The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-07-24
SOC|AB|L|TY RUN
IS A SUCCESS
GOOD CROWD OF AUTOMOBILES
JOURNEY TO BIG STONE
ON SATURDAY
BROOMNGS FURNISHES BIGGEST CROWD
Trip is a Most Pleasing One ard is
Greatly Enjoyed-Fifteen Cars Go
From Brookings on Trip

success, although not as many cars
made the trip as expected. The run
was made under the supervision of the
South Dakota Winnipeg to Gulf High
way over the line through this state
The tourists reached Brookings
shortly after dinner, five cars coming
from the south, and they were enter
tanned here until about one thirty
when the start north was made. The
showing of the southern half of the
highway was rather disappointing, but
that did not lessen the enthusiasm of
the Brookings boosters and fifteen
auto loads went clear through from
here. AS many more escorted the
tourists out of the city and it was an
imposing cavalcade as it went north.
No provision was made for news
paper men, the press car having fallen
into the Sioux river south of town, so
We are indebted to Mrs. j. j. Gardner,
who went on the trip, for the following
interesting facts:
Brookings made the best showing
of any city on the highway, about ff-
teen autoes going from here and con-
tanning about sixty people. The fol-
lowing professions were represented:
College president, college professor,
minister, lawyer, banker, merchant,
doctor, dentist, veterinary, blacksmith,
farmer, mail carrier, land man, travel
ing man auctioneer, plumber, cigar
manufacturer, billiard hall proprietor,
stock buyer-and not a newspaper
man in the bunch.
The drive vas a most beautiful one,
as the weather was perfect and the
country at this time just before the
harvest is a delightful sight. The
crowd was a splendid one, and every
one enjoyed themselves thoroughly.
The cars became separated some times
between the towns, but upon entering
a town they all drew up as closely to-
gether as possible, presenting a very
pretty sight.
The first stop was made at Clear
Lake, where it seemed that practical
ly all of the citizens turned out to
greet the tourists. The autoes all
went to the fair grounds and drove
around the track, to the cheers of the
citizens.
Milbank was perhaps the prettiest
city seen on the trip. 1t is a town of
$500 people and appears to be a clean,
e~nterprising little city. A banner
strung across Main street bearing the
words, You'll Like Milbank," made
quite an impression on the visitors and
they certainly did like Milbank. Why
wouldn't it be a good idea for Brook
ings to have such a banner across our
Main street, with a slightly different
wording, 1--WE Like Brookings."
The Divide or watershed, which is
the dividing line between the waters
that flow south to the Gulf of Mexico
and those that flow north to Hudson
bay, was quite a sight. This is an
elevated prairie and the tourists
journeyed over it for several miles.
The view from this plateau was a
beautiful sight in all directions.
The entire route was marked with
sign posts with the Highway colors,
the Red, White and Blue.
Big Stone City, a pretty little town
of five or six hundred people was
reached shortly before sever and the
tourists went On to Chautauqua Park,
most of them putting up at the Mime
warmett hotel, where good accommo-
dations were to be had.
Big Stone is a beautiful lake, about
t~hirty-fve miles long and is surround
ed by high bluffs and beautiful trees
Many beautiful summer cottages are
on it's banks and 1t is visited by thous-
ands of tourists every year.
The Brookings people spent the
evening in boat riding and auto riding
to many spots Of interest. Ortonville,
across the lake in Minnesota, is a pref
ty city Of $500 people, with fine resi-
dences and beautifully terraced lawns.
One of the attractive sights to the
visitors was the work being done by
the Milwaukee road near Big Stone in
double tracking it's coast line. At this
point the road is making a cut forty
feet deep through the residence dis