Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1912-08-16
BOOSTERS QUAR1E71E HOME.
Black Hills Singers Return From Months
Trip Over the State.


Trip Over the State.
Albert Anderson, member Of the
Black Hills Boosters Qusrtette which
made months tour of the state in the
interests of the different commercial
Clubs of this section, returned home,
Monday and reports most pleasant
time. Most of the boys are residents
of Desdwood and upon their return
there the latter part of last week they
we're given a royal welcome. The Dead.
wood Pioneer. Times has the following
to say regarding their trip:
"aaving toured the eastern and
southern part of South Dakota in an
auto, literally singing the praises of the
Black Hills into the b o u nd g Of
residents east OF the river, the mem
bers of the Black Hills Booster. Quar-
tet, returned to Deadwood yesterday.
having been absent one month and
three days. During the trip they visit
ed fiftv towns and sang and lectured to
approximately $4,000 people, receiving
about twenty five columns OF free ad.
vertising in the newspapers through
the state aud attracting widespread at
tention on account of the novelty of
their entertainment. Everywhere they
went the boys who we're headed by
Paul n. Martin, son of Congressman e
w. Martin, we're warmly received. In
many towns they were given private
and public receptions and made good
use of their time away.
In the party he ae Martin were AL
bert Anderson, l.. Der Swerer, Roscoe
Geller aud Sidney Ickes. The trip
was financied by the Commercial clubs
of the Black Hills who took this met
hod to inform the easterners of the
scenic and climatic beauties of the
Black Hills and to invite them to come
and see for themselves and it is believ-
ed that it will prove productive of q
large tourist traffic from the other side
of the river.
The trip occupied 1,70C miles, going
by way OF Mitchell and Chamberlain
through the wonderful Bad Lands and
returning by the way of Pierre The
towns reached we're we'll advertised be.
forehand, in some instances the local
commercial clubs paying for sending
out handtills announcing the coming
Of the quartet and everywhere large
crows listened attentively. In the larg-
or cities, two or more concerts we're
Civ en, some in rented halls and others
in the open air. Particularly cordial
was the reception at Sioux Falls, Yank.
ton Watertown, Aberdeed, Redfield and
Beresford. Good weather was enoount.
ed, but between Plankington an d
Yankton where lain fell.
Everywhere the crops were of the
bumper variety and prosperity was
talked. Good roads through the state
were general and great interest shown
in this work, but nowhere did the boys
encountered any road ss good as the
nav roads between Desdwood and
Sprearfish. All the literature pertain.
ing o the ~ was eagerly grabbed up
by the thousands who knew moth.
ing Of the advantages of fsummering in
TINS part of the state are now we'll in.
formed and expressed their intention
Of coming here.
The trip was made in thirty five
horse power Imperial Car and only one
slight accident to the car occurred, but
was soon remedied. The Scenic high.
way from Rapid City through the Bad
Lands is described Gy the boys as in
excellent condition and especially good
roads in the vicinity of Aberdeen and
In the southeastern part of the state.
Wherever the singers went they
heard the hospitality 6f the Black
Killers recorded in high praise, com.
mercial organizations declaring that
they could not do enough to chow their
appreciation of the treatment their
members have been accorded when
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