The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-05-13

Mis' II, "A, reeve returned lueSQdy
evening from a few days visit at
Aurora.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. o. Lee went to
Volga Saturday evening and spent
Sunday.
T. c. Akin went to Waterfowl Mon
day evening to spend a few days on
business.
Fred Cole is here again this week
visiting his friends, who are always
glad to see him.
The monthly business meeting Of
the Commercial Club will be held in
the assembly room tomorrow evening,
j. p. Alexander, w. E. Purdy and
Everett Clark went to WATERFOWL Sat
urday evening and visited over Sun
day.
Mrs. Claire Poulson of Castlewood,
was a guest at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. E. Bacon, the
last of the week
Mrs. c.. B. Parmlee and Mrs. j. H.
Graft came down from Arlington
Thursday morning for a visit with
Mrs. S. C. Cornell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Clark of Sioux
Falls, have been here the past week
visiting at the home Of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Mckee.
c. B. Gurslee, who graduated from
the State College a year or two ago,
has been appointed county agent OF
Beadle county, with headquarters at
Huron.
Myrick Bolles of Missouri, and his
sister, Miss Laura, who is teaching
in Oklahoma, arrived Friday morning,
called here by the serious illness of
their mother.
Mrs. Alice M. Bashford, formerly
dean of women at the State College,
arrived Thursday morning from Den
yer for a visit with Mrs. Hartmann
and other friends.
The Olson & Graves store had an
ad in last weeks Register that at
tracted a good deal of attention and
Manager Graves tells us that in his
opinion it was the very best one that
the store eve had.
Hon. Philo Hall will be one of the
principal speakers at the Big Stone
Chautauqua in July, his address being
the feature of South Dakota-Minnesota
Day. President Perisho will be plat
form manager of this ChautauQua.
The Brookings ball team has receiv-
ed a fine outfit of suits the past week,
and hereafter the boys will be decked
out in fine style. The suits are gray
with a dark stripe and the stockings
and caps are blue with white trim
mings.
Miss Mary Lockhart, who is teach
ing at Watertown, was here the last
of the week visiting her sister, Mrs.
j. P. Johnson, who is in the hospital.
Mrs. Johnson was operated upon last
week and is reported to be getting
along nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Johnson left
Saturday oon by auto for Mitchell
and will go from there to Iowa to visit
relatives. They expect to leave their
car there and will visit the San Fran
cisco exposition and other places in
the west and south.
Building Inspector Rider, who repre-
sented the government on the post
Office job, was here Tuesday looking
after some little matters in connection
with the building. He is now inspec-
tor on a post Office building that is be-
ing constructed at lie Mars, Iowa.
Upon application of some of the pa
irons Agent Leighty of the express
company has recommended that the
company collect as we'll as deliver ex-
press and it is probable that the re-
favorably in the near future.
Robert Getty has joined forces with
the Fridley Auto Company and will
hereafter be found at the latter stand.
Mr.. Getty is one of the best mechanics
and auto repair men in this section,
in fact the car that Bob can't fix can't
be fixed, and the Fridley garage is for
tunate in securing his services. 1t
looks like a very fortunate arrange
ment for both Mr.. Getty and the Frid-
ley company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Ellis and Mrs.
]. w. Brooks returned home yesterday
morning from Osakis, Mimi. where
they were called by the illness and
death Of the ladies' father, Geo. War
ner. Mrs. Ed. Sorenson Is also a
daughter of Mr.. Warner, but she was
unable to attend the funeral. Mr..
Warner formerly lived in this county,
and the old friends will sympathize
with the relatives in their bereave-
ment-