The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-07-01
Successful
Farm Bureau
Meet une22
More Than 5000 People We're
In Attendance At Lake
KOrOnis
INTERESTING PROGRAM
George Metzger, Principal
Speaker Discussed Phases
Of Farm Legislation

That county Farm Bureaus in
Central Minnesota are able to put
on successful picnic was ably
demonstrated last Tuesday, June
%. At that time the county Farm
Bureaus of Stearns and Meeker
counties conducted a joint picnic
at the South Koronis Community
Park on the shores of Lake Kor-
onis. More than 5000 people at
tended and very favorable COM
ments were heard from all sides
concerning the picnic.
The event was rather unusual
compared to many picnics in that
the morning attendance was al
most as large as for the rest Of the
day. The horse pulling contest
staged at 1920 was more than
anything else responsible for this.
For this event the Farm Bureau
people secured the dynamometer
traction unit from Iowa State Col
lege to register accurately in
pounds the pull Of each of the var
ious teams entered. There were
five teams in the contest as fol-
lows: F. o. Anderson. Paynesville;
III. H. Kruger, Paynesville; Harold
Miller, Paynesville; Adolph Ivers-
lie, Georgeville; Celeste Ampe, Of
Paynesville. The weights of these
teams were 280O, 2750, 2940, 2SO0
and $500 respectively. The winning
pull was made at 2050 pounds with
Adolph Iverslie of Georgeville talk
ing first prize. The prize that Mr..
Iverslie won for coping top hon
ors is new heavy set Of harness
donated by the Minnesota Farm
Bureau Service company. Harold
Miller took second place with the
same poundage but pulling the
load only Is feet instead of the
regulation 271a feet. For the sec
ond prize Mr.. Miller received a
pair of flexible calfskin collars al
so donated by the Minnesota Farm
Bureau Service company. F. O..
Anderson, III. II. Kruger, and Celes-
te Ampe placed 3, and 5 in the
order named and each will receive
a cash prize from the county Farm
Bureaus for their placing in the
contest. The pulling contest was
brought to a close at 1920 and al
lowed just enough time for folks
to eat their picnic lunch and get
ready for the speaking program
that followed at 1870.
For the speaking program loud
speaker unit was set up making it
possible for all of the folk present
to hear very distinctively from all
places on the grounds. Paul Sneak,
of The Farmer staff at st. Paul,
put on a very splendid and COM
plete program from the platform.
He opened with a talk to the boys
and girls on the use of liquor and
smoking. Mr. Sneak himself is a
physical speciman, we'll trained as
an athlete, and of course uses
neither liquor or tobacco. Follow
ing that he demonstrated various
feats of strength and in addition
permitted himself to be cross-ex-
amined on a memory test and Is
probably the only man that is both
a physical and memory expert.
For the speaking program Hen
ry Olson, president Of the Meeker
County Farm Bureau and c. l.. Ar
mold, president of the same organ
ization in Stearns county, alternat-
ed as presiding officers. The main
talk of the afternoon was given by
George Metzger, secretary Of the
Illinois Agricultural Association.
Mr.. Metzger opened his talk by
bringing the greetings Of the 3d.
600 members Of the Farm Bureau
in Illinois which uses the name Of
the Illinois Agricultural Associa-
ton. He stated that economics
were close to politics. Some Of our
people still think more Of their
politics than they do Of their
wives. He stated that 1t is now
safe to talk about some Of this
economic legislation without being
accused Of being too closely allied
with one or the other Of the great
parties. The legislative program
of the Farm Bureau in Illinois was
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