The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-01-21
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rora a couple Of days the last of the
week.
Captain Christian, the new com
mandant at the college. has rented
Mrs. Waltz's house, and his family
who arrived last week are getting set
tied.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Barg started
to drive over from White Monday to
visit Mr.. and Mrs. p. ]. Erie, but after
tipping over several times and break
ing the cutter and harness, they re.
turned to White and took the train.
arriving here that evening.
Rrookings friends received word this
\ eek Of the death at Vancouver, Wash,
Of Mrs. Green, mother of Mrs. Geo. +.
hopkins of Aberdeen. Mrs. Green vas
well known in Bookings, as she made
hcr home with her daughter Turing the
tune Rev. Hopkins was pastor of the
n. Il. church.
The rural mail carriers have been
having Il strenuous time during the
past week, not being able to make
their entire routes on account OF tn
heavy snow. c. IL. Collins tipped over
twice Monday, breaking the RIG and
had To return to have the harness re-
paired.
There was to have been an eXcur-
SIGN from Watertown to B%roOkingS
Yesterday afternoon, to bring a crowd
down 10 hear Evangelist Lowry, but
the Public Opinion states that it fell
through owing to the fact that nOf
enough could be secured to guarantee
the train.
W. n. Deeth, who has a clerkship
Pierre. came down the last OF the
week and visited mis- family until Mon
dav night. when he returned to his
duties. He rep0-ts that the interests
Of Br9akin2s county are being we'll
looked after L.. our delegation.
CouareSsmau Philo Hall arrived
hone from Washington, ID. c.. Monday
evening. 10 looa after a number OF
cases he has il circuit court. He eX-
poets 20 remain about a week. He
is looking well, II enjoying good health
and states thai ae has almost entirely
recovered from his accident of last
year.
TIE registration at the State A2ri-
cultural college located at I}rookings
indicates the largest attendance in
the history OF the institution. lnclud-
ing the regula- collegiate courses and
the new school Of agriculture, which
opened in November. the college has
= total attendance Of about 100 this
vinter.-Pierre Tree Press.
George Cole cannot be called hand
some, as a singer he is a frost, as IA
foot racer a little slow, but as a good
citizen he ranks high. When it o
eth George goeth forth into the high
ways and byways of his home town
with a snow ploW and the way is made
easy FOR the feet of his neighbors and
they are glad: and he who scatters
sladness is good.
The one hund-eth anniversary OF the
birth of Abraham Lincoln will be cele-
brated at the auditorium at Pierre Feb
ruary -. There will be a banquet and
toasts by a large number of prominent
citizens of the state, including Senator
Crawford. Governor Vessey, Congress
man Burke and others. The principal
speaker will be Governor Buchtel OF
Colorado.
DR.. Slagle. president of Brookinss
college, was in Watertown last even
lag and underwent the ordeal of hay
.ng a pair of Elk antlers properly fit
ted. In company with the educator
A. F. Poulson and Jesse Thorp tool;
the work. The conducting of the trio
into the green pastures of the Water
town herd was witnessed by a large
rumber.-Public Opinion.
The Woman's Missionary society OF
the First Presbyterian church will hold
its twentieth annual praise meeting at
the home of Mrs. Horace Fishback Fri,
day afternoon, January 80, at three
O'Clock. Every oma of the church
and congregation is most cordially in
vited, and a very fine program has
been arranged. Please remember that
this is the time to make your annual
free will offering to missions.
P. J. Hegeman received word this
week that his son, First Lieutenant
Harry A. Hegeman. of the 10th U,
s. Infantry, had been promoted to
CAPTAIN and assigned to the 18th In
fantry. Captain Hegeman is o with
his regiment at Fort Mckenzie, Wyo
The 18th infantry is now in the Philip
mines. but will return to this country