The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-01-02
Local and Personal

! q. /. Grattan, the EIkton hardware
merchant was up between trains Fri
day.
II. j. Gottschalk left Friday morn
ing for Milwaukee and Chicago, on a
busincss trip.
Geo. Westcott Went TO ElktOn Sat
urday morning and spent Sunday with
Fred Cuc6ow.
NJ. G Carlisle and family returned
Friday morning from a several days
visit at Arlington.
Mrs. Johu Holiday went to Esteline
THURSDAY morning for a visit at the
home OF Chas. Holiday.
Archie Floran came down from HUI
ron Saturday morning and visited his
many friends over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs A. b. Calef, of Estel-
| line, spent Christmas at the home of
DR.. and Mrs. A.. A, Harris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tisdale returned Thurs
day from a pleasant visit with rela-
| tives and friends at Sioux Falls.
Mrs Bessie DeMotts left Thursday
morning for weeks visit at Sioux
Center and Cedar Rapids Iowa.
Prof. c. NJ. Hoff of Redfcld has
been guest at the home Of Mrs. May
land several days the past week.
Thos. Alton went to Pipestone. Mimi.
SATURDAY morning for a few days visit
with his son, George, and family.
Harry G Williams who is working
in bank at Estellne, spent few
days with his parents and friends
last week.
Miss Estella Musgraye, teacher Of
elocution at the college, Went to Elk
ton Friday to visit over Sunday with
Mrs. Fred CuCkOW
Attorney Aubrey Lawrence left Sun
day night for points in Illinois to take
dispositions in a case, which will come
up at the next term of court.
! Atoms meat market furnished the
turkeys for the Masonic banquet Fri
day evening and everybody present
pronounced the meat as being of best
quality.
Mr. and Mrs. c. W. Riley were
guests at the home of Mrs. Riley's sis
ter, Mrs. f G. Grover, several days last
week returning to their home at Pipe
stone Thursday morning
! Thos. Steadman came up from ROch-
ester Thursday morning and spent sew
! eral days here looking after his pro-
perty Mr.. Steadman reports that Mrs.
Steadman has been in poor health for
some time.
Miss Alice Allen, who spent few
days visiting at the home of her uncle,
John Randall, went to Tracy Saturday
morning for visit with relatives be
fore returning to her home at Belle
PLANE, Iowa.
Earest Miller was here several days
last week visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. J. S. Miller, returning to his
work at Wahpeton, n. d., Friday even
ing He is now travelling through
North Dakota for a wholesale candy
| house.
Hon w. w. p. Mcconnell, editor of
the Minnesota and Dakota Farmer,
went to Watertown Friday morning,
where he delivered two addresses be-
fore the state Farmers Institute
meetings. Mr. Mcconnell has been
engaged in institute work in Mime
sofa Tor number or years.
If you don't wish to feel and look
like thirty cents the next time you
go to Bookings, be sure and buy
your ticket at the depot instead of
waiting to pay the conductor, for the
chances are that that is the amount
that official will tax you for the ride
across the Big SiOuX.-Nolga Tribune.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ H. Palmer received
a telegram Saturday from Mr. and Mrs.
VIII Bell, now residing at st. James,
Mimi, stating the arrival of son at
their home. Will Bell at one time,
about ten years ago was editor of the
White Chief, during its ownership by
Geo. Chase. Mr.. Bell is now editor
of the Journal-Gazette at st. James,
White Leader
Mrs f. II. Ainsworth was called to
St Charles, Mimi, Sunday night by
a telegram bearing the sad intelligence
that her aged father was suffering
| from a severe stroke of apopleXy. Ow-
ing to his advanced age and weak
physical condition it is feared he will
not recover.
Later-The elderly gentleman died
! Tuesday morning.
| Miss Mary Meek, who has been the
guest Of Miss Florence Pond several
| days. returned to Aberdeen Saturday
| evening, where she is Il member of
| the faculty of the Normal school. Her
| brother, James Meek, of Cincinnati,
Ohio, who was also a guest at the
| Pond home. accompanied his sister
to Aberdeen for a few days visit be
! fore returning home