The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1923-02-01

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Attorney b. p. Harding OF Elkton,
was a business visitor in Bookings
Monday.
X. F. Moore, II. F. Knutson and O.
d.. Simkins were visitors in Sioux Falls
Tuesday.
NJ. r. Benedict returned Wednesday
morning from a business trip to Miller
and Huron.
Prof. G.. w. McCarty returned Sat
urday from Huron where he acted as
one of the judges at a debate at Huron
college.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Murray Windle of Wat
ertown, arrived last Thursday for a Wis,
it of several days with friends and rel
atives in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Jensen were
called to Mitchell last week by the
death of a nephew. They expect to
return the latter part Of this week.
Only one marriage license was is
sued in the last week by Clerk of
Courts II. w. Blakely, that being to
Constantine Buckley Howard and Miss
Mildred Yule of ~Brookings.
Dr.. w. f. Johnson, president Of State
from Sioux City, Iowa, where he de-
livered an address before the Sioux
City Academy of Science.
Evans and Akin carry a nice line of
infants wear crib blankets, caps, bon
nets, gowns, sweaters, hosiery, boot
ees, vests, dresses and many dainty
articles suitable for gifts for the baby.
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Prof. II. b. Mathews left Wednes-
day morning for Aberdeen where he
was scheduled to address the Aber-
deem high school on the subject En-
cheering as a Profession" A series
OF talks are being given to the Aber-
! deem students on all of the different
trades and professions which they ex-
pressed a desire to follow in the flu
|ture.
A most peculiar accident is reported
from Mabel, Mimi, that has everyone
in the community puzzled. Philip John
son of that neighbOrhood, upon return
ing late one night placed his car in
the shed. The car was apparently
all right when he left it there, but the
neXt morning it vas found in the shed
with all of the wood parts on the car
entirely burned off. There was seven
gallons Of gasoline in the car untouch-
ed and the shed stood unhurt.
An object lesson In what the Bible
describes as the sweat of thy brow"
vas shared by a group of BrOokings
clergymen Monday when they began
expect to continue through the winter.
Rev. +. G.. Coleman, Rev. r. G. Keagy,
DR.. +. V. Pierce, Rev. ID. b. Doner and
V. V. Narney were present at the first
gymnasium workout Monday and af-
ter a strenuous setting up exercise, en-
gagged in a volley ball game. Rev. II.
w. Fulweiler, Rev. B. A. Benson and
Rev. S. l.. Hammond are also expected
to join the class.
John Sponsler, post commander OF
theAmerican Legion, and Geo. ID. Cole
motored to Flandreau Monday to at
tend a meeting of American Legion
representatives from several nearby
towns for the purpose of planning a
circuit Of big amusement events for
next summer. The plan is to organize
a five-town circuit including Slayton,
Pipestone, Flandreau, Madison and
Bookings. Each town on the circuit
will have a two or three day program
and by the proper arrangement of
dates high class a~musements can be
secured including a feature program of
races and a derby. The American
Legion expects to hold their celebra-
ton in Brookings on July 8 and 4.
Burgess Johnson of Vassar college,
is to be a distinguished guest of Brook
ings and State college on February 20,
when he comes here to give a lecture
at college chapel. Mr.. Johnson is wide
ly known owe America as a member
of the editorial staff of Harper's maya
zine, Everybody's and others Of equal
prominence, and was formerly editor
in-chief of Judge, and for a period was
editor of Outing. He has been granted
a Sabbatical leave of absence of six
months from Vassar, and is making a
lecture tour of American universities.
the subject of his lectures being. Pres
ent Day Newspaper" The general pub
lie is invited to hear him at the regular
chapel hour at the college. In the eve
ming he will be the guest of the faculty
women's club at dinner.
Senator J.. A. Lunden of BroOkings,
was chosen as one Of the senate com
mittee of five to investigate conditions
at the School for the Feeble Minded
at Redfeld as the result Of a resolu-
ton passed by both houses of the leg
~islature following a discussion of the
action of the board ~ charities and
corrections requestiLg Tie immediate
resignation of DIR. KutHeW aky as head
of the institution on charges Of mis-
management. Whether or not the in