The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-05-22
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home of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Herman
son on Sunday.
Mrs. John Alton and Miss Lila visit.
ed at Lake Preston between trains
Saturday evening.
Geo. Hoch of Elkton, former county
commissioner, was in the city TUESDAY
on his way home from Watertown.
The high school students, packed in
three or four h~ay-racks, ~journeyed out
to the lake Saturday and enjoyed a
picnic.
]. c. Larsen and children left Satur-
day evening for Excelsior Springs,
Mo-, where Mrs. Larsen has been for
some time.
Remember c. A. Skinner & Ellis Co.
Department Store for mail orders by
parcel post. Phone o. send for
samples.
Emil He k left Sunday evening for
Pierre, where he takes a position in
the office of State Engineer Derr for
the summer.
Mrs. James Nolan departed Satur-
day evening for Omaha, where she
will visit some time with her daughter,
Mrs. Geo. Purvis.
Miss Anderson, a sister of Mrs. r. A.
Hanson, who has been teaching school
in this county, returned Monday to her
home at Story City, Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. c. Olson departed
Saturday evening for Roundup, Mon
tana, where they will make an extend
ed visit with their son, Oscar
Mrs. Mary Wilson returned home to
Arlington Saturday evening, after
spending two or three weeks at the
home of her son, B. L. Wilson.
Miss Hattie Young arrived this week
from Portland, Oregon, where she has
been making her home, for a visit
with old neighbors and friends.
o. o. Jermstad, A. P. Ryger and DR..
B. T. Green have purchased Ford tour,
ing cars within the last week.
Alvin Johnson returned home Satur-
day from Minneapolis, driving through
Geo. p. Sexauer's new big Buick. He
was accompanied by Leslie Gooch.
If you are looking for shadow, all
over laces, and trimming you will find
a new and complete assortment at the
Skinner & Ellis Department Store.
Mrs. J. w. Doubleday of Watertown,
was the guest of Mrs. H. G. Barclay
the last of the week, leaving Saturday
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Bishop Biller, who was here to con-
duct the ordination services at the
Episcopal church on Thursday, re-
turned home to Sioux Falls Friday
morning.
Miss May Button, a teacher in the
Volga schools, was a guest over Sun
day art the home of her uncle, w. H.
Leighty. She will teach in the local
schools mex year.
]. F. Erwin and Miss Ada returned
home Monday evening from Toledo,
Iowa, where they were called by the
death Of Mrs. Erwin's father. The
funeral was held on Sunday.
The election of student officers at
the college, which was scheduled for
yesterday, was postponed until next
Tuesday to give the candidates more
time to fix up their fences.
1914 Jack Rabbits will be on sale
Monday at the college. There is only
a limited supply, so get your order In
early. If you are unable to come tele-
phone your order to the Y. M. c. A.
office.
Miss Clara C. Christianson of Great
Falls, Mo 1tana, is here for an extended
visit with her sister, Mrs. Thos. Morris
and other relatives in this county. She
is superintendent of one of the ward
schools at Great Falls.
A. B. Allison is building a brick
garage on the rear end of his lots on
Main street and when completed it
will be occupied by Wiley Bros. The
building will be 25x60, we'll lighted and
fire-proof, and should make al ideal
garage.
The college ball team returned home
Saturday from a couple of days trip,
during which they played Huron and
Mitchell. At Huron they were defeat
ed in a weird game by a o Of 10 to
9, but won u at Mitchell by a score
of 3 to 2.
w. H. Leighty, DR.. B. T. Green, F. NJ.
Ellis and B. w. Lanphier and their
families autoed over to Flandreau Sun.
day to attend the district conference of
the Epworth League. They were
caught in the heavy rain coming back
and had quite a strenuous time getting
home.
Rev. ". B. Roberts and wife Of
Dallas, who were here last week to at
tend toe ordination Of his brother,
Rev. Paul Roberts, returned home
Tuesday morning. On Sunday morn
ing Rev. Roberts occupied the pulpit
of the local church and in the after
noon held services at Bushnell.
Dick Hoy, who is in the government
mail service, was up to Aberdeen last
week and took an examination on the
state of Iowa, coming through with
flying colors. There We're 1852 towns
on the list and he threw" them with
but nine errors. The chief clerk in
formed him that it was the best ex'
animation ever passed by a new man
and a better record than any old clerk
haG made in years.
The. funeral of Mrs. Ingri Johnson
was held from the Lutheran church on
Saturday, conducted by Rev. Fosness
and intermcnt was made in the Luther
an cemetery. MIS-. Johnson was born
in Norway sixty-nine years ago, and
came to Brookings county in 1879. She
was a daughter Of Mrs. Randi Peter
son, upon whose homestead a part Of
the city Of Bookings is built. Mrs.
Johnson's husband Passed away seven
teen years ago, and she leaves no chill