Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-03-21
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ing illness OF some weeks, died last
evening of Bright's disease. The
funeral will occur Saturday at
o'clock p. m. from the M. f. church.
Hereafter when Dakotan wants
to exercise his inalienable right to
get drunk he will have to 90 on a
little excursion to some other state.
It's $40 and trimmings to booze up in
South Dakota after next July.
Strangely enough we do not hear any
howl from the saloon interest about
the invasion Of personal liberty,
sumptuary legislation, ETC." 1t seems
to make difference whose liberty is
invaded.-Howard Spirit.
Notwithstanding the complaints in
some unfriendly quarters, the special
appropriations by the late legislature
were $500 less than those made two
years ago. While the total special
and general appropriations this year
exceed those Of two years ago by a
small percentage, it should be borne
in mind that $l50,0O0 OF the amount
are for new buildings, which are in
the nature Of permanent improve
ments-also that the state is "better
fixed" financially than ever before. -
Vermillion Republican.
Governor Herreid's veto to the free
tuition bill is worthy Of commenda-
tion. The bill authorized senators
and representatives from each county
to appoint ten students who should
be given free tuition to any state edu-
cational institution. This would in
reality give politicians 1920 plums to
favorites and would prove absolute
discrimination. Influential and per-
haps wealthy people would be given a
chance to have their children edu-
Gated free while the poor boy or girl
would have to struggle through col
lege and pay his or her way just be-
cause they had no "pull."
Brookings has a new business firm
that sprang into existence yesterday.
The old firm OF G. n. Collins, which
has been one OF the landmarks in
Brookings business circles almost
from the foundation of the city, has
gone out Of business and is succeeded
by Collins g. Spooner. 1t will please
the friends of both to know that this
change has taken place, as Mr..
Spooner has been considered one of
the fixtures of this establishment for
many years. While the change will
be hardly perceptible to the public, it
will seem more fitting to know that
like" is now one of the chief "moguls"
of this popular establishment.
Mesdames J. A. Hooker and A. A.
Harris entertained company Of lady
friends at Mrs. HOoker's residence
Tuesday afternoon. Those present
were: Mesdames F. j. Carlisle, S. A.
McElmurry. H. L. Loucks, Alice
Lockhart, Geo. N. Breed, -. -.
Borhnstedt, S. A. Cochrane, B. T.
Whitehead, ]. G. Parsons, G.. w. Pond,
Fl. e. Lloyd, W. e. Dinehart, Jas,
Cheatham, U. d. Palmer, H. H.
Reeves, -. -. Broadbent, G. T.
Hooker; M. K. Summers, Of Huron.
The following ladies came from Elk
ton: Mesdames Geo. MacMurphy, o.
T. Grattan, J. p. Alexander, J. G..
Miles, G.. N. Parsons. The refresh
ments served were pronounced "just
delicious" by those present. A sketch
and guessing contest was INDUCED In
and Mrs. J. G.. Parsons won first prize
while Mrs. Summers was awarded the
bobby medal.
On the 18th inst, Prof. 4. O.
Chilcott, NJ. S. delivered an address
on "True Manhood" before the stu
dents of the S. D. A. G., at chapel and
has In consequence been charged with
all manner Of isms; chiefly atheism,
infidalism and agnosticism. In fact
1t has stirred up considerable feeling
in the local community especially
among those who have children at the
college and who aim to bring them up
under the influences OF the doctrines
and creeds taught by the Christian
church. The RKeIsTnR does not care
to come to the defense of Professor
Chilcott but, with the address before
US, we are led to believe that what he
said has been misconstrued; that he
Is being misquoted, and that 1t might
be wise to withhold judgment until
the address appears, The public will
have an opportunity to pass upon it
with the appearance of next weeks
REGISTER when 1t will be published
In full In these columns.
In connection with the coming
municipal election the REGISTER