The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-03-10
Personal and Local

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was at Estelline on business the last
Of the week.
G. Moore of Mandan, n. d., arrived
the last part of the week for a visit
with relatives and friends.
S. J. Rudolph the auctioneer, was
AZ Estelline the last Of the week TO
cry a sale for w. f. Whittemore.
G. II. Atkinson went to Watertown
SATURDAY morning to spend a day or
two looking after his cement company.
Register of Deeds Utigard was at
Toronto the last of the week to spend
a day or two looking after his farm
near there.
Orville Cole left Monday for a visit
with a brother in Iowa and a sister in
Chicago. He expects TO be absent
two or three weeks.
Ralph Miller was operated upon at
the home of his parents, DR.. and Mrs.
E. C. Miller, Monday and is reported
to be getting along nicely.
The Bookings County Pomona
Grange will meet at Dempster next
Saturday and a large number from
here expect to attend the meeting.
Rev. r. f. Olmstead departed the
last of the week for Oregon and Wash
ington, where he will look over the
country with a view of investment.
Charlie Coughlin, who recently re-
signed from the employment of the
city, has gone to Milwaukee, where he
will work for Steve Briggs, who is in
the automobile business.
Roy Cameron and little daughter ar
rived from Marcy, Mimi, Sunday
morning for a weeks visit with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Cameron.
Roy is station agent for the Iron
Range railroad at that point.
The votes for Women Campaign
committee of Brookings will meet on
Wednesday March 16, at three p. M,
with Mrs. A. w. Hyde. All members
are requested to be present, and all
others who are interested are cordially
invited. Mrs. Nellie White, chairman.
The warm weather of the past ten
days has taken practically all Of the
snow, there being just a trace here
and there where the drifts were large.
The roads are reported pretty bad,
but the heavy wind of Sunday assist.
ing very materially in drying them
up.
F. E. Wiseman and family arrived
this week from Schaler, Iowa and
have moved on to their farm south.
east Of the city, known as the House
place. These Iowa ueople are pretty
good farmers and citizens and we are
glad to welcome Mr.. Wiseman and his
family to the county.
E. H. Williams, who this week gave
possession of his home to G. F. Hep
ner, tells us that he does not expect Il
build again, although he may change
his mind. He has built and sold three
fine houses here in the last ten years
and the habit may be one he canno
overcome. 1t is his present intention
to rent during the summer and pos
sibly go south to spend the winter.
Roadmaster Erwin is feeling prett.
good these warm spring days. Mr.
Erwin says that the past winter ha'
been the hardest one for the raj
roads he has ever seen, and ever,
railroad mar is glad that it is abou
over. Although it has been a ba'
winter Mr.. Erwin says that he ha
had no great trouble on his division
and it came through the season in goo
shape,
Very few of the young women o
the stage have progressed as steadil
and satisfactorily in their profession
IS Chic Perkins. Starting a few year
ago at the head Of a small repertoir
company, she has gradually risen III
til now she is recognized as one of tn
real artists. Her success of the pas
two seasons in "The Little Prospet
tor" during which time she made tw
brilliant tours to the Pacific Coast, 1
too we'll known to need any comment
At the opera house March Is and 10.
The college students are agitatin
the question of a student tax and
f. likely that the plan will be adopte
at the big school the coming yea,
Under this system each student |
taxed a certain amount each semeste
which entities him to free admissio,
to all athletic events. 1t is cheape
for the students if they wish to atten
these games, and all the live e dc