The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-04-10

ldsL evening Tor a visit with relatives.
President Slagle was in the east for
a couple of weeks on college bust
ness.
Drs. Hyde and Stoll were over east
OF Aurora on professional business
yesterday.
Z. C. Olson went up to Watertown
Monday evening to spend a day or two
on business.
Mrs. Place of Washington, was a
guest at the home of Philo Hall a few
days this week.
Neil Stewart returned home last
evening from Kansas, where he has
been for several weeks.
John Roach of st. Paul, has been
here this week visiting at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. Claude Davis.
Z. H. Carlisle and Fred Cole went up
to Lake Albert the first of the week to
spend three or four days hunting.
S. J.. Rudolph, S. p. Luckinbill, E.
C. Sheldon and H. F. Haroldson were
over at Elkton on business Tuesday.
Judge Sherwood adjourned court
last night and he and Mrs. Sherwood
returned home to Clark on the evening
train.
John Kinney and E. U. Kretsinger
We're up from the east part of the
county yesterday to attend the land
sale.
Mrs. Lillian Gaylord's class in music
will give a recital at her home in May
and in June a public recital will be
given.
Miss Mable Jarman, who is teaching
in the Redfeld schools, was here the
past week visiting her parents and
friends.
Secretary r. A. Larson of the col
lege, returned home the first of the
week from his two or three weeks
eastern trip.
]. II. Roberts tells us that he eX-
poets to commence work on his new
big business block just as soon as the
weather settles down decently.
Geo. p. Sexauer was at Arlington
the latter part of the week and made
arrangements to begin active work on
the construction of his e elevator.
r. H. Bartlett has been nominated by
petition for alderman in the Third
ward and that section of the city will
have it's usual warm battle on cleo
ton day.
Miss Verde Price of Flandreau,
came over Friday to attend the orator
ical-declamatory contest and was a
guest at the home of her cousin, ]. H.
Roberts, over Sunday.
Miss Gertrude Stedman, the county
superintendent, returned home last
evening from Minneapolis, where she
was operated upon for appendicitis,
and is again enjoying good health.
Miss Ada Pratt, the deputy superin-
tendent, tells us that 115 boys and sc
girls have enrolled in the corn and
poultry contests. This is a splendid
showing, but there is room and need
for more.
J. NJ. Smythe had a narrow escape
from drowning while hunting at Lake
Campbell the first Of the week, when
his light boat capsized. He was in
deep water at the time, but managed
to hold onto the boat and drift
ashore.
Judge Sherwood came down from
Clark Monday morning to hold the
regular April term of chambers court.
He was accompanied by Mrs. Sher-
wood, who came down to attend the
Vincent lecture and to visit friends
for a few days.
DR.. Seaman, president of Dakota
Wesleyan University of Mitchell, spent
several days in Brookings this week,
being here to take in the Vincent
Day" exercises. On Sunday he spoke
in the NJ. E. church at both services,
and on Monday went to Elkton and
spent the day.
Coach Harry Ewing of the State
College of Brookings, was in the city
yesterday accompanying the Brookings
debating team, and also to arrange
matters concerning the state inter-
state athletic meets, which are to be
held in this city the latter part Of May.
Huron Herald.
The general circulation of tie public
library for the year beginning April
20, 1912, up to the present time is g..
COG, that S books have been drawn out
that many times. Since the annual
meeting of the library association in
January the general circulation has
been 1851. Since that meeting there
have been 73 volumes added to the
library. There are nov 1,03S volumes
in all. Last Saturday rs books were
drawn out.
While hunting in the vicinity Of
Lake Campbell last Friday, Father
Shean shot and killed a large bird pre-
sumably a stork. The Father has been
very much exercised over the acct
dent, as the killing was entirely unin-
territorial on his part. 1t Is rumored
that the Father has ordered two of
these birds to replace the one killed
by accident. AS they are very rare
and expensive in this country he found
it necessary to send to Europe. Ger
many and ireland are the countries
to be represented. The nationality OF
these birds is entirely satisfactory.
Rev. and Mrs. Clayton came down
from Iroquois Tuesday morning to at
tend the Vincent address and while in
the city were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Frye. Mr.. Clayton is an En-.
glishman and has not been in this
country long, but is a live one and is
popular with all classes at Iroquois,
This is probably because he gets out
of his own little circle, mixes with all
classes and has become a city booster
by joining the Commercial Club. He
believes that in this way he will be
able to accomplish more actual good