The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-10-15
BOOSTERS HOl5
MONTHLY MEETING
REGULAR BUSINESS SESSION OF
COMMERCIAL CLUB HELD
FRIDAY EVENING
CLUB DECLARES WAR ON RAT FAMILY
Special Day Will Be Set Aside to Ex-
terminate Pests-Sociability Run
to Watertown is Discussed

The regular monthly business meet
ing of the commercial club was held
at the assembly room on Friday even.
ing. The night was rainy, but about
forty members were present.
President Hyde called the meeting
to order and Secretary Gullick read
the minutes of the last regular and
special meetings.
The president read a short article
on knockers, but as there are none in
Bookings this had no local reference.
Prof. Kerr reported that the resolu-
ton passed by the club at it's last
meeting requesting President Wilson
tt name a special Red Cross Day had
been forwarded to the president. This
resolution and the acknowledgment of
its receipt by Mr.. Tumulty, the presi-
dents secretary, were printed in last
weeks Register.
The committee appointed at the last
meeting to put on a corn show in con-
nection with the colt show, reported
that inasmuch as the county superin-
tendent was putting on a contest for
the boys and girls of the county on
that date it had been decided not to
put on a counter attraction. Instead
the committee contributed SIS as a
special prize in the boys corn contest
to be held at that time, and $35 was
given to the Farmers Institute Asso-
citation to be used in connection with
their corn contest next winter. The
club will cooperate with the county
superintendent next year, with the OBJ
ings county's cor crop.
Prof. Thompson reported that all ar
rangements had been completed for
the colt show to be held October II.
The club is offering some very sub
stantial prizes, and Prof. Thompson
said that the outlook was good for a
large number of entries.
w. NJ. Cheever explained in detail
the educational bill relating to the
Aberdeen normal, which was passed
by the last legislature and referred to
the people for a final decision.
Hobo Day at the college on Novem-
Der IA was discussed at some length.
The University of North Dakota will
play the State College team on that
day and it will be one of the biggest
events of the year in ~Brookings. The
club will put a ticket selling cam
paign and it is anticipated that the
biggest crowd that ever attended an
athletic event here will be on hand.
A special committee was appointed
to see what could be done about get
ting a new grandstand or an addition
to the old one before Hobo Day.
The membership committee report
ed that they had taken no action on
the zone membership plan.
The question of a %sociability run to
Watertown vas discussed M h sen
timent of the meeting seemed to favor
it. Watertown has visited Bookings
several times and it was felt that it
was up to this city to make a friendly
call in return. A committee was ap-
pointed to work up the affair.
President Hyde mentioned the enor-
nous loss to this country every ear
from rats, as well as the danger to the
public health from the di~sease-carry-
ing rodents, and it was his opinion
that the club should fix a day when a
determined war on the pests would be
made. He said that there were lots
of rats in Brookings and they did
thousands of dollars worth of damage
in a year. Geo. Sexauer said that he
used to have a great deal of trouble
with them in the mill until he secur-
ed a special brand of poison to drive
them out. A committee was appoint
ed to take the matter in charge.
Mr.. Johnson, manager of the col
lege lecture course, gave a short talk,
explaining the merits of this years
course and asking the support of the
club members.
President Hyde said that he thought
the merchants of Bookings were sell
ing goods as cheaply as before the out
break of the European war, since
which time the price of many staples
have gone up, and he believed that
they were to be commended for this
attitude. The local merchants bought
early, before the raise, and they have
not advanced prices simply because