The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-05-28


See j.. II. Roberts on sewer work.
->ew Collar Supporters at Beatty's.
Elkton will have two gala days June
- and 13.
Milk for five cents per quart at the
Southside Dairy.
Go 10 Skiff and have him arrange
plumbing for your new house
Fine Silk Umbrellas with detachable
handles for ladies or gentlemen, at
+. II. Beatty's.
Mrs. Hess was down from Estelline
Monday TO attend the graduating re-
cital of her daughter, Miss Mary.
Don't fail to see the Teddy Bears
at the Scenic. A large, long, loud
laugh for children, from 3 to SO years
old.
Nicholas May has a good pasture a
mile and a half east of Volga. Fine
grass and living water. $3.50 for the
season.
l.. II. Skiff was at Aurora Friday
and closed the contract for installing
a hot water heating system in Mr..
Sage's dwelling.
The voting contest for the most
popular lady in Brookings will be held
at the Scenic all next week. A large
plate stand mirror will be given the
winner. Vote all week.
The North Western has put on sleep
ing ear service TO the Black Hills and
the train leaving here in the evening
picks up the sleeper at Huron and
returning the train that gets here at
eleven in the morning carries a sleep
er as far as Huron.
/. II. Skiff has been awarded the
contract for extending the sewer sys.
ten about 500 feet TO connect the
girls dormitory at the college, also
TO connect the presidents dwelling
with the system and changing
the plumbing somewhat.
The third of the graduating recitals
of the music department of the college
was given in the chapel Monday even.
ing by Miss Mary Hess. and il was
as equally pleasing as the two pre-.
vious ones. Miss Hess was assisted
b. Ffof. Christensen and the Alpha
Male Quartette.
Memorial Day exercises were held
at the NJ. f. church Sunday morning,
the sermon being preached by DR.. T..
p. Hall. and vas one of the best ever
delivered here on a like occasion. DR..
Hall referred to the great dett that
this nation owes to its Grand Army
and accorded praise alike to the living
and the dead.
DR.. II. NJ. Derr, professor of nee.
hanical engineering at the college. left
yesterday morning for Colorado
Springs, Colo. where, together with
Mrs. Derr. he will spend his vacation.
Mrs. Derr was called 70 Oklahoma
several weeks ago by the serious
illness of her mother, and she will
join Mr.. Deer on his way to the
Springs. Sometime ago the Argus.
Leader, through its local correspon.
dent, stated that Or. Derr would not
return next year, but he informs us
that he has not resigned nor never
thought of doing so and will be here
in September to resume his work.
The Boston Boomers played the
Brookings team at the fair grounds
Thursday afternoon and were beauti.
fully trimmed up by a score of - to
3. The Boomers are a much over
rated ball team, and put up a most
miserable exhibition here. They could
just as well have had a dozen more
scores. The pitcher did not appear
to be able to qualify under that name.
and her offerings were belted 10 all
corners of the lot. The first base
woman was the only n in the buncn
who acted as though she had ever
seen a ball game. There was a good
crowd out, considering counter at
fractions that afternoon.
The College City Cement Company
has been organized in this city by
Gus Wilcox, f. j. Edwards. Fred
Ueltschi and Harve Stevens. Mr.. vii.
cox is president. Mr.. Edwards, score
tary and Mr.. Ueltschi manager and
treasurer. The company will do a
general cement business including
the manufacture of building blocks and
already purchased a block mach
inc. The company will have their
headquarters in this city, but will To-
cate their block machine in another
town, and a number of places are I'M
der con sideration. The company is
composed of thoroughly reliable citi-
zens, and We predict it will be a sue
cess.