The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-01-21

Band concert at college auditorium
Friday evening.
Roger Culhane came up from Elkton
on business yesterday.
Claude Mccoy visited a day or two
this week at the home OF his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. V. l.. Mccoy. His wife
and baby have been here from Elan
dreau the past week.
The Commercial Club has loaned
the Hobo Day pictures to State EN-
migration Commissioner MacCaffree
for use at the conservation congress at
Aberdeen February II.
Mrs. J. S. Smith has had the big
cottonwoods in front of her property
on Main street cut down the past
week. The cottonwood seems to be
disappearing all owe the city.
Thermometers this morning regis
tered adj the way from fourteen to
twenty below zero, and after walking
for several blocks it is u private
opinion that the latter figure is near
est correct.
Alfred Bruflat of Bookings, and
Miss Abbie Ham of Watertown, were
married at the Catholic church Tues
day morning at eleven o'clock, nuptial
high mass being celebrated by Father
Shean. A wedding dinner was served
to the bridal party at the Leon hotel.
Mrs. August Evert died at her home
ten miles north of the city on Tues
day of last week, and the funeral was
held from the home on Friday. Mrs.
Evert is survived by a husband and
ten children, who have the heartfelt
sympathy of their friends and neigh
bors.
A film of much educational value
will be put on at the Pleasant Hour
by the Bee Hive Store next week. The
film is furnished by the Walk-Over
Shoe factory and represents all the
different processes Of making a shoe.
It is very interesting. Don't fail to
see 1t.
Fred ~Stoltenburg of the college, re-
ceived a letter from his brother this
week that he was recovering from his
wounds and expected to be able to re-
join his command soon. The brother
&c n cp1I;or in tho German ornv ond
was wounded in the fighting in Bel
GUM.
The regular meeting of the w. R. c.
was held Saturday. There "a not AS
many present as usual on account Of
the bad weather. Business was dis
posed of and committees were chosen
for the ensuing year. Many cards of
thanks from the Soldiers Home for
membranes that the birthday box
contained were read.
Rev. r. NJ. Hardman, formerly pas
tor Of st. Paul's Episcopal church,
who has been located at Beeville,
Texas, the past fifteen months, writes
that he has accepted a call to Gamer
on, Texas, a city of seven thousand,
Mr.. Hardman suffered from fever at
Beeville, where the altitude Is low
William Hall Williams of Austin,
Texas, also a former B~rookings pastor,
was instrumental in having the Cam,
eron call extended to Mr.. Hardman.
Prof. G. A. Starring has an article
in the last issue of "Judicious adver
Using on the State College. IN it he
shows by a graphic scale how the at
tendance has been increased owe &c
per cent by advertising in the last
three years. The scale shows a very
slow increase during the time that the
college did not advertise consistently
and when publicity was sen broad
cast over the state the figures i'm
mediately take a jump. That the
State College now has 1850 students
is largely due to Prof. Starring's eGic
lent work.
Mrs. Fannie L. Potter, Grand
Worthy Matron of the O. e. s., visited
the local Chapter on Thursday even
ing. The work was exempliied by
the initiation of two candidates, ant
Mrs. Potter instructed in some of the
work. The ladies served a fine luncl
and a social good time was enjoyed
There were about eighty present, in
Guiding two auto loads from White
Those who anne over we're: Mr.. an(
Mrs. G. F. Barg, Mrs. c. L. Wohlheter
Mrs. J. e. Ruddy, Mrs. J. p. Johnson
Mrs. w. A. Burgess, Mrs. r. F. Holden
Mrs. N. A. Schoenweiler and Mrs. r
A. Walrath of White, and Mrs. Loi,
Downey of Wilmet, N. d.
State College men will entertain thu
members of the Brookings Commercial
Club at the annual Stag Party" Janu
ary 20 at the college armory. The an