The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-08-14
co. FAIR PROGRAM )
VERY GOOD One
About Two Hundred Boys and
Girls Exhibit Al Club
Projects
GOOD ENTERTAINMENT
Very Interesting Exhibit Ar
ranged by Game and Fish
Department -

The cry of the carnival barker,
hamburg vendors and blanket and
prize CRITTERS announced the OPEN
ing of the Stearns County Fair
Tuesday. This day was children's
day and although the sale of tickets
was not great, yet a large host of
the kiddies were guests of the fair
board.
The program started at ten
o'clock in the morning and opened
with the spelling and intelligence.
contests. Shortly afternoon the.
boys band, of this city, under the:
direction of P. w. Hanson, opened.
the official program and began
three days of merriment for the.
people of Stearns County. -.
: A merry-go-round, ferris wheel.
and large swing are on the grounds.
for the enjoyment of both young
and old and something of interest.
is there for practically everyone, no,
matter what their taste.
The exhibits in the various build
ings are Of higher class than at.
any Of the previous fairs. Although
there are more entries listed this
year, the cattle and swine divisions
nave fallen below that of other
years. Poultry exhibits have prob
ably made the largest gain with
over 600 entries listed in this de-
partment. The poultry building is
filled to capacity with a great over
flow in one of the other buildings.
The most interesting of the
booths and exhibits in the Sank
Centre building is the one of the
Fish and Game Department, show
ing the various game fish and
birds Of the state. This exhibit
was arranged by Game Wardens
f. T. Mossman and c. G. Walters.
The exhibit consists of an aquarium
with brook trout and black bass, a
tank with beaver, cages of raccoon.
mink, fox, wild canadian geese and
wild mallards, besides fawn deer.
A wonderful collection of various
nsh, including golden carp, caught
at Glenwood, gar fish and bass and
pike mounted, as well as stuffed
birds and mounted heads of deer
and moose, are used as a decorative
scheme in the background A col
lection of arrows and other Indian
implements found on the shores OF
Sank Lake by DR.. Gales are includ-
ed in the exhibit, along with a show.
ing of old guns. This is a wonder
full exhibit, educational in every
detail and deserves a great deal CT
credit.
Other booths in this building have
been arranged by the Blue Valley
Creamery, Frank O'Gara, Calkins
Hardware, P. J. Nelson, Geo. Borg
mann & Co., Hillerud Hardware
and the Farmers Shipping Associa-
ton. 80
In the agricultural building be-
sides wonderful array of fruits,
vegetables and garden sass will be
found booths by the Progressive
Farmers Club, the Progressive boys
and girls club, Wedge Hardware
Land O'Lakes, the Gopher Prairie
and Raymond-Ashley All Clubs.
Every one of these booths are ex-
cellent and show considerable work
and study on the part of those in
charge.
The creamery men of the 9Th
district have a display of butter in
the agricultural building, and their
product is equal to the best any,
where. Winners and scores in the
butter scoring contest are as fol-
lows:
Ed Peterson, Willard -.... .95
Anton Baltes, Long Prairie -. .94A
Emil Brockhoff, Browerville .94k
w. S. Clemenson, Clarissa -. .94k
Ed Obermiller, Avon ---...........-. .94k-
Walter Schriber, Sank Centre "a
Charles Bohlig, New Munich %
A. H. Obermiller, Albany ..-...-. "a
Paul Kaplin, Long Prairie. .931a
H. B. Otte, Melrose ------......-...... .93k
Geo. NJ Baltes. Melrose .--..-...... .931h
j. G. Niehaus, Richmond 1900. 90
John Altman. Elrosa .......... go
Fred Wiebolt, Rockville ..... go
The All club. exhibits of cattle.
SNSF oAN oShCk 1dIul pTOJeCCS, as
well as baking, sewing and fancy
work are wonderful and are well
worth a visit from every person
who attends the fair -
In the domestic~arts building the
county nurse, Miss Estelle Barron,
has arranged first aid station,
and with the aid of others is DEM
onstrating many things of interest
to mothers and housewives.
Helen Jacobs, IA, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John Jacobs, Richmond,
and a student of the st. Peter and
Paul parochial school there, achiev-
ed an honor which has never before
been taken by a boy or girl Of
Stearns county.
Helen on Tuesday afternoon, was
proclaimed the most intelligent
youngster in Stearns county, Of
both the rural and graded schools.
Just a few hours before she had
been announced as winner Of the
graded school spelling contest and
only missed being proclaimed the
champion speller Of the county rur-
al and graded schools because she
misspelled one word in the four
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