The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-09-09

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force.
Mrs. James O'Brien and Mrs. James
Smith of Aurora, were in the city Sat.
urday.
Special showing of trimmed hats on
Friday and Saturday of this week.
Mrs, E. H. Patterson.
Geo. Anderson returned Monday
from a visit with his daughter and fam
lily who live at Moline, III.
Every kid in town will want to see
Old Doc Yak in the movies, at the
Pleasant Hour Saturday night.
Miss Helen ~Jorgenson left for her
home at Mankato Tuesday after visit
ing at the G. j. Flittie home.
Just the thing for school dresses are
the wooden remnants now on sale at
Ellis-Hall Co. Department Store.
Demonstration of New Bone corsets
at Miss Joerns' millinery store Sep
TENDER 18th. Mrs. Scarlet, Rep.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kingman, Mrs. Nc
knight and Mr.. and Mrs. Woodward
autoed to Sioux Falls Saturday.
Miss Nellie Polk came down from
Watertown Monday to help out in the
telephine office during the week.
Mrs. Joe Hayes came over from
Pipestone, Mimi, for a visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Maher.
w. B. Wood and Angel Anderson re-
turned yesterday from a couple of
days visit at the Minnesota state fair.
Miss Emma Bogstie went to Elkton,
Monday morning. Miss Bogstie is
going to teach one of the schools near
there.
Miss Laura Feuerhelm left Monday
morning for Minneapolis where she
will visit friends and relatives for
some time.
President Perisho gave an interest
ing, talk on the labor question at the
union services held in the Baptist
church Sunday evening.
Miss Laura Nelson left for Pied
mont Sunday, where she is to teach
this year. Miss Nelson has the same
school she taught in last year.
AS is usual during the Minnesota
fair the trains from the east are all
late. Next week they will be late from
the west, due to the Huron fair.
Miss Edna Evans returned Saturday
morning from Redfield, where she has
been with her sister, Mrs. Guy Morri-
son, who has been seriously i'll, but
who is recovering slowly.
F. NJ. Shuck and J. G.. Miles returned
home from Iowa the last of the week
bringing the ~latter's horse, Dad Mix,
which was in such bad shape that he
he couldn't be raced. He is improving
this week and may be able to enter
the state fair races next week. Dad
had a very successful tour up until
the time he vas taken sick.
Clint and Bessie Robbins and their
capable company are entertaining
Bookings people at the opera house
the first -four days Of this week. They
are getting their share of the business
in spite of the carnival. This is due
to the fact that Mr.. Robbins and his
wife are mighty nice people and have
many friends in Brookings, and they
have the reputation of always putting
on a good show.
Miss Blanche E. Spooner arrived
Saturday evening and visited a few
days at the home of Mrs. 0. S. Cum
mings and with relatives and other old
home friends. She had been spending
a couple of weeks with her brother,
I. D., in Brookings and stopped here
land. Reports that the year has been
a very good one for that locality, with
too much moisture at times. She
went to De Smet this morning to spend
a day before continuing her trip to
Midland.-Lake Preston Times.
A little son of a Baptist minister was
in church n morning when he saw
for the first time the rite Of baptism
by immersion. He was greatly interest
ed in it and the next morning proceed
ed to baptize his three cats in the bath
tub. They bore it very well, but the
old family cat rebelled. 1t struggled
with him, clawed and tore him and
got away. With considerable effort he
caught it again and proceeded with the
ceremony. But the cat acted worse
than ever, clawed at him, spit, and
scratched his face and hands. Finally
he threw her on the floor in disgust
and said: Well, you a be a Method,
list if you wan to-"
Several weeks ago the Independent
advised that seed corn be picked early
this season, and not to wait until the
corn ripened. The Brookings expert
ment people are now sending out let.