The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-03-10

auto show in the auditorium in that
city for seven days commencing March
10. so far as we know this is the
first Of the kind to be held in the
state.
Oscar Goff, a student at the college
and a member Of Company C., yester-
day received his commission as battal.
ion adjutant, with the rank Of first lieu
tenant. He is assigned to the first
battalion which consists of Company
c and three other companies.
A ard to the Register postmarked
Havana tells us that Hon. and Mrs.
John +. Diamond have been basking
under the sunny skies of Cuba. They
were TO have sailed for the United
States on February 2S and are prob
ably on their return journey by this
time.
Peter Hallen left Tuesday evening for
las Vegas, Mexico with a carload of
choice sheep for his 1,400-acre sheep
ranch near that city. One Of his sons
has been on the ranch since the first
Of the year and the rest of the family
will Join them at the end of the
! chool year.
February 2Sth the death angel visi-
ted the home of Mr.. and Mr., Andrew
Reppe and took their little son Archi-
bald who would have been 3 years
old April 3rd. Death was caused by a
complication of measles and pneu-
monia. The funeral was held from the
Lutheran church March 8.
We are in receipt of a card from
]. II. Biggar from Huntington, Quebec
in which he says: Il have been spend
ing the afternoon in the House of
Parliament listening to the big guns
Of the Canadian house of commons
and found it quite enjoyable. The de-
bate was on the naval appropriation
bill"
A number Of the progressives of the
city and county went to Huron today
to attend a conference Of the leaders
of the faction. At this meeting the
candidates for state offices will be pres
ent and it will be decided by ballot
whom the regular organization will
support in the primary campaign.
The basket ball game between Com
pany C of this city and Company B
Of Sioux Falls, which was postponed
a couple of weeks ago will be played
at the college armory next Saturday
evening The Sioux Falls team is a
fast one, and the local boys are not
slow and a good interesting game is
looked for.
The Lake Benton bowling team
came up Friday evening to meet the
local bowlers and the match resulted
in a victory for Brookings by a score
of 2,36S to 2,035. The teams lined
up as follows: Bookings, Johnson,
Whitmus, Martinson, Thompson, Pit
tenger. Lake Benton, Buffit, Broding,
Anderson, Presby, Nelson.
The people of Hendricks, Ivanhoe
and other towns along the Tyler-As-
tOria branch are busy with a PROPOSE
ton to get the line extended across to
Estelline, connecting with the line run
ming north from here, This would
be of sub?tantial benefit to the towns
interested and to the northern part of
this county. 1t would undoubtedly
mean a new town in Deuel. county.
The De Smet Independent wants r. S
Vessey and S. II. Elrod, the two candi
dates for governor, to meet in joint
debate on the question of extravaganza
in state affairs and would like to see
it pulled off at Brookings OF ONE other
city in which there is located a stats
to stage the affair and would assure
the distinguished gentlemen a large
and attentive audience.
D The potato growers meeting, which
K was held at the Minnesota and Dakot;
I Farmer office Saturday afternoon, re
/ suited in the forming Of 4 temporar,
g organization. A committee on member
ship was appointed and another meet
: ing will be held at the same plac
next Saturday afternoon. Grower
whose crops aggregate about forty Cal
loads of potatoes have already joine
and it is hoped to secur a large nun
Der more.
We are in receipt of a letter fror
the Black Hills Development and F.
~nancial Corporation in which they TAX
exceptions to our editorial of a coupl
4 of weeks ago regarding the honesty {