The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-11-18

Have opened dressmaking parlors
over Getty's confectionery store. Mrs.
NJ. A. Haswell. Phone K-184.
Watch for further announcement of
the mammoth doll to be given away at
the Bazaar on December oath. Full par
ticulars will appear in next week.
issue.
Or. Stevenson, the eye, ear. nose and
throat specialist of Sioux Falls, will BE-
in Bookings on Monday, November %
and Tuesday, November 23 to do eve.
ear, nose and throat work, glasses also
correctly fitted.
In speaking of Hobo Day at Brook
ings the Watertown Herald said:
~"Brookings took care of the large
crowd in an admirable manner, and
many have already planned on going
again next year"
j. S. Harley autoed over from Mil
bank last week land was accompanied
by his son Earl and Harvey Wander
WORT. The boys remained and have
taken up courses in animal husban-
dry at State College.
Word comes from Brookings that
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Severson are
the parents of a fine baby boy. The
Lake Preston friends of the mother
extend sincere good wishes. Mrs. f.
j. Nettum went down to get acQuaint-
ed with the new grandson. Mis-
Ev elyn Nettum accompanied her
mother and both returned on Monday
cyening.-Lake Preston Times.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wheeler and
family of Brookings autoed to Huron
in their new Maxwell car where they
were joined by Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Smith and daughter, arriving last Sun
day for a visit at the home of their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Krell in
Logan township. They returned home
happy days with the old folks.-Blunt
Advocate.
Gustav Wolff and his son Otto and
l.. N. Redield autoed to Brookings
and TOOK in the hobo day" exercises
and football game on Saturday. The
game was between the State Univer-
sity of Vermillion and the Brookings
college teams, and was a hummer. The
university team won 7 to O. About
students Of Brookings college were
dressed as hoboes, Indians and
squaws, and l.. N. says there was not
a dull moment from morning till might
rolled her curtain down and pinned it
with a star."-Parker New Era.
The expressman at Milbank is in a
quandary as to what to do with five
large boxes containing several thous-
and live frisky frogs. They were ship
ped from Waubay and were probably
in that vicinity. The shipper neglect
ed to put the name of the consignee
on the shipping tag or bill so it is not
known who expected to serve so many
frog legs. They were shipped in
crates very similar to chicken crates,
except for a wire screen across the
front, and there were about five decks
in each crate.
January 28th is the date decided
upon for the first of the series of de-
bates to settle the 1915-1916 champion
ship of the state high school debating
league, according to an announcement
made by Arthur Chittick of the Sioux
Falls high school, chairman of the ex-
ecutive committee. Brookings high
voted to join the state debating league
at a recent meeting of the literary So
cieties. "In a circular sent out some
time ago." says Mr.. Chittick in a let
ter to members of the league, "it was
announced by the chairman of the ex-
ecutive committee that the first debate
of the series probably will be held
some time in December. This seemed
too early, however, and the executive
committee has decided that January
2Sth, 1916, will be the earliest date ad.
visable for this debate.
Judge Sherwood heard a case in
Deuel. county last week which involves
some complications. 1t appears that
a certain tract of land was sold to a
banker at Ellsworth, MINI. The own
er was an eccentric sort of fellow, and
it required some time after the deal
was completed for the papers to be
ready for recording. The grantor died
the day preceding the recording of
the deed. Several transfers followed
in the course of time. Lately, how
ever, a nephew Of the owner who
transferred to the Ellsworth banker
came forward with a suit to on