The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-09-03

Mrs, II. l.. Button left last evening
for Glenham for a visit with her sis
ter.
Mrs. D. Weise of Holston, Texas, is
visiting at the home of her father, l.
Mikkelson.
Iyer Iyerson, who was operated upon
for appendicitis a couple of weeks ago,
is able to be out.
Miss Bessie Chappell departed Fri
day evening for Colorado to resume
her teaching duties.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Hall of Stewart
vile, Mimi, spent a few days the past
week at the J.. G. Miles home.
Mrs. r. B. Breed and daughter re-
turned Saturday evening from an ex-
tended visit at Minnesota points.
Vaudeville at The Fad, Thursday,
Friday and Saturday. DeCoursey Bros.
in Gladiatorial Posing and Acrobatic
Acts.
Miss Frances Bagley departed Mon
day morning for Winona, where she
will attend the normal school the
coming year.
Mrs. Harry Sanderson came down
from Estelline Monday morning to
spend a few days with Brookings rela-
tives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Keith returned to their
home at Reedsburg, Iowa, Monday
morning, after a visit at the home of
E.. c. Davis, southwest of the city.
Francis Murphy returned home to
Minneapolis Monday morning, after
spending the past three months at the
home of his grandfather, w. II. Muir
ply. Miss May Murphy accompanied
him home.
Mrs. Z. f. Peirce passed away at
the family home in north Brookings
this morning. The funeral will be
held from the house tomorrow morn
ms anu IhC ltilldinS Will NC Ldhtu W
Dell Rapids for burial.
Mrs. Alma Walter Lansing is expect
ed to arrive from Ritzville, Wash, to-
morrow for a visit with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ferdinand Walter. Mrs.
Lansing has many old friends and ac-
quaintances here who will be glad to
greet her.
Miss Abbie Peavey of Redwood
Falls, Mimi, is a guest at the home
of Mrs. Paul butcher for a few days.
Miss Peavey is a graduate of the
Woman's College at Jacksonville, ILL.,.
and takes a position as eighth grade
teacher in the Volga schools for the
coming year.
The Hauff Dry Goods Co. opened
for business in the new store on Sat
urday, and the store was thronged
with shoppers all day. This has been
the case all this week and evidently
the store is to be a popular place with
Brookings ladies. 1t is a real big
city store, in appearance, stock and
management, and is sure to attract a
fine patronage.
John Bailey of Des Moines. who ar
rived some time ago upon a visit to
his daughter, Mrs. Garrett Hedge, has
been very ill the past week. He was
reported to be not quite SO well this
morning and it is feared that he is
near deaths door. Two daughters,
Mrs. Temby Of Des Moines. and Mrs.
Titmarsh of Denver. were called here
and arrived Tuesday.
J. M. Fisch, who owns a farm south
of Aurora, returned to his home at
GAIA, Iowa, today. He reports his
crop in this county as very good.
The Brookings Candy Kitchen in
stalled a big electric spelling sign yes
terday and it makes a very attractive
and business getting advertisement.
The Kitchen this week put In a new
.silver-lined chocolate urn and two
other urns for hot drinks. A fountain
expert is expected here today from
Denver to take charge of the fountain.
Conductor Claude Human, n of
the best known and most popular rail
road men on this division, passed
away at the Rochester hospital last
Saturday. He had been in poor health
for some time and recently went to
the hospital for an operation. Claude
was well known and popular in Brook
ings, as he had been in charge of one
Of the passenger trains between here
and Redfeld for years, and his death
is sincerely mourned by his friends
here. The funeral was held at the
home at Redfeld Monday.
Amen Nelson, one of the pioneers
of Sterling township, was killed by a
bull n the pasture on his farm yes
terday. The other members Of the
family were in the city attending the
fair and when they returned home at
seven o'clock found the body in the
pasture, with life extinct. Mr.. Nelson