The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-05-21

Mr.. and Mrs. E. r. Hubbart spent
Sunday with relatives at Toronto.
Mrs. L. G.. Borst who is at the hos.
pital is reported to be recovering
nicely.
Miss Shadwald of Toronto, has
taken a position at the city news
stand.
The McCarl Auto Company sold a
Case car to MI. Sheldon OF deuel. our
ty this week.
F. c. Fryer shipped in a carload of
Maxwell cars this week. The car was
a double-decker, holding six machines.
100 acres, we'll improved, every acre
frst-class land, can be bought from II.
Ct. Williams at a price and on terms
that will be sure to interest you.
The Fridley Auto Company received
a new Saxon car this week. This car
is about the smallest one made. but il
is low priced, and is claimed TO be
substantially built.
The recent high school meet at the
college was a financial success, &C.
cording to the Collegian. The expenses
were guaranteed by the Commercial
Club of Bookings.
We want to gather a car load of
poultry next week and will pay the
price to get it. Bring it in any day.
Cash paid for eggs. Brookings Pro-
duce Co. Fat hens 10 cents a pound.
The members of the G. a. Il. and ".
X. c.. are requested TO meet at the
home of Prof. H. B. Mathews Sunday
morning at ten O'Clock to march TO the
college auditorium, where union me-
! mortal services will be held.
Prof. Hutton of the college agron-
omy department, is travelling through
Stanley and western Lyman county for
the purpose of collecting Rosebud silt
loan for a new experiment to be car
ried on in the laboratory and green
house at the college.
Mrs. Fred Shale and Miss Allie
Sykes came down from Watertown
Saturday morning and spent the day
at the home of Mrs. Shale's sister,
Mrs. J. l.. Tree. Mrs. Shale's son is a
member of the Mitchell college ball
team, which played here that day.
". ]. Smith of Elbun, Ill.,, spent a
few days here this week looking after
I;- Forr, v-I5DL - 114,tl1 ,4, ~
twelve miles north of the city. While
here he made arrangements TO put UP
an entire set Of buildings and other
improvements, which will cost about
$4,000.
Russell Knappen, who has been TAX
ing special work at the University Of
Wisconsin the past year, arrived Satur-
day evening and visited until Monday
at the home Of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. G.. F. Knappen. He went from
mere to central Idaho, where he joins
the United States geological survey,
with which be was connected last
summer.
Last week we stated that the Bank
of Bookings was one of the subscrib-
ers TO the stock Of the regional bank
this was an error. The First National
and the Farmers National were the
subscribers from Brookings. The
regional bank is a national bank, and
the Bank of Brookings does not of
course, come under this classification.
1t is not generally known that there
is a substantial reward offered for all
those who furnish information which
results in the conviction of those
guilty of SEEMING. The man who fur
nished the evidence upon which the
two seiners were convicted last week
received $40 for his trouble. He re
ceived one-half of the fines and ten
dollars for each man from the state
game fund.
Rev. August Andren, Episcopal min
lister at Lake Benton, was brought TO
the hospital Friday evening suffering
from an attack of acute appendicitis.
He was operated upon at once, but per
itonitis set in and it was impossible 10
save his life. He passed away early
Monday morning and the remains
were taken to Lake Benton on the
morning train for burial. Rev. Roberts
went down to attend the funeral.
There will be a race matinee at the
fair grounds Mex Saturday afternoon,
with an interesting program of races
and a ball game. Among the races will
be a trot or pace for farm horses, for
a purse of ten dollars. and a one-half
mile running race for farm horses for
the same purse. The ball game will
be between the local team and some
nearby team, probably Aurora. A
small admission fee will be charged to
defray expenses. 1t is hoped to hold
these meetings every week during the
summer, provided enough gate money
is taken in to pay the expense.
The Brookings city schools close
this week for the summer vacation
This is commencement week at the