The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-09-24
Local and Personal

Carl Thayer, who spent the summer
at Condo, arrived home Friday night.
A. e. Chamberlain went to Clear
Lake in James Natesta's auto Thurs.
day.
Mrs. Frank Alton and children of
volga, spent Friday with relatives
here.
Mrs. Herbert Kelley went to Clinton,
Iowa, Monday morning for a couple of
weeks visit with her folks.
Geo. A. Foe left Monday morning for
eastern points in the interests of the
Day & Poe monument works.
Miss Ethel Farrenkop returned home
the last of the week from Rapid City,
where she spent several months.
T. c. Akin went to Watertown Sun
day morning to do a little boosting
for the Brookings County Fair.
DR.. e. C. Miller was at volga on
professional business between trains
Monday morning.
Miss Florence Phillips turnd to
her school duties at Arlington Sunday
evening after a couple of days spent
at home.
Claude Mccoy went to Flandreau
Saturday, where he has accepted a
position as stenographer in an attor-
ney's office.
Geo. F. Thayer returned home Thurs
day evening from his trip to Iowa and
Illinois, bringing back with him a
number of landseekers.
Miss Frances Wagner of st. Paul,
was a guest at the home of her uncle,
John Croft, Friday on her way home
from a visit at Redfield.
Mrs. S. A. Stoddart returned to her
home at Black Earth, Wis, Friday
morning after an extended visit with
her son., Geo. H. Stoddart.
Prof. c. Willis, agronomist at the
college, returned Saturday from the
sub-station at Eureka, where he spent
several days looking after the work.
A gentleman and his wife from Los
Angeles, Cal, wero in the city Friday,
being on their LAY east in an auto
mobile. They mad been on the road
about three months.
Norman Cruikshank, who was a
member of the pennant winning Water
loo team of the Central association,
arrived home Thursday. He expects
to remain here this winter.
Mrs. C. M. Fassett went to Water
town the last of the week for a visit
with her daughter, Mrs. Perry Loucks.
E. c. Olson spent a day at the Water
town store the last of the week. He
was accompanied by Mrs. Olson.
Mrs. w. T. Pratt and son, Virgil, left
Saturday night for Brookings, this
state, where the latter goes to attend
the agricultural school. Mrs. Pratt re-
turned home Monday night.-Summit
Signal.
Prof. J.. w. Wilson's PAGER, Hazel
Wilson, was entered in the race meet
at Clear Lake last week and came
home with the big money in two of
the events. This week she is entered
in the fair races here.
The new train service on Sunday
does not seem to be very literally
~patronized by the people of Bookings
at least. Sunday evening there was
hardly a passtnger got off or on, some
thing unusual for Bookings, but the
new service is appreciated just the
same.
Mrs. Myrtle Porter and mother, Mrs.
Rose Hunt, were here visiting relatives
the last of the week on the way home
to Bruce from Baraboo, Wis, where
they had been with the remains of
Mr.. Porter, who died at Pierre some
time ago. Mr.. Porter was the station
agent at Bruce.
DR.. E. c. Miller departed Tuesday
morning for Washington, d. c., to
attend the International tuberculosis
Congress as one of the delegates from
South Dakota. He will visit a number
of points on the way and will be alb
sent about two weeks.
Edwin Reeves, who went to- Califor-
MIA with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H.
II. Reeves some time ago, returned
the latter part of the week and has
enterd high school. His return to
school has given the football teams
stock a boost, as he is n of the best
high school players in the state.
Sam McEllmurry is mourning an in
jury to his fine %trotter, Ada Mix, who
stepped into a hole one day last week
and strained her ankle and leg so
badly that she will do no more racing
this year. She was in fine condition
before the accident, having just step
ped a trial half in LOS, and was due