The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-02-24

The Farm Women's Institute meet
ing will be held at the city hall Satur-
day, February Goth, at 2:30 p. m. Mrs.
Geo. Fem.
C.. ID. Sutton, of Wilkie, Sask., ar
rived in the city Tuesday night to visit
a week or ten days with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. Sutton. His wife
has been here for some time.
The most thrilling feature of the
year The Girl and the Game" featur-
ing Helen Holmes. First episode, at
the Pleasant Hour next Tuesday,
February %. This is not a serial, but
a series.
Rev. w. \. Mast, l.. II. Skiff and II.
F. Chenoweth went to Huron yester-
day morning to meet and neal Clelland
McAffee, d. d., of Chicago, who is Civ
ing a series of addresses, this week,
to the students of Huron college.
The Franchise League will meet on
Wednesday afternoon at three o'clock,
March LIST, at the home of Mrs. J. p.
A~shbaugh. All ladies interested in
Suffrage are cordially invited. Refresh
ments are served at every meeting.
The State College will observe Char
ter Day next Friday, February 25th.
Hon, Peter Norbeck, Lieutenant Gov
ernor, will deliver an address in the
college auditorium at eleven in the
morning and the afternoon will be
given over to an indoor athletic meet
in the gymnasium.
Rev. Paul Roberts, of the St. Paul
Episcopal church delivered an address
on George Washington at the weekly
conyocation in the college auditorium
Tuesday morning. Miss Blanch Avery
gave some readings from Washington's
orations and Horace Ladd delivered
Lincoln's Gettysburg address.
The Register is pleased to learn that
O. A. Sutton, who has been i'll with
pneumonia and confined to the home
for the past three months, is now on
the road to recovery. One of his sons
residing in Canada, surprised him the
other night by coming in unannounc-
ed and another son, ID. ID. Sutton, of
Plankinton, arrived last night. Today
J. +. Crosser and wife will arrive from
Sutherland, Iowa, and tomorrow (Fri-
day. all of Mr.. and Mrs. Sutton's six
children will be at home. Two of the
boys, |. l.. and Roy and Mrs. Shuck, a
daughter, reside in this county. 1t is
needless to add that Mr.. Sutton's com
plete recovery will be brought about
on the morrow.
Prof. n. f. Hansen, secretary of the
State Horticultural Society, informs
the Register that a very interesting
set Of motion pictures will be shown
at the Pleasant Hour one evening only,
Monday, February 28 illustrating the
Quincy Seed and Nursery Company,
of Yankton, the largest seed and nurs-
cry company in the state. This will
show the various phases of nursery
and seed work, the birth and early edu-
cation of an apple tree, the training
of young trees in the way they should
go and the various phases of orna-
mental horticulture. All the classes
in horticulture at the State College
and everyone else should take advant-
age Of this occasion to extend their
knowledge of these interesting sub
jects. The planting of parks, flowers
and b~oulevards as well as the beautify-
ing Of city and rural home grounds is
arousing more attention than ever
before. Come and find out what is
being done in South Dakota along this
line. This will be part of the regular
evenings entertainment.