The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-05-11

60 10 Mitchell for fine watch re-
pairing. All work guaranteed.
Alvin Johnson, who spent most of
last week in Minneapolis, returned
Friday evening.
Mrs. Alderman of Bruce, a friend
of the A. E. James family, came down
Monday night for a weeks visit.
The weather man dished out a lib
eral supply of genuine summer Mon
day and Tuesday that was much APP
preciated.
The last of the week Cheever &
Cheever purchased a Hudson touring
car of the Fridley Auto & Construt-
ton company.
Miss Anna Jerde of Toronto, who
spent several days in the city visit
ing relatives and friends, returned to
her home Monday morning.
b. T. Lee of Rockford, H., visited
at the home of his sister, Mrs. w II.
Stove, over night Monday. He was
returning home from WATERFOWL.
Trenton Grange No. Is will have a
basket social Friday evening, May 10,
at the home of II. o. Simon. Ladies
please bring baskets. All are cordial
ly invited.
Clyde Tidball and family have
moved into the r. j. Schouweiler
house on Sixth street, their former
Fifth street home 10 being occupied
by Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. Hagen.
Our attention has been called to the
fact that there is much SEEMING going
on in lakes in this vicinity. especially
at Lake lakewood. This practice
ought to be stopped at once and the
penalty rigidly enforced.
Mrs. r. Bell returned to the city
Thursday night, after an absence of
six or seven months. Most of the
time was spent in California, but the
last week or two the home of a son
at St. James, Mimi, was visited.
Mrs. G. \. Young n son OF La
fayette, Indiana, arrived Saturday ev-
ening for a visit at the home of her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Keith.
Prof. Young, known to everyone here
as Bert, will come out later, when
school work is over.
Last evening Mrs. Eugenia Mason
and Mrs. Ida Phelps arrived 70 spend
a few days at the home Of their son
and grandson. RObt. +. Phelps. They
are on their way ont 10 Shelby, Mon
tana, where Miss Phelps is now living.
Their former home was at RipOn, Wis.
c. b. Johnson and family are NOV
ing to Watertown this week, Mr..
Johnson having taken a travelling
position with the Dakota Central, The
household goods, which have been
stored at Midland since the family
moved to Brookings, We're shipped to
Watertown the last of last week.
President Charles Sumner Howe Of
the Case School Of Applied Science Of
Cleveland, Ohio, arrived Monday ev-
cning for a short visit at the home of
his old friend and classmate. Or. A.
A. Brigham. He went west Tuesday
morning, He is looking the country
over, visiting the educational centers
and recruiting his teaching staff.
The wind Of yesterday increased to
a gale last night and it turned very
much colder. Rain could not have
been very far off and we shall un-
doubtedly get it soon, perhaps 10
night. Weather forecasts have indi-
Gated rain for this section the past
two days and it has clouded up like
the real thing, only to pass away. A
good, warm rain would do lots of
good.
The adjourned term of chambers
court reached its conclusion Friday
night, Judge Seward and Court Re
porter Hopkins going to Waterfowl
on Saturday morning. There was only
one case for consideration, that of
Mrs. T. b. Puhr VS.. Frank Puhr, di-
vorce. The plaintiff was granted a
decree, with $1,000 alimony and all
costs. The case occupied FIVE days
and two evenings.
Now that the corner stone laying is
out of the way, Contractor Nelson's
men will have nothing to hinder them
pushing the construction of the court
house until the brass ball finally rests
on the flag staff. The quarries are
turning out the stone and the mills the
wood work as fast as needed and the
material is arriving two weeks in ad-
vance of the need for it. With good
uaa.bor tho uallc will on nm ra pidly