The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-08-12

last OF the week from a Ian trip to
Wadena, MINI.
C. H. Atkinson returned to Water.
town Monday morning after spending
Sunday at home.
c. P. WEIGH was called to Delevan,
Wis.,, Saturday morning by the ILL
ness Of a brother.
l.. u. Holiday of Woonsocket, a
former resident of Brookings, was here
the first of the week.
Rev. Hugh Robinson was at Madi-
son Thursday to conduct the funeral
of a former p%arishioner.
Thos. Alton returned home Friday
evening from Pipestone, Mimi, where
he visited his son, George.
Prof. c. Willis returned Saturday
morning from Highmore, where he
spent a day or two at the sub-station.
B. w. Lanphier returned home Sun
day evening from Great Falls, Mont,
where he went to look over the coun-
try.
E. l.. Squirting, live stock manager
of the Minnesota and Dakota Farmer,
left Monday morning for points in
Iowa in the interest of his department.
A carload of melons was unloaded
here Tuesday, this being the first real
large mess received at this point this
season. With an Ethiopian popula-
ton of but one it was some wonder
the way those melons disappeared.
Harry Cornell returned to his home
at Lethbridge, Canada Tuesday night
after spending a week here visiting
his father and on business matters.
Harry is now in the land business
at ~Lethbridge and reports that a large
number of new settlers are going into
Alberta, most of them from the United
States.
Lieutenants Harvey T. Jensen and
Ray Fridley and Corporal Fred Math-
eny, Company C's representatives on
the state rife team which will go to
Camp Perry, Ohio, came down from
Watertown Friday night and visited
owe Sunday at home. 1t is expected
that the team will leave tomorrow or
Saturday.
Philo Hall received a letter from
H. T. Dawson Saturday in which he
stated that he had been promoted
from senate doorkeeper to senate po-
liceman with a substantial increase in
salary. Harry has been making good
down there and he and his family
like the capitol city as a place Of
residence.
Mrs. Isabel House returned home
Saturday evening from Rochester,
where she spent some time with her
daughter, Mrs. Nash of Arlington, who
recently underwent an operation at
the hospital. Mrs. House reports that
she is improving, although it will be
necessary for her to remain there for
some time.
Prof. r. F. Kerr expects to leave
the latter part of the coming week for
his old home in Indiana to attend a
reunion of his family. 1t is some
years since he has been there and
as all the members of the family will
be present on this occasion he is con-
templating a most joyous time.
w. H. Conklin, proprietor of the
Leon hotel and Miss Anna Kelly were
married at Elkton on Wednesday even
ing of last week, Dean Sheahan off
ciating. The news of their marriage
came as a surprise to their friends,
who, however, fastened to extend con-
gratulations.
Hans Jerde. who has the contract
for the new dairy barn and the addi-
ton to the chemistry building at the
college, has the foundation for the
barn completed and work will be start
ed on the chemistry building within
a short time. There has been some de-
lay in getting brick for the addition
and when all material has arrived
work will be rushed through to COM
pletion.
DR.. E. V. Bacon, the veterinarian,
who has been a resident of Estelline
for over a year past, departed for
Gettysburg last Tuesday morning
where he will look after a bunch Of
horses On a ranch near that place for
a few weeks. From there he ex-
poets to go to Perkins county to look
over the outlook for taking up a
quarter of land near where the boys
from here have located.-Estelline Tri-
bune.
c. A. Johnson, the contractor, while
making some alterations on the Reg
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