Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-09
The Brookings Land s. Trust Co. O

neatly bound, entitled "Glimpses Of
the Big Sioux Valley of Eastern South
Dakota" The pamphlet contains
much valuable information and has
many illustrations, exact reproductions
from photographs, which cannot fail
to convince eastern people Of the fer
tility Of our soil and that Brookings
county is up-to-date in line of inn
provements, also that it is desirable
place in which to locate.
On the day before the snowstorm
commenced, on Sunday, Jan. q, there
was swimming race between two
boys at Rapid City, S. d., in the
Rapid river. The weather had been so
extremely warm for days past that it
was too great temptation for the
boys to withstand. Both are now sick
with the grip. The disease seems to
have had hard run among the chill
dren of the city, owing greatly to so
many of them going barefooted dur
ing the warm weather The heavy
snow Of the past week has covered the
green grass several feet deep.
On Tuesday evening party Of
Brookings Woodmen went to Aurora
to visit their "neighbors" and were
there Joined by company Of brethren
from Elkton. The "woodchoppers"
of Aurora initiated three new men,
bers into their lodge after which an
elegant supper was INDUCED in, in
cluding oysters in all forms. One Of
the Brookings Woodmen informs the
REGISTER that he really believes the
Aurora lodge has the best degree
team In the state. Their work was
excellent on that occasion and the en-
tertainment was exceptionally fine In
every respect.
A passer-by, Wednesday noon, saw
John Hooker on the roof Of his dwell
ling, seemingly as busy as an old hen
with brood of young chickens. In
his hands. he held his trusty pitchfork
and was digging something black out
Of the chimney. The inquisitive
neighbor drew near and asked John
what he was doing up there on such
day. John kept on digging and
throwing out great chunks of black
ness, but managed to say that it was
so cold the smoke had frozen in his
chimney and his wife could not get
dinner until he had cleaned the darned
stuff out" Eastern papers please
copy.
A writer who knows what he is
talking about says: "If you want
your town to help you, help your
town." Oh, but you say: don't care
whether town helps me or not, / can
get along without the town No you
can't. How much would your farm
be worth If the town were taken a
way? How much was your farm
worth before the town was built?
The fact is we depend upon each
other. The farmer helps the town
and the town helps the farmer; and
together they help Others, and loss
comes to both If either even partially
violates the unwritten contract OF
reciprocity
1t is reported that the governor
and the crowd which went TO Sioux
Falls last week were so highly pleased
with the music furnished by the
Pierre band that his excellency is
strongly OF making il the
state band, or rather the first regi-
mental band, OF the national guard,
upon the reorganization OF the militia
to succeed the Brookings band, which
is rather going backward.-Pierre
Free Press.
The REGISTER admits that 1t
would be taking step backward to
the Pierre band as the
musical organization.
Brookings can on a moments notice
band that would knock the
spots of the Pierre band. They have
graduated from the amatuer class,
however, and are satisfied to let the
Pierre boys take the 'play for ex-
penses" jobs.
Fred Norton was over from Bush
nell Saturday, snd dropped in to have
his subscription to the REGISTER
dated into the next century. He in
formed us that he just had letter
from his father, V. w. Norton, who
is spending the winter at Tacoma,
Wash, wherein the Captain says he
is doing well, and is rolling on fat at
an alarming rate. According to his
letter they are having an exception
ally hard winter out there with lots Of
snow. The snow melts rapidly and
makes it very muddy and disagree
able. Mr.. Norton is visiting daugh-
ter who resides out there, and does
not intend to4eturn to Brookings
upt;l gonna finnA dilripu tho cnminp