The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-12-23

home of her sister, Mrs. John Roberts
Prof. and Mrs. J.. G. Hutton and chill,
dren left Tuesday morning for Gin
ton, Iowa, where they will spend the
holidays with relatives.
Prof. c. \. Mills is erecting a new
modern residence on Eleventh avenue,
a block south of the college. The
foundation for the structure was start
ed yesterday.
Dr.. Hill, the eye, ear, nose and throat
specialist, will be in Bookings at the
Leon Hotel, Friday, January 7, 1916,
Those wishing to consult Dr.. Hill will
please call early.
Mrs. George Sample and two chill.
dren arrived Monday evening from
Minneapolis for a two weeks visit at
the home of Mr.. Samples parents
near B~rookings and with other rel.
atives. Mr.. Sample is expected for a
few days after Christmas.
The January issue of the National
Industrial Arts magazine contained a
picture of the manual training exhibit
of the Brookings high school. This eX-
hibit vas made last spring and the
work in charge of Mr.. r. F. Nesseth
in the local schools received favorable
comment in the magazine.
Mrs. Geo. j. Johnson and daughter
Ruth arrived Monday evening from
Snohomish, Wash, to join Mr.. John
son who has been employed for several
months in the Tidball drug store. Mr..
and Mrs. Johnson expect to start
housekeeping Immediately in the It'd
ball residence at Oil Second st.
Lacey Caldwell arrived Tuesday
from Park Rapids, Mimi, to spend the
Christmas vacation with his mother,
Mrs. Peter Caldwell. Mr.. Caldwell is
a former athletic star at State College
and now has a position as coach of
athletics and instructor of agriculture
in the high school at Park Rapids.
John Murphy, n of the managers
of the Pleasant Hour theatre, arrived
home from Minneapolis Monday morn
ing. While in that city Mr.. Murphy
witnessed "The Birth of a Nation" and
is very enthusiastic over the picture.
He hopes that it may be procured for
B%rookings in a few months, if it will
be let out to smaller towns.
Tuesday was the shortest day of the
year, in fact the days of the entire
week have seemed but only a few
hours in length. No sooner would day
light appear than it was necessary to
turn on the electric lights but we have
passed the turning point and soon We
can be enjoying our suppers without
the light meter turning money into the
city's Golfer.
home the first of the week from I vislt
of several months with friends and rel
and Illinois. After spending the Christ
mas vacation here they expect to leave
for Nevada where they will visit a son.
From there they will go to California
to visit a daughter and thence to Great
Falls, Montana, to visit another son.
They expect to be gone eight or nine
months.
On account of a broken car on a
freight train yesterday morning the
westbound morning passenger was
about eight hours late in Brookings so
the e%astbound passenger was held here
until after noon. The trucks of an oil
car on westbound freight No. 10 broke
about four miles east of this city early
yesterday morning and it required sey-
eral hours to get them in running
order again. The morning passengec
was held at Aurora.
At the last meeting of the Degree Of
Honor lodge in this city the following
officers for 1916 were elected: Chief
of Honor, Mrs. Sadie Marvin; Past
Chief of Honor, Mrs. Susan Cameron
Lady of Honor, Mrs. Agnes Bairey;
Chief of Ceremonies, Mrs. Margaret
Tinker; Recorder, Joseph Bairey;
Financier, Mrs. Blanche Seversol;
Mrs. Emma SorensOn;
Lady Usher, Mrs. Lucy Colman; A.
Usher, Mrs. George Palmer;
Watch, Mrs. Carrie Iverson;
Outside Watch, Mrs. Ida Martinson,
Trustee, Mrs. Emma Thayer; Music
ian, Mrs. Blanche Marvin; Medical
DR.. A. w. Hyde and DR.. \.
H. Stoll. The Workman and Degree of
Honor lodges will rold joint installa-
ton of officers Tuesday evening, Janu-
airy 4. Only members of these orders
will be invited.
The business men of the city have
been kept exceedingly busy the past
caring for the late holiday shop
pers. Each day the streets and stores
have been scenes of unusual activity
and the fair condition of the roads
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