The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-09-18

r. A. Storm went up to Bruce Tues
day to look after his farm.
Mrs. II. ]. Getty went up to Lake
Preston Friday evening for a few days
visit.
A nice little daughter arrived at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. |. ID. Spooner
last Friday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kidderman arrived
here last evening from Ell Paso, Texas,
for a visit with her two sons, Joy and
Jewel Mikkelson.
We understand that a deal is on for
the sale of the Leon Hotel to a Wis
consin man, and it is expected that ii
will be completed by the end OF the
week.
The Pubic Schools: No one con
speak more authoritative about them
than Superintendent Browning. No
one has more interest in hearing him
than the parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cremer, who have been
visiting at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Fishback for
some weeks, left today for their
home at Brooklyn, N. Y.
Mrs. Teresa Francis arrived here
from Ralph, where she has been max
ing proof on her homestead at that
place. She reports crops at that place
as looking good, and threshing mostly
done.
Miss Maude Lucas came down from
Huron Thursday after having made
final three year proof on her home
stead at Ralph. She is the guest Of
Mrs. Teresa Francis. Miss Lucas has
been engaged to teach school in Dis
trict II, Alton township.
Rev. A. F. Won Tobel preached his
farewell sermon on Sunday and de-
parted that night, accompanied by Mrs.
Won Tobel, for Mifflintown, Pa, which
will be their home. The many friends
they have made in Brookings will re-
gret sincerely their departure.
We are Informed that a party of
surveyors for the Luce line this week
have laid stakes right through to the
city limits on the east, coming through
by way of Bushnell. This is the Sec
ond survey made in the past month
and it begins to look as though the
road was a go.
A swarm of honey bees that had
evidently escaped from a hive entered
George Thayer's Office in the base
ment of the Bradbury building Tues
day morning and made themselves
perfectly at home. We can't imagine
what they wanted there unless they
were looking for alfalfa blossoms.
Philo Hall and Albert Matson re-
turned home Tuesday night from
Sioux Falls, where in circuit court
they won out In the case of J. A. Mel
son VS.. L. j. Edwards. Mr.. Nelson,
who is proprietor Of n Of the pool
halls here, sued for damages on a
Montana land deal, claiming fraud.
The committee appointed by the
Commercial Club to look after the
building of a dam at Lake Campbell,
made a visit to the lake Tuesday and
took a level of it. They found that it is
now twenty-one inches below normal
and that it could be raised three feet
without overlooking the land at the
south end.
First Church of Christ, Scientist, an
nounces a free lecture on Christian
Science by DR.. Frances J. Fluno, Of
Oakland, Cal, member of the board of
lectureship of the First Church OF
Christ, Scientist in Boston, Mass, and
cordially invites the public to be pres
ent. Monday evening, September %,
at 8 o'clock, church edifice. Admission
free. No collection.
Harry Wornson, n of the city car
riers, will be married this evening to
Miss Alvina Odegard, at the home OF
her father, Albert Odegard, west OF
town. On Tuesday afternoon a num-
Der OF auto loads OF ladies went out
from here and gave the bride-to-be a
shower, and yesterday afternoon the
postofice force gave the coming bride.
groom q similar affair at the post Office
presenting him with everything con.
ceivable from q cut-away night gown
to . baby bath tub.