The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-02-27
Local and Personal

Monday to deliver an address before
the Minnesota Field Crop and Corn AS
ISOLATION.
Mr.. and Ms. John Reppe Of Lily,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Reppe OF Sher-
man, were here this week to attend
the funeral of liver Reppe.
The Commercial Club has contract
ed with the Sioux Falls Press for a
two page write-up of the city and col
lege, to be run in the near future.
The meetings of the teachers and
school officers here tomorrow and
Saturday are among the most import
ant OF the year and a big attendance is
expected from all over the county.
Julius Clevan returned to White
Monday morning. after spending Sun
day with his family. Mr.. Clevan re-
turned home last week from Chicago,
where he spent some time buying new
goods for the store at White.
Prof. Champlin went to WATERFOWL
Friday evening, accompanied by TWEEN
ty-fve or Thirty of his class in farm
machinery and they spent Saturday
inspecting the big plants of the Inter
national Harvester and Case com
panies.
The attendance at the farmers I'M
%stitute this week has been very crafty
ing and it looks as though the farmers
were really beginning to appreciate
what the institute means to them. On
the first day there were over two hun
dred and fifty present and there was
an even larger attendance yesterday.
A Redfeld man in an address before
the Commercial Club Of that town ad-
vocated organizing a home insurance
company to keep the insurance prem
ium money at home. This plan might
help some, but IL the people Of Red
field or any other town sent away after
nothing but insurance there would be
little reason for complaint.
The following named pupils have
neither been absent nor tardy for the
month ending February 21st, 1918:
Mildred Blakely, Ray Lynch, Florence
Larson and Clara Bishman. Special
credit Is given to Clara Bishman and
Florence Larson as they attended the
full term of Ave months without being
absent Or tardy. Mary e. Blakely,
teacher.
An insurance adjuster was here
from Minneapolis the last of the week
to adjust the loss on the e. w. Wiley
farm in Trenton township. The big
barn, one of the largest in the county
was burned last week, together with
several smaller buildings and a large
amount OF grain and other property
and the house narrowly escaped de
s~truction.
j. H. Roberts disposed of his new
laundry business this week to ]. C
Ness Of Kenyon, Mimi, a practical
laundryman, who will take possession
the coming Saturday. The laundry has
only been in operation a couple Of
weeks. but already is enjoying a fine
business. Mr.. Roberts does not know
what he win do as yet, but will remain
in Brookings.
The sum Of $155,900 was recon
mended for the State College in the
general appropriation bill now before
the legislature. It ID not known just
what items are included In this, but
1t is for the maintenance Of the college
Tor two years and probably the support
OF the solicitations. II any appropria
lions are made for new buildings they
will be made by special bills.
Word was received here Thursday
morning Of the death OF Mrs. Myrtle
Allison. daughter Of Mrs. Jos, Hoy
which occurred 1t Gary on Wednes
day night Of last week. Mrs. Hoy and
her daughter, MIA Chas. Sample and
husband. had gone to Gary on Wednes
day. but did not reach there before
1ffs. Allison'a death. Prof. n. II. Hoy
left friday evening for Gary 70 attend
the funeral. Mr.. Allison Wa ! former
college student ana Wa known e
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