The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-10-07

MRS. Hans Erickson and Mrs. d. w.
Reeves of Bruce were visitors in
Brookings Tuesday.
Mrs. j. +. Erwin departed last even
Ing for Toledo, Iowa, for a short visit
with her mother, Mrs. Sweat.
The Sorosis Club had its first meet
ins at the home of Mrs. J. w. Catlett
Tuesday evening Of this week.
Ed. Villains came up from Sioux
Falls yesterday to look after the rent.
ing of his house and other business
matters.
The Bishop-Stearn & Stein line
Ladies Suits and Coats will be shown
at the Hub Department Store Monday,
October 18th,
Mr.. AMI Mrs. p. II. Caffry of Verdi,
MINI, returned home Friday morning
after a srort visit at the home of the
latter's brother, Mr.. Pat Hurney and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. J. Falkum and son
left Monday morning for their home
at Minneapolis after a short visit with
Mrs. Falkum's sister, Mrs. p. p. Hoff
and family.
The regular October meeting of the
Brookings Commercial Club will be
held at the club rooms tomorrow even
ing at eight o'clock. 1t is urged that
every member be present.
Mrs. G. w. Austin returned home
yesterday morning from Bruce. She
had been at Madison caring for her
sick sister and went to Bruce Tuesday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Hurd in their auto
mobile.
The biggest scream of the year
"Tillie's Punctured Romance" with
Charley Chaplin, Marie Dressler and
Mabel Normand. Six reels of riot and
mirth. Pleasant Hour tomorrow and
Saturday evenings.
Miss Borgie Vostad of Volga, came
over the middle of last week for a few
days visit at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Conrad Lee, leaving Friday morn
ing for Bode, Iowa, for a few weeks
visit with relatives.
Theo. Hochuly and wife Of Des
Moines, Iowa, arrived in the city Mon
day night for a visit with Rev. and
Mrs. w. A. Mast. Mr.. Hochuly is a
practicing attorney at Des Moines and
a brother of Mrs. Mast.
Judge Carl G.. Sherwood is in Aber-
deem this week holding court for Judge
Bouck who Is with his dying son at
Milwaukee. From Aberdeen he ex-
poets to go to Clear Lake for the Oc-
tober term in Deuel. county.
Mrs. Howard Coe departed Monday
morning for Madison, Wis, where she
will spend a few days visiting her sis
ter, Miss Margaret Skinner, before
leaving for her home at Washington,
D. c. Mrs. Coe has spent the past
several weeks at the home Of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Skinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Becker departed
last week for their home at Fair
bury, Ill.,, after a six weeks visit with
their daughter and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. A. Meeker. Mrs. Meeker ac-
companied them as far as Chicago, re-
turning Tuesday evening. Mr.. and
Mrs. Becker like the country here
very much.
According to the report made by
Clerk Of Courts John A. Lunden of
Brookings to the state department of
history last week, there were thirty
four births in Brookings county during
the month of September. During that
month there were only eight deaths in
the county, the birth rate being over
four times greater than the death rate.
Norman S. Johnson and w. L. Borst
have opened Offices at the corner of
Main avenue and Fifth street and will
be ready for business Saturday. The
firm name will be known as Norman S.
Johnson & Co. and they will handle
electric fixtures, heating appliances,
farm lighting plants, washing ma
chimes, etc. Both Mr.. Johnson and Mr..
Borst are well known in Brookings
and also expect to do house wiring,
which occupation they have followed
for the past year.
Sheriff and Mrs. F. S. MINER, Mrs
Frank Farrankop and Mrs. Martha
Trip, the latter of Excelsior, Mime
sofa, who has been visiting In the
Miner home, went to Mitchell last
Friday and attended the Corn Palace
The sheriff says the celebration al
Mitchell was a good, clean one and he
saw no gambling outfits on the
grounds. He says that at least two
thirds of the threshing yet remains t.
be done between Brookings and Nit
chell. The visiting party returned tt
Brookings Tuesday.
The annual reception to the old an(