The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-06-18
Local and Personal

R. H. Bartlett spent a few days in ST
Paul on business this week.
Mrs. Magistad of Volga, is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Aldrich, this week,
Gaylord Hanson was down from
Watertown visiting Brookings rela'
tives and friends this week.
During DR.. Green's absence in
Europe DR.. Foster will occupy his Of
fee and carr for his practice.
R. F. Kerr went to Sioux Falls yes.
terday morning to spend a couple OF
days at the silver anniversary celebra.
ton.
Miss Hilda Knutson departed for
Flandreau last week where she will
take in the Chautauqua and visit at
the home of Miss Josie Dahl.
Arrangements are being made for
Uncle Sam to celebrate his 138th birth
day in Brookings on July 4. All citi-
zens and visitors of Brookings are wei.
come to attend.
Mrs. st. John arrived from Portage,
Wis, Sunday morning and is visiting
at the home of her neice, Mrs. w. NJ.
Cheever. Mrs. st. John is an old time
resident of Bookings.
Clerk of Courts Lunden issued the
following marriage licenses this
week: Otto Erstad and Agnes Lohn,
Arlington; Frank D. Swanson, Brook.
ings, and Cora Buettner, Aurora.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Stevens returned
home Tuesday evening from a weeks
visit at Van Horn, Iowa. They were
accompanied home by his father, j. NJ.
Stevens, formerly of Elkton, who will
remain here about a week.
The ten year old son of Louis Eber'
lein, who lives north of town, was &C
cidentally shot in the leg Thursday by
a revolver in the hands of the hired
man. He was brought to the hospital
Friday and is reported to be getting
along nicely.
Now is the time to bring in youi
engine work. l have the only air ham.
mer in this part of the country, and
can do your engine work right. l have
been doing this work for years and
my work speaks for itself. R. H. An
lorcnp tho ~h1aoESmith
The state land department has com
pleted the apportionment of the in.
come fund to the schools of the state,
sending to each county SAP for each
registered pupil. Brookings county
has 4,573 pupils and receives $1S,-
S40.76.
A motorcycle, belonging to John
Rhutassel's son was stolen from the
Rhutassel barn Monday night and so
far no trace of it has been found. The
police have a strong suspicion as to
who the guilty party is, but have been
unable to get any track of the direc-
ton he went.
A copy of the Grand Forks Daily
Herald reaches us containing a three
column picture of w. e. Holbein of the
Lansford Journal, who is candidate for
the republican nomination for commits
sioner of agriculture and labor OF
North Dakota. Mr.. Holbein is a for.
mer B~rookings newspaper man
There will be several lectures in
connection with the summer school al
the college during the coming week
and the people of the city are invited
to attend. On Monday night ]. Adams
Tuffer will lecture on 1.-THE Boy Prob
lem" on Tuesday evening Prof. MAR
of the college extension department
will give an address; Wednesday even
ing there will be an illustrated lecture
on school consolidation by Miss Sted
man, the county superintendent;
Thursday evening Prof. Hedge and
Miss Allen of the college music de
partment, will give a recital; on Fri
day evening there will be a lecture by
DR.. Harvey, president of Stout Insti
tute. Menominee, Wis. All lectures
free and the public cordially invited.