The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-10-10

Ed Opsahl, living west of town, Sc
verely wrenched his back one day this
week.
w. Nj. Cheever made several days
business trip to Hendricks, Mimi,
the last OF the week.
DR.. and Mrs. f. Ii. Grove came down
from Hetland Monday for a few days
visit with their relatives here.
Miss Florence Phillips came down
from Arlington Friday night and re-
manned over Sunday at home.
Mrs. Thompson came down from
Estelline Friday evening for visit at
the home of her son, Wood Thompson.
Mrs. Frank Dressed was up from
Elkton a day or two the last of the
week and visited her many friends
here.
James Natesta will leave about the
2lst OF the month for Colo, going from
there to Portland for short visit, and
finally winding up in southern Cali
fornia, where he will spend the winter.
The attendance at the college is
growing every day, and now bids fair
to exceed any previous fall in the his
tory of the college. The students have
been rather late in entering this year,
due to the late season and big wages
offered for help and the temptation to
remain away from school and earn
little extra money has been great.
The train from the east in the even
ing has been late every night for the
past two months. No reason other
than the heavy passenger traffic is APP
parent why they should be late, as the
weather has been fine. 1t would be
better to change the time table to con-
form with the arrival of the train,
making it about an hour later than
the present time.
j. o. Peterson came up in his auto
mobile from Brookings for few days
hunting and fishing the latter part OF
last week and on his return trip the
machine went to pieces about four
miles west Of town and as a conse-
quence it was hauled to nearby farm
house to await for repairs and Mr..
his home at Brookings Monday. Els
feline Tribune.
The most natural, realistic and
picturesque play produced in recent
years is without doubt the new melo-
drama Panama" tale OF the great
canal which is to be presented at the
Grand Oct. %. The play tells story
OF a young American civil engineer
employed on the construction of the
canal-and Spainard whose energies
are directed towards the Illustration of
the work, but the American triumphs
and the work is at last completed.
Patriotism and love of country pre-
dominates while pretty love story is
not the least interesting portion OF the
cleverly woven plot.
General C. H. Englesby has just re-
ceived letter from Alfred S. Frost,
late colonel OF the First South Dakota
Volunteer Infantry, relative to the dis
tribution Of medals promised by Pres
ident Mckinley to the volunteers who
served over their time in suppressing
the Philippineinsurrecti and subse-
quently provided for by an act OF Con-
gress, approved June 20, 1906. This
matter had been practically dormant
until short time ago and Col. Frost
now informs General Englesby that
the United States Mint under the di-
rection of the quartermaster OF the
army, is making the dies and striking
off the medals. The time for distrib-
ution is not named by thequartermas-
ter general however. Nevertheless, all
concerned will be pleased to know that
the matter has progressed this far. 1t
is thought that the medals will be dis
tributed through the adjutant generals
OF the states Public Opinion.