The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-04-18

Fresh Strawberries for Saturday,
II - cents a box. J. N. Smythe.
The weather has cleared beautifully
thi morning and it looks as though
the farmers could get busy again.
Richard Kendall is reported to be
yer! much improved, after his recent
severe illness.
The Alpha Iota Literary Society
held IT., regular meeting at the home
of Claire Gaylord Friday evening
Concentrations were extended to
Jos Hergium for his success in the
ora. zeal contest at school. The
reg u.ag business meeting a follow
ed lg a program after which the So
ciet. adjourned.
Tho fire department was called to
south BrOokings Thursday afternoon
by a blaze in the barn of Louis John
son, which spread from there to the
Andrew Cook barn and both struc-
lures were destroyed. 1t is thought
children playing with matches were
the cause OF the fire. The loss is
not great as both barns We're small.
Miss c.. Louise Phillips, daughter
of Mr., and Mrs. w. II. II. Phillips of
this city, has just received word from
Washington that she has been ap-
pointed to a position as Scientific
Assistant in Library Science" de
parment of agriculture, at a good
salary and will leave to assume her
new duties about May list. Miss
Phillips stood at the head of the list
in her examination for this position
a gentleman present at the Opera
house last Thursday evening says
that a few young fellows took advant-
age of the open entertainment given
by the Degree Of Honor and seating
themselves in the balcony, amused
themselves by throwing bits of paper
and other articles upon the stage and
audience below, thus showing the or
der of their ~parentage and training.
The United States Civil Service
Commission announces the following
examinations to be held throughout
the United States within the next
thirty days: Law clerk, s~tenographer
and typewriter (male); plate cleaner
(male); laboratory assistant in chem
istry (male); junior chemist, bureau
Of mines. For information and appli-
cation blanks apply to J. NJ. Shoe
maker, Secy Civil Service Dist, ST.
Paul, MINI.
Notga went wet" at Tuesdays
election, after a hard scrap between
the two factions, the majority being
eleven in favor Of license. 1t is said
that the prohibitionists will carry the
case to the supreme court, not being
pleased with Judge Stewards ruling
at the time the case came before him
for a re-hearing. Aurora also decid-
ed in favor of the saloons for another
year, the vote being nearly two to
one.
Last week James Natesta sold his
stock in the Bank Of B~rookings to G..
j. Flittie and thus sever his onnec
tion with that institution after an as
ISOLATION of thirty-two years. Mr.. Ma
esta purchased his stock when the
bank was organized in 1880, the year
after the town was started, and he
has been a director of the institution
continuously since that time. In the
same transaction he also disposed of
his farm south of the city to Mr.. Fit
tie.
The city refused to allow the opera
house to rebuild the billboard that
stood in the rear Of the Corner gro
Gerry and which was blown down in
last Fridays windstorm. As a result
there is exposed an unsightly array
of broken down machinery, old bar
rels and boxes and other refuse that
is a positive disgrace. The newly
formed Women's Civic league could
find no better opportunity to improve
the city than to start a campaign to
clean up some of the alleys along the
business streets.
The college glee club returned
Saturday night from the first week of
their tour and left again Monday
evening for Estelline, Watertown and
Bruce. They appear at Elkton to-
night and at Brookings tomorrow
night. They report that the audi
ences We're not very large the first
week and ~Brookings people will have
to turn out generously tomorrow night
to make up the deficit. The troup is
getting good press notices and are
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