The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-04-07

sue II Il SlcIOSl dpHtl oiouIu many
her a valuable assistant TO Mr.. Aldrich.
Paul butcher leaves this evening
for Mitchell where some three hum
dred master printers OF South Dakota
will assemble for the purpose of study
ing costs in the printing business and
% organize a state Ben Franklin club.
Experts from the clubs of Chicago,
Minneapolis, ST. Paul and Sioux City
viii be present to address the meet
ing.
f. r. GAYLORD has been doing some
experimenting TO determine the best
fluid to use in the dandelion eXter-
minator, patented by Philo Hall. He
has tried gasoline, kerosene, diluted
0ulphuric acid and sulphate of iron
and finds that gasoline is the most eff
factive and after being treated with
some Of John DIS oil the plants curl
up and die.
Last Saturday at the home Of her
daughter, Mrs. Frank Barton, where
she is teuder'y cared for, Mrs. Emily
Wright Fassett celebrated her 91st
birthday by reading the showers OF
postal cards sent by her relatives and
friends. Mrs Fassett was born in
GAINESVILLE, Genessee county. New York,
April ,, 1919, and if her present good
health continues she bids fair to
reach the century mark.
The fire department was called to
east Brookings Saturday afternoon by
a prairie fire that had caught near the
railroad track from sparks from an
engine. The fire burned over stubble
south of the Coleman and Beatty resi-
dcnces and might have done consider
able damage had it reached any of
the houses, as the wind was blowing a
gale from the south. A big crowd of
people gathered and ii was soon under
control.
The county commissioners are in
session at TIE court house for the reg
ular quarterly meeting, and t1ere is a
large amount of business to be dis
posed of, including some school petit
tons and ditching matters. On Tues
day the assessors of the county met
with the board and discussed this
years assessment. The recommends
tons made by the auditors of the
state, which were printed in the Regis
ter last week, were adopted.
At the regular meeting Of the city
council Monday ev ming the following
were appointed judges for the city
election on April 10: First ward. Geo.
c. Henry, ]. X. Fridley, C. r. We9cott;
Second ward, l.. j. Tisdale, O. O. Jerm-
stad, O. G. Oyloe; Third ward, J.. f.
Brooke, A. b. Allison, c. d. Douglcs;
Fourth ward. w. ID. Allison, Ole Hasle,
John Mcnamara. The following
places were designated as places for
holding the elections: First ward,
Hegeman's glove factory; Second
ward, G.. A. r. hall; Third ward, city
hall; Fourth ward, county judges Of
flee court house.
j. G. Oyloe this week sold his photo
graph gallery and business to j. +.
and Harry Wornson. who will conduct
the gallery under the name of w m
son Brothers. Both gentlemen are
competent photographers having had
much experience. They contemplate
a number of changes and improve
ments in the business. Mr.. Oyloe has
purchased the building now occupied
by Hanson Brothers and will conduct
q wholesale and retail photo supply
house. He has been carrying on this
business in connection with his gal
lery, but it has grown to such proper
tons that he finds it necessary to de-
vote all his time to it.