The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-12-21
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

Have you noticed that beautiful egg
set in the display window at e. H.
Beatty's, Jewelry Store. Someone is
going to receive a nice Christmas pre-
sent. Take a look at it and make all
the enquiry you wish Of MI. Beatty.
Scott Breed Of Sioux Falls was in
Bookings Sunday on his return from
Estelline where he went in quest Of
prospective buyers of land in Colorado.
Mr.. Breed states there is a large emil
grafton to his section OF the state at
present and inasmuch as he intends
going there to reside in a few months
he must think the future for the
county is all right.
| wish to that | have Just
made arrangements with the jewell
Nursery Co., to take up the business
that my father was doing with them,
and am now prepared to take orders
for nursery stock. II any persons de-
string anything in the line of fruit or
ornamental trees, 'shrubbery or house
plants, will just let me know by phone
or mail, | will call on them. 29-2w
G. MALCOLM ALDRICH
DR.. G. A. Kelsey and his brother j.,
H. Kelsey, OF Minneapolis, arrived in \
the city Saturday for a brief visit with
old friends and were guests over Sun
day at the home of MIR. and Mrs. Geo.
Sanders. The doctor was one Of the
pioneers of Brookings and is well
by the old timers. His
brother is also pioneer of this county
but lived at Aurora. He is now in
in a large tract of land in
eastern Colorado and had just return
ed from there.
The manager of the Grand Opera
House hasIhad a communication from
G. p. Walker, booking agent for Har-
old Nelson in the great attraction
Otto" They desire to play
in this city sometime in February if
proper arrangements can be made. If
Manager Walker succeeds in securing
this company, theatre goers will have
an opportunity to see one of the best
entertainments we ever had or can
hope to have here in Bookings.
]. Z. BeckLburied his daughter, Ida
May, at Miller last Friday. The de- ,
ceased died at Council Bluffs after al
long illness due to nervous prostratiof
and a general breaking down of the
system. The remains were brought to
Miller, her former home, and there laid
to rest. In 1897 and '98 Miss Ida was
a student in the Art department of the
S. ID. A. G. and will be remembered
by the older members of the faculty
and student body as we'll as many
others in the city.
DR.. James Chalmers and family de-
parted for the east Monday, The stu
dents and faculty came down town in
a body and marched to the depot to
bid them "God speed" The doctor
preached at the Presbyterian church
morning and at the Metho-
Sunday evening where he was
greeted by a large audience composed
the members of all the churches OF
the city, no other services being held.
1t is reported that he preached a very
farewell sermon.
Deputy Sheriff Homer Rexford re-
the sad news on Tuesday of the
death OF his brother, Oscar, at st. PauAx
The telegram read ''accidently killed
in the Union depot" There, were no
further particulars and Mr.. and Mrs.
Rexford took the midnight train for
st. Paul. AS is well known here MIR.
Rexford was a mail route agent having
for his run the trip between St. Paul
and WATERFOWL on the M. & St. l.. and
it is supposed that he must have gone
to the depot to take his run when the
accident occurred. Some years ago he
and his family resided in Brookings.
living in the fine home now occupied
by Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. t. Wimsey. The
particulars OF his death so far as known
appear on.another page and. was taken
the st. Paul Dispatch.