The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-01-06
Local and Personal

Archie Gentle returned home Sun
day evening after spending the holt
days with John Deeth in Minneapolis.
Edgar Olson returned to his home at
Volga last Wednesday evening after
visiting his friend, Arthur Mitchell, a
short time.
The Universal League will meet on
Friday, November 7, at 3 o'clock p. m
at the G.. H. Soule home. All interest
ed are urgently invited to be present.
w. j. Gentle returned Sunday after
spending the week in Minneapolis at
tending the annual meeting of the Geo.
R. Newell Co., also the banquet at the
West Hotel given to members of the
Civic Commerce League of Mime
apolis, which numbers now over 5000
members. Each member received a
grip containing goods manufactured in
Minneapolis, also a sack of -four. The
-four Mr.. Gentle did not bring along as
it did not bear the Perfection label.
State College debating team will de-
bate the University of Wisconsin at
Madison mex spring. F. E. Brown,
professor of public speaking, is work
ing with a large squad of debators for
the try-outs which will be held shortly
to pick two teams for intercollegiate
debates. The schedule is not yet COM
pleted, but it is probable that a debate
will also be held with Montana State
College. Much enthusiasm is being
shown in debating at State under the
direction of Professor Brown, who
came to South Dakota after several
years of uniform successes at Drake
University.
Manager E. H. Carlisle of the Grand
opera house received word last week
that robin Hood" which was billed
to appear at the local playhouse on
January IS, had been cancelled for
Brookings. The reason given was be-
cause no suitable train connections
could be had for the company to ar
rive here. The show plays at Aber-
deem on January II and to arrive here
in time it would be necessary to char
ter a special train, making it too ex-
pensive. Manager Carlisle and Brook.
ings theatre-goers are very much dis
appointed over the fact, especially so
since such glowing accounts of robin
Hoods successes in the past two
months have reached here. 1t is pos
sible that Potash & Permutter,'
which was billed for January Is, will
be postponed until a week or SO later.
Just as the clocks of the city boom
ed twelve announcing to the world
the birth of a New Year Dame Nature
burst into a torrent of tears for the
loss of old 1915 last Friday night. Tiny
drops of rain solidiied almost upon
touching the earth and oon the walks
throughout the city were covered with
a coating of ice. Later the rain turn
ed to sleet and with it came a strong
northeast wind. Towards morning a
miniature blizzard struck the city and
before it passed on Brookings ex-
%perienced the heaviest snowfall of the
winter to date. The blowing snow
made the day extremely unpleasant
outside and made people appreciate
home as more than -four walls and a
ceiling" Roads were badly drifted
and blockaded and few automobile
drivers were brave enough to test the
elements. Since, travel has been
made easier but Bookings county
farmers are thankful they still have
old Dobbin AMI last years bobsleds on
hand for Sherman's metaphor Is tame
compared to having to "get out and
get under" in this weather.