The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-09-11
RAIN INTERRUPTS
OUR COUNTYFA|R
ONLY ONE DAY OF FAIR WITHOUT
RAIN PREVENTED BRING
ING EXHIBITS
THURSDAY WAS THE ONE CLEAR DAY
Wednesday Was Given to the Wei
come to the Soldiers and a Record
Breaking Crowd Assembled.

Again ii has been demonstrated that
whenever you want rain in Bookings
county, all you have to do is hold a
the very best, with interest awakened
all over the county, the rain came on
the entry day and prevented many
from bringing the exhibits that they
had planned to have on show. The
live stock entered was all of fine stock,
but the pens and stalls were far from
being full. This was also the same
with other departments. though the
school display under the direction cf
Mabel Trooien, superintendent OF
schools, was fine and very c%omprehen-
sive. Mrs. Trooien and her assist
ants had given lots of their time and
care in selecting the exhibits and they
again, as they have in the years past,
demonstrated the fact that our school
system is the peer of any in the whole
state.
The lack Of all the exhibits that
had been promised and which were
all ready for bringing must not
lead one to suppose that the ones that
did not come in were under the high
standard of the county, for as a mat
ter of fact, all those placed were OF
the highest type in their respective de-
partments. One of the big things that
made an impression on all who at
tended was the pig club contest or
ganized by p. V. Finley, when he was
county agent. We have not been able
to obtain from Mr.. Finley a statement
or account of the full details of the
contest, but it is an ~undoubted fact
that this pig club vas n of the most
valuable features of the fair and will
be remembered by all who participated
as a red letter day in the swine in
dustry in the county.
Hores racing was dropped from the
list-of sports this year and a big carni-
val company took Its place. Teher have
val company took its place. There have
some criticisms of the nature of
of the shows, but it is hard to find
any of these travelling amusement COM
panies that give what we would rather
have. The whip, a riding device was in
operation in Brookings for the first time
and proved very popular, while the
old merry-go-round did not seem to
claim so many of the kiddies as usual,
the doubled price of ten cents perhaps
being considered too much for many
ridnc Tho oirplann v,oc hY,cxy oil thr<.~
and while not of the calibre Of
the ones shown at the big fair, yet it
greatly interested many people.
Wednesday a big crowd was in at
tendance and over three hundred re-
turned soldiers accepted the invitation
of the fair to be their guests. The
children also turned out in large
numbers. In the evening the soldiers
we're given a banquet and it has been
characterized by those who attended
one of the finest and best conduct
ed affairs of this sort that the boys
have seen since their return from over
seas. These boys are all united in
expressing themselves as being well
JItdScu "lJH lHt CDuTleSleS lONn
hem and appreciative of the attention
hat was paid them. The fireworks
we're ordinary, but greatly pleased the
,rowd that attended the night shows.
Taken all in all the fair had every
of being a grand success and
Il is only the rain that can be truly
blamed for the fact that II was not ALL
hat was expected. The new manage
nent had departed from some Of the
I'D methods of entertainment, and the
of the fair is largely due to
combined efforts to make it a
20. While not the best fair the county
has seen. yet the one of 1919 claims
'ome distinction for it's character and
Individuality and the men who gave
If their time and talents to make it
20 from the very beginning are to be
congratulated on the hard work that
hey did to accomplish this desired
When the Official report of the
air is obtainable the Register will
gladly give more facts and figures
bout it for the benefit of our readers.
Wv. s. S.