The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-04-22

TO Elkton Friday TO attend the funreal
of a friend.
Philo Hall went to Sioux Falls Mon
day morning where he had a case in
federal court.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Lynch went to
Elkton Sunday to attend the funeral of
Mrs. CasSerly.
Tomorrow is Arbor Day and every
citizen should plant some trees and
shrubs. Brookings has the reputation
of being the prettiest and best shaded
city in the state and this is a pretty
good reputation to maintain.
A man who has kept count of the
number of kisses exchanged with his
wife since their union consents to its
publication, as follows: First year,
$500; second year, 16 1000; third year,
$3.50; fourth year, 100; fifth year. 2.
He then left off keeping the record.
1t is with a great deal of regret that
we this week the departure
of the family of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Dempster. Mr.. Dempster will resign
his position with the Atlas Lumber Co.
about the first of May and expects to
move to ~Brookings about July LIST
Estelline Tribune.
Home farming for Watertown chill
dren from 8 to 10 years of age is being
planned by the executive committee
of the pare~nt-teachers' association
lately organized in that city. Help
will be given by Mr.. Palm, better
farming expert, and in the summer
the State College will send some one.
Erick Rosheim, who lives south of
here in Moody county, met with a ser.
ious accident while repairing a pump
at his farm home. In some way the
pump fell upon Mr.. Rosheim and his
arm was broken in three places also
a rib. At present he is resting as well
as could be expected, and is on the
gain.
The farmers of the county are plan
ming on planting every available acre
this year as the war prices look good
to them. The season has opened in
a propitious manner with every pros
pect for a large crop. The moisture
has in most places entered the soil and
is sufficient to give the crop a big
boost.
Secretary Will Holbein of the North
Dakota Commission at the San Fran
cisco fair, sends us the following item:
MRS. M. E. Wimsey of Brookings, who
has been spending the winter il Cali
fornia, called at the North Dakota
building. She leaves Thursday of this
week for her home. She was much
pleased with the North Dakota build
ing and exhibits"
There is considerable building &C
tivity in White and vicinity. Miss Ada
White will build a modern two story
house % feet square and a barn 81
by 60 feet on her farm between here
and White. Arthur Schultz, LIVING
near town, will build a barn 80 by AZ
feet in dimension. and Henry Thelke
another farmer, will build a barn 81
by 60 feet. In town Mrs. Griepentroe
will build a cottage and John p
Koenig is building a handsome resi-
dence.
The Odd Fellows will celebrate mex
Monday night, April 26th, at the Ode
Fellows hall. This being the ninety
sixth anniversary of Odd Fellowship
Odd Fellows bring your wives and Re
bekahs your husbands and any Other
member of the family that you wish
The single members of either order
may bring their lady or gentleman
friend. A suitable programme has
been arranged and refreshments viii
be served. Let us have a good turf
out. Secretary.
Horace Campbell, the local represen
tative of the Curtis Publishing Com
pany, left Tuesday, accompanied by
his mother, for st. Paul, where he viii
attend a three-days' convention Of
Curtis circulation agents from all parts
of Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Da
kota, South Dakota, the northern pc
ninsula of Michigan and the Canadian
Province Of Manitoba. The delegate
will be the guests of the publishers al
the st. Paul Hotel and the convention
program includes various forms of en-
tertainment in addition to the business
session. One particularly interesting
number will be a picture talk descrip
tive of a journey through the Curtis