The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-07-05
STEARNS CO. FAIR
FINE EXHIBITION
Exhibits In Every Depart
ment Highly Gratifying to
Officials of Association
HORSE RACES FIZZLE
Fireworks Best Ever Display
ed In Central Minnesota
Free Acts High Class

County Fair opened its gates
Tuesday, July 3 for a two day
show, closing on the evening of
July 4th. Fair crowds attended
both days of the exhibition.
Replete exhibits were in evidence
at this years show. Especial in
terest has been shown in the
poultry department and accommo-
dations have been taxed to over
flowing, condition which has not
been experienced in the history of
the Association. Chickens of var
led breeds, geese, turkeys, rabbits
and pigeons were there in abund-
ance.
Principal exhibitors in live stock
at this years show were Wood
Bros, of Rice Lake Stock farm,
Paynesville, exhibiting dairy cat
tie, hogs, sheep, and poultry; F. P.
Minette and son of Far View
Dairy Farm, Sank Centre, exhibit
ing their prize winning Brown
Swiss herd and hogs. B. H. Otte
of Sank Centre exhibited his herd
of Shorthorn cattle, and also made
an exhibit Of fine horses; Loder-
meier Bros, of St. Joseph, were
entered in the poultry and live
stock departments; Jennissen Bros.
of the Monarchial Stock Farm,
Sank Centre, exhibiting Holstein
cattle, hogs and poultry; W. o.
Kruger, of Paynesville, dairy cat
tie; w. L. Engle, of Sank Centre,
horses and other live stock; Frank
Pesheck, of Sank Centre, large ex-
hibit of sheep; Chas. Pendroy of
Sank Centre entries of cattle,
Horses and poultry; James Grund-
han, of Sank Centre, live stock.
Il Fine agricultural exhibits were
in evidence in the agricultural
building. Individual exhibitors dis
played all the various kinds of
grains and grasses such as rye, flax,
wheat, corn, barley, oats, and var
ious grades Of clover and alfalfa.
Fresh vegetables such as potatoes,
beans, beets, tomatoes, swiss chard,
peas, radishes, rhubard, and lettuce
were also among the many fine ex-
hibits of the agricultural depart
ment.
Farmers clubs of the county
displayed very attractive booths,
exhibiting grains, grasses, fresh
and canned vegetables and fruits.
Pastries were in abundance. The
clubs represented were the Pro
gressive Farmers Club of Sank
Centre. The Boys and Girls
Progressive Club, Junior organi-
cation of the Progressive farmers
club, of Sank Centre; the Melrose
and New Munich Farmers Club.
Domestic articles and clothing
were important exhibits in the
club booths. Louis A. Kunkel, of
Melrose, operator of large apiary
at Melrose and very attractive
display of bees and honey. Three
types of honey were displayed,
white clover, buckwheat and am
Der.
M. C. Loesch, progressive to-
bacco grower of Stearns county,
located at Kimball on Fur Lake,
condu cted a very interesting and
educational exhibit of tobacco.
Mr.. Loesch has had Ia years ex-
perience in tobacco raising and
now is cultivating five acres.
The Fair Association offered
S115 in prizes to the four best
Farmers clubs or Community clubs
exhibits. Prizes were awarded as
follows: First prize, $50 Progress
siye Farmers club; second, $50
Bows and Girls Progressive Club I;
Third, $50, New Munich and Mel
rose Farmers Club; Fourth, Sl5
Brooten Farmers Club.
The Rural School and Public
School exhibits, which were locat-
ed in the Rural School building
this year, each occupying one-half
the building, were very interesting
and constructive. The exhibits OF
the Sank Centre Public Schools in
Guided work Of students from kind.
ergarten to the ninth grade. The
grade exhibits from the kinder
garten including the sixth grade
were devoted to large posters in
constructive work in the shape OF
drawings and cut outs. The
Junior or High School exhibits were
featured by booklets on various
educational and historical subjects
and penmanship papers. An in
dustrial arts display, consisting of
many pieces of furniture of ar
tistic design was shown.
In the Rural School section UNI
der the supervision of County
Superintendent Boerger, exhibits
We're devoted entirely to health
work. OF the 211 rural schools in
the county, large majority made
entries this year. Health papers
and booklets on various health top
les, We're neatly and attractively
made and displayed by the upper
grades, while the exhibits of the
lower grades were devoted to
Health posters conveying various
health slogans.
A portion of the Education
building was devoted to very in
teresting and educational exhibit
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