The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-10-21


Mrs. Robert Wheaton at the D%eaconess
hospital Sunday.
Seth Thornton, head of the school
of printing at the college, motored TO
Sioux Falls last Saturday on business.
Rev. and Mrs. J. j. Gardner re
turned Wednesday morning from their
visit in Iowa and Kansas. They en-
joyed their trip very much.
The annual convention of the Ameri-
can Humane association and the Red
Star Animal Relief Will be held in
Omaha. Neb., October % 70 IS.
Roy L. Galliger and Miss Elizabeth
Gritman of Aurora, were married yes
terday morning at the Presbyterian
manse in this city by the Rev. j. A.
G. Waits.
Mrs. J. B. Gibson of Long Beach,
Cal, left last evening for her home
after spending a few days in this city
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. w. Linn.
Kabrud Bros. Insurance agency have
moved their Offices from the Kendall
building TO rooms on the second floor
of the First National bank building
at the rear end.
Andrew Hide of Malone, n. V, and
Mrs. Almina NJ. McCune of this city,
we're united in marriage at the Pres
byterian manse last Thursday by the
Rev. ]. A. G. Waits.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Hahn of Sheldon,
Ia, the new proprietors of the Getty
confectionery store, have rented the
Bergheim house on Third street and
will make their home there.
The brick work on George SOULS
new pool hall building has made rapid
strides this week. The side walls are
well up and it will not be long before
the building will be enclosed.
The last week has been very favor
able for paving operations. Work has
gone forward steadily and this morn
ing the paving has been completed
On Sixth street within a half block of
Main street.
If you want first class, good keeping
fall and winter bulk apples, better wait
for the New York car, due soon at
the Atlas elevator. Choice selected
Baldwins, Northern Spies, Greetings
and Kings. Moderate prices.
A postponed meeting of the Civic
league will be held at the city library
on Friday, October 20, at 800 p. m.
of interest to voters with an ex~plana-
ton of the ballot. All are cordially
invited to attend.
A farmer at Geddes says he is go
ing to burn corn this winter instead
OF coal because it is cheaper and if
dried thoroughly will burn we'll and
give lots Of heat. Soft coal at Geddes
sells at s22 a ton, plus the hauling
charges. 1t takes about % bushels
of corn to make n ton, which at the
rate of so cents a bushel would cost
$14. He can burn nearly two IONS of
corn at the price of one ton Of Goa.
The electric football s%coreboard,
which L. D. Cornell has devised, was
given a try out last Saturday afternoon
at the Fad and a fair sized crowd gath
cred to see it play the North Dakota
game play by play. By an ingenious
arrangement, a small light represent
ing the ball is moved about on the
board just as the real ball moves about
on the ielG during the game. The
names OF the players carrying the ball
are Indicated and all other details are
set forth. Mr.. Cornell received a re-
quest by wire to bring his board to
Vermillion Saturday to show the Uni
yersity-Nebraska game. He could not
accept their offer, however, since he
will show the high school game at
Aberdeen On the board here Friday.
The agricultural class at Wessing-
ton Springs, Guy Austin, instructor,
held an informal corn show recently
The crops work so far has been quite
largely devoted to corn. The work
Of the previous day had been for each
class member to pick and sort out a
good ten-ear sample and bring it for
the corn show. A fine exhibit was
made. Harry Killing, county agent
for Sanborn county, judged the sam
pies and gave some pointers to the
boys in choosing their samples and
on Judging work. In addition, he dis
cussed the Importance of selecting
seed corn in the field from the stand
point of disease prevention in corn.
The regular work in corr judging Will
be given by Mr.. Austin during the win
ter and testing work and corn culture
will be given in the spring.