The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-02-12
Local and Personal

Coming-Tarzan of the Apes.
Try Candy -four. sold by G. w. Van
Dusen & Co.
If a Register Want AID will not do it
IT can't be donei"
Big demonstration and free coffee
and biscuit at Ellis-Hall Co. Depart.
ment Store Saturday.
Do you need a new comforter. Let
the ladies Of the Presbyterian church
do it. Phone Mrs. Se1auer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Tisland of Days,
land, Canada, spent a few days of last
week at the home of her aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. T. Knutson, west of the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Rexford return.
ed home Saturday evening from Min
neapolis, where they spent a month
with his brother, who is in poor health.
A l.. Davis returned home the last
of the week from Excelsior Springs,
Mo-, where he spent some time taking
the baths. He is much improved in
health.
S. j. Rudolph slipped on an icy side.
walk one day the last of the week,
spraining his ankle and as a conse.
quence he is getting about with some
difficulty.
J.. L. Thomas Of Webster, grand
master of the A. o. u. w. of the state,
was in the city yesterday. He went
from here to Aurora to meet with the
local lodge.
The cold weather of the past week
has kept the plumbers busy repairing
leaks and freeze-ups, with once in a
while a furnace that bucked at a most
~inopportune time.
]. H. Roberts informs us that he has
sold the Stead property on Main street
which he purchased last week to A.
M. Void. Mr.. Void has not an
nounced what he will do with the
property.
Deputy Lamphy of the state account
ants office is here this week checking
up the county Offices and the college
This is a new department created by
the last legislature and this is the first
time the local officers have been
checked up.
S. j. Wood was here from Pierre
visiting relatives and friends the first
of the week, and he brought with him
some splendid samples of Prof. Han
sens alfalfa grown in that section las,
year. Mr.. Wood is now register OF
deeds of Hughes county.
M. S. Thayer returned Monday even
ing from Rochester, where he has been
with his brother, G. F. Thayer, who
was operated Upon about ten days ago
He reports that the latter's operation
was a severe one, but that he is slowly
gaining and is well on the road to re
covery.
Joe Swering came out from st. Pau
Monday night to spend a few days al
the home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Swering. Joe is now with q
large engineering firm and says thai
there promises to be lots of work in
his line over the Northwest the com
ing season.
Geo. P. Sexauer left Monday evening
for Aberdeen to attend the annua.
meeting of the stockholders of the
Dakota Central Telephone Co. From
there he goes to Huron to attend the
meeting of the Millers' Association
and will also spend a day or two al
Miller looking after his elevator.
Col. E. D.. Luce will arrive here this
evening and will drive over to Bush
nell to attend a railroad rally, and will
likely return home on the late train
A couple of school house meetings
will be held east of Bushnell tomorrow
at which time it is expected that the
campaign for that section will be
closed up.
Murdo MacRae of Des Moines, Iowa
was a guest at the home of his uncle
E. L. Squirting for a week, returning
home Tuesday morning. Mr.. MacRae
has a large dairy al Des Moines anG
during his stay here he spent most Of
his time inspecting the milking ma
chimes and picking up pointers at the
college dairy.
The Brookings Building and Loar
Association, as limited by the Register
last week, has decided to issue a new
series of stock, beginning March LIST
The first series has all been taken ur
and there is a great demand for money
from worthy people who wish to builG
homes. This association is doing
much for the u%pbuilding of Brookings
and as at the same time 1t offers 9
splendid investment it would seen
that 1t should have the cooperation
of everyone who has a little surplus
money to invest.