The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-05-25

Frank Yocom, who is teaching at
Lake Benton, visited over Sunday with
friends here.
Rev. Elliott Axtell of Winnebago.
Ill, is supplying the Presbyterian pull.
pit for a couple Of weeks.
Prof. Harry b. Potter Of Ames.
Iowa, formerly assistant at the col
lege, spent a few days here this week
We have the only machine in town
mat sharpens lawn mowers right,
John Matson. the Big Blacksmith
Shop.
NJ. E. aid society will meet in the
parlor of the church Thursday, June
:. Blanket lunch. All ladies urged to
be present.
President Slagle and Superintend-
ent Chamberlain left Monday for
Mitchell to attend a meeting OF the
farmers institute board.
Mrs. F. f. Dodsworth and baby ar
rived from Minneapolis Monday even
ing for an extended visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Poole.
The Model Grays are planning on
a trip to the northern part Of the
state for the coming week, provided
two or three more good games can
be scheduled.
The ladies' aid society of the First
Presbyterian church will be enter
tanned at the home of Mrs. Smythe,
Thursday, June /. Mrs. Brown, Mrs.
Larson and Mrs. Dewing will assist.
Mrs. Emily Mason and Mrs. Ida
Phelps, who have been visiting some
time at the home of the latter's son,
r. f. Phelps, departed Monday for
Shelby, Montana, where they will
make their home.
Next Tuesday will be a big day for
the kids, for that is the date of the
appearance here Of the Yankee Rob
inson shows, and the chances are
that mother will not have to call
Willie more than once that morning.
The dates for the second annual
~Brookings ch%autauqua have been def
inately fixed for July s to &c. The
program opens on Saturday and closes
a week from the following s nday.
We expect to give the list of attrac-
tons within a short time.
The work on the court house is
being pushed rapidly and the walls of
the ground floor are completed. The
stone around the main door on the
west were put in place yesterday and
now some idea can be had of how
the building will look when completed.
Rev. Fred Nelson Of Omaha, Neb.,
comes to Brookings May % and will
hold evangelistic meetings at the
Mission house for one week, begin
ming Thursday at s p. m. and continu,
ing every day at 2:3O and s p. m. All
meetings in the Scandinavian Ian
guage. Everybody cordially invited
h attend.
f. c. ~Stoltenberg, florist at the col
lege, went to Minneapolis Friday night
TO attend the funeral of Eggert Nagel,
the well known florist and old time
resident Of that city, who was killed
by a street car. Mr.. S~toltenberg was
in the employee of Mr.. Nagel for four
teen years.
Clinton Keith Hart, eleven months
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. W. f. Hart,
passed away on Saturday after a few
days illness with measles. The fun
eral was held from the home Sunday
afternoon, conducted by Miss Very,
pastor of the Christian church. The
friends and neighbors will sympathize
with them in their bereavement.
The mission held at the Catholic
church last week, came to a close
with Sunday mornings service. Faith
er Shean, assisted by the two mission
airy priests, Fathers Monaghan and
Brady, is holding missions at Aurora
and in Moody county this week. Sun
day evening Father Monaghan will de-
liver a lecture on temperance at the
church here, and this will be a treat
that the people Of Brookings should
not miss.
The college track team left yester-
day for Vermillion, where they par
ticipate in the state meet today and
tomorrow. The team is in poor shape
and have little hope OF winning first
honors, as Vermillion is unusually
strong this year. Huntimer and Knox
are the only two men who are in
first class condition, the others suf-
fering from minor injuries which will
prevent them from showing their best
form. The special train to the meet
did not materialize and Brookings will
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