The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-06-10

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day and celebration last Thursday.
A teachers examination will be
held at the court mouse today and
tomorrow.
Harold Davis is enjoying a two
weeks vacation from his duties in
the p~ostoffice.
An eclipse Of the moor was visible
last Thursday evening between seven
and nine o'clock.
Mrs. j. Rhodes of Aurora, was here
the last Of the week and spent a
couple of days with friends.
Mrs. f. E. Subelia of Hawarden,
Iowa, has been here the past week
visiting friends and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Camp arrived from
Rec Heights Tuesday morning to wit
ness the graduation of their son.
Miss Meta Holden came down from
Watertown Friday night for a few
days visit with Miss Ida Nicholson
and other friends.
l.. Martin of Madison, was a guest
the latter part of the week at the
home of G. w. Fem. Mr.. Martin is
sheriff of Lake county.
DR.. Olive went to Bear Lake, Mimi,
Saturday morning to join Rev. Ohm
stead and Prof. Matheson, who went
down earlier in the week.
NJ. T. Wimsey returned home Sat
urday evening from Chicago, where
he was called some time ago by the
death of an older brother.
Miss Nora Egeberg arrived here the
last of the week from Seattle, Wash,
for a visit with her sister, Mrs. H.
c. Solberg and other relatives.
The college students left this week
for their homes to spend the vaca-
ton, and it will be rather quiet on
the hill Tor the next few months.
We have noticed a number of citi.
zens out after the dandelions the past
week and the result is a decided i'm
provement in the looks of the town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Annis, Mr.. and Mrs.
Payne and Thos. Blakley of Hitch
cock, were guests of the ]. S. Smith
and j. E. NcGill families Friday and
Saturday.
Prof. Lawrence, county superin-
tendent of Lincoln county, was in the
city Friday, bringing with him about
seventy-fve boys to inspect the
State college.
w. E. Joseph, who has been assist
ant to Prof. Wilson in the agricultural
department at the college the past
year, left Saturday night for his home
at Hayden, Ind.
Jay NJ. Paddock Of Osceola, has been
here during the past week to attend
the college commencement and visit
friends. He is a graduate of the col
lege with the class of '9S.
Judge and Mrs. Geo. H. Marquis
of Clear Lake, have been here the past
week to attend the commencement ex-
exercises at the college, their son, Sid
ney being a member of the gradual
ing class.
In our write-up of the state meet
last week we gave third place in the
broad jump to Pence, when it should
have been credited to Clarence Pier.
The similarity in the names is what
mixed us up.
John H. Johnson and Nels Rude
left Tuesday morning for Des Moines.
Iowa, to attend the annual conven-
ton of the United Lutheran church.
Mr.. Johnson is the delegate from the
Brookings church while Mr.. Rude rep
resents Volga.
Brookings people who were fishing
at Lake Campbell Thursday report
that a man from. Egan pulled out one
of the biggest pickerel ever hooked
at the lake. Reports of it's size diff
fer, but all agree that it must have
weighed at least twelve pounds.
Prof. Chas. Viol left Saturday night
for Lafayette, Ind, where he will
visit relatives. He has resigned his
position as assistant in chemistry at
the college, which he has held the
past two years, and will take up
special work at the University OF
Chicago.
o. Dybdahl reports that he killed a
r%attlesnake, nearly four feet long,
near the Norwegian cemetery one day
last week. This species of snake is
very rare in this section, but two or
three have been killed here in the
last couple of years. 1t is not known
how they get this far east.
Prof. NJ. C. Bates, who has been
head of the department Of English
st the college the past two years,
left Tuesday morning, accompanied
bv Mrs. Bates, for New York City,
where he will take special work at