The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-10-16
Local and Personal

Read the G. w. Van Dusen -four ad
in this issue.
Philo Hall went up to Castlewood
on legal business Friday
Geo. NJ. Hoff went down to Tracy
Tuesday morning on land business.
Rev. McClurkin of Apple River, H.,
occupied the Presbyterian pulpit on
Sunday.
Car of Delaware pears now on track
in %Brookings. Will be sold at a reason
able price.
w. H. Head of Letcher, is making
his annual visit to Brookings with a
carload of pears.
Prof. j. w. Wilson departed last
evening for Hurley to judge the ami
mails at a colt show.
Mr.. and Mrs, j. R. Fridley have pur-
chased the house occupied by w. s..
Loban on Sixth n
The passenger from the east Mon
day evening was five hours late, due
to a freight wreck near Rochester.
Mrs. c. H. Atkinson and children re-
turned home Tuesday morning from a
visit with Mr.. Atkinson at Watertown.
Aylmer Cole has been here from Bel
levue, Iowa, this week visiting friends
and looking after affairs at the bank.
Ed. House has sold his property on
Third street to Lars Lenning, from
north Of town, who will move to the
city.
Potatoes are still being shipped out
in large numbers and the price remains
good, the market being forty seven
cents yesterday.
Mrs. w. E. Hendricks of Seattle,
Wash, a former resident of Brookings,
is here this week to look after her
house near the college.
Mrs. Bills departed for her home
at Belvidere, ILL.,, Monday morning,
after spending a week as a guest at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Ray.
l.. P. Won ARK, the new proprietor Of
the Leon, has been somewhat delayed
in getting here, but has sent word that
he and Mrs. Won ARK will arrive this
evening.
Yesterday was a very nice day
and was hardly a reminder that it was
the anniversary Of the blizzard of 1880,
one of the worst storms that ever visit
ed this section.
A fine little daughter arrived at the
home Of Mr. and Mrs. C. l.. Mccoy
yesterday afternoon, and grandpa and
grandma Mccoy are about the most
tickled people in town.
The Farmers Cooperative Company
is building a large flour house just
east of the elevator. The company has
also just completed a large coal shed
on the west side of it's property.
S. w. Sussex, who spent a week at
the home of his sister, Mrs. E. J.. Ray,
departed Saturday morning for his
home at Highmore. Mrs. Sussex will
remain until the coming Saturday.
Calvin Knox returned home to Cas-
cade, Iowa, Monday morning, after
a visit at the home of his uncle, L. A.
Lehner. This was his first visit to
South Dakota and he was surprised
and pleased with this section.
G.. W. Van Dusen & Co. have an ad.
in this issue telling OF the merits of
the well known Candy flour which they
are now handling. This flour comes
with an absolute guarantee of salts
faction or money will be refunded.
While driving to their home a couple
of miles northwest of the city Sunday
evening the carriage of l.. B. Hart
wick and family vas struck by an
automobile. The carriage was almost
demolished, but the members of the
family escaped serious injury, al
ShOu6A IhCJ WClc ululoCu VI.
Col. Rudolph informs us that the
mich COWS at Tom Makers sale last
Friday brought good money, demon
strating that with the present high
price of feed and thirty-ive cent but
ter that n good COW is worth more
than three poor mes. Fifteen grade
heifers and cows at this sale averaged
$685.. Mr.. Maher has no intention Of
moving away, but held the sale for the
purpose of d~isposing of his surplus
stuff.
DR.. and Mrs. d. q. Cutler returned
home to Sioux Falls Monday, after
spending a week at the home of his
brother, VIM. Cutler. They were ac-
companied by Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Gut
Ter as far as Flandreau, where the
party intended to surprise some rela-
tives and have a family dinner and re-
union. However, the surprise did not
work out just right as they found the
relatives away from home and the
house locked up, so they had to have
the dinner at a hotel.
Both of our football teams will be
from home next Saturday, the