The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-01-23

Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Smith and two
children of volga, spent Tuesday with
Brookings friends.
Mrs. c. w. Roberts Of Elkton, was
the guest of Mrs Geo. f. Thayer be-
tween trains Saturday evening.
Mrs. j. II. Wheeler arrived from
ST. Paul Monday evening for a visit
with Mrs. Aubrey Lawrence and other
friends here.
h c. Olson went to Watertown, by
way of Elkton, Monday morning to
look after matters at the firms Model
store at that place.
Frank House, who Is in the real
estate business at Blunt, came down
Tuesday morning for visit Of day
or two with his mother.
viii Leighton, proprietor of the
Estelline Tribune, was a Brookings
visitor Monday evening, returning
home on the early train Tuesday.
Mrs. G. +. Thayer went to Aurora
Tuesday morning to attend a meeting
of the Degree of Honor lodge. Mrs,
Thayer Is a state deputy Of the order.
Mrs. n. II. Geary arrived from Mt.
Vernon Monday evening and will re-
main here with her sister, Mrs. f. l..
Villas while Mr.. Villas Is absent on his
Texas trip.
Mrs. A. b. Hanson went to Aurora
Saturday morning and kept house Il
couple OF days for her sister. Mrs.
Fred Baker, while Mr.. and Mrs. Bak-
er were In the Twin Cities.
A recent letter from Mrs. Grace
Brooke. who Is preceptress and in
charge of Episcopal Hall at Valley
City, n. d., informs us that she en-
Joys her position and work very much.
Attorney Fred Cuckow was up from
Egkton attending court last week. tie
was accompanied by Mrs. Cuckow and
they remained over Sunday visiting
relatives, returning to Eikton Monday
morning.
Dr. A. A. Brigham, dean Of the
school of agriculture at the S. ID. S. c.,
left the first of the week to join the
state institute corpse. He was here
during the two weeks course in agri-
culture at the college.
Hon. w. w. p. Mcconnell, editor Of
the Minnesota and Dakota Farmer,
who is in charge of one of the state
institute corps, spent Monday here,
leaving on the evening train for CAMS
tota, where an institute opened Tues
day.
Fred +. Villas, who was a member OF
the party which left for Texas Tues
day morning expects to visit a number
Of points of interest in the south, In
Guiding trip to the Mardi Gras Festi-
raj AT new Orleans, He will be alb
sent three weeks or month.
party of Brookings county people
left Tuesday morning, by way of Lake
Preston, for Kmgsville, Texas, where
sIley will spend couple of weeks
booking over the country. The party
was in charge of F. C. Johnson, who
came up from Texas last week.
The short course students in agri-
culture and the farmers who heard
Or A A. Brigham's address at the
farmers institute last week, will y
merested to know that the doctors
uew book, Progressive Poultry chi.
ulre" just published, is for sale at
KendaII's drug store Price $50.
z. G. Johnson who was here from
Texas last week, report hat his fam
ny RS we'll as the other Brookngs
people at Kingsvile, are well and en-.
toying life He saw J. p, Olson, who
is at Corpus Christi with his family,
Just before leaving and Mr. Olson
said that they were having the time
of their lives.
Col S. ]. Rudolph. the auctioneer
went to Elkton Monday morning to
cry sale for John Lees. Mr.. Rudolph
is of the opinion that there will b.
q very few auction sales the coming
season, and he is in a pretty good
position to know This is a good sign,
as IL shows that the farmers are well
satisfied with South Dakota and Brook
ings county.