The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-11-02

Matt Wimsey shipped seven cars OF
potatoes in four days to the Chicago
market within the last week. Guess
that's going some.
Rev. Geo. F. Hopkins and family
departed for aberdeen Tuesday norm
ing. Their household goods having
been shipped on Monday.
A party OF lady friends planned a
surprise on Mrs. G.. II. Stoddart last
Thursday afternoon in consequence Of
the lady's birthday.
Several inches of snow fell here Sum
day which has been melting and
freezing alternately, making the roads
pretty rough for grain hauling.
Mrs. NJ. Roth who has been visiting
for some time at the home Of her Sis
' ter, Mrs. W. l.. Paul, returned to her
home at Minneapolis Saturday.
' Mr.. and Mrs. L. d. Palmer and Mr..
and Mrs. r. Bell departed yesterday
for Atlanta, Ga, where they expect to
: remain during the winter months.
: r. J. Cunningham has rented his
farm southeast of Aurora and on Tues
day with his wife departed for Long
Beach, Cal. where they will spend the
winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Binford, who
have been the guests OF their son, |. S.
Binford, for a couple OF weeks, re-
turned to their home at Beloit, Ohio,
on Tuesday.
a few OF the friends and neighbors
of Station Agent Leighty rendered him
a birthday surprise last Friday even
ing and enjoyed a very pleasant time
at his home on Main street.
For SALE-A few Shropshire Bucks,
eligible to register. Also good gang
pillow. Will be sold reasonable. Inquire
of James Sloan, 81 miles north Of
college. 22-2w
Brookings county is fourth in popula-
ton among the counties and Brook
ings is the nineth largest cityof South
Dakota. This county also stands
fourth in assessed valuation.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. p. Hin returned to
their home at Niroqua, Wis, Monday.
They were accompanied by Mrs. NJ. o.
Hill who will visit friends at Viroqua
and Bangor until after Thanksgiving.
The largest and best displayed auc.
ton bills to be had are printed at the
REGISTER Office at reasonable prices
and the full description of your sale
printed in the REGISTER free ofcharge
"Dr. Stevenson the well-known eye
ear, nose and throat Specialist o
Sioux Falls will be in Bookings, Fri
day, Nov. 18th, at Leon hotel. Glasse.
also fitted correctly. 2;I-2w
Frank G. Orr went to Aberdeen Fri,
day night to take a position in tn,
Office of the Dakota Farmer. Thu
Farmer seems to be absorbing Brook
ings best, Mr.. Carnine, Mr.. StorgaarC
and Mr.. Orr-its no wonder the pape,
is on the boom.
r. Matson is buying potatoes TO
Chicago parties and has shipped
several carloads. There are still lot
OF the tubers in the ground and farm
ers will have to hustle some to proven
their freezing if this weather contin
ues.
DR.. d. l.. Seaman, of Nolga, is en-
joying a visit from his brother, W. NJ
Seaman, of Page, North Dakota, who
is also an NJ. ID. Tuesday he brough
him to the county seat and, while
showing him the city, made him &C
quainted with the doctors numerous
friends who were glad to great him.
The Henry Independent says tina
Ed Wing of Brookings and his brother
in-law, H. A. Sasse ofthis place, wen1
hunting last Monday and Tuesday
They brought back about thirty ducks,
two geese and one seyen-year-old
rooster.