The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-10-28
Personal and Local

Postmaster Breed has placed a sign
In the south window OF the ~postofice.
near the door, which will show how
much the rains are late without 1t be-
ing necessary to ask at the window.
DR.. II. NJ. Derr left Friday morn
ing for Minneapolis 10 bring back his
family who have been visiting there
since last summer. They expect TO
occupy Mrs. Simmons house in east
Brookings.
Robert Leekley, who has been in
charge OF the Cottage hotel for several
months, has given over possession 10
the owner, James Nolan. VINO will re-
main In charge until he secures a new
tenant.
G.. Erickson and children OF Canona
Canada, arrived here the last OF the
week for a visit at the home of his
sister, Mrs. Eric fairness. In com
pany with Mrs. fairness they went 10
Aurora yesterday morning for a visit
In the town and south Of there.
w. NJ. Johnson and wife Of Brook
ings, s. D., arrived Sunday evening TO
visit f.. G.. Sanderson aal wife near
Arapahoe. They are returning from a
visit to the Alaska-Yukon exposition at
Seattle.-Cheyenne Wells (Colo.) Re-
publican.
Last evening T. c. Akin received a
letter from the secretary of the Agents
association of the Northwestern Life
Insurance company telling him that his
little daughter. Mary Kathaleen Akin
had been made an honorary member OF
the association.
Mrs. Maggie Ross, editor OF the 500
Critic. delivered an address at the G..
A. r. hall Tuesday evening. her subject
being "Egan." We did not have the
pleasure OF listening to her, but we
are told that1she did full justice to
her subject.
Glenn Fassett was here a few days
the first OF the week visiting at the
home OF his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. C..
M. Fassett, returning to his home at
De- Moines. Iowa, Tuesday morning.
His mother and sister, Miss Gladys.
accompanied him home for a visit.
Mrs. Mckenzie and Mrs. Blakesly
left Tuesday morning for their home
at Spring Valley. Mimi, after a visit
at the home of their sister, Mrs. Homer
Rexford. Mrs. o. +. Rexford. also a
guest at the Rexford home. left this
morning for her home at Spring Valley.
Miss Winifred Catlett entertained
about thirty OF her young lady friends
at a Colonial Tea" at her home on
Saturday evening. The young ladies
had an unusually good time, and the
affair was one OF the most Ell joyable
given In Brookings for some time.
Every householder in Brookings who
has rooms or boarding for students
should notify Roy O.. Wilson at the
presidents office or George c. Phillips,
secretary OF the Y. NJ. c. A. immediate
ly. The school Of agriculture boys are
already beginning TO arrive for early
registration
Yesterday afternoon Carlisle, the
grocer. treated the Register force to
some OF the finest walnuts We have
ever tasted. They were of the 1909
crop. direct from California, and Mr..
Carlisle says that they are a month
abes< o, the time the new crop usually
gets IN.
NJ g. Carlisle and family were at
Arlington Monday TO attend the funeral
u Miss Emma Stead. Mrs. Carlisle's
aunt, whose death occurred last week
n California. The lady had many
frsnos IN Bookings. made through her
frequent visits here In the past, who
Sgl BE- panied to learn OF her death.
Editor Kerr of the Minnesota and
DAKOTA Farmer, has received some
samples OF the "bugless potato" from
t. H. Borney OF Forestburg. the origin
40 They are a nice looking potato.
u god SIZE and color, and II they will
revisit the thrifty potato bug. as has
kgea claimed, Mr.. Bonney's fame is
ecgre
Oscar Swartling has rented the up
stairs Of o. c. T~hompson's residence,
recently vacated by G.. o. Thompson
and as his furniture arrived Tuesday
evening he Is putting In his spare time
squaring things around before the al.
rival of his wife and babies, who are
expected here from Brookings tomor-
row.-Toronto Herald.
Fred Dawes was a visitor at Aurora