The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-08-15
LOCALS


Mrs. Agnes Carlisle returned last
evening from her visit at Lake Ben
ton.
Leon A. Palmer and Jennie Olson Of
Volga, took out a license to wed last
week.
Prof. Powers and little son returned
last evening from a visit at Excelsior,
MINI.
Misses Ruth and Dorothy Squirting
departed Thursday morning for a
visit at Fairmont, Mimi.
l.. G.. Fassett of Des Moines, Iowa,
was here Thursday visiting at the
home OF his father, c. NJ. Fassett.
Miss Elenor Wick of Mankato, ar
| rived Thursday evening for a visit at
the Thos. Gullick and NJ. f. Bacon
homes,
Mrs. b. F. Haas of Arlington, came
down Thursday morning for a brief
visit with her parents.
Geo. West and wife of De Smet,
were in the city yesterday looking for
a house and viii move here within
a short time.
A. p. Ryger, the state dairy expert,
went over t. Toronto and Astoria
Thursday morning to spend a day or
two on business.
Miss Laura Irish, who has been stay
ing at the \. l.. Davis home for several
months, departed yesterday morning
for GAINESVILLE, Wis, to visit a brother.
At the First Presbyterian church
Sunday morning Rev. NJ. T. Kennedy
will preach the sermon. In the even
ing there will be union service at the
Baptist church.
Misses Gladys and Aneta Densmore
returned to their home at Chicago
Tuesday morning, after spending sew
eral weeks at the home of their aunt,
Mrs. l.. G. Borst.
Mrs. f. A. Hanson and baby went to
Ruthton, Mimi, Thursday morning and
visited over Sunday with friends. Mr..
Hanson went down Saturday and ac-
companied them home.
1t Is understood that the coach of
the college football team next fall
will be Lyle Pettijohn, the old Univer-
sity of Minnesota, end. Pettijohn
was a star at the game and should
make a good instructor.
The laying Of the corner stone of the
new building at the college will likely
be postponed until after the opening
of the institution, so that the faculty
and students may take part in the
ceremonies. The brick work on the
building was started this week and
will be pushed rapidly.
Harry w. Bacon and Miss Lenora j.
Johnson were married Monday evening
at eight-thirty at the home of the
brides mother, Mrs. Eric Johnson.
Rev. Won Tobel performed the cere-
mony which was witnessed by only
the relatives and immediate friends,
following which a three course sup
per was served. Mr.. and Mrs. Bacon
will make their home at S~isseton for
a time, but expect to locate in the
west a little later. The many friends
will extend congratulations.
There seems to be a good demand
for forses in this vicinity at the pres
ent time, and autoes have o as yet
displaced the principal servant of man.
Moore Bros. held two sales of horses
in this county recently that were a
big success, and every man who
bought an animal got a bargain. At
the sale in this city they sold $3,S99
worth of horses and at White they dis
posed of 1852 worth. Col. Rudolph
had charge of both sales, which un-
doubtedly is one Of the reasons they
were so successful.
Yesterday afternoon the property of
the late Mathew Sieveit of Elkton,
was sold at public auction at the court
house. The sale was in charge of
States Attorney Matson, he having
been appointed as referee in the case
by Judge Seward after the heirs had
decided thet they could not make a
satisfactory division of the estate.
The property sold consisted of four
quarters of land and eight lots and two
houses in Elkton, and brought ABOUT
forty thousand dollars. The heirs bid
all of the property In except one house
and two lots and will again try to
settle the affair among themselves.
The Epworth League of Watertown
District will hold its annual conven-
tion in the grove a quarter of a mile
east of the Lamb school house in
Trenton township. The meetings be-
gin on Monday evening the Goth, and
the program covers the two days fol-
lowing. A large tabernacle will be
seated for the occasion. A dining
tent will be operated by the ladies at