The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-04-16

tCSdi DuslLcSS hOuudy.
A son arrived at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. E. T. Burris on Monday.
j. l.. Jarvis sold new Overlands yes
terday to Ed. Harte and James Sloan.
Mrs. ]. Whaley of Enid, Oklahoma,
is visiting at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. A. S. Harding.
The Register is in receipt of Easter
Greetings from the Bookings boys at
the University of Michigan.
Deputy State Auditor p. J. Murphy
came down from Pierre Tuesday morn
ing for a few days visit with old
neighbors.
Miss Laura Ferguson of the college
music faculty, is enjoying a visit from
her sister, a student at the University
of Minnesota.
DR.. Fiske reports the arrival of a
son at the home of MI. and Mrs. John
Johnson on east Third street on Wed.
nesday Of last week.
A nine pound boy was welcomed to
the home of Prof. and Mrs. w. A.
Peterson Monday evening. Both
mother and son are reported to be do,
ing well.
Chas. Shea returned home this
week from Phoenix, Arizona, where he
spent the winter and is very much i'm.
proved in health. He has resumed his
duties as manager of the telephone
plant.
The faculty and students of the
State College dispensed with classes
Tuesday morning in honor of Marcus
p. Beebe, whose death occurred at Ip-
switch April II. Mr.. Beebe vas well
known to the college as a member of
the state board of regents.
The many friends of Miss Susie
Bennett will be glad to learn that she
is improving. Miss Susie has been
very ill at her home in Chicago and
Mrs. Wimsey has been in constant
communication with the Bennett fam
lily ever since her return about a week
ago.
A Mexican Invasion" will be made
on Sioux Falls April 28th. All Mobiles
of Ell Riad Temple have been notified
to mobilize at that time and the cap
ture of the city is quite imminent. A
good sized company from Brookings
will join the cohorts in their endeavor
to sack" the metropolis.
Judge Sherwood held an adjourned
term of chambers court at the court
house Thursday and Friday. Two d.
vorces were granted, and some minor
matters disposed of. Ralph Thompson
was granted a divorce from Pearl
Thompson, and Elizaeth Macmillan
was freed from the yoke that bound
her to John, Macmillan.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Olson and Lyle
drove over from Sioux Falls Tuesday
to spend a few days. MI. Olson went
up to Watertown Tuesday evening to
look after affairs at the store, return
ing yesterday morning. He tells us
that Brookings is not the only city that
is going ahead, as Sioux Falls expects
to have quite a building boom this
year.
DR.. Horace w. Tilden went to Huron
last evening where he delivers what
are known as the oliver Lectures to-
day and tomorrow. His subjects will
be, 1.-THE Surrender of General Lee"
and 1.-THE Increasing Light" The
oliver Lectrues were established by
Mrs. ]. S. Oliver in memory of her hus-
band, who was a long time resident of
Huron. They are given yearly by
some well known lecturer.
The annual inter-class track meet of
the high school will be held at the
fair grounds tomorrow (Friday) after
noon, beginning at two o'clock. The
school has a splendid bunch of track
men this year and tomorrow's meet
will be well worth seeing. An admis-
sion of twenty-five cents will be
charged to defray the expenses of the
high school athletic association, and
everyone should turn out and help the
boys.
The Brookings County Fair Asso-
citation will give a race meeting on
the Furth of July, at Bookings, S. d.
And will hang up the following
purses for the following classes:
$4,000 for the 3 min. trotters, and
$4,000 for the 2:45 PAGERS, both above
races to be half mile heats, 3 in 5 SO
will give the horses no mark; and
100000 for the 2:20 PAGERS, and the
free for all trotters; and $4,000 for
the 2:15 PAGERS. For further informa
ton write to Geo. d. Cole, or A. E
Swift, secretary, Bookings, 8. d.
There will be an educational rally
for all the public schools of the county
at Brookings. IN Friday. May LIST. I'm
mediately upon the arrival of the
trains from the north and west the
teachers and pupils will assemble Al
the court house and form in procession