The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-02-06

A. Frye was at Toronto a day or two
last week visiting his son.
George Sponsler was down from his
farm near Bruce Saturday.
Roy Christensen went to Castlewood
Saturday evening to visit over Sunday
with relatives.
Miss Tena Johnson went over to
Volga Saturday evening to spend Sun
day with home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Keith went to
WATERFOWL Friday evening to visit
a few days at the home of their daugh-
ter.
II. O. Mennis was down from Toron-
to last week looking after the probat-
ing of an estate of which he is the ad-
ministrator.
Judge Sherwood returned home to
Clark Saturday evening and was ac-
spent the week here.
Mrs. Thos. Mccarthy returned to
her home at Elkton Sunday morning,
having been called here by the illness
of her daughter, Mrs. Hurney.
Geo. Hoff left Tuesday morning for
Mississippi, where he will investigate
a business proposition, which If favor
able, will take him to that state to live.
Mrs. ID. II. Finch departed Monday
morning for her home at Nevada, Mo-,
after spending several months here at
the homes OF her daughters, Mrs. l. E.
Lees and Mrs. c. Larsen.
Norman Hanson, who retired from
the office of clerk OF courts the first Of
the year, has accepted a position with
the Model Clothing store and will
commence work In a few days.
f. II. Beatty, the jeweler, has a new
clock, having discarded the old West
ern Union ~time-piece which he used
so long and which was, on account Of
its prominent position, the standard
time for the town.
Mrs. V. l.. Mccoy has presented the
Commercial Club with a painting, a
forrest scene, which has been hung in
the club rooms. The picture is a beau
tiful work of art and is much %appreciat-
ed by the club members.
Prof. Starring has beer ~endeavoring
for some little time to have the gov
eminent civil service examinations
1 held in Brookings and he tells us that
: his efforts have at last been crowned.
+ with success. An examination will be
held here on March II for positions Of
~bookkeeper, stenographer, clerk and all
other positions in the government.
H. L.. Hopkins returned Monday
= morning from Estelline, where he
e spent Sunday with his parents, and
was accompanied by his brother, DIR.
Cyril G. Hopkins of the University Of
Illinois, who went On to his home at
Champaign. DR.. Hopkins is a graduate
i or the State College, and is the most
y widely known soil and crop expert in
this country.
The B~rookings County Farmers In
n stitute Association will hold It's annual
institute in Brookings the last week in
February. The state institute corps
d held an institute here in December,
but the association did not cooperate
l. with them, believing the dates to be
a too early, SO they propose to make the
coming meeting ar unusually good one
There will be contests FOR the young.
% sters and an unusually good program
Ie of addresses.
Ie The following from the Ward news
lg In the Elkton Record indicates that the
Of fool-killer at Ward is either on a vaca.
le ton or else he is overlooking a bril-
le liant opportunity to do his community
2 a service: Last Thursday John Peters
i'd the drayman here, unloaded severa
e barrels Of gasoline and his clothes go
ly soaked with the gas from a BARI ell tina
IN leaked a little. Albert Staben saw thu
re gas on his clothes and slyly went vi
to to him and lighted the oil with
el- match. Mr.. Peters clothes we're most
in ly burned and he was nearly burned tt
ID death before anyone had time to as
ey sist him. DR.. Morgan was called al
ng once from Elkton and thinks he can
save the patient"