exhibiting was paid $500 whether his
calf won a. prize or not.
Fourteen head were exhibited, the
breeds being Holsteins, Guernseys,
Jerseys and Brown Swiss. Each
breed was divided in two classes, pure
bred and grade.
Clarence Bromenschenkel, 10-year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. N. Brom-
enschenkel Of Sank Centre won
sweepstakes in the Holstein breed
with grade heifer. Ordahl Kittel-
son of Belgrade won sweepstakes in
the Guernsey breed with grade
Guernsey.
Raymond Kreuger of Paynesville,
was awarded first prize for Snowman
ship, Arthur Borgmann, Sank Centre,
second, and Elver Wendlandt Of
third.
William Veneer of Ward Springs,
also exhibited his Brown Swiss. He
was the first prize winner at the show
held at the Todd County Fair last
week.
All of the calves exhibited in Sank
Centre Monday and Tuesday, togeth-
er with the baby beefs, ton litter pigs.
sheep and poultry will be exhibited
at the Stearns county Fair Sept. 20.
Fl, %, and %.
The following is a list of those e1-
and the breeds:
Pure Bred Holsteins Borg
mann, Sank Centre, first; Ira So
Nelson, Brooten, second.
Grade Holsteins-C Clarence Br0m'
Sank Centre, first; Har.
old s. Nelson, Brooten, second.
Pure Bred Brown Swiss-Williand
Veneer, Ward Springs, first; Gene
We've Minette, Sank Centre, second;
Martha Minette, Sank Centre, third.
Grade Brown Swiss Oswald Wins
ter, Sank Centre, first.
Pure Bred Guernsey-Raymond
Kreuger, Paynesvile, first.
Grade Guernsey-Ordah Kittelson.
Belgrade, first; Lillian Weiner, Sauk
Centre, second.
Pure Bred Jerseys-Elver Wend>
liant, Paynesville, first.
Tuesday noon the young peopid
were rendered midday lunch at the
Sank Centre Community Club rooms;
Tuesday evening the boys and girls
and their parents were guests at 2
banquet served by the business men
at the Palmer House. This entertain-
ment was followed by show at tne
Caughren.
Wednesday Club Leader Minett6
took his proteges in charge and es.
corted them to the Home School
where they inspected the splendid