The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-12-23
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Before deciding on a Xmas gift for
either a lady or gentleman, see the de-
tachable handle umbrellas at Beatty's.
j. T. Sarvis returned home Tuesday
morning from a visit to the corn show
at Omaha. He reports a great deal
of snow in that section.
Have something nice for Xmas?
Envelopes and paper to match, finest
Textile bond, 500 Of each, printed
with your name and address for $500
at the Register office.
Mrs. NJ. A. Adams came down from
Pierre Friday and visited with her
sister, Mrs. J. l.. Tree until Monday,
when she went to Castlewood to spend
Christmas with her mother.
DR.. ]. G.. Parsons, Oculist and Au-
rist, Of Sioux Falls, viii be at Hotel
Leon, ON his next regular monthly
visit to Brookirg s, on Tuesday, Dec.
81. Practice limited to Eye, Ear,
Nose and Throat. Glasses fitted.
From present indications we will
have the hardest winter in years, not
only in South Dakota but all over the
country. Heavy snow is reported in
all states south of here, even Texas,
and we have had more real weather
already that we had all last winter.
Peter Hallen has sold his big black
smith and wagon shop to the Edwards
Martin Land Company and S. H. Nc
Carl, the local agent of the company,
will have charge of it until it Is dis
posed Of. Mr.. Hallen has purchased
a large tract of land near LasVegas,
New Mexico, where he will start a
sheep ranch and he expects to divide
his time between Brookings and that
place. He has not sold his residence
property and has no intention of NOV
ing his family from the city. m
One of the largest insurance poll
cies taken out in Brookings the past
wear was written Monday by M. o.
Hill, state agent Of the Fidelity Mu-
ual Life Of Philadelphia, upon the
life of o. A. Brictson, president of the
~'rictson Manufacturing company, MAX
ers of the Brictson tire treads. The
policy was for $4,000 and is a twenty
payment life. The premium on the
policy is 1927. This is evidently a
good stroke of business on the part of
both Mr.. Hill and Mr.. Brictson.
"Du Barry" has been taken from
The realm of French history by Miss
Claire Paige and transferred by her
to the American stage. That famous
French woman has become the subject
Of universal interest. Who was Du
Barry? What did she do? Are the
questions of the hour. In answer to
these queries, a drama has been con-
structed out of the most salient fea-
lures of her romantic career. Her
life was full Of intrigue and adventure
and furnishes an excellent picture of
the life and banner of the French
nation prior to- TIE revolution. The
story of Du Barry's life requires no
retouching, it was a complete romance
in itself-full of light and shade, COM
edy and tragedy, historic events of
an interesting period and facts that
are stranger than fiction. The same
will be presented complete in every
detail by Miss Claire Paige and her
all star company at the Grand on
December 20.
A miscalculation of a few minutes
in railroading sometimes brings terri.
bic consequences. The engineer on the
east bound freight in the wreck last
week near Volga calculated he could
make Volga before the time for the
west bound train to leave that sta
ton. He missed his calculations by
about five minutes. When Station
Agent Pay at Volga learned that the
trains had cleared Arlington and volga
he telephoned J. c. Wright, a broth
er of the writer, who lives two miles
"eot VI 'oi6d anu q udil mllc
of the railroad, to get upon a horse
and endeavor to- reach a point on the
track about tour miles northwest OF
Volga, where Mr.. Pay calculated that
the train from the west could be sig
nailed in time to prevent the wreck.
Mr.. Pay was about five minutes of
in his calculations, although he show
ed great presence Of mind in his en-
deavcr to prevent the wreck. Five
minutes more time would have put
the east bound train in the Volga
yards, Or five minutes more On the
other hand would have got a signal
to one of the other trains and prevent