The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-03-13

ID. c., whel he takes a position as
private secretary to Senator Sterling
Prof. j. W. Wilson attended the
Hommersand horse sale at Arlington
last week and purchased a team Of
young mares for the college farm. The
team cost him 1920, but they are pure
bred Percherons and the professor
says they are worth every cent that
was paid for them and more.
The baby son Of Mr.. and Mrs. o.
Ellison passed away Monday and the
funeral was held from the Sayre home
on Tuesday afternoon, conducted by
Rev. X. A. Bruce, and interment was
daughter of the late S. NJ. Sayre, who
was accidently killed last week.
Manager Shea of the city telephone
Plant and Joe Swering went to Min
~neapolis, where they will undergo
operations, the former upon the ear
and Joe for the removal Of a slight
growth in the eye. Joe got a steel
splinter in his eye last fall and it has
since been giving him considerable
trouble, but it is thought the operation
will give him permanent relief.
Sheriff Halvorson went over to
Volga Friday evening and brought
back Frank Hammond, who was ar
rested by the Volga marshal in the
belief that he was a man named Lee
wanted in Iowa for assault and bat
terry. An officer arrived here from
Iowa Monday evening and after look
ing Hammond over stated that he was
not the party wanted.
The merchants Of a town should
combine to keep every foreign ad out
Of their home paper by buying all of
the space the editor has to spare and
utilizing it for their own good. This
would place him under obligations to
them and he could freely and con-
scientiously blow the trumpet in their
interest only.
The contracting firm of Void &
Johnson was dissolved this week by
mutual consent. Mr.. Johnson retiring.
and Mr.. Void has formed a new com
pany which will be known as the A.
NJ. Void Construction Co. The new
firm will have offices here and at Min
n~eapolis. Mr.. Johnson tells us that
he is undecided as 10 what he will do
and will take it easy for a time.
Misses Caldwell Goddard, Edna
Bushnell and Ruth and Ada Erwin
went down to Sioux Falls Friday to
hear the Schumann-Hcinck concert
They made the trip with the Bush
nell auto and coming back Saturday
they ran into some muddy roads and
had considerable fun before arriving
home. Mrs. Slagle and Miss Gertrude
Young also attended the concert, go
ing down by train.
March % has been set as the date for
the firemen's ball and the affair will
be held at Company c hall. The boys
expect to use this money to send a
team to the state tournament, but in
case this falls through the proceeds
will go to buy some very necessary
furniture and equipment for the de
partment quarters at the city hall. In
any event it is a good cause and every
one should help the boys along.
At its meeting last week the city
council appropriated 5000 to pay the
running expenses Of the public library
and it is understood that the CONNER.
cial Club will give a like sum. A
petition vas presented arking the
council to submit the question of es-
tablishing the library as a city insti-
tuition, to be supported by direct taxa
ton. The petition was granted the
question will be put up to the voters at
the spring election.
Sheriff Halvorson went over to Lake
Campbell the last Of the week and
armed with a search warrant he look
ed over Ole Levold's place at the south
end. He found about 300 canes stow
ed away these having been stolen from.
a Volga party who runs a cane rack in
the summer. The canes We're brought
here and will likely be used as evil
dence against Levold, who is now
serving a thirty-day term in the county
jail for raiding a chicken house at
Volga.
Local politics seem to be warming
up with the weather and a long list of
citizens Of varied ability and standing
in the community have been mention
ed for mayoralty and a~ldermanic
honors. The candidates for mayor
will probably simmer down to about
two at the finish, but that will be
enough to put on a good fight. And as
that is about all the Constituents
ever get out of politics We demand in
the name OF the people, that no acts
be cut out and that the fight be fully
up to the standard set by past mayor
atty scraps.
The class in advertising at the col
lege Is willing to assist the business
men of Bookings with their local ad-
vertising providing copy for advertise
ments is handed in eight or ten days
before advertisement Is to be run.
The class meets two hours every
Thursday afternoon for special labor
atory and lecture work. The advertis-
ing of local business men is assigned
to students for private study. Each
student is required to submit his work
to the instructor for his approval and
further con Iteration. Anyone desir-
ing to have the class in advertising
assist in his local publicity work
should communicate at once with
Prof. Starring.
William d. Smith and Miss Anna
Pike were married at the home of the
brides mother, Mrs. James Pike, Sun
day afternoon at t%wo-thirty. Rev. r.
A. Bruce of the M. e. church, perform
ed the ceremony. The services took
place under a wedding bell which hung