The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-03-11
AURORA.

Winter weather again.
Mrs. A. S.oLe was in Brookihgs
Tuesday.
Mrs, Vincent Rexford was in Brook.
ings Wednesday.
Mrs. w. J.. Hahn is out again after
a few days illness.
Born to Nj. and Mrs. Ed krltcS
Thursday, March 4, n son.
The kids, both great and small, are
er toying skating nowadays.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J.. Hahn visited
At the county seat Tuesday.
Born TO Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Glenn,
Sunday, March Z, a daughter.
w. A. Wright arrived home from
mis- trip 10 Montana Sunday morning.
Mrs. O. r. Dawson and children Of
Pierre, are visiting in Aurora this
week
Mrs. +. u. Fort Is home again, after
spending a week at James Culbert-
son s.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Korte were pas
senge from here to Brookings Mon
day evening.
Mrs. W. Chilson and Mrs. Taplin
Of Bushnell. called at w. 5. Wilkin-
sons Saturday.
Mrs. F.. r. Baker ana daughters.
k.ilah and Frances, spent Monday even
ing in Brookings.
VIM. l.. Leary is visiting in lie
Mars, iowa, this week, the guest OF
Miss Lottic link.
Mrs. A. Il. Hanson came down from
Brookings Wednesday morning for a
visit at the home OF r. r. Baker.
A party of local Woodmea were at
White Wednesday evening to be pres
snt at the log rolling in that camp.
A large crowd was in our village
Monday to attend the sale. There
seemed to- be great interest manifested.
Miss Martha Heinrichs of Ola, ).
a.. arrived her Monday evening for n
visit at the home of Herman Heinrich,
north of town.
Mrs. Rexford visited at the J. +.
Phillips home. east of town, Sunday
A very. successful teachers meeting
vas held in Aurora Saturday.
Miss Cora Schaffer of Cheyenne
Wells. Colorado, arrived here Satur-
day evening for an indefinite stay with
her sister, Mrs. G.. ID. Cheatham.
The friends of Ralph Ringenburg will
bo pleased to know that he is doing
as well as could be expected since his
accident of a week ago.
Arrangements have been made with
Rev. X. +. Olmstead of B%rookings, 10
hold Cnitari?n services in this viii
lage Sunday afternoon at three O'Clock.
Rev. Olmstead is an able speaker, let
us all turn out and hear him.
This community was greatly shocked
saturday morning when the news
spread around The village that Gus
Frank, better known as Little Gus
had taken his hfe. He not being seen
for several dayA by his ncav neighbor,
Will P%ittenger, aroused suspicion and
Mr., Pittenger wtt tic his homo, find
ing it locked. Hagained entrance by
breaking the locR finding Gus dead
with Il shotgun lying across lis body.
The horrible truth VAS only too plain
that It was a d~eiibcs2te well planned
Suicide. The corner viewed the re-
mnins and the body VAS brought 10
nwn Saturday evening The funeral
was held Monday afternoon at one
o'clock in the NJ. L. churci. and was
largely attended. Rev. olmstead of
%Rrookings. preached a very fitting ser.
o which under the SID circum-
stances was very comforting 10 the
H~Stcners. Although there were no rel
rtives present it can be truthfuIlv
said that his old time friends and
acquaintances truly mourned his tragic
death. He had lived in this commu-
nifty for nearly thirty years and was a
general favorite with our people
through his honesty and u%prightress.
The remains were laid to rest at Fair.
lawn cemetery.