The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-10-08
Local and Personal

day morning Tor a weeks visit with
friends.
J. II. Roberts returned Monday
morning from a business trip to De
Smet.
Harry Few went to Flaudreau Satur-
dav morning for a visit Sunday with
friends.
Miss Hannah Quail went to White
! saturday morning, where she will
teach in the city schools.
John Swanson returned Monday
morning from a few days visit with
his parents at Pierre.
Editor Horton and wife were over
from Volga over Sunday, guests at
the home OF Alfred Nelson.
Attorney Wallace +. Purdy left
Monday morning for Chicago, where
he expects to spend a week on BUSH
ness.
II. l.. Walker went to Aberdeen
Thursday evening and spent a few
daya in the interests OF his theatrical
circuit.
Percy Williams left Saturday night
for Chicago to take his second years
work at the Northwestern Medical
school.
Mrs. Loban returned to her home at
Claresburg, Iowa, Monday morning
after a weeks visit at the home of her
father, John Youngburg.
Mrs. Parker returned to her home
at Winona, Mimi, Monday morning
after a visit of several days at the
home OF A.. j. b. Thomas.
Miss Purcell returned to her home
at HanlontOwn, Iowa, Saturday morn
ing after a visit at the home OF Mrs.
o. L. Hubbart, south OF town.
S. II. McCarl, president OF McCarl's
Land agency, went to Sioux City Mon
day morning expecting to remain
most of the week on business matters.
Mrs. Wright and Mrs. Andrews,
mother and sister OF Miss Mary
Wright, came down from De Smet
Saturday morning and spent the day.
DR.. f. l.. Moore returned home
Monday evening from Washington,
ID. c., where he attended the meetings
Of the International tuberculosis
Congress.
Next Saturday is an open date for
the high school football team, but the
following Saturday they play the
Watertown high school team at
Watertown.
The Ethical Culture club held it's
regular meeting at the office of DR..
Green Monday evening. Rev. Ohm
stead gave a paper on biblical
Criticism"
The voters of Grant county are
agitating the question Of a new court
house. Thank goodness, that is one
of the things Brookiugs county has
no need of.
Geo. F. Thayer and family have
moved into their fine new home north
OF the Presbyterian church. Mr.. and
Mrs. w. II. Cornell will occupy the
house they have just vacated.
L. n. Moffett returned to his home
at Minneapolis Monday morning after
a visit Of q week with his father,
II. G. Moffett. His wife will remain
here for a week or ten days longer.
Ed Patterson OF Durand, Wis, was
here over Sunday the guest of A. B..
Allison. Mr.. Patterson is in the land
business at Durand, and was out here
to look over the country.
As an indication of the splendid
weather to be enjoyed in South Da-
kota we mention the fact that Van
Fishback and Ed Carlisle have not as
yet laid in their stock OF fall millinery.
The two year old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Nels Halvorson, living near
Bruce, died Saturday of bowel trouble.
The funeral was held Monday after
noon with interment in the Bruce
cemetery.
DR.. E. II. Grove OF Hetland, passed
through here the last OF the week on
his way to Rochester, where he ex.
pected that he would have to undergo
an operation for appendicitis.
Quincy Lee Morrow, state prohibi-
tion secretary and candidate OF that
party for state senator from this
county, has been holding a series OF
meetings in the school houses of the
county during the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. Beck arrived
from Avoca, Iowa, Thursday evening
and will visit some time at the home
OF his brother, ]. E. Beck. Mr.. and
Mrs. Beck have disposed OF their prop
erty at Avoca and will spend several
weeks in this state looking for a new
location.
One OF the big r engines, which
have been lately put into service on
this division, jumped the track in the
west end Of the yards Monday morn
and it required several hours work by
the train crew and the section men to
get it back again. 1t was finally
hitched to another r and hauled back
to its proper place.
When you are dead your surviving
relatives will send a copy OF the local
paper containing your obituary to the
friends "back east" Why not
change the order OF things, and send
them a copy containing your name
and business advertisement, showing
them you are alive and doing busi-
ness in q business-like way. II has
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