The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-10-06
COMMENTS ON
COUNTY FAIR
OUTSIDE PAPERS SPEAK VERY
FAVORABLY
FAIR is BEST EVER HELD
DESPITE THE BAD WEATHER. is
THE GENERAL OPINION


rounding country all had a good word
to say OF the Brookings county fair
and all united in the opinion that 1t
would have been the best one ever
held in this section but for the bad
weather. We reprint some of the
comments:
For the second time bad weather has
interfered with the county fair. The
fair commenced on Tuesday of last
week and good weather Tuesday and
Wednesday gave a good turn out but
on Thursday, which was expected to
be the big day as specials on the rail
roads were run and carried passen-
gers at reduced rates, the morning
opened up with a hard rain which Of
course decided a great many to stay
at home. Still there was a good train
load who decided 10 take chances
OIL its clearing up, which 1t did about
eleven o'clock and the afternoon was
ldll dlu SNNi bOhy cCCLiCo W haNO a
pretty good time looking at the fine
display in the different buildings.
The poultry display vas as good as
could be found at any fair. either
county or state, and the hog house
contained a fine display Of porkers of
different breeds. In the stock barn
there was a very fine display Of the
larger breed of horses, but many of
the cattle were poor in flesh, not in
good condition to make a good exhibit,
altho there vas one bunch Of short
horn durhams that made a good dis
play. There were not many sheep
but what there were showed they
were high bred stock. There was a
good showing of grain and vegetables
for a dry year, but the fruit display
was missing. In the women's building
there were all kinds of fancy work
which delight the ladies but which
don't appeal much to the lords OF
creation
The fair was continued one day in
order to have the races as the rain
prevented any races Thursday. TAX
en- as a whole the fair was a success
but il would have been more satisfac-
tory if the weather had been good and
no doubt the attendance would have
been much greater.-Bruce Herald.
Owing to the fact that the Tribune
force has been very busy with sale
bills and other job work the past
week, it is impossible to give as much
space TO an of the fair as we
would like.
The fair opened according to
schedule on Tuesday and on account
of the rain on Thursday was con-
tinued a day longer than advertised
and did not close until Saturday
night. The programs for Thursday
and Friday were set back one day
each.
The live stock and poultry exhibits
and the displays Of grain, corn, etc,
we're very good this year, while, of
course. the freeze Of last spring cur
tailed the display of fruits. The
fancy work department was not as
well filled as usual for the reason
that no fancy work was entered this
year that had ever been entered be-
fore.
There is general dissatisfaction
here in regard to having the first
day Of the fair designated as child
ren's day as it forces parents 10 lake
their children to the fair on a day
they do not care to go. Most parents
prefer to go 10 the fair on the second
and third days and pay admission for
their children, rather than have them
go in free on the first day. Several
persons have requested the Tribune
to take this matter up with the fair
association aud request that other ar
rangements be made another year
Volga Tribune.
The county fair at Brookings last
week had just gotten a good start
when the rains came and did great
harm so far as attendance went, and
it is reported that the financial end
Of it was not a success at all. In
other respects the fair is said 10 have
been all that could be expected. not
wi~thstanding that the fruit crop was
a failure this year and no fruits OF
any kind worth mentioning were ex-
hibited. When the fair management
encountered the heavy rains they is
sued notice that the fair would be ex-
tended one day. but so many people
did not hear OF this until 1t was too
late. Az It wa the unfavorabe wealth