The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-02-07
'SMOR LOCAL

OF the week.
Walter NJ. Cheever went to Mime
apolis Monday night for a few days
business trip.
Miss Daisy Briggs came down from
WATERFOWL Saturday night for a visit
with her sister, Mrs. w. H. Deeth.
Mrs. Robert Henry was over from
Volga the latter part of the week visit.
ing her mother, Mrs. Nellie White.
l.. II. COmstock has been down from
the northern part OF the state visiting
his wife and daughter the past week.
Chris Hagee, who was here visiting
friends for a couple Of weeks left Mon
day morning for his home at Toronto.
Sheriff j. G. Miles returned Thurs
day night from Sioux Falls, where he
placed two prisoners in the peniten-
tiary.
Will Culhane, stenographer in Hall,
Lawrence & Roddle's office, went to
Elkton Friday morning for a visit Of
a week with his parents neal there.
Miss May Thompson and Minnie
Dul! went to Lake Preston Thursday
morning to visit Miss Alice Schoen-
wether, a former student at the college.
H. L. Walker entertained his friends
and patrons to a buffet lunch at the
billiard parlors Thursday evening.
The lunch was served by Z. II. Bar
telt,
The dance club gave the first OF the
series Of dances at the opera house
Friday. On account of the storm but
a small crowd was present, but never
theless they managed to have a very
enjoyable time.
Mrs. SOrenson received word Satur-
day that her mother was not expected
to live, and she departed Monday
morning for Canton to be at her bed
side. She was accompanied by her
/, uaugnter. Mrs. Thos. Murphy OF
Volga.
A large number 6t sheep are still
being shipped out Of this county,
seven cars being shipped to the Chi
c&go market Friday. w. A. Caldwell
shipped four cars, Geo. Pond two and
Sam Elston one.
Teddy Akin will go to Watertown
the 2lst of this month to assist the
United Commercial Travellers in put
ting on a Minstrel show. Teddy is
getting quite a reputation as a black
face artist, and is in great demand
around the state.
A. j. Sanders was here for a couple
OF weeks looking after some building
on. his farm four miles south OF town.
He left Friday for Laporte City, Iowa,
to pack up his household goods and
in about a month will be here with his
family to make their home on the
farm.
Miss Mary Wright, the college
student who was stricken with appen-
dicitis during the Christmas vacation,
has returned to her home at De Smet
from the Minneapolis hospital. She
is recovering nicely from the opera
ton, and expects to u her
studies here within a few weeks.
MIR. ard Mrs. f. P. Sanford we're in
the city Thursday on their way from
De Smet to their new home at Belling-
ham, Wash. Mr.. Sanford was cashier
of the De Smet National bank for %
years, and is an old friend Of NJ. G..
Carlisle OF this city. He will engage
in the banking business in his new
home.
Company c received fifty Krag-
JorgensOn rifles from the state Thurs
day, and they now feel and act like
real soldiers. The boys expect to
receive the rest of their equipment in
a few days, and will then be ready for
active service. New lockers for the
rifles and other equipment have been
built in the barracks.
w. II. Heald Of Woonsocket, was
in the city Thursday and Friday Of
last week to buy a residence property.
He looked over several desirable pro-
perties, and purchased Rev. E. P.
Halls property on Medary avenue,
near the residence of S. A. McEl-
murry. He has two sons attending
college now, and will be here with the
rest OF the family about the middle of
March.
l.. B. Hartwick has been here the
past week visiting at the home of his
father west OF town. Mr.. Hartwick
was raised in this county, but has
been away from here about ten years.
He is now travelling for a St. Paul
wholesale fur house, and has the state
of Nebraska as his territory. He sells
furs but six months in the year, and