The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-10-22

Mrs. II. Z. Riley returned home Sat
urday evening from a visit of a week
in Iowa.
Chas. Sample went up to Sphinx
county Tuesday evening to look after
his farm.
Mrs. f. c. Neill and Mrs. l.. p. Won
ARK visited Mrs. Redmond at Redfeld
this week.
c. W Smith recently returned from
a business trip to Vermont and other
eastern states.
Mrs. c. W. Smith is entertaining
the ladies of the Volga literary club
today at her home.
Be sure and hear the Welsh Male
Glee Club, at the college auditorium
Tuesday evening. October 9th.
Prof. Champlin left Tuesday even
ing for a visit to the different sub-sta,
lions in the western part of the state.
Special-Suits pressed, soc. Dry
cleaned and pressed $1.00. at the
Columbia Clothing Co. Service guar
anteed.
Agent Leighty informs us that the
express company is carrying free all
matter intended for the Christmas
ship which will be sent to bring some
cheer to the children of wartorn
Europe this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Christensen and
sons Nels and Alfred and Mr.. and
Mrs. j. p. Jensen of Argo township,
passed through here by auto Sunday
on their way to Harlin, Iowa, by way
of Sioux Falls, and Sioux City.
j. n. Ellis and f. j. Ellis, father and
brother of F. NJ. Ellis spent last week
at the Ellis home. Z. j. Ellis was &C
~companied by his wife. The first Of
the week Mr.. Ellis took them in his
car to Ida Grove, Iowa, where they
took the train for home.
At the recent meeting of the county
commissioners they appointed V. L..
Mccoy as county justice. Mac" ought
to make a pretty good judge, as he
will be able to look important and wise
and that is the chief stock in trade Of
about half of our %jurists.
Have you seen the Delevan Comet
of 1913? 1t now appears nightly in
the northwest. and may be seen with
the naked eye about Z p. m. approx
mately eight degrees below the end
star of the handle of the Big Dipper,
according to Prof. Mills, of the State
College.
At the regular meeting of the Forum
Monday evening Prof. Harding read
an interesting paper on the European
war. This was followed by an animal
ed discussion, in which the Germans
and allies both had supporters. 1t
was agreed, however, that one result
of the war should be disarmament.
A change of time was made in the
train schedule this week. The morn
ing passenger from the east now gets
in at 6:10 instead of 6:25; the morn,
ing passenger from the west arrives
the Waterfowl passenger gets in at
1890 a. m. instead of 10:40. The
change of time, which took effect on
Sunday, has caused a number of peo-
pie to narrowly miss their trains.
Before his departure DR.. Tilden
gave President Perisho of the college,
a very interesting collection which
contains some specimens of gold, cop
per and lead ore, as well as a num-
Der of interesting minerals. 1t also
has in it a fine piece of graphite,
taken from the quarries where the
Rising Sun Stove Polish Company gets
all its supplies. This collection will
be turned over to the geology depart
ment.
c.. A. Davis, the expressman at the
depot, performed a feat yesterday
morning that S deserving of a Carne-
gle medal. A man somewhat the
worse for liquor got off the Water
town passenger and walked to the
east end Of the platform and started
across the tracks. The engine of the
train had uncoupled and was coming
down on the text track to do switch
ing. Just as it approached him the
man stepped directly in front of it
and Mr.. Davis realizing his danger
rushed out and jerked him off the
track, the engine just brushing him
as he was pulled away. But for Mr..
Davis presence of mind and quick
action he would have been ground to
death under the wheels.