The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-09-28

oscar went 10 Mltcnell
yesterday to see the corn palace.
Mrs. T. A. Mutt was operated upon
at the hospital for gall stones Monday.
A. T. Grove has been spending part
part of this week with his son at
Badger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Ames went to
Elvoy, Mimi, yesterday morning for
a few days visit.
Dick Hoy is now in the government
railway mail service and runs be-
tween Huron and Tracy.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. E. Schoeweiler
and daughter and c. w. Koenig We're
over from White by auto Friday.
Frank Wilson departed Friday
morning for Chicago, where he will
enter the Northwestern Medical
school
w. II. Heald of Letcher, a former
resident of this city, is here this
week with a car of pears which he
is ~disposing of.
Mr.. and Mrs. Golf returned to their
home at Walnut Grove, Mimi, Friday
morning, after a visit at the home of
their grandson, F. A. Evans.
Earl Series of Salem, has taken a
position at Kendalrs drugstore. Mr..
Series graduated from the pharmacy
department of the college last spring.
S~ub-irrigated lands are the best on
which to grow alfalfa. A small Sec
ton of northern North Dakota is sub
irrigated and will grow alfalfa sue
cessfully.
r. A. Piller has purchased the lots
across the street north of VIM. Cutters
on Medary avenue, and in the spring
will build a couple of residences of
the bungalow type for rent.
Rev. C. F. Hoffman departed Sat
urday morning for Quimby, Iowa,
where he speaks before a meeting
of the women's missionary society
of the United Presbyterian church.
Wright & Naylor of Highmore, have
been awarded the contracts for erect
ing the buildings at the Eureka and
Cottonwood sub-Stations. The last
legislature appropriated $4,000 for this
purpose.
j. L. Tree enjoyed a visit the last
of the week from a cousin, Annis
Tree Of Indiana. 1t was the first
time the two gentlemen had eve met
and they naturally had a most en-
joyable visit.
DR.. Hume, %agronomist at the col
lege, departed Monday evening for
Mitchell to spend the week at the
corn palace. His department has
quite an extensive exhibit there, SINH
lar to the one at Huron.
The new 5000 addition to the dairy
building at the State college is rapid
w nearing completion and when the
finishing touches have been put upon
it the department will be able to han
die it's work as we'll as any school
in the west.
C. F. Allen, who spent several
weeks here looking after business
affairs, left Tuesday night for Winona
to spend a few days with his daughter,
Doris, who is attending the seminary.
From there he will go to his home at
Tacoma, by way of Los Angeles.
The sandy, sub-irrigated lands of
southwestern Kansas were, a few
years ago, considered, practically,
worthless. Today they are selling for
$40 to $3.50 an acre because Of their
ability to produce alfalfa. Write to
F. D. Coburn, Sec'y. Kansas Board
of agriculture.
A fast mail train on the New York
Central road, a few days ago, drawing
seven all steel mail cars and two Pull
mans, ran three miles in one minute
and 81 seconds. The first mile was
made in SO seconds, the second in 81
and the third in sc, the fastest time
ever made in the world on a steam
road.
John Furnstahl of Howard, visited
friends here a few days the last of the
week, going from here to Silver City,
n. NJ, where he has taken a position
with a mining company. He was
employed as civil engineer with a
mining company at Hibbing, Mimi,
but his health was very poor there
and he hopes that the southern eli
mate will benefit him.
On Tuesday Lieutenant Governor
Byrne gave the principal address at
the first chapel service of the State
college. The address was re-
plete with sound advise for students
and good cheer to all. For a num-
Der of years Mr.. Byrne was chairman
of the appropriation committee Of the