The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-02-02
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Jay evening 10 attenu the STOCK SHOW.
Jack Vrenegor was called to Water
town Thursday by the illness of his
mother.
Miss Tellie Sell of Adrian, Mimi,
spent last week at the home of Miss
Tena Johnson.
A good time right now to select
your spring dress goods, at SINNERS
Department Store.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Barr and her
sister, Mrs. Natesta, were down from
Watertown yesterday.
The new early spring merchandise
is already arriving in large quantities
at SINNERS Department Store.
Clerk of Courts Hanson issued a Ii
cense to wed Tuesday to Theo. Hong
holm and Bessie l.. Larson of Sinai.
Geo. p. Sexauer returned home Fri
day from Fountain City, Wis, where
he was called by the death of his
father.
Miss Gladys Furnam of Howard,
spent three or four days the last Of
the week as the guest of Miss Ruth
Holstrom.
DR.. Hill, the eye, ear, nose and
throat specialist of Watertown will
be in B~rookings at Hotel Leon Friday,
February 10.
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evening for Pierre to attend a meeting
of the Live Stock Sanitary board, Of
which he is a member.
Chas. Brommander will have a sale
at his farm seven and one-half miles
north and one mile east of Brookings,
on February 8, commencing at 10
o'clock.
A student named Cook was taken to
the hospital Thursday, his illness be-
ing a threatened attack of typhoid
fever, but he has recovered and was
discharged this week.
Teddy Akin has gotten out some
pretty nifty posters to advertise the
our of the college glee club and or
chestra. They are printed in yellow
and blue, the college colOrs.
Prof. C.. Larsen was at Pierre last
week, where he spoke before the dry
farming congress. He went from there
to Mitchell in company with State En-
pert Ryger to attend a dairy meeting.
c. j.. Day returned home the first
of the week from MaZeppa, Mimi,
where with Mrs. Day he was called
some time ago by the serious condi-
ton of Mrs. Days mother, who fell
and broke her hip. 1t is feared that
the accident will prove fatal.
The NJ. E. Aid Society will meet in
the parlor Of the church Thursday af-
t%ernoon, February 9. Mrs. Charles
Sample, Mrs. Joseph Hoy, Mrs. l.. A.
Matthews and Mrs. w. r. Vinegar
will entertain. Fresh home baking will
be on sale at this meeting. All are
invited to be present.
Today is grounding day and there
is every indication this morning that
the little fellow will see his shadow
and we will have six weeks more OF
cold weather. We have had several
kinds of weather this week. Monday
and Tuesday it was SO warm that
most of our snow disappeared, but
since yesterday noon it has been pref
ty frigid.
The w. r. c. Birthday Club met at
the home of Mrs. l.. l.. Erb Tuesday
afternoon to help celebrate three
birthdays, namely Mesdames Erb,
Brink and Myers. The work taken up
by this club with Mrs. II. II. Avery
as its president is making different
articles for use at the Soldiers Home,
which will be SEM there at the close
of the year. Refreshments were
served and a general good time was
had.
There is a rumOr, which we have
been unable to verify, hat Sam New,
ton is now possessed of several mill
ion dollars. About a month ago San
was called to Philadelphia by the
news that his uncle was very sick
and it is reported that this uncle has
passed away and made Sam his heir
The uncle was very wealthy, being
the wne of N of the largest hotels
in Philadelphia, besides having other
interests. If the report is true Sans
friends here will rejoice with him
upon his good fortune.
The meteorological record for Jan
uary which we received this morning
from the college station, shows that
January was not such a bad winter
month. The month started out pretty
cold, but during the last half the
weather was unusually mild for Jan
uary. The coolest day was the 3rd
hewn the thermometer registered g.