The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-10-09

Chas. Johnson, the monument man,
went down to Ballaton yesterday morn.
ing to spend a couple of days on busi-
ness.
Mrs. ]. l.. Weaver returned home to
Anoka, Mimi, yesterday morning after
spending a week at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Rogers.
Mrs. F. C. Norman returned home
to Window, Mimi, Tuesday morning,
after spending a couple of weeks at
the home of her father, Andrew Olson.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. f. Roddle, old time
residents of Bookings, were here from
North Dakota this week guests at the
home of their daughter, Mrs. F. C.
Neill.
Mrs. Henry Kelton and children
came down from Henry Monday morn
ing for a couple of weeks visit at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
II. Bushnell.
M. A. Karr and family left this week
for the west, where they will remain
until next May. They will go by easy
journeys to Portland and from there
south to California.
Mrs. r. b. Forsee left Friday morn
ing for Rochester, where she went to
consult the Mayos regarding her health
which has been poorly for some time
Prof. Forsee accompanied her.
w. A. Caldwell had the fingers o.
his right hand badly lacerated in 9
potato digger while working on his
farm Saturday. The injury is very
painful but is not expected to prove
serious.
DR.. f. A. Lentz and family left yes
terday for a visit at Melroy and Spring
field, MINI. DR.. Lentz will be gone q
couple of weeks, but Mrs. Lentz and
the children will remain away about
a month.
The stone work on the new govern
ment building is getting along favor
ably and the work of laying the first
REINFORCED concrete floor is now In
progress. The contractors are build
ing a large derrick in the railroad
yards to unload the stone.
The young people OF the u. p
church gave a farewell surprise party
at the home of John Sloan Tuesday
evening for Misses Hazel and Jennie
Karr, who left yesterday to spend the
winter in the west. A nice social time
was enjoyed and light refreshments
were served.
e. l.. Squirting this week sold his
farm north of the city through II. G
Williams to J.. f. Hinkle, from neal
Omaha, Neb. Mr.. Hinkle will move
up in the spring. This farm is a half
section and is one of the best place!
in the county. This is Mr.. Spurling''
homestead, which he took over thirt!
years ago., and this vas the first trans
fer since he received his patent from
the government.
The things of life are not to be pun
chased by money alone. Many goo,
things cost money. Season tickets t
the Y M. c. A. Lecture and All Sta
Artists Course will cost you none
but their great goodness does not II
in that fact. Season tickets to tn
above named course are of great valu
because they stamp the man or We
man purchasing them as a perso
wanting the best at a reasonable price
H. L. Walker of the Walker Theatr
cal Circuit, Is certainly giving Brool
ings some great shows, and there !
no other town in the country the siz
of this that is getting the class of a.
fractions that come to this city. /
the past month we have had thre
great shows in Baby Nine" "Frecl
les" and Madame X" and in the con
: ing three weeks three high class a
fractions, "The Awakening of Helen
Richie" The Thief" and THE vi
t ginian' will be seen here, and all
t these are big city shows. That tn
people of Bookings appreciate M
: Walkers efforts Is shown by the sple
did patronage the opera house has r
ceived this year.