The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-04-08

vain. | cared for none Of these things
but | would like to have seen the little
girl Lolita whose father gave a quar-
ter of a million dollars that the grea'
foreign physician might cross the sea
to replace her hip bone in its socket
The operation was successful and she
was able to walk after being a cripple
seven years. We read Of her taking
dancing lessons afterwards. But that
was several years ago. she must be
eighteen or twenty years old now.
But about the fair. This is but the
third county fair held in this new
county. The first was held in Delray
three years ago the last two in Palm
Beach. The ground has been cleared
and the buildings erected within the
last two years. Everything is new ana
has the appearance of being hurriedly
thrown together and there is need of
more buildings, but the exhibits which
were abundant and | think as good as
shown in any county fair was shown
to pretty good advantage.
We were surprised at the very
liberal premiums paid. Frank Bell of
Delray, received for best three bushels
of Irish potatoes, $75 cash and 1,000lb
fertilizer worth $3.50. The second
prize was $50; third $25. Premium
for best hamper (28 quarts) of string
beans, c%ucumbers, egg plant, onions,
peas and tomatoes, was first prize $40,
second SIS for each.
Premium for best exhibit of poultry,
1st, $40; 2nd, 500; 3rd so. Best dairy
COW LIST, End and 3rd, $35, so, IS. Hog
premium same. The school exhibit
was particularly good. The maps and
freehand drawing of some of the Del
ray pupils was wonderful. Map of the
Roman Empire 100 A. ID. Map of
Greece and her colonies 500 B. c. Then
there was maps in colors of the West
ern Hemisphere-of North America, of
the U. S., of Florida and Palm Beach
county Paintings of birds and land
scapes. Garments hand made, canned
fruits, iellies, marmalade and pickles
with baked goods, bread, cake, pies,
cookies and doughnuts, also home
made candy. First premium for each,
So; End, 81. One little Delray girl,
Gladys Fish, received twenty-five dol
lars premium in the juvenile depart
ment.
OF course there was the usual foolish
balloon ascension and parachute drop
into the lake and the boats rushing to
the rescue but the hydro airoplane was
a sight. Maybe have not got just the
right name. | have never seen it in
print but that is what they called it.
This airship or waterfowl or other
vehicle has passed over us several
and Miami, but it was way up until
1t looked not unlike a buzzard but fair
days we could examine the ship and
even ride to some of the nearby towns
and back for $40 a trip. l liked terra
firma best. The airship plowed round
through the lake, rose, circled round
over the city dropping back into the
lake, some times it would rise, sail off
north as far as we could see it, then
come back to the lake again.
We took another trip on the La
Rochelle down the canal eight miles
to Boca Ratone. These Florida towns
have horrid names, Roca Ratone is a
Spanish word meaning rats mouth"
There was to be a land sale-town lots
and 5-acre plots and to lure the tour
lists to the sale they advertised free
ride and free fish dinner. Dinner con
sisted of "barls" of bread, six crates
of grapefruit, coffee by the caldron,
French fried potatoes, fried fish, and
pickles. Long tables were set up in
the grove where we stood eating off
paper plates and a large cup of coffee.
1t is said the Nassau negros are the
best fish cooks in the world and surely
that brought round in the new blue
and white enamelled dishpans looked
and tasted good and I had an oppor-
tunity to see the colored folks cook
the fish and potatoes.
They had an iron frame with a
bright wood fire beneath. Three large
sheet iron pans filled with smoking
fat. The fish were cut in suitable
length, washed. Toured, dropped into
the boiling fat and cooked until the
fish was golden brown, then lifted out
with a long handled fork, laid on paper
and sprinkled with salt; potatoes were
cut in long strips and cooked in the
same way. There we're hundreds fed.
There was plenty Of food and many
times twelve baskets Of fragments
were left.
There. have been several more ex-
cursions two to HillsborOugh light
house down the canal and one to
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