The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-02-08
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county was one OF four young ladies
to have first choice in a portion OF
land opened for settlement in North
Dakota recently.
I VIM. Shaw, who has charge OF a
lumber yard at Bushnell, was in the
city Sunday. Mr.fShaw expects to re-
turn to Bookings April first and take
up surveying again.
Miss Martha Kledehn of Beaver
Dam, Wis, is the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Squirting having arrived
from White Thursday where she had
been visiting her uncle.
Eli Perkins at the Grand Opera
house Monday evening Feb. 18th.
This is your opportunity to hear the
best wit and humor lecturer of the day.
Prices %, IS and so cents.
The Atlas lumber shed has been
moved from its former location to
make room for a large addition. 1t is
the intention Of the company to place
shelter over most Of their stock.
VIM. Vinegar went to Minneapolis
Thursday night in company with DR..
Tenant. For some time Mr.. Wine
gar has been in poor health and it may
be found necessary to perform an
operation.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Heath's 12-yr. old
son died Sunday afternoon. The
little fellow contracted a severe cold
by going out doors bare footed during
the warm days recently and diphtheria
developed.
F. H. West has moved his stock Of
goods from White and will open a
store in the Natwick building, corner
Main and Williams street. His family
will reside in the Cornell dwelling on
fifth street.
G. n. Kennard and Fred Killing re-
turned the last of the week from
Mitchell where they attended the
stock show and sale. The stock they
took with them was sold at satisfac-
tory prices.
Ray and Charles Hinckley OF Gettys-
burg are visiting with the family of f.
II. Bacon. Ray will be remembered
as the young man who had a serious
attack of pneumonia while attending
college two years ago.
Frank Sherwin & Sons Of this city
sold six Duroc jersey hogs at the
Mitchell stock sale at very satisfactory
prices. The six hogs brought 1920. 90.
Mr.. Sherwin, ST., returned from
Mitchell Friday night.
The high school sophomore class
gave the freshmen class a reception at
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Holiday Friday evening and the guests
were served with delicate refreshments
and had IN enjoyable time.
WANTED-District manager to post
signs, advertise and distribute sam
piles. Salary SIS weekly, So per day
for expenses. State age and present
employment. Ideal Shear Co., 80
Randolph St., Chicago. 3i-m4
II. l.. Walker served an elegant
clutch lunch" in his billiard parlors
Friday evening, which was patronized
by a large number Of his friends. Mr..
Walker runs a first class place and it
is not surprising that he has a good
business.
Prof. J. 5. Cole, OF the Agricultural
College, is receiving no little favorable
comment from the state press because
OF the good service he is rendering at
the state farmers institutes. His
talks seem to meet with favor every
where.
The Methodist ladies will serve a
Lincoln supper" at the church. Tues
day, Feb. 18th from $50 until all are
served. Time honored dishes, old
time crockery, and the most venerable
citizens OF Bookings will be in evil
dence. All for % cents.
Alfred Nelson is changing the APP
pearance of his hardware store by Civ
ing it a fresh coat of paint and having
the wall newly papered. The work
shop is also being improved. John
Gullick has charge of the tin shop and
his efficient services are in frequent
demand.
John Prothero, an old-time conduct
or on the WATERFOWL division and who
is now running on the North Western
R'y from Cakes to Hawarden, passed
through Brookings Friday on his way
east. He held quite a reception at the
depot where many OF his old friends,
greeted him with a glad hand.
S. A. McElmurry received a letter
from his wife Wednesday stating that
her mother, Mrs. Noodle, was still
alive at the time of writing but thai