Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-10-20
POFERL SHOWN
APPRECIATION
Banquet rendered Agricul-
tural Exhibitor is Attend
ed by Folks From Over
County, Presented With
Gold Watch.

The banquet given in Pine City at
honor of Matt Poferl of that city, who
has been so successful in preparing
the Pine county agricultural exhibit
at the State Fair the past eight years,
was a very successful one, and was
attended by folks from nearly all
parts of the county. Dinner was
served to II.
County Attorney M B. Hurley was
POSTMASTER and handled the job in
an able manner. Speakers appeared
in the following order: H. w. Harte,
Brook Park; County Commissioner
Frank w. Stepan, Willow River; Edi
tor Hjalmar Petersen, Askov; County
Agent w. F. Hammargren, Hinckley;
and Senator Adolph S. Larson, Sand
stone. Banker L. C. Petersen of
Askov, in behalf of the Farm Bureau,
also expressed appreciation of Mr..
Poferl's efforts.
In between the speaking, a sales
man, Hugo Lutgens, who travels for
the Melady Paper Co., brought the
house down with line of real humor.
He was formerly on the vaudeville
stage, being engaged in the theatrical
work for 81 years, and knows Ibis
onions.
The various speakers expressed ap-
probation of the good work done by
Mr.. Poferl in arranging the Pine
county agricultural exhibits at the
State Fair-a work that has focused
attention upon Pine county. Out of
the eight years Mr.. Poferl has won
three first prizes in the Central divi-
sion, two seconds, two fourths, and one
fifth. He is out to win first prize
again next year, and if that happens
the silver loving cup goes to Pine
county to stay. Mr.. Hammargren ex-
pressed the hope that Mr.. Poferl
would win not only first prize in the
Central division but also the sweep
stakes for the entire state. Mr.. Ham,
margren also dwelt upon the good
showing that has been made by Pine
county COW testing associations and
that the farm cost accounting route
at Askov shows that our farmers are
getting more production out of their
cows and hence more profit than did
the cows in the Steele county cost
account rOute-a county that has long
had a reputation for good cows.
There was talk of a corn, grain,
and potato show somewhere in the
county in the month of February and
considerable enthusiasm was express
sed in favor of it. The matter was
left in the hands of Matt Poferl and
County Agent Hammargren to make
arrangements and to select commit
Banker A. E. Eddy of Hinckley, to
hold the show in that village.
After the speaking was finished Mr..
Hurley as POSTMASTER said that to-
night a victory was being celebrated
and it is easier to accept and cele-
brate a victory than it is to be a
good loser, but in the eight years
that Mr.. Poferl has arranged the ag-
ricultural exhibit at the State Fair he
has not always been a winner-that
is, not winner of first prize-but he
has shown himself as a very good
loser also and that is what lends
color and happiness to this celebra-
ton of his last victory in 1927. In
behalf of the gathering Mr.. Hurley
presented Mr.. Poferl with a gold
watch. The gift was gracefully &C
cepted by the worthy recipient with
q faw well choSen words
In a letter to the American Con-
gresham Godfrey G. Goodwin writes
from Cambridge, under date of Oct.
18th, regarding Mr. Poferrs achieve
ments as follows:
''Mr Poferl has rendered valuable
service to your county, not only by
his intense interest in preparing the
exhibits at the State Fair from your
county so tastefully, but also for the
energy he has displayed in as
sembling the wonderful exhibits that
have placed Pine county on the agri-
cultural map during the past several
years.
81 understand that at his own ex-
pense, and by his own initiative, he
has been largely responsible for the
representation of your county in the
exhibits at the State Fair. He is
surely entitled to the sincere appre-
citation of all the citizens of Pine
county, and it is rarely that we find
a man who is so interested that he
will, upon his own initiative, and
sometimes at his own expense, serve
his people so faithfully"
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