The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1904-08-04
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

west yesterday.
Mrs. Jack Wilson is visiting at
Spirit Lake, Iowa.
o. Q. Graves departed last evening
for Montevideo, Mimi, to be absent
for few days.
NJ. Blahe arrived Monday from
Rockwell, Iowa, and is employed on
the NJ. +. church.
Mrs. Cameron and Nerna Deeth de-
part tonight for visit with relatives
in northern Minnesota.
Hear the popular music by popular
local musicians at the Bookings
Music Store Saturday night.
The family of W. II. Leighty re-
turned last evening from their outing
on the shore of Lake Kampeska.
W. l.. Cooke received couple of
automobiles of the blackboard variety
this week and is trying them out.
F. f. Hiltz of Nerdon, is in the city.
Mr.. Hiltz was formerly with the
Brookings Land d Trust Co. in this
city.
Miss Bessie Bigelow, of Flandreau,
and Miss Hattie Allison, of White,
are visiting Cornelia Work for few
days.
Mrs. |. n. Lawshe and two grand
children departed for Morgan, Mimi,
Wednesday where they will visit
relatives.
Adam Hurd, former citizen of
Brookings but now living in Califor-
MIA, is guest at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Nicholson. He arrived in
Brookings yesterday morning.
Profs. n. f. Hanson and W. A.
Wheeler returned last evening from
an extensive trip through the country
west of the Missouri river in the inter
ests of botany and horticulture.
Invitations are out announcing a
wedding at the home Of DR.. and Mrs.
j. l.. Colegrove, on Aug. 18th. Their
daughter Ina will be united in mar
riage to Mr.. John II. Nelson OF the
;. ID. A. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. Norvold, OF Lu-
verne, Minn., who are visiting with
the family OF their son, A. II. Norvold, f,
at Nolga, were guests at Albert Mork's
Tuesday. They were accompanied
by Mrs. A. II. Norvold and the
children.
\ stranger in the city by the name
of Chapman died at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Crumb last evening at 7:30.
He is supposed to have brother liv-
ing somewhere in Iowa and an attempt
Is being made by the local authorities to
get him to bear the funeral expenses.
The threshing season was opened on
Tuesday afternoon when Frank Sher-
win threshed out about 500 bushels Of
oats. Mr.. Sherwin declares he never
saw oats run out of machine the way
they did that afternoon. Oats and
barley will be "A big crop. Wheat is
not turning out so well.
The Northwestern R'y company
have been engaged the past week in
grading for new side track to run to
the Farmers Elevator in its new loca-
ton, The Farmers Elevator Co. have
their building on new foundation
and the new engine house has been
completed. The building is being en-
larged and improved and when ready
for use will be in much better shape
for handling grain than ever before.
Excavating for the foundation walls
Of the new North-W Western depot has
been completed and material is on the
ground for going ahead with the work
but up to the hour OF going to press
the masons had not yet arrived to do
the work. Those people who wanted
to ''see the work commenced" before
taking stock in a new depot can soon
gather around and, while holding
down big rock, tell the boss chow it
ought to be done"-to be done right,
The pride exhibited by Mr.. Sexauer
in keeping up and improving his mill
property is worthy of emulation by
any citizen in this or any other COM
munity. Mr.. Sexauer spends a great
deal Of money in this direction every
year and we edare say that there is not a
property Of its kind in the state that
is kept up any better. At present he
is engaged in having everything
decorated with a fresh coat of paint
and new lettering done on the north
side to indicate the character of the
business in which he is engaged.
a splendid opportunity will be af-
forded those who wish to visit Boston
and the New England states during
the National Encampment of the G.
4. X. A Pullman sleeper will start
from WatertoYn over the Northwest
ern and run via Marshall and Tracy
to Chicago and on through to Boston.
Parties from here can get the sleeper
either at Watertown or Tracy, Fare