The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-12-23
Local and Personal
f. G. Trotzig, Associate and News Editor. Phone LII

Mems 4-buckle Overshoes, $685.
The Boot Shop.
Moose Hide Moccasins for boys and
girls. The Boot Shop.
Look up Corner Grocery adj on pase
10. 1t will save you money.
Miss Helen Smith, stenographer at
the Nissen-Hinkley garage, will leave
tomorrow evening to spend Christmas
with her parents at Condo.
We have a complete line Of Wit.
marks black and white sheet music,
also a good assortment of late popular
pieces. The Photograph Shop.
If you wish your piano tuned for
the holidays please place your order
at once SO that ! may arrange a date
for you. II. W. Wilson. technician for
State college.
Miss Femicha Klinefelter, home ser
vice worker of the Red Cross foI
Bookings county, will leave tonight
for her home at saltwater, Mimi, to
spend Christmas.
Z. w. Radeke of the First National
bank, Webster, was a business visitor
in Brookings yesterday. Mr.. Radeke
formerly held a position with the
Bank of Brookings.
Miss Florence Bitterness, who is
teaching in the high school at Hurley
arrived Tuesday night to visit owe
the holidays with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. O. j. bitterness,
Miss Mabel Bitterness arrived last
Saturday evening from Bricelyn, MINI.
where she teaches in the high school
to spend the Christmas holidays il
Brookings at the home of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. O. j. bitterness.
According to V. X. Welch, county
treasurer. 1896 auto licenses were
sold in this county during the year
1920. This makes the automobile
density of Brookings county about the
greatest of any county in the United
States in proportion to population.
For various reasons it does not seem
advisable to hold the annual farmers
and home-making short urse al
State college this year. This course
has usually been held during the
Christmas vacation and has been at
tended by a large number Of South
. Dakota farmers and their wives.
The citizens of B~rookings are eau
toned by the state fire marshal to pay
especial attention TO the matter 0.
lighting Christmas trees. Too many
fires start from careless handling OF
the lights and everyone is implored tC
see that the lights of open candles are
so placed that there is no possibility
of igniting the tree, If Santa Claus
wears a false beard of cotton, he mus
be very cautious to stay away from
the candles on the tree nor must he
forget himself and try to light a pip:
or cigar while he wears the cottor
batting beard.
r. C. Wyckoff will open his new
garage on Fifth avenue for storage o.
automobiles next Monday. The build
ing, which was just recently com
pleted after being under construction
for over a year, is the largest garage
building in the city, having 1896
square feet of floor space. OF this
large area, 10000 square feet is for
storage, the remainder being for shoI
purposes. The shop is not ye'
equipped. so it will not be in opera
ton for a while. The storage space
is divided into As stalls which are
arranged in a very unique and effective
system so that every car in storage
is easily accessible at all times. Thi:
style of storage is an innovation II
Brookings. The building is of brick
with concrete floors, steam heated, ant
freproof from all external hazards. Il
has q splendid looking front with {
plate glass window display extending
a distance Of SIS feet. When entirely
equipped, Mr.. Wyckoff says, the garag'
will be second to none In the state.
The kids all want Moccasins TO
Christmas. The Boot Shop.