The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-01-20
Local and Personal

Handy man? Spindler. Phone X
39S.
Mems Shoes, $49S, $685., $7.S5. The
Boot Shop.
Fancy Shoes for Ladies. To clean
them up, 1896. The Boot Shop.
For bargains call at the Bookings
Coffee House Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. John Linstrom and Mrs. H. T.
Hubbard and daughter, Shirley Jean,
of Watert0wn, are in Brookings spend
ing a few days at the home of Mrs.
Hubbard's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Swering.
One Of the best experts on the SUBJ
ject in this country has been employed
by the city commission to make a sur
vey of our city power plant. Hear
what he has to say at the city hall
next Monday night, January "a.
After several days of blustery wealth
er which made it seem more like real
winter it rained again yesterday norm
ing and we are quite sure that both
pedestrians and those who use auto
mobiles are more favorably impressed
than ever with the utility of our paved
streets.
Mrs. Z. j. Ray returned from her
visit in Minneapolis and st. Paul on
Sunday evening. While in st. Paul
Mrs. Ray visited at the John McNa-
mara home and found Mr.. and Mrs.
Mcnamara quite we'll for people of
their age, but they miss their old
neighbors and friends in Bookings
very much.
NJ. M. Vaudeville came up from
Storm Lake, Ia, Tuesday for a couple
of days on a combined business and
pleasure visit among his old friends.
Mr.. Vaudeville is well remembered
as one of our successful breeders Of
pedigreed hogs and who formerly re.
sided near Aurora. We enjoyed a
short visit with Mr.. Vaudeville while
he was here and are glad to know
that he is nicely situated near Storm
Lake, but has lost nothing of his adj
miration and love for South Dakota.
The Business Girls club held their
annual meeting last Monday and
elected the following officers: Edna
Jerde, president; Clara Olson, vice
president; Miss Whitehead, secretary;
and Ida Bitterness, treasurer. For the
remainder of the year there will be
2 Bible study class led by Mrs. Porter.
Twenty-seven members have enrolled
in this class and others are urged to
attend. The class in basketry will
continue its work and other classes
are being arranged by the program com
mittee.
Rev. B. A. Benson made a trip TO
Mortified, Mimi, last week to make
arrangements with ST. Olaf college
choir to give a concert in this city in
March. This famous choir is well
known to all musical folk and the an
nouncement Of their appearance III
Brookings will be heralded with n
great deal Of interest. The choir will
make a tour of several large cities
during the months of March and it is
believed to be possible to arrange for
them to stop off in Brookings on their
way home from giving a oncert at
Sioux Falls.
4 letter to the Register from Man
ley Champlin, o located at Saska-
toon, Sask., conveys the following in
teresting information: He says, 1--WE
are very nicely located here on the
banks of the Saskatchewan. Saska-
toon is a pretty little city Of about
$4,000, lying along both banks Of the
river. The university is built for per-
manence, all buildings being built of
native stone of ireproof or semi-f1re-
proof construction except the engi-
neering building and the barns. l
have $50 acres assigned for expert
mental work and seed growing.
Weather has been fine this fall with
very little snow and no extreme cold
thus far, though they all say the
worst is yet to come"
Children's Hose CSC. regular SOC
and coo values. The Boot Shop.