The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-12-09

with Brookings friends, a gu st in the
Art Mitchell home.
Hal Johnson in the comedy Skirts
at the Grand opera house last Thurs
day night vas a big success and for a
small production the show vas n of
the best that has visited Brookings
this season. MI. Johnson almost per-
fectly acted his feminine role and
other members of the cast were of
nigh class calibre. Tonight Halton
Powell's famous musical farce, Hen
pecked Henry" characterized as the
funniest show in the world, will be
presented at the Grand.
The women of Brookings city and
county are cordially invited to attend
the home makers courses at the col
lege during the week, December 27A
January /, in connection with the sec
ond annual Farm and Home Course.
The following practical subjects will
be demonstrated cooking, home gar
dening and Horticulture, home prob
lens, sewing, and poultry culture. An
illustrated bulletin will be sent free of
charge upon application to the presi-
dents office, by phone or letter.
Rural route patrons of the Brookings
~postofice will be interested to know
that the U. S. postmaster general has
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mail boxes. The new boxes are to be
larger thar the old, although in gen.
eral respects the requirements are the
same in order to meet the needs of pa
irons who patronize the parcel post
service regularly. Coin holders of gal
vanized iron riveted to the inside of
the boxes are provided for money left
by patrons who have no stamps to at
tach to their mail. All mail boxes put
into service after July l, 1916, or rural
or star routes must conform - the new
requirements and they must be painted
with an aluminium bronze, bear the in
scription "U. S. Mali on their doors
and each must have the owners name
stenciled in black letters at least an
inch in height on both sides.
Perhaps you Brookings county farm
ers will think it sounds strange, but
November was characterized by good
corn weather" Those who know
have made that statement and it can
be taken as a fact. The period Of grow
ing weather has long since passed, but
nevertheless the weather still has an
important influence on the quality of
this years crop Of maize. The month
was very dry and this advantage, COM
bined with frequent freezes, did won
ders in improving corn in the husk.
Only one night in November, and that
was the first, did the temperature fail
to fall to the freezing point or below.
and, on the average, the weather was
colder than it was last November, ever
though severe temperatures came ear
lier last fall than this. The coolest
night was that of November Is, when
the mercury dropped to eight degrees
above zero. The government weather
report shows that the sun shone bright
ly IL days, it was partly cloudy 9 days
and wholly cloudy 9 days. Yet the pre-
cipitation amounted to almost nothing.
Only on two occasions, could any be
measured at all and the total precipita-
ton for the month is placed at 10 Of
an inch.
The new automobile fire department
truck manufactured by the Luverne
Auto Co, of Luverne, Mimi, which
was demonstrated here last Wednes
day and Thursday, left Thursday after
noon for Madison, and representative
Of the company exhibited it's qualities
in that city. While here city officials,
fremen and civilians were invited for
rides in the machine and a company
representative stated he intended to
appear before the city council at some
future time with the aim of selling one
to Brookings. The truck which is, it'll
is said, built with a special view to
answering the purposes of cities of
Brookings' class or larger, carries a
complete chemical apparatus and 1000
feet of hose. 1t is claimed that the ma
chine could reach any part Of the city
from the fire station within two or
three minutes from the time an alarm
would be sounded. The firm has long
made automobiles and auto hearses,
but has only recently embarked in the
manufacture of fire trucks. The We
hicle is sold for $4,000. The demonstra-
tors said that it was not brought here
with the idea of talking sale to the
city at this time, but rather to acquaint
Brookings residents with it's general
attributes. If the city keeps up its
present stride we VIII need an auto
fire truck before many more years, if
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