Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1891-01-02

gems. George did the square thing,
however; once a week he scraped up
some coffee somewhere in the back
room of Olds & Fishback's store, and
gave us cup full with q little pepper
mint candy for sweetning.
ADJUSTMENTS.
You tender pedal appendaged In
dividuals may think we didn't have
any fun, but that's where you are
mistaken. 1t was all fun. Everybody
were in misery, and you know misery
loves company, so we had misery
parties, misery socials and misery en-
tertalnments of all kinds. The "boys"
played ''sinch" until the cards were
all worn out, and then made checker
boards and fox and geese boards,
with which to amuse themselves.
Walking on snow shoes afforded
amusement, and we're used by many
in making long distance trips. In
north Brookings there were only three
houses, and many times during the
winter did We see Horace Fishoack's
STATELY" form gliding swiftly over
the snow, and several times during
the pleasant weather, Mrs. Flshback
INDUCED in the exhilarating exercise.
The farmers had plenty to do to
keep their stock from perishing, and
some OF those who burned hay, fear
ing that they might not have enough
to winter them through, went several
miles and drew straw on hand sleds,
or carried bundles of straw on their
backs to keep the "fires burning"
It was a difficult matter to get
washing done, and many Of the
''boys' used to mark on the wall the
day OF the month that they changed
their shirts, and chen wore the article
four or five weeks. Geo. Hopp had a
nice trunk full OF clean shirts and
socks, and thought he would have the
laugh on the boys, but went east to
bring back the mail, forgetting to lock
The trunk. On his return, two weeks
later, be went to the trunk to get
clean linen, and to mis- utter dismay
ne only found clean linen collar and
an odd sock. The clothing had been
removed and pile Of "well worn"
linen had been placed in the trunk.
He sawed the air tor few moments,
and swore vengeance on Hon. g. A.
Mathews and John Scobey, but finally
went out and bought navy blue
shirt, which he wore during the re-
mainder of the winter.
We had one "real" dramatic enter
tainment during the winter. 1t was
a sort OF lmpromptu affair
Minutes for Refreshmaats.' The
proceeds went for some good purpose
perhaps someone took the money
to buy tuel for the church stove
A. j. Dox experimental on burning
snow balls for fuel all winter, with
what success we have never been able
to find out. The late invention in
heating stoves may have been the
outgrowth OF that winters "hard
work"
The NJ. E. church was the only place
o. worship, and nearly every Sunday
morning services were held, followed
by Sunday school-if the fuel held
out. Yes, and we had well organized
red ribbon club, of which P. c John
son was president. p. G.. bought a
load of old rails, which he donated tC
! the club and built the fires. Every
| body attended the meetings, If tor nc
other reason than to get warm. Al
were friendly toward their fellow
citizens, and made everybody feel al
! ii there was a warm place in the
human heart. There were no clques
no stiff necked hauteur invaded the
small circle. All were on q common
level, and one is inclined sometime:
to wish for the ret urn OF those "happy
days. But We are depressing. Or
three or four occasions during th'
winter mail was brought from thu
east with teams, it taking severa
days to come through and requirin,
no little bravery to make the trip, a.
the teams would get "down" and hat
to be shoveled out. How eagerl!
everybody looked for the mail. ant
how the newspapers were read ant
re-read. There were two newspape
offices here then, but they both wer
obliged to suspend business, on &C
count of their inability to get paper
Along in April the writer went dow
to Aurora on two occasions an
"backed" up paper, which belonge,
to q defunct Lake Benton newspaper
to print the local news. The sno,
had then begun to melt and severa
deep washouts occurred on the fla
between here and Aurora, and we wer
obliged to place the bundle OF paps
in front OF us, while We straddled tn
rail on the railroad track and slowl
worked our way over the chasm,
, through which the water was madl
rushing. That is what one woul
call publishing a newspaper unde
difficulties.
, r. H. Williams made heroic effol
. to winter pig, but the poor fello