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

j. W. Warren left Saturday night for
a short business trip to Milwaukee.
The Hub Department Store will
carry the largest line of ladies suits
and coats shown in the city.
Prof. w. NJ. MAR returned Monday
from Roberts and Day counties where
he has been in the interest of boys and
girls clubs.
Sheriff MINER went to Mitchell Tues
day morning to attend a meeting of
the state democrats which is in ses-
sion in that city this week.
Miss Underlick, of Chatfield, Mimi,
who was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Ray Fridley for several days, left We'd
nesday afternoon for her home.
Roy Poole, a former Brookings boy,
has been putting on some clever
stunts at the Fad theatre this week.
We think his show is far above some
of the average cheap vaudeville going
the rounds of picture ihows.
Marriage licenses were issued at the
court house this week to Soren Ander-
son and Amanda Holm, of Bushnell;
Edith Jerde, of Bookings; and John
Johnston, Jr., and Lu Rean Duff, OF
Bookings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Lewis left We'd
nesday morning for Conrad, Montana,
after spending several months visiting
at the home Of Mrs. Lewis parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Wilbur Johnson. Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis will take up a claim near
Conrad and will make it their home.
Mr.. Lewis will trade his property in
Washington for Montana property.
The new generator for the light
plant has arrived and will be installed
as soon as the men arrive to install
the engine. The generator is a 200
kilowatt machine and will serve Brook
ings for a number of years. Two or
three towns are considering the pur-
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excellent shape will doubtless bring
the city a fair return.
County Auditor Frank Ripley has
issued the first notice for party regis
tration for the approaching primary
election which will take place on May
% by amendment to the state primary
law. The notice states that all per
sons entitled to vote at the next pri-
mary election may and should register
as party electors, and further states
that unless such registration is made
before May II, the privilege of voting
at the primary election will not be
given. The registration books are at
the City Aud tors Office in the city
hall.
A contract was let Wednesday by our
county commissioners for the construc-
school district No. 81. The building
will be a frame structure of modern
construction, basement and heating
system to cost about $4,000 {. The
building will be 80 by 40 feet and will
provide for a main class room with a
library and a cloak room. The base
ment is built to be used also as a
grange hall and for domestic science
work. The contract was awarded to
tho Cp11ny,n nnol D,;1J;-~ .zzz...--
of BroOkings.
1t is not often that four planets ap-
pear to good advantage in the sky.
That is now the case. Jupiter, Venus,
Saturn and Mars may be seer at the
same time shortly after sunset. jupiter
and Venus may be seen in the western
sky and are very brilliant, although
not at their best. Toward the east
Saturn and Mars, but fainter. OF the
two planets in the western sky Venus
is the one nearer the horizon. and
above it is Jupiter. Venus, although
much smaller. is more brilliant and
seems larger because it is nearer the
earth. If Jupiter were as near as
Venus he would rival the moon, for the
service is more than a hundred times
greater than Venus. Saturn, the rig
ed planet, is nearly overhead. Mars is
now low in the eastern sky and can be
located by it's reddish color. OF the
planets mentioned, both Mars and
Venus are smaller than the earth. Jupi-
ter and Saturn are the largest Of all
the planets, the former is 1900 times
and the latter 697 times greater in
Volume than the earth.
State College has selected two de-
batting teams to represent the institu-
ton in debates with the University Of
Wisconsin and Montana State College
sometime in April. Homer Smith of
Egan, Charles Rowe of WATERFOWL,
Horace Jones of Mitchell, with Harold
Peterson of Sioux Falls as alternate,
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