The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-04-28

prominent member of the order, whose
home is at Dell Rapids.
A. W. Case and Ray Case of Anita,
Iowa, have taken positions with the
John Matson blacksmith shop. Both
gentlemen are expert workmen and
Mr.. Matson declares ii is his intention
10 employ only that kind They have
moved their families acre 10 reside.
There will be a ball game at the
college park Saturday afternoon be-
tween the the college team and the
School of Mines team from Rapid City.
This will be one of the best games of
the season and should attract a big
crowd. The college this spring mas
one OF the best ball teams in recent
years and if the Black Hills team is
as strong as reported the contest will
be a dandy.
Work was started this week on the
addition TO the rear of the Bank of
Bookings. The new part will be TWEEN
ty feet long and the width of the
building, and will be used entirely for
vault room. 1t viii be a ~three-story
vault, the lower parts being used by
the bank and the upper vault by the
Brookings Land and Trust company,
whose offices are on the second floor
pf Tho houE hui1diun
Mrs. Henning H~alvorson went to
Bookings last week and from there
she vent to Hot Springs with Mrs.
T. O. Bogstie where the ladies expect
70 find relief from Rheumatism which
has been troubling them very much
for a long time past. The ladies'
many friends at home hope that the
baths at the springs will be beneficial
10 them and that they will come
home completely cured.-Toronto Her
aid.
Five college students were arrested
last week on a charge of petty larceny.
The boys were hungry one evening
and broke into the basement of the
college club, stealing half a crate of
oranges and some other provender.
Mrs. Prowse, who is in charge of
the club, located the culprits and caus-
ed their arrest. They were brought
before Justice Trygstad Monday and
assessed ten dollars each for their
share of the feed.
The high school baseball team went
to Elkton Friday for a return game
with the school bunch there and were
worsted by a score Of II to 5. The
weather that day was far from ideal
for baseball, but We presume it was
as good for one team as the 9th +.
Both sides walloped the ball in good
shape, two home runs being made, Da-
kin of Bookings. getting one of them.
A number of supporters ACCOMPANIED
the team in spite of the frigid weather.
The local company the national guard
are planning to build an armory this
summer and it is expected that a
company will be formed to fin
the proposition. They expect to
lease a piece of ground close to the
business part of town and build a sub
stantial frame building, which when
in use by the company will be
rented for dances and public meet
ings. The proposition looks to be a
good n and we hope to see the boys
carry it through successfully.
l.. Fl. Skiff and f. j. Ray have form
ed a partnership under the name of
the Brookings Construction company.
and will do a general construction and
plumbing business. They contemplate
enlarging their field and will make
a bid for the larger sewer and water
works contracts in this and adjoining
states, and at the same time will give
every attention to the local business.
Both gentlemen are good business men
and hustlers and we predict the new
company will be a success from the
start.
DIR. NJ. D. Eubank, who spent several
years as a missionary in China, de-