The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-07-11

Mrs. f. Walter was at Elktou visit.
ing friends over Sunday. returning
home Monday evening.
Miss Ada Erwin left Tuesday morn.
ing for a visit at the former home
of the family at Toledo, Iowa.
William Leighton, who is now pub.
fishing the Estelline Tribune, came
down Monday evening and remained
owe night on business.
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Witzc. returned
Monday evening from a several days
visit at Aberdeen and other point, in
the north part Of the state.
Geo. Cole returned Saturday from
Redfeld, whore he had his racer, Ada
Mix, entered in one of the races on
the Fourth. He secured second place
against a good field.
Miss Chappell, of Chicago. who is
here drilling the contestants for the
Prohibition silver medal contests. was
at Nolga Tuesday getting a class for
a contest which will be held there
shortly.
One OF Geo. Coles horses took a
lively run up Main street Monday
afternoon. leaving George to get home
as best he could. No damage was
done either to the horse and buggy or
Georges feelings.
A report was current around town
last week that Tom Steadman, a we'll
known resident Of this city. had died
at his home at Rochester, but word
vas received from there this week
that he is alive and well.
Rio Miner is hauling material for
a new house which he will build on
his lots on Eighth avenue, south of
w. 5. Elliott's. The house will be two
stories and modern in every respect,
and will make Mr.. Miner a nice home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aubrey Lawrence and
son Ray, arrived home Tuesday morn
ing from Big Stone, where they spent
a couple Of weeks. They had a most
enjoyable visit and Aubrey a Y they
took about all the fish out of the lake.
Will Nolan, who moved here from
Iowa with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Nolan, last spring, has accepted
a position as baggageman at the depot.
Warner Coleman, who has been on
the day job, has been transferred to
the night shift.
Miss Elizabeth Swanson. who wen
TO Pierre with her parents last week,
accepted a position as private secre-
tary to DOane Robinson. state histor-
ian, in the state house at Pierre. Miss
Elizabeth graduated from the com
mercial department of the college this
year.
Some time ago We gave an extended
writeNn of the improvements at the
Junction. In conversation with an
employee of the North. Western the
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work was progressing rapidly and that
the company will shortly put on a
larger force in order to complete it.
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less than two cents a week.
Word was received here Wednesday
afternoon of last week that Mrs. Guy
+. Kelley had been stricken with ap-
pendicitis at Tacoma. Mrs. Anna
Murphy, who has been here several
weeks. left for home On the late train
to be by the bedside of her niece. A
letter was received this week bring.
in gthe information that Mrs. Kelly
NdH iOiiS Hl'tIH' viii every DlOSIJ'tl
Of a speedy recovery.
Eric Fairness is able TO be out this
week after a two months illness. He
has had a hard pull of it, but thinks
from now on h. will get along al
right. 1t will be remembered that h
was severity injured while at work in
the roundhouse a couple of months
ago. and was just recovering nicely
from this when he had a bad attach
OF pneumonia. which kept him con
fined to the house for several week;
longer.
The fire department was called tC
the home OF Hans Uselatten on Sc
cond street about FIVE O'Clock Satur
DAY a small blaze in one Of the up
stairs rooms. Ed Sorenson, the nigh
Waterman, was on the ground frs
and succeeded in getting the fire gu.
with but slight damage. This is th'
first time the boys at the power house
, got a chance to use the new frt
t whistle and they did not neglect theil