The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-12-30

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Miss Clara Eide of Huron is spend
ing this week at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Eide, in the city.
Frank Kremer, who is attending the
University of Michigan, is spending
the holidays with his parents in Brook
ings.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. d. O'Connor went
to Huron last Friday and visited until
Sunday with friends and relatives in
that city.
Arthur Olson returned to his home
at ~Flandreau yesterday morning after
spending the Christmas vacation at
the home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
H.. c. Olson, in this city.
Miss Elsie ALERT, milliner at the
Ellis-Hall Co. department store, is
spending the holidays with relatives
in Wisconsin. Miss Lucy Swering is
in charge during the formers absence.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. A.
Skinner exemplified the phrase Merry
Christmas" indeed last Saturday after
noon when a number of their old
friends and n%eighbors were invited to
dinner. The Catlett, Beatty, Borst
and Hyde families were all welcomed
and enjoyed to the fullest the excellent
hospitality of Mr.. and Mrs. Skinner.
A card received by the Register from
friends near Cole Harbor, n. d., tells
how a number of former Brookings
county residents enjoyed Christmas
The card says that Mr.. Howard and
family spent a very enjoyable time at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Palmer
Christmas Day and partook of a boun-
teous dinner. Mr.. and Mrs. Spaulding
and family ate Xmas dinner at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Daniels and Mr..
and Mrs. Alderman were at the Will
Crumb home.
Brookings high suffered their second
consecutive defeat of the season at
basketball last Wednesday evening
when Elkton high carried away the
long end of a % to Is score. The
game was played at the State College
gymnasium before a small crowd of
basketball enthusiasts. Not without
a struggle did Elkton wrest the scalp
from the locals and the game was any
body's until the final whistle. Elkton
won the state championship last year
and if they continue their present
stride it is probable they will secure
the coveted honor again this year.
L. j. Stevens Of Sioux City, Iowa,
was recently elected to captain the
South Dakota State College football
team for next fall. Stevens has been a
member of the team for three years,
playing guard. He is fast and agrees
sive, weighs 1876 and should prove a
tower of strength next fall as he has
in the past. Seventeen letters were
granted football men in the season just
closed. Abbott, Nelson, Weber, Jen-
nings, Sheehan, Rowe, Hoover, Ste
vens, Gage, Gilbertson, Fisher, Lee,
Simmons, Skinner, Thompson, Fridlcy
and Mccoy. Capt.-elect Stevens was
elected unanimously and is popular
with the team. , He is also a member
of the basketball and baseball teams.
Fred S. Miner, sheriff of Brookings
county, arrived in the city yesterday
hrin DINO with him onnthnr rnnp1ar for
Warden Swenson of the penitentiary,
says Tuesdays Sioux Falls Press. The
newcomers name is j. X. Edwards.
Edwards conceived an idea of making
good money by soliciting subscriptions
for magazines that did not exist. He
was doing a land office business until
caught in the act. Judge Sherwood
concluded that a year and a half in
the penitentiary would help to make
an honest citizen out of him and his
commitment was accompanied by an
opinion from the judge that he thought
the man had better serve his full time
and not be parolled. While in the city
MI. MINER CdlIeQ on numerous 1T1enQS
as he was for several years a resident
of Sioux Falls.
All arrangements have been per-
fected whereby, on the evening of Fri
day, January IA, at 500 p. m, the
Choral Union, composed of one hun
dred seventy-ive singers and music
ians from Brookings and State College.
will present Handel's great oratorio.
"The Messiah" at the NJ. f. church
in WATERFOWL. Dean Garrett Hedge
made the arrangements last week AMI
the organization goes to WATERFOWL
under the auspices of the Ministerial
Association and other music-loyin2
bodies of that city. A chorus of one
hundred fifty voices under the direc-
ton of Dean Hedge will be taken, also
an orchestra of twenty-five pieces IN
der the direction of Prof. Carl Chris
The big new pipe organ in the
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