The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-07-24

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f. c. Olson and wife and little son
returned the first of the week from
Sioux Falls, where they spent a week,
and Mr.. Olson left again for there
yesterday to look after the store. haV-
ing recently purchased the interests OF
his partner.
The brick work on the J. H. Roberts
building is all completed and a force OF
men have been at work plastering the
interior. The building has a splendid
store room on the corne besides the
picture theatre, and the structure is a
great improvement to that part OF the
business section.
Suppose many Of our readers have
already noticed that their letters re-
ceived through the L. S. mail do not
bear a receiving stamp any more. a
recent supplement to the Postal Guide
authorizes postmasters 10 discontinue
back-stamping letters, which ruling
saves a lot of time without in anyway
effecting the service.
Misses Anna Olston, Marie Hoberg
and Clara Ledahl, three school teach
ers at Lake Preston, arrived last even
ing for a brief visit at the home of
Miss Olston's cousin, Clarence Kabrud.
The young ladies "hiked' the entire
distance on foot and although a trife
weary they declared that they had the
best trip OF their lives.
Z. C. Chambers the merchant prince
of Dempster, returned from a trip to
the Black Hills yesterday and went
on TO his home last evening. This
was Mr.. Chambers first trip to the
Hills and he was highly pleased. He
believes in Seeing America First"
and says that South Dakotans should
see the wonderful Hills country first.
Messrs. Vinegar and Weise, who
are in charge OF the school buildings,
are keeping out of mischief these days
by making a number of improvements
in the buildings. They have just CON-
pleted applying a coat of varnish and
shellac to 600 desks in fifteen rooms,
and as the seats have had no atten-
ton for eleven years there is some
difference in their looks.
A map of South Dakota with all
highways printed in red Is being put
out by the state immigration depart
ment for use by parties going across
country. The black and yellow demon
stration run automobile party will
enter the state about August Is on
their trip from Chicago to Yellow
stone park via the Black Hills and VII
be in Brookings that day.
Mrs. Dave Batchelder returned home
Sunday from the Brookings hospital
where she was taken several days be-
lore suffering from nervous prostra-
ton. She recovered from the evere
attack much sooner than expected but
will be a long time before she will be
allowed to exert herself. Her many
friends are glad to learn that her case
Is not so serious as was at first
thought.-Toronto Herald.
w. A. Mathews, G. B. Nichols, G. E.
Nichols and w. e. Drummond were
over from Fandreau yesterday adver-
Using the Moody county fair. which
will be held there September 1, 2, 3,
and 4. The Moody county fair is on
the same racing circuit as our fair
and will put on the same high class OF
races. They offer $4,000 in premiums,
prizes and purses, and promise a fine
time for the Brookings people who at.
tend.
Rev. r. A. Bruce was at Aurora Fri
day to conduct the fun raj services OF
| VIM. Beadle. Mr.. Beadle was an OLD
settler OF the county and had reached
the ripe old age Of 81 years, having
been born at Cabut, Vermont, Febru
airy 3, 1922. His death took place or
July 16 at the Yankton asylum, where
he had been but four weeks. His was
not the common type Of insanity, hi
having simply lost his mental power.
through advanced age.
John Dokken has been awarded tn,
contract for all Of the concrete worl
on the new post ONCE building, in
GLIDING the reinforced floors and h
has a crew of men at work putting IL
the foundation. The work Is beini
done with MI. Dokken's cemen
mixer, q machine Of the latest ant
best make and it Is really astonishing
to see tt work. Mr.. Dokken also haI
the contract for the construction o
the basement OF the Lutheran churcl
at volga.
The man who handles the local de
partment Of q newspaper learns ate
due experience not to expect ever
briefly expressed thanks from a col
umn Of pleasant things. but he know
eth as surely as cometh the winter tina
3 single line In which there Is an unin
|ten&ional misrepresentation will caus,
|eomeone to be heard from as II from
= housetop. And we may add tina
when he has made pleasant mentor