The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-02-25

big jump in the price of wool this
week. Following the placing Of an
embargo on Australian wool shipments
by England, which means the cutting
out Of that market for the present at
least, wool advanced five per cent in
one day on the Boston market.
The log cabin which had been pre-
pared by the high school for the chill
dren's parties on February IL was
used for collecting a silver offering at
the library dedication last week. The
trustees are considering the advisable
ity of setting aside the money given at
this time for the purchase of a victrola.
The sum collected is about half
enough. Any interested in this object
who did not contribute, may still do
so.
Mr.. Braham who for a number of
years resided just over the line in
Brookings county and had land inter
ests in Ward township for years but
for the last nine years has lived at
Moscow, Idaho, and is now residing at
Spokane, Wash, reported to the Daily
Chronicle of that city that he can
beat the record of President Wilson on
grandchildren. He is IS years OF age
and considers himself a young man.
The four recent grandchildren are:
Wilbur George, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
George T. Braham, Kellog, Idaho, born
March s; Virgil Ernest, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles O. Braham, WaIlows,
Ore, born April II; Harold sol of Mr..
and Mrs. H. A. Braham, E. 23S Seventh
avenue, Spokane, born May II, and
Kenneth, son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. z.
Holm, kellogg, Idaho, born August G.
Flandreau Enterprise.
Once again the merry-making Mutt
& Jeff" will be with us. The season OF
laughter is about to begin Mutt IL
Jeff in Mexico" in a brand new dress
is coming with a bigger and better
show than has ever appeared before
! under the we'll known title. Giving
Mutt & Jeff" a new and superior pro-
duction each successive year is an act
of diplomacy on the part of Gus Hill.
Bud Fishers eccentric characters can
live for a century or they can die as
dead as a door nall in sixty days, if
allowed to do so, but it is decidedly
to the interest of both Bud Fisher and
Gus Hill to see them live for years
innumerable, which they will do as
long as Fisher is able to furnish new
dope" and up-to-the-minute comedy
situations and as long as Gus Hill fur
nishes a new and acceptable vehicle
for their stage work. Both of these
gentlemen seem to be successfully
keeping up their pace at the present
writing. Mutt & Jeff in Mexico" will
be presented here next Saturday night.
The daily papers contain large ad-
vertisements for the purchase OF
horses. Large contracts from Europe
have peer entered into for horses of
the large, blocky type suitable for ar
tillery service in the great war OF the
continent. The best sort of horses
are wanted and the best sort of prices
are paid. The prices run to 5000 for
the large kind of horses and from APP
pearances the prices will soar upward
continually as the great war bids far
to continue perhaps for years. AS
horses are gathered up and shipped out
: of the United States the remaining AMI
mails will increase in value enormously
as will be seen by reference to prices
of other commodities which are being
purchased by the warning nations. or
course, there are many people who
have scruples against selling their SUI
perb horses for war purposes and even
these very high prices will not tempt
them to part with the noble beast. And
probably they will make as much or
more money by keeping them as by
selling now.-Clear Lake Advocate.