The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-08-13
EAST TRENTON.

Mrs. Reeve entertained company
Tuesday.
F. Messner was an Aurora caller
Monday.
Harry Dolar was in these parts Sun
day evening.
:. w. Armstrong was down from
Brookjugs last week.
IT. Schlobohm and family were
Brockings callers recently.
r ". Crawford made a short cal
NJ t. l.. Anderson's recently.
The League held at T. Biggars Sun.
dav evening vas very we'll attended.
$. Z. Mckinney threshed grain for
a number Of his neighbors Saturday.
OrviIIe Atkins will thresh for II.
Schl0bOhm in the near future if it
don't rain.
AIR. and Mrs. Raldridee of Brook.
inas, made several calls in this vicinity
last week.
Mrs. NJ. Z. Johnson and daughter,
Mamie were Aurora callers the first
Of the week.
G.. G.. Roseau and son, Donald OF
Moody county, were calling in Tren,
ton Tuesday.
Quite a number from here attended
the reception given in Aurora for Mr.,
and Mrs. Ed Critics. They were pre-
scented with furniture and silverware.
They will reside in Brookings were
the groom has a good position.
Word comes from Southwest Africa
that a diamond field nearly ten square
miles in extent has been discovered
at Luderitz Bay.
Mark Twain purchased property
near Redding, Conn, three years ago,
he now resides there in his new Ital.
ian villa which is to be called limo.
n at Home"
R. NJ. Wasburn, Food Commissioner
of Missouri has accepted a position as
Professor of Dairy H .sbandry in the
Vermont Agricultural College. He
will take up his new work September
first.
Murat Halstead, one of the leading
Journalists of the world, died at his
home in Cincinnati, Ohio, last month.
His was widely known as a vigorous
editorial and magazine writer.
The Farmers National Congress will
be held in Madison, Wisconsin, Sep
TENDER "a. There is to be a fine pro.
gram and without doubt there will be
a large attendance.
There will be no more lawful drink
ing of intoxicating liquors on passen'
ger trains in Louisiana. A bill has
been passed by that commonwealth
TO that effect, being carried by both
house and senate.
Well known knights of the quill
such as Walter Wellman, Opie Read,
Willis Abbott, Lincoln J. Steffens and
William Allen White as well as others,
were at the great Republican Conven'
ton in Chicago writing for Chicago
papers,.
Goods may be transported from the
United States to the Philippine Islands
and vice versa by either an American
or foreign vessel. This convenience
has recently been provided for by Con.
gress: but trade between u American
ports can only be carried on by Ameri.
IA vessels.
Salt is being denatured in France
in order that 1t may escape taxation,
That intended for the feeding of cat.
tie may be denatured by adding to 100
pounos of salt Az pounds of crystaliz.
ed sugar; this is by a decree of Presi.
dent Falliers made last spring.
The recent floods were not without
a little value. On the receding of the
waters OF the Mississippi river many
pearls were found that had been
thrown up by the high water. 1t is
said that five thousand dollars worth
have been picked up at Prairie du
Chen. Wisconsin, and valuable finds
are reported from other river points.
The Kansas Board of Health has
recently completed the inspection of
her 276 flour mills; this was no small
job. Kansas is the second largest
flour milling state in the union, She
has a net weight law; all full sacks
for Kansas trade must contain o.
pounds; half sacks, 4S pounds, and
quarter sacks, "a pounds.
Japan's first international exposition
is to be held at Osaka in 1912. Our
powers that be, have made an appro-
priation OF $780, 900 to pay the ex.
penses OF an exhibit by our v
ment at that exposition. This Is the
largest appropriation ever granted by
congress for an exposition abroad,
This should strengthen friendly politi.
a and commercial relations between
the two countries.
Connecticut Agricultural college is to
set a good example to those who con.
duct egg laying contests. The object
OF this contest Is to see which hen will