The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-07-30
Local and Personal


Prof. G. A. Starring has purchased
a new Ford.
Great bargains in shirts and under.
wear at The Toggery.
c. A. Skinner has purchased the
Stone farm near Aurora.
The city telephone plant issued a
new directory this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Bacon returned
to their home at Hill City Friday.
Miss Litta Dewing went to Mankato
to visit friends the last of the week.
The Refrigerator Cars Captive
Two reel Railroad Story at The Fad,
Miss Lillian Breed left last evening
for a visit with friends at Dawson.
MINI.
A. E. Swift has resigned as secre-
tary of the Bookings County Fair AS
ISOLATION.
Greatest colored Minstrel Show un-
der canvass, will be here Saturday,
August l.
Two cars, 40 people, big band and
orchestra with the New Orleans Min
strels, here Saturday, August l.
Mrs. Z. Z. Vetter is enjoying a visit
from her father and sister, Louis Clea-
son and Miss Hannah Gleason of Min
n%eapOlis.
Elmer SeXauer returned Sunday
from a months outing at Green Lake,
Mimi. His mother and sisters will re-
turn next Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Messerschmidt
returned Tuesday evening from Jetfer-
son. Wis, where they were called by
the death of his brother.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Everett of Wash
ingtOn, d. c., who spent a week at the
home of his cousin, L. II. Skiff, left
Tuesday morning for Minneapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Baxandall and
two sons of Fall River, Wis, are visit
ing at the j. H. Hubbard home. Mrs.
Baxandall is an aunt of Mrs. Hubbard.
Ex-Secretary of Agriculture James
Wilson, who spent a week at the home
of his son, Prof. j. W. Wilson, left
Tuesday for his home at Traer, Iowa,
by way of Bushnell.
Mrs. James Nolan and Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Frye exchanged homes this week.
Mrs. Nolan recently sold her home in
west Brookings to Mr.. Frye, and she
has rented the house vacated by the
latter.
Fred Baker came up from Aurora
hand dressed. He was putting in a
pane of glass, when it dropped and
struck him on the hand, infiicting a
severe cash.
Anyone interested in art painting
call at the home of Mrs. S. Selix, sol
Ninth street. Glasses conducted Mon.
day and Friday afternoons of each
week. Visitors invited to inspect the
work at any time.
Carl Dakin, who is playing ball with
the Sioux Falls team, came up the first
of the week for a few days visit. He
was injured recently and has been IN
able to play, but expects to get back
in the game in a short time.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Johnson and
Miss Mary Lockhart came ove from
White Saturday evening for a visit at
the c. o, Trygstad and Julius Clevan
homes. Mr.. Johnson returned home
Monday, but Mrs. Johnson and Miss
Lockhart remained for a few days
longer.
During Monday afternoons rain a
bolt of lightning struck near the col
lege and three or -four homes in that
vicinity felt it's effects. The lightning
flashed into the houses, but did
no particular damage aside from burn
ing out the electric lights and frighten-
ing the inmates.
Leslie Anderson had a narrow es-
cape from serious injury one day this
week. He was oiling some machinery
at the Anderson & Sorenson shop
when his sleeve caught in the wheel,
dragging him into the machinery. His
clothes were practically torn OF. but
he managed to escape with only a few
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