The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-05-06

Presbyterian bake sale in Old Post
Office building, Saturday, May Is.
E. C. Olson came up from Sioux
Falls Tuesday night to spend a day or
two.
DR.. and Mrs. R. R. Fisk went to Dell
Rapids Tuesday morning for a few
days visit.
Will Aylsworth of the Register
force, is confined to his room by illness
this week.
Mrs. E. II. Patterson went to Water
town last evening to attend the funeral
of a friend.
Philo Hall left Tuesday evening for
Des Moines, Iowa, to spend a few days
on business.
You can save dollars by attending
the big sale of shoes and oxfords at
Gillespie & Rogers.
Mrs. C. c. Erie AID Miss Rhea
Roach returned home Saturday even
ing from a visit in Iowa.
A souvenir spoon free with each 15c
Silver Sundae served at the soda foun-
tain. Tidball's Pharmacy.
Mrs. Powers of Tyler, was here the
first of the week visiting her daughter,
who is a patient at the hospital.
Mrs. Lawler of Miller, was called
here this week by the illness of her
son, who is a student at the college.
Mrs. H. L. Button left Saturday even
ing for a six weeks visit at Cole, Glen
ham and other points west of the river.
Mrs. James Nolan has purchased
Mrs. Enos' residence on Williams
street and will practically rebuild the
house.
Mrs. Lydia Bolles, who lives near
the college, suffered a paralytic stroke
yesterday and her condition is very
serious.
C. C. Erie left last night for Mime
apolis to attend the moving picture
mems convention, which is in session
there this week.
Mayor Mathews is feeling better
every day and he now believes that he
will not have to return to Rochester,
as he had feared.
The Civic League will hold it's May
Party at the Commercial Club rooms
tomorrow, and each member is re-
quested to bring a spoon.
Mrs. Mary Enos and Miss Winnifred
left this week for an extended visit
with their daughter and sister, Mrs.
Bradley, at Grace City, N. D.
Mrs. Reeve of Groton, was the guest
of Miss Mile Koch this week on her
way to Schenectady, N. Y, where she
will visit at the home of her son.
The western part of he state was
visited by a heavy snowstorm the first
of the week and the atmosphere around
here has felt as though it ought to
snow If it didn't.
Frank Sherwin returned home yester-
day morning from a trip to his farm
near jamestown, n. d. He reports
that there was a fine rain in that sec
ton and that crop prospects are splen-
did.
We have had about 81 varieties of
weather this week. Yesterday after
moor it rained and hailed and the sun
shone and the wind blew. Frost was
predicted for this morning, but failed
to materialize.
Thos. Bang, proprietor of the Brook
ings creamery, took second place in
the butter contest held at the dairy
department of the State College this
week. Thirty tubs were entered and
Mr.. Bangs showing was certainly a
fine one.
The city council held a special SEES
sion last night to consider the power
plant question. The committee on
light and heat was instructed to pro-
cure plans and estimates for rebuild.
ing it on the present site and for NOV
ing it and building a new plant.
James Isom, who recently resigned
as manager of the depot lunch room,
has purchased the One Minute lunch
room and will open for business about
the 18th of May. Mr.. and Mrs. Isom
left Tuesday morning for Chicago to
purchase supplies and fixtures, as he
intends to make a number of improve
ments to the place.
Hamlin Garland, the well known au-
thor, delivered a lecture at the college
auditorium Thursday evening, as the
last number of the lecture course. Mr.,
Garland is a former South Dakotan
and the scene of many of his stories is
laid in this state. The lecture course
this year has on the whole been very
satisfactory and has paid out well.
Every citizen should take an interest
in the census, to the end that Brook
inys NAV get a full count. The asses