The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-01-24
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L. H.. Jennings OF Estelline, spent
Tuesday here on business.
DR.. Lawton was down from Water
town Saturday and spent the day on
business.
Rural carrier H. Christofferson vent
to Volga Tuesday evening and visited
between trains.
j. w. Kelley went to Clark Tuesday
morning for a two or three days visit
at his former home.
Miss George Erie of Marion, Mimi,
is here this week visiting at the home
of her uncle, John Farrand.
F. w. Hart, partner of NJ. O.. Hill
in the insurance business at Water
town, was down Monday and spent
the day on business.
j. f. Underwood was down from
Bryant last week visiting his family,
who make Brookings their home dur
ing the college year.
Mr.. Barkus resigned his position
in the drygoods department at Skin
ner's Saturday, and Tuesday left fer
his home at Sleepy Eye, MINI.
At the annual meeting Of the State
Historical society held at Pierre
Saturday, Prof. r. F. Kerr was elected
president of the society for the coming
year.
Mrs. l.. P. Won ARK went to Aber-
deem Tuesday evening for a visit of a
few days with her husband, who is
station agent there for the North
Western.
Fred Stewart of Milwaukee, has
been here the past week visiting
friends. Mr.. Stewart is employed in
the claims department of the Mil
waukee road at Milwaukee.
Attorney Fred Dricken was over
from White attending court last week,
returning home Friday. He was
Joined here by Mrs. Dricken, who has
been visiting at Aberdeen.
Volga Tribune: Rudolph Johnson,
son of County Commissioner and Mrs.
Lewis Johnson, has taken the posi-
ton of buyer for the Sleepy Eye
Elevator Company at Grant Siding,
the station located between Aurora
and Elkton.
The reception given last Friday
evening by the Luther League, for the
Lutheran students attending school
in the city was a pleasant affair. A
good program was rendered, light
refreshments were served, and all
present spent a most enjoyable
evening.
One of our lights is equal to 81,
16 candle power electric lights and
costs less to run-absOlutely safe.
We want responsible agents in each
county. Investigate. Good agents
make $1,000 yearly selling them.
National Light, Heat and Power Co.,
1902 w. Lake st. Chicago Ill.
About twenty Royal neighbors
formed a sleighing party last week
Thursday evening and called at the
residence of Mrs. G. M. Aldrich where
they were very pleasantly entertained,
Willing the hours away at stabbing
peanuts. 1t was a happy party and
Mrs. Aldrich proved an excellent
hostess.
Prof. n. +. Hansen was at White
last week as the principal speaker at
the farmers institute held there.
This week he is at Groton attending
the annual meeting Of the state hor-
t%icultural society, Of which he is the
secretary. He is on the grogram for a
talk upon his recent trip through
Europe and Asia.
Chris Anderson left Sunday night
for Tacoma, Wash, where he will
work at this trade of carpenter for the
next. few months. He expects to be
employed by the contractor who has
the contract for the building OF Mrs.
Anna Murphy's and Guy f. Kelly's
new houses. Mr.. Anderson's family
did not accompany him, but should
he like the country and decide to make
his home there they will follow in the
spring.
A. p. Whitney was over from Nolga
Friday and spent the day on business.
Mr.. Whitney got back Thu .sday from
a trip to his ranch west OF Pierre, and
he says the loss among the ranch men
on, account of the severe weather will
be heavy. Mr.. Whitney was forsighted
enough to put up about three hundred
tons Of hay last summer, and is pretty
we'll fixed for feed, but those siockmen
who are without feed are shipping
their stock out Of the country as fast