The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-04-02

spring vacation of a week.
]. l.. Jarvis sold an Overland car
this week to w. B. Wilcox, north of
town.
The public library loaned SS7 books
in March, 1913, and in March this year
about 915 books have been loaned.
r. H. Ough, field manager of the
Luce Line company, went to Mime
apolis Saturday to visit over Sunday.
We have had several April showers
the past week and this has put the
ground in fine shape for spring work.
Miss Esther Peirce, who is teaching
in the Watertown schools, came home
Saturday night to spend a weeks va
cation.
Hot Cross Buns at the Ideal Home
Bakery, Good Friday, April 10, and Sat
urday, April IL. 10c per dozen. Get
orders in early.
The report of the high school for
the month of March shows an attend.
ance of 225, which shows that 1t is
growing steadily.
The steam laundry's new mangle ar
rived and was installed Saturday. With
this machine the laundry Is now equip
ped to do all kinds of work and antici-
pates a substantial increase in its bus
mess.
Congressman c. H. Burke passed
through Brookings Friday morning on
his way back to Washington. Mr..
Burke was looking well and said he
was feeling bully" over his victory
in the primary.
Mrs. A. H. Hill departed Friday
morning for Milton Junction, Wis,
where she will visit relatives for a
couple of weeks before joining DR..
Hill at st. Joseph, Mo-, where he is
now in the employ Of the government.
Mr.. Ough informs us that a couple
of enthusiastic railroad meetings were
held south Of the city Friday afternoon
and evening, and there seems to be no
question but what the road will get
the support Of all Of the farmers be.
tween here and Madison.
Oscar Mathews spent a few days
visiting with his parents, MI. and Mrs
L. A. Mathews and other relatives the
latter part of the week. Oscar has
been spending the winter in the De-
partment of Agriculture at Washing
ton and was on his way back to
Newell, s. D., where he Is stationed.
The Brookings Produce Company
pays the highest price and pays cash
for poultry and eggs. All kinds OF
good seeds at low prices. Get some
Marquis wheat and Dakota grown alt.
alta and plant it. Brookings Produce
Co., just north Of the freight depot.
Telephone 1853. Open six days in the
week.
| The old train service on the north
branch between here and RedHeld was
restored Sunday, and the passenger
now down at 1914 in the morn
ing and returns at $50 in the evening.
The change is pleasing to Bookings
and it was also wanted by the ether
towns along the line, so everyone
should be happy.
The State College debating team left
this morning for Huron, where they
meet Huron college in joint debate to-
night. The question for debate will
be: Resolved, that further immigra.
ton to the United States should be re-
stricted by the literacy test" The
Bookings boys will uphold the affirm
alive side of the question.
w. M. Cheever gave the high school
students a very practical talk on nun.
icipal government yesterday morning.
Mr.. Cheever asked the young people
what a politician and what an elector
would be called after the women OF
South Dakota got into the political
Ing anu Ihc quCly UlouSHI lOILu q
good many humorous answers.
Right now is a good time to begin
planning and making arrangements to.
ward putting out some shade trees and
ornamental %shrubbery during the pres
ent spring season. The planting OF
trees has accomplished wonders to-
ward improving and adding to the gen.
eral appearance of Brookings city and
the surrounding country and the good
work that has been started should con
tinue in the future.
The literary societies of the high
school held their trials Friday after
noon to select representatives for the
finals, which will be held tomorrow
afternoon. The winners of the finals
will represent the school in the dis.
trict contest to be held the first OF
May. The trials resulted as follows
Alpha Standardization, Guy Austin
defamation, Edith Irish; Delta Beta
grafton, Leonard Ladd; defamation
Leila Linn. INTERPRETATION, Hubert
Mathews; defamation, Clara Shan.
barker and Esther Irish tied for first
honors.
No matter what business you are in,