The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-04-09

Attorneys Aubrey Lawrence and w.
+. Purdy We're at Owattonna. Mimi,
on legal business last week.
J. +. Corbin and f. +. EIaugen went
to Lennon. in Butte county. Tuesday
' morning to look over the country.
Rio Miner has his house. which he
has been building on his lots on
Eighth avenue, nearly completed.
A large number of the college stu
dents left for their homes Friday and
Saturday to spend the weeks vacation.
The Model Clothing force has been
busy the last couple of days moving
the stock to their new home up the
street.
Mrs. Frank Alton entertained a num-
Der of young lady friends yesterday
afternoon for her guest. Miss Nellie
Iianes of Minneapolis.
The high school base ball team has
organized for the season and expect to
have one Of the best teams in several
years. Their first game viii be played
here with Pipestone high school. Sat
urday, May ..
Mrs. II. Mckee arrived from Gin
ton, Wis, Tuesday morning and will
remain here some time. Since the
death of her husband last fall she
has been visiting in New York and
Wisconsin.
7. O.. Hovey, who has been running
the steam laundry for several months.
closed it Friday and Saturday morning
left for Sioux Falls, accompanied by
Mrs. ~IIOvey, where he has accepted /;
position in a big laundry.
All who saw the great Dippie race
Steeple chase and the boar hunt will
not miss the Grand National 1907 at
S~heepshead Bay track. 1t will be at
the last three nights of this week and
Saturday matinee at go.
Tom Steadman came up from ROch-
ester Tuesday morning to take up his
duties as carc-taker of rle court house
grounds. He reports that Mrs. Stead
man is some better. but that it is not
probable that he will move her here.
Toms many friends are glad to wei
come him back and hope he will re-
main here permanently.
\ meeting of the Republican county
central committee was held at the
court house Friday afternoon for the
purpose OF naming the hour and place
and fixing the basis Of representation.
The meeting. which was SHINY attend
ed. decided to hold the convention IL
Brookings at go in the afternoon. on
July 1. which is the date set By law.
he representation will be one dele
gate FOR every twenty votes cast for
Governor Crawford at the last election
and one delegate at large from each
precinct.
n college summer school OF agri-
culture will open the first week in
July and continue four weeks. The
college will cooperate with the county
and the teachers institute will be held
at the same time. Prof. ~I.oudenback
VIII also have a summer school OF
music, beginning soOn after Com
mencement and continuing six weeks.
He will be assisted by Prof. Haynes
and Misses Ruth Wescott and Ida
Nicholson.
Prof. Mckay. head Of the dairy de-
partment of the Iowa agricultural col
lege at Ames. was here Saturday to
Judge the butter in a state butter cor
test held at the college. About twenty.
five entries were made by different
creameries of the state. and Prof. Nc
Kay expressed himself as being well
pleased with the contest. Samples OF
the butter were sent to Chicago, where
it will be judged again and the two
markings will be averaged and the H.
nal result will not be known until that
time.