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

Mrs. j. l.. Pratt OF ElktOn, visited
over Sunday with her son and daugh-
ter.
DR.. f. L. Moore made a professional
visit to Arlington between trains Tues
day.
Father Carlin of Tracy, was the
guest of Father Shean a day or two
this week.
f. c. Olson went to Rapid City Sun
day evening to spend a couple of days
al the Model store.
Claude Mccoy of ~Flandreau, has
been visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
V. l.. Mccoy the past week.
We had another heavy rain on Fri
day and a light one Sunday, so that we
are not lacking for maisture.
Miss Irene Knox came down from
Huron Friday morning and visited
over Sunday with her brother, Frank
A marriage license was issued this
week to Cornelius n. Stette of Man
chester, Mimi, and Cora T. Myrand of
Bruce.
Governor Vessey delivered an ad-
dress at the opera house last evening
in the interests of the candidacy of F.
NJ. Byrne.
Mrs. B. l.. Thompson departed Tues
day morning for Columbus, Ohio,
where she will visit for some time with
relatives.
Mrs. d. c.. Beatty, wife of the Epis-
copal rector at WATERFOWL, was down
between trains Monday and spent the
day with friends.
Mrs. John Blakely returned home
Monday evening from Mapleton, Mimi,
where she was called last week by the
death Of a nephew.
DR.. Brigham's book, Progressive
Poultry Culture, has lately been
brought out in England by large Eng
lish publishing company.
DR.. and Mrs. r. W. Tenant of
Spokane are now visiting in the east
and are expected to come to Bookings
within the next couple Of weeks.
Watch for the picture or the Titanic
showing Capt. Smith and officers and
the launching of the largest ship in the
world at the Pleasant Hour June Hip,
Captain II. II. Tabutts of the regular
army, inspected the college battalion
yesterday afternoon, and was pleased
with the work of Commandant Pey-
tons men.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Binford returned
to Brookings Monday evening, after
having spent the past winter in Cali
fornia. They report a very enjoyable
stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. Bell, who were
called here some time ago by the i'll
ness and death of his mother returned
to their home at st. James. Mimi,
yesterday morning.
Elton Perley, a former well known
college student, was here the last OF
the week for a visit with friends and
to take in the track meet. He is now
farming near Flandreau.
Ed. Williams was called to Min
neapolis Monday by the news that his
brother John, of White, who vas taken
there for an operation, was very low
and little hope was entertained for his
recovery.
The weather has been cold for May
this week, but is bound to warm up in
a day or two. Farmers are getting
ready to plant corn and they declare
that the condition of the ground was
never more favorable.
Yesterdays Minneapolis Journal
stated that Homer Rodeheaver, who is
very we'll known in Brookings, had
been made the defendant in a $780,
600 breach of promise suit brought by
a Chicago young lady. Mr.. Rode
HEAVIER is choir leader for Billy Sun
day, the famous evangelist.
On Friday E. C. Olson received his
new forty-two horsepower American
touring ear, which he purchased
through the Fridley Auto Co. The ma
chine is undoubtedly n of the best
cars in the city, in fact it is the only
machine in ~Brookings, with the ex-
ception of the Brictson Pierce-Arrow,
that cost over two thousand dollars.
Quite a large number Of visitors &C
companied the nigh school athletes to
the city last week and they all ap-
parently enjoyed their stay here in
spite of the bad weather. The entire
bunch were about as clean and
gentlemanly a lot of young fellows as
Brookings as ever seen and we would
be glad to have them come again.