The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-06-26

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Albert Schoenwether was down from
Lake Preston the last Of the week.
Vance Crane, a former college stu
dent, was down from De Smet between
trains Friday.
c. A. Johnson & Son sold a Buick to
J. D. Mcmillan, who lives hear Bush
nell, this week.
Mrs. w. X. Van Brunt of Sioux
Falls, was the guest of Mrs j. l..
Jarvis yesterday.
DR.. l.. G. Borst and family left Sun
day by auto for a visit at Fox Lake
and other points in Wisconsin.
The public will always find the
doors open at the Brookings Plumb
ing and Heating Co., in basement of
Press building. Walk in.
Gaylord Hanson, who is working in
the Model store at WATERFOWL, was
here this week for a few days visit
with relatives and friends.
HI. l.. Hopkins and G. F. Knappen
went to Watertown Tuesday evening
to attend the annual meeting Of the
South Dakota Bankers Association.
Fred Heintz, who was here last week
to complete the deal for the Brookings
Hardware Company business, depart
ed Thursday for his home at Towner,
n. d.
The North-W Western is using a couple
of monster engines or the main line
passengers now, and no doubt we will
soon hear Of the running time being
reduced between here and Chicago.
DR.. A. w. Hume and Prof. j. G. Hut
ton left Tuesday evening for Water
town, where they deliver addresses
before the meetings Of the Bankers
Association and the Better Farming
Association.
The stock sale at the college farm
last Friday was we'll attended and all
of the stuff brought good prices except
the Jerseys, which went very cheap.
Most of the stock was sold to Brook
ings county farmers.
l.. w. Granger, who is now in Cali
fornia, has sold his house neal the
college, now occupied by Prof. Starring
to Peter Gianonnatti, who moved here
with his family from the western part
of the state about a year ago.
Russell Jensen, who visited friends
here for a couple of weeks, left Mon
day evening for his home at Mitchell.
He goes to Washington next year to
take a position as instructor in the
dairy department at the agricul-
tural college at Pullman.
When the Skinner & Ellis Depart
ment Store received their auto deli
very 1t came without a body and Ri
Anderson, the blacksmith, made one
for it that was just what was needed
and one that is an improvement over
the boxes made at the factories.
Rural Carrier Anderson gives us the
following m of farmers on his
route who are to be commended for
their work in lettering the roads: j..
A. Swanson, Chas. Shultz, E. l.. Kline,
Chas. Maher, Francis Weise, Chas.
Wilson, the Green boys and the Wiley
boys.
Frank Alton was stricken Sunday
with an internal hemorrhage at
Volga, where he has been working, and
his condition was serious for a couple
of days. He was able to be brought to
the home of his father here yesterday
and his recovery is expected TO be
rapid.
Coming at the Pleasant Hour-Fri-
day, June 81, one night only, "Parsi-
fall" a masterpiece in three magnif-
CEN reels. Exciting, interesting and
instructive. Special singing. Admis-
sion 10 and Is cents. Regular pictures
Saturday, June q. Admission 10
cents.
This section was visited by a soak
ing rain last Thursday evening, over a
half inch falling, and it val a big help
to the crops. The weather had been
unusually warm previous to the rain,
with some hot winds and while we
were not in dire need of moisture it
was nevertheless much appreciated.
Another good rain fell Tuesday night,
and the crops in the vicinity of Brook
ings are looking fine.
A ball player named Pitts dropped
dead at Volga last Thursday, death
being due to heart-failure. The Bruce
and Volga teams were scheduled to
play a game and Pitts, a member of
the former team, was on the field with
his team mates practicing before the
contest. The day was one Of the hot
test of the summer and this is thought
to have had something to do with his
death. He was a stranger in this part
of the country and was working for a
farmer near Bruce.
The city council has been in session