The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-04-21
Blocker g. Blocker, Chiropractors.


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Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Stevens OF
kaylor, motored up last Friday and
spent the week end visiting at the
home of Mrs. NJ. d. Ohrans. Mr..
Stevens is a nephew of Mrs. Ohrans.
One of the features of the sports
page Of the Sioux Falls Argus-Lea
is a series Of articles written by Coach
c. a. West of State college, on train
ing for track. Athletes in high schools
and colleges as well as coaches find
these articles very helpful and inter
esting.
Geo. c. Phillips, registrar and as
Sistant professor Of mechanical engi.
neering of State college, left Monday
night for st. Paul. Mimi, to recuperate
from a nervous breakdown which he
suffered last week. His many friends
trust that a few weeks rest from his
heavy duties and responsibilities at
the college will bring him back to
health.
Town and city gardeners will find
many valuable hints in the State col
lege extension circular No. %, en-
titled, The Balanced Garden" Frank
f. Mccall, extension horticulturist, is
the author. The suggestions are espe-
cially adapted to South Dakota con
ditions. A valuable planting schedule
is included. The farm garden plot is
also discussed in this bulletin. Re.
quests should be directed to the ex-
tension division of the college.
christopher Junior" last Friday
evening at the opera house was one
of the best plays produced by the local
high school and pleased the large
audience that practically filled the
house. To pick stars would mean the
inclusion Of every member of the cast.
The play was a laughable comedy in
which all of the characters were given
an excellent portrayal by the youth
full actors. The play was produced
under the direction of Miss Neva I'm
derhill.
Are we to believe that Brookings is
a city of big feet? The search con.
Quoted by the Fad theatre and the
Boot Shop for Cinderella's twin whose
feet would fit the beautiful pair OF
slippers, size ga, proved unsuccessful
Many ladies tried them on without sue
cess. The slippers were offered as a
gift to the first lady who appeared at
the Boot Shop Monday and proved that
the slippers fit her comfortably, with
the provision Of course that she had
attended the picture show, "Cinder,
elias Twin which was shown last
Saturday.
Mrs. W. H. Murphy returned last
week from an extended visit with her
daughter at Milwaukee, Wis, and at
the homes Of her sons, Frank and NJ.
J. Murphy, in Minneapolis, MINI.
A small boy with a sling shot with
plenty Of stones for ammunition is
a dangerous and destructive combina.
ton that has wrought much harm i n
the city during the last few weeks.
Instead of flying kites, playing mar
bles and spinning tops, the boys of
the town have taken up the sling shot.
Many parents have reported accidents
to us which have resulted from the
sling shot craze. One child was struck
in the eye with a stone and may be
blind in that eye permanently. 1t
is a practice that has become too Sc
rious to be tolerated when the sight
of innocent children is lost or i'm.
paired by the promiscous use Of sling
shots.
w. s. S.--