The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-05-06

I1dS huludI bSuelll Deeu lHe pest
Life Insurance for Is years? Why?
Ask Horace M. Aver.
Herman Hauff was able to get to
his store yesterday and while still
very weak is on the gain.
The BroOkings High School Boys
Glee club will give a concert at the
Volga opera house next Tuesday even
ing.
Isaac Twedt of Volga, arrived Mon
day for visit with his son, Ed.
Twedt, whose children have been very
i'll the last week.
Mrs c. Blakeslee and Mrs. F. Whit
more left last night for Tracy for a
visit with their father and mother,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Donaldson.
Work is we'll under way on the new
oil service station of the STANDARD
Oil Co. at the corner Of Williams
street and Third avenue Sam John
son has the contract.
The many friends of H. Howard
Biggar will be pleased TO know that
he is now located at Aberdeen. He
has accepted a position as editorial
writer on the Dakota Farmer.
L. J. Bates of the Lake Preston
Times and Hon. Knut Lewis were
looking after business matters in
Brookings on Monday. The Register
acknowledges a very pleasant visit
with. Brother Bates.
Leonard Gentle who has been run
ming a bakery down near Mitchell,
was taken suddenly i'll with irif1amma-
tory rheumatism day before yesterday
and was brought home to Brookings.
He is now under treatment in the local
hospital
"Mary's a Grand Old Name" Hear
Mrs. Lila Vergote sing it in Forty five
Minutes From Broadway" at the Grand
opera house Tuesday night, May 18th
Seat sale for this big show will open
Saturday, May 18th, Don't miss it..
Under the auspices of the Girls Busi-
ness club.
The county commissioners went in
session Tuesday to consider bids for
the construction of bridges and after
due consideration awarded the con
tract to the Iowa Bridge company.
Yesterday they were busily engaged
in the discussion Of the plans of the
Volga ditch and were in consultation
with the engineers.
The Rotary club held its weekly
dinner last evening at $50 and dis
cussed many things of interest look
ing toward the civic betterment of
Brookings. Among other things the
question of public park and a play
ground for the boys and girls was
thrashed out, with the result that def
mite action will soon be taken to pro-
vide some of the things that Brook
ings is sadly in need Of
In the Ralph Dunbar comic opera,
"The Chocolate Soldier which will be
presented at the Grand opera house
May 8, there is alluring promise OF
gay, tuneful music, witty lines, intelli
| gent lyrics and one of the best singing
chorus on tour There are memory
haunting melodies by Oscar Straus
and clever book by George Bernard
Shaw. and new revelations of Becker
Brothers daring scenic fancy The
principals include some of the bes'
known musical artists touring tht
country
The first denomination to oversub
scribe it's quota in the World Churci
Movement is the African Methods
Episcopal church which concludes tn
week with 100000 subscribed agains
the quota of $4,000. The first churcl
il South Dakota to overreach its maj
also was the African Baptist chufcl
at Sioux Falls, which, although organ
lied only six. months ago, oversuf
scribed it's $1,000 allotment in the mrs
three days of the campaign Tn
Presbyterian church at Sioux Falls re
ports its quota Of $4,000 oversuf
scribed as does also the Baptist churc
with its full quota of $4,000. Siou
Falls Presbyterian church is also raj
idly nearing completion of its can
: paign.