The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-04-22
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fight Tuesday was so keen that seven
teen citizens who expected to be out
of town that day cast their ballots by
mail. This is done under the law
passed two years ago.
The Old Settlers Association has Sc
cured ex-United States Senator r. f.
principal address at the old settlers
picnic at Medary June 10th. Mr.. Pet
tigrew surveyed Brookings and other
nearby counties for the government in
the early '70's.
Mrs. J. l.. Jarvis condition has been
very serious the past week, and Tues
day night it was feared that she would
not live until morning. However, yes
terday she was reported resting much
easier and this morning there was no
change in her condition. Her mother,
Mrs. NJ. B. Stanford, and sister, Mrs.
M, f. Stebbins, of Minneapolis, are
here and also a friend, Mrs. Stevens of
Castlewood.
A class of approximately 40 are TAX
ing examinations from the state phar-
macy board today and tomorrow, this
being the largest number examined
at n time during the year. The
members of the pharmacy board pres
ent in the city experimenting the ex-
aminations are Floyd w. Brown, Lead,
Frank w. Halbkat, Webster, and
Henry J. Schnaidt, Hutchinson, to-
gether with Secretary Bent of Dell
Rapids.
A nan down near Elkton went to
the doctor and asked him what he
should do for his wife. The doctor
asked what was wrong with her and
the man replied that she tangoed all
day and talked all night. xiii her."
advised the doctor, very promptly.
what do you mean" asked the man,
"by telling me to kill my wife?" 81
NEAR just what | say" replied the doc,
tor. Your only hope is to kill her.
She has the foot and mouth disease
and there is no cure"
Two parties were arrested and fined
this week for driving autos without
license numbers displayed on their ma
chimes. The authorities have been
lenient in this matter until now and
there Is no reasonable excuse for the
owner of a machine to be without his
license plates. A receipt from the
county treasurer is not a protection
to the auto driver against the law re-
curing license plates. The authori-
ties say they will enforce the law
rigidly from this time on, and the man
who u IN up against trouble can only
have himself to Blanche Smet In
dependent.
From a Columbus, Ohio, paper we
get the following, which will be of
local interest, as Mr.. Gillispie comes to
Brookings in September as principal
of the high school and coach of the
athletic teams: Announcement OF
the engagement of Miss Mary Doyle to
Mr.. Paul Gillespie was made Tuesday
afternoon at a sewing party given by
Misses Mary and Ina Doyle at their
home on North Seventh street. Clever
appointments marked the affair which
was one of the most enjoyable of the
early spring season. Forty friends
were present and during the earlier
hours INDUCED in needlework and So
cial chat and were entertained with
vocal and instrumental music. Later
a luncheon carried out In the Easter
colors vas served by Miss Mabel
Doyle of Pittsburg, who is visiting her
parents, and Mesdames Willard Hood,
William Hannah and w. N. Patterson.
1t was during the luncheon hat the
announcement was made. Small
Easter baskets were given as favors,
and in these the guests found a chicken
under which was concealed two hand
PdAiitCu 1855, OnC pCdli MISS DOy lt >
name and the other, Mr.. Gillespie's. In
Miss Doyle's basket was the engage
ment ring. Both Miss Doyle and MI.
Gillespie are members Of prominent
Cambridge families and are active in
musical and social circles. Miss Doyle
is the charming daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. A. Doyle and was graduated
from the local high school and Column
bus Conservatory of Music. She has
a beautiful soprano voice and at pres
ent Is instructor In the Muskingum
Conservatory of Music in this city.
She has appeared In many musical
concerts in this city, Muskingum col
lege and Columbus. Mr.. Gillespie who
is the SON of Mr.. and Mrs. G. C. Giles
pie. has also taken active parts in
musical circles of Muskingum college.
where he graduated after a course fol-
lowing his graduation from the Cam
bridge high school. He IL o instruc-
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