The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-12-11

ing for Minnesota points on business
Messrs. Searles, Caldwell and Rill.
ing shipped eleven cars Of sheep to
the Chicago market Tusday.
Fresh cut flowers every Wednesday
morning at the Temple Furniture
Store. Everything in flowers for
Christmas. A. L. Davis & Co.
DR.. A. n. Hume, agronomist at the
college, went up to Redfield Monday
evening to give an address before a
farmers short course in agriculture.
We are in receipt of a letter from
Paul Hartmann asking us to change
his Register from Rock Creek, Mimi,
to Wallace, S. D., where he is now
located.
Mrs. w. j. Gentle departed Friday
for Minneapolis, where she will demon
strate the Geo. r. Newell line of food
products at some of the larger stores
of the city.
The cheapest and best Xmas present
you can send to a friend or your father
! mother, son, or daughter is the Regis
ter for one year. Its just like a letter
from home"
Mr.. and Mrs. II. l.. Walker came
down from Aberdeen Tuesday morn
ing, being called here by the serious
illness Of Mrs. Walkers father, An
drew Piprew.
John Mosten, who was arrested at
Elkton last week and lodged in Jail
here on the charge of shooting at c. F.
Claussen, was brought before the in
sanity board and adjudged insane.
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,
Dec. Is, 16, 17-"Fountaine and Edna"
Dancing, singing and novelty contor-
ton act. Two ladies that are sure to
please. Prices 10c and 15c. The Fad
Jack Vrenegor and Chas. Nolan en-
tertained the members of the college
football team and Coach H. w.
Ewing to a roast turkey and goose
banquet at the Brookings Cafe Tues
day evening.
Our fine California weather had a re-
lapse on Sunday, but recovered Mon
day and is still doing business at the
old stand. We believe We are now
safe in prophesying that we will have
an open winter-as long as it stays
open.
A. l.. Davis this week purchased the
Masonic Temple block which houses
his furniture store, from Hal. R. West
of Minneapolis. This is a fine piece
of property and Mr.. Davis contem-
plates mixing it better by a number
Of improvements.
Robert Leekley came down from
Mandan, N. D., Monday night to spend
a few days visiting his mother and sis
! ters and to look after business mat
ters. He recently sold his mercantile
business in that city, but expects to en-
gage in some other line of business
there.
The Civic League will meet in the
Commercial Club rooms tomorrow
(Friday) afternoon at three O'Clock.
All members are urged to be present,
with their fancy work and with ideas
On what constitutes Civic League
work, as that will be the subject for
discussion.
G. A. Richard, who recently moved
to the city, has been appointed man
ager of the new produce company and
will have active charge of the business.
Mr.. Richard has had considerable ex.
p%erience in this line Of work and was
On the road for some time. He ex-
poets to leave soon to spend a couple
of months getting new ideas in the
large eastern produce establishments.
Geo. A. West, who has been here
from Minneapolis on business the past
ten days, informs us that the family
have bought a farm in New York and
will go there to make their home in
about a year. He tells us that his son,
Hal. has a fine position as chief
draughtsman for a large Minneapolis
firm, and Miss Frances, whose health
has much improved, is engaged in
teaching music and is director of a
large church choir.
The South Dakota Red Cross Seals
commission has appointed Geo. D. Cole
as agent for Brookings, and he informs
us that the Red Cross Christmas seals
will be OF sale at all of the drug stores
and the banks. The funds derived
from this sale 60 to wage a fight
against tuberculosis, and the cause is
therefore a good one and the people
OF Brookings r urged to assist by
purchasing these little stamps and
placing them upon their Christmas
packages.
Thos. Bang, proprietor Of the Brook
ings creamery, won third prize on his
butter at the South Dakota Dairymen's
and Buttermakers' Association meet
ing at Redfeld last week. There were
a large list OF entries and Mr.. Bangs
product stood very close to the top,
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