The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-10-05
S. C.@zHarvest
Festival Was
Fine Success
Farmers Travelled Long Dis
tances to Exhibit and En-
joy Programs
EXHIBITS TOTAL 1860
Congressman Johnson Speaks
Splendid Decorations
NO Accidents

Sank Centres third annual Fall
Harvest Festival has passed into
history.
There were 1850 entries of pro-
ducts OF the home, garden and
farm in the various classes COM
peting for the prizes offered by the
Sank Centre business men.
There were no accidents, the
programs were run off smoothly.
1t was by far the most successful
SO far.
Farmers and their families trav-
eled for many miles to attend the
Festival-to exhibit their wares and
enjoy the fine entertainment.
The business men without excep-
ton are loud in their praise of the
manner in which the committee ar
ranged and handled the festival.
Friday there was not so much
business In the stores, but there
was more business in every store
and place of business in this city
Saturday than for many long day.
The crowds were enjoying them
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the night, both Friday and Satur-
day.
The entertainment provided by
the committee, starting with the
free shows at the Oxford Friday
morning; music by the famous
Brooten drum corps, the Sank Cen
tire v. F. W., Corps, the Boys and
Girls Senior band, and the Little
German Band" concluding with the
pavement dance enjoyed by hun
dreds Friday evening, closed a full
and pleasant day.
Congressman Magnus Johnson
was introduced by Mayor w. E. De-
Laurier Friday afternoon after Mr..
DeLaurier had bid the guests well
come to the city. Mr.. Johnson has
many friends in the Sank Centre
community. He is an honest to
goodness dirt farmer and he talks
in language his farmer friends can
understand. He mas a fine grasp
of the legislation which must be
enacted if the farmer is to be
brought out of the slough of finan-
cial despond.
The general committee had ask
ed that the places of business and
booths be decorated in spirit of the
autumn season.
Because of the heavy wind it was
impossible to display all of the ex-
hibits out of doors. Nevertheless
the windows of every place of bus
mess would have done credit to
stores of larger cities, dressed by
specialists.
G.. Hillerud offered prizes for ex-
hibits of garmets or other pieces
made out of flour sacks. No less
than As different exhibits were Of
fered. -,
Every department was filled.
The Merchants National Bank
again offered prizes for field corn.
The number and quality of the ex-
hibits were a surprise, because this
section is not a corn section this
year. The exhibits in this depart
ment disclosed a f1inty quality on
nearly every exhibit, indicating
that the corn is reverting to this
type because of too long inter-breed-
ing of the seed.
The following judges of the var
ious departments gave general sat
isfaction:
Pickles, jells, jams and canned
goods-Mary Mcmahon.
Pastries and Candies - Eileen
Hanson.
Fancy Work-MissOot houdt.
Grains and Sheafs-S. A. Elan.
Vegetables and Horticulture =
G. H. Rein.
Turkeys-Mrs. w. H. White,
Swanville.
The grains were surprisingly
good both as to quality and weight.
Because of the judging the re-
ceiving of entries closed at 11:00
A. NJ, Friday. Many exhibits ar
rived too late to be entered.
There has been som complaint.
Some of the exhibitors removed
their exhibits shortly after they
were judged. Another year all ex-
hibits must remain until the close
of the Festival Saturday evening.
The Herald offered Ave years
subscription to this great family
newspaper to the family having the
largest number of entries at the
Festival. Competition was very
keen. The following were the four
leaders:
A D. Olson, Kandota, first.
Geo. F. p. Minette, Sank Cen
tire township, second.
Jonas Eckberg, Kandota town
ship, third.
John Gritzmacher, Sank Centre
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