The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-10-12
T. II. Few was at Madison on bust
less the first of the week.

/. III. Few was at MaulSon on ousi
ness the first of the week.
Mrs. Rosseter of Volga, visited Mrs
Philo Hall between trains Tuesday.
Mrs. j. NJ. Smythe departed Mon
day morning for a visit at Owatonna
and Austin, MINI.
The state grange will hold it's an
nual meeting at Oelrichs, Fall River
county, October 17-1S-19th.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. j. Jovald departed
Tuesday evening for Herman, Cal,
where they will make their home.
Miss Ethel Garfield, who is teaching
near Aurora, came up Friday evening
and visited over Sunday at home.
More rain today. We are certainly
getting our share this fall and it will
all help toward the next years crop.
Mrs. Lillian Gaylord returned home
last week from a months visit with
her daughters in Glendale, Mimi, and
in Minneapolis.
Parties holding contracts for photo
mirror at the Clarin studio will get
credit for soc on photos until De
cember 10th, no mirror.
DR.. A. H. Stoll departed Saturday
morning for Chicago and points in Wis
consin IN a combined business and
pleasure trip. He expects to be absent
about a week.
Mrs. Arthur Dillman, who spent a
couple of weeks visiting relatives and
friends here, went to Watertown Fri
day evening and will go from there
to Washington, d. c., to join MI.
Dillman.
The Presbyterian ladies' aid will
hold a rummage sale in the old Abbott
drug store building commencing Fri
day, October Is, and continuing until
all is sold. Hot coffee and %doughnuts
will be served Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Jarvis attended
the meeting of the Presbyterian Synod
at Madison in their auto, but Oh ac-
count of the heavy rain they had to
return home by train. Mr.. Jarvis
went down Tuesday and drove the
machine home.
c. E. Poole is making some sub
~stantial improvements to the front
of his place of business this week.
The old front has been torn out en-
tirely and replaced with big plate
glass windows. The change is a big
improvement in the looks of the shop.
The county commissioners ad-
journed Thursday, after being in ses-
sion three days, to meet again On
November Z. This was the regular
quarterly session, but as they have
met every month to look after the
work on the new court house, there
was not the usual grist to grind out.
A. H. Cornwall, secretary of the
Watertown Mausoleum company, spent
Tuesday in the city. While here he
let the contract to the Brookings
Cement Block and Sidewalk company
for a receiving vault for temporary
use until the mausoleum, which the
company will build in Greenwood, is
completed.
Coaah Jnhncnn re tho nn11nOn foot
ball team went to Minneapolis Friday
night to take a look at the Vermillion
team in their game with Minnesota.
Vermillion held Minnesota to a 5 to 0
score and actually outplayed their big
opponents for a part of the game, so
that Coach Johnson and his men know
they will be up against a pretty
stiff proposition next Saturday.
The supreme court has reversed the
decision of Judge Williamson, of the
district court, in the famous Bonesteel
school controversy. A year ago two
of the members of the school board
ISl1OScu 1IOIu IOlISOUSCl IO lhS Jun
ty superintendent appointed ]. r.
higgins to fill their %unexpired terms.
Rival politicians claimed that the APP
p~ointees only held over until the next
regular school election, and at that
time elected J. c. Alexander to the
position of treasurer, which was held
by higgins. The latter refused to
surrender the books, acting upon the
advice of the attorney general, and
the Ease was taken to the district
court, where Judge Williamson de-
cided in favor Of Alexander. higgins
carried the case to the supreme
court. with the above result. This
decision will be of interest to the
teachers Of the state as we'll as the
boards Of election.
The soliciting committee working on
the hospital proposition reported at