The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1904-08-18
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

in Harry Davison's new building on
Main street this week and it will not
be long before it is finished.
See the largest crowd of people ever
seen in South Dakota, on Capital Day.
Thursday, August 25th, at Harvest
Festival, Sioux Falls, August ~ to -.
Frank Bemis took header from his
bicycle Saturday evening while return
ing home from the country and his
face looks like the comic pictures OF
Russia.
J. 4. Mock and family have arrived
from Redfield and are at home in one
of the French dwellings in south
Bookings. Mr.. Mock will act as
engineer in the roller mills.
Our public schools will open Mon
day, Sept. 5. Prof Emm, the new
superintendent, who is now in New
York, will be here about the 18th OF
August to take charge of things.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Chesser and
son, who have been making an extend
ed visit at points in Minnesota and
also at the Worlds Fair at st. Louis,
returned home Monday evening.
Miss Florence Pond left for Pierre
the latter part OF the week where she
will participate in two weeks insti-
tute before going to Aberdeen to re-
sumo her work in the Northern Nor
NAL.
Mrs. c. II. Right departed Monday
for st, Louis where she expects to
meet her parents and after viewing the
fair will go with them to Lexington,
Kentucky, her former home, for a
visit
Captain John Macarthur and family
are visiting in Seattle at present.
They will return this fall to Fort
Smelling. where Captain McArthur's
company will be stationed. Aberdeen
Daily News.
a party of fifteen Brookings people
spent Sunday in Pierre and were
royalty entertained by the good people
of the capital city. They are unani-
nous in the verdict that Pierre is all
right-for the capital Or anything else
under the sun.
The little daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
A. c. Taylor has been having another
attack of stomach trouble. Mr.. Taylor
who was contemplating a trip to Chi
cago with stock from Dempster has
been at home with Mrs. Taylor caring
for her until the child is better.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Banker, and
daughter, Ethel, who have been visit
ing at the home Of Mrs, |. y. Lawshe,
returned to their home at Berlin, Wis.
Tuesday. They were very much taken
! up with this country and thought
Brookings was very nice place to
! live in.
Miss Mary Hoover departed yester-
/ day morning for Chicago to resume
I her labors as editor OF the Deaconess
/ Advocate, a paper devoted to home and
/ foreign missions. The lady has been
taking much needed rest and has
been at the home of her parents in
this city for couple of months.
John w. Shuster, assistant profes-
sor in electrical engineering at the
| University of Wisconsin, passed
through Brookings Tuesday evening
on his way to Miller where his parents
reside. Mr.. Shuster is another Of our
/ ;. d. A. G. graduates who is achiey-
ing success. He graduated with the
class of '97.
Robt. Carter, in Trenton township,
| has thirty-ive acres of the finest corn
we have seen this season. The corn is
now almost in roasting ears and with
thre, weeks good weather will be prac.
tically out Of the way of frost. Mr.
Garter is somewhat disappointed with
his wheat crop, but he is not alone in
this respect. His other grain is fine
and all in all he has had pretty good
year
Mrs. F. n. Laird met with a painful
accident on Monday by falling down
the cellar stairs. In some manner
she lost her balance and fell headlong,
striking or her head and shoulders
Mr.. Laird happened to I've present and
succeeded in breaking the fall, other
wise the lady might have broken heI
neck. She is recovering from the
shock but one arm and wrist are bad
/ ly swollen.
Last Saturday Prof. J. II. Shepard
received a small grain separator, feed
grinder, corn shredder, and a Brown
portable gas engine for his farm just
east Of the city. The latter is one Of the
most complete engines OF its kind we
have seen. It's advantages are many
and must be seen 70 be appreciated.
1t is certainly fine piece of machin-
cry and its working parts appeal to
the mechanical eye. These labor
saving devices cost considerable