The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-05-29
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MISS Grace OBrien departed Mon
day evening for her home at White
Lake.
J. w. Catlett returned to Estelline
Monday evening, after an over Sunday
visit with his family.
Mrs, Frank Murphy Of Sioux City,
has been here this week visiting old
neighbors and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas Murphy were
up from Elkton Monday on probate
business before Judge Hall.
The city drinking fountains were
turned on last week, just in time to
come in handy during the hot weather.
e. q. Poole has a crew Of men at
work this week excavating the base
ment for the new government build
ing.
Miss Burvee returned home to De
Smet Monday evening, after spending
some time taking treatment at the
hospital.
Thos. Norby, who has been in Cali
fornia the past year, has returned to
take a position at the Marvin plumb
ing shop.
Rev. A. F. Won Tobel returned home
the last of the week from Chicago,
where he attended the big missionary
convention.
Mrs. Prowse, who visited here two
or three weeks, returned Saturday
morning to Minneapolis. She will re-
turn in about a month and again
make her home in Brookings.
The dandelion crop in the city this
year is a bumper n and there seems
to be no way to get rid of the pests.
1t avails but little for one citizen to
dig them out when his neighbor lets
Leo Cogley, who formerly worked
here for Roberts & Few, has taken a
position with the Brookings Construc-
ton Co. He came here from Sioux
Falls and was accompanied by his
wife.
Prof. Kerr has rented his house to
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Fridley who will
move in next week. Mr.. and Mrs.
Patty, who have been occupying it,
will leave the first OF the week for
Ames, Iowa.
Miss Bessie Chappell arrived home
Monday morning from LIE Mar, Colo,
where she completed a very successful
years work as a member Of the high
school faculty. She will return there
again next year.
The auditorium of the new college
building will not be completed in time
for the commencement exercises next
month, and the class play and class
day exercises will be given at the
opera house down town.
his crop go to seed.
The court house grounds are now
getting into fairly presentable shape,
due to the efforts of Commissioner
Jarvis who has the work in charge.
An immense amount of dirt has been
hauled in and the ground is now near
ly UP to grade.
From reports received here it Is evil
dent that the home coming at the col
lege next month will be the biggest
event ever held here. Letters from
graduates and old students indicate
that they will be here by the hundreds.
A fine program has been prepared by
the college authorities and local alum
nj and the occasion promises to be a
most memorable one.
A large number of our citizens were
planning to go fishing Sunday, but
were kept at home by the rain and bad
roads, making about the 'steenth Sun
day this spring that 1t has rained. We
hate to think that any Of our citizens
would go fishing on Sunday, but never
theless we are obliged to admit that a
considerable portion of them are
aching for the opportunity.
We are informed on very good au'
thority that plans are already com
pleted for a ~three-story hotel building
which will be built on a vacant lot in
the vicinity of the Register office
Negotiations are in progress with
practical hotel man who is expected
to put in some capital and ii these gt
through successfully the work on the
building will be commenced within
short time.