The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-01-16

MoHuay evening Tor q Drlet Visit with
friends.
J. H. Roberts left Monday morning
for several nearby points on a few
days business trip.
Sunday morning the thermometer
registered eighteen below zero, but
this week has been more pleasal 1T.
Regulate the heat in your home
with a thermometer. We have good
ones at all prices. Kendall's drug
store.
Mrs. Mccarthy of Elkton, returned
to her home Monday morning, after
spending a few days with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Hurney.
Rev. yon Tobel returned home Sat
urday from Minneapolis, where he as
sisted in a series of special meetings
during the week.
S. j. Rudolph returned home the
first of the week from Iowa, where he
was called last week to attend the
funeral of a brother.
Mrs. Turner returned to her home at
Ninton, Iowa, on Saturday morning,
after a visit at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. F.. f. Baldridge. Mr.. Bald
ridge accompanied her home to visit
a few days.
Miss Susie Bennett, who has been
visiting at the home of Mrs. Wimsey
for some weeks, departed Saturday
morning for Chicago, where it is ex-
pected that she will enter a hospital
for an appendicitis operation.
The college students are planning to
put in a skating rink in the hollow
on the southwestern corner of the
campus, and expect to have a rink of
considerable dimensions. This spot
was used for a similar purpose several
years ago.
Judge Sherwood will open court
here next Saturday morning, but no
jury will be called until Monday. There
are fifty-nine civil and eight criminal
cases on the calendar, and the term
will take some time. This will be
Judge Sherwood's first term of court
here.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Bank of Bookings was
held at the bank rooms on Tuesday
afternoon, and the following officers
were elected for the coming year:
President, A. w. Hyde; vice-president,
III. l.. Hopkins; cashier, G. F. KNAPP
pen; assistant cashiers, 1. E. Lees and
G. j. Flitte. These officers with c. A.
Skinner and r. F. Kerr We're elected
as a board of directors.
James Scott of Lander, Wyoming,
was the guest Of friends here a few
days this week. Mr.. Scott is a pitcher
on the Chicago team of the American
league, and he departed for Chicago
Tuesday to remain until the team goes
south for it's spring training trip. He
suffered from a r arm most Of last
year, but when in shape is one of the
best pitchers in the country, and he
expects to have a good season this
year.
The first inter-societv debate of the
college was held at the chapel Satur-
day evening between the Miltonian
and Athenian societies. The question
was the great issue between the demo-
Gratis and republicans, whether or not
the United States should adopt the
tariff for revenue principal instead of
a protective tariff. This is a democratic
year, so it is little wonder that the
MiItonians, defending that side of the
question, were awarded the decision.
The South Dakota College Orchestra
and Concert Company appeared in the
opera house last Saturday night and
rendered a very entertaining program.
The orchestra has reached a high
standard of proficiency and under the
leadership of Professor Christensen,
is making a name for itself. The
soloists were Garrett Hedge, tenor,
Miss Leekley, soprano, Miss Highly,
contralto, Ray C. Gotthold, basso, Carl
Christensen, v%iolinist, w. Albert Peter
son, pianist, and Vern Pratt, from
bone. The vocal selections we're we'll
rendered, as were also the instrumen-
tai solos. Brookings college is forging
right to the front in the musical line,
and while music Is not a specially
there, it is receiving much nor at
tention than any other school in the
state with perhaps one or two excep-
tons. These annual trips may not
pay from a financial standpoint, but
they are worth all they cost as an ad-
vertisement of the college-De Smet