The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-03-20

store.
Ansco Cameras and Photo supplies
at Kendall's drug store.
Miss Aurora Leekley, s%oloist, with
the college band in their concert,
March %. Don't miss it.
We are agents for the Dakota
Imp. Seed Co. Place your order early
at the Brookings greenhouse.
The college battalion will attend the
band concert next Tuesday in their
uniforms, making it quite a military
affair.
Charley Shea returned home yester-
day from Minneapolis, where he sue
cessfully underwent an operation upon
his nose.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. f. Mcknight re-
turned home Thursday evening from
Minneapolis, where they accompanied
Mrs. Meningitis sister, Miss Gertrude
Stedman.
DR.. A. II. Stoll and Lieutenant Foley
went to Elkton Tuesday, the doctor
being called there in consultation with
DR.. Morgan.
Mailing C~hristianson and Christina
Jensen of Bruce, took out a license to
wed Saturday and were married by
Judge Hall.
Miss Olive Fansler departed for Min
~neapolis, Mimi, Tuesday morning,
after a three weeks visit at the home
of Selma Ronning.
Now is the time to order your gar
den and flower seeds. All seeds guar
anteed. Phone or call at Brookings
greenhouse. A. K. Thomber, Prop.
The thermometer registered five be-
low this morning, the coolest day of
the month, and the prospects do not
look overly bright for a warm Easter.
Word from Minneapolis yesterday
is to the effect that Miss Gertrude
Stedman, who vas operated upon for
appendicitis last week, is steadily inn
proving.
The work Of moving the three houses
on the new post office site was COM
menced this week and they will be
located on the o. loe addition in north
Brookings. Miner and Heath have the
contract for moving them.
State Auditor Anderson and Deputy
Hanson of the department Of school
and public lands, we're here from
Pierre yesterday to appraise the school
lands of the county. They will return
and sell these lands on April g..
Mrs. r. c.. Rogers arrived from
Anoka, Mimi, the last of the week to
join her husband, who is to have
charge of the Gillespie & Rogers shoe
store. They will go to housekeeping
as soon as they can find a desirable
house.
We wish to call attention to our rule
that all communications sent to this
office must be signed. The name of
the sender need not necessarily ap-
pear in print, but as an evidence of
good faith the communication should
be signed.
Mrs. Garnett Hedge returned home
Tuesday evening from Des Moines,
Iowa, where she was called some time
ago by the serious illness of her father,
and she left the same night for Roches-
ter to be at the bedside of Mr.. Hedge
who was operated upon there last
week.
Miss Olive Fansler, who has been
| visiting at the home of Miss Selma
Ronning, vas surprised by a number
of her girl friends Saturday evening.
A good time was enjoyed, after which
a delicious luncheon was served. A
pleasing feature was the presentment
of a souvenir spoon.
Geo. Duff, one of the well known
farmers of Alton township, was oper-
ated upon at the hospital for bowel
trouble this week. His condition was
so serious that for a couple of days his
life was hanging in the balance, but
h. moc ronnrtod nnnoh irnnrnund nnd
out of danger yesterday.
Judge Jones, of the state circuit
court, in accordance with an applica-
ton made by the states attorney OF
Moody county at the direction Of the
commissioners of that county, has sus-
pended from Office Sheriff Erickson, of
Moody county, pending his trial at the
spring term of circuit court.
Clyde Tidball is the first Brookings
merchant to take advantage of the par
eel post and he is advertising that he
will send goods by this method. We
believe that the parcel post can be
used as an effective weapon against
the mail order house and the mer
chants of the city should give the mat
ter their careful attention.
The remains of August Breitenfeldt,
who passed away at Bryant on Friday,
were brought here Monday morning
and inferred in Greenwood cemetery.
The funeral service was held at
Bryant. Mr.. Breinfeldt formerly lived
in this county and has two daughters
here, Mrs. John Woodward of Volga,
and Mrs. Chas. Shultz of Argo.
1t is customary for the graduating
classes of the high school to leave
some memento when they complete
their course, and this years class is
considering the purchase of a drink
ing fountain which will be located at
the south front of the main buildi g.
The expense Of putting in the foun-
tain will be heavy and the Civic
League and Commercial Club will help
the young people out.
A youth of Polish extraction came in
to town last Thursday and approached
one of our prominent attorneys with
the inquiry as to whether OF not the
Block case was to be tried by Uncle
Sam that day, and being informed In
the affirmative, said he had understood
so, and as he had seen so many pic
lures of Uncle Sam he tn ught he