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

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field the latter part of the week.
J. S. Owsley was down from Water
town on business a part of Monday.
Congressman Philo Hall has been
engaged to deliver the Fourth of July
Grafton at Huron.
James Natesta drove to WATERFOWL
in his Buick auto Sunday for a visit
of a day or two with friends.
The rains still make it impossible
to Gain much Roadway in the construc-
ton of the Brookings-SiouX Falls Elec-
trio railway.
The two fine residences that are
being constructed by MIR. Void in the
western part of the city add material
" to the attractiveness to that neigh
borhood.
Mrs. Clifford Willis left Saturday
morning for Bloomington, H., being
called there by the illness of her faith
er. She expected to be absent three
or four weeks.
Ringing Brothers big show will be
ut WatcrtoWn next Tuesday and it is
probable that a large number Of Brook
ings people will visit our ~neighboring
city on that day.
Prof. Christensen will give a violin
recital at the college chapel tomor-
row afternoon at 4:1j. There will be
no admission charged and everyone
is cordially invited to attend.
Misses Leila and Lila Jewell arrived
from Dodgeville, Wis, Friday morning
and will remain here several weeks
visiting Josie, Daisy and Ruby Will
liams, Lillian Breed and other rela-
tives.
r. A. Goodale of Huron was in the
city yesterday visiting his sol A. l..
Goodale of the Grifis Drug company.
Mr.. Goodale, Sr., has just returned
from Los Angeles, where Re spent the
Wlnter.-ADerQeen News.
The Mitchell Republican says that
Prof. G.. r. Wescott, a member of the
faculty of the Brookings agricultural
college, arrived in the city to make a
visit with A. b. Test, who was a stu
dent under the professor at York, Neb.,
some years ago.
The trains have all been late the
past week, especially from the east,
as through Minnesota the roadbed is
still in a pretty shaky condition from
the recent floods and the trains have
to run on slow time. 1t VIII be some
time before the damage is all re-
paired.
The term Presiding Elder, as ap-
Piled to the minister who has charge
of the Methodist churches within a
prescribed district, has been changed
and he is now known as the district
made by the recent Baltimore conven-
ton of that church.
The college campus and grounds
show better care this year than they
have at any time during the history
of the institution. This may not be
because of more work but it is ap-
parent that the planting of clusters
of evergreen trees and Towering plants
has added much to the appearance of
the campus, causing favorable com.
ment from the many strangers who
visit the college every day.
F. w. Ripley was up from Aurora
the first of the week in the interests
of the Equitable Fraternal Union, a
new lodge which has just come into
this state. Mr.. Ripley is state deputy
of the order, which he reports is max.
ing rapid growth all over the state. A
lodge has been organized at Aurora.
and as there are a number of members
here it is thought Brookings will fol-
low suit within a short time. The
Union embraces many points not found
in the ordinary fraternal orders.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Smith, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edwards Baker, W.. P. Slocum.
Mrs. Fl. G.. Fox, Mrs. H. Eichberg, Mrs.
Coleman, Mrs. w. r. Stowe and Mrs.
Thos. Madden returned home Satur.
day morning from Hot Springs, where
they attended the G. A. R. encamp.
ment and W. r. c. annual meeting.
At this meeting Mrs. Fox was elected
president and Mrs. w. R. Stowe, treas.
urer of the w. R. c. of the state for
the coming year. The next encamp-
ment will be held at Sioux Falls.