The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-04-10
Local and Personal

Special meeting Brookings Lodge,
No. "a, A. F. & A. NJ. Friday evening
April 18th, at 500 o'clock. All men,
bers are urged to be present.
Judge Sherwood of Clark, has been
holding a chambers session at the
court house this week, but no cases of
Importance have been tried, the term
being devoted principally to the argu-
ment of motions.
DR.. H. H. F%rudenfeld, the Madison
eye, ear, nose and throat specialist,
will be in Volga again on Thursday,
April oath, at the hospital; one day
only. Glasses accurately fitted and
guaranteed satisfactory in every way.
The ladies of Bookings are invited
to attend the Coed Hippodrome to be
held at the college gymnasium under
the auspices of the Y. W. G. A. on Sat
urday, April 10. Admission 20 cents
Further information will be given next
week.
The county comm s~sioners took a
recess on Friday for over Sunday, n
adjourned the April session on Mon
day evening. Commissioners Kidman
and Halvorson were unable to get
here for the Monday session on ac-
count of the bad roads.
Clifford Poster arrived from Gravity,
Iowa, the first of the week to take a
position with the Temple Furniture
store. Mr.. Posten is a practical I'M
dertaker and furniture man, and takes
the place of Edward Woodwork, who
resigned. Mr.. Woodwork is still in
the city and tells us that he is undo
cided as to where he will locate.
Prof. Kerr and Dr.. Vincent renewed
an acquaintance formed years ago
when the latter was in town on Tues
day. They were members of the same
class at the University of Chicago in
1898, while Prof. Kerr was there TAX
ing some special work. Prof. Starring
is also an acquaintance of DR.. Vincent,
as he was in the doctors class while
a student at Chicago.
c.. F. Hage and Miss Anna G. Thomp-
son of Toronto, were married at the
home of o. E. Swartling on SATURDAY,
Rev. Fosness officiating. Mr.. Hage IS
a graduate of the State College n
has a large number of friends and &C
uuaintances here who will extend best
wishes to him and his bride. They Will
make their home at Toronto, Wnere
Mr.. Hage is in the drug business.
This week Geo. Fem brought us in
a copy of the Delaware, ONO, DAILY
Gazette. which was issued during the
flood that recently swept that state.
All of the GaZette's paper stock was
destroyed by water, but with char-
acteristic newspaper energy the daily
secured some heavy green paper ana
got out the edition on time. Inc
paper is but 12x24 inches, printed on
one side, and all of the news is con-
corning the flood.
Commissioner of School and Puplc
Lands Hepperlee and his two assist
ants, Messrs. Van Slyke n
auctioned off some Oh the scnool lanos
of the county at the court house yes
terday morning. Seventeen quarters
were sold, all without buildings Oh
course, and they brought from $4o 10
$40 an acre. The sale attracted quite
a large number. of people n more
would undoubtedly ave been here but
for the bad weather. Today the re-
naming school lands will be leased.
President Slagle tells us that he
has invited Congressman John A.
MacGuire of Lincoln, Neb., TO denver
the commencement address at the
state College on June IL, and Mr.. Mac
guire informed him that he will come
unless his duties at Washington posi-
lively prevent him getting away. Con
yressman Macguire Is a former stu
dent of the State College, leaving
school with the big bunch that went
out at the time of the famous strike OF
1909 and he still retains a warm re-
gard for the local institution.