The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-01-17

The oratorical association, which
has charge OF all matters pertaining
to oratory and debating at the college,
has arranged a Joint debate with
GanktOn college for April Goth. The
question: for debate will be, "Resolved,
That the adjudication OF disputes
should be made "A part OF the admins
has chosen the negative side OF the
question.
Verne Cheatham of this city, is now
living on his claim near Cheyenne
Wells, Colorado, and will have to
remain there until fall before proving
up. He reports that the land there is
good and he expects to realize a nice
sum for his time spent there. There
are quite a number of BrOokings
county people located on claims in
that part of Colorado, a party from
Elkton and Aurora having gone out
last fall.
| Aug. Techeau returned the latter
part OF the week from a land trip to
Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Mr.. Techeau
says that the day he left Cedar Rapids,
that section OF the country was visited
by IA severe electric storm, and that a
barn IN Cedar Rapids was struck by
lightning and burned to the ground.
When Nr. TeCheau got here he found
the thermometer down to the zero
mark, and he does not anticipate any
electric storms in this section for "A
few months at least.
Manager NAHUM of the college
lecture course, received a telegram yes
terday from the lecture course bureau
conveying the Information that they
had secured William Jennings Bryan
for a lecture here on March 2nd. 1t
will be remembered that the lecture
course management booked Mr.. Bryan
for last year., but he was unable to come,
and Robert NJ. La Toilette, who was
secured to fill the date, was unable to
get here on account OF a delayed train.
DR.. Driver who failed to keep his date
last fall, will be here on April 9th.
Prof. w. A. Wheeler, botanist at the
college, went up to Minneapolis Fri
day night for a few days visit with
relatives, and from there went to
Fargo, \. D., to attend the Tri-State
Grain Growers association, which
meets there all of this week. This
association is composed of farmers
and others interested in agriculture in
the two Dakotas and Minnesota, and
meets at Fargo in January OF every
year. Prof. Wheeler will read a paper
before the association, taking for his
subject, Corn in South Dakota"
DR.. Robert l.. SlagIe departed Satur-
day morning for an eastern trip OF
several weeks. He will visit his old
home in Pennsylvania, and from there
go to several other eastern states on
business for the college. The princi-
pal object Of his trip will be to look
up a man to succeed Prof. W. A.
Wheeler as head of the department OF
botany and entomology. Prof.
Wheeler goes to Mitchell the first OF
March, where he will be in charge OF a
big seed house, a company in
which several local men are interested
Roy Wilson returned the latter part
OF the week from a few days visit with
friends at Pierre. Roy reports that the
opera house at Pierre, which is said to
be the finest in the state, is pretty
much a Brookings affair. Frank
Hills is head usher downstairs, Matt
Murphy is head usher upstairs and
Homer Hoover is assistant usher.
l.. Kellough has charge of the electri-
cal work on the stage and Verne
Blanchard and Sam Hanson, two
other Brookings boys, have charge OF
the stage scenery. In addition to this
n. l.. Walker Of this city, does the
booking for the house.
C. II. Atkinson and Olaf Johnson
of the Brookings Cement Block &
Sidewalk company, ven up to Mime
apolis Monday night to attend the
annual Northwestern Concrete Mems
convention. The company Sent up
six OF their expert men from here and
WATERFOWL, who will attend the con-
vention at the expense OF the company
for the purpose OF picking up new
ideas in concrete work. Mr.. Atkin-
son was accompanied by Mrs. Akin
son and they will go from Minneapo-
lis to Salem, Ohio, their old home,
where they will spend the balance OF
the winter with relatives.
The second OF the inter-society
debates at the college will be held at
the chapel Saturday evening. The
question for debate is "Resolved, That
the adjudication OF disputes between
employers and employees should be
made a part OF the administration of
justice" This is the same question
t"S' 10y { < % = .ege
ana Yankton in the spring. The
Miltonians have selected the negative
side Of the question, and will be
represented by Messrs. Kirk, Jensen
and McCordic. The Athenians have
left their case in the hands OF Messrs.
Salmon, Birch and Cooley.