The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-10-14

daily average has been from three to
six cars. A price of ~thirty-one cents
per bushel was paid the first of the
week and shipments were made to
Chicago, st. Joseph, Des Moines,
Ames, and other points.
Miss Helen Gross of our city was
highly honored at the Mitchell corn
palace held last week when she was
chosen as the queen in the presence of
several thousand visitors. When it was
known that there was a large number
of young ladies ~coveting this honor
then it is deemed worthy of all honor.
able mention. During the ceremonies
a moving picture man was busy and
took a moving picture of the corona
tion.-White Leader.
Mr.. and Mrs. L.. H.. Skiff were called
to Lake Preston by the sudden death
of Mr.. Skiff's brother, Frank e. Skiff.
The latter lived about six miles south
Of Lake Preston and was in his usual
Sooa Cohli ~ uoy bViolC ~ utdlH
but some time during the night it is
supposed a blood vessel was ruptured
in his head and death came peacefully
and quickly. Mr.. Skiff was one Of the
early pioneers of Lake Preston and
lived thirty-six years in that locality.
He is survived by a wife and three
daughters. Funeral services were
held at the farm home last Wednesday
morning and also at the Lake Pres
ton Congregational church Wednesday
afternoon. Interment was in the Lake
Preston cemetery. NJ. II. Skiff of
Minneapolis, another brother, also at
tended the funeral services.
The interest taken in the Choral
Union this season is very gratifying to
the director, Mr.. Hedge, and those
vitality interested in this work. The
first rehearsal was held Monday even
ing, October 5, with over one hundred
fifteen in attendance, the second re-
hearsal was held last Monday even
ing, and the chorus now numbers one
hundred seventy-three. Enumerating
the parts by numbers there are sixty
five sopranos, ~thirty-eight altos, TWEEN
ty-four tenors and forty-six BASES. Mr..
Hedge makes another appeal for altos
and would like at least six more, and
about ten more tenors, and if this
want could be satisfied he says
he will have an ideal chorus. Mr..
Hedge says that the next rehearsal
will be held Monday evening of next
week at the city hall and that will be
the last rehearsal when new members
will be allowed to come into the
Choral Union. Please remember that
the rehearsal begins promptly at 7:45.
No football games will be played at
State field next Saturday as State col
lege will journey to Yankton and meet
Yankton college while the high school
team will go to Redwood Falls, MINI.
Redwood Falls has n of the strong
teams in Minnesota and the result of
the game will be watched with inter
go to Volga tomorrow and meet the
Volga. High team. The "a to 0 de-
feat given the Sioux Falls High team
by the locals last Saturday was the
greatest %brubbing that team had taken
since 1907, when they were beaten by
Mitchell at Mitchell by a score of 35
to 0. The Sioux Falls Press said of
the game: "Cold, tired and stiff, the
team arrived at Bookings about 1890
and after an IL o'clock dinner were
hurried to State college gymnasium to
dress for the game. One o'clock found
them on the field facing the strong, ex
perienced team Of their opponents
who had been straining in every way
to turn out a team that would beat
Sioux Falls. The Sioux Falls team
fought nobly from the sound Of the
whistle to uphold the honor of theil
team but the superior condition o.
their opponents could not be overcome
and they were doomed to taste defea'
for the second time this season."
Watertown is busy making prepare
tions for the football game between
South Dakota State College of Brook
ings and State college of North Dakot'
which will be played in that city OIL
Saturday. November 13. Last Thurs
day evening an enthusiastic meeting o
the Watertown Commercial Club wa
held which lasted two hours. All o
the fifteen who attended were guaran
tors OF the sum of $850.0O which 1
was necessary to promise to secur
!, the game at WATERFOWL, and all sign
fed their intention to cooperate II
bringing to the city one of the larges
crowds Of any single day in the yeal
BY unanimous vote H. 8. Fletcher wa
, elected chairman Of all committee
: that will engage in carrying out an,