The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-04-04

Nolga between trains Tuesday.
H. j. Hanson and Ellef Void We're
over from Hendricks Tuesday.
Arco Spotzoff does the work. For
sale by the Fridley Auto Co.
Geo. F. Thayer made a business
trip to Aurora between trains Tues
day.
John Hammer, the Volga merchant,
was over from Volga on business
Tuesday.
Next Sunday is Easter and special
services will be held in the local
churches.
Chas. Keith went to Watertown
Monday evening to visit his daughter
for a day or two.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. ID. S~wedland, who live in south
H~rookings, last Sunday,
MILFORD Natesta, who is attending
a COMMERCIAL school at Mankato, is
spending a few days with his father.
R~oadmaster Erwin is limping
around with a very sore foot, the re-
suit of dropping a heavy railroad tie
on it.
Mrs. Fred Gilman and children
went to Marshall, Mimi, Tuesday
norning for a few days visit with
her father.
The work of tearing down the old
court house is progressing rapidly
and in another day or two it will be
only a memory.
Clerk of Courts Hanson issued a
marriage license this week to Ru-
dolph F. Berg of Brookings, and Josie
o. Sundet CT Volga.
The hospital benefit supper on
Thursday evening was very well pa
tronized by the people of the city and
a fine sun was realized.
The street sprinkler was put to
work in the main section of the city
yesterday, the heavy wind making
the dust rather uncomfortable.
Miss Bess Waters of Madison. visit
ed a few days this week with her sis
ter at the dormitOry, going to Aurora
yesterday to visit Mrs. Hartman.
Call on Austin, one door west of
Register office for anything in tin,
sheet metal and cave spouting. Case
line stoves cleaned and repaired.
Lieutenant p. b. Peyton, Captain
G. w. Roskie and S. A. Young went
to Waterfowl Friday evening to at
tend a meeting of the national guard
officers.
Most of the farmers have been
busy putting in their small grain this
week, the warm weather having
taken out the frost and dried out the
fields in good shape.
Rev. o. f. Boyce of WATERFOWL
preached two able and stirring ser
mons at the Methodist church last
Sunday. Mr.. Boyce is always a wei
come visitor to our city.
Alvin Johnson and his b~rother-in.
law, Berton Lee, who has been locat-
ed at Mankato, have purchased DR..
Groves drugstore at Badger and will
take possession this week.
Dan Conway of Lake Preston, mas
rented the Olson building on Main
erect and is buying poultry and pro-
duce. He likes Brookings and con
templates moving his family here to
live.
Thursday, April 18th st. Paurs
Guild will have their annual sale of
aprons and fancy articles at the home
of Mrs. Wimsey from 8 to 6 o'clock.
Light refreshments will be served for
) cents.
T. c. Akin returned home the last
of the week from a week spent in ad-
vertising the tour of the college glee
club and orchestra. He reports con
siderable interest in the organization
in the towns visited and predicts a
profitable trip.
Word has been received from the
contractors that the furniture and
fixtures for the new court house will
De mere in about ten DAYS. and
when this is in place the county Of
'cers, who are now located on the
hrst floor, will move to their loca-
tons on the second floor. The de-
corating will be completed this week.
The special automobile course,
which began at the college Tuesday
morning, is attracting a large num-