The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-10-03
BROOK|NGSs> COUNTY FAIR A STUPENDOUS SUCCESS,

The first annual fair of the reorgan.
nized Brookings County Fair associa
alton closed Friday, bringing to an
end the greatest exposition in the
history of the county. 1t was a fair
in the success of which every citizen
of the county can take pride, and
compares favorably with similar ex-
positions in the older states of the
east. During all the three days we
did not hear a word of censure for the
attractions, exhibits or other features.
On the other hand we heard praise
from citizens from every section of
the country for the fine exhibits in
the different departments and for the
excellent attractions gathered for tho
entertainment Of fair visitors. Taken
all in all ii was a most auspicious be-
ginning for the Brookings County Fair
association and augurs we'll for it's flu
ture success.
The attendance during the three
days was excellent, and had the
weather been warm it would have
been almost doubled. The first day
was of course. light but the second
day it is estimated there was fully
5000 people on the grounds, and Fri
days crowd was fully half as large
in spite OF the chilly atmosphere
However. considering the latenesS of
the season, the fair association have
no reason 10 kick on the weather
during the week. Another year the
crowds ought to easily be double
those of this year. The receipts were
of course, very good and will greatly
help to put the association on its feet
in financial way.
To the fair management and the
business men of the city of Brookings
we believe a great deal Of credit is
due. Two weeks before the opening
day it did not seem possible to have
the grounds in shape for a fair but
the business men Of the city turned
in with a will and wonders were ac-
complished in very short time.
The exhibits, from the finest fabrics
in the WOman's department to the
prize pumpkins in Agricultural hall
were in abundance and of the finest
| quality, and went far to make the
fair a success. In the Agricultural
building were gathered all the best
products of farm, garden and orchard,
and to the stranger the exhibit was
revelation, including as it did the
finest plums apples, corn, wheat, oats
barley, beets, cabbage, carrots pars-
nips pumpkins, squash and in fact
| everything that is raised anywhere
out of doors.
The display of live stock was a
| fine one, including nearly all the stand
ard breeds, and every stall on the
grounds was filled. 1t proved a very
popular attraction to fair visitors and
a crowd was viewing the animals all
the time. The State college farm
made fine exhibit of bloOded stock,
| but of course, did not compete for any
| of the premiums.
The poultry department was housed
in the Agricultural building, and re-
| ceived a great many compliments for
| tho fipo cbouinp mado
In the main building was located
| the Woman's department, whicn the
| ladies turned into a fairyland Of
| beauty. The display in the culinary,
art, sewing and other sections was the
| finest We ever saw at any fair. There
was such a profusion of exhibits of
high quality that the judges had hard
work to pick the winners. Mrs II.
| H. Reeves was in charge of this de-
partment, and she and her assistants
| deserve a great deal of praise.
The childrens department, which
included different work by children
under fifteen years of age, was located
in this building. The display was one
of the features of the exhibit, and at.
tracted a great deal of attention,
The exhibitors deserve great commen-
dation for their work.
There were a number of special ex-
hibits by the business houses of the
city, among them being fine ones by
Mair Bros, Geo. g. Rude, and the
Brookings Music store. The Page
Woven Wire Fence company had a
very attractive display of their wares.
For the amusement of the visitors
the management provided a large and
varied line of attractions, and there
was not dull moment on the grounds
at any time. The horse races, were to
most of the crowd the incest features.
| The first days card consisted of a
number of novelty and farmers races,
which furnished amusement for the
crowd. The second days races con-
sisted of 800 trOt and a 2:25 pace,