The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1917-09-28
THE FIFTH ANNUAL. MELLETTz
COUNTY FAIR

COUNTY FAIR
The Fifth Annual Mellette County
Fair is now thing Of the past. The
event this year was staged in mann
moth hay palace constructed Of our
famous salt grass hay and oats straw.
The building itself was one Of the
biggest ads the county ever had and
received many favorable comments.
The palace was one hundred feet long
and about IT feet wide, and from a
dirtance reembed a massive fortiti-
cation. The rain early last week
hindered considerably in the con-
struction work, but 10y Thursday
morning the building was ready for
the exhibits. A good sized stage was
built in the south end OF the palace,
The seats were constructed OF bales
of our Justly famous salt grass hay,
the shelves on which the exhibits
were displayed were also made OF hay.
1t was one Of the most unique and
novel exhibition halls ever construct
ed, III this or any other state, and if
the people Of this community and
county see fit to get behind the AS
sociatiOn as they should, and viii de
velop this hay palace idea from year
to year, we predict that it will be but
very few years until we will have
an annual attraction here that Will
be close rival Of the Mitchell corn
palace that for years has been one Of
the real big drawing cards Of this
great state. 1t was intended to cover
the palace this year with canycs, but,
neither the help nor the time was a
vaiable to do this, and only the la
dies department was covered with a
canvass roof.
The exhibits at this years fair were
the best ever, and the entries in all
departments broke all records. but
the attendance this year was not up
to the record OF previous years, for
several reasons, one was the fact that
everyone IS extremely busy and has
more work than they will be able TO
accomplish, another Is that a great
number Of people etthat they should
see the soldier BOYS OF, wish them
bon voyage and a safe return, and it
was right and proper that they did an
However there was very good crowd
present on both Friday and Saturday.
The Nurdo Concert Band was here
Thursday and Friday and Ahey were
very liberal with their music which
was much appreciated 10y the fair Wis
1tors on those two days. it was to be
regretted that they were unable to be
with us on the last day Of the fair,
but as number Of the members Of
this band are business men Of MurdO,
they could not remain away from
their places Of business Gn Saturday.
This band is composed Of a very nice
bunch Of fellows, everyone a gentle
man, and we hope they will be able
to visit our town again at some future
time. This band gave az exception
ally good concert on the stage. in the
palace, Thursday and Friday after
moons. LaPlano the Great, a very
clever conJuror and Slight Of hand
performer, gave an interesting exhi-
bltlon on the stage each afternoon
as did also the Flexible Rizels. who
put on a balancing and .ontortonist
act that was sgood as you would see
on any vaudeville stage in the larger
cities or in the big circuses. The IN
dians all decked out in their bright
colOred costumes and feathers and
their war paint, entertained the
crowds with their tribal dances on