Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1895-01-26
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
Brief Items OF Local Interest Prepared
by Register Cleaners.
Aurora Mites.

TUESDAY.
The Catholics held Mass in Aurora
last Sunday.
Gertie Rexford stayed over Sunday
in Brookings.
Geo. Kicker was doing business in
Brookings Wednesday.
Mrs. Fred Baker has been quite ill
the latter part Of the week.
Miss Lille Druey expects to go to
Flandreau for an extended visit.
Fl. E. Lloyd was in Brookings We'd
nesday getting the tax list for Aurora
and vicinity.
Mrs. Jewett occupied the pulpit at
the Congregational church again last
Sunday evening.
At the spelling school arrangements
were made to organize lyceum and
prepare a programme for Wednesday
evening.
Mrs. Fred Baker was in Elkton Sat-
urday and Sunday visiting her sisters
Mrs. Elmer Arnold and Mrs. Chan
Davis.
There IS great deal OF interest being
taken south of Aurora in a lyceum
which has been organized there and
meets at the Camp schoOlhOuse, Mon
day evenings.
Though Emma and Jennie Shultz
were completely surprised by their
young friends one evening last week,
they gave them warm reception
aud the evening was happily spent in
games and other amusements.
Ed. Kelsey returned home from
Minnesota Tuesday night and reports
good sleighing and plenty of cold
weather there, but we doubt if it was
either good sleighing or cold weather
that caused him foreman so long.
Not many secret societies meet on
Sunday evenings, but it is said that
there was meeting last Sunday eve
ming where a young man had the
"Grip" but could not obtain the
Pass word, and was very badly dis
sappointed.
There was large number of young
people called Unexpectedly at ROb't
Cunningham's Tuesday evening: they
received a warm welcome from the
young ladies who entertained their
unexpected guests in a royal manner.
1t was very pleasant affair.
AsI. T. Miser is obliged to send in
the Mites Thursday evening he can
only predict as to the masquerade
dance Friday evening, but under the
management of Kelsey and Cook it is
sure to he a success and all who attend
may be sure there will be good order
and an excellent time.
Jack Demsey returned last week
from an extended trip east and south
and is better satisfied than ever with
South Dakota. He had intended to
remain away the entire winter, but no
where did he find times better or
money more plenty than here at home.
and work equally as hard to get.
Jack is not a fellow who does things
by halves and would succeed where
many others failed.
The progressive elchre players were
entertained Tuesday evening by Mr..
and Mrs. Homer Rexford. There
were five tables and and an exciting
game; Misses Lille Druey and Carrie
Stalker were tied fol first honors, but
they were won by the former in
single handed gamebetween the two.
Orsen ReXford, wfD gives such good
advice on euchre playing, now has
something to furnih him with an end
less amount of amusement, he won
the BOBBY prize, jumping jack.
There were two Iery enjoyable af-
fairs last week in W wlich quite num-
ber took part. The first, Monday
evening, when Mis- Carrie Stalker
highly entertained a number of
friends at her home and the second,
Saturday evening, when call was
made on D. w. Bagvell, here too the
host and hostess male the pleasure of
their guests their ohy care. The first
part Of both evenings were spent in
playing an enthustic game of pro-
gressive euchre, afer which refresh