The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-05-16

L leHuS.
T. c. Akin went to Watertown Mon
day evening to spend a few days on
business.
ole Erickson formerly county com
missioner, was down from Bruce on
Tuesday
If you want a good umbrella or
parasol you look at SINNERS Depart
ment Store.
Bruce will have a gala day tomor-
row to celebrate the Norwegian indie
pendence day.
Glen Reed of Arrowsmith, H., was
here this week to look after his farm
in this county.
For Sale-My present home on
Seventh avenue and Third street. S.
H. McCarl.
The board of county commissioners
adjourned Friday after being in ses-
sion three days.
Mrs. Agnes Carlisle went down to
Lake Benton Tuesday 1 orning to visit
relatives and friends.
A Sterling club has been organized
in this city to promote the candidacy
of the Vermillion man.
Buy your Diamond tires Of S. H..
McCarl. Guaranteed $500 miles of
actual wear.
College will this year close on June
Z and the exercises of commencement
will be held the following week.
Miss Ruth Holstrom arrived from
Howard Thursday night for a few
days visit with Miss Clara Johnson.
Governor vessey, who spoke here
last evening, arrived from the east on
the evening train, having been down
to Chicago on state business.
Misses Edith Sloan and Strayer Nor
row returned the last Of the week
from Mitchell, where they attended
the state meeting of the Y. NJ. G.. A..
Manley Champlain left Monday
evening for Cottonwood to look after
the work on the experimental station.
Dio Omodt came down from Bruce
Monday and went from here to Aber-
deem to attend the I. O. o. F. meet
ing.
Miss Hattie Palmer returned home
Monday evening from Mankato, hav-
;,x consolidated no. ct,,lio. % H. onno
mercial college.
Lloyd Hyde and Edward Binnewels
of the Junior annual board of the col
lege, went to Des Moines, Iowa, Tues
day morning to read proof on the Jack
Rabbit.
DR.. A. w. Hyde went to Madison
Tuesday morning to attend the meet
ing OF the electric branch of the state
medical association. He is on the pro
gram for a paper.
Prof. N. f. Hansen and his two assis-
tants, William Wood and A. S. Larson,
returned home Tuesday morning, hav-
ing completed their alfalfa work in the
western part of the state.
John w. Kelley came up from Ne
braska Monday night and is spending
the week visiting his many friends.
He is on the road, and his territory
has been through Nebraska, but he
has recently been given new territory
in Iowa.
c. E. Palmer, w. r. Vinegar, o. w.
Slocum and Mrs. c. o. Quail are in
Aberdeen this week attending the an
nual meeting of the l. o. O. F. orders
of the state. Mr.. Vinegar represents
the encampment, Mr.. Slocum the Odd
Fellows and Mrs. Quail the Rebekahs.
The annual state athletic meet will
be held at Huron the latter part of
next week aud the college students
are trying to arrange for a special
train, with much hope Of success The
college track team is expected to make
a very good showing this year and a
good sized bunch is needed to go along
and boost for them.
The county commissioners went out
through the east part Of the county to
look at the bridges that were damaged
by the recent foods. The bridges
through Alton, Aurora, Sherman and
Oak Lake are badly damaged and it
will cost the county thousands of dol
lars to make the necessary repeirs. In
Sherman township two of the large
steel bridges and about all of the
wooden bridges M culverts were
washed out.
For June 10Th and goth every o
in South Dakota and adjoining states
will lead to Sioux Falls. The state
meeting of the Elks (the Best People
On Earth") will be in the Queen City
al that time. Where the Elks gather