The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-04-29

three days last week. leaving for his
home ssturday evening.
Alfredi Nelson and daug. ter. Miss
Alice were over from Bookings Sun
day evening visiting at the Horton
home. Mr.. Nelson has traded his
hardware business at B~rookingsv to
Gus Wilcox for land in Deuel. county.
ISame time during. the month OF June
Mr.. Nelson expects to- his
famiH back to Milbank where they
stir own a observation-disclosures Tribune.
Next Saturday, the first day of May,
is the beginning of the open season
for game fish and without doubt there
will be a big delegation of local fish
ermen out to Lake Campbell that day.
1t is said that there are n large num-
Der of bass. weighing from two to six
pounds. laying along the bank of the
lake which persisted during the win
ter.
The cadet battalion of the college
will give a reception and dance at
the armory tomorrow evening. which
promises to be the finest social affair
of the school year. The alumni, stu
dents and faculty are invited. and
music will be furnished by Christen-
sens orchestra. The p~atronesseS will
be Mrs. Robert l.. Slagle. Mrs. Edward
r. Christian and Miss Ada b. Cald-
we'll.
The new city administration will
take charge mex Monday evening, at
which time Mayor L.eighty will make
his appointments of city officers for
the coming year. The new council
will be made up as follows: First
ward, A. Hoover and S. II. NOEL
hurry; Second ward, !. G.. Oyloe and
f. ]. Ray; Third ward. Henry Swer-
ing and w. II. Conklin: Fourth ward,
+. F. Bagley and Frank Sherwin.
In another column DR.. Miller. the
city health officer, has a notice to
property owners to clean up their
premises. DR.. Miller tells us that the
condition of the city is not at all bad
this spring, but there are some alleys
and back Yards that need cleaning up
and he is going TO see that il is done
in the interest of the peoples health.
A little cooperation on the part of the
citizens will make Brookines the clean
est town i'm the state,
The Sioux Falls Daily Press is 90
ing to celebrate its 2Jth anniversary
by making the offer to accept $500
for a years subscription providing the
letter containing the remittance is
mailed on May %. Old subscribers
must pay up to that date all arrear-
ages and $500 for another year. New
subscribers will simply send in $500.
The money cannot be sen before May
%, nor a day later. The Press says
the offer will never again be repeated.
Rev. Olmstead of Brookings. held
services in Aurora again last Sunday
and was greeted with a fair sized
audience in ReXford's hall. where the
meeting was held. j. II. Bushnell
and daughter. Edna and G. II. Soule
accompanied Mr.. Olmstcad over from
Bookings and the entire party walk,
ed back, rather than ride over on the
evening passenger, that they might
enjoy the exercise and fresh air
Aurora Times.
The college debating team was de
feated by the Yankton college team
at Nankton on Thursday evening. The
Brookiugs team made an excellent
showing and there is no disgrace at
tachcd 10 their defeat. as the Yanktor
boys are unusually strong in debating
The question "a as to whether {
currency system based upon CONNER
cial paper would be preferable to the
present bond system. Brookines de
Tended the negative side.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. X. Thompson. who
life eight miles south Of town return
ed home from California Sunday
where hey spent the winter. The,
We're i'm the wreck on the Milauket
in thu south part Of the state on tn,
way home and Mr.. Thompson haC
one OF his shoulders badly smashed NJ
This makes the third wreck that tn,
family has been in during the pas
seven months. Last fall Mr.. Thomp
sOn's son. J. Il. Thompson. was il
a big Smash-up near Denver and ha,
a narrow escape from death. and
short time previous TO that his sCn-in
law. Mr.. Culp, was wrecked while OF
his way to- California with a car 0
goods belonging TO II. II. Reeves.
Kuuro Rude of McGregor, MINI. an,
Mrs. Knutson of Sawyer. Wis, al