The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-06-25
Local and Personal
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Philo Hall left last evening for
Pierre on legal business.
Mrs. VIM. Cutler returned home
Thursday evening from Usage, Iowa.
Everybody is going to the Great
"Going-to-Move" Sale at Ellis-Hall Co.
Department Store.
The Brookings band went to Elan
dreau by auto this morning to furnish
music for a gala day.
A big line of fireworks at Kendall's.
Let us make you up an assortment at
from 81 to IS for the Fourth.
Geo. Trygstad returned Friday from
MALAGA, Mimi, where he and his
brother, Chris, purchased a fine farm.
Moving pictures of The Empress of
Ireland Distaster,"-in addition to the
regular program Friday evening at the
Fad.
DR.. Hill, the eye, ear, nose and throat
specialist of WATERFOWL, will be in
Bookings at the Leon Hotel Friday,
July 10th.
Mrs. T. j. Bertness returned home
last evening from Rochester, Mimi,
and is gradually improving after her
recent operation.
w. F. Schaphorst arrived last even
ing from New York City for a visit
at the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. S~chaphorst.
The Penn City Trio which open at
the Pleasant Hour Thursday night,
are booked to appear on the chautau-
qua platform at Madison, S. d.
We had a heavy rain last Saturday
morning and another big shower on
Tuesday evening, at the same time
that Waterfowl was visited by a tor
nado.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy o. Wilson of Boze-
man, Montana, will arrive here tomor,
row for a visit with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. B. L. Wilson, and numerous
Bookings friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry autoed down
from Winnipeg, Canada last week and
spent several days at the home of his
brother, G. c. Henry. They made the
trip in about four days.
We have just put in a supply of
mower repairs, such as sickle heads,
pitmans, straps, sections, springs,
bolts, and we are ready to do your
work right at the big shop. John Mat
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Trygstad and
baby arrived from st. Paul yesterday
and will spend the summe months
with home folks south of town. Mr..
Trygstad is an instructor at the John
son high school at st. Paul.
DR.. Harris has received word that
the annual meeting of the Winnipeg
to Gulf Highway Association will be
held in Brookings on Saturday, July
II. This is a very important road
meeting and Brookings is glad to land
it. DR.. Harris, who is secretary of
the association, has been working in
Brookings' behalf for some time.
The attendance of the six weeks
summer school at State College will
probably exceed two hundred accord
ing to Director E. D.. Stivers. Of this
number, a great many are enrolled for
regular collegiate courses in agricul-
ture, home economics, for which col
that many more will arrive this week
to take advantage of the opportunity
of receiving college credits.
The following interesting item about
Walter Reeves, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
II. H. Reeves, formerly of Brookings,
is from a Pomona, Cal, paper: "a
political revolution took place in Clare
ment Saturday that was not very well
known outside of the junior class.
After a hasty campaign, Walt
Reeves, running as a dark horse on an
independent ticket, carried off the cleo
ton for president of next years senior
class. This move of inserting a dark
horse into the race at the last moment
was a coup d'etat.' Facing a year of
internal division as a result of three
very capable men for president, the
Junior class was finally unified by the
selection of a neutral candidate. This
master movement began quietly at the
Junior table in the College Commons
on Friday night before the election.
Every junior president was pledged to
support Reeves in the coming election.
and after much persuasion he was in.
duced to run for the Office"