Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-08-17
COUNTY FAIR
WEEKS Event
Better Promise of Larger
Cattle Exhibit Speaks
Well for Event.
Good Midway, Grandstand
Shows and Milo Reno
Draws Interest.

An event which hundreds of Pine
county folks have become accustomed
to look forward to during the 40 years
of its existence will take place Thurs
day. Friday and Saturday of this week
when the Pine County Fair will open
for its annual exhibit. No admission
will be charged to the fair grounds
but a charge of % cents will be made
for parking cars on the grounds.
Admission to the grandstand VIII
be the same as former years. Thurs
day is entry day and exhibits will be
received up to 6 p. m. total OF
S1,36O will be paid in cash premiums.
There will be two big days of en-
tertainment-Friday and Saturday
with shows both afternoons and eve
nings. The Gibson Radio Revue,
which includes thirty people, will
have a change of program for each
show. Millermon's Entertainers have
also been booked, in addition to the
revue, which include funny clown
acts and Swede Anderson's hilarious
Bucking Ford act. The Hines
Amusement Company has again been
booked for the midway and will pro-
vide plenty of entertainment with the
rides, shows and concessions.
Dance and Baseball.
There will be a dance in the big
exhibit building Saturday evening.
The wood floor, which was laid over
the concrete in the building last year,
has been sanded and waXed and will
be in first class condition for the
dance.
Pine City will play Greeley Satur-
day afternoon. The game will follow
the platform program and will prob
ably start about $3.50 o'clock.
Reno Speaks Friday.
Milo Reno of Des Moines, national
president of the Farmers Holiday AS
ISOLATION, will speak at the fair Fri
day afternoon at 3 o'clock. This will
be Mr.. Reno's first appearance in this
section of the country and, accord
ing to all reports, capacity crowd
will be on hand to hear him. He will
arrive in Pine City about noon Fri
day and will be met by a reception
committee headed by John Percy,
county chairman of the Holiday Asso-
citation. After lunch, he will go to
the fair grounds where he will visit
around and witness the program. Mr.
Dunbar of Cambridge will introduce
Mr.. Reno.
Public Wedding Saturday.
n,.a- boyo boon~ oop, rlotod for the
public wedding, which will take place
on Saturday evening on the platform
in front of the grandstand, when Mr..
Joe Houska of Hinckley, and Miss
Evangeline Wahlberg of Sandstone,
will be united in marriage. The we'd
ding will be a pretty affair with all
the Formally and solemnity attend
ing a church wedding.
Following the wedding, the newly
weds will lead the grand march at
the dance when friends will have the
opportunity to extend congratulations.
Good Stock Show.
Entries already received indicate
there will be large cattle exhibit
this year. This department was much
smaller than usual last year as many
herds in the county were not T. B.
tested. This year, however, all cattle
in the county are tested due to the
county area test of few weeks ago.
A. C. Weber, agricultural teacher
at Hinckley, is in charge of the Boys
and Girls Department and announces
there will be a good number OF
entries. A large exhibit is also ex-
pected in the school department,
which is in charge of County Superin-
tendent Miller assisted by Supt. Vic
Ziebarth of Pine City. The usual good
display is anticipated in all the other
various departments.