The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-05-02

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State Food Commissioner Cook of
Nermillion, arrived Thursday morn
ing to attend the meeting of the state
pharmacy board at the college.
The Watertown District Conference
met at Arlington on Tuesday and
Wednesday. G.. F. Knappen, R. F.
Kerr and w. A. Black were assigned
places on the program.
Mrs. VIM. Smith returned to her
home at Seward, H., Thursday morn
ing after a couple of weeks visit at
the home of her brother-in-law, f. c.
Sheldon.
The bandstand that has stood so
long in the court house park was
moved this week to the school grounds
where the weekly band concerts will
be held this summer.
Ed. Phillips, who has been in Texas
the past year, arrived Thursday morn
ing to attend the wedding of his sis
ter. He will probably spend the sum-
mer here.
a letter from Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Binford, who have been spending the
winter at Whittier, Cal, tells us that
they are getting anxious to see their
Brookings friends and they will re.
turn here some time this month.
Christian Trygstad. who was called
here last week by the death of his
father, Michael Trygstad, returned to
Rapid City on Sunday evening Mr..
Trygstad is a member of the faculty
of the state school of mines.
After a lapse Of three years, ar
rangements have again been made for
a track and field meet with Morning
side College, of Sioux City, Iowa.
This meet will be held in the college
athletic park next Saturday after
noon.
A benefit performance for the public
library will be put on at the opera
house on May 13, by local talent. AS
We understand it the evenings enter
tainment will consist Of three farces.
"Honeytone," Miss Civilization" and
This Table Spread"
1t is believed that Bookings will
revive its strong interest in track ath-
letics this year for the college has a
strong team, one which deserves all
the support the city can give. The
meet with Morningside next Saturday
will be holly contested and interest
ing.
Col. Melvin Grigsby of Sioux Falls,
candidate for United States senator,
delivered an address upon the political
issues of the campaign at the opera
house last evening, which was heard
by a good sized crowd. Col. Grigsby
discussed national issues principally,
favoring Roosevelt for the presidency.
DR.. J. n. Rodeheaver and DR.. G.. l..
Brown Of the college faculty, went to
Nermillion Thursday morning, where
they officiated as judges at the debate
between the state university and the
University Of Denver on Friday even
ing. South Dakota won the debate by
an unanimous decision.
Mrs. w. a. Black returned from the
east on Saturday evening. 1t will be
remembered that she was called to
Eastern Canada in early March by the
death of her brother, S. E. Dixon.
The mother, Mrs. ]. D. Dixon, a lady
of eighty years, accompanied Mrs.
Black, and will make her daughter a
visit. Notwithstanding her years Mrs.
Dixon stood the long journey remark
ably we'll.
Miss Matilda Stoltenberg, who has
been in Brookings the past year keep
ing house for her brother, departed
Thursday morning for New York,
where the last of this week she will
take passage for her home in Ger
many. She is undecided whether she
will remain in Germany and may be
back in Brookings before a great
while, and her many friends hope that
this will be her decision.
A meeting will be held in Water
town, May Is, for the purpose of or.
ganizing a district development asso-
citation as an auxiliary to the state
development association which was
recently organized at the Aberdeen
meeting. This district is composed Of
the counties of Brookings, Marshall,
Roberts, Day, Grant, Clark, Codington,
Deuel., Hamlin, and Kingsbury. Good
speakers will be present and the CO.
operation of the people of the above
named counties is urgently requested.
Last Thursday oftorpon, Copaco IN