The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-07-13

Sis at Gillespie & Rogers, Footftters.
day morning from Lake Preston and
Oldham where he spent Sunday in the
interest of the Dakota Deaconess Hos
pital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earle Martin and little
son, of Oldham, were guests Sunday
at the home OF Prof. and Mrs. G. A.
Starring. Mr.. Yoder, proprietor of the
Oldham Drug Store and Joe Carmody,
CT Oldham, were also guests at the
Starring home. Mr.. Martin is a brother
of Mrs. Starring. Mrs. Martin remain
ed over and is spending a week at the
Starring and E. E. Sedan, of Bushnell,
homes.
Bathing and fishing at Lake Camp
bell is fast becoming a popular pastime
and recreation for Brookings people.
The lake was never in better condition
and if new cottages and places and
means Of amusement continue to be
added it will soon be one of the incest
and most popular resorts in this i'm
mediate section. c. A. Gullick has
opened a nice place and will o have
everything completed to serve meals
and provide sleeping quarters for those
who wish to spend overnight at the
lake. Mr.. Gullick is now serving light
lunches and cold drinks and confec-
lions and has in operation a ten pas
senger gasoline launch. Within the
next few days bath houses will be
built and a beach dragged of to pro-
vide a nice place for children as well
as the ~grown-ups. Bathing suits will
also be available for those who fail to
bring them along. Mr.. Gullick says
that he wants everybody to feel at per-
feet liberty to go to his grounds, take
their lunches, bathing suits and enjoy
themselves. The grounds are open
and free to everyone. A number of
row boats have been ordered by Mr..
Gullick and will be for rem at a small
sum. A place will be arranged to
park the automobiles and a number of
tables will be built under the trees for
those who wish to have picnic parties.
Mr.. Gullick is anxious to build up 4 re-
sort where everybody will be welcome
and where everybody a go. The
place certainly has been needed and
the people should use it and show their
appreciation by taking good care of the
grounds.
The Brookings Candy company open
ed for business Saturday night at
ing south of the Grand Opera House.
This new concern has opened up a
mighty nice place and from the way it
is being ~patroniZed the indications are
that it is appreciated. 1t may be said
that there are few nicer places in
South Dakota. The place is well equip
and machinery costing upward to
=, So, 10000 0 On the south side a plate
glass and marble candy case has been
installed reaching nearly the entire
length of the building. A beautiful
marble fountain of massive proper
tions and sixteen tables with capacity
for serving sixty-four patrons will pro-
vide the public ample facilities these
hot days to quench the most unusual
thirst. Electric fans are also in opera
ton to assist the ice cream in lowering
temperatures. A motor driven carbon
ator has been installed to manufacture
their own soda water. This with a
large filtering plant enables them to
manufacture pure carbonated water.
The real room on the ground floor will
be used entirely for the making of ice
cream. A two horse power 1,400 pound
machine with a capacity of from 30 to
40 gallons of ice cream per hour is now
in operation to supply ice cream The
candy factory occupies the second floor
of the building. James Bower, of Web
ster, is manager of the company. He
is also interested in a similar factory at
Webster. Mr.. Bower says he will soon
be manufacturing a good variety OF
high grade candies and as his business
grows the plant will be improved and
additional fixtures added.