The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-03-19

the institution. He thought, too, that
the county board should extend some
aid to the Volga hospital, as it is a
most worthy institution and without
a doubt it is, like other hospitals, call
ed upon to do free work that should
be paid from the public funds.
Coach Ewing of the State College
was present and asked the co-opera-
ton of the club in bringing the game
between the college and the Univer-
sity of North Dakota to Brookings
next year. Aberdeen and one or two
other towns want the game and are
willing to guarantee the total expense,
which would be about $500. There is
nothing too good for Brookings, how
ever, and the club promptly voted to
assume any financial risks connected
with the game. 1t is planned to hold
the annual Hobo Day on that day and
it is expected that these two features
will bring a big crowd to the city from
surrounding towns. Philo Hall re-
portant date for Brookings to emem-
Der, as on that day Col. Luce came to
Brookings to confer with the CONNER
cial Club relative to the extension of
the Electric Short Line to Brookings,
and the stunt pulled off by the stu
dents made a most favorable impress
sion on him. He thought it was the
best thing he ever saw pulled Off by
students, and he said that next year
he was going to bring his father, who
rarely leaves the office, to Brookings
to see it.
Charles E. Hall moved that the pic
lures OF the ex-presidents of the club
be enlarged and hung in the club
rooms, and the members voted this a
good suggestion.
Prof. Kerr talked on the building
and loan association and urged the
members to get in and get their feet
wet, not using exactly that language,
however. He said that the old series
was all sold and 165 shares of the new
series had been taken.
Prof. Kerr also spoke of his work as
head of the clubs publicity bureau,
and said that Bookings had been get
ting a great deal of publicity in the
dailies the past few months, a we'll de-
served compliment to the bureau.
Prof. Wilson, not to be outdone, said
that he too was responsible for con
siderable Brookings advertising, as he
had sold the Hansen alfalfa seed in
every state in the union and in differ
ent parts of Canada.
A resolution of thanks to the Civic
League and Commercial Club for their
assistance with the farmers institute
was read.
President Hyde complimented the
Civic League for the work that it is
doing for the betterment of Brookings.
The League is the auxiliary of the
club and was organized to take care OF
matters which could not be well han
died by the club. The splendid SER
vice which it is giving to the city is
but another evidence of the value of
the Commercial Club to Bookings.
Prof. Solberg said that the good
roads question in Brookings county
was still a live proposition in spite of
the vivissitudes ofthe past few weeks.
He made a motion, which carried, that
Philo Hall and President Hyde be add
ed to the committee which will beard
the commissioners in their den at the
April meeting. Prof. Solberg tells us
confidentially that he expects to take
out some more life insurance before
he interviews the commissioners
again.
A rising vote of thanks was extend
ed to the Electric Short Line Company
for the handsome picture Of the first
car on the line which now hangs in
the club rooms.
There being no further business ad-
journment was taken for lunch and a
social time.