The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-04-01
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Sec our WOTk SnOeS, pest anu Cucop
est. Ellis-Hall Co. Department Store.
Mrs. J. P. Cheever went to Lake
Benton Tuesday morning for a few
days visit.
Mrs. Louis Magistad was yer from
Arlington visiting relatives between
trains Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Crumb of Nc
Kahn, visited over Sunday at the home
OF her mother, Mrs. Honan.
Buy your fruits at the Hub Depart
ment Store for Easter-Special prices
and display for Friday and Saturday.
On Saturday Prof. Hansen will be in
Owanka, Pennington county, where he
will speak in reference to drouth re-
sisting crops.
Will Strain was in the city with
his family last week. He is now
farming east of Estelline in the south
west corner of Deuel. county.
Be sure and place your phone orders
at the Hub Department Store for
Hagen's Hot Cross Buns before Satur-
day noon-10c dozen, delivered.
DR.. Hume went to Clark on Thurs
day afternoon to speak on Friday in
behalf of the better farming county or
ganization and on soils and crops.
For the finest Hot Cross Buns made
go to the Hub Department Store-only
10c per dozen Friday and Saturday
include one or two dozen with your
next order.
The Huffman Motor Car Co. wants a
good live agent in Brookings to handle
the "Detroiter." A big advertising
campaign guaranteed to assist in sales.
Call at the Register for particulars.
B. r. Billings, one of the old time
residents of Bushnell and father of
Mrs. C. A. Davis of this city, passed
away on Sunday morning. The funeral
was held from the home Tuesday and
interment was made in the cemetery
here.
The weather the past week has been
fine except for a chill in the air that
has made an overcoat comfortable
The farmers have been able to do but
little work so far, but they will get
busy in the warm days that can now
be reasonably expected.
On account of important business
which required attention President
Perisho returned after three days spent
with the dairy train. After the clos
ing exercises of the school Of agricul-
ture he will probably join the train
again and continue with it until it
closes it's itinerary.
On Tuesday George Farrell of Wash
ington, d. c., of the boys and girls
club work gave an excellent address on
club work. Mr.. Farrell is assistant in
charge of club work for the northern,
central and western states. In the
afternoon Mr.. Farrell gave a demon
stration at the home economics de-
p%artment.
H. L. Hopkins sends us an announce
ment of a meeting of the Third Group
of the South Dakota Bankers associa-
ton, which will be held at Water
town April 81. Two Brookings people
are on the program. President Perisho
talks on the purposes and scope of the
Smith-Lever law, and G.. F. Knappen
will give an address on bank guaran-
ty deposits legislation in general.
There are a number of other strong
speakers scheduled and the program
looks like a fine one.
The Register is in receipt of a let
ter from S. f. Walters of Salem, Ore
gon, in which he says: Kindly change
the address Of my Register, as | have
moved from the suburbs into the city
and am opening up a cigar factory. Am
feeling fine and dandy and enjoying
the climate immensely. We have had
! very little rain this winter and for the
last week or so we have had ideal
June weather. The fruit trees are in
blossom and everything looks rosy.
We enjoy it more thar ever after read
ing the weather items in the Register"
The directors of the Old Settlers
association met at the Commercial
Club rooms Tuesday afternoon to ar
range for the annual picnic. AS Me-
dairy is the oldest settlement in the
county and one of the oldest in the
state, it was chosen as the place for
holding the first picnic. The date was
set for Wednesday, June 16. The fol-
lowing committees were named:
Speaker, preferably a prominent
pioneer, H. /. Stearns; music, Mrs.
Nina King Thompson; sports, Fred
Killing and E. l.. Squirting; remin-
%iscences, G.. A. Mathews and r. F.
Kerr; concessions, H. l. Stearns.
Warren Noble. an actor well known