The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-09-01

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Of the parade Alex Bromenschenk-
ell, president Of the fair association,
congratulated the boys and girls
and their leaders for the splendid
exhibits at the fair this year. The
fair management was host to All
boys and girls at the Monday af-
ternoon performance and the boys
and girls enjoyed the privilege of
grandstand seats free.
Albany Champions
In the All kittenball contest the
Albany club won the Stearns Coun-
ty championship. In the first game
Unity was eliminated by st. Martin
by the score of II to 2. Albany
defeated st. Martin in the final
game IS to 4. These three teams
were selected in elimination con-
tests held last spring. Albany was
the seeded team and therefore was
selected to meet the winner Of the
first game.
Historical Exhibit
"A pattern Of life for yesteryear
was the interesting theme Of an ex-
hibit sponsored by the Stearns
County Historical Society with a
variety of articles that covered
every phase Of living the pioneers
Of this county found. The objects
have been collected through the Co
operation of the Works Progress
Administration. Early communica-
ton facilities included in the ex-
hibit was the display Of the Wien
haus transmitter for telephone, in
vented by a st. Cloud man in the
late 1905. 1t carried this now
amusing inscription, thoroughly
reliable up to three miles distance"
A terrifying tooth extractor, of
200 year vintage, was a part Of the
display. A life size model of a lady
dressed in Civil War costume gave
a backward glance at fashion. Farm
tools were preserved in the
old type harvesting cradle, thresh-
ing Grade. A land grant signed by
war President Lincoln Is valuable
document. Candle molds, 100 years
old, a brass coffee grinder, 10O-year-
old snuff box all speak Of the more
primitive life. Guns, powderhorns,
shot molds, flint and steel arrow
heads are silent reminders today of
a grim story of fighting to settle
this country.
Oldest Shorthorn Breeder
Probably the oldest milking short
horn breeder in the state Of Min
Enthusiastically the "Granddad'
of Stearns County breeders-Leslie
Smith, north of st. Cloud resident,
returned to the Stearns County Fair
to exhibit this year.
The N-year-old Scotsman first
came to Stearns' Fair in 1912 ana
has been showing here "off and on
ever since. "Fine exhibits here this
year." he said. And his native Scot
fish burr rolled as he pointed out
exhibits were probably as fine a.
anywhere this season.
Mustached, shaggy eye-browed,
Mr.. Smith, belying his age, Is active
today in the breeding and raising
of milking shorthorns and behino
him is a colorful life in the bus,-
ness. He holds another unofficial
record in that he is perhaps the
largest importer of purebred horses
and cattle alive in Minnesota to-
day. II made good many trips
to England and Scotland" he sale.
His importations began about 1900
and in the ten trips he made he IN
cluded 125 head of horses and 475
head Of cattle.
A native of Scotland, Mr.. Smith
came to this continent in 1884 when
Jim Hill, the Empire Builder, first
dabbled in the milking shorthorn
class. It was through contacts
established in this purebred stock
raising that threw Mr.. Smith In
contact with the energetic railroad
magnate. HE would never take
more than two drinks of Scotch"
he said of Jim Hill Sunday.
All work he praises. He's been
pretty close to the club in his own
township, Ed Lenzmeier, county
agent, pointed out. In fact he wa '
a great help in organizing the club
in his own district.
How long have been in the
business?" he parted a question
"All my life. remember was just
10 years old when I showed my first
COW at county fair. It was a COW
of my fathers" That was GA years
ago somewhere in bonnie Scotland.
Tuesday in the cattle judging Mr..
Smith was awarded the silver
pitcher for his showing Of a 23OO-
pound bull.
Youngest Exhibitor
Youngest Of the exhibitors show
ing at the Stearns County Fair, bovn
from the standpoint Of span Of life
and tenure in Fair showing, was an
eight-year-old girl, a st. Joseph
4-H'er.
The young lady is Joan Stock
who in her first year in All work
entered a cake in the home eco
nomics department of the All ex-
hibit. Joan didn't win any prizes,
but her sincerity in announcing that
she too was beset with the usual
turn Of events when she said, my
first cake was a failure" shoulo
deserve some mention.
Joan quite simply unfolded the
story Of her cake, and stating the
reason for her choice Of cake bak-
ing as All project, she said 1t
was because I like cookies and