The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-05-04
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his farm just south of town.
The corne stone of the new court
house will be laid on the northwest
corner.
Mrs. NJ j. Hill went over to vc!gt
last evening for a few days visit with
her brother.
Deputy State Superintendent Young
of Pierre, was here Saturday on edu-
cational matters.
Geo. Christians and son of Roberts
county, were down Friday and Satur-
day on land business.
If you want a $500 Mission clock
or electric lamp, see us May 10th.
Columbia Clothing Co.
Assessor Odegard started out Tues
day morning on his job of lining up
the taxable property of the city.
II. 0. Garlock and wife arrived last
evening from Walnut Grove, Mimi,
and are visiting at the home of F. A.
Evans.
A marriage license was granted
Thursday to Charley Steahle of
Strawn, ILL.,. and Nora Hampson of
Farnam, Neb.
This morning the work of laying
the reinforced concrete floor Of the
basement or first floor Of the new
court house was begun.
S. H. Goodfellow returned from
Wis. Sunday morning and reports his
sister, Mrs. c.. G. Hewitt, better and
good prospects Of full recovery.
We had intended to publish Mayor
Leighty's inaugural address this week,
but are obliged to leave it until next
week on account of a lack of space.
Mrs. L. NJ. Engelson, who has been
visiting relatives and friends in this
vicinity for some time, departed Tues
day morning for her home at Ypsil-
anti, N. d.
]. P. Olson came up from Corpus
Christie, Texas, Saturday to spend a
few days looking. after business af-
fairs. He reports the family well and
enjoying life in the south.
On next Tuesday evening, May 9th,
the Choral union and orchestra of
the NJ. E. church will give a concert
at the church. Tickets at the low
price of 25c for adults and 15c for
children.
Prof. II. II. Loudenback, formerly
head of the department of music at
the college, has taken a position as
professor of music at Mitchell. He
has been engaged in special study at
Chicago the past year.
The Watertown Public Opinion,
which was printed last night, gives
the population of Brookings at 2,971,
in a dispatch from Washington.
Figures don't lie, they say, but we are
from Missouri, if this report is an
thentic.
w. F. West and family departed
Monday evening for Hot Springs,
where Mr.. West takes a position at
the soldiers home under Col. Orr.
We are sorry to lose this good family
from Brookings and trust they will
enjoy their new home in the Hills.
I. e. Lees, master Of the local Ma
sonic lodge, wishes us to urge all mem
bers of the order in the county to be
present next Wednesday and partici-
pate in the ceremonies of the laying
of the corner stone Of the new court
house. The members are requested
to meet at the Temple at one O'Clock.
Friday and Saturday the prelimin-
airy try-outs of the college track squad
We're held. Good time was made in
all the events and the team showed
up even better than was expected.
This years squad is the best n the
college has had in several years and
a successful season is looked forward
to. The boys expect to begin right
by taking Mitchell's scalp Saturday.
Judge Seward of WATERFOWL, opened
the adjourned term of chambers court
at the court house Monday morning.
SO far the time of the court has been
taken up with the Puhr divorce case,
the parties being from near Bushnell,
The evidence is said to be very spicy
and for a wonder there has not been
a very large crowd in attendance,
probably because the attraction was
not sufficiently advertised.
The board of directors of the Com
mercial club of Brookings held a meet
ing on Friday afternoon and elected
the following officers: President, A. A.
Harris; vice-president, NJ. f. Culhane;
treasurer, Van Fishback; secretary,
Paul butcher. The club had been re
quested to take charge of the cere-
mony of the laying of the court house