The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-04-09


evening from a trip to northern Mime
sofa.
H. l.. Hopkins left Friday evening
for Clark, where he will make his
home.
Next Sunday is Easter, and the day
will be appropriately observed in the
Brookings churches.
Mrs. Richard Hoy came down from
Watertown Friday morning to visit
relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Lawler of Lake
Preston, We're guests at the DR.. Foster
home W Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. III. Conklin arrived
here yesterday from California, where
they spent the winter.
The county commissioners are hold,
ing the regular quarterly session at
the court house this week.
II. A. Storm spent a few days the
last of the week looking after the
building work on his farm near Bruce.
Take your poultry to the Brookings
Produce Co. and get the top prices.
They also handle field seeds and poul-
try supplies.
A. b. Hanson, who was recently
operated upon at Minneapolis, was
able to be down town this week and
he tells us that he is improving nicely.
The city election will be held on
April 81 for the election of an alder
man in each ward. 1t is expected that
the ward will be held the
coming Tuesday.
Sivert Simonson was over from
Volga Friday and spent the day. Mr..
Simonson has bought Mrs. Martha B.
Aldrich's house in east Bookings and
will soon move to Brookings to make
his home.
NJ. L. Bunday and family went up to
Bruce Friday evening to spend a few
days with relatives and former neigh
bors. Mr.. Bunday was laid up with
rheumatism for some time, but is now
much improved.
Prof. N. E. Hansen returned yester-
day morning from Vermillion, where
he delivered an address to the stu.
dents Of the state university. He in
forms us that DR.. Slagle is enjoying
his new work as head Of the university
and is popular with the college and
city people.
o. B. Utigard received word last
week of the death of his father Borre
Utigard, who passed away at the home
of another son in California. MI. Uti'
gard was eighty-six years old and was
one of the earliest settlers and most
highly respected citizens of Deuel.
county. The remains were brought to
Toronto for burial on Sunday, and Mr.
and Mrs. Utigard went up to attend
the funeral.
Fred Cole arrived this week to look
after business affairs and to visit his
many old friends. Since leaving here
last year the family have been at Rath'
drum, Idaho, and Fred has spent con
siderable time looking for a new bust.
ness location, but has not found any
thing to his liking as yet. He is look
ing much better and he tells us that
his health is considerably improved
since getting out of the store.
The State College debating teams
lost both here and at Huron to Huron
college last Thursday evenings. The
decision of the judges vas two to one
at both places. Tonight the college
teams meet North Dakota agricultural
college in two debates, one team re-
naming here and one going to Fargo.
The question will be the same as de.
bated with Huron, that immigration
should be further restricted by means
of the literacy test.
One of the most important and i'm.
pressive events of the theatrical sea-
son and one which insures the largest
measure of public good-for pure
dramatic art Is not only one of the
finest of diversions but also one of the
greatest of educational influences
comes to the Grand opera house Tues
day night, April 14th, in an elaborate
production of S~hakespeare's immortal
love tragedy, Romeo and Juliet with
May Stewart as Juliet. This has been
one of Miss Stewards greatest sue.
cesses and she will be supported by
an Eastern company, including several
members that have held prominent
positions with some Of the best at.
fractions of the country. The scenery
and costumes used in the production
are very elaborate.
Last week the Register refused a
profitable advertising contract from a
brokerage house which wanted to ad.
vertise the gambling proposition cor
monty known as puts" and calls
The Register is a family newspaper
and this refusal was in line with ou'
policy of keeping u columns clean
OF all Objectionable advertising of all
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