The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-08-20

King and Davis in their musical
comedy Tabloid" at the Pleasant
Hour Friday and Saturday.
Miss Ruth PIERCE returned home Sat
, urday night from a two months visit
in Montana and North Dakota.
Mrs. Clyde Wyckoff and Miss Ger
trude Wyckoff returned home Monday
evening from a visit at Zeering Iowa.
Deputy State Auditor p. J. Murphy
came down from Pierre Sunday to join
Mrs. Murphy and the children who
have been visiting here and at White.
c.. c. Dyball and family were I'VE
from Volga the last of the week for a
visit with r. p. Kelsey and daughter
who were here from st. Paul.
Michelin (unlike other tire makers)
has not taken advantage of the war to
advance prices. Get the best tires at
the old prices. For sale by the Fridley
Auto Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Shoenwether left
Tuesday for a couple of weeks visit at
Hancock, Mimi, they were accompan-
led by their daughter, Mrs. J. E. Dow
den of Lake Preston.
Mrs. f. H. Ainsworth and Glen de-
parted Saturday evening for a couple
of weeks visit at Dover, MINI. On
the way home they will stop at Spring
field, Redwood Falls and Tracy.
Miss Ruby Barber, who has been
visiting at the home of her uncle, G.
r. Dickson, the past week, returned
to Wolsey Saturday, accompanied by
Mrs. Dickson's neice, Miss Faith Child
ester of Bookings, who visited in VOL
sey till Monday evening.-Huronite.
In this issue of the Register we have
an interesting review of the causes
leading up to the gigantic war now on
in Europe. 1t is from the pen of Prof.
A. S. Harding, head of the department
of history and political economy at the
State College, an authority on the sub
ject he discusses.
F. c. Fryer was at Sioux Falls Tues
day to attend a meeting of the South
Dakota agents of the Maxwell car.
Mr.. Fryer tells us that the meeting
was very much of a success, closing
with a fine banquet at the Carpenter
hotel. About one hundred and ten
Maxwell agents were present.
A Civil Service examination for the
position of post Office clerk and city
carrier will be held at the Brookings
post office August 22nd. Anyone desir
ing to take this examination can secure
application blanks at the post office
Applications will be accepted up to the
time of examination and can be filed
later.
Mr. and Mrs. j. NJ. Farrell of Kleven
vile, Wis, Mr.. and Mrs. Urban Farrell
and little son of Baraboo, Wis, left
Monday. They were here to attend
the funeral of Leo Wallraff. Mr.. Peter
Wallraff of Plymouth, Iowa, Mrs. Ada
Wallraff and daughter Margaret OF
Tracy, left for their homes Friday
evening.
Mayor Johnson of Brookings, has
been requested by A. B. Fletcher, Pres.
ident of the Fourth American Road
Congress and State Highway Engineer
of California, to name three delegate
to attend the sessions of the congress
at Atlanta, Georgia, during the week
of November 9th. Forty-seven great
organizations are taking part in the
congress under the leadership of the
American Highway Association and
the American Automobile Association.
In his letter to Mr.. Johnson, President
Fletcher calls attention to the fact that
practically every state highway com
missioner will be present and take
part in discussing the important prob
lens of road construction and mainten-
ance, and that some Of the foremost
men in public life will devote their
attention to the great question of fed
eral aid to road improvement, in an
endeavor to work out a policy which
may be submitted to the congress of
the United States with the support of
the organized road movement of Amer
lea.