The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-02-13

FEBRUARY l4tn. WOrK In r. u. QeSree.
c. A. SINNERS Department Store is
already showing large quantities of
new spring dress goods, silk and laces.
The February committee of the M.
E. Ladies Aid will have a home bak-
ing sale Saturday, February Is, az the
City News Stand.
In another column we have an inter
esting communication from Frank
Dull, who is spending the winter at
Eagle Lake, Texas.
Mrs. A. T. Grove left yesterday
morning for Fort Atkinson, Wis, to
make an extended visit with her
daughter, Mrs. Harry Potter.
Profs. Champlin and Hutton return
ed home the last of the week from Col
umbia, S. c., where they had charge Of
the South Dakota exhibit at the Ma
tional Corn Show.
Secretary Phillips, and Messrs. Lam
phier, Cunningham, Johnston, Keck,
Daniels and Lang left Friday morning
for Yankton to attend the state Y. NJ.
c. A. as delegates from the college.
There will be a basket social in the
Fountain school house, Friday evening,
February 21st. The Mao From
Borneo," a comedy in three acts, by
Charles Townsend, will be presented.
Miss Nellie Thompson returned
home to F%landreau yesterday morning,
after spending several days here with
her sister who IS in the hospital. While
here she vas the guest of Miss Nellie
Hall.
Mrs. Boring arrived from Milwaukee
Thursday evening to visit Mrs. Err
rington and to look after her property
here. Mrs. Boring was formerly Miss
Ida Prechel and was for several years
in the millinery business here.
In another column G.. n. Kennard
has an article on rs Home Study
Beneficial to Children?" Mr.. Ken
nard deals with the facts squarely and
what he has to say will be read with
interest by parents and teachers.
Conductor Guy Poole of Huron, was
here Sunday on his way to Chicago,
where he represents the conductors of
this division at the national meeting
of conductors and trainmen. He ex-
poets to be there about a month.
Miss Swartz, field worker of the NJ.
E. Home Missionary Society, delivered
two addresses at the Methodist church
on Sunday. Miss Swartz lived among
the Mormons for several years, and
delivered a scathing de%nunciation of
their religion.
c. o. Quail, manager of the Column
bia Clothing Company, who left last
week for eastern points, will go to
Chicago and New York to buy new
goods before returning. On the way
home he will visit Washington and
other places of interest.
Carl E. Swidland and Mary E. Peter
son of Brookings, took out a permit to
wed on Thursday afternoon and short
ly afterward appeared at the office of
Judge Trygstad and requested that he
make them one. After assuming a
dignified and ministerial mien his
honor complied with the request and
sent them on their way rejoicing.
The board Of directors of the Com
mercial Club at their meeting Tues
day evening appropriated twenty dol
lars for the purchase of medals for the
winners of the district oratorical con-
test to be held in Brookings soon.
This libel atty on the part of the club
is to be commended and it should be
an incentive to greater effort by the
young people.
Miss Stedman, the county superin-
tendent, informs us that she has re-
ceived word from the business mel of
Sinai that they will do their share and
more too, in a financial way, to make
the county corn contests a success
Sinai is the smallest town in the coun-
ty, but it is setting a good example to
it's bigger neighbors and if they re-
spond as they should the financial end
of the contest will be easy.
Judge Sherwood of Clark, came
down yesterday morning and in the
afternoon reconvened court for the
completion of the January term. The
case of J. A. Neal VS.. Norman H..
Spooner and Gilbert Murfield, which
was partly completed at the former
sitting of tho court, was resumed and
was not completed last night. The
jury cases have all been tried, but the
remaining court cases will likely keep
the court in session the rest of the
week.