The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-11-05
Local and Personal

DIR. Seaman was over from Nolga
a few hours between trains Sat
urday.
Chas. Keith was at Waterfowl the
last of the week visiting his daughter,
Mrs. II. S. Rowe.
Merton II. Loban left Friday even
ing for Huron, Hitchcock, and other
points on land business.
II. A. Witzel, a former resident OF
Br~ookings, was here from Waterfowl
4 few days the last of lie week.
Rev. Hugh Robinson returned Fri
day morning from Manchester, whore
he assisted in installing a new Presby-
terrain minister.
Mrs. Robert Henry and children
came over from Eo'~a Friday morning
and spent the d"y with her mother
Mrs. Nellie VIII
James Nate has had a top placed
on his auto and is now prepared to
run his machine all winter, provided
the roads are passable.
w. S. Loban went to Clark with a
number Of landseekers Thursday
morning and they spent the day look
Ing over the country around there.
Quincy Lee Morrow, prohibition can
4. - Ga, ,4o+o ronntor closed the
speaking campaign of his party with
a speech at Nolga on Friday evening.
NJ. e. Fleming, a former college stu
dent. who is now on the road for a
Wholesale coal company, spent W or
three days here the last of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. G.. Sheldon return
ed to their home in Rockford, i'll,
Thursday morning after a visit at he
home of their son, Z. c. Sheldon, north
Of the city.
Editor Horton came over from Nolga
Saturday morning on business, return
ing on the noon freight. In the even
ing the family came over and spent
Sunday at the Alfred Nelson home.
The first real snow storm of the
81 aeon came Thursday night aid Fri
day morning there was about a half
inch of the beautiful. 1t rapidly dis
appeared and by noon there was none
left.
DR.. J. G.. Parsons was up from
Sioux Falls Friday and Saturday To-
his regular monthly trip. He states
that he is doing nicely at Sioux Falls
and the family are we'll pleased witt
the city as a home.
. The Brookings kid football team
averaging twelve to thirteen years o
age. will play the Volga kids of SINH
, lar size here Saturday, and the locals
say that a fast game is assured. Th'
!, Volgaites were due to play here las
Saturday, but failed to show up.
4 Walter Cooke and Halle Morehouse
Y who are in the automobile business a
d Aberdeen, came down Thursday night
f They are well pleased with Aberdeel
l. and report an excellent business. Nj
S Cooke returned to Aberdeen Frida
evening. but Halle remained over SUI
n day.
e Rev. f. p. Hall and family de
y parted Friday morning for Hoopstol
Ill.,. where the doctor takes up hi
II duties as pastor of the NJ. +. church
n Hoopston is a city Of about 5000, i
C. Gated close TO Chicago, and the Net
IT odists have a fine church and a lare
e membership there.
II Rev. F.. C. Page, who is attendin
IL college here and has at the same tin
~ been filling the NJ. f. pulpit at FL
u ton, preached his last sermon thel
d Sunday. The recent NJ. f. conferen'
III placed him at Bruce and he will co
81 tinue to live here and hold servic'
~ there on Sunday.
Jens Bitterness, who has been in Il
west the past year, arrived here la
week and will visit some time at hon
:, He was at Denver the greater pa
~ of the time, but the last two mont
80. he has been at Seattle, Wash. whe
he had a position as clerk in the ma
yard. He states that times have be-
pretty hard along the coast the Ia
year.