The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-12-17
Local and Personal

Fred Villas returned home Friday
morning from a business trip to points
west.
Mrs. John Randall returned home
Thursday evening from a weeks visit
with her mother at st. Paul.
Miss Gertrude Sloan. daughter of
MI and Mrs. James Sloan. left Tues.
DAY evening for Redlands. California
MRS. Horton came over from Volga
frlday morning and spent the dav
win her sister, Mrs. Alfred Nelson.
Mrs. Ed Farrenkop arrived here
from Minneapolis Tuesday evening
ana VIII remain the rest of the week
Rev. Rett f. Olmstead went 70 Elk.
Ton FRIDAY morning and from there
10 Pipestone, where he conducted SER
vices.
r.. l.. Van Dyke. our county treasur.
er elect, went to his former home at
White Friday morning for {. business
visit of a day or two.
Prof. {. Larsen, head of the dairy
department of the college. returned
nome Friday evening from Chicago.
where he spent about ten days at the
dairy show.
Mrs. Frank House came down from
Blunt Friday morning for a visit at
the home of her husbands mother.
MRS. Isabel o e. Mr.. House came
down Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Culhane visited
at Elkton the latter part of the week
Mrs. Andrews came down from DE
Smet Saturday morning for a short
visit with her sister, Miss Mary
Wright.
The District Leader" the first one
OF the four big shows to visit Brook
ing this season, will be at the Grand
January IL. Keep this in mind. It is
a guaranteed attraction and a regular
big city show.
q. j. Flittie, who is loan agent for
the Union Central Life Insurance Co,
returned home the latter part of the
week from a several days trip to Web
ster, Waubay and other points in the
north part of the state.
Mrs. Bessie DeMotts left Tuesday
evening for Great Falls, Mont, where
she expects TO file ON a claim. She
will spend Christmas with relatives
at Bismark, n. d.. returning here in
time to resume her school duties.
1t is worth while asking for
Hickory" Brand Rubbers and Over.
shoes. They are long wearing-always
give satisfaction. Ask your dealer.
st. Paul Rubber Co., Distributors.
Bert Tree will hold a big turkey
shoot at the old ball grounds, two
blocks south of the depot. tomorrow
afternoon, beginning at 1870. Twenty
five birds will be shot for and il will
be a good chance to get a christmas
turkey.
q. w. Austin, the Bruce banker.
was here on business the latter part
OF the week. He came down Thurs
day night and on account of the pres
ent train service he was obliged to
over until Saturday morning,
although his business only consumed
an hour or so of his time.
Prof. and Mrs. Clifford Willis left
Tuesday evening for Omaha, Neb., to
spend a day or two at the corn show
and will go from there to- Blooming
ton, H., to spend the college vacation.
"The District Leader" one of the
big attractions, will be at the Grand
opera house January Is.
Having added power to my equip
ment, | am now grinding skates and
guarantee a perfect job. Remember
| clean and repair gasoline stoves and
do light and heavy repairing of all
kinds. No job to delicate. Expert
work. Give me a trial. r. J. Getty.
+. r. Johnson and family left Mon
day morning for Corpus Christie, Tex,
where they will spend the winter
months. Mr.. Johnson said he thought
they were kind of foolish to leave
South Dakota while We were enjoying
such balmy weather and that if the
thermometer down in Texas wasn't
around 100 they would return on the
next train.
The play of odd Farmer Hopkins
is as pure as a breath of mountain air.
Not a single objectional feature can
be found throughout the performance.
Here is a play to which you can take
your mother, your sister, your sweet.
heart, with the assurance that they
will thoroughly enjoy every moment
VI IL thtci ldlIllIltli. Inc udtp Is
Saturday, December 10.
Prof. II. Il. Mathews received a let
ter the other day from his family,
who are spending the winter at ST.
Petersburg, Florida, stating that they
were enjoying themselves immensely,
especially the youthful members who
enjoy the delights of surf bathing
every day. The professor says he may
leave the first of the week to spend
Christmas with them.
DR.. A. w. Hyde visited the National
Dairy show held at Chicago recently
and returned home a more ardent
admirer than ever of the gentle |
He brought with him a pic
ture Of the world champion Holstein
COW, some Of whose milk he was re-
with. He a y the address
delivered by Prof. Larsen was most
favorably commented upon.
Stories that recall the old home
among the hills, the silvery brook, the
woodland, the wide stretching
meadows, the fragrant hay and the
curious doin's of the old folks and the
farm hands, will never lose their in