The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-03-17

Some choice dwelling lots for sale.
S. II. McCarl.
John Dokken lays the Everlasting
Cement Sidewalk,
See John Dokken before you let
your contract for cement work.
Calendars for 1911. Call and see
orr line. Register Publishing Co.
County Commissioner Hoch vas up
from E!kton on business Monday.
Geo. Cole returned home Thursday
evening from a few days visit at Lake
Benton.
Mrs. w. c. Wirans went to Airing
ton Sunday evening for a visit with
her sister.
The college dramatic club enjoyed
a spread at the Brookings Cafe Satur-
day evening.
First-class blacksmithing and wood
work done at the old Peter Ha,len
blacksmith shop.
Company C will go to Sparta, Wis,
for the summer encampment along
with the other companies of the state
guard.
S. A. Pittenger of Tracy came up
Friday evening and visited over night
with his brother, Bud. He formerly
lived at Aurora.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Caldwell went
to Lake Preston Saturday evening and
visited over Sunday with their laugh
ter, Mrs. Shoenweather.
Mrs. Z. H. Williams returned home
Thursday evening from st. Charles,
Mimi, where she was called by the
death of her sister-in-law.
Prof. Downey of Chicago, a choir
leader and vocal instructor, is in the
city and will remain a few weeks and
it is possible he will locate here per-
manently.
We understand that plans are un-
der way to form an Egan club in this
city to further the cause Of the Sioux
Falls attorney and this will no doubt
add zest to the local campaign.
On Thursday r. S. Leekley disposed
of the secondhand store to Albert
Erstad who will continue the business.
Mr.. Leekley expects to look up a new
location for a general merchandise
store.
Miss Lila Alton, who is at present
singing in New York City, will close
her season in Il couple of weeks and
will come home to spend a couple Of
months vacation. During the summer
the quartette of which she is a m, M
Der will be engaged in %chautauqua
work.
w. II. Thompson, a former resident
of this city during which time he had
charge of Geo. Coles string of race
horses, was here Friday and made ar
engagements to 10Y back to Brook
ings. He has been located at Mar
shall, where he has quite a string Of
horses. and will Use the fair grounds
track for his training. He expects to
move his family here the coming week.
One of the incest social affairs Of
the season was a reception given by
Mrs. f. r. Chrisman and Mrs. E. w.
Olive at the home of the former on
Thursday afternoon, attended by about
eighty ladies. Prof. Christensen and
Miss Ida Nicholson gave several
musical selections which added great
ly to the pleasure OF the occasion.
Very nice refreshments were served.
The decorations of the house we're in
green and gold.
The town Of Candy, Yellow Medicine
County, Mimi. with a population of
500, has the distinction of possessing
the best and most progressive public
school system in the state. According
to Dean James, head of the College Of
Education OF the State University, here
are some f the features of the Candy
school system: Canby's high school
was the first in the state to give in.
~struction in agriculture. In Canby's
High School every student must take
either manual training, agriculture or
domestic science. Canby's public
school system has twelve years of
work divided equally between gram
mer school and high school vork