The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-01-28
Local and Personal
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the home of ]. T. Kelly.
Rev. Randall went TO De Smet on
Thursday evening to spend a week
returning here last night.
Prof. A. S. Harding went over
TO Volga Saturday evening for a visit
over night with his parents.
The Ladies' Guild will meet with
Mrs. Arthur Dressed Thursday Feb.
ruary 4. Everybody invited.
Thos. Pay came down from Airing.
ton Monday morning for a visit at
the home OF his daughter, Mrs. A. +.
James.
Oscar Swartling returned Friday
night from Toronto, where he was
called to attend the funeral of his
mother.
Miss Eva Cough, a former college
student, arrived from Madison Satur-
day morning for a few days visit with
friends.
Quite a large number from surround
ing towns have been here the past
week TO attend the meetings AT the
tabernacle.
+. j. Murphy returned TO his home
at Eikton Sunday night after spending
a week at the home Of his brother. w.
II. Murphy,
Miss Florence Phillips came down
from Arlington Friday night for a
visit over unday with her parents, Mr.,
and Mrs. w. II. II. Phillips.
Walter VI. Cooke, who is now on
the road, spent Saturday H.. this city.
He makes his headquarters at Water
town. where the family recently moved
from Aberdeen.
Senator r. II. Williams arrived
home Friday night from Pierre 10
spend the legislative recess with his
family. He returned to the capitol
yesterday morning.
S. II. McCarl will run one OF his
excursions to Las Vegas, New Mexico.
next Thursday morning and a large
number from this vicinity are plan
ming to accompany him.
Mrs. K. w. Tenant came up from
Aurora Friday evening and was the
guest of Miss Aurora Leekley and
other friends for several days. She
expects to return to her home in
Spokane, Wash, in a couple of weeks.
Mrs. w. II. Larabee of Aurora, re-
turned TO her home Tuesday morning
after a short visit with Mrs. G.. +.
SandersOn. She came up again the
last of the week and remained over
Sunday to attend the Lowry meetings.
r. f. Gaylord returned TO New Tim.
Mimi, the last of the week. where he
is running a moving picture show, after
spending a few days here looking
after a case in the circuit court. He
stated that he was doing finely with
his show business at New Tim.
County Superintendent Aldrich re-
turned home Saturday night from
Volga, where he held a teachers meet
ing that afternoon. He spent most
of last week visiting the schools in
Winsor and L.aketon townships, and
this week is at work in Sherman and
Hendricks.
Next Tuesday is ground hog day, the
day on which that individual is sup
posed to predict the weather OF the
following six weeks. II has been
always had six weeks OF cold
weather after February ,. whether or
not the festive animal sees his shadow.
The young people of the city and
college gave a dance at Company c
armory Friday evening. There "a a
large crowd present and a very en-
ioyable time vas had. On the previous
evening the Woodmen gave a dance
to which they invited a large nnm.
Der of their friends. Dancing seems 10
be a popular amusement in Brookings.
The Woman's Missionary society OF
the First Presbyterian church will hold
its twentieth annual praise meeting at
the home of Mrs. Horace Fishback Fri
day afternoon, January 90, at three
O'Clock. Every woman of the church
and congregation is most cordially in
vited, and a very fine program has
been arranged. Please remember that
this is the time to make your annual
free will offering TO missions.
Something of an eruption has been
caused in the schools of washington
Springs over a game of basket bah.
Recently the principal ana assistant
principal took the high school team
to Mitchell for a game with that team,
and as they missed a few hours of
school work the school board kicked
up a disturbance and threatened TO