The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-02-17

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this spring. Get them at Gillespie &
Rogers, Footftters.
Z. G. Montgomery, of Watertown,
was a business visitor in the city Tues
day and Wednesday.
r. \. Storm was in Revere, Mimi,
from Monday to Wednesday of this
week looking after business matters.
DR.. Stoner, director of short courses
for farmers at the State College, was
up from his home at Highmore Satur-
day.
The Royal Neighbors will entertain
the NJ. w. A. and their ladies at the
l. o. o. F. hall Thursday evening,
February "a.
The Elis-Hall Co. Quitting Business
Sale will positively close Saturday,
February %. Anticipate YOU needs
and saw money.
Nels Rishoi, one of the prosperous
farmers of Argo township was a Brook
ings visitor the last OF the week. He
has a son attending the State College.
Frank Neal, one of Brookings prom
Using young men. has accepted a posi-
ton at the Farmers National Bank
for the purpose of learning the banking
business.
1t is reported that the snow shrunk
eight inches Tuesday. One thing
noticeable practically all of the water
has gone into the ground during the
past three days of thawing.
Marriage licenses were issued his
week to Tom Nielsen and Mary Ram
sey, of Bushnell; Peter O. Smith and
Title Santema, of Volga; owen Clark
and Katherine Rohrer, of Elkton.
Lewis Johnson, of Volga. and for
many years county commissioner from
the west side, was a ~Brookings visitor
yesterday. He came over to attend
10 some probate matters in Judge
Halls court.
Messrs. Pine, Dudley and Masters,
= state bank examiners, were in Brook
ings Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
of last week making their regular ex-
aminations of the various state banks
in this section.
The Public Opinion says that f. A.
Hanson, of Brookings, is spending a
few days in WATERFOWL, visiting with
his brother, Gaylord A. Hanson. f. A.
Hanson is connected with the Winona
Candy company.
Fox Features at the Pleasant Hour
; Friday and Saturday, Saturday matt
nee. Tomorrow night Nance O'Neill
and Theda Bara appear in T~olstor's
8 great work, "Kreutzer Sonata" and
Saturday Valeska Suratt in "The Soul
t Of Broadway" is shown.
| The weather for the past week has
been getting warmer as indicated by
an unofficial report of the lowest TEN
5 peratures as follows: Thursday A.;
: Friday 6; Saturday 4; Sunday 26 below
zero; Monday 8; Tuesday 4 and We'd
nesday "a. The weather record for the
past five years indicates a rise in tenn
: peratures along about February 18th
of each year.
The Royal Neighbors have started a
S -ries of social entertainments, to be
held once a month at their homes. A
jolly crowd numbering twenty gather-
ed at the home of Mrs. Eichberg last
Wednesday evening and enjoyed a So
cial time and transacted a little bust
ness. Mesdames Rudolph, Barclay and
ing refreshments.
The Sioux Falls Press of Monday
says that E. c. Olson of the f. c..
Olson stores, left last night for Chica-
go, Philadelphia and New York. While
in the east Mr.. Olson will meet his
brother and they will buy for their
eleven stores. A new store has been
opened at Minot, n. d., and added to
the chain. Minot is said to have d
pOpuldIlOH now OF ten Thousand or
more.
Prof. r. F. Kerr is in receipt of a
letter from John G. Jenkins, of Port
land, Oregon. and formerly of Brook
ings, in which some weather condition
are mentioned similar to Brookings
weather. Mr.. Jenkins says: 1--WE have
just passed through the worst month
of weather that | have ever seer on
the Pacific coast. We had over 40
inches of snow altogether and it is not
quite all gone yet" A kodak picture
was inclosed showing the extent of the
ice and snow. Ice seven inches in
diameter was accumulated on many
light wires. The picture looks like a
Brookings scene.
Those who were fortunate in hearing
DR.. Ng Poon Chew, one of China's
foremost statesmen. of Canton deliver