Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-23

from Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota
and other states east of US people are
becoming interested in Brookings
county. II they want good land that
will surely double In value within a
very few years no better locality can
be found for investment. Our lands
are the cheapest they will ever be.
Walt. Cheever was in Elkton Tues
day D. m. on his way to Brookings
from White. Cheever g. Hall have
discontinued their branch law office
at White, and the Quartette will de-
vote their attention wholly to their
large business in the college city.
They are prosperous firm and their
clients find them efficient and suifi-
cient for all needs and purposes Elk
ton Record.
The Elkton Creamery is doing good
business right along, and operator
Lund is turning out excellent butter
He is paying Is cents now with a good
prospect Of going to 20 cents. The
company have just put in skim milk
dividor or weigher so that all patrons
get only their share. The Elkton
Creamery is forging to the front.
The daily receipts of milk go over
5000 pounds. Record.
DR.. A. w. Hyde went to Chicago
Wednesday morning in company with
his brother G. w. Hyde, who resides
near Revillo, and who has been afliict-
ed for several years with inflamma-
tion of the eyes. Mr. Hyde will re-
ceive treatment from specialist dur
ing his absence and is hopeful of hav-
ing his eyesight restored. DR.. Hyde
will return via Minneapolis and ac-
company Mrs. Hyde home.
Laundryman Kelly has gone into
the irrigation business and has sue
ceeded in storinga quantity of water
according to the latest approved plan
suggested by Engineer of Irrigation
Editor Stacy Cochrane. There is only
one thing which will act as draw
back on the dam and Mr.. Kelly may
wish he had not constructed the dam
dam because others may dam the dam
and he may dam the dam himself in
more ways than one.
The theme of the discourse next
Sunday morning in the Presbyterian
church will be "Mohammodanism," :"
the last of the series on Comparative
Religion, or the Great Religions Of
the World. In the evening the pastor
will conduct a Peoples Gospel and
Praise Service with Brotherhood as
the central thought. Printed pro-
gram with songs and scripture selec-
tions will be placed in the hands Of
all present. All are welcome.
A. G. Young returned Tuesday
evening from a visit with his son at
La Fayette, Ind. He reports warm
and pleasant weather while there but
a week before there had been great
suffering from the low temperature.
Mr.. Young is loud in his praises of
Purdue University, it's equipment and
surroundings and says his son is doing
good work and stands well with the
faculty under whom he is pursuing
his post graduate instructions.
Mrs. Boyden gave party Friday
evening in honor Of her son, Guys
birthday. A merry company of little
friends were present and were enter.
tained in pleasing manner. Among
other amusements was taste, smell,
and sight contest for prizes. Master
Fred Lawshe won the chief prize Of a
book for securing a clean record In the
contest, and Van Fishback f0ndled a
rubber doll as BOBBY prize. Re-
freshments were served which were
enjoyed by all.
ID. W. Bunday met with quite a
painful accident last Saturday morn
ing. He was leading his team of
spirited horses to the barn from the
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had them shod. The horses became
fractions and one of them stepped on
Mr.. Bunday's foot, the sharp calk Of
the new horse shoe passed clear
through Mr.. Bunday's shoe and foot,
nearly severing two Of the toes, and
leaving an ugly and painful wound.
He is getting along nicely, however.
Geo. p. Sexauer is building large
addition to his mill which will be
used for storing corn. Last fall he
erected large corn crib, but so much
of that cereal has been marketed
that he could not handle it advantag-
eously. People who few years ago
thought corn could not he raised here
with profit, have changed their minds
and when our farmers learn that in
order to get full return for this crop
they must raise more cattle and hogs