The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-02-18
Yesterday was Ash Wednesday. the

Mrs. "A. M. Pultz returned the last
of the week from a several days visit
at Hetland.
A regular chinook wind got busy
yesterday and melted the greater part
Of the snow.
Come In and inspect the new spring
goods which have arrived at the Hub
Department Store.
Mrs. A. A. Harris, who is in a Mime
apolis hospital, is reported to be get
ting along finely.
VIM. Crook of Pipestone, Mimi,
visited this week at the home Of his
daughter, Mrs. Flaherty.
Geo. Maryland returned home the
last of the week from California, where
he has been since last fall.
The opera house at Elkton was gut
ted by fire on Wednesday of last week
and was damaged to the extent Of
$1,000.
liver Iverson, Anton Peterson and
Swan Hanson returned Thursday from
Minneapolis. where they spent ten
days as witnesses in a lawsuit.
Visit the Wash Goods counter with
it's array of beautiful summer Fabrics
the prices are very low-the stock
complete, at the Hub Department
Store.
The sleet storm on Friday did con-
siderable damage to telephone and
telegraph lines and the wires outside
of the city have given quite a little
trouble this week.
Prof. Fuller of the U. S. Department
of Agriculture, and especially interest
ed in agricultural extension work un-
der the Smith-Lever appropriations,
was at the college yesterday.
Shinney is a popular game with the
public school boys just now. They
play it in droves Of twenty or twenty
FIVE and they get enough action into
the game to make it an exciting sport.
c. L. Gibbons returned home to
Schaler, Iowa, yesterday morning after
spending a week at the home OF his
brother-in-law, M. S. Thayer. Mr.. Glib
bons owns a farm northeast of the
city.
DR.. c. c. Lipp has been called to
Pierre to consult with the State SAM
tary Board. Prof. J. w. Wilson was
also called to Pierre and will appear
before a committee of the legislature
this morning.
c. A. Howard and family leave this
week for Cumberland, Wis, where
they will make their future home,
having purchased a farm there. Their
many friends will sincerely regret that
they are leaving the county.
Prof. Hardy of the State College
was at the state university to deliver
an address on the 18th before the stu
dents. Prof. MAR is also in the south
ern part of the state engaged in the
organization of Boys and Girls clubs.
Clerk of Courts Lunden received
word Yesterday that his brother-in-law,
Martin Neardahl, Of Madison, had met
with an accident, losing a leg. NO
further particulars were received, but
as he is an employee of the Milwaukee
road it is presumed he met with the
accident while in discharge OF his
duties.
Since the post office was moved to
the new building the depot mail box
has shown a good increase in business,
as for many of of the business places
as it is just as close to go to the depot
as it is to take the mail to the new
post office. And besides they a see
the train come in, which is some in
ducement.
Jim Brooke sought to overcome the
| slippery face of nature Saturday morn.
ing by putting on a pair or heaVy
wooden socks over his shoes. He pro-
crossed finely for a block or two, but
stopping suddenly to hail a friend his
feet slipped from under him and he
sat down in a pool of water. He dis
carded the socks Immediately.
The annual Bookings county farm
ers' institute will be held at the opera
house four days next week, beginning
on Wednesday. The officers have
made an unusual effort this year to
get up an attractive program and 1t Is
to be hoped that the farmers will show
their appreciation. The ladies' auxli
larry, which was organized last year
has also prepared a nice program and
every farm woman should attend.
These are busy times for the faculty
of the State College. The big storm
of a few days ago delayed the return
of Prof. Wilson and Prof. Hansen, ant
DR.. Lipp from the Corn and Alfalfa
convention at Aberdeen. Prof. Larser
and President Perisho came bacf
about on schedule time. They all re
port a good meeting in Aberdeen. W.