The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-10-09
Local and Personal

Prof. j. W. Wilson judged the stock
at the Hutchinson county fair last
week.
Mrs. p. P. Hoff departed Thursday
evening for a visit of a few days at
Oldham.
R. ]. Miller of Mason City, Iowa, is
a guest of his cousin, DR.. E. C. Miller,
this week.
Miss Henrietta Kremer departed
Monday for Chicago, where she will
study art.
H. l.. Hopkins left Saturday even
ing for Watertown and other points
north on business.
Mrs. j.. H. Bushnell left last
night for Rochester to enter the hos
pital for treatment.
Will Mccarthy of Elkton, was a
guest at the home Of his sister, Mrs.
Hurney, this week.
Judge Sherwood completed the short
term of chambers court and returned
home Thursday evening.
The county commissioners met at
the court house Tuesday morning for
the regular quarterly session.
Mrs. Hal Reeve and baby returned
home Thursday evening from a visit
of several days with relatives at
Aurora.
Mrs. E. A. Hageman arrived from
Madelia, Mimi, last evening for a
visit at the home of her neice, Mrs.
R. B. Breed.
Tuesday morning of lex week at
1000 Prof. Powers will give a talk on
the opera Faust" at the college
chapel. Everybody welcome.
In purchasing eas tickets to the
Y. NJ. c. A. Lecture and All Star Art
lists Course ask the ticket sellers all
the questions that will bring forth
knowledge of this great course.
Mrs. Kwettum of Canada, who spent
a couple of weeks at the T. o. Bogstie
home, departed Monday morning for
New York, from where she will sail for
a visit at her old home in Norway.
Prof. j.. w. Wilson left last evening
for Rapid City, where he delivers an
address before an agricultural meet
ing, and he goes from there to Red
field to talk at the annual colt show.
Rummage Sale-Friday and Satur-
day, October 10-11 at the old Variety
Store stand on Main street. Conduct
ed by the Presbyterian Ladies Aid
Society. Coffee and doughnuts will be
served.
The greatest money making propo
sition is lands in central Minnesota
at from $3.50 for timber land and VI
to $50 for improved. Write me al
once for location. A. E. Swift, Brook,
ings, S. D.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Ramsey, old time
residents of the county, departed Mon
day morning for Sylvania, Wash.
where they will make their home
They We're accompanied by Miss
Selma Ramsey.
Those who desire eye, ear, ose OF
throat consultation or who wish
glasses fitted, should see DR.. Fruden
field, the Madison specialist, who will
be in Volga at the hospital on October
10th; n day only.
A prairie fire destroyed the build
ings on the Sunberg farm south Of
town in Moody county last week, ant
also destroyed several hundred bushels
of grain. There was no one living OF
the place a. the time.
A man named VIM. Krem fell from
the evening passenger going west Sat
urday evening while stealing a ride
shortly after it left the yards. He was
not seriously injured, but it is a won
der that he was not instantly killed.
Thos. Buckley, a well known either
of Aurora, had an arm severely crush
ed in a ~threshing machine Tuesday
He attempted to remove a belt wher
his coat sleeve caught in the wheel
drawing the arm into the machinery
Mrs. M. E. Wimsey, who sold a par
of her property for the new publi'
library site, informs US that she will
move the house to the south, wher
she still has a lot 65x100, facing tn
east. She will convert it into a dupie,
for two families
Alex Mccormick is working ava,
at the laundry and expects to open u
in a couple of weeks, but is going t
have everything in fine shape befor
opening the doors. He has added
drying room and is building an add
ton to the rear end to house the BIZ
boiler.
Last Friday was the hottest day Q
the fall and unusually warm for Ok
tober, the thermometer registering 81
This week has been cooler, with
light rain. The farmers state that tn
ground is 20 dry that 1t is hard t