The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-02-18
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Mr.. Lenstrom, who moved here
from Iowa about a month ago and is
living in the Holiday house, a%ccidently
ran the blade OF a knife into the fieshy
part of his hand n day this week
and inflicted a painful injury.
We wish everybody in BroOkings
could have heard Rev. Robinson's
Gossip last Sunday morning. Stump
Fuller" and Popular Amusements"
are not in the class with Gossip
which is worse than all the rest
Tuesday evening somebody threw "A
lighted match behind the radiator in
the ~postofice lobby and il caught i'll
the refuse which had gathered there.
II caused quite IA little smoke and some
excitement, but no damage was done.
John r. Nelson came down rom
Huron Tuesday night for a brief visit
with his family. He brought with him
a Job from one Of the Huron newspaper
Offices for the Register linotype. He
returned TO Huron this morning.
The college basket ball team went
to Madison Saturday and cleaned iii
the team from that city by a score
not in %Brookings' class and the col
lege boys didn't need 10 extend them
selves.
Prof. r.. u. Leland, principal Of the
city schools, left yesterday morning
for Sheridan, Iowa. where he was call
ed to attend an cncampment of the
Iowa state guard, in whic.: he has a
commission as first lieutenant. He
will return home the last Of the week.
The following marriage permits
have been issued by Clerk of Courts
Hanson this week: Harry G. Schultz
and Miss Josephine Shuler. of Bush
nell: Steen Kjos and Miss Lizzie
Swenson, Bookings; Stephen y. Ut
ley. Grinnell, Ia, and Miss Josephine
Howard, NOlga.
United States Senator-elect Crawford
passed through Brookings Tuesday
evening on his way TO Washington.
where he will take up his new duties
on March 4. He will transact business
i'm the Twin Cities and Chicago on
his way there. He was feeling pref
ty good over the magnificent recep-
ton given him by his t~ownspeople
at Huron just before he left.
A complete surprise was given Mrs.
G.. r. Sanderson Tuesday evening by
her Sunday school class in the re-
~memberance of her birthday. The
evening was spent in singing and
games. and fine refreshments, which
the girls had provided. were served.
1t will be an evening long to be re-
membered by the teachers and stu
dents.
The whistle at the power house
failed to- perform its usual function
yesterday at noon, and as a conse-
quence. the Register force, with n
exception, worked ten minutes over
time. This Is worthy of note because
it shows that the interest We take
in issuing this great moral uplift
makes us forget eve the fight of
time.
District Superintendent l. A. Graham
will be present and administer the
sacrament of the Lords Supper at the
NJ. e. church Sunday morning at 1890.
Baptism and reception Of members.
The Sunday school will meet at IL.
Epworth league at $50 p. m. At 1880
in the evening DIR. Boyers will preach
a special sermon to the college stu
dents, under auspices of the Y. VI.
and Y. w. c. A. Everybody Is cor
daily invited. Prayer meeting We'd
nesday evening at 1880.
r. H. Hagen of Huron. state Sun
day school superintendent. will CON
duct teacher training classes and lee
Iture on Monday. Tuesday and Wednes-
day Of next week, afternoons at 3
O'clock and evenings at 7:30. at the
Baptist church. Mr.. Hagen is a very
intelligent and up-todate Sunday
school missionary and the institute
will be a boon to all Bible students.
He will address the Sunday school
and congregation 1t the Baptist church
next Sunday morning at 1880 and out
line his plan Of work In the afternoon
at three o'clock. Every Bible student
IL invited to attend the institute. Sun.
day school teachers and senior schol.
ars r especially invited to avail
themselves Of this opportunity Of get