The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-02-15

Bert Jones, who was a member o
the old Brookings Reds, came dowr
from Watertown Monday to attend
the funeral of Bert Tree.
w. A. Garfield received word this
week of the death of an aunt al
Mitchellville, Iowa, but was not able
to get there in time for the funeral.
Who do you prefer for president
of the United States? The Register
would like to know and on page 2
there is a ballot for expressing your
preference.
Mrs. Grace Bradley and two chill.
dren returned to their home at Valley
City, n. D., Tuesday morning after a
two months visit at the home of her
mother, Mrs. Enos.
Alvin Kremer went to Minneapolis
the last of the week for a visit with
friends. He has resigned his posi-
ton at the First National bank and
expects to go west to locate.
E. N. Stacy, of Minneapolis, the
gentleman who spoke at the CONNER
cial club meeting Friday evening, was
the guest while in the city of his Sis
ter, Mrs. H. M. Derr.
Mrs. e. II. Patterson departed yes
terday morning for Chicago to select
a new spring stock of millinery for
her department at SINNERS. She
will be absent about two weeks.
Citizens of Brookings should PCT
ronize the college band concert to-
morrow night. This is a deserving
organization and entitled to the hear
ty support of the students and towns
people.
The old court house will be sold
at public auction on March 18th and
with it will be sold the old furniture
and fixtures. The successful bidder
must have the building removed by
May 18th.
The county officers this week moved
into the new court house, occupying
the rooms on the first floor. These
are but temporary quarters, as most
of the officers will be located on the
second floor as soon as that part of
the building is completed.
The annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the Brookings County Fair
association will be held in the as
sembly room of the new city hall
next Saturday afternoon at one
o'clock. All interested in the welfare
of the fair are urged to be present.
Roy Colliton last week resigned
his position at the Farmers National
bank and will leave soon for the
west. At present he is temporarily
employed at the First National. His
place al the Farmers National has
been taken by j. D. Wilson.
John Dokken returned home Friday
from his trip to Cass county, Mime
sofa. He says that the citizens up
there are ~agitating the good roads
question, but will develop the local
roads leading into the towns rather
than national or state highways.
There was a change made in the
%captaincy of Company c. last evening,
Geo. w. Roskie again taking command
of the company. Captain Jensen has
been transferred to the position of
regimental adjutant, formerly held by
Captain Roskie. The company is
planning to give a grand military ball
on February 22nd.
The remains of Martin w. Popingo
we're brought here from Bushnell yes
terday afternoon and inferred in
Greenwood cemetery. The deceased
vas a young man of nineteen and had
only been in this county a month,
coming here from Iowa. His parents
have been living at Bushnell since
last fall.
Arthur F. Marvin has rented the
basement of the Bradbury building,
formerly occupied by Roberts & Few
and this week opened a plumbing
shop. He will do a general plumbing
business, including heating and fur
mace work. Mr.. Marvin has had sew
eral years experience in the business
and is known to Brookings people as
a first-class workman, and should en-
JOY a good patronage.
This week B. w. Lanphier pur-
chased the hardware stock of the
Brookings Hardware company from
Cole e Loban, and will take posses
sion tomorrow. Mr.. Lanphier was
formerly a partner in the Brookings
Hardware company, so that he is
no stranger to the business. He is
a good business man and a good citi-
zen and the Register is glad to see
him once more enrolled among Brook