The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-06-13

WIN lAS LuhN NOAhPohS'
Mrs. August Mix returned home the
last of the week from a two or three
weeks visit in northern Minnesota.
II. G.. Williams left last week with a
party Of landseekers to look over the
lands of Last Mountain valley, Can
ada.
Miss Winnie Hallen arrived from
Renwick. Iowa, Friday evening for a
visit with Miss Lillian Breed and
other friends.
Mrs. w. l.. Connell returned to her
home at Eau Claire, Wis, Saturday
morning after a two weeks visit with
her mother, Mrs. Jacobson.
Governor Vessey has named tOmor-
row friday as Flag Day and urges
the display of the Stars and Stripes
from all public and private buildings.
August Krentz returned to his home
at Grundy Center, Iowa, Saturday
morning after a visit Of a few weeks
at the home of his son-in-law, Geo.
Eberlein.
Charles Nusbaum, a brother-in-law
of Prof. G. f. Schlatter, returned
to his home at Alaska, Iowa, Monday
morning. He has been attending col
lege the past year.
The Hub started its auto delivery
service Saturday and it is a great i'm
provement over the old method. The
! car, a REQ, works s~plendidly and gets
over the city in jig time.
Tomorrow night is the regular
monthly meeting of the commercial
club and all Of the boosters are eX-
pected to be on hand for the doings.
Matters of interest TO every member
will be discussed.
August Mix and Carl Grossnann re-
turned home Friday evening from the
Twin Cities, where they purchased the
fixtures and machinery for their new
meat market they will open up the
j. first of the month.
Mrs. Z. j. Ray departed SATURDAY,
morning for an extended stay with
relatives at Belvidere, III. Winifred
r Ray went up to Minneapolis for a few
days stay and will 90 from there to
Illinois to join his mother.
! Don't forget to look over the list of
houshold goods advertised on page
u five and then come to my residence
I 1O1 west Williams street-neXt Satur-
day at one O'Clock p. m, where YOU
will have a chance to get them at
your W price. S. II. Goodfellow.
At last weeks primaries two former
residents of Brookings were nominal
ed by the republicans for county of
fees in Hughes county. S. J. Wood
was the successful candidate for regis
ter of deeds and Tom McNamee land
ed the nomination for states attorney,
Bert Rude returned Friday from
Huron, where he has been attending
the undertakers' school for some
weeks. He also took the examination
y for undertaker's license before the
=. state board md was successful in
passing.
]. +. Farrand is making extensive
o. Improvements in his place of business
and when they are completed he viii
, have about the finest shop in this part
of the state. A new hardwood floor
, has been laid, and a toilet room in
! stalled and the walls and ceilings will
. of the latest pattern and other new fix
lures will be added.
v The barn on the Mrs. Morris place
4 in east B~rookings, occupied by S. A
Simpkins, was totally destroyed BY
- fire Friday afternoon. The flames hat
. such a good start when discovered
, that the fire boys could do little BY
~ the time they reached there. One OF
two small Outbuildings, a pig and
Y number OF chickens were also destroy
= ed. The origin of the fire is unknown
o A. Jesperson writing the REGISTER
d from Spencer, Iowa, says: Eve are
5, glad to read the news from our ole
/. home town and county. MOI long age
X it was Mrs. Jasperson's birthday anC
many of her Brookings and Toronto
L. friends remembered her, Postcard
st came in showers for a few days ant
\. made her wish she could once more
,r enjoy herself among such friends
is Mr.. and Mrs. Aylmer Cole arrived
r the last of the week and will make
st Brookings their home. Mr.. Cole ha'
IL extensive banking interests in thij
state and it will be more %convenien
is to live here than in Iowa. and Brook
ings is glad TO welcome this good fam
he ily. For the present they Will Occup,