The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-01-27
Local and Personal

Miss May Murphy came down from
De Smet Friday night and visited over
Sunday at home.
Prof. r. F. Kerr left for Sioux Falls
today to attend the annual meeting of
the editors of the state.
Attorneys Case and Sherin were
down from Watertown Thursday to
argue a motion before Judge Marquis.
Mrs. Chas. Wright departed Satur-
day morning for her home in New
York after a visit at the home of her
sister, Mrs. w. II. Leighty.
DR.. J.. G. Parson, occulist and aurist
of Sioux Falls, will be at Hotel Leon
Brookings, Friday, January 28th.
Practice limited to eye, ear, nose and
threat.
Father Shean, who recently wen to
Battle Creek, Mich. for treatment, was
operated upon at the sanitarium there
last week and is reported to be get
ting along nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. II. Frost of Wolsey,
spent most of last week visiting at
the home of their daughter, Mrs. w.
II. Beals, leaving Friday morning for
Rock Rapids, Iowa to visit another
daughter.
Mrs. Meadows of Hazel, and Mrs.
John Cunningham of Castlewood,
mother and sister of Mrs. ]. l.. Tree,
were guests at the Tree home for a
week, departing Tuesday morning for
Pierre to visit relatives.
Rain fell for a short time Monday
afternoon and shortly after a finely
colored rainbow was observed in the
east. This is a rare occurrence for
January and our weather prophets
have been trying to figure VI just
what it foretells.
Knute Lewis of Lake Preston, is in
the city this week visiting at the
home of his brother-in-law, p. o. Pc
terson and attending the stockmen's
meeting. Besides being a we'll known
most prominent members of the pro-
hibition party in this state.
Secretary Aldrich returned from
Brookings Monday morning, having
been two days and two nights on the
road. There is a good deal more snow
farther south than we have here, and
trains are much more irregular. One
every two or three days has been the
rule at BroOkings the past week.
Big Stone Headlight.
The little one year old son Of Mr..
and Mrs. c. A. Anderson was badly
burned by a cup of boiling hot lard
on Sunday. The little fellow reached
up to a table and pulled the cup over
him, the hot lard striking him on the
face and shoulder. He suffered terri
bly, for a few hours, but is getting
along nicely at present.
Brookings citizens of the sterner
sex have the reputation of being bet
ter church goers than those of any
other town in the state and a count
at one of the local churches Sunday
morning leads us to believe that this
is true. or the 462 members of the
congregation 228 were men, lacking
only six of being half, which is a
pretty good showing for the gentle.
men.
VIM. Welsh of Elkton, was brought
to the hospital for an operation Mon
day and on Tuesday passed away. He
has been i'll for the past year, suffering
from appendicitis, which brought on
tubercular peritonitis and an operation
was deemed imperative to save his
life. His long illness, however, had
left him very weak and he did not
have sufficient vitality to Withstand
the shock. The remains were taken
to Elkton for burial Tuesday night,
He was thirty-three years of age. and
is survived by a wife and one child,