The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-04-29

Its wonderful what forty-eight cents
will buy in muslin night gowns at
Hauff Dry Goods Co.
Miss Palma Ensberg spent a few
days with relatives at Toronto the
last of the week.
Mrs. VIM. Madden Of C~astlewood,
visited over Sunday as the guest of
Ms. Thos. Madden.
Prof. A. ]. Willis i'll build the com.
ing summer on his lots OIL Thirteenth
avenue, southeast of the college.
w. H. and C. p. Welch enjoyed a
visit this week from their brother,
who lives at Rochester, MINI.
Merle Fox is here from LeBeau this
week looking after some business mat
tiers and visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. G. Fox.
VIM. Callahan was at Yankton and
points west of there on land business
last week. He tells us that some of
the big snowbanks in that section we're
not yet melted.
Last weeks Castlewood Republican
had a fine picture of the new Hamlin
county court house to be erected this
year. The general plan of the build
ing will be similar to the Brookings
county court house, although it will
not cost anywhere near as much, the
contract price being $50, ZOO.
In the ball game at Lake lakewood
the first of the week Carl Thayer was
struck in the face by a foul tip, putting
him out Of the game. His face swelled
up until he resembled the well known
advertisement for toothache gum, but
it is not expected that he will suffer
any permanent impairment of his
beauty.
Brookings county went dry last
week for the first time in thirty-five
years. Our neighboring counties are
very nearly dry and they may be ex-
pected to follow our lead in the next
year or two. Hamlin will have but
n saloon town, Castlewood, Deuel.
one at Gary, Kingsbury one, De Smet,
and Moody one at Egan.
There have been several good rains
the past week and all growing things
have been fairly jumping along, vege-
tation being further along than any
season for several years. The farmers
are practically through seeding and
the warm rains and sunshine have
given the grain a fine start. Prospects
could not be better at the present time
for a fine crop.
The flower beds which were laid out
in the school grounds last week have
been planted to flowers and shrubs
have been planted along the walks.
The grounds will certainly be a beau
ty spot during the summer. j. w.
Warren presented the school with a
hundred gladiola bulbs, which were
planted in the bed directly south of
the school building.
That highway work can be carried
on through the board of commission
ers of the counties Of the state, re
CARELESS of the highway act of 1911
is the opinion Of the state legal de
partment on inquiry from the states
attorney Of Day county. The holding
being that a contract on the part o
the county commissioners to purchase
road machinery, and let road improve
ment by bids will be strictly legal.
Joe Hawkins, who lives south Of tn,
city, had a narrow escape from a ser
ious if not fatal accident last week
He was working around his gasoline
engine and when between it and thu
!, wall the shaft Of the grinder to which
, it was attached broke, knocking ant
it continued to strike him until thu
/ engine stopped. Mr.. Howkins wa
severely bruised about the face ant
( body, but thinks he escaped very luck
lily, as If the engine had not stopped
J he undoubtedly would have been killed
} The fishing season will open mex
Saturday, May 1. under the state fsl
law, and local anglers are anticipat
ing a good season at Lake Campbell
VIM. Hagensick of Nunda, has pur
chased E. w. Meningitis rights at tn,
south end of the lake and is buildins
a large cement block building, which
will serve as a store, lunch room ant
lodging house. In conversation will
the writer some time ago Mr.. Hagen
sick sal dthat he would run a clean
orderly place and would cater to thu
best trade. The places run there il
the past have usually been blindpigs
and attracted a class that kept a goot
many people away. Mr.. Hagensicl
further states that he proposes to SEE
that the SEEMING, which has practically