The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-09-09

the HTSt OF the week.
G.. F. Thayer left Saturday morning
for a land trip to points in Iowa.
o. T. Grattan, the we'll known Elk
ton merchant, was a Brookings visitor
Friday.
Mrs. w. II. Roddle returned Friday
morning from a few days visit with
her daughter at Volga.
Miss May Murphy left Sunday even
ing for De Smet to resume her work
as teacher in the city schools.
Miss Mary Young arrived from Lin
coin, Neb., Friday morning to take
up her work in the city schools.
Mrs. T. G.. Orr returned home Fri
day morning from Vermillion, where
she spent a couple of weeks with Mr..
Orr.
Wood Thompson returned home Fri
day morning from Oaks, n. d., where
he spent a day or two looking after
the t%hreshing on his farm.
Frank House, who is now located
at Rapid City, arrived Thursday night
and spent Friday in the city visiting
his mother and other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Etting and
two daughters left Tuesday morning
for Minneapolis to take in the fair.
Miss Ethel will go from there to
Winona, where she is attending
school.
Mrs. Mary Enos returned home the
latter part of last week from Valley
City, N. d., where she spent most of
the summer with her daughter, Mrs.
Grace Bradley and on the ranch near
McHenry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Allison ar
rived from San Barnadino, Cal, Mon
day night and will visit about a month
at the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. D. Allison. Clarence is now
a conductor on the Santa Fee.
Lieutenant Harvey T. Jensen, who
was a member of the South Dakota
Rifle team at Camp Perry, returned
home the latter part of the week. He
stopped off at Niagara Falls and other
points OF interest and reports a most
enjoyable trip.
E. L.. Squirting returned home the
last of the week from Des Moines,
where he spent the week at the state
fair in the interests of the Minnesota
and Dakota Farmer. He was accom-.
panied by Mrs. Squirting, who visited
relatives there.
Miss Abbie Carpenter, a former col
lege student, was in the city last week
to attend the wedding of Miss Mildred
Anderson and Louis F. Nordine. She
went from here to Grand Rapids, MINI.
where she takes a position as teacher
of domestic science in the high school.
Prof. j. H. Wheeler, a former mem
Der of the college faculty, made a
great showing in the state tennis
tournament at ST. Paul last week. He
worked his way to the finals, but lost
the opportunity to play for the state
championship in a hard and close
match.
Manager Carlisle has secured VIM.
Wamsher's big comedy success, "The
Belle of Japan" for the Grand opera
house on Saturday, September II and
it is an attraction that he personally
guarantees to be one of the great
novelties of the season. There will
be lots of fun, songs and dances,
beautiful scenery and costumes, and
a company far above the average. Miss
Mento Everitt will appear as "Titi'
the Belle of Japan. 1t will be well
to secur tickets early. They will be
on sale at the usual place.
When Manager Carlisle contracted
for the big novelty 1.-THE Belle of
Japan" he wrote Mr.. Wamsher, man
ager of the production, saying that
often companies did not use their spec
ial scenery To this Mr.. Wamsher re-
piled, 81 have incorporated in your
contract the following words: Spec
ial scenery, if not used money shall
be refunded audience" That says
Manager Carlisle is pretty binding,
and therefore the entire production
is guaranteed and our people can
look for a performance brimful of
surprises. What can be expected is
beautiful scenery and costumes, catchy
music, artistic dancing, a play with
a new and novel plot, full of comedy
and intense and absorbing situations.
Miss Mento Everitt will again be seer
in the role of "Titi' the belle of Japan.