The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-09-04
ADVERTISE THE
COUNTY FAIR
FIFTEEN AUTO LOADS OF BOOST
STEERS WITH THE BAND VISIT
COUNTY TOWNS
FINE ADVERTISING STUNT FOR THE FAIR
Trip is a Dusty One, But Is Enjoyed
by All the Tourists-Crops Look
Fine All Over the County

Fifteen auto loads Of Brookings
boosters, including the band, made a
trip through the county last Friday to
advertise the bookings county fair.
Ten towns and three other counties
were visited and the tourists covered
123k miles. In each town the band
played two or three pieces, while the
balance of the bunch posted bills and
distributed window cards and other
advertising matter.
The trip was a great success from
the point of advertising the fair and
should result in increased interest in
and a bigger attendance at the big
fair. The tourists were received cor
daily in every town and owners of
billIboards were very courteous in al
lowing use of the boards for fair ad-
vertising without charge. Good
crowds were out to receive the visitors
at every stopping place.
The day was cool and pleasant, but
the roads were unusually dusty and
the travellers were a sorry looking
sight when they reached home. Each
one carried about an inch of good
Brookings county soil on his person,
but no one in the bunch would have
missed the trip for anything.
Good time was made considering
that ten towns were visited and 1881
miles covered in about ten hours. In
fact the time was a little too good,
were racing between towns and they
kept the balance of the party that
did the work of advertising going SOM
to keep up with them. The tour was
not intended as a test of speed, but
was designed to advertise the fair
and it was expected that enough time
would be spent in each town to get
acquainted with the citizens as well
as do the work of advertising. What
the tour should have had was a path
finder car, with a strict rule that nc
one was to pass this machine.
The party left Brookings about eight
o'clock in the morning, and the follow
ing were the cars in the bunch: T. l..
Chappell, S. J. Rudolph, C. A. Gullick,
C. o. Quail, o. A. Hagen, J. F. Bixler,
O. o. Olson, Frank ~Farrankop, Jesse
Farrankop, F. M. Ellis, C. C. Laddusaw,
DR.. A. A, Harris, Philo Hall. Arthur
Alton joined the party at Sinai, j. r.
Fridley and G.. w. Austin, at
Bruce, M. G.. Carlisle. and the
Hupmobile from Sioux Falls at
White, and H. F. Haroldson
at Ekton. Mr.. butcher and Mr.. MUIR
ply of the Register, represented the
Brookings newspapers, going along
through the courtesy Of c. o. Quail
and Col. Rudolph.
Volga, the first stop, was reached at
eight-thirty and a good sized crowd
were out to welcome the tourists.
Sinai, down in the southwestern cor
ner OF the county, was the next place
invaded, the party getting there at
%nine-thirty, and they found about every
person in town out to greet them.
Sinai appears to be a hustling little
village, and the citizens were all in
kz.zox1l IN fhn;. Cot, and prOn,fc1l 10
help by attending. The tourists next
visited Arlington, just over the line in
Kingsbury county, getting in there at
ten-ffteen. Being out of the county
the people of that town did not show
as much interest MOI were the tourists
as cordially welcomed as at volga and
Sinai. The run to Bruce for dinner
was made in three-Quarters of an hour,
the party getting there at eleven
twenty, but found that they were three
cars shy. The Laddusaw car was tied
up at Arlington with q broken axle,
which put 1t out of the tour, and C. o.
Quail and Jesse Farrankop had a little
tire trouble, but got In before all the
spring chicken was gone. A car was
sent back to Arlington for the three
members Of the band who were in the
Laddusaw car. The party had dinner
at the Commercial hotel, seventy
Brookings people being served, and be-
lieve us, it was some dinner. Fried
spring chicken, roastin' ears. and the
other leafs" certainly looked good to
the weary travellers.
After dinner the party linked" for
Estelline. 1t having been decided to
make that town and Toronto. - long
% such good time RI being made.