The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-04-14

). n. Blair was ONer from NOISa
between trains Tuesday.
Sectional Maps Brookings county,
7XSE. at the Register office.
Attorney Chas. Schulz was down
from Watertown on business Thurs
day.
f. c. Olson left the last of the
week for Rapid City to spend a week
at the firms store.
H. G.. Fox went to Watertown Mon
day morning and drove twenty miles
north of there on land business.
Mrs. NJ. r. Hopkins arrived from
Aberdeen the last of the week for a
visit at the home of her uncle, F. e.
Pond.
Mrs. C. b. Millham returned to her
home at lie Mars, Iowa the last OF the
week after spending a couple OF e
with her parents and friends.
F. II. Ainsworth is at present in
charge of the Atlas lumber yard at
Aurora, and we are informed that he
may possibly buy the yard and move
to take charge of it.
Mrs. Emma Johnson, who moved to
the coast a few years ago, arrived Mon
day morning and is visiting at the
home of her brother, Geo. Etting.
Mrs. Johnson is now living at Seattle,
and states that she likes that country.
John H. Balmat, a student at the
college, has been appointed battalion
adiutant of the first separate battalion
of the South Dakota National guard.
This city now probably has more guard
officers than any other town in the
state.
The plum trees blossomed on Sun
day. about three or four weeks ahead
OF the usual time. Prof, Kerr, who
keeps a record Of such events, tells us
that never before has this occurred in
April in this county. The earliest
former date is May ), and about the
10th of May is the usual time for them
10 come out.
Mrs c. d. Kendall has been appoint
ed superintendent of the wOman's de-
partment of the county fair and she
will appoint an assistant to take
charge of the fine arts, pantry stores,
and other branches of his department.
The fair is fortunate in the selection
OF Mrs. Kendall and we look for this
department to make it's best showing
this year.
Gus King. one of the we'll known
farmers of Alton township, was here
Thursday and purchased +. c.. Olson S
Maxwell auto. There are a number
of farmers in the county who own
autos and it is likely a few more will
purchase machines this year. With
pork at eleven cents on foot and other
farm products in proportion we do
not know of any other class of people
better able to buy j~oy-wagons.
Carlisle, the grocer, this week re-
ceived the following letter from form
er County Treasurer Dressed, who is
now located at lone, Wash: The
Brookings Register of March 81 just
reached me today and your ad attrac-
ted me more than anything else. |
think it is one of the finest things in
it's line that / have ever seen. Your
ads are always interesting, but this
is the best of your efforts. | wish
you a generous business-you deserve
it,"
Prof. Thos. Shaw, formerly connect
ed with the University of Minnesota
and one of the best known agricul-
tural experts in the west, spent part
of Tuesday at the college looking over
Prof. Hansen's alfalfas and other ex-
perimental work. Prof. Shaw is at
present conducting experimental dem
onstration farms along the Great
Northern line in North Dakota and
Montana, and the expense is borne by
the railroad company. Prof. Shaw was
especially interested in the alfalfas
and stated that in his opinion they
would be an immense benefit to the
northwest.