The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-11-09
EVERYTHING NOW
READY FOR HOBOS
LARGEST CROWD IN HISTORY OF
CITY EXPECTED TO WITNESS
GRAND PAGEANT
FOOTBALL GAME WILL Be BIG FEATURE
North Dakota Expects to Win-FIower
Show Will Be Hummer-Other
Sports Will Fill Program

only M remaining thing is neces-
sary for the success of the fifth annual
Hobo Day." says Chairman Heming-
way, "and hat is that the weather
man favors US with a good day" The
business men are prepared to handle
the city's end of the day; the cross
country men are ready for the starters
pistol; the chrysanthemums are a
mass of blooms; the special stunts
have been rehearsed; the squaws have
the dogs in tow; the hoes" have a
growth of alfalfa" on their faces;
and the foot ball team is ready for the
North Dakota University, the cham
pions of North Dakota. Present indi-
cations point to a record crowd and
with the seating capacity of the
grounds doubled ana with arrange
ments made for feeding the people in
a first class manner, the undesirable
features of last year have been elimin-
ated.
The foot ball game promises to be
a hummer" State College was de-
feated by Minnesota University fl TO
7 while North Dakota met defeat by
the same team AZ to 7. Hamline and
the North Dakota Aggies played a tie
game but Hamline apparently had the
edge on her northern rivals. In turn,
the University of North Dakota de-
feated the Aggies 10 to 0 while on the
same day State defeated Hamline 7 to
O.. Coach Ewing is hopeful for victory
but warns against the slightest trace
of over confidence. He predicts a very
low score and says that a repetition Of
last years score of 0 to 0 would not be
at all unexpected.
OF the games on the four previous
Hobo Days, State has won three and
lost one. In 1912, Yankton was defeat
the drop-kick route. The School of
Mines met defeat IA to 8 in 1914. Last
year in a game full of thrills the Uni,
versity of South Dakota won 7 to 0,
although States team managed to gain
over 100 yards more than did it's OPP
ponents.
$4,000 worth of famous eastern oil
paintings has been added to the list of
entertainment attractions at South Da-
kota State College on Hobo Day, No
vember II. In addition to the flower
show and cross country run, the big
feature of Hobo Day, of course, will be
the football game between North Da-
kota University and South Dakota
State College.
The farmers of the county and sur
rounding territory are most cordially
invited to attend this event. 1t is a
day of recreation after a season of
hard work. Last year, many farmers
drove a long distance 70 attend Hobo
Day and were unanimous in pronounc-
ing it a day well spent.
Program for Hobo Day
900 Meet in the auditorium.
$50 Line up for parade
1890 Meet train at depot.
HOO Gather at Kendall's corne
11:15 Voting for King and Chieftess.
1880 Signal to housewives.
HAS Start begging.
1890 Dinner.
100 Gates open.
200 All meet on the athletic field.
2:15 Growing.
2:3O Game.
Band will play before the game.
Cars parked on college campus. Line
of march will probably be as follows:
South on Medary to Sixth street, west
on Sixth street to Main, south on Main
to the depot.
Hobo Day closes with the game.
When a housewife has given the
amount of food she has prepared for
Hoboes the committee asks that she
tell the last Hobo who calls so that
he may mark the door step with a
cross. The Hobos will be given chalk
and will mark houses where they OBJ
tain the last food. This will more
evenly distribute the burden of feeding