The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-01-07
Boost for ~Brookinus!

The Chase-Lister company, including
those clever people, Clint and Bessie
Robbins and the Chase-Listcr Ladies'
orchestra, will be at the opera house
tomorrow evening, January 8, in the
great society comedy, The Highest
Bidder Prices %, 35 and 30 cents.
f. H. Baldwin of Letcher, president
of the South Dakota Dairymen's and
B~uttermaker's association is in Brook
ings to take the short course in the
creamery and dairy department at the
college. Mr.. Baldwin is one of the
most energetic and capable buttermak-
ers in the state and is, as this step
proves, no going to let anything him
der his being and staying at the top
round of the ladder in his profession.
Beginning next Monday evening the
business houses of the city will close
at $50 each evening except Saturday,
and this arrangement will continue
until April list. During the next three
months there is no good reason why
the stores should not close at the
above hour, and the little extra time
will certainly be appreciated by the
clerks. whose duties are onerous
enough at the best.
H. L. Walker had a most suspicious
opening at Aberdeen. He took charge
of the Gottschalk opera house on the
first day of the year and that evening
opened with The District Leader"
The company rave a matinee and two
evening performances and the total re-
ceipts for the three entertainments
were $1,411, the last show being pur-
chased by the Aberdeen Comm ercial
club for $500 and for which no ad.
mission was charged.
Captain Edward r. Christian, of the
10th u. S. Infantry, arrived from Fort
McCook, neal Omaha, Monday morn
ing to take up his duties as professor
of military tactics at the State college.
Capt. Christian is from the same regi-
ment as Capt. Guyer, whose place he
takes, and is regarded as a very eff
cient and popular officer. He has rent
ed the Middleton house, formerly oc-
cupied by the Guyer family, and he
expects his family to join HIM within
a short time.
Governor Coe l. Crawford has re-
ceived a communication from J. Frank
Bell, chief of staff at Washington,
asking that a delegation Of the South
Dakota state guard be sent to Wash
ington to take part In the inaugural
parade. The matter has been refer
red to Charles II. Engelsby, adjutant
general. AS much as the general
would like to send a company to the
federal capitol he is a little afraid
that he will be unable to do so as the
state guard is a little short on funds
at this time. It may be, however, that
he will manage to- figure out some way
so that a company composed OF the
best men of the guard will be able
to go.
THE District Leader" is to be the
attraction at the Grand next Tuesday
evening. The sale Of seats is to begin
Saturday, and the numerous inquiries
and requests for reservations, leads
one to- belive that he fame of THE
District Leader" has preceded it. THE
District Leader is said to have thrill
ling situations with an abundance or
musical numbers that are just the
proper sort, tuneful, melodious and
whistleable. 1t is a story of politics,
, with characters familiar to all; the
candidates for office, the reporter and
the ward heller. A feature OF the
play is it's chorus. A group of girls
who are not only attractive, but who
have been drilled t a proficiency and
work with a zest that is appealing.