The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-05-25

Lawn W sharpened right at
the Big Blacksmith Shop. John Mat
son.
Prof. c. Larsen was in the western
part of the state on a speaking tou
last week.
Edward Engelson Of Sioux City, Wis
tied a few days this week with his
brother and mother.
j. w. Warren has a crew of men
at work this week laying the cement
block walls of his new machine shop.
Mrs. Stuhar returned to her home at
Minneapolis Friday morning after a
three weeks visit with Mrs. A. w.
Hyde.
A missionary program will be given
at the regular meeting Of the Baptist
ladies aid society at the home of Mrs.
Peter Clarin.
E. E. Hovden is reported to be in
very poor health and it is expected
that he will go to Colorado in the hope
that a change will be beneficial.
DR.. j. Ct. Parsons, oculist and aurist
of Sioux Falls, will be at hotel Leon,
Bookings, Saturday, May 9th. Prac-
tice limited to eye, ear, nose and
throat.
DIR. F. Roys arrived from Grand
Junction, Colo, last week and will
spend some time attending to some
of his patients and looking after bust
ness matters.
Tomorrow afternoon and evening
the great Minneapolis symphony or
chestra will make its annual appear
ance here, and prospects are that they
will be created with crowded houses
at both concerts.
Last Thursday was the hottest day
of the season so far. the thermometer
registered 90 in the shade. The warm
weather and frequent rains have
brought the crops along in fine shape
and they never looked better.
II. II. Biggar, who is acting as sup
e~rintendent of the s~ub-stations at
Cottonwood, Eureka and Highmore,
visited here a few days this week. He
states that there has been very little
rain west of the river and the crop
outlook is doubtful.
Rev. w. A. Black went to Hazel
Monday to attend a district meeting
of the Watertown district of the M.
f. church. R. F. Kerr and G. F
Knappen went up Tuesday as dele
gates from the Brookings church. All
three gentlemen were on the program.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irish of Sherman.
spent several days here this week
looking for a desirable house to rem
or purchase and will move here the
coming summer Their daughter, Miss
Mabelle Irish, has been elected on the
teaching force of the city schools for
next year.
s. RI. Goodfellow, Gee. e. Purdy,
Mrs. G. F. Thayer and Mrs. Biggar
departed Sunday evening for Dead
wood to attend the annual meeting Of
the A. o. u. w. and Degree of Honor.
Mr.. Purdy and Mrs. Biggar are dele
gates from the local lodges and Mr..
Goodfellow and Mrs. Thayer are Of
ficers of the grand LODGES.
Owing to the large demand for
tickets from out of town patrons of
the Minneapolis Symphony orchestra
Friday night. We will sell Matinee
tickets at $1.25. Evening prices $3.50
and prices for both $3.50. Evening
tickets are not on sale until after the
matinee. Matinee and season tickets
are now on sale at the Opera house.
Carlisle & Akin, Mgrs.
At the Baptist church Sunday May
2Sth. In the morning there will be
no preaching services. The congre-
cation will join with the NJ. f. church
in the memorial service to the Grand
Army. Sunday school at the usual
hour. In the evening DR.. Tilden will
give a memorial address on DR.. S. F.
Smith, the author of the song, Ameri-
ca. Patriotic music will be sung. DR..
Tilden will speak from a personal ac-
quaintance with DR.. Smith.
f. P. Lamb arrived here last week
from San Ana, Cal, where he went
last fall with his family. He reports
that he Is well pleased with that coun-
try and the family viii make IT the,r
permanent home. He is here to dis
pose of his property and look after
other business matters. He states
that there are about fifty former
Brookings county people in and
around Los Angeles and they have
frequent reunions and good times.
Memorial and Decoration Days will
be observed in Brookings with the