The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-03-16
Lets have a cleanup week.

Henry Liebbert and C. H. Frlcke
were over from Bushnell Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Lynch went to
Elkton Wednesday to be present at the
funeral of Cornelius O'Leary.
Rev. Nels Jacobson returned Monday
night from points in Minnesota and
South Dakota, where he has been con-
ducting evangelistic meetings.
The work on the installation of the
new generator and engine at the power
house is progressing and is expected
to be in operation within three or four
weeks.
The food waters from the melting
snow and ice has been doing consider
able damage to fresh plowed fields
west of the city along the railroad and
the Sioux valley.
To the Business Men-We have a
good form of remittance blank in stock
at IS cents per 200 sheets bound and
perforated. Come in and sec it. Regis
ter Publishing Co.
Saving of money is done by many
different methods, one way is to go to
the Basement Salesroom at the Hub
Department Store-everything to be
had in Variety" goods.
Cornelius O'Leary, Of Elkton, a resi-
dent of that section for over 3S years,
passed away at his home in Elkton
last Monday noon and interment was
made at that place Wednesday after
noon.
NJ. E. Culhane returned Saturday
morning from a trip to the south part
of the state where he has been since
Tuesday of last week transacting bust
ness at Mitchell, Kimball and Sioux
Falls.
There were some vexed telephone
and light users in the city Saturday
when forty or more telephone and light
connections were discontinued for non
payment of charges before the tenth OF
the month.
The Junior band has started weekly
practice at the Commercial Club under
the direction of Hubby Pickett, of the
State College. The youngsters are
good musicians and will make it in
teresting for the older men.
The negative team of the ~Brookings
high school debating team will go to
Clark Friday for a debate with the
Clark high school and the Clark mega
tive team will be here on the same
night. The debate will be held at the
Presbyterian church.
President Perisho, of the State Col
spoke to the high school students
at general assembly Wednesday morn
ing on the siXty-fourth congress. He
appealed to the students to study the
big things congress is now doing and
has under consideration.
A. Mccormick returned last evening
from Sioux Falls where he had been in
attendance at the State Laundrymen's
convention. He reports a big attend
ance and a very instructive and inter-
meeting. All but two of the
laundries of the state were repre-
The basketball game at Mitchell last
evening between Brookings
nigh school and Mitchell high school
in a victory for the Mitchell
boys by a score of 81 to q. The
games which will be played at the
Huron tournament will close the bas-
season this year.
Mr., and Mrs. Ole Olsen left last Fri
lay for Shields, North Dakota, where
hey will make their home on Mr.
)lsen's farm near that place. Mr..
)lsen has been with the Bee Hive store
or the past three years. They have
many friends in this city who regret to
ose them and wish them well in their
lew home.
The Modern Woodmen entertained
he members of the Royal N~eighbors
asst Thursday evening at the /. o. O.
:. hall. About fifty were present and
he evening was passed very pleasant
y. A musical and literary program
vas given followed by dancing and a
'ountiful lunch. DR.. Hyde delivered
n interesting address on Woodcraft
ollowed by an address by NJ. G Car
isle along a similar line of that Of DR..
1yde's address. A number from out
# town were present, among whom
we're Mrs. Fred Baker, Mrs. George
Baker and Misses Lilah Baker and
4ilah Schaeffer, all of Aurora.
The inter-society oratorical and
Ieclamatory of the high school was
leld Friday afternoon at the Methodist
kurch. Rhoda Rittman won first place
n the d~eclamatory contest; second
lace went to Helen Frease and third