The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-01-17

A regular S5.0 a dozen pictures for
So. so at X. +. Clarin for January only.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. House OF Moose,
Mimi, who have been here visiting his
mother, Mrs. Isabelle House, went to
Ellsworth, Mimi, Tuesday morning
for a visit with a sister OF Mrs. House.
They will return here for another visit
before going home.
Mrs. Mary Elston is here this week
visiting her daughter, Mrs. NJ. l..
Redmond. Mrs. Elston has been
living on her claim west OF Pierre.
Mrs. Chas. Bates of Helena, Montana,
was also guest at the Redmond home
a few days, leaving for home the first
OF the week.
The weather the past week has been
the coolest of the winter. Tuesday
morning the Thermometer at the college
registered 20 below zero at $50, and
Monday morning was nearly as cold.
Yesterday it warmed up a little and
commenced to snow, and we now have
pretty fair sleighing.
The following marriage licenses
have been issued by Clerk of Courts
Youngburgthis week: w. j. Ahsemach-
er of Ward, and Miss Mary GlenOn OF
Elkton; Oscar Gray of Bookings, and
Miss Florence Welsh of Elkton;
Andrew p. Eklund and Miss Lydia
Carlson Of Arlington.
II. II. Reeves of the Bank of Brook
ings, went to Estelline Thursday
evening to attend a meeting Of the
directors of the Bank of Estelline.
Mrs. Reeves, who was visiting her
sister, Mrs. Will Peterson ct Water
town, came down to Estelline and
accompanied him home.
The Bookings County Farmers
Institute association will hold its
annual institute in this city February
IA, 10 and 16. The state board OF
institute managers will be here with
the corps of institute instructors, and
the meetings promise to be full OF
interest for all who attend.
Harry Beals, who has made this
city for the John =. Farwell wholesale
dry goods company of Chicago, for a
number of years, has been promoted
to the position OF general salesman.
In his new capacity he will have
charge of the statesmen and the COM
pany's business in his territory.
The Bank of BroOkings has issued
a neat little booklet showing the con-
ditiOn of the bank at the close Of the
year 1906. This bank aims to do a
conservative, careful business, keep
ing in mind the safety Of the deposits
%intrusted to it's care, and the big
increase in its business the past year
shows that this is being appreciated
by the public.
Prof. Brigham, the poultry expert at
the college, took his class to the home
OF w. j. Gentle Saturday, where they
examined Mr.. Gentle's pens OF
thoroughbred chickens, and the prof
essOr illustrated many points not
possible III the class room. Mr.. Gentle
has n Of the best chicken farms in
this part Of the country, and he ships
a large number each year.
The Luther League held a business
meeting Friday evening and the follow
ing officers were elected for the next
year: President, G.. j. FIittie; vice
president, O. o. Graves; secretary,
Bertha Quail; treasurer, Lars Bitterness.
The league has had a very successful
year, and has done good work. A
reception will be given tomorrow even
ing to the Lutheran students attend
ing the agricultural college.
The Jerome Studio recently i'm
ported direct from Japan some exqui-
sitely beautiful hand colored photo
graphs, st x II inches. To be offered
while they last at $1.O0 each, un-
mounted. Six varieties to select from.
The Japanese surpass the world in the
hand coloringo of photographs, as these
abundantly prove. You cannot else
where get for the price so charming a
picture.
The fifteenth annual meeting OF the
South Dakota Horticultural society
will be held at Groton three days next
week, beginning Tuesday. Prof.
n. f. Hansen, secretary OF the society
will give an account of his journey
through Europe and Asia in the
interests of the U. S. Department OF
Agriculture, and f. G. Sanderson of
this city, will read a paper on "Schrubs
for the Prairie Farm"
p. X. Crothers, manager of the Gen.
trail Dakota Telephone company, F. +.
Rebman, manager OF the city tele-
phone plant, and Frank Thompson,
OF the Bookings county rural lines,
returned Friday night from Sioux
Falls, where they attended the meet
ings OF the South Dakota IrdcTo~'ont
Telephone associate. Mr.. C.o.no.s
read a paper before the meeting, and
was one OF the speakers at the annual
banquet OF the association. He was
elected as one OF the executive COM
mittee OF the association for the COM
ing year.