The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-08-22

week.
Mrs. G. F. Thayer was at Aurora
Tuesday to attend a meeting of the
D. of H. lodge.
A marriage license was granted
this week to Nicholas Wiskur and
Miss Gusta Bartlett Of Elkton.
Miss May B. Austin departed yester.
d"y morning for a couple Of weeks
t Storm Lake, Iowa.
Ray Edison of Alcester, who gradu.
ated from the State College last June,
spent a few days visiting friends here
this week.
First showing OF fall hats Friday
and Saturday. August 80 and 81. Miss
Gertrude HOLSTER, successor to Mrs.
l.. A. Errington.
M. NJ. Johnson left Monday morn
ing for his home in Minnesota to
spend a couple of weeks with friends
and relatives.
DR.. Horace w. Tilden is expected
home soc and will occupy the pulpit
Of the First Baptist church about
September 1st.
Mrs. w. II. Murphy returned home
Saturday evening from a two months
visit at the home Of her sons at Fargo
and Minneapolis.
First showing of fall hats Friday
and Saturday, August 80 and 81. Miss
Gertrude HOLSTER, successor to Mrs.
l.. A. Errington.
Owing to unavoidable circumstances
the S. II. McCarl horse sale, advertis-
ed for text Saturday, has been post
poned until Saturday, August 81.
The Brookings gun club has organ
lied for the season and expects to get
some good practice as well as enjoy.
ment before the opening Of the hunting
season.
One Of the largest and finest heads
of cabbage we have seen this season
was brought to this office on Satur-
day. 1t was raised by Mrs. C. B.
Grove.
The Brookings band went to Lake
Preston yesterday morning to furnish
music for the celebration, and they
were accompanied by quite a crowd
from here.
Father Shean is now on his way
home from Boston and is expected to
reach here the latter part Of the week.
lie is making the trip home in a new
Hudson roadster that he purchased
in the East.
Joe Swering completed the installa-
ton of the VOlga electric lighting
plant this week, and departed this
morning for Renwick, Iowa, where he
takes a position with a large construc-
ton company.
You landless man now what are
you going to do? You know what
you ought to do, well then see Harry
G. Williams and buy yourself a farm
at once. He can furnish you the terms
and it costs money to wait. Don't let
the opportunity escape.
John Spencer, a friend of our boy,
hood days at Waterloo, Wis, was in
the city the latter part of the week.
Mr.. Spencer travels for Brown, Tracy
& Speary of ST. Paul, and resides at
st. Anthony Park.
In order to introduce our special
school tablet we will give away free
with each tablet purchased, one high
grade lead pencil. This offer is for
m week only, ending Sept. 18th.
Brookings Pharmacy, Clyde Tidball,
Prop.
DR.. A. II. Hill tells us that the hog
cholera epidemic is growing worse,
the disease having spread rapidly the
past week. A large number of the
farmers are having their hogs treated
with serum, which is the only method
of checking the epidemic.
The time to buy land and locate is
now. If you desired a choice seat at
an entertainment, you would go early,
not late. If you wanted the best apple
in the basket offered to 100 school
boys, you would reach first, not last.
If you wish first choice from a fine
section Of land in northern Minnesota,
grasp the opportunity now by talking
to Harry G. Williams.
We are in receipt of a copy of the
program Of the Epworth League con-
vention to be held in Trenton town
ship Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day of the coming week, but on ac-
count of lack of space We are unable
to publish it. The program is a splen-
did one and the prospects are bright
for a very successful meeting.
A ministerial conference of the
Lutheran pastors Of the Brookings
district began at the home OF Rev.
Fosness yesterday morning and con.
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