The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-02-18

ing.
Miss Birdie Billings of Marshall,
Mimi, is visiting her sister, Mrs. c. A..
Davis.
Mrs. c. B. Herreman departed Tues
day morning for a visit at GAINESVILLE,
Mimi.
Mrs. F. H. Ripley visited with rela-
tives and friends at Aurora the last of
the week.
Mrs. w. V. Duggan went down to
Elkton Tuesday morning for a few
days visit.
City Auditor Stoddart was called to
Black Earth, Wis, yesterday morning
by the death of a sister.
Big White Goods Sale at the Variety
Store, commencing tomorrow and con
tinuing all of next week.
Geo. Yokom of Spokane, Wash, was
a guest at the home of his aunt, Mrs.
o. T. Hubbard, yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Olson left some
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south and are now in Cuba.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Norris of
Huron, have been visiting relatives
and friends here the past week.
T. Q. Loveland, who makes his home
with his daughter, Mrs. G. F. Thayer,
has been quite i'll the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Fishback are
now enjoying the Mardi Gras at New
Orleans and will go from there to
Florida.
Mrs. f. r. Hubbart was operated
upon at the hospital for appendicitis
on Saturday, and is reported to be get
ting along nicely.
Visit the Wash Goods counter with
its array of beautiful summer Fabrics
the prices are very low-and the
stock complete-at the Hub Depart
ment Store.
H. o. H~erbrandson, field agent of the
government bureau of crop estimates,
has completed his work in this vicinity
and has gone to WATERFOWL to remain
for a time. He has made his head
quarters here since last summer.
The college basketball team has ar
ranged it's schedule for the season and
has games with most of the strong
college teams of the state. The team
leaves on a trip March l and plays
Huron, Dakota Wesleyan, Yankton and
the state university. All of these
teams will play return games here.
The public library, which has been
housed in the city hall assembly room,
was closed on Thursday night and
Friday and Saturday the books and fix
lures were moved to the new build
ing. This was formally opened Mon
day evening and Tuesday books were
given out for the first time in the new
building.
Chas. Sample returned home Satur-
day night from his trip to Michigan.
He was called there several weeks ago
ny Tie SCI lOuS lIliCoo VI lis ioeh'A
who was, however, ONE better when
he. left. Mr.. Sample says that there
was no snow in Michigan or Illinois,
but plenty of it through Wisconsin and
Minnesota.
The snowfall the last of the week
was a good deal heavier west of here
than in this vicinity. All traffic was
tied up west and north Of Huron and
two or three trains were stalled in the
big drifts. No passenger train ar
rived here from west of the river Sat
urday night or Sunday, but one did
finally struggle in Monday afternoon.
All trains, both east and west, have
been late during the week.
Last Friday we had some unusual
weather for February. 1t started to
rain in the early part of the evening
and kept it up without much intermis-
! sion all night. The walks and streets
were so icy that it was almost impos-
sible for pedestrians to get around.
but fortunately a heavy Snow came
about noon Saturday and made the
walking a little more cur A hard
northwest wind made Sunday a stormy
day, but this week has been fine.
Washington's birthday will be cele,
brated at the G.. A. r. hall Monday
February %, under the direction OF
the W. r. c. Supper will be served at
6 O'Clock TO the G. A. R., Sons OF
Veterans, w. r. c. and their i'm
mediate families. After which at s
o'clock sharp the following program
will be rendered: Music by orchestra
Welcome by Mrs. Shea; Reading by
Miss Ruby Linn; Solo by Mrs. Nina
Thompson; Recitation by Grace Nc
Gill; Solo by Frances Prentice; Reel
tation by Hubert Mathews; Sta
Spangled Banner, Audience; Instru
mental solo by Jennie Prentice; AID
dress by Rev. Bruce; Music by orches
to; America by audience.