Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-09
WILLARD ANNIVERSARY.

WILLARD ANNIVERSARY.
Brookings w. @. T. U. Will Observe IN
Special Manner.
The local w. @. T. U. will obsery,
the anniversary of Francis e. viii
lard's heavenly birthday In fitting
manner at.the residence Of Mrs. j. p
Cheever next Friday afternoon a,
3. Feb. IL. It is hoped that every
member Of the Union will be present
II possible, and all others who may
wish to come are invited. The fol-
lowing program has been prepared for
the occasion;
Music.
Devotional Exercises, led by Mrs.
Wright.
Music.
Paper - "Miss Willard's' Childhood
and Home Training, and Miss
Willard as an Educator"
Christie Hargis.
Reading Mrs. e. /. Davies.
Music - "On Heights OF Power. -
Mrs. Crosier.
Selections from Miss Willard's Writ
ings.-Mrs. Clare Williams.
Reading Willard's Message to
Young People. e."--Mrs.
Youngman.
Music-Song by school girls.
Paper-'I Lessons From the Character
and Life Work of Miss Willard"
Mrs. HI. e. Hendricks,
Remarks by Mrs. Cheevcr.
Song Blest be the Tie that Binds y
Closing Prayer.
volsa Items.
4. J. Stromme is sick with the
grippe.
Rev. G. Evenson was in Lake Prest-
on over Sunday.
Alfred johnson, OF Arlington, Sun
dayed with his folks norGS OF tom
Commissioner Ed. Hillestad took
the train for Pierre the first Of the
week.
Four couples of our young people
took In dance at the Daum school
house Friday evening.
Geo. G.. Nelson, manager OF the
Standard Drug Company, Of Brook
lingo, spent Sunday on the west side.
s. N. Blair, guardian of Fred Swarz'
minor children, sent the two youngest
children to their grand mother In
wisconsin Monday.
What Is the matter with the Volga
Tribune? Judging by the editorials,
no one would think that the editor
has TO stand twice In the same place
TO make q shadow.
Roy Paddock has been teaching the
primary department Of our school this
week while Miss Tena Jorgensen is
taking much needed rest after her
tussle with the grippe.
Rev. b. B. Haugan, of Fergus Falls,
Mimi, will lecture, In Scandinavian,
1t the Lutheran church, Sunday
morning at Ii o'clock, and in the even
Ing at the Presbyterian church In
English, at7:30.
Karl M. Reed, who was In the en-
ploy OF j. FL. Temple s. Bro, the past
year, has gone into partnership with
young mana blacksmith--and they
are going to run general blacksmith
ing and wagon shop in Flandreau.
w. j. Rogers. OF Green county, Ia,
who was here the past week looking
over South Dakota lands succeeded in
renting the Pay farm, sci 34-11l-5l
before he returned home, aed expects
70 move here with his family In the
spring.
Mrs. J.. g. Falconer, with the child
rem, started for Sedro, WASH, Monday
morning to join her husband who
went there about six weeks ago. Mr..
Falconer has bought some property
there and intends to make 1t his
future home.
On Friday of last week M. III. Jelli-
sons forty cent horse and broncho
broke loose as the freight train was
pulling In and they started on dead
run for home, but on their way Gust
Leite headed them of and was able to
stop them. As nothing was broke
but the hitching straps, Mr.. Jeilison
thinks he had pretty lucky runa-
way.
Aurora Items.
Cold weather.
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