The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-05-22

Superintendent Dickinson of Huron,
spent Saturday at the depot.
G. NJ. Hoff left Monday evening for
Huron to remain a day or two on bust
ness.
Prof. ]. w. Wilson left Monday even
ing for Sioux City to remain a day or
two on business.
VIM. Cameron went up to Bruce
Thursday evening, where he is doing
some carpenter work.
Have you bought your Building &
Loan stock yet? Call on Secretary
Kerr over Rogers shoe store.
S. w. Snelson took a crew of men to
Bruce Thursday evening, where he is
building a house on the Rufer farm.
Go to the Skinner & Ellis Depart
ment Store for home grown geranium
and pansy plants for Decoration Day.
Geo. Wells, who is in the mercantile
business at Seneca, was down last
week and spent a day or two visiting
relatives and friends.
Mrs. Lena Dodge and little son ar
rived from Anacortis, Wash, Friday
morning and will make an extended
visit at the home of her mother, Mrs.
Philo Hall.
Theo. Flittie, who is in the banking
business at %Iroquois was down Thurs
day on business. He Informed US that
crop conditions in that locality were
never better.
Rev. R. A. Bruce returned home
Monday evening from the Epworth
League conference at Flandreau, going
there from Mitchell, where he attend. d
the Inauguration of President Seaman
of Dakota Wesleyan.
Mrs. r. A. butcher of Champaign,
H., passed through here On Thursday
evening n her way to De Smet to visit
relatives. Mr.. butcher, who is a mem
Der of the teaching force at the Uni
versity of Illinois, will be here the
first week in June.
Mrs. NJ. Sorenson and daughter, Miss
Edna, arrived Thursday evening from
Kasson, Mimi, for a visit with their
daughter and sister, Miss Emma Soren-
son of the public school force. Mrs
Sorenson returned home Monday but
Miss Edna will remain and accompany
her sister home the last of the week.
w. NJ. Cheever went out to Pierre
Thursday evening to attend the first
meeting of the permanent investigating
committee provided for by the last
legislature. Allen Bogue of Center
Vile, was elected chairman, R. S.
Lyons of Sioux Falls, vice-chairman
and Mr.. Cheever secretary. They
made arrangements to begin their work
about the middle of June.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.F. Knappen returned
home Thursday morning from Mitchell
where they attended the inauguration
of President Seaman of Dakota Wes-
leyan. The services were very interest
ing and were attended by a large num-
Der of people from different parts Of
the state. Among those present were
two bishops Of the NJ. E. church, three
former presidents of the university,
the eight district superiptendents of
the state and practically every NJ. E.
pastor in the state.
At a recent meeting of the Brook
ings Driving Association John Nolan
was elected president, H. F. Haroldson
treasurer and G.. d. Cole secretary. 1t
was decided to give the annual race
meeting on July 4th, as they did last
year. They will give a 2:45 pace and
2:3O trot, a 1920 pace and free for all
trot and a free for all pace, all for
100000 purses. In addition there will
be other races and games, mention Of
which will APPEAR later. The Driving
Association asks the hearty co-opera-
ton of Brookings and as 1t asks
nothing from the citizens except that
they all go and pay their little mite at
the gate for a ticket, it seems like the
move ought to meet with the support
of all business men as well as those
that like sports of a clean cut variety.