Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-06-07
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By e. N. BARKER.

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"Miss Summers-Polly-I-er--er-
dare l." But the speaker took a
header over bashfulness, only to hear
q sweet
"Yes, Charley"
Another failure of language. 1t
was seemingly a hopeless case, and
might have been, only for demure-
Charley. have said yes twice,
and Il you mean, l mean it, too,
and"
And to this day that young man
will insist that he popped the question.
All this happened away down
east" and 1t wasn't long before there
was a wedding. Along about this
time there came letter from POlly's
Uncle Josh, out here In Dakota, who
wrote effusiyely of his delight at her
exhibition Of what he called grit"
and he proposed that If the young
people would locate at Brookings he
would start them up 10 life, as wed.
ding gift. or course they accepted,
and were soon bidding their friends
adieu.*
A few weeks subsequent to the above
conversation q travel-stained party ar.
rived 10 Brookings. Our friend,
Uncle Josh was In charge and he led
the party straightway to a hotel.
1.-THE Leon Hotel" said he, 'Is a
typical Dakota hotel of the best class.
I have known w. H. Conklin, the
proprietor, for years and he is mine
host after mine heart. A thorough
business man, endowed with that de.
lightful intuition that makes a guest
feel at home, comfortable, contented
and 10 mighty good luck. The house
Is one of convenience; the apart.
ments are we'll furnished; the cuisine
all that a superior chef and unlimited
have engaged rooms here for you to oc.
cupy until your house is in readiness "
"After breakfast" said the old
man, II am ready to buy our outfit
TO expedite matters / have ordered q
carriage from the Palace Livery
Stable" When the handsome car
riage with elaborate trimmings drew
up In front Of the Leon. Polly de.
clared 1t the 'stinest turnout she haG
ever seen." "Yes," replied Uncle
Josh, the three SIS, speed. safety and
style are S. A. McElmurry's coat OF
arms. His equipments for weddings
and parties can't be beat Ia this
section. So, young folks, when you
want to take drive, either for bust.
ness or pleasure, or on hunting trips
90 to him for rig every time" Ii
was in this stylish turnout that the
rounds OF the city were made. This
stable has one OF the largest and most
commodious wagon sheds in the state
where farmers can have their teams
kept while In town q very nominal
cost.
"Where to?" asked the polite driver
as the trio entered the conveyance,
Uncle Josh looked askance at his
words. swell, / own a lot in the
prettiest part of our beautiful little
city which / am going to present TO
YOU" "By the way" exclaimed
Uncle Josh, with paternal air, the
next thing to look after is the lumber
for building your house. We will 90
to c. NJ Youmans Lumber Co. the big
lumber yard. They are the principal
dealers In lumber, lime and cement,
and carry the most complete line of
building material in the state-every-
thing from the sills for the foundation
to the shingles for the roof, including
doors and windows, mouldings, etc.
1t Is pleasant to deal with this firm
for their greatest aim is give salts
faction to every customer" A full
line Of material for the erection OF
the house and barn was bargained for.
Lets see, what time Is it?" quer'ed
Uncle Josh of Polly. by the way,
promised you a gold watch. and we
might as we'll 60 right now to j. o.
Peterson, the leading jewelry store.
which Is the place to get a good one
Cheap Entering that popular
jewelry store the old man gallantly
acquitted himself Of the promise, and
then directed Polly's attention to the
superior stock Of silyerware carried
by the house. There is no other
such house In town." said the old
man, "and / guarantee the quality to
be the very best Pick out your
family clock while here, as j. O.
Peterson carries a magnificent line.
Don't forget another fact" he con-
tinued, "if ever you unfortunately
need optical goods, this Is the place
to come. They have everything re-
quired 10 improve affected eyes, and,
say, my boy, when that old turnip OF
yours breaks down, remember that
these folks can fix anything but q
broken heart and are expert doctors
Of sick Watches"
"Having provided you with a cage
for the bird, said Uncle Josh, now the
first thing wen look after will be the
furnishings for It," Hereupon Polly
energetically declared that she had
heard SO much about the Brookings
Furniture Company that she had
decided to 60 there. The result was
that they we're ushered into such a
bewildering display that the girl was
at a loss to know how to select. But
she soon yielded to the seductiyeness
OF Q magnificent parlor suite, q bed
room set in golden oaky q beautiful
iron bed OF the very latest style, and