The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-07-02

Chester Matheny went to Estel-
line yesterday morning to visit Owe
the Fourth.
l.. Ii. Skiff was at Aurora yesterday,
where he is installing a heating plant
for Mr.. Sage.
Mrs. Bert Tree went to Br. yes.
terday To join ner husband who is
playing ball with the Bean. team.
Bugsies. Surveys, bike wagons. Open
and two in one. Our Motto; High
Grade. Small Profit, Quick Sales" Geo.
G.. Rude.
There will be no delivery on the
Fourth. Get your orders in on Friday
and w will take care of them. West
& Packard.
See the souvenir books of Brookings
at Villas drug store. All the views
are late ones and all prominent build
ings in the city are included.
Mrs. Young of Port Sloverne. Texas,
came down from Watertown Tuesday
night, where she has been visiting for
a visit at the home Of her cousin,
Frank Sherwin.
Our patrons will please take notice
that no delivering will be done on
the Fourth of July. Get our orders in
on Friday and they will be taken care
of. Carlisle, Grocer.
Miss Mayme Darnell of Castlewood,
who formerly lived here, was the
guest of Miss Halle Hyde and other
friends over Sunday. She has just
completed her course at the Madison
Normal.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. c. Akin left last
night for their eastern visit, going
first to Milwaukee to attend the an
Mutual agents and from there to
Michigan.
d. S. Birch, creamery inspector for
South Dakota, appointed by the feder.
al government. was in the city over
Sunday consulting with Commission
er Wheaton, and after making a tour
of the state will report to Washing
ton.
Maurice Pond, who is now located
at Spokane, Wash, arrived here the
last Of the week, accompanied by his
wife. for 2 visit with his mother, Mrs.
G.. w. Pond. Maurice is now yard
master at Spokane, is doing finely and
likes the country.
Robert PIERCE, who has been visit
ing his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. +. +.
Peirce for a couple of weeks, left
last night for his home in Twin Falls.
Idaho. ]. W. Kelley accompanied him
and will look over that country with
a view of going into business in some
good town.
Miss Isabelle Boyd will give an
entertainment at the Presbyterian
church on the 10th for the benefit of
the Y. p. S. c. +. She will be assisted
by Prof. Loudenback who will give
a pipe organ solo, Miss Lila Alton and
Adams butcher will give vocal solos
and Prof. Christensen will render a
violin solo.
II. A. Dickinson Of Hendricks, Mimi.
took possession of the Leon Hotel yes
terday, he having leased it some weeks
ago. Mr.. and Mrs. Dickinson come
highly recommended as hotel people,
and we look for them to maintain the
excellent reputation 10 enjoyed by
the house. Mr.. Conklin intends to
make his home here, for the present at
least.
1t is likely that the Blair divorce
case from Volga will be aired in the
courts again. The decree was granted
to the husband last week by J 'dge
Marquis and gave him possession of
the n child. Mrs. Blair now declares
that she was not given legal notice
of the suit and had no chance to ap-
pear in her own behalf. and she re
fuses to give up the child.
There will be a ball game at the
fair grounds some day next week
between the single and married men.
and as an added feature there will
be a foot race between Frank Sim
mons and Will Sayre. We don't
know how the foot race will come
out, but the ball game will be all
one way. The single men have it on
the benedicts so bad that it will be
a slaughter.
The Brookings Cement company has
been purchased by John Swcnchact
who will continue the business on the
same basis and under the same name
as heretofore. Mr.. Swenehart informs
the Register that all contracts viii b.
completed as rapidly as possible and