The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-12-14
Local and Personal

The Register has coming a fine line
Of Christmas cards. Will be here next
week. Call and look at the samples.
Advertisement.
Prof. G. X. Wiseman of State col
lege, was honored at the recent ma
tional conference OF the Smith-Hughes
vocational association by being elected
as a member of the board Of directors.
A new grandstand on the north side
of the athletic field at State college
will be constructed next spring ac-
cording to plans under way. They
will be similar to the new stand on the
south side and will have a seating cap
acity Of $500. This will make the
total seating capacity about 10000, by
for the largest in either of the Dakotas.
DR.. f.. j. Petry, DIR. A. r. Evans ana
NJ. r. Benedict of this city we're the
principal speakers at the meeting of
the South Dakota Potato Growers as
soCiation at Watertown Monday and
tuesday Of this week. Their addresses
brought forth much favorable com
ment from the growers and have been
given publication in some of the big
daily papers of the state.
Miss Lucy Hartman, contralto of
Chicago, who apears in concert at the
State college auditorium mex Monday
evening, December IS as the opening
number OF the Artists Course spon-
sored by the State College music de-
partment, is considered one of the
greatest American and American
trained singers today. Bookings mu-
sic lovers will have an opportunity to
hear -one of the really great singers
of the present time. Season tickets
for the three numbers are sold at 1925.
Single admissions are $1.OO.-Adver-
tisement.
Yesterday was bargain day and the
Brookings stores were damned all day
with busy Christmas shoppers eager
to fill their Christmas gift lists with
the many bargains that were offered.
The holiday stocks of the merchants
this season are very complete and
they are all deserving of the patron
age they are receiving. The Register
was obliged to add two pages to its
regular edition this week to make
room for the many ads Of the local
merchants who have especially at
tractive things to offer to the Christ
mas shopper. 1t will pay every read
er TO inspect the ads in this issue for
suggestions and Information that will
help them save time and money in
their shopping.
Practically all Of the delinquent
taxes offered for sale at the annual
tax sale at the court house Monday
All Of the farm lands were taken up
speedily and there wasn't enough to
go around. City property taxes found
an equally good market except in the
case Of a few paving assessments
against lots Of doubtful value. There
was a marked difference in the sale
this year than last year when only
about one half Of the taxes were sold
and these largely to mortgage holders
who were obliged to protect their pa
per. One buyer this year invested
about 10000 in taxes and several
others were near the $4,000 mark. De-
linquent taxes are considered a very
choice investment, for they pay twelve
per cent interest, About one third of
the delinquent taxes were paid up by
the owners before the sale date, ac-
cording to V. r. Welch, county treas
urer.
The skating rink built by the Brook
ings kiwanis club was flooded last
week and the boys and girls Of the
city have been enjoying the ice to
the limit during the past week. The
rink is situated in the northwest cor
ner OF the fair grounds. A building
has been placed at the rink to be used
Tor a warming house a stove has been
installed. The ice was in good shape
last Saturday and Sunday but was
nearly ruined Monday by water flow
ing on the rink from the tap and
freezing in rough lunches. This un-
desired how Of water was explained
ny the Tact that the supply pipe for
tne rink has no cut of and when wa
Ter Is turned on at the man hole to sup
ply the water trough for the horses
al the fair grounds barn. the water
also runs out on the rink. Efforts
are Oeing made to get a cut OF put
ON tne rink supply pipe so that the
now OF water can be controlled. Chas.
IGaukei' chairman Of the skating rink