The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-01-05
and Personal


a party of men for Winnie, Texas, t.
look owe the country.
Miss Mary Grove went to Badger
the last of the week and visited over
Sunday az the home Of her brother,
DR.. Grove.
Ole Larson of Osakis, Mimi, a for
mer resident Of this county, has been
here the last week visiting relatives
and friends.
Mrs. Honan, who is i'll witha light
form Of smallpox, is getting along
nicely and is able to be up and
around the house.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Holstead of
Sheldon, Ia, arrived last week and
are visiting at the home of their
daughter, Mrs. l.. w. Sutton.
The members of the class of 10 of
the college who are in the city were
entertained at the home Of Miss Net
tie Sheldon on Friday evening.
MOI gan Mikkelson Of ST. Paul, Wis
tied several days the last week with
his father and brothers. He is travel
ing for a St. Paul wholesale house.
The Brookings county members of
the legislature departed the last of
the week for Pierre to be in readiness
for the opening session on Tuesday.
VIM. Callahan informs us that he
and his family will leave ext week
for Arkansas, where they will spend
the winter on a farm Mr.. Callahan
purchased there.
Russell Knappen departed Monday
for Delaware, O., where he is attend
ing Ohio Wesleyan, after spending
the holiday vacation with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Knappen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Delbert Binford spent
Christmas day with Prof. DeHoff and
family at Lake Preston and on Mon
day attended a family gathering at
the Peter Binford home in Brookings.
Arlington Sun.
p. c. Johnson showed us some
oranges that were raised near Kings
Vile, Texas, where he owns a farm.
In the lot were some Washington
navals that were as nice as the Cali
fornia article. The growing of oranges
is a new crop for Texas, but they seem
to be a success there.
Prof. and Mrs. b. o. Dunbar arrived
from Lidgerwood. N. d.. Friday. Prof.
Dunbar is Prof. Shepard's new assist
ant in the chemistry department at
the college. He has been principal
of the L~idgerwood schools, having
taken that position temporarily while
looking for an opening in his chosen
line.
College opened yesterday after the
holiday vacation. On account of the
storm and train blockades the attend
ance the first day was light, but they
will be swarming in today and the
rest of the week. The short courses
began this week and these always at
tract a large number of the young
people of the state.
l.. w. Sutton is exhibiting with con-
siderable pride an elegant gold watch
he received from the DR.. Ward com
pany for his excellent work as their
agent during the past year. In the
competition for prizes Mr.. Sutton
stood third of all the agents in this
country, and we think he has a right
to be proud Of his prize.
j. b. Nelson of Mankato, who was
the successful bidder for the new
court house, staked out the ground
before leaving for home. He also let
the contracts for gravel and sand, as
well as for the stone and mill work
and it is evidently his intention to
rush the work. He stated that the
work on the foundation would COM
mence at the earliest opportunity in
the spring.
Let a young man of twenty years of
age put twenty-one dollars at interest,
instead of spending it for tobacco.
Then at the beginning of the year re-
peat it. and include also the interest
and the principle Of the proceeding
year and thus continue from year to
year, until he shall have reached the
age of seventy, the amount he would
realize would exceed thirty thousand
dollars. How many of our young men
will try it?-Hutchinson Leader.
When a town stagnates it is usually
because the citizens have no public
spirit. Content with things as they
are and unaffected by the progress
that goes en- around them they see
their own community vegetate while
others near by, fortunate in their type
OF citizens, go ahead from one year
to another. Thus it is that often
times towns with many natural adj
vantages are out distanced in popula-