The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-03-05
Local and Personal


bake sale at Connelly's grocery store,
Saturday afternoon, March 7th.
Mrs. Anderson and Mrs. Holt re-
turned home to Lake Benton Monday
morning, after spending a few days at
the James Worden home.
Mrs. Frank Albright, who has been
visiting for several weeks at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A.
Mathews, departed this morning for
her home at Great Falls. Montana.
Sir Knight C. B. Warren, of Redfeld,
Inspector General for this district, was
in the city Saturday and in the even.
ing inspected Brookings Commandery
No. IA. There vas not a very large
attendance owing to the bad weather.
In February, 1913, S63 books were
taken out from the public library OF
which number $40 were children's
books. In February this year S35
books have been borrowed. This
month the children have borrowed 358
books, LOG Of which were non-fction.
Adult readers have borrowed sos
books, 40 of which were non-fction.
DR.. c. c. Lipp, head of the veterinary
department of the college, departed
Monday morning for Chicago to attend
a conference Of state and federal au-
thorities on the subject Of hog cholera.
The cholera has assumed alarming
proportions in some sections of the
country and the government recently
appropriated $500, 900 to the work of
checking 1t. and at this conference the
best methods Of spending the money
will be discussed.
The engagement of the dramatiza-
ton Of the well known novel by
George Barr McCutcheon, "Graustark'
will be looked forward to with interest
by theatre-goers of Bookings. The
tremendous popularity which this
play has attained is not due to any ad.
vertising medium or schemes, but to
its genuine %worthiness as an entertain
ing and interesting story, carefully
worked out for stage purposes and sur
rounded with the best to be had In the
way of actors and stage settings. II
will be seen here next Wednesday,
March II.
Nearly 800, 900. 900 of deposits were
carried in South Dakota banks January
IL, 1914, according to the reports Of
the different banking departments as
to condition of banks on that date.
The state banks at that call carried
$57,2O6, 1892, and the national banks, &C.
cording to the report of the controller
OF the currency, just received, showed
on that date $50, 1856, 1872, making a total
for banks, both state and national, of
$87, 977, 084. This is an increase of
$9,OO0.S l over the deposits In banks
OF all classes in the state at the call
for February 4. 1913. the nearest date
of a call for a comparison of a year
Of banking business.
About the most obnoxious citizen a
city can have, and one hardest to deal
with, is n that has grown I'D with
his W town, p~rospered through the
prosperity his city provided, made
every dollar he possesses by merchan.
dising or trading in his community,
who, when called upon to aid in build.
ing up some new enterprise for his
city answers: well, how much do I
get out of it," or II don't see why; the
city never did anything for me-" This
cast of citizenship Is found in every
community, but so few in number as
be inconsequential. A man whose
town has made him every dollar he
possesses. that persists in an argu.
that his town has never done
anything for him, and is unwilling to
lend moral and financial aid to develop
It's various interests, is. indeed, a poor
cftizen.-Arlington Sun.
"Graustark," which comes to the
opera house next Wednesday is an
from George Barr Nc.
vigorous novel of the same
title. Containing every complement
Tor a strong and intensely interesting
play. every worthy incident has been
and eagerly grasped by
Grace Hayward. who construed the
same for stage purposes. The theme of
he play Is delightful. The plot is laid
Edelweiss. Graustark, a mythical
,rincipality. where two young Ameri.
,ans are discovered following the beau,
.iful unknown girl, who is N reality
Princess Yetive. the ruling sovereign.
Lorry. one Of the Americans proves to
70 Of great assistance to her, both in
America. where he first meets her. and
hen in her own country. That she
you'd finally cast aside her royal
lights II need be. to marry him, Ia
learly q foregone conclusion. The play
> one that strikes a happy chord in al.
most everybody. It is one where love
md honor and bravery are rampant.
vhere the atmosphere Is pregnant
nth heroism, and where dishonor and
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