The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-02-23

week at CHe nome OF j. IL. JounSoH
Stock of up-to-date merchandise for
sale. Win trade for land. H. G. Will
Jams.
Robert Henry and c. w. Smith
We're over from Volga between trains
yesterday.
DR.. B. T. Green went to Pierre
Monday evening to spend a day or
two on business.
The passenger on the north line
between here and Pierre is now a
solid v%estibuled train.
Mrs. Whitehead entertained a few
lady friends again Thursday after
noon, in her usual pleasant manner.
Horace Ladd left Thursday evening
for Musselshell, Mont, to look over
the country with a view of taking a
claim.
Mr.. w. II. WEIGH and Miss Cecile
went to Minneapolis Tuesday night to
visit friends a few days and attend
the auto show.
Father Flynn of Estelline, visited
Father Shean a day or two this week.
Yesterday morning they went owe to
Elkton and spent the day.
G. F. Thayer, the land man, has
rented offices over the Bookings
Hardware company's store, and will
occupy them the first of the month.
Rev. w. H. Williams returned Fri
day night from W~atertOwn, where he
spent most Of the week attending the
conference of the Episcopal clergy of
the state.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Stanley de-
parted Tuesday morning for their
home at Alliance, O., after an ex-
tended visit with the Binford and At
kinson families.
Topic for the morning service at
the Baptist church Sunday, February
&c, will be, "The Progressive Nature
of Christian Life" Evening service,
Roast What You Shoot"
Clarence Phillips, a resident Of
Brookings some years ago, is here
this week visiting at the home of his
aunt, Mrs. Anna Lawshe, Since leav-
ing here he has been located in Ari-
IONA and New Mexico.
]. b. Nelson, the contractor, re-
turned to his home at Mankato the
last of the week. He will be here
next week with a crew of men to
start the work of moving the old court
house, after which work on the new
building will be commenced.
Next month we will get one of the
very best shows that has ever visited
BrookinSs. It is the "Burgomaster,"
which is playing at the Metropolitan
at Minneapolis this week. The same
company will play here and it I'M
doubtedly will be the big show of the
year.
The o. f. s, held their regular meet
ing Tuesday evening. There was a
good attendance, including several
visitors. Mr.. and Mrs. Corbin were
Initiated through the mystic maZes of
the order. Delicious refreshments
We're served and as usual, a pleasant
social time was enjoyed by all.
A new missing word contest has
just appeared. It is as follows: A
good church deacon sat down on the
business end of a tack, He at once
sprang up and said two words. The
last word was at" Anyone guessing
the first word and sending a dollar and
a half in cash will be entitled to the
Register for one year.
A meeting of the progressives of the
state will be held at Pierre next Sat
urday afternoon and evening for the
purpose of forming a state o%rganiza-
ton to cooperate with the National
Progressive League recently formed
in WASHINGTON. The call for the Pierre
meeting is endorsed by the leading
~progressives of the state, including
the prominent members of that fac
ton in this county.
Barriers Burned Away which
Ome to the Grand neXt TUESDAY, is
a dramatiZation of one of tAe most
famous novels of the century. In s.
Letting this as his latest books %
dramatize, George Middleton, the pl"v
WRIGHT, who made the dramatization
of The House of a Thousand Candies
and "Rosalind at Red Gate" has pick d
a story that will undoubtedly make
one of the most popular plays o. the
decade.
Mrs. Collins gave a progressive
tea" party for the young people, some
Of whom board at her home, Thursday
evening, February 16. Twenty-four
were seated at the tables, the ladies
progressing after the first course.
Two courses We're served and after the
tables were cleared all played pro-
gressive whist. Bon bons We're served