The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-03-09

Federal rubber boots for men, $500.
Gillespie & Rogers, Footfitters, Brook
ings.
Glover, timothy, seed corr and all
kinds of seeds. Farmers Cooperative
company.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Karl Oseby, of
Brookings township, a boy on Satur-
day, March 4th.
Ole Olsen, of Worthington, Mimi,
was in the city Tuesday looking after
business matters.
Boys and youths rubber boots at
$3.50, s1.S5 and s2.S5. Gillespie &
Rogers, Footfitters, Bookings.
c. E. Smith, cashier of the Farmers
State Bank of Rockham, transacted
business in Brookings Tuesday.
c. A. Skinner is confined to his
home by a severe sprain to one of his
ankles caused by our slippery walks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Soren Christensen are
the proud parents of a little boy which
put in its appearance Monday, March
9th.
Miss Susie Bennett, of Chicago, is
expected to arrive tomorrow for a
few weeks visit with Mrs. M. E. VIM
sey.
Mrs. c. G. Sherwood went to Water
town last week to visit friends and
read a paper before the d. A. R. of
that city.
Mrs. Garnett Hedge, who was called
to Des Moines, Iowa, recently on &C
count of the illness of her mother, re-
turned Saturday evening.
l will give 1919 discount for thirty
days on all corsets to customers COM
ing to the house or phoning orders.
New spring samples are here. Mrs.
Minnie Eichberg.
The barometer acted rather queer
Sunday night and Monday. 1t fell
about half an inch in t~wenty-four hours
and the severe blizzard Tuesday was
doubtless the cause.
G. f. Morrison, of Redtield, has 10Y
ed his family to Bookings where they
will make their home. Mr.. Morrison is
district agent in extension work of the
federal department of agriculture.
One Of the freaks of the 1915 Ses-
sion Laws is the requirement that the
Cousty Treasurer make a note on the
back of each receipt issued to indi-
cate the states share of the taxes.
Late market quotations indicate a
rise in wheat. Today Blue Stem is
quoted at $1.O3; Velvet Chaff, $1.01;
and Durum has dropped to 93c. Barley
has gone up to 6Oc and Rye to 75c.
There are many who live or the
south side that will be pleased to
know hat the city council has taken
action on the viaduct question and
that there is a promise of something
being done to improve conditions at
this noisome and dangerous place.
The Huron College basketball team
added more glory to their long string
of victories by defeating the State Col
lege Tuesday evening at the college
gymnasium by a close score of 1917.
The Huron boys anne back after their
defeat last week. The game was well
played and free from roughness. Week
before last Huron brought home a
string of five successive victories over
the strongest teams of the state.
Burglars entered the establishment
of F. G. Fryer, at 416 Third street,
some time between Saturday night
and Monday morning removing a con
siderable quantity of merchandise. At
ter checking up things Mr.. Fryer
found that a quantity of clover seed,
tools, automobile tubes, tires, horse
collars, lace leather belonging to him
was missing and a tool box full of
tools valued at about 500 belonging to
Nels Christensen, and a sheep lined
overcoat belonging to Ole Hasle. The
total loss has been estimated at about
100000. No trace has been found OF
the goods.
l. E. Lees went up to Huron Tuesday
to attend the state boosters and build
ers meeting, returning last evening.
Mr.. Lees says there were about $50 in
attendance from all parts of the state
in spite of the inclement weather. T.
S. Everett, of Redield, was made tenn
porary chairman and Dick" Halliday
temporary secretary to effect a per
manent organization. The presidents
of the twelve state wide associations
that participated in this meeting were
appointed a committee to work out
the details of the future organization.
Mr.. Lees tells us that he met Ben
Lawshe, of Aberdeen, who was on the
ground boosting" and gathering data
for the Dakota Farmer.
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