The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-03-27
Local and Personal

Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Knappen visited
over Easter at Minneapolis.
G. A. Stead returned home yester-
day morning from his trip to Buffalo,
n. Y.
E. C. Olson went to Sioux Falls yes-
terday morning to visit the Model
store.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Culhane return
ed Sunday evening from a visit at
Elkton.
Rev. Fossnes was at Volga attending
a church meeting two or three days
last week.
Lawrence Leib and Elsie Lortscher
of Elkton, took out a license to wed
yesterday.
Mrs. w. J. Brown was operated upon
at the hospital yesterday and is re-
covering nicely.
Geo. Duff, who was operated upon at
the hospital. last week, is reported to
be getting along nicely.
Judge Stowe levied al assessment
of five dollars upon George McMann
yesterday for being drunk.
Mrs. Anna Lawshe arrived from st.
Paul on Thursday and is visiting Mrs.
Enos and other old friends.
Mrs. Vincent Staarman was operat-
ed upon at the hospital this week and
her condition is reported to be favor
able.
Miss Gladys Fassett left yesterday
morning for Des Moines, where she
will visit at the home of a brother for
several weeks.
In another column we print an in
teresting letter from a Brookings citi-
zen who tells the kind of county fairs
they hold in sunny Florida.
Rev. Won Tobel was taken sick on
Sunday and was quite i'll for a day or
two, but we are pleased to report that
he is now much improved.
Mrs. Ryan of Marcus, Iowa, was a
guest at the home of her sister, Mrs.
John Culhane, a few days this week,
returning home yesterday morning.
Edward Olson, who has been visit
ing relatives and friends here for
some time, departed Tuesday evening
for his home in Saskatchewan, Canada.
During the past week 221 books
have been taken from the library, SO
Of which were taken out by children.
New books are needed for the chill
dren.
J. H. Roberts tells us that he did not
close the deal for the sale of the laun.
dry to the gentleman from Minnesota,
and he will continue to run the bust
ness.
Mrs. H. S. Rowe was down from
Watertown over Easter visiting at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Keith, returning home Monday
evening.
There are a few bicycle riders that
need to be touched up with a fine of
$500 to remind them hat there is a
city ordinance prohibiting riding on
sidewalks.
DR.. H. NJ. Derr departed Sunday
evening for Pierre, to take up his
duties as state engineer, a position to
which he was recently appointed by
Governor Byrne.
City Auditor Stoddart returned
home yesterday morning from Black
Earth, Wis, and he tells us that his
mother. whose illness called him there
is much improved.
A couple of Aggies celebrated the
close of school yesterday by engaging
in a Johnson-Jeffries affair, and one of
them got it in about the same proper
ton that Friend Jeffries did at Reno.
/ Lndrew Eickum departed yesterday
morning for New York, where he will
take passage to Norway. He expects
to spend some time in that country in
the hope that 1t will benefit his health.
1t Is expected that the Commercial
Clubs booklet advertising Brookings
will be ready for distribution just as
soon as it is received from out of
town, where it was sem to be printed.
Perry Bishop was down from Oak
wood a couple of days this week. He
tells us that the ducks and geese all