The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-06-10

Homecoming at Aberdeen next week.
Homecoming at Aberdeen next week.
See Col. Orr.
Percy Williams was over TO Aurora
between trains Monday.
V. f.. Forrest, a former college stu
dent, was here Friday visiting old
friends.
Elkton is advertising a four days
celebration and carnival, beginning
ON Wednesday of mex week.
Miss May Murphy arrived home
from De Smet Thursday, where she
has been teaching the past year.
The Baptist ladies aid will be enter
tanned at the home of Mrs. Claude
Davis, assisted by Mrs. Pengelly, on
Friday, June is.
! The city school board has torn out
the old board walk on the north side
of the school grounds and will put in
a new cement walk.
Wednesday, June 23rd is the next
Lake Preston date Of DR.. Frudenfeld,
the Madison hospital eye, ear, nose
and throat specialist.
Edward La Grave arrived from Fari-
bault, Mimi, Friday evening and will
spend the summer at the home of his
sister, Mrs. w. L. Purdy.
Jas. c. Pasek of Academy, S. D., and
Miss May SlOsser of Black River Falls,
Wis, were married at the NJ. e. par
sonage Tuesday evening at eight
o'clock, Rev. DR.. Boyers officiating.
Manley Champlin. who has been
doing special work at the Highmore
s~ub-station the past few weeks, re-
turned Saturday night to attend the
commencement exercises OF the col
lege and receive his diploma.
Jos. Carter arrived here yesterday
morning from Australia for a visit with
his brother, r. S. Carter of Trenton
township. Mr.. Carter is an English
man by birth, but has been working
in the Australian gold mines for the
past twenty years.
Rev. ]. G. Dick, Sam Sloan. Edith
Sloan, Bessie Ladd, Hazel Karr, Will
lie Caldwell and Earl Lindsey left yes
terday morning for Rock Valley, Iowa
to attend the annual convention of the
Young Peoples society of the United
Presbyterian church.
Henry Stearns of Medary, has been
using a road drag on the roads near
his farm and put the Medary high
way in fine shape half way to
Bookings. The street commissioner
has been using a drag on this road
out to the city limits and IL the farm.
ers of the intervening three miles
would get busy 1t would make a fine
stretch of road for six miles.
Amy Kelly and Rilla McElmurry,
who have been attending the Univer-
sity of Illinois at Champaign the past
year, have been appointed dietitions
at the Jackson and Chicago hospitals
and will remain in Chicago during the
summer. Miss Kelley has been ap
pointed as assistant in the school of
agriculture for next year and will re-
turn home in time to take up her
duties.
Hear and see the dollar illustrated
lecture by Prof. Swartz, Ben Hur, at
the Pleasant Hour Monday, 8:15 p.
m. Only rs cents. Miss Dasidena
sings three fine songs, all illustrated.
Star of the East Jesus Reigns"
and "The Holy City" sung by Miss
Dasidena with Illustrations, in the
Ben Hur illustrated lecture at the
Pleasant Hour Monday night, June
IA, 8:15 p m. Only rs cents.
Geo. Phillips of Webster, a member
of this years graduating class of the
State college, has been offered the
position Of Y. M. c. A. secretary for
the college, succeeding Mr.. Taft, who
will spend all Of his time at Vermil-
lion next year, and without doubt he
will accept. Mr.. Phillips has taken an
active part in Y. M. y. A. work during
his college course, Is popular on the
hill, and We believe he will make a
first class secretary.
Prof. Kerr has been studying astro-
nomy this week and he informs us that
the eclipse Of the sun, due next Thurs
day, will commence at about six in
the evening instead Of the morning
and will be visible about an hour.
The professor says the longest time
a total eclipse can last Is six min
utes and he was somewhat surprised
to read in a number of papers that
there would be an all day session.
One of the papers advertised the all
day eclipse as one of the attractions
at a celebration.
Misses Ethel Lawrence, Mary Hess,
Aurora Leekley. Muriel Sherwin and
Marguerite Catlett, graduates Of the
department Of music of the college this
year, have given individual recitals
during the past two weeks, which have
been a source of enjoyment to the
many In attendance. The young ladies
showed marked musical ability and
won showers of praise from everyone
who had the pleasure Of attending any
Of the recitals. The junior class gave
Its recital last Friday evening at the
college chapel and a very enjoyable
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