The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-09-10
COUNTY FAIR
BIG SUCCESS
THIS YEARS FAIR THE BEST ONE
EVER HELD BY THE
ASSOCIATION
ATTRACTIONS WERE UNUSUALLY 00D
And the Exhibits in the Vario 6 D
partments Were of the Best
tendance Splendid on 8 Day.

The county fair last week vase e
best one ever held by the associa 9 ,
This is quite a broad statement, 4 f!
we believe that, everything conside.a
it is the truth. We have had ota
fairs where the exhibits were larger iii
some departments, or the crowds big
ger or the horse races better, but view
ed from every angie this years fair
has them all beat.
The best point about this years fair
was that the people went away salts
fled with the attractions. And we'll
they might be, for they were me hest
and most expensive ever PIT on by the
association. The air ship flights were
especially good and were an attraction
that very few county fairs can offer.
The people seemed to be growing away
from the old fashioned agricultural
fair, where the best that the county
produces is exhibited, and they demand
attractions similar to a carnival or a
Fourth of July celebration or they will
stay at home. They seem to care little
for good stock, fine corn, poultry or the
products of the home, and under these
conditions it is up to the fair associa-
ton to give them what they want and
it did it's best to that end this year.
The attractions were splendid, so
good in fact hat we have not heard
a complaint, and that is something
very unusual. Aida and Aida, with the
bounding hayrack and ariel cradle
were excellent; the Kalinowski Broth
ers in their head and hand balancing
act gave a remarkable exhibition of
strength and agility, and the RAINBOW
Trio, eccentric acrObats and tumblers
were clever as well as funny. These
acts were put on each afternoon and
again in the evening. There was also
a big merry-go-round, fortune tellers,
wiene stands and similar attractions
that go to make up a fair.
The airship flights by Aviators Web
ster and Zimmerman were, of course,
the principal attraction. 1t was antici-
pated that they would be good and
they were and more. In their Curtis
bi-plane they gave a splendid exhibit
ton of flying on all three days, and it
is safe to say that nc better or more
thrilling attraction has eve been pre-
sented in this part of the state. On
the first day a choppy wind was blow
ing and although it was risky to go up
in this kind of a breeze Webster did so
rather than disappoint the crowd. On
Thursday he made a splendid flight,
going up 1000 feet and circling over
the city and back to the fair grounds
a number of times. The flight on Fri
day was equally good.
The weather during the week
was splendid. The first day
was rainy, but that is not a very
important day and when the weather
cleared off fine and stayed nice the
rest of the week the success of the fair
was assured. The fair has been I'M
fortunate in past years with the
weather, and the moving forward of
the dates three weeks seems to have
been a splendid thing.
The attendance was fine, considering
that the farmers were very busy. The
weather the previous week was rainy
and many farmers were obliged to re-
main at home during the nice weather
fair week. The association paid out in
good shape and there will be nothing
added to the already good-sized debt.
The exhibit as a whole was a splen-
did one and reflected the prosperity of
the Banner County of South Dakota.
The agricultural exhibit was at least
a hundred per cen better than that Of
any previous fair and would be a
match for any state fair.
of corn was an especially good me-,
and it is doubtful if there is a better
one at Huron next week. There was
also a remarkable display of potatoes,
and the showing of other vegetables,
both in quantity and quality, could
not be beat.
The poultry department ranked up
right alongside the agricultural ex-
hibit. R. H. Borrey of Sioux Falls,
judge of this department and a licensed
judge of the American Poultry Associa-
ton, in conversation with the Register
said: "Never in my life have l seen
such a magnificent display of poultry
at a county fair, and it was larger and
better than the show put on by the
Sioux Valley Poultry association at
Sioux Falls each winter. l would
rather judge this exhibit than at many
state fairs, for it is bigger and better.
There are some lines here that could
be improved, but on the whole the ex-
hibit is splendid"
The stock pavilion was we'll filed
with a fine showing Of horses and cat
tie. All classes were not filled in the
horse department, but those that were
shown were unusually good stun, and
this was the case in the cattle depart
ment. The showing of sheep and hogs
was fine, but was not as large as 10
the cattle and horse departments. In
the swine department this shortage
was probably due to the fact that
there is some cholera in the county and
owners no doubt feared to show their
good animals.
In the children's building there was
a splendid showing of the work Of the
various county schools. and it reflects
great credit upon both teachers and
pupils.
The woman's building did not show