The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-02-08
]. H. Roberts left Monday morning


for points east on business.
c. J. Day wishes to that
he has put on a free delivery and here
after those wanting goods delivered
promptly will do well to call up 11S.
The county commissioners spent
some time yesterday discussing the
merits of the twenty-one applicants
for the position of janitor and care.
taker of the new court house, but did
pected hat the board will complete
its session today.
Three new cases of scarlet fever
developed the past week, the families
OF Ole Knutson, II. c. Johnson and
C. II. Atkinson being qu~arantined. All
Of the patients have the disease in a
mild form and are doing well. DR..
Hyde, the city health officer is of the
opinion that the epedemlc has reached
its climax and that there will be no
new cases. Both of the school build
ings have been thoroughly fumigated
and other precautions taken to pre-
vent the disease spreading in the
schools.
Postmaster Breed received a letter
yesterday from Congressman Chas. II.
Burke stating that the construction of
the new p~ostofice building for Brook
ings would not be delayed On account
of the omnibus bill not passing. The
appropriation for the construction Of
buildings already authorized comes
from the sundry civil appropriation
and Congressman Burke expected to
see that Brookings is included in the
appropriation bill.
w. r. Vinegar, who recently re-
turned from the Rochester hospital,
Is authority for the statement that DR..
Guy Boyden, who has been an inferno
at the hospital since his graduation
from the Northwestern Medical Col
lege, has been retained for another
year and placed in charge Of the en-
tire inferno force. The Register con
graduates DR.. Guy on this evidence
of his ability in his chosen profession
and joins with his many friends in
best wishes for his continued success
Guy is a graduate of the State Col
lege, class of '05, which is turning out
some of the best professional and
business men in the country.
The board of county commissioners
met at the court house Tuesday morn
ing for the regular monthly meeting.
They formally accepted the new court
house building, and the county officers
will move in next week. J. B. Nelson,
the contractor, has practically com.
pleted his part Of the contract, al
though much remains to be done be-
fore the building can be considered
completed. The interior decorating
will take some weeks, and after that
the furniture n fixtures will have
to be installed. In the meantime the
officers will use the fixtures in the
old building. and will occupy only the
second floor.
Mrs. E. H. Patterson completed ar
engagements this week to move her
stock OF millinery to the rooms form.
erly occupied by Mrs. E. b. Davis al
Spinner's department store, Mrs
Davis having been obliged to give UP
her work on account Of i'll health
Mrs. Patterson takes more than
double the space formerly occupied
by the millinery department, and will
leave at once for Chicago to select
one Of the most complete stocks ever
shown in Brookings, bringing back
with her an expert trimmer. This de,
partment of SINNERS has enjoyed a
big business during the past two
years and under Mrs. Patterson's eff
ficient management it should enjoy an
even greater patronage. Mrs. Patter
son has been in the millinery bust
ness for twenty-one years. a greater
part of the time in Brookings, and
she has a wide circle of friends who
will be pleased to greet her in her
new location.