The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-06-05

on business Saturday.
DR.. Burleigh of Estelline, was down
Monday visiting a patient at the hos
pital.
Rev. Gardner returned home Mon
day morning from Clark, where he
preached on Sunday.
Mrs. A. T. Waters was down from
De Smet Monday to visit her father,
who is taking treatment at the hos
pital.
Rev. r. A. Bruce left Monday morn
ing for Chicago to attend the big mis-
sionary convention, and will be alb
sent about ten days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Dull returned
home Friday night from Sioux City,
where they were called a couple of
weeks ago by the death Of his uncle.
Prof. Harding returned home Friday
morning from Clark, where he deliver
ed the commencement address before
the graduating class of the high school.
Mrs. ]. H. Hubbard came down from
De Smet Monday morning to join her
husband, who came here a few weeks
ago to take charge of the Brookings
Abstract Company.
The Eastern Star ladies' are plan
ming to hold a picnic, to which the
Masons and their families will be in
vited, some time this month, the exact
date to be announced later.
I! H. G. Moffatt, who "a seriously in
jured by a fall last week, is reported
to be getting along fairly well, although
it is feared that he will not regain the
use of his left arm, which was broken.
Mrs. Walker VAIL came down from
Columbia Saturday and is visiting at
the home of her father, A. ]. Nelson,
and Mr.. VAIL joins her today. Both
are graduates of the college and will
remain for the Homecoming on the
hill.
Mrs. H. A. Hume, who has been visit
ing at the home of her son, DR.. A. N.
Hume, for some time, departed Mon
day morning for her home at Ply
mouth, Indiana. Her two little grand
sons accompanied her home and will
visit there for some weeks.
A paper from James Natesta gives
us the details of the pier disaster at
Long Beach, Cal, in which so many
people lost their lives. Mr.. Natesta
was at the scene of the accident a
short time after it occurred and he
says that he is unable to describe it's
horrors.
G.. f. Knappen departed Monday
morning for Delaware, Ohio, to attend
the commencement exercises of Ohio
Wesleyan University, his son Russell,
being a member of this years gradual
ing class. On the way he will attend
the missionary convention at Chicago
and visit relatives in Michigan. Mrs.
Knappen expects to join him at Della
ware next week.
Rev. E. B. Moore arrived from Hall
fax, Nova Scotia, Saturday morning to
attend the funeral of his son, and on
Monday he departed on his long return
journey. Before leaving he wished US
to express his sincere gratitude to the
people of Brookings for their kindness
and sympathy, and he particularly
thanked the Register for the considera-
ton We showed in writing up the sad
event Of a week ago..
Mrs. Stewart departed Monday
morning for Winona to attend the we'd
ding OF a relative and will go from
there to Milwaukee, where she expects
to remain permanently. She has made
her home here the past couple OF years
with her son, Roger, who Is operator
at the depot. Roger expects to leave
in about a week and is undecided
whether he will locate at Milwaukee
or go out to the Pacific coast.
There is considerable cement walk
being laid about the city this summer
and there Is now hardly a street but
what is provided with good walks.
There is also much activity in the
building line, several new houses be-
ing under construction and additions
and improvements being made to quite
a few residences. With it's beautiful
trees, good walks and fine residences
Brookings can certainly we'll claim to
be The City Of Homes"
E. R. Hubbart and Geo. Purdy re-
turned home the last of the week from
Aberdeen, where they attended the
grand lodge meeting of the A. o. Z.
w. Mr.. Purdy tells us a good n on
Mr.. Hubbart. 1t seems that the morn,
ing they left Brookings Gene oversight
waking just as the train pulled into
the station. He did not take time to
dress, but beat 1t for the train carry
ing most OF his clothes on his arm and
when he arrived at the depot about al
he had on was a necktie and a smile