The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-08-31
THE HURON
STATE FAIR
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with 8 feet alleys between, so visitors
can see the sheep and swine with ease
and comfort. There are 2OS of these
and as each pen will hold from two to
six animals, all Of the sheep and swine
will be comfortably housed.
The woman's building is 24x100
feet with a rest room 12x16 feet and a
toilet room adjacent. Two of the old
buildings which were formerly used
by the local fair association, have been
fitted up for poultry exhibits, and n
other building similar to them has
been fitted up for dairy products. The
grand-stand has been removed from
the old state fair grounds at Yankton
and erected upon the grounds at HUI
ron, giving a seating capacity of e
three thousand. The race track is in
the best condition that it has ever been
in and a special prize has been offered
for the breaking of the track record
and some fast time is expected. Mr..
w. D. Hogan of Frederick, S. D., has
charge of the speed department and
says that the races are filling very ra-
pidly and that he is able to offer the
best speed program ever given in the
| state.
Among the new features this year
will be an auction sale of pure blooded
live stock. There will be Herefords,
Angus, and Shorthorn cattle offered
for sale. There will be Duroc-Jersey,
Poland-china and other breeds Of
swine offered, and all kinds of the
leading breeds of sheep will be repre-
sented. Cary NJ. Jones of Davenport,
Iowa, has been engaged to cry the
sale, which will be held in a COM
modious tent with seating capacity for
three or four hundred people.
On Tuesday, Sept. II, will be Cover
nors Day. Gov. Elrod and his entire
staff, together with all our congress-
men and senators will be in attendance,
and addresses will be made by Hon.
James w. Wilson, L. S. Secretary Of
Agriculture, upon the subject of
"What the Government Has Done For
the Farmer" and Gov, Elrod will also
deliver an address.
The amusement feature has not
been overlooked, and the greatest list
OF attractions ever seen in this state
will be offered free of charge to every
one in attendance. There will be base
ball games between Brookings and
Watertown on Wednesday and Thurs
day, Sept. Is and II, and a game be-
tween travelling men from the Water
town Council and the Huron Council,
L. c. T. There will be a splendid
racing program every day of the fair.
There will be seven bands in attend
ance from different parts of the state.
There will be the usual amusement
features such as trapeze performance,
balloon ascension, high dive, horizon
tai bar, negro minstrel entertainment,
and various other features too m
Gus to mention. The Pike will be in
evidence but no lewd or immoral en-
tertainment will be permitted. There
will be an Indian village of 500 Sioux
Indians. A herd of buffalo from the
Scotty Phillips herd at Fl. Pierre will
be on exhibition. Bring the children
and let them see the "last of the
Bison"
There is an artificial lake fed by
water from an artesian we'll. About a
thousand trees have been set out and
are all growing and doing we'll.
The Board of Agriculture is COM
prised of Forester H. Smith, pres;
John H. King, vice-pres.; H. S. Flet-
cher, WATERFOWL, S. D., supt. OF cattle
and horses; c. c. Moulton, Faulkton,
S. D., supt. Of sheep and swine; G. H.
Whiting, Yankton, S. D., supt. Of
horticulture and agriculture, all Of
whom have been giving a large share
of their valuable time to the success of
the fair. All that could be done by
human efforts has been done, and if
the good Lord will only send us good
weather for that week, a record break
ing attendance is certain.
GEO. E. MCEATHRON, Sec.