The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-05-25
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Miss Myrtle Pease, who resides near
the Junction, is visiting this week with
Miss Matilda Lamb.
j. II. Johnson returned last week
from Long Beach, Cal, where he has
been spending the winter.
You can afford to send at least two
copies of the Registers Appreciation
number to friends in the east. Help us
clean up the few we have left
Miss Aurora Leekley was hostess
Monday evening at a party in honor
of her music class. A short program
was enjoyed, followed by light re-
freshments.
No one will be admitted after 2:l5
o'clock for the matinee and S:15 Tor
the evening exhibitions of the Birth
call attention of visitors to this fact
in order that no one Will be d%isappoint-
ed.
Miss Aurora Leekley extends cor
dial invitation to the public to attend
a recital to be given by Orpha Haugen
and Venie Orhrans, piano, and Eugene
KCerhns, contralto, at the Methodist
church Monday evening, May 20 at
eight o'clock.
The interior appearance of the |. X.
L. grocery has beer very materially
changed since the new addition has
been placed on the rear Of the building
and the partition removed. The store
has been repapered and presents a
very pleasing appearance.
John Murphy made a trip south
Tuesday and north Wednesday dis
tributing advertising matter for The
Birth of a Nation. John says he never
passed over such rough roads in his
life and the worst part of it is the bad
ones are all neal Brookings.
The Cadets Of State College will
hold their annual encampment 1T Lake
Campbell May 80 to June 3. Plans
are being made for an attendance Of
about 100 cadets. The Fourth Regi-
ment band will furnish music for the
bcys. The camp will be conducted in
military style and will be a pleasant
outing. Lieutenant Ditto is working
hard to make the affair successful.
Sometime ago the Boy Scouts were
given the duty of raising and lowering
the flag over the city hall. They have
been faithfully performing the task
each day. Only honor scouts are to
care for the flag. Last week William
Atkins and Howard Gullick were the
two honor scouts and Monte Martin
and Howard Powers have been desig-
mated this week. These boys had an
average of about 81 in scouting work,
discipline, attendance, first aid and
general conduct.
A letter to the Register from DR..
Ben II. Alton tells us that his address
Is now Saginaw, Mich. He is working
with a young German surgeon, a John
Hopkins graduate, who has worked UP
a large practice and is unable to
handle 1t alone. He adds that he may
locate there ~permenantly as he likes
1t very much. Saginaw Is a city of
$4,000 people with a large wealthy
population. The doctors many friends
will be glad to know that he Is sue
ceeding in his profession.
Erastus Field, who has been steno-
grapher for Prof. Wilson, at State Col
lege, for the past three years, is to
leave shortly for Washington to accept
a similar position in the War depart
ment. MI. Field took the civil SER
vice examination a short time ago
and received a grade of 100 per cent
on speed and accuracy. Mr.. Field has
made many friends at State College
and in Bookings who wish him we'll
in his new position. Mr.. Hanson, of
Mitchell, will fill the position made
vacant in Prof. Wilson's office.
Mr.. and Mrs, G. F. Knappen and
sons, Marshall and Lawrence, depart
ed Tuesday morning for a seven weeks
pleasure and vacation trip to eastern
points, including Washington, D. c.,
Philadelphia, New York City, Niagara
Falls, and points in eastern Pennsyl-
vania and southern Michigan. The
trip viii also include a cruise up the
Hudson River. At Washington they
will be joined by their son, Russell
Knappen. who will later leave for two
months geological work in Cuba in
connection with his studies at Column
bia University.
State College seems to be an a~ttrac-
tive place for Day county people. Last
rear 4 delegation visited tie college
md ara coming again according to the
following item from the Reporter and
FARMER, OF webster: The second an
,uaI automobile tour to visit the State
and experimental plots NJ
3roekinss win leave saoh town In Day
ounfy early on the morning Of Thurs