Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-05-26
ASKOV- SANDSTONE
FAIR DATES SET
Sandstone and AskOv Will Unite
Again On a Fair to be Held
This Year at AskOv on Aug. 81
and Sept. 1.

A fair attendance was on hand Tues
day evening at the general community
meeting, called for the purpose of
discussing tentative program for
the Askov-Sandstone fair to be held
in Askov this summer.
The meeting was called to order by
Chairman L. C. Petersen who gave a
brief account of the purpose of the
meeting. County Agent Hammargren
had been invited for the occasion and
upon request from the chairman he
gave an outline of the plans for the
county calf club exhibit; and as the
meeting progressed he was frequently
called on for suggestions. The task
of securing competent speakers and
judges was also left to Mr.. Hammar-
gren.
1t was decided to have the calf club
exhibit and fair on Wednesday and
Thursday, Aug. 81 and Sept. 1. By
having the fair on these dates the
winners in the calf club can be
transported to the state fair on Friday
and be ready for the opening day
there which is Saturday, Sept. 3.
1t was also decided to have last
years committee serve again this
year and thereby establish the GUS
tom of having each succeeding COM
mittee serve for two years and such
committee to be selected from a gen.
eral community meeting every other
year.
Mr.. Robinson and Mr.. Richards of
Sandstone, were present as represent
atives of the Sandstone committee
and gave a number of suggestions
and information as to arrangements
last year.
Mr.. Hammargren announced that
he could secure group of singers
from the Great Northern Railway as
entertainment, and it was the desire
of the audience that he secure the
ladies' sextette, the mems quartette
having appeared here before. This
entertainment will surely prove to be
one of the headliners on the enter
tainment program.
A general discussion relative to
prizes on live stock indicated that a
majority were in favor of IS as first
and So as second prizes; and further
that there be no prizes on horses,
sheep, and swine-cOncentratin prin-
cipally on cattle and poultry in the
line of live stock. 1t was further
agreed that prize money on the whole
fair be limited to $500.
1t was left to the general commit
tee to appoint subcommittee which
they will do at a meeting to be held
bank. All final arrangements were
left to the general committee and it
was the general opinion of the audi
ence that a merry-go-round be Sc
cured and band music if possible;
further, the committee was authorized
to allow commercial exhibits. Gen.
eral sentiment was against putting on
a parade.
Carl M. Madsen remembered that at
the committee meetings in Sandstone
last year the members there realized
that Askov is somewhat smaller than
Sandstone and therefore it would be
a little difficult to overcome the big
expenses, and in this connection a
statement was made at a Sandstone
committee meeting that they would
see to it that Askov gets $50 bull
calf to be given away to the holder
of the lucky entry ticket number;
numbers being given with all exhibits.
The two representatives were re-
quested to bring this message back
to the Sandstone committee and report
definite results at the next committee
meeting in Askov.