The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-03-06

Father Shean went to Watertown
Monday to remain a day or two.
The great Symphony Orchestra of
Minneapolis sends its first violinist to
Brookings next Monday for the last
and best number of the Y. NJ. c. A.
lecture course.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Nelson came
down from Estelline Tuesday morn
ing and Mrs. Nelson entered the Da-
kota Deaconess hospital for an ap-
pendicitis operation.
The State College has changed it's
athletic monogram from a "B" which
represented Bookings, to an IS. D."
The letters will be in yellow on blue
sweaters, the college colors.
Editor Leighton and DR.. Burleigh
We're down from Estelline Tuesday,
the doctor having a patient at the
hospital. They came down by auto,
but the machine went to the bad and
they were obliged to return home by
train.
At the Monday evening council
meeting an ordinance to prohibit
gambling was introduced, but was
voted down, 5 to 2. This was intend
ed to replace the ordinance that was
recently put hors de combat by Judge
Trygstad.
The Balkan Princess" which
comes to the Grand on Friday, March
IA, presents a cafe scene which de-
picts the gay life Of the Bulgars and
the far east in true life colors. 1t can
not be seer in any American city for
our American life affords no smile
for the kind of diversion portrayed.
Older countries apparently wearied
with other forms Of amusement make
an entertainment of eating and drink
ing.
Sheriff Halvorson went over to
Volga yesterday and returned with
Ole Levold and c. X. Clews, who are
now his guests at the county stout
house. The two were caught red
handed in an attempt to raid a chicken
house and when brought before the
justice at Volga were fined $25 and
given thirty days in Jail. Levold is
the man who vas given a heavy fine
at the recent term Of circuit court for
conducting a blind-pig at Lake Camp
bell.
Not many farmers believe that it
will pay to make a termination test
of the oats, wheat or barley. In this
they are mistaken, however, because
very often the vitality of small grains
is exceedingly low. The only way that
this vitality a be determined Is by
making a termination test. To know
what percentage of the grains will
grow will often save a good many dol.
lars to the farmer. A few seeds can
be placed between moist plotting
papers and in this way a reliable ger
mination test can be made.
f. L. Kelsoe, superintendent Of the
government dry farming station at
Ardmore, in the Black Hills, was here
visiting the college a few days last
week. Mr.. Kelsoe informs us that the
reports sent out from west Of the
river that that section Is being re
claimed by the large cattlemen are
erroneous. He states that the settlers
are learning to farm to advantage and
that many OF them are stocking tteir
farms with good herds of cattle, but
he says that the old days of the big
ranches are gone forever.
We wish that all those who sub
scribed for the Register in the recent
contest and are not getting their
paper would notify this Office at once
SO that We a get things straighten-
ed out. We find that the contestants
listed a great many new subscribers
with the old ones and a great many
old ones were listed with the new
ones and in that way there has been
a general mix-up and some new ones
have been overlooked. 1t will take at
least a couple of weeks to get the list
Strengthened out and things going
smoothly. Our earnest wish is that
every person who paid their money
in the recent contest should get value
received. This was no "holp-up'
game.
The South Dakota Experimental AS
ISOLATION, an organization composed
of college graduates and other inter.
ested in agriculture throughout the
state, held it's first annual meeting at
the college on Friday. A constitution
was adopted, and officers elected as
follows: President, C. H. Karlstad;
vice-president, Harry s. Johnston;
secretary, Fred Wuentz; correspond
ing secretary, Manley Champlin, treas
urer, Silas Stengel. A program was
given, which included talks by Presi
dent S1apla. Profs Hume. Chamnlin