Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-09-02
Little Journeys Here and There
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AsKoF-sANDsroNE FAIR NOTES
By ]. A. WYE

ASKOF-sANDsTONE FAIR NOTES
Edw. f.. Flynn, assistant to the Vice
President of the Great Northern
Railway and a Director of the Rotary
International, gave a very interesting
and inspiring address intermixing
hard railway sense with beautiful
sentiment. Mr.. Flynn said that CO
operation and not competition is the
life of trade. He complimented the
people and the fair management upon
the splendid display of cattle and
vegetables, needle work and culinary
products.
The Jean Duluth farm showed a
calf herd consisting of three daugh-
tiers of their senior herd sire, Sir
Rag Apple Pontiac Segis Jr. and one
son of their Junior herd sire Sir
Ormsby Hengerveld Korndyke 9Th.
The first two calves are daughters of
the senior herd sire and have rec
ord of over go pounds
These animals were the admiration
of the many visitors who were at
tracted to see them.
The silver cups presented by the
Pine County Bankers Association were
won by Clifford Madsen of Askov for
the best Holstein, Clifford Petersen
Of Askov for the best Guernsey, and
Lizzie Pearson of Bruno for the best
Jersey. Clifford Madsen is 10 years
old; Clifford Petersen IA, and Lizzie
Pearson IA
Besides winning these cups, these
winners will receive trip to be an
nounced later There were 20 calves
shown in the contest.
One of the best parades ever seen
in Sandstone was given when twenty
five rigs with appropriate floats
passed up the street in view of the
visitors. Those in the parade were:
Sandstone Band
Chief Fire Department.
Hose Cart
The Girls Aid.
Feymas Variety Store.
North Branch Milling Company.
South Side Truck Farm.
Petersen & Sandwich.
Klein's Department Store.
Halvorsen's Sanitary Poultry Ranch
The Big Little Store
Sandstone Cooperative Store.
Hawley's Garage and Hardware
Store.
Pearson's Clothing Store
Hawley Motor Company.
The Source of Land O. Lakes But
ter.
Woods Repair Shop.
A. J. Hall Machinery.
The New Theater.
Standard Oil
Central Lumber Company.
Northwestern Oil Company.
Superior Bottling Works
Agricultural Education
The Maytag Washer.
The Prize Bull.
Smiths Bakery.
Prof. W. E Petersen, the judge of
the calf club exhibits from the state
university said: 1.-The exhibit is one
of the largest boys and girls calf
club shows in the state. - We had
some very good quality calves and
the winners to be exhibited at the
state fair should make very credible
showing with their competitors"
The calf club winners will exhibit
their animals at the state fair and
be provided with all expenses for the
week. The winners are: JEANNE
Anderson of Sturgeon Lake-Hol-
stein calf; Joyce Chaplin of Pine City
Jersey calf, and Clifford Petersen
of Askov-Guernsey calf.
The winning team in the canning
contest is from Hinckley. The two
girls comprising the team will re-
ceive a free trip to the state fair
They are. Muriel Ziegler, and Marie
Williams. Miss Ziegler is II and
Miss Williams 13 years old. Po-
kegema won second, and Finlayson
third.
A registered Holstein bull was
given away, the exhibitors drawing
lots for it. Coleman w. johnson of
Askov was the lucky drawer. Being
breeder of another herd, he sold the
bull to L. J. Eitens of Groningen for
$40.
Among the 20 boys and girls ex-
hibiting, Ernest Madsen of Askov was
the only one who was perfect with
the record kept of his work.
Miss Slocum from the State Uni
versity was good judge and helped
make the canning demonstration in
teresting and profitable.
1t was ideal weather and a clean
Fair. There were no games of
chance or other obnoxious concessions
to mar the pleasantness of the oc-
casion.
County Agent Hammargren was on
the job. He was there all the time.
He's a good scout. Lloyd Richards
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