The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-02-24

Just received a number of the late
Victor records at McMillan's Jewelry
Ask to hear them.
Miss Rose Mullen her
Millinery Opening on March 4 and B,
showing all the latest shades and
styles.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Mark and little
daughter left Wednesday morning for
st. Paul, Mimi, to spend a few days
visiting friends.
Don't forget the concert by the
State College symphony Orchestra at
the Auditorium, Friday evening, Febru-
airy 25. Admission, so cents.
Mrs. w. II. Murphy left Friday for
Caledonia, Mimi, called by the serious
illness and death of her sister. Mrs.
Murphy had been home only a few
days from a visit in st. Paul, Mimi,
where her brother was very i'll, when
the message came calling her to Gale
donna. Her many friends offer the sin
cerest sympathy in her great sorrow.
A group of business men of Sioux
Falls headed by Banker Harlan Wis
tied this city yesterday in the inter
ests of a campaign being carried on
over the state to remov the state unL
versity from Vermillion to Sioux
Falls. They presented their case to
the Commercial club but that body
decided that it would remain neutral
in the matter.
About twentysiX friends of l.. Is.
Johnson invaded his home last
Wednesday evening and held a sur
prise party in honor of his birthday.
Mr.. Johnson's birthday happened to
be m Thursday instead of Wednes-
day, but the men remedied that little
difficulty by staying until Thursday
morning. 1t was a real stag party and
all present had a big time.
The death of Hans Christofferson
Of Volga, a former resident Of Brook
ings and well known and much be
loved pioneer Of this county, last
Wednesday evening had a %saddening
effect upon the community. After a
life full of service he died at the age
of 80 years. Funeral services were
held at Volga Saturday. Obituary
will be published next week.
An increasing number of applica,
lions for second naturalization papers
have been coming into the clerk Of
courts office recently according TO
Herman S. Johnson. Since the lat
term of court 18 have filed second pa
pers. The citizenship class at tho
June term will be the largest in the
history Of the court. In order to
come up in the June term all candi-
adtes must file their papers before
March Z.
Mrs. James Sloan, Sr., received a
letter and a box of roses and violets
this week from Dora Swift, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Swift, who removed
to Florida a few months ago. They
are now making their home at st.
Petersburg, Florida, where they are
having lovely warm weather. In her
letter Dora wishes to be remembered
to her Brookings friends and express
ed a wish that she would like to hear
from her former schoolmates.
DR.. Willis e. Johnson. president #
State college, left for Pierre Tuesday
evening to confer with the Legislative
committees concerning the proposed
ten per cent decrease in salaries for
the college faculty. With the present
shortage OF competent college instruct
ors existing all over the nation. it
would threaten the very existence Of
our state institutions to make a cut in
salaries at the present. Even as it is
the schools are finding it extremely
difficult to hold their most valuable
men.
T. c. Akin returned last Sunday
from Jackson, Mich, where he was
called by the death of his father, c.
w. Akin, who died at the age Of %
after being in poor health for M
time. Funeral services we're held last
Tuesday in the Baptist church at Grass
Lake, Mich, and interment was in
Norvel cemetery. An interesting fact
is that three generations of the Akin
family were born In the same home.
Mr.. Atkins grandfather, father and Mr..
Akin himself were all born in the his
toric Akin home in New York state.
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