The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-10-29

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w. V. Duggan and family moved
here this week from Elkton.
The City News Stand has built {
substantial addition to its kitchen.
Mrs. Geo. Anderson returned Tues
day evening from a visit with hel
daughter at Moline, Ill.
The NJ. b. A. will meet in their new
quarters in the new |. o. o. F. hal
tomorrow evening, October %.
If you have board and oom for girls
in the school of agriculture notify the
Y. NJ. C. A. Phone 331. Office hours
to -.
Mrs. L. Neprud of Westby, Wis, re
turned home the last of the week after
a weeks visit at the Thos. N. John.
son home in Sterling.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j.. Dokken autoed
to Toronto Saturday and visited over
Sunday with relatives. Mrs. Dokken's
mother and sister came back with
them for a couple of weeks visit.
The Presbyterian Ladies Aid will
try their hand at merchandising next
Thursday, November 5 at the Hauff
Dry Goods Co. They will receive as
their share ten per cent of the gross
sales.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. b. Vine and Mr..
Nogie of Gary, Miss Luella Feaster of
Delaware, Ohio, and Miss Evt Dunn of
Lebanon, Mo, were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. f.. j. Ray on Sunday. The party
autoed over from Gary.
In another column j. w. Warren has
a communication on the trip to Water
town. Jack was no doubt feeling pref
ty hostile when he wrote the article,
but it contains a lot of truth hat
Bookings business men can take
home.
The Register is in receipt of a pro-
gram of the third annual meeting of
the South Dakota Federation of Com
mercial Clubs, which is to be held at
4 - iN'Nb -NON'lllDNl ~ III U. OudS-
ing from the program it promises to
be a splendid meeting.
This week the Register prints Vol
ume l of the Brookings High School
News. The students of the high school
have elected an editorial staff to have
charge of the paper each week and if
the first number is any criterion it is
going to be a very interesting depart
ment Of the Register.
This week J. w. Warren sold eight
of his steel road drags to District No.
3, B~rookings township. These drags
are the finest implement made to keep
a road in shape and we would like to
see every district in the county buy a
supply. We are glad to see the enter
prise displayed by District No. 3 and
look for some good results from the
use of the drags during the coming
year.
The seventh year of the State Col
lege school of agriculture opens next
Monday, November 2. Prospects are
bright for the largest attendance in
the history of this department of sec
ondary agricultural training, at least
900 students being expected. The at
tendance of this one department last
year was 229. The school of agricul-
ture gives practical farm and home
training to the country youth who
cannot leave home for the four year
college course of nine months a year.
1t also offers educational advantages
those who have not had a high
school course, the only requirement
being graduation from the common
school of the country. The school Of
agriculture from November
2 to April 1, five months.
The annual chrysanthemum show
of the State College is being held in
green houses this week. AS usual
is in charge of F. G.. %Stoltenburg,
expert florist at the college. Those
who attend the big display see more
than 1000 chrysanthemum plants
with myraids of blossoms ranging in
size from one-half inch in diameter
to those having a span of nine inches
more. All colors and all kinds Of
chrysanthemums are represented. A
feature of the flower show is
beautiful decorations with japanese
lanterns and parasols, colored lights,
etc. On Monday night special music
vas rendered by the college orchestra.
rhe general public is invited to at
1t is expected that during the
week close to six thousand people
will visit this exhibit which is with
a peer in the northwest.
From the number of peanut growers |
Who are rpnOrtin0 IN tho pao;otor vra