The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-09-21
STATE FAIR IS
THE BEST EVER
OUT DAkOTA'S GREAT STATE
FAIR COMES TO A CLOSE
ON FRIDAY
OVER $4,000 Pi0Plt ATTEND FAIR
exposition Is the Greatest in History
OF South Dakota n Shows Up
the Knockers Outside State

Sdk6IuG OJayG
Inc biggest and best state fair in
the history of South Dakota came to
u ciose IN a blaze of glory Friday. and
"hen o $4,000 persons We're lea wing
the gates Dixon made two beautiful
hights starting in front of the grand
stand, says a Huron dispatch. Before
the closing day crowd, seated in
STANDS, he closed his engagement with
his sensational spiral glides to the
utter amazement OF all.
The work of taking down the ex.
hibits was started Saturday and only
the most pleasant recollect,ons by the
thousands who visited the fair and
the thrills OF pride which were kindled
by exhibits seen In the several build.
ings. remain OF the great exhibition
of the states products and industries
Never In the history OF the Board
or Agriculture has the state fair been
more successful than the one which
closed Friday. Ideal weather pre-.
vailed the entire week. The railways
handled the immense crowds without
Interruption, and no accidents occurred
The city was free from disreputable
characters and the Huron citizens
entertained the throngs admirably.
The attendance for the week apgre-
gated a little over eighty thousand
nearly five thousand more than last
year. Exhibits In all departments
were good and in most instances bet
ter thar heretofore. This was espe.
cially true OF agricultural and county
displays.
For weeks the newspapers of South
Dakota have urged the people of the
state to attend the fair and see for
themselves what the of the
state really are. Great crowds re-
sponded-greater than ever before.
and saw things that surprised them.
Pessimistic reports as to the yield
of the state for this year met with
fiat contradiction in the splendid
: showing Of fruits, vegetables and
grain. Twenty counties exhibited and
each vas a credit to the state. Cor
son county, reported to be In bad con-
dition, had one Of the best exhibits at
the fair in a tent of Its own. Penning.
ton, another much maligned county,
~repudiated the false reports with a
remarkable clean showing of fine
products. Lawrence and Charles Mix
counties won new admirers as did
Minnehaha with a beautiful arranged
booth. All counties showed good
taste in the arrangement Of their sta
tons so far as space permitted, some
Of them having been crowded into
overflow quarters outside of the build.
ing.
c. N. McIlvaine, secretary Of the
State Board of Agriculture, has again
demonstrated his eminent competency
for the position OF responsibility he
holds In connection with the big an
nual event. Early in the year he
urged upon the board the ACCESSIBILITY
Of making the fair of 1911 the best in
the states history and the week has
justified his confidence in the posi-
bilities of his work.
To the efficient work of the state
militia under the personal direction
of Adjutant General C. H. Englesby,
is due the perfect discipline of the
great record breaking crowds which
thronged every part Of the fair
grounds. General Englesby picked the
best of his command for the patroling
and policing OF the grounds, select
ing big, fine appearing fellows who
did their duty with a firm determine
ton that brought results and who, at
the same time, treated the crowds
with the utmost courtesy. The Cen
eral had not as many men as he
could have wished, but those he had
We're perfectly trained and their work
was entirely beyond criticism.
Vaudeville attractions of a high or
der entertained the crowds between
races and field events. The sensation
OF the fair was the work Of Cromwell
Dixon, aviator, and his wonderful
aeroplane. Passenger flights were an
nounced but owing to the fact that
the machine Dixon uses is not equip
lped for passengers and to the furthor
tact that q machine Of that aino nou1A
not secure suflcisnt rpnnln4 lD61o u