The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-06-10

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Arne Larson departed Monday even
ing for points west of the river on
alfalfa work.
City school election at the city hall
next Tuesday between the hours of
twelve and five.
F. A. Evans has resigned his position
at Poole's barber shop and has taken
a position with the H. G. Williams
land agency.
The Commercial Club sent about a
dozen cars to Flandreau Monday to
bring owe the Moody county teachers
who are attending the institute.
+. H. Sexauer and Andrew Ringum
autoed down to Sioux Falls on bust
ness Monday. Mr.. Ringum is manager
of the elevator at Como, which the
SeXauers recently purchased.
Prof. and Mrs. w. a. Peterson have
moved from Eleventh avenue to the
bungalow on Medary avenue vacated
by Prof. Champlin. The ~latter's new
home in north Brookings is now com
pleted.
John Lawson went up to Lake Pres
ton Thursday evening to look after the
work of sinking a deep well on his
farm. He tells us that it would be
necessary to go about 800 feet to get
good water.
Miss Bessie Chappell arrived home
this week from Colorado, where she
has been teaching the past ear Miss
Chappell is one of the many Bookings
ladies who are making good in teach
ing work in other states.
The Aberdeen commercial club has
committees working in cooperation
with the assessor to see that a full
count Of the population is made. Aber-
deem claims that the census will show
that it has a population of Ia, 900.
Geo. w. Egan came up from Sioux
Falls Sunday night to take up the
prosecution Of his libel suit against
the Waterfowl Public Opinion, which
is being tried in circuit court this
week. He was accompanied by Mrs.
Egan.
Roy X. Elliott arrived from Boston
Saturday evening to spend some time
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Elliott. He is still
with the General Electric company and
is in charge of construction work
throughout New England.
This week the Register prints a
communication from one of III read
ers on the power house question.
Rev. Mast returned Monday morn
ing from Huron, where he delivered an
address before the Christian associa-
tions of Huron college OF Sunday even
ing.
The big interscholastic meet at Chi
cago will not take place until next
Saturday, having been postponed from
Monday. Delmer S%wenehart, the
Brookings athlete, is now at Chicago
and will compete in the high jump, and
we are looking for him to make a
splendid showing.
DR.. John c. Written, who delivered
the commencement address at the col
lege yesterday morning, is a graduate
of the institution and will be remem
bered by the older citizens. He is now
at the head of the horticultural depart
ment of the University of Missouri. He
is the guest of Mayor and Mrs.
Mathews while in the city.
The annual city school election of
this district will be held at the city
hall next Tuesday between the hours
of twelve and five. The terms of W.
A. Caldwell and Prof. r. B. Forsee ex-
pire this year, but as they have served
efficiently we have heard of no dis
position on the part Of the citizens to
ask for a change. When we can Sc
cure men of this character to serve
on our public boards we are indeed for
tunate.
Geo. P. Sexauer and son have had a
large crew of men at work the past
week overhauling the mill and turning
it into a first-class elevator. The mill
ing machinery has been shipped to
Hastings, Mimi, where it has been sold
and this marks the final chapter in the
passing of the Brookings mill. An ad-
dition has been made to the Office to
accommodate the additional help
which will be necessary to handle the
firms increasing business. They now
have twelve elevators, having pur-
chased four during the past month. Mr..
Sexauer will start out in a day or
two with a crew Of men and put every
one of the elevators owned by the firm
in frst-class condition for the fall bus
mess.
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