The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-09-03
County Fair
A Creditable
Exhibition
Every Department Overlooked
With Live Stock, Farm
Products and Home
FINE 4-HCLUB SHOWING
Total Receipts About Same as
in 1930-Expense Expect
ed to Be Less
FINE 4-HCLUB SHOWING

The annual Stearns county fair
closed in a blaze of glory Sunday
evening with a fine display of
fireworks.
The exhibits in every department
were better and more numerous
than they had been for many years.
The free acts booked by the fair
management were very high grade.
Each one being headliner. There
was a bit of criticism because of
the similarity of the acts. The fair
management are not to be criticiz-
ed for this however, as these acts
are booked largely on faith.
The attendance this year was
something Of disappointment, but
the conditions are alone respon-
sible. The gross receipts will be
approximately as much as In 1880.
1t is expected that the total expens-
es will be several hundred dollars
less as an attempt was made to
pare down and curtail on every
corner.
The crowds attending the Fair
were orderly and did not give the
peace officers any trouble. Fortu-
nately, also, there were no acci-
dents. as
The band contest attracted con-
siderable attention. Paynesville
was awarded first place. The Sank
Centre Boys band carried of sec
ond honors.
The Industrial parade sponsored
by the Robert Swift Post, American
Legion, was a very attractive and
interesting one.
Many Of the Sank Centre bust
ness men had attractive displays
in the Sank Centre building. In
the Women's building the exhibits
were much heavier than ever be-
fore.
The large numbers of All Club
boys and girls showing their pro-
jects at the fair created county
wide intrest. Among the winners
who win attend the State Fair next.
week is Junior Vandesteeg, SON Of
G. H. Vandesteeg, Of this city.
Junior won the honors hast year
but was too young to attend. He
carried on a Holstein heifer pro-
ject this year and made q fine
showing.
The highlight of the entertainment
program was the series Of baseball
games between Sank Centre and
Brooten Friday; Melrose ard Free
port Saturday, and Brooten and
Freeport playing in the finals Sum
day afternoon. Those games are
covered in another story.
The Live Stock Exhibit
The showing of purebred and
tubercular tested live stock at the
fair was a distinct credit to the
stockmen of the county.
The Monorchial Stock Farm, Jen-
nisen Bros, Getty township. had a
fine showing of Holsteins. They
were awarded first prize on Man
O'War 61st, bull 2 years old and
over. He is a full brother of Re
serve, all American, a full sister
is 996 pound cow. He was raised
by VIM. Smith & Son, st. Peter.
They also exhibited four fine cows.
F. P. Minette & Son, Far View
Stock Farm, Sank Centre, exhibit
ed IA head of Brown Swiss They
were awarded grand champion Of
al breeds and received the silver
loving picture hung up by the Min
neapolis Tribune.
G. H. vandesteeg, Sank Centre,
received first prize in his class on
Holstein bull years old and over.
Emil Polipnic, Sank Centre, was
awarded first prize on Holstein bull
in its class.
The Oakland Stock Farm, east
of Sank Centre, B. j. Otte, owner,
had fine display Of IL head OF
milking Shorthorns. The Herald
editor called several times to get
in. touch with Mr.. Otte but was
unable to locate him in every in
stance.
J. M. Pendroy, Sank Centre, had
four head of Jerseys on display. He
was awarded first premium on COW,
8 years old and over; third prize on
cow 8 years old and over. Jessie's
Boy, was awarded first prize in the,
one year old and over class and
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