The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-06-03

wood Monday.
Mrs. A. o. Amundson and children
of Estelline, visited relatives here the
last of the week.
Gaylord Hanson was up from Sioux
Falls visiting relatives and friends the
first of the week.
Prof. Christensen spent Monday at
Lake Benton, where he has taken
charge of the band.
Mrs. c. c. Erie and children depart
ed Monday evening for a visit with
her sister at Alberta, Mimi.
Miss Wolfe came up from Pipestone,
Mimi, Saturday evening for a few
days visit with r. X. Fiske.
G.. F. Thayer returned Saturday
evening from his farm neal Aurora,
where he spent a couple of weeks.
Mrs. John Croft returned Saturday
she spent a couple of weeks at the
mud baths.
If you have board and room for teach
ers attending the joint institute, notify
the y. NJ. c. A, phone 331. Office hours
from 900 to 1910.
Ralph White of Monmouth, Ill.,, has
been elected teacher of English in the
high school for mex year. Mr.. White
is a graduate of Monmouth college
and comes especially we'll recommend
ed. He has been coaching the high
school football team of his home town
and will be a valuable man in helping
develop a championship team for
Bookings next fall.
Z. l.. Squirting says that if we ever
have a drouth in this country he has
figured out a sure way to break it by
getting up an excursion to visit the
State College. When we think of it
we believe that this would be a sure
remedy, as on the occasion of every
excursion to the college it has rain
ed. The two excursions that came
last week were mel by rainy and dis
agreeable weather.
Commencement week at the State
College will begin next Saturday even
ing with a joint program of the liter
airy societies and will close Wednesday
with the commencement day exercises
and alumni banquet. All of the exer-
cises will be held at the college au-
ditorium with the exception of the
class play which will be given at the
opera house down town on Monday
evening. The regular class work is
over for the year and examinations
are being held this week.
A delegation of 1O5 from the Danish
settlement near Tyler anne up Friday
morning on a special train and spent
the day at the State College. They
were shown through all departments
Of the institution and had a very pleas
ant day in spite of the rainy weather.
They had intended to have a picnic
dinner on the campus, but were Oblig-
ed to stage it in the armory. The COM
mercial Club had made arrangements
for autoes to take them to the col
lege, but the rain also spoiled this ar
rangement.
Clear Lake must have a dope fiend
within her borders. The medicine cab
met in DR.. Richards office was broken
into and robbed of a quantity Of NOR
phine tablets a few days ago. The
doctor has to keep a tab on all NOR
f~ession, and make a report of the
same to the government, and account
for every pellet or ounce of the stuff,
and show Uncle San just where he
used it and why. While a few travel
ing dope fiends have applied to him
for their favorite drugs, this is the
first time his office has ever been rob
bed for the stimulants and from this
on he will keep that part of his labora-
tory in a safety deposit box at the
banks.-Clear Lake Courier.
A number of high school boys and
other citizens of this city attended the
state high school track meet at Brook
ings last Friday although the weather
was d~isagreeable. Among them were
DR.. C. E. Gardner and wife, Grace and
Dewey Force, Fay Warner, Edwin and
Russell Walseth, Stanley Law, Floyd
Langdon, Frank Angle, Russell, Mil
dred and Fred Hoy and Alice Sender.
They all report that they were well
pleased with the meet. WATERFOWL
took first place with 20 points, Sioux
Falls second with % and Brookings
third with 10. The boys also visited at
the college and went through many of
the buildings as several of them are
planning on attending the State Col
lege next year.-Clear Lake Advocate.
T. S. Arthur's famous temperance
story which has heen dramatized was