The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-04-18

5. b. Kelley returned Saturday
evening from a several weeks business
trip to Iowa.
Miss Mary Boyd went to Aurora
Saturday morning and spent the day
with friends.
Mrs. NJ. G. Carlisle and children
went to Arlington Friday evening for
a visit with relatives.
l. d. Spooner expects to leave with
his family in about a month for Great
Falls, Montana, where they will make
their home.
Mrs. NJ. w. Allen came up from Red
Wing, Mimi, Saturday evening, where
she has been visiting the family OF her
son, George Allen.
There are truly some artists in the
Junior band. Hear their soloists,
male quartet, and the nice program of
band music they will give tomorrow
night.
Miss Mamie Youngberg, who was
called here some time ago by the death
Of her mother, left Monday morning
for Battle Creek, Mich, where she is
employed in the s%anitarium.
T. &. Risum, a former we'll known
resident OF this city, has been here the
past week looking after his property
interests in this county. Mr.. Risum
is now located at Seattle, Wash.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Haber, ST., who
were called here some time ago by the
fatal illness OF their son-in-law, ID. II.
Campbell, returned to their home at
Rochester, Mimi, Tuesday morning.
Jack Warren, the machine man, has
purchased the old bicycle shop back
Of his present quarters, OF VIM. kjOl-
seth. He is having some repairs made
on the building, and will move his
machine shop there about the first OF
the month.
Mrs. M. 0. Hill and daughter, Miss
Mabel, departed last evening for Wis
consin, being summoned thither by
a message announcing the serious i'll
ness of Mrs. HIPS mother. They will
be gone for several weeks. -Watertown
Public Opinion.
About twenty-five ladies OF the
N~eighborhood club surprised Mrs. l..
NJ. Mathews at her home Friday after
noon, the occasion being the fortieth
anniversary of Mrs. Mathews marri-
age. The afternoon was spent very
pleasantly, and the ladies left a beau
tiful tea set as a remembrance of the
occasion.
John Johnson arrived here Saturday
and has again taken up his duties in
the clothing department at SINNERS
department store. Since leaving here
six weeks ago, Mr.. johnson was oper-
ated upon for appendicitis at the
Rochester hospital, and afterward
spent some time recuperating at the
home of his parents at Heron Lake,
Mimi.
The base ball enthusiasts of Madi-
son have raised money to put a team
in the field the coming season.. The
team will be made up mostly of local
players, with the addition of a battery
from outside. 1t is expected that the
salary list OF the team will be about
$3.50 a month, about one-third OF what
it cos to run the Bookings Reds
every month last year.
The chicken pie supper served by
the high school athletic association on
Friday evening was a great success,
so much OF a success in fact that the
boys were utterly unable to supply
the demand, and a large number were
turned away. They had not antici-
pated having near the crowd they we're
called upon to feed, but will be we'll
prepared in future affairs OF this kind.
1t is reported that work has been
commenced on the grade of the South
Dakota Central railroad extension
north from Rutland, with 200 men and
10 teams at work. The grading start
ed extends out about six miles from
Rutland and there are seven camps OF
graders. The company has let the
contract for thirty miles of grading,
the line running north from Rutland
to Arlington.-Dell Rapids Tribune.
Prof. ]. S. Cole, the agronomist at
the college, and A. H. Wheaton, state
dairy and food commissioner, of this
city, and w. H. Monroe OF Sioux Falls,
will make a speech making trip in
Stanley county about the first of the
month. They will speak at Hayes on
April 30th, Midland May lst and Fort
Pierre May 3rd. Prof. Cole will talk
on raising corn. and Prof. Wheaton
and Mr.. Monroe on the dairy and
creamery business.
Lake Preston Times: A. p. Nord
and son, Roy, came up from Brook
ings Friday evening. Old friends sim
ceraly epioyad q yisit with fhem and