The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-03-12
Local and Personal

Has anyone seen a Robin?
College Band Concert, April 3rd.
Geo. Larrabee was up from Aurora
Monday.
Oranges three dollars per box at
Ellis-Hall Department Store.
The city put in a new street light
near the Masonic Temple this week.
Do you know how they manufacture
paper? If not see the pictures at the
Fad March 16.
l have a number of cash buyers for
land in Bookings county, when priced
right. H. G. Williams.
Seeds that grow for sale by the
Brookings Produce Co. Get u prices
before buying. Phone 353.
A fountain pen top was handed to III
one day this week and the owner may
have it by calling at this Office.
Twenty pounds of %granulated sugar
for one dollar Saturday at Ellis-Hall
Department Store. Read their ad.
The work of tearing down the Stead
building to make room Ior a new brick
building, was completed this week.
MI. and Mrs. Geo. Wicks returned
home to Walnut Grove, Mimi, Monday
after a visit at the F.. A. Evans home.
Prof. Howard LOOMS was called to
South Haven, Mich, Monday morning
by a message that his mother was
dying.
Mrs. Shinnick of WATERFOWL, was
here this week visiting at the nome of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Gull
hane.
Miss Josie Flittie returned home to
Madeline, Mimi, Monday morning,
after a visit at the home of her brother
G.. J. Flittie.
l want to buy a few quarter sections
of land in Bookings county direct
from owner. Call on or address Robert
A. Storm, Brookings, S. D.
Miss Gertrude HOLSTER is making a
number of improvements at her mil
linery store, which when completed
will give her about the finest estab-
lishment of the kind in the city.
Roy Atkins has resigned as night
mar on the city police force and has
taken a position with the steam laun-
dry, where he was formerly employed.
VIM. Holmes is the new night cop.
On Tuesday A. M. Void, Philo Hall,
and DR.. Green let the contract for the
pressed brick for their four new build
ings that will be built on Main street.
They are what are known as tapestry
brick, with a rough finish.
The State College at Brookings will
conduct it's first six weeks summer
school this year., June Is to July 81. In
addition to the usual review work for
teachers strong courses will be offered
in agriculture, manual training, home
economies and domestic art.
There is no business that cannot be
increased and benefited by advert's-
ing. No class of advertising pays as
well as a well written newspaper ad.
There is no work you could do that
would bring you al great returns as to
use thirty minutes time each day in
the study of advertising, if you are in
business.
The State College dairy-silo-alfalfa
train will make a two weeks trip over
the c. M. & st. Paul lines instead OF
one week, as originally planned, extra
time being necessary by. the addition
of fourteen towns to the list, some of
which are east of Aberdeen. The
train will begin it's trip from Faith on
March 80 instead of from Mitchell.
DR.. G.. l.. Brown, acting president of
the State College, has established a
bureau of recommendations to look
after the welfare of alumni and grad
yates. 1t will serve as a clearing
house for the demand for and supply
of graduates in agriculture, engineer
ing, home economics, dairying and
pharmacy. The bureau consists of
Profs. B.. E. McProud, M. c. Bates, and
Gao A Starring
In another column we are advertis-
ing a saw mill which will be operated
in B%rookings, beginning the latter part
of April. This Is an unusual advertise
ment for this section and is worthy of
mention on hat account. The pro.
prietor of the mill vas here Saturday
and he informed US that he operated
the mill south of town last summer
and sawed up a good deal of native
grown timber into very good lumber.