The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-02-23
Local and Personal

a light case Of blood poisoning re-
sultlng from a bruise.
Miss Eva Bacon, who is teaching
at C~astlewood, visited Owe Sunday
with her parents here.
R. II. Williams and son, Harry, re-
turned home Monday morning from
their extended western visit.
C. II. Doughty, who has been visit
ing relatives in this county, left Tues
day morning for Ruthville, Ia.
/. NJ. Engleson, a former resident of
this city, now located nea Yysilanti,
n. D., is here visiting his mother and
brother.
The local lodges of A. o. U. w. and
d. Of II. will be hosts to a party of
Workmen and Degrees of Aurora this
evening.
Gen. S. ]. Conklin, the veteran poi
0~itician, editor and soldier of Clark, is
reported very low and it is thought
that ne cannot recover.
Hiram A. Parks, head of the whole
sale grocery house of Parks & Grant
OF Watertown, II of the pioneer
wholesale houses OF the state, passed
away at Miami, Fla, Monday night.
tt was brought out at the railroad
meeting Monday evening that work
Oh the new federal building for Brook
iugs would not commence until some
time after the first of the next year.
Earl Rawson returned home the
first Of the week from a trip to Mime
apolis, where he made arrangements
to enter an automobile instruction
school and will return mex week. This
school makes a specially of preparing
men for running and caring for the
heavy auto trucks and has more call
for expert men of this kind than it can
supply. Mr.. Rawson is at present
employed at the college and is a
nephew Of w. F. West.
We are in receipt Of p .etter from
the Seattle Commercial Club stating
that they are cooperating with the
Red Cross Society in relieving the
famine sufferers of China. At the
present time more than a million PEG
pie are reported starving to death in
that country and all charitably in
clined people can send contributions
to the Seattle Club and it viii receive
due attention. Contributions of any
amount are acceptable.
II. l.. Hopkins was called to Water
town Saturday by the dangerous i'll
ness of his brOther-in-law, f. NJ. Pope,
who passed away that evening with
pneumonia. Mr.. Pope was a former
resident of Estelline, but had been run
ming a manufacturing establishment in
Watertown for some years. Among
the articles manufactured was the pat
ent smokestack designed by John
Gullick, formerly of this city. The
funeral was held on Tuesday.
Last Sunday Prof and Mrs. II. r..
LOudenback, residing at Evanston.
ILL.,, entertained a party of young peo-
pie Of this city who are attending col
lege at Evanston and Chicago. A
bountious four course dinner was
served, following by a good old fash
toned visit. Those present were
Misses Ruhy Williams, Aurora Leek-
ley, Nellie Kendall, Lillian Breed and
Messrs. Percy Williams. Harry Ali
son and Guy Boyden. 1t was certainly
d. very kind of Mr.. and Mrs. Louden-
back to open their hospitable doors to
2 the young people and the interest man
Tested is appreciated by the relatives
.. and friends here at home.
$ notwithstanding the storm a goodly
S number attended the Frances Willard
{ memorial exercises given at the home
t OF DR.. and Mrs. Hyde, Thursday even
a ing, February 16. The program was
e very appropriate to her memory in
every way. Rev. Miss Very opened
! the meeting with scriptural reading,
wv I AANth GU WITH prayer.
Quotations of hers were read and
+ cards with quotations tied with white
ribbon were given each guest. Sew
eral articles, both prose and poetry,
We're read by different ones. and
instrumental and vocal music was
e rendered and appreciated by all. Rev.
r Tilden gave an inspiring address.
Dainty refreshments We're served and
e a pleasant time was had socially.
0 The action of the senate in refusing
I to pass the house bill granting $4,000
r for special farmers institute work be-
ing conducted by the state superin-
tendent, A. E. Chamberlain, this win.
{ ter, is a direct slap and insult to the
intelligent farmers of the state es.
I pecially, and to the business interests