Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-03-09
BP0okilgs Weekly Register.
ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST.

GlUy pTOpcIJy VI lduuc, WlUu
LETrA M. HAwLEY.
III. Kaufman returned from Chicago
last evening and reports improve
Z ments all along the line.
Parties wishing to buy city property
are invited to call and inspect my list
OF bargains. LETrA M. HAwLEY.
Marriage license was granted to
Nels Hjortness, OF Ricaland township,
and Mary Sargent, of Sherman town
ship.
VIM. Maynes arrived from Luverne,
Mimi, Tuesday and will remain few
days looking after his farm interests
near this city.
Fred Norton was over from Bush.
nell yesterday but at that time had no
word as to the cause OF his father's 8
sudden death.
Mrs. r. G.. Hunt, who has been in
the city some time visiting with
friends and relatives, departed for
Rapid City Friday night.
John Ziegler went to Minneapolis
Saturday to consult physician and
IL the surgeon agrees with other
specialists he will return to Rochester
and have an operation performed.
The adjourned meeting of the stock
holders of the Brookings County Fair
Association will be held Thursday,
March 10th, at 2 o'clock p. M, in the
city hall. f. j. CARLISLE,
Secretary.
j. M. Culbertson called yesterday to
advance his subscription to the REGIS
TER up to 1900 and also informed US
that he has four good work horses
which he offers for sale. See notice
elsewhere.
Clerk Of Courts Murphy has received
many compliments for his good order
and thoroughness during this term Of
court, both by the attending lawyers
and the circuit judge.
County Treasurer Burgess collected
over $50, 10000 in taxes the last few
days in February. That represents
some fewshard days writing for the
county treasurer and his deputy.
Sheriff Oium started this morning
for Sioux Falls to take John Feeney
and John Hayes, both committed to
the penitentiary, one for grand larceny
to serve term Of two years, and one
for burglary to serve term Of two
years and two months.
Heavy rain followed by snow and
finally terminating in frightful bliz-
xard is reported In the District Of
Columbia, at Atlanta; Georgia, Cleve.
land Ohio; New York, In Massa-
chusetts and Pennsylvania. In some
places the snowfall was more than a
foot deep, accompanied by gale.
AS reported last week G.. w. Pond
received severe kick in the back
from one OF his horses and for some
days was confined to the house. He
recovered sufficiently to be down town
the latter part OF the week, but was
taken worse and is said to be in dan
gerous condition at present, though
slightly better at the present writing.
The REGISTER notices that most
places over the state, which have re-
ceiyed liberal appropriations from the
legislature, received their home men,
bers in royal style, giving them a BAN
quet andgholding a general jollifica-
tion. When sths Brookings county
members arrived home they skedadled
home and didn't give their friends
chance at them. Their services are
nevertheless as fully appreciated.
Fred Norton, of Bushnell, received
telegram Monday bearing the sad
intelligence that his aged father had
died on Saturday last, at Tacoma,
Wash. Capt. v. w. Norton departed
from this city early in the winter to
visit daughter at Tacoma and ex-
pected to return this spring. A tele-
phone message from Bushnell states
that it is supposed death came quite
sudden. The remains are expected to
arrive here today. The funeral SER
vices will be held Sunday afternoon at
the First Baptist church, o'clock and
will be in charge of Robt. L. McCook
Post, G.. A. r.
G. N. Kennard and family and the
Eberline families took their departure
from Colfax township to Brookings,
s. D., the first of the week. No better
families ever lived in Grundy county
and we regret that they found 1t to
their interest to go west and grow ND
with the country. We wish for them
All the good things of life in their new
home. Mr.. Kennard has promised to
let his friends hear from him through
the columns Of the Republican.