The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-02-16

Clothes cleaned and pressed at the
Columbia Clothing Company.
f. NJ. Ellis will have an auction sale
on his farm, the Will Grinols place,
on the 21st.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. V. Mccoy left last
week for Florida, where they will
spend a few weeks.
Mrs. c. G. Hastings left yesterday
for a visit with relatives at Granite
Falls and Virginia, MINI.
Miss Helen Johnson, the milliner,
left Tuesday morning for the Twin
cities to buy her new spring stock.
Rev. w. H. Williams went to Water
town Tuesday morning to attend a
conference of the Episcopal clergy of
the state.
Walter McCurdy of Lane, who grad
uated from the pharmacy department
of the college a few years ago, visited
friends here Monday.
A card from j. w. Kelley informs us
that his address at present is Ne
braska City, Neb. He is now travel
ing for a wholesale house.
c. f. Bell of Minneapolis, architect
of the e. court house, arrived yes
terday morning and met with the
county board in the afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. H. Ringle were
|aa11a1 Tn non, ptunr l., Joc+ u,only
by the death of Mrs. Ringle's mother,
who passed away with pneumonia.
The Servant in the House." by
Charles Ram Kennedy, will be read
this evening by Rev. Robert p. Dor
emus, $40 Medary avenue. Admission
% cents, course $1.00.
II. NJ. Babcock was arrested and
brought before Judge Trygstad Tues
day morning, charged with imbibing
a little too freely, and was fined S.
and costs, amounting to $40.
Miss Lena Yanke of Bookings, who
for some time vas employed in the
Golden Rule store, will return to her
home this afternoon after a several
days visit with friends in town.
Aberdeen News.
At the neX meeting of the school
board on the oath, a superintendent
and other teachers will be elected for
the coming year. A number of appli-
cations for the position of superin-
tendent have been received.
For the second time within a month
or two a South Dakota community has
held an election to select a postmaster.
Woonsocket was one of the towns,
while Scotland is the latest to strive
postmaster.
Nothing further has been heard
from the two escaped bank robbers
and it o appears that they have
made their getaway in good shape and
probably will not be taken until they
come out of their retirement and go
back to their trade.
The M. E. Aid Society will meet in
the parlOr of the church on Thursday,
February %. Mrs. A. w. Hyde, Mrs.
E. l.. Van Dyke, Mrs. Z. Prentice and
Mrs. Byron Moore will serve. Fresh
home baking will be on sale at his
meeting and a large attendance is de-
sired.
Brigadier General Peter Leary, Jr.,
passed away at Baltimore Monday.
the college here for several years in
the eos and is well remembered by
the older residents. At that time he
was captain of artillery, but he had
been on the retired list for several
years.
There was considerable joy among
the youthful population Tuesday, when
a break in Il of the big water mains
est of town made it necessary to close
the school for the day. The break
happened near G.. n. Kennard's place
and it is presumed it was caused by
the thawing and freezing of the last
week. The city water supply was very
low for a while, but the damage was
repaired before night.
Ole Johnson has secured Charles
Locke to assist him with the work in
the Corner drug store. Mr.. Locke is
an experienced druggist, and for some
time has been manager Of a drug
store in Aberdeen. He is a brother Of
l.. B. Locke of. Sherman, and has
other relatives in this vicinity. He ar
rived in Garretson Wednesday even
ing, and spent Thursday visiting rela-
tiyes at Sherman.-Garretson News.
The Rosary" was presented at the
opera house Thursday evening and
thoroughly pleased every one Of the
big audience. 1t is a clean and in
teresting play and the company were
all artists. It vas one of the best
dramas eve presented here and came