The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-04-27

guest Monday of Homer ReXford.
Miss Bernice Brown, of Mitchell,
visited at State College over Sunday.
Arthur S. Mitchell was an over Sun
day visitor with relatives and friends
in Castlewood.
Mrs. Fred Linn went to Aurora We'd
nesday morning for a short visit with
her sister, Mrs. Kosher.
The Past Noble Grand association
will be entertained by Mrs. Gardner at
her home Tuesday, May ,.
Miss Ella Irish. of Doland, came over
Tuesday morning for a short visit with
her aunt. Miss Laura Irish.
John Korstad returned this morning
from Rochester, Mimi, where he had
been to consult with the Mayos.
Nels Rishoi and c. L. Woodward, of
White, were among the out-of-town
business visitors in the city last Thurs
day.
Mrs. B. Langdon, and daughter, Miss
Alice, left Friday evening for Parker
where they expect to spend the sum
mer.
Geo. f. Thayer went yer Wednesday
to his farm near Aurora for a few days
visit with his son and to look after
things generally.
John Culhane, Jr., left the early part
of the week for Harold and Pierre
where he will look after business inter-
ests for several days.
Mrs. O. II. Hubbard left Saturday for
Hanlontown. Iowa, for a short visit
with her mother and sister, Mesdames
McNeeley and Yokom, respectively Of
that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Sartain, of Sioux
Falls, arrived last week to make their
home in Brookings. Mr.. Sartain is a
practical cleaner and bushelman and is
employed in the cleaning department
of the Toggery.
Carl Johnson who has been visiting
lOl llt past "tth at lllC IIOlllc VI Ills
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. c. Johnson,
returned to Madison, Wis, the first of
the week where he is attending the
University of Wisconsin.
Misses Chamberlain and Evenson
started for Watertown Sunday morn
ing but on reaching Arlington they
found the Dakota Central for some un-
known reason was not running. They
returned on the 10:48 train.
Mrs. A. w. Hyde entertained a
few friends at a tea on Thursday
ed a few friends at a tea on Thursday
evening in honor of her guest, Mrs. F.
w. Fleming, who departed for her
home at Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday.
Bookings is fast taking on city airs
as indicated by the arrival the first Of
the week Of an up-tO-date auto de-
livery for the Hagen Bakery This
new addition to the Ideal Home Bak-
cry will enable them to serve their
growing list of customers with greater
rapidity.
r. f. Kerr, secretary of the Building
& Loan Association, has issued a call
for a stockholders meeting May 1sl
Prof. Kerr says he has a year of good
business to report to the stockholders,
and that that there has been a steady
| demand fpr r,nravy fnr hli1Iinr n,,r
poses.
The baseball fans of Brookings have
called a meeting of the baseball men
of the county to be held May 4 at the
Commercial Club. The purpose of the
meeting is to discuss matters pertain
ing to a county league and arrange
schedules. All who are interested in
baseball are requested to attend the
meeting.
The Good Roads committee of the
Commercial Club had a session at the
club rooms Wednesday evening to per.
feet some plans toward a general i'm,
provement of the roads in this section.
There is an increasing favor and dc.
sire for good roads and there is every
indication considerable work will be
done this summer and fall.
1t is getting to be a common thina
for someone to break ground for a new
building in Bookings. Workmen are
busy this week putting i'll a founda
ton at the rear of the I. X. l.. Grocery
for an addition to the store. The build
ing will be one story high CONSTRUCTED
of hollow tile and will measure 16 BY
"a feet. Maybe this will awaken SOM
of the other property owners on Mali
street.
Prof. II. f. Brown, of State College
left Wednesday morning in company
with Homer Smith, Charles Rowe ant
Horace Jones for Madison, Wis, wher'
the State boys will debate the Univer