The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-10-17

ID. Jansen OF Castlewood, was here
Monday on business matters and visit
ing A. c. Taylor.
Night Waterman Sorenson received
word yesterday that his father had
been accidentally killed by the cars at
WATERFOWL. He went up this morn
ing and will return here with the re-
mains for burial this evening. The
elder Mr.. SorensOn formerly resided
here, but has been living at Water
town for several years.
The train from the east which has
been from forty minutes to two hours
late the past couple of months, arrived
here on time to the minute Saturday
evening. To the amazement OF every
body it repeated the performance Mon
day and Tuesday, and it now looks as
though we may expect to get the east
mail when it is due, or somewhere
near it.
The following marriage licenses have
been issued by the Clerk OF Courts this
week: James F. Bennett and Ella M.
Williams, OF Arlington; Jacob A. Finke
Bebo; George Algard OF Oregon, Wis.
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Hattenburg and Anna Kastenholz Of
Bushnell.
j. ii. Gropengieser and wife, OF
Ouida, were interested spectators OF
the football game Saturday between
Huron and the college. Mr.. Gropen-
gieser is one OF the old time newspaper
boys OF the state, but for the last year
or two has been engaged in the land
and abstract business in his section
and, OF course, is now getting rich.
They were here over Sunday visiting
their son who is attending college.
The Atlas elevator and sheds at Es-
feline were burned to the ground yes
terday afternoon by a fire which started
shortly after dinner. The fire ragged
tiercely for some hours, and the citi-
zens OF the town, believing that it
would do more damage, telegraphed
here for the fire company. The boys
loaded their apparatus on car and
were already to lend assistance to our
neighboring town when word came
that the flames were under control.
Dairy and Food Commissioner
A. II. Wheaton returned Friday morn
ing from the Black Hills, where he
spent couple of weeks doing insti-
tute work and attending to some
matters for his department. He re-
turned by way OF Sioux Falls and
attended the case OF the international
Stock Food company VS.. the State
Dairy and Food Commission. Judge
Garland Of the United States court,
before which the action was brought,
took the matter under advisement.
Congressman w. H. Parker OF the
Black Hills was the guest OF Congress
man Philo Hall Wednesday. This
was the colonel's first visit at Brook
ings and while here he met a number
OF prominent citizens who were favor
ably impressed with his appearance.
He expressed happy surprise at the
appearance OF the city and was partic-
ularly interested with the State college
and it's valuable property. Mr.. Parker
is a gentleman worthy OF the position
be holds and is making friends wher-
ever he goes.
| The dry fall this year has made the
danger from prairie fires greater than
Tor number OF years, and too much
care cannot be exercised when fire is
set. s. A. McElmurry had q lively
experience on his farm west OF town
one day last week, when a small blaze
he had set to burn off some dead grass
got away from him and burned over
nearly the entire quarter and part OF
R. II. Williams farm. No damage
was done, but the fire got within thirty
feet OF Mr.. McElmurry's grain stacks.
The next day a fire got away from
Halvor HalvOrson in the same manner,
but as there was no wind the fire did
no damage.
James Thornber has sold his farm
one mile east OF the college to Frank
M. Ellis, OF Farley, Iowa, who takes
possession next March. The price
paid was $500 per acre. Mr.. Thorn
Der bought this farm about ten years
ago coming here from Kingsbury
county, at that time having five
children attending college. BY hard
work AMI intelligent farming Mr..
Thornber has made the place one OF
the finest farms in the county and
Mr.. Ellis comes into possession of
nice piece OF property. We under
stand that the educational advantages
here are what induced Mr.. Ellis to
make the purchase.