The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-08-08
StearnS Fair
Will Open
August 10th
All Activities and Rural
School Field Meet
Saturday, Aug. 18th
EXCELLENT FIREWORKS
Clean, Wholesome Entertain
ment and Shows
Special Attractions

StearnS cOunty's fatr Will open at
the fair grounds in this city next
week, with entry day set at Friday.
August 18th. This years fair from
the point Of both entries and pro-
gram promises to surpass' all 9TH
er fairs as to quality, II not guam
tity.
Although the arrangement Of the
program has not been completed,
1t is being shaped and filled with
kigh-class entertainment. Saturday
will be given over to a program OF
HI activities and entertainment,
and the day is filled to capacity.
It will resemble a three-ring cir
Gus with several numbers on at
the same time.
The show will open Saturday
morning at ten o'clock with the
spelling contest, an annual feature
of the fair. At the same time the
junior field meet will be under
way, while the senior field meet
win commence at $3.50 that after
noon. This event Is under the dir
ection Of Supt. Garland Taylor,
and is a competitive program Of
sports by the winners Of the coun-
ty rural schools.
During the afternoon there will
be dairy Judging contests, music
contests, a All style revue. besides
several high-class specialties
Saturday evening will be given
over to the presentation Of several
All plays and the program will
culminate with an Indian Pageant
and candle light pageant by All
clubs and the members Of their
families. The latter mentioned pa
geant il q beautiful number and
necessitates many people In It's
presentation.
One Of the features Of Saturday
afternoon will be the livestock auc-
ton which will take place at two
o'clock after the completion of the
judging Of livestock. This will give
exhibitors an opportunity to dis
pose Of any Of their prize-winning
or show stock.
Cornie Wollan, Of Glenwood, has
been secured as master Of ceremon-
les.
The Sunday program will be ar
ranged by the Junior Chamber Of
Commerce, Of St. Cloud, and will
consist Of novelty numbers. Ar
rangements are also being COM
pleted for q baseball game, in
which st. Cloud will compete with
q fast cOlored team. If 1t Is posi-
BILE to book this number 1t will be
one Of the features Of the Sunday
program. The fair will close with q
wonderful display Of fireworks on
Sunday evening. This event will be
better and more elaborate than
last year which was considered q
very good show.
The merry-go-round building will
be completed soon, and with sever
al other rides will make up pike
Of interest to both young and old.
All rides will be SC, and they will
be built around shows of clean,
moral character. It Is predicted
that the fair this year will surpass
former fairs in clean, wholesome
entertainment.
Ed Malley will give his wood
chopping demonstration, in which
he challenges all corners to compete
with him. He chops through an
1S-inch log in two and one-fourth
minutes, a record unequal1ed in the
state.
Season tickets for the fair will
be 75c, with the general gate adj
mission &c. Season tickets
include car parking within the
grounds. Admission to the grand
stand Saturday win be 10c, and on
Sunday 15c. No pass-outs will be
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