The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-01-31

C. A. Skinner and Geo. A. West
returned home the first OF the week
from Chicago and the Twin Cities,
where they spent ten days selecting
new spring goods.
Wallace Purdy went to Volga Mon
day evening and spent the time be-
tween trains on business. He did not
get home until some time Tuesday
morning, as the train from the west
vas several hours late that night.
\ dancing club is being organized
by the young people, which will be
similar to the one of last winter.
They propose to give a dance every
two weeks on Friday evenings at the
opera house, and good music will be
secured.
c. A. Bickford, manager of the
Bruce Implement Company, was in
call at the REGISTER Office. Mr..
BiCkford reports that Bruce is thriving
and that his firm has good business
prospects.
Mrs. A. f. Henley came over from
Volga Tuesday to attend the funeral
of Mrs. Ingeborg Hanson, mother of
Mrs. II. c.. Johnson. Mrs. Henley is
a sister OF Mr.. Johnson. Mr.. John
sons son, Isaac and wife, also came
over from Volga TO attend the funeral.
Mrs. Coe |. Crawford, wife of Cover
nor Crawford, passed through here
Sunday in a special train on the way
to the hospital at Rochester, where she
underwent an operation for a%ppendi-
citis. She was accompanied by
Governor Crawford and a physician.
A late report from the hospital brings
the news that she is doing nicely.
The Farmers Union, which was
organized here last fall, held a meet
ing at the office of Olaf Eidem Satur-
day afternoon. There was a good
attendance, and a number of new
members we're taken in. The Union
will hold another meeting at the same
place Feb. 9th.
Arcadia, Wis, for a visit with Mr.. and
dents OF Bookings, and from there
will go to Lafayette, Ind, for a visit
with her brother, Prof. G.. 4. Young.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Young are spend
ing the winter at Lafayette, having
gone down before the holidays.
Redfeld Journal Observer: Frank
Halstead came over from Watertown
Tuesday morning to assist the local
orchestra in furnishing music for the
Elks ball. Mr.. Halstead is the gen.
tleman whom the Redfield band has
engaged as director and if his work as
a violinist and orchestra director is
any criterion Of his ability as a band
conductor, Redfield and its band are
to be congratulated. He certainly
''made good" with Redfield dancers.
John Gullick came down from
WATERFOWL Saturday evening and
visited over Sunday with his relatives
here. John is working at Watertown
for the company which manufactures
his patent spark %arrester. He reports
that the sales have been excellent the
past fall, and the company is now
turning out about fifty arresters a
week in anticipation OF a good BUSH
ness the coming season.. The arrester
is made in two styles, but embodying
the same principles, the difference
being in the shape to suit a locomo-
tive or stationary engine. The ares
ter is in use in most OF the Northwest
states, and the company recently re-
ceived an order from Oklahoma.
Judge Chamberlain Of Bookings,
superintendent OF farmers institutes,
who was unable to be at the first day
OF the meeting in Sioux Falls, arrived
in the city Wednesday evening and
was at both the meetings today.
There was a movement in the direc-
ton OF holding IN extra meeting this
evening but when Judge Chamberlain
learned that it would come in conflict
with the annual meeting OF the Queen
City Poultry association and that there
was an entertainment on at the New
Theatre he dropped the arrangements
for . meeting this evening with the
remark, better leave the people hum
cry for more KNOWLEDGE along these
lines than 10 fill them 90 full that
they. will not want any ore."-Argus.
! Leader.