The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-04-03

ed up the nice sum of nearly a hundred
dollars.
A card from Mr.. and Mrs. ]. II.
Bushnell informs us that they have
left Delray, Florida. where they spent
the winter, and are proceeding home
ward leisurely and will not be here
for a couple of weeks.
Geo. Phillips was at Hetland Satur.
day evening to attend a party given by
Charley Johnson. George tells US that
Charley recently bought a horse
at Hetland and his friends are begin
ming to ask embarrassing questions.
Geo. ~Schlosser, secretary of the
Sioux Falls Commercial Club arrived
today and will act as one of the judges
at the HurOn-State College debate to-
morrow night. While in the city lie is
a guest at the home of Paul butcher.
G.. II. TifIin was a guest at the home
Of his brOther-in-law, Rev. J.. j. Gard
ner, a few days last week. Mr.. Tiffin's
home is at Hillesboro, H., but he has
been living on a claim in the north
western part of the state for the past
couple of years.
Beulah, the two-year old daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Lindemann, pass
ed away last Thursday and the funeral
was held from the home on Saturday
afternoon, in charge CT Rev. Bruce.
The friends of the family will deeply
sympathize with them in their loss.
Dewey Dokken, the fourteen veal
old son of John Dokken, returned home
from Lake Campbell o1e da. the first
OF the week proudly bearing a big
goose that he had shot. The %youngster
had reason to be proud, as a goose is
something that is mighty hard for any
hunter to get.
Prof. n. f. Hansen returned home
Tuesday morning from Yankton, where
he attended the funeral of Col. G.. w.
Quincy, one of the well known citizens
of the state and a prominent member
Of the G.. A. K. He was the founder of
the Quincy seed company and was one
of the pioneer nurserymen OF the
state.
President Hall of the Commercial
Club tells us that much building talk
comes to the ears of the club and the
prospects are for quite a little boom
in Bookings this season Everyone
seems to feel that this is Brookings'
year to go ahead and when a commun-
ity feels that way half the battle is
won.
Harold Davis returned home the
first of the week from Rochester,
where his baby daughter was operated
upon last week. The operation vas
for the removal Of one of the kidneys
and was a dangerous one, and very
rare in a child of this age. The little
one, we are pleased to say, is getting
along nicely.
L. II. Comstock went back to work
Monday after laying off a couple Of
weeks. He was down to Winnebago,
Mimi, last week to visit a sister ano
brought back with him a rather odd
cane, a present from a relative who
recently returned from India. The
body of the cane is made out of the
horn of the water buffalo, with the
head made from an elephants tusk,
and it is a handsome n and a valu
able piece of work.
The special automobile course at the
college opened yesterday with a splen-
did attendance and more are expected
to join every day this week. Among
the students is DR.. Lane of Miller, a
man of about seventy years of age, who
is here with his wife, and will remain
to take the entire course. He recently
purchased an automobile and conclud-
ed that the easiest and best way to
learn to opera,e it and care for it, was
to take the course offered by the col
lege.
DR.. H. NJ. Derr, the new state en-.
gineer, was here the last of the week
and spent a day with friends on his
way to Minneapolis, where his family
are living. He expects to move his
family to Pierre just as soon as he
gets a house, but he says that he
meets the same problem of a scarcity
Of houses that he found in Brookings.