The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-08-03

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visiting friends a few days.
Emma Hopping OF Bushnell, was
operated upon for removal of the tom
sils and adno.ds al the Brookings hos
pital Saturda The young son OF Mrs.
Fnright underwent the same operation
'ytsterda
Horace Fishback and family re-
turned home Thursday morning from
| Rochester. where they attended the
wedding OF their son and brother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fishback left the same
day for Spirit Lake.
The ladies aid society of the First
! Presbyterian church will be enter
tanned a, the home Of Mrs. Squirting
Thursday, August 10th. She will be
assisted by Mrs. Perry, Mrs. Jerde
and Mrs Helga Wilson.
Z. c. Nash and family Of Aberdeen,
came down by auto Thursday and
spent Friday in the city. Miss Bessie
Nash. stenographer in Prof. Wilson's
office, accompanied them home to
spend a two weeks vacation.
Miss Bess Fridley left Monday
morning for Chicago, where she will
take a months special work before
going to Dundee, H., to take charge
OF the art and domestic science de-
partments of the high school.
Misses Mable and Bertha Norby, who
have been visiting at the home OF
their sister, Mrs. S. A. Overaas, for
several weeks, departed Tuesday for
Minneapolis, from where they will go
TO their home at Detroit, MINI.
John Iverson and family moved back
to Brookings from Sioux Falls this
week. Mr.. Iverson has been working
for the Moline company for the past
year and a half, but on account of the
poor crops they have laid practically
all of their men off.
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Fishback, who
were married at Rochester on We'd
nesday of last week, arrived here
Thursday morning and visited a few
hours, leaving for Spirit Lake by way
of Bushnell, where they will remain
two or three weeks.
The Atlas elevator at Voiga was
destroyed by fire last Thursday after
noon. The elevator was an old one
and had been idle for some time. A
small barn adjoining it was also de-
stroyed. The fire is believed to have
been started by a railroad engine.
The county commissioners convened
yesterday at the court house in spec
ial session to dispose of business left
over from the regular July meeting.
The register of deeds Office has com
pleted the list of mortgages in the
county and the board will take the
up today.
Several Brookings people attended
the services at Berg's grove near
Lake Oakwood last Sunday. and quite
a few more are planning to go next
Sunday. The meetings are held under
the auspices of the Volga Presby-
terrain church. and Rev. Lemon of
Huron, is the speaker.
John Furnstahl arrived yesterday
from Hibbing, Mimi. for a few days
visit with friends. He has been work
ing as civil engineer for a big mining
company, but has been compelled 20
take a couple of months lay.off through
i~!l-health, and he will go from here
to his home at Howard.
Bengt Peterson, one of the old
settlers of the county, died at his
home at Bruce last Thursday from a
stroke of apoplexy, aged seventy
four years. The funeral was held
from the NJ. f. church at Bruce Sun
day. Mr.. Peterson formerly lived
west Of this city, near the Junction.
The National Socialist party vii
hold a convention in Milwaukee OF
August IL to consider the future o
the organization. Every ~officeholdet
elected by the party is eligible to at
tend as delegate. The convention viii
very likely have an important bearing
upon the next presidential election.
From December II to December q
inclusive, the Northwestern Land Pre-
duets Show will be held in the 81
Paul Auditorium under the auspice
of the Northwestern Development
league. The entire enterprise has bu
one object in view, according TO off
| Gals Of the league, 10 aid in the dt
velopment of Washington, Oregon
Montana, Idaho. North Dakota, SoutI
Dakota, Minnesota and Alaska.
Cecil Starring, who graduated wit
the class of 1911 in the State Colleg
has accepted a position with the Lew
iston Land and Water Co., at Levi:
ton. Idaho. He will engage in orchar