The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-01-22

| with neumOnl tnlS morning anu
later removed to the hospital.
Just one month and one day after
Christmas. 1913. Monday evening,
January 26, Miss Margaret Stahl at
the college auditorium.
C. ]. Midtoven, Tom Sand and c. X.
Josas were over from Lake Hendricks
Monday attending to some business
matters at the court house.
A number of cases of smallpox are
reported in the northwestern part of
the county, but it IS in a mild form
and none of the sufferers are seriously
i'll.
Just a few terms taken from press
dispatches: exceptionally fine" "un.
usual talents; 4" magnificent entertain.
ment." Margaret Stahl at college audi.
forum, January rs.
R. Brink has sold his livery barn to
Geo. McGinnis of Clark, who has al
ready taken possession. The manage
ment Of the place will be in charge of
Mr.. McGinnis' two sons, and it Is their
intention to erect large sheds for farm.
ers wishing to put in their teams while
they are in town.
The weather the past week has been
more wintry and Tuesday was a
stormy day, but it is not sc cold that
we have much license to kick. This
morning the thermometer registered
six above zero and with a south wind
we can pleasurably anticipate some
more warm weather.
Clerk of Courts Lunden issued
licenses this week to Geo. Colby of
Mason City, Iowa and Lenora Mathews
of Villas; Neil A. Lovejoy and Miss
Anna Barrett of Aurora. Mr.. Lovejoy
is the publisher of the Aurora Times,
and the Register extends congratula.
tions and best wishes.
John Weiss of Orient, Hyde county
was here over Sunday the guest OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Schmidt. He was
on his return home from a trip to
Germany and Switzerland where he
went in the early days of November.
Mr.. Weiss is a brother of Mrs. Schmidt
and one of the substantial farmers of
his section of the state.
The popularity of the Story Hour
conducted by the Woman's Club was
again made manifest on Friday, Jan.
uary 8, when 145 children from
the first four grades of the public
schools and other children who do
not attend school responded to the
invitation extended through the
medium of the local press. The stories
will again be given at the city library
on Friday, January 2rd at $3.50 p. m,
to the first and second grades and ON
February 9th the third and fourth
grade children.
Railroad trains in South Dakota
hereafter will be as dry as the Sahara,
with the announcement this week by
R. N. Holsaple, superintendent of the
state a%ntisaloon league, that all sys-
TENS operating in the state had agreed
to discontinue the sale of intoxicants
on buffet and dining cars. The North
western road does not operate dining
or buffet cars on it's system in South
Dakota, hence did not come within the
Investigations Of the league. The
South Dakota Central, which was de-
clared by Supt. Holsaple to be the
most fragrant offender against the law,
has taken off the buffet car that form
erly ran between Sioux Falls and
Watertown. Statements made by Mr..
Holsaple indicated that this car had
been a mecca for thirsty citizens
in the dry towns on it's route.
Miss Gertrude Stedman, county SUI
p~erintendent, is planning for an indus
trial contest for the boys and girls of
Brookings county this year. The plans
for the work are almost completed and
will be announced to the rural teachers
in a short time. Miss Stedman will
work in cooperation with W. M. MAR,
who has been called to the State Col
lege to assist in this kind of agricul-
tural enterprise. A general response
has been made to the explanations Mr..
Mair has sent out to the superintend-
ents in the state, and it is more than
likely that the industrial contests in
many counties this year will feel the
influence of his efforts. Brookings
county will be one of them. Miss
Stedman will make a strong appeal to
the boys to engage in the growing Of
corn, and an acre of it If possible. An
opportunity will be given the boys to
raise one-fourth, one-half and one
acre. There should be a large number
Of boys in such a contest. All boys
enrolling in the contest will receive
letters and bulletins giving informa-
ton and advice on their growing crop.
An appeal will be made to the girls to
raise poultry. This is a most interest
ing work for the girls on the farm,
and there should be a large number in
it this year. Miss Stedman secured
the support of nearly twenty girls in