The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-07-08
CELEBRATION
A BIG SUCCESS
GOOD TIME AT THE BROOklNGS
JOY-FEST.
BIG CROWDS ATTENDED
AND ENJOYED TWO GOOD DAYS
OF RACES AND SPORTS.

ton. The crowds on the two days
were all that was hoped for or expect
ed and they seemed to enjoy them
selves every minute of the time. The
crowd on Saturday, the second day.
was of course much larger than the
first day, and conservative estimate
places the number of visitors in the
city on that day, not including Brook
ing people, at 1900. The committees
in charge worked both early and late
both of the days to see that each and
everyone had good time, and if there
is anyone who did not enjoy himself
it is certainly not the fault of Brook
ings.
Saturday was the big day of the
celebration. On Friday there was a
good crowd and good time for every
body, but the day was a sort Of pre-
liminary for the big time the follow
ing day. In the evenings the crowds
seemed greater if anything than was
present during the day and the fun
lasted until late hour.
The weather during the two days
could hardly have been better consid-
ering the variable article we have
been having the past few weeks Fri
day was very warm, in fact too hot
for comfort in the sun, but it cooled
off in the evening and Saturday could
hardly Lave been improved on. We
were fortunate that the heavy rain of
Sunday held off one day, as coming
twentyfour hours sooner it would have
spoiled the best part Of the celebra-
ton.
The attractions were high class in
every particular and there was enough
of variety to please every one. The
committee was disappointed in not get
ting a merry-go-round, two more paid
shows and two more free attractions,
but the booking manager who contract
ed to bring them failed to live up to
his part of the agreement. That is
his business, the booking of attractions,
and the committee had every reason
to believe that he would do as agreed.
However, there was enough entertain
ment to please everyone and we heard
no complaints on that score.
The streets and business houses, as
we'll as large number of private resi-
dences, were gaily decorated in honor
of the occasion. Rows of electric
lights were strung across Main street
which helped to illuminate that thor
oughfare for the crowds OF merry
makers at night.
The crowds on both days were the
most orderly we have ever seen, and
typical of a prohibition town. There
was no disgusting drunkenness and
there was not an arrest for disorder
during the two days. This is some
what of record in itself, and shows
that there was quality as well as
quantity in the crowds of visitors.
The La Moure trio, in acrobatic and
comedy stunts, was one of the attrac-
tions. They gave out of door free
entertainment on both days and their
work seemed to be highly pleasing to
the onlookers There feats of strength
and agility we I've never seen sur
passed and their clever comedy was
highly amusing
The Moss & Frye colored concert
company was another good feature.
They entertained the crowds on the
streets and at the fair grounds with
first class music consisting of vocal
solos with violin, mandolin and guitar
accompaniments. On the second after.
noon at the fair grounds the grand
stand crowd kept them busy respond
ing to tncores, which they good ma
turedly did until they were weary.
The Brookings, Bushnell and Arling.
ton bands furnished music, and good
music, too, during the two days, and
did their full snare in entertaining
Tic pcopiC.
There were two or three paid at
fractions on the streets, which SEEM
ed to enjoy good run of business.
In addition there were all the other
smaller attractions, such as cane
racks, shooting gallery, bowery dance,
wheel Of fortune, throwing stands, etc.,
which kept up the interest when moth
ing more important was going on.
Two fast ball games were played at
the fair grounds during the races be-
tween the Arlington and Bruce teams.
The teams put up clean, fast base
ball and the games were both hard
fought and exciting. Bruce won the
first game Friday by a score Of to
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