The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-02-20
ANNUAL MEETING
FAIR ASSOCIATION
HELD AT THE ASSEMBLY HALL IN
THIS CITY ON SATURDAY
AFTERNOON
5. ]. RUDOLPH REELECTED PRESIDENT
n. E. Riley is Named by Board as The
New Secretary-Last Week In Sep
TENDER Selected For Next Fair

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Bookings County Fair
Association was held in the assembly
room of the city hall on Saturday after
noon. The stockholders were late in
gathering and the meeting did not call
until two-thirty. About t~hirty[ive
were present, most Of them from
Brookngs city.
After President Rudolph had called
the meeting to order the first business
was the election OF a temporary secre-
tary, Secretary Kerr being out of the
city, and III. E. Riley was named. The
reports Of the secretary and treasurer
were read, showing the association to
be in good financial condition. There
is a deficit from last year of 1921. 02,
but the association Is considered to be
in good shape for the coming fair. The
report of the educational building
fund, which is separate from the other
finances Of the fair, showed that there
was a balance OF $45.26 left after the
building had been completed. A CON-
mittee composed of e. C. Olson, E. L..
Squirting and M. G.. Carlisle was ap-
pointed to audit the books of the secre-
tary and treasurer and a recess was
taken while they completed the work.
Their report showed the books to be
all right.
G. N. Kennard wanted to know why
a charge vas not made those who have
been using the pavilion on the fair
grounds, and stated that the associa-
ton was continually at an expense to
repair damage that they had done. 1t
was the general opinion that 1t would
be well to charge transients for the
use of the building, in fact this has
been done in most cases, and 1t is at
present rented that way. At the same
time it was hardly thought advisable
to charge horse trainers for using the
buildings and grounds and local men
also ought to be entitled to the priv
ilege. A motion was made and carried
that each transient be required to
make a deposit to cover any expense
that may be incurred.
There was considerable discussion
on the question of dates and it was
finally decided to hold the fair
the fourth week in Septem-
Der, following the Madison fair.
1t has been the custom to have
the third week in the month, but Madi-
son has those dates and stubbornly
refuses to make any change. We could
hold the fair the same week as Madi-
son and the two towns are not close
enough together to interfere with the
attendance, but getting race horses
and free attractions is where the rub
comes in. BY cooperating with Madi-
son and Flandreau a first-class line Of
free attractions can be secured and at
about half of the price We're we t go
it alone and we will get more horses
than If We tried to buck the Lake coun-
ty exposition. The fair will probably
begin on Wednesday and that will
make the fair dates September 25, 26
and 81.
The election Of a board of nine d.
rectors was the next business and
seventeen we'll known men were plac-
ed in nomination. The following were
elected: s. j. Rudolph, Brookings.
e. c. Olson, Brookings; ]. A. Keck,
Brookings township; Ed. Hillestad,
Volga; G. N. Kennard, Brookings; J..
G. Miles, Brookings; Walter Lievan,
Aurora; Chas. Yule, Brookings; M. G.
that most of the directors are from
Brookings and immediate vicinity, but
this has proved to be the only feasible
way of running the fair. In past years
the directors have been distributed
over the county and with one
exception, those living at a
distance from Brookings, did
not help with the fair and would
not even attend the board meet
ings. The one exception is Ed. Hille.
stad of Volga. Mr.. Hillestad took an
active interest in the management dur
ing the past year and there was a gen.
eral insistence that he remain on the
board.
A motion was made and unanimously
carried that a vote Of thanks be extend
ed to President Rudolph for hie good
work of'the past-year. At Saturdays
meeting MT. Rudolph declined to again