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


SpeX. Try Sharp.
Jerry Kelley was here from Sioux
Falls visiting friends this week.
Alfred Nelson and family spent Sun.
day with the Horton family at Nolga.
o. A. Brictson has disposed of one
of his autos TO Albert Erstad, the
li%veryman.
DR.. r. l.. Slagle arrived home yes
terday afternoon by way of Bushnell,
from his western trip.
Misses Grace MatSon and Nellie
Noonan came down from Aberdeen
yesterday for a few days visit.
Mrs. Lena Rank arrived from Mime
apolis last evening for a visit with
here sister, Mrs. Herman Eichberg..
Miss Mable Mann Of Sutherland,
at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Prouse.
Messrs. Void & Johnson of this city
have received the contract for erect
ing a smokestack at the Madison Nor.
NAL.
Geo. McNab of Rock Rapids, Iowa,
an old friend of Geo. Thayer, VS. here
on land business the past week, return
ing. home yesterday morning.
Are you a pessimist? Sharp's spex
will help you to see things better.
Geo. w. Clark of Sioux Falls, was a
guest at the home of C. E. Pool the
past week. Mr.. Clark is connected
with the South Dakota Central r. r.
Mrs. F. G. Heron and two daugh.
ters are mere from Sioux Falls for a
few days visit with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. l.. J. Tisdale, and sister, Mrs.
c. +. Pool.
By a recent order of the city IL
ell the two policemen have donned
regulation suits of blue. AS a result
Main street presents a more citifed
appearance.
Andrew Tote and Miss Zilla Z. Dick
were married at the home of the
brides father, C. w. Dick, west of
town, June Goth. Rev. J.. G.. Dick of
this city, performed the ceremony.
The fare from here to Minneapolis
has been reduced from s6.40 to $3.50,
the new fare being based on the two
and one-half cent fare to the Mime
sofa line and two-cent fare from there
to the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Steen, Miss Ben
son, Mrs. p. Tofte. Andrew Hanson,
and Norman Hanson went to Volga
Friday to attend the golden wedding
anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs. Eric Op-
land of that city.
Geo. A. West arrived home this
morning from Green Lake, Mimi.
where the family are spending the
summer. He reports that the family
are much pleased with Green Lake as
a summer resort and are ENJOYING
themselves thoroughly.
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en- them free of charge.
The Brookings company of state
guard went to Watertown yesterday
morning to be in readiness for the
state encampment which begins there
today. Captain Losey Williams came
down from WATERFOWL and accompan.
led the company. A large number OF
the local company are out of town at
the present time and it was a hard
matter to get together enough men
to make a good showing but about
forty were secured.
Geo. b. Haber came down from
Condo yesterday and will remain far
a couple of weeks visit with his family.
James Jesme, one Of the old resi-
dents of the county, died at his home
in this city Sunday of cancer of the
stomach. Mr.. Jesme had been a suf-
ferer for many years, and last spring
returned from Alabama where he
spent some time for the benefi. ut his
health. He formerly lived 50 ,tl OF
town near Lake Campbell, and moved
to this city abou. five years ago. Re-
side his wife he leaves three sons ana
three daughters, all grown to manhood
and womanhood. The funeral was
held Tuesday afternoon from the
Lutheran church.