The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-10-31

week.
Mrs. Omodt was up from Sioux Falls
visiting old neighbors the last of the
week.
Mrs. f. J. Ray went to the Twin
Cities Friday morning to remain a
few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Grove visited a
few days last week at the home of
their son at Badger.
Mrs. Robert Bruce and children ar
rived Friday morning from Gettys-
burg to join Rev. Bruce.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Martinson left
the last of the week for a two or three
weeks trip to the Black Hills.
l.. II. Skiff returned Friday morn
ing from Raymond, where his firm
completed some construction work.
Rev. and Mrs. Roberts went up to
De Smet Saturday evening, Mr.. Rob
erts holding services there on Sun
day.
Miss Olga Hanson left Thursday for
'Belingham, Mimi, where she will
spend a couple of months with rela-
tiyes.
"A Soldiers Honor 10t Bison .
reel. feature film at the Pleasant Hour,
Friday and Saturday nights, Novem-
Der list and End.
A. b. Allen of Vinton, Iowa, was the
guest of F. F. Baldridge a day or two
the last of the week, returning home
Saturday morning.
The Freshmen and ~Sophomores OF
the high school had a battle royal at
football at the fair grounds Monday
evening, the game resulting in an 0 to
0 tie.
Hall, Alexander & Purdy this week
moved their law offices from the
Roddle building to the north rooms
on the second floor of the Binford
block. This will be quite a change
for the firm, which has been located
in the Roddle building for years, but
the new quarters are more commodi-
GUS and better suited in every way to
their needs.
Upon the recommendation Of Man
ager Shea the council has decided to
make a much-needed improvement in
the telephone system, placing the
heaviest lines underground. All Of
the lines from the central Office east
to the Baptist church and from there
north to the t.. p. church will be
taken off OF the poles and put in by
conduit, and eventually it is expected
that all of the lines will have to be
thus handled. While this new method
is expensive We believe that the coun-
ell is wise in having il done. The
poles along the route indicated are
carrying altogether too heavy a load
and a sleet storm such as We had
once or twice last winter would be
apt to bring them 10 the ground, en-
failing a loss much greater than the
expense of putting them underground
Last week the Register got In bad
with the central telephone office and
as We would rather have most anyone
after US than a bunch of girls We has
ten to extend the olive branch. There
have been complaints, and with good
cause, that the train news furnished
by central has been unreliable, but
the girls tell us that they can do
nothing but give the train time as
f., furnished by the depot. They have
r no other source Of information and nc
> means of knowing whether or mo- the
J information is correct. The depot
operators tell us that they usually re
| port the train on time when it is fiji
:, teen or twenty minutes late. SO as tt
+ be on the safe side, as they get the
J, time over the wire a couple OF hours
in advance and the train might make
UP the lost time. Nine times out 0
ten the train gets later instead 0
making up, but if a miracle did hap
a pen and a Northwestern passenge
actually did make up time someon'
g would miss their train n Their
s would be trouble in chunks in tn
vicinity of the depot. There seems t
y be nobody at fault in the matter, a
the Register item might have INT
n mated, but it has at least brought on
i the truth and explained condition
that were unknown to the %telephon
e patrons who pay the Dllls and wh
a. have a right to know.