The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-02-06

Yesterday vas Ash Wednesday, the
beginning of the Lenten season.
II. Schleuder OF New Ulm, was a
guest at the home of DR.. Z. A. Lentz
over Sunday.
Adolph Larson returned lone the
last of the week from a business trip
to the Twin Cities.
Miss Bernice Farnham, a student at
the college last year, was visiting
friends here this week.
|. f. Lees and little daughter went
to Elkton Saturday morning and spent
the day with his parents.
DR.. J.. r. Jackson, Osteopath, sue
cessor to DR.. Bradbury. Office in
Bradbury building, phone 8.
DR.. A. A. Brigham returned home
Thursday from Mitchell, where he at
tended the meeting of the South Da-
kota Po%ultrymen's Association.
The pupils of Miss Alton will give
q ICNAIdl dI lhS IIcoDS Ic4 IAN Church
Thursday evening, February 10, at
eight o'clock. Admission is free.
Mrs. Z. H. Patterson departed yes
terday morning for the Twin Cities
and Chicago to spend a couple OF
weeks selecting new spring millinery
Mr.. and Mrs. McAdams returned
to their home at Swea City, Iowa, yes,
terday morning, after spending a few
days at the home of their daughter
Mrs. o. A. Hagen.
Last week in giving the list of public
school pupils who were excused from
final examinations a mistake was made
the name of Paul Enright being giver
when it should have been Paul Erring
ton.
The second semester Of both the
college and city school opened on Non
day. Quite a number of new student!
are enrolled at the college, and thu
public school also has several new
pupils.
The w. c.. T. u. will hold a Francis
Willard meeting at the home of Mrs
Pilmer on corner of 9th Ave. and 6tl
street on Thursday evening, Februar,
18th. A cordial invitation is eXtende,
to everyone.
Some of the local alumni of the Stat
College have started a movement t
raise a fund Of $4,000 among the a
umni for the purchase of a pipe orga'
for the auditorium of the new building
They hope to have the organ in plac
by the time of the alumni reunion i
June.
There is a serious shortage of car
on this division at the present time
but the local station hasn't suffere
much. Agent Leigrty seemingly bein
able to produce them when they ar
needed. On Sunday thirty-tive station
on this division were without a singl
empty car.
The directors of the Commerce.
Climb or at least a quorum of then
good-naturedly object to our insinu'
ton in last weeks Register they al
not as busy as bees. and we hasten I
correct the wrong impression. AS
matter of fact the board is very bus
working on several important matter
of which mention will be made in dr
time. Since Mr.. Hall assumed II
presidency he has wisely divided II
responsibility, and work, with the
rectors and much better results WI
be accomplished by this method.
Brookings has been placed on II
mar by the United States Civil Servi'
Commission for the regular eXamin
tons. The next regular examinatic
for stenographers and typewriters w
4 he held in Brookings on March 10. A
Young men and women of this vicini
who wish to be in line for teder
positions should begin at once TO pr
pare for this examination, Initial 81
aries range from $500 to $1,000 p
wear. Persons who wish to take Il
examination should write direct to Il
L. s. Civil Service Commission, Was
ington. d. c., or to st. Paul. Mimi.
n -.
The Commercial Club is havll
4 printed a small booklet TO advert
the city and it will be ready for d
\ tribution before a great while. 1t W
be ten pages and of n size that VIII
in a common envelope. One page W
be q short write-up OF the city and I
other nine will be given over to I'LL
trations. the directors figuring IN
pictures will be more convincing TO I
stranger than the hot-air that Is usu
" found in advertising pamphlets, T
cuts will be OF the court house, pub
schools, college buildings. husine
blocks. churches, n farm scene he
the city and Rrookings countys W
= ming exhibit at the state fair.