The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-02-10

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Minneapolis, Mimi, for a couple OF
weeks visit with a brother and sister.
Mrs. w. A. Caldwell returned Tues
day from Traer, Ia, where she spent
about a week visiting her sister, Mrs.
F. c. Dougan, nee Jennie Karr.
Clyde Hinkley and Fred Cole went
to Minneapolis, Mimi, Tuesday night
10 attend the big auto show which Is
being held in the Flour City this week.
Mrs. B. T. Green returned Tuesday
night from Aberdeen where she spent
about a week visiting with her daugh-
ter, Carol, who is head of the de-
partment Of geographic science at the
Northern Normal.
Mr.. and Mrs. \. J. Lee of Howard.
left for their home Tuesday evening
after spending a day visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. c. O. Quail.
Mr.. Lee and Mr.. Quail are old friends,
at one time being associated in bust
ness together.
I. c. Akin gave a fine talk at the Ro-
tary club lunch Tuesday noon on the
subject of ~"Insurance.' The import.
ant part which insurance plays in the
economic world today is little under
stood or appreciated and Mr.. Atkins
talk was appreciated by the members
of the club.
The new front and lobby for the
motion picture theater being butt
by T. O. Haugen + a beauty. \ fine
| arch of ~pebble-dash stucco is over tn"
/ entrance and a marble wainscoting eN-
tends around the lobby. The chairs
/ have leather upholstered backs and
seats. The date of opening Will soon
be announced.
Steady progress is being made on
the completion of the interior of the
new Midland bank. The workmen are
now plastering the walls and will fin
ish up in a few days. 1t will not be
long now before the building will he
ready for the bank 10 move in and
start business.
The public libarry issued 900 books
and magazines during the month of
January, an increase of 342 over Janu-
airy of last year. This is by far the
largest circulation on record. There
were 90 new borrowers cards made
out, which is also an unusually large
number. An increased use Of the Ii
brary speaks we'll for the culture Of
a city.
A young girl in the county who
was suffering from epileptic fits was
reported to the Red Cross recently.
The Red Cross workers investigated
the case and Miss Femicha Klinefelter,
home service worker, made the neces-
sarv arrangements for entering the
girl in the state school at Redheld.
The Red Cross nurse, Miss Sadie An
derson took the girl to Redheld Tue
day and showed her the new surround
ings and saw hat the girl was com
fortably established. The kind and
helpful service which the Red Cross
gives to these u~nfortunates is espe-
cially c~ommendable.
IT is a lot of satisfaction to give
a big horse laugh at the weather
prophets and IL particular that joV-
killer who positively predicted a most
terrible blizzard that would surely
visit this section after the mild spell.
Saturday was such a nice warm day.
he postponed it until Sunday. When
Sunday hunked out with perfectly dry.
clear air, he said it was coming Mon
day. And each day since that predic
ton the weather grew milder and
warmer and pleasanter. Meadow
larks are see in many places over
the state, and in Sioux Falls a butter
fly was seer on ground hog day.
Even in his palmiest days. Isaak
Walton, the greatest angler of all his.
tory, had nothing on r. II. Bartlett. the
premier fisherman of Bookings. We
are sure that Mr.. Walton never Ell
countered the difficulties of fishing in
the middle of the winter. Mr.. Bartlett,
however, is a consistent fisherman and
if there are big fish 10 be caught, h
catches them in winter or summer
Last Wednesday he returned from
Lake Campbell with a pickerel that
tipped the scales at II pounds and .
ounces, which we believe is a record
breaker. Mr.. Bartlett invited his friends
in to a special fish supper at his home
Tuesday evening so that others nigh
share in the enjoyment of his good
luck.
OF more than ordinary interest To
Brookings people will be the an
nouncement of the first college play
of the year at the college auditorium
next Wednesday evening by the NIL
tonian Literary society. The play S
Nothing But the Truth and is a play
which is comparatively new, having
been released for amateur production
only last season. 1t is a play that has