The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-08-24

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L.. care REGISTER, Bookings, Sd. If
Miss Lila Skinner arrived last even
ing from LIE Mars, Iowa, where she
stopped I've IN her way home from
the coast to visit relatives.
Prof. j. w. Wilson left the city
Tuesday morning for Iowa. He will
spend a few days at Spirit Lake and
then go to Traer. He expects to re-
turn next week.
This Office acknowledges the receipt
of the usual courtesies from the state
fair association. The state fair will
be held at Huron Sept. II to Is and
promises to be the best given in years.
Mrs. D. H. Bradley Of White, after a
few days. visit with her sister, Mrs.
F. E. Rebman, returned to her home
Wednesday. Mrs. Rebman accom-
panied her for a few days. stay.
D. L. IcIcISOu WIltcS d lIlcuu tudI
himself and family are having a fine
time at the Portland fair. They expect
to leave the coast this week and on the
way home will visit at Minot, N. d.
They expect to get back to Brookings
about Sept. 4th or 9Th.
On November 7th and Sth a sale of
cattle, sheep and swine will be held in
this city under the auspices of the
State Stock Breeders Association.
Nominations for the sale close Sept.
10Th and soon thereafter Prof. j. W.
Wilson will issue the catalogue.
Brookings county crops as viewed
from a general standpoint are inn
mense. The low lands have suffered
from excessive moisture but the
high land products are showing up in
fine shape. The corn is coming along
very rapidly.
Our citizens who have had their Gel
lars filled with water this summer
ought to see the importance of proper
drainage. With a good sewer system
each property holder car drain his
cellar thus preventing such a large
body OF water accumulating under the
house.
Rev. d. n. Mason, a former pastor
of the Baptist church, arrived in the
city Tuesday afternoon and is visiting,
his, daughter, Mrs. Frank Sherwin, Jr.
Mr.. Mason has retired from active
work in the ministry and is living at
Abba, Iowa. He reports Mrs. Mason
as being in good health.
w. L. Hickey, who has been playing
out field for the "Reds," left for his
home at Elk Point Tuesday morning.
Ward is a pleasant young man and a
good ball player, and the injury to his
arm was regretted by all his friends.
He will graduate from the state uni
versity at the close of the coming year,
Tuesday while working on the coun-
ty pile driver al the Fred Norton
farm, near Bushnell, Thos. Nelson, a
stranger, in some way got in the way
of the falling weight and was struck a
~glancing blow on the head. He was
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in DR.. Golfers hospital. On exami-
nation it was found that the skull was
fractured and a wound four inches in
length across the top of the head.
Every care is being given the man and
with no complications he will cover
Week ago Sunday DR.. H. o. Nor
gan, of Elkton, while driving a livery
team in the country had a runaway
in which one horse was killed, buggy
smashed, harness damaged and the
other horse hurt. The owner of the
team sued the doctor and on Tuesday
the case was tried before Justice Mat
son. Hall, Lawrence and Roddle ap-
peared for j. B. Mcnamara, the plain
tiff, and j. p. Alexander for the defen-
dant. After hearing the evidence the
Justice dismissed the action, as the
testimony was not sufficient to show
that the doctor was negligent or to
blame for the cause of the accident
a broken bolt.