The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-04-17

J. H. Johnson was over from NolSa
on business between trains Friday.
DR.. E. l.. Moore was at Estelline
Thursday testing a carload of stock.
Sivert Simonson was over from
Volga Friday and again on "Wednesday.
Miss Brensley came owe from Nolsa
Thursday morning and will remain
here some time.
S. ]. Rudolph and S. P. Luckinbill
made a business trip to Volga between
trains Monday.
Deputy Treasurer Culhane and wife
went to Elkton Saturday morning ana
visited over Sunday.
Mrs. Florence Champion departed
Saturday morning for Chicago, where
she will remain for some time.
Miss Elizabeth Stewart arrived from
Delhi, Mimi. on Friday morning for a
visit at the home of her brother, Nef
Stewart.
Chas. Nesbaum, a student in the
dairy department at the college, left
Friday morning for Hartford to en-
anime a herd of dairy cattle.
Mrs. NJ. H. Loban came down from
Bruce Friday morning to visit a few
visit a few days with relatives and
days with relatives ana friends.
Burdette burst returned to his home
at Minneapolis on Friday morning.
after spending a few days at the home
of his cousin, Prof. ]. w. Bonnell.
Mrs. Carl Christensen and children
departed Saturday morning for a visit
of a few days with her sister at Ivan
hoe. They returned home last even
ing.
A. M. Void left Thursday morning
for Sioux Falls, but was held up at
Elkton by q snow blockade on the
Rock Island. The track was cleared
and traffic resumed on Friday.
Ernest Bacon arrived home Saturday
from Kansas City, where he completed
his course at the Kansas City Veterin'
airy College. He left Monday evening
for Estelline, where he will practice.
The school lands of the county were
leased by Commissioner Hepperlee on
Thursday. Seventy-five quarter sec
tons were leased, at prices ranging
from sixty cents to one dollar. These
lands are leased for grazing only.
Sunday was the first real warn day
of the spring and as the roads were too
muddy for autos most of the citizens
took in the fine weather in walking.
The college and the new building in
particular was the Mecca for most OF
the pedestrians.
The Nonpareil laundry is doing a
good business, but at the same time it
is not getting the trade that il
should. The laundry employs six peo-
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ings, and it is deserving of the patron
age of every booster for the city.
More than once has the remark been
heard that the first best thing the new
Fellowship League can do for Brook
ings is to get the library provided with
an adequate reading room. This re-
mark too comes from those who are
most active in furthering the new
league.
Excavation was begun Monday for
Mrs. Mayland's new house on Williams
street. This will be located on the
lot west of the property which she dis
posed of to c. w. Smith OF Volga, she
having retained one lot. Hans Jerde
has the contract for the construction
of the building.
Probably three-fourths of the mem
bers of the Woman's club have work
ed up their club papers at the college
library. Doubtless they are welcome
there; but doubtless too they do not
realize how much material could be
found in the public library. But that
such reference work car be success
fully carried on down town there is
needed not only more books but also
better accommodations for readers.
Father Shean wishes us to correct
an erroneou statement in last weeks
Register, as he tells us that it was not
a stork that he killed but a crane. He
suspicious that DR.. Stoll had some.
thing to do with the appearance Of the
item, and says that the doctor since
his advent in Brookings has had SO
much to 90 with storks that he thinks
every bird is one. There is one ex-
ception, however, as the doctor when
hunting usually brings home a mess
of mudhens in the belief that they are
ducks.
We are in receipt of some matter
from H. P. Packard Of Redfield, adver-
Using the corn contest that he is con-
Quoting, and we presume the Brook
ings county young people who are in
terested can obtain application blanks
and information by writing Mr.. Pack
ard. Mr.. Packard's original offer was
500 cash to the party producing the
greatest number of bushels to the
single acre, a state wide or sweep
stake; $4,000 End and $25 3rd, but from
advice later received he has concluded
to adopt the State Corn Growers AS
s~ociation methods and divide the state
into three districts offering a $50 prize
to the winner in each district besides
the special prizes for the best bushel
in each district or the best 10 ears, etc.
Mr.. Packard's prize contest will not
bar any contestant from entering the
corn for exhibit and prizes in other
contests.
Prof. w. H. Powers was at Pierre
last week to attend a meeting OF the
state library commission, of which
he is a member. The commission met
to organize and start active work in
the matter Of establishing travelling
Libraries throughout the state in COM
pliance with the new law enacted by
the 1913 legislature. Upon very ex-
cellent recommendations from the
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