The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-05-23
Locals and Personal Mention
JOHN L. MURPHY, City Editor

gains. Read them.
Rev. X. NJ. Hartman went to Airing
ton Tuesday evening to hold Episcopal
services.
S. A. Briggs was down from Water
town Saturday visiting his daughter,
Mrs. w. II. Deeth.
Attorney Aubrey Lawrence went to
Ssrgents county, North Dakota Mon
day morning, where he has a case IN
court.
Mrs. C.. w. Smith and little daughter
came over from Nolga Saturday morn
ing and spent the day at the home OF
j. l.. Jarvis.
Mrs. Thos. Warner returned TO her
home at Dempstor Saturday evening
after 8 two weeks visit with her mother,
Mrs. II. Eichberg.
Henry Lentz arrived from Bismarck
Monday for a few days visit with his
brother, DR.. f. A. Lent, and sister,
Mrs. Geo. B. Haber.
Mrs. A. l.. Swartout and children
and her mother, Mrs. Roddle, arrived
here from La Crosse last evening for q
couple OF weeks visit.
Barney Burns was over from Volga
Tuesday and spent part OF the day.
He has an offer 10 play with Bert Trees
Webster teal this wear
Henry Stearns OF Medary, went to
Chicago with a couple Of cars OF sheep
Saturday night. II. f. Haroldson
accompanied him, and spent a few
days looking over the city.
II. G. Fox returned Monday morn
ing from a land trip TO Blunt and
Pierre. He reports Pierre as being one
OF the busiest places at the present
time that he has seen in a long while,
me-.
Manager Roach OF the depot lunch
room, is enjoying a visit from his
daughter, Miss Vesta, who arrived
here the latter part of the week from
Forreston, Ill. She will go from here
to the western part OF the state to take
up q claim.
There has been q number OF COM
plaiHts this spring about the riding OF
bicycles on the sidewalks about town,
and there seems to be good grounds
for the complaints. The principal
offenders are college students, who are
probably not aware of a city ordinance
against this sport.
Albert Johnson, the former star
athlete at the college, took first place
in the hammer throw in a dual meet
between the universities OF Wisconsin
and Minnesota at Madison last Satur-
day. Albert's throw was 1877 feet,
nearly twenty feet farther than the
best throw OF the Minnesota man.
There was a ball game between
Byron Moore's team and a pickup
bunch at the Southside grounds FRI
day evening, which resulted in a tie,
Z to 7. Neither team put up much Of
a game, but both sides got a lot OF
enjoyment out OF it. Will Leighton
acted as umpire, and after the game
game escaped over the fence.
DR.. r. l.. Slagle and Prof. ]. w.
Wilson left yesterday morning for
Lansing, Mich, to attend the annual
meeting OF the American Association
of Agricultural Colleges and Expert
ment Stations. President Roosevelt is
expected to be present and make an
address. The meeting will also
commemorate the fiftieth anniversary
OF the founding Of the Michigan Agri-
cultural college.
Capt. Geo. ID. Guyer, commandant
Mt the college, went to WATERFOWL
Monday to assist in laying out a new
rifle range at the encampment grounds.
More attention will be paid to target
practice at the encampment Of the
state guard this year, and a team will
be chosen at that time to represent
the state at a national tournament to
be held at Youngstown, Ohio. Sam
Newton OF this city, who is a member
OF the Britton company, is one OF the
best shots in the state guard, and is
expected to be a member OF the team.