The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-03-26

Nels Christensen started to work
for F. c. Fryer, the implement dealer,
last week.
A girl baby was born to Nj. and
Mrs. j. j. Johnson Friday morning,
northwest of town.
The Register calls the attention of
our business men to the address of
Arthur Brisbane on our editorial page.
1t is interesting reading.
F. c. Buettner was up from Aurora
Saturday. Mr.. Buettner is a new
conner to Brookings county, having
purchased the Rossman farm.
Fred Killing telephoned to us the
the first of the week to take out his
seed corn ad, as he sold all of his seed
and inquiries were still pouring in.
B. w. Lanphier has purchased a
hardware store at Milbank and goes
there today to take possession. The
deal also included a two-story brick
building. Mr.. Lanphier will not move
his family there until the end Of the
school year, IL they move at all.
The Brookings township spelling con.
test was held at the liver Steen school
house last Friday afternoon. All the
schools of the township were repre-.
scented. Luella Olson, B Division, Dis.
trict No. 3, carried off the honors by
receiving 100 per cent. The pupils
that received over 80 per cent were as
follows: District No. 1, B Division
Miss Faulkner, Mr.. Baldridge. Dis.
trict No. 2, B Division-Olga Odegaard,
Robert Plumb. District No. 3, 3
Division-Oscar Steen, Omer Aslak'
son, Harry Aslakson, jeanette Wick,
Arthur Wick. The above named
pupils will represent Brookings town.
ship in the county contest to be held
at Brookings May LIST. Congratula'
tons.
c. M. S. Mcclellan, the author OF
THE Pink Lady" was born in Maine
in 1866 and is of an old American fam
lily. He commenced his caree as q
journalist and was at one time editor
of the New York Town Topics and
subsequently wrote the Hbretto Of
1.-The Belle Of New York" THE
Whirl Of the Town." "In Gay New
York." "An American Beauty" "The
Telephone Girl" Yankee Doodle Dan
dy," "The Wire Walker" "The Cir
From UP There" "Glittering Gloria
Nelly Neil" and other popular must
cal pieces. He came into prominence
as a writer of serious drama with
Leah Kleschna," which Mrs. Fiskt
produced, and also write ION The
Love PATH" a comedy; "The Jury O
Fate" and Judith Zaraine." 1.-THE
Pink Lady" will be seen at the opera
house next Monday evening.
Now that the primary is out OF the
way the next thing Of interest is the
city election. This is the off year ant
there will be no mayoralty campaign
but each ward will elect one alderman
In the First ward w. H. Beals will b.
up for reelection and there is no op
position in sight at present. In the
Second ward o. o. Jermstad retire.
and we understand he win not be /;
candidate. In the bloody Third G.. N
Kennard retires and he may not be /;
candidate on account of his nomina
ton for the legislature. However, h,
is a good all around man and we hav,
every confidence that he could handl,
both jobs satisfactorily. J.H. Robert
retires in the Fourth ward and W,
understand that he is not q candidat,
for another term. Mr.. Roberts is on,
of the best aldermen the city eve
had and his constituents are very in
sistent that he serve another term. l
sufficient pressure is brought to bea
1t is thought that Mr.. Roberts can b.
induced to become a candidate again