The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-02-06


c. II. Atkinson returned Saturday
morning from a bushes. trip to Water
town.
Mrs. Thos. Madden went down to
Elkton Saturday morning and spent
the day.
Gilbert Gullick made a trip to points
east Monday in the interests of the
Miles cigar factory.
Miss Florence Caldwell went up to
Clark Monday evening to attend the
wedding of a friend.
o. b. Utigard ven over TO Toronto
Saturday morning to visit a few days
with former ~neighbors.
G. y. Kennard reports the arrival
OF a fine healthy grandson at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Sinjem of Huron, on
January 90.
Peter Hallen, who was here attend
ing court for a week or ten days, re
turned Saturday morning to his home
at Renwick, Iowa.
S. II. Goodfellow visited over Sunday
at home. returning to Arlington Mon
day evening, where he is organizing n
class for the A. o. U. w.
Rev. c. F. Hoffman departed Tues
day morning for Pittsburgh, Pa, in
response to a message telling him that
his father was not expected to live.
Leslie Meigs of Huron, was here
Monday to attend the Junior Prom.
at the college and while in the city
was a guest at the home of G. NJ. Hoff.
Sheriff Halvorson went to Sioux
Falls Monday morning and placed Ole
Nyhus in the penitentiary. He will
serve a nine months term for forgery,
having plead guilty before Judge Sher
wood last week.
w. b. Fartin, who was the defend
ant in the Hallen-Martin case in court
last week, departed Thursday evening
for Sioux Falls, where he intended to
spend a day or two on business, going
from there to his home at Kansas City.
Mr.. and Ms. H. F. Haroldson re
turned home Thursday from a visit at
Minneapolis and Bellevue, Iowa, visit
ing at the Aylmer Cole home at the
latter place. They had intended to
visit Panama, but on account OF the
condition of his sister they did not
care to venture that far from home.
The following named pupils of Ster-
ling No. A have neither been absent
or tardy for the fourth month ending
January oath: Frank Bishman, Clara
Bishman, Walter Bishman, Nellie Dyb-
dahl, Clarence Dybdahl, 1ernice Muir
ply, Mildred Lynch, Ray Lynch, Della
Larson, Florence Larson, and Ruth
Mitchell. Mary e. Blakely, teacher.
A bill has been introduced into the
legislature appropriating $4,000 tc
send Prof. n. f. Hansen, of the State
College, on another trip to Siberia in
search of alfalfa and other forage
plants suitable for growth in the north
west. Prof. Hansen has made two
trips to that country for the U. S
Department of Agriculture, and it Is
now proposed to send him on another
A. G. D~elamater's massive scenic pro
duction of George Barr McCutcheon'
Beverly" has proven so expensive OF
tour that only a few of the smalle
cities or what is known in theatrica
parlance as one night stands, will b.
visited this year. The original Stude
baker Theatre, Chicago, cast and con
{ plete equipment will be seen in it
entirety. 1t will be in Brooking
March 1st.
Q The city council met in regular ses
q sion on Monday evening, but did no
t decide to put in cluster lights or tran!
act any other business Of vital momen
+ TO the city. A license vas granted
q William Cameron to run a billiard an
pool hall over the Model Clothin
# Store, where II. l.. Walker formerl
4 conducted a similar place. Represel
tatives of the public library appeare
and requested an appropriation
$500 for the library. The matter wa
: referred TO a committee and its ult
n mate fate is problemetical. The caus
!. is a most worthy one and we feel SUI
@ that the council will assist if tn
finances of the city will warrant th
expenditure. At the present time tn
n library has about 500 patrons and fro
two to five people read each boo
If taken out, so it can readily be see
what a large proportion of our Peep
derive benefit and enjoyment from tn
institution.
Mrs. John Dempsey died at the far
IS home in Laketon township, Brookinl
county, Monday, January 81, at Il
is hour of 2:30 o'clock in the afternoc
is AZ the age of 20 years, 4 months. I'll
i'd deceased had been a sufferer from ca
nc cor for tho mast three or four wear