The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-08-03
Local and Personal

Prof. Geo. Starring went to Huron
Sunday in the interest of the state
fair.
The past week autos were seer here
from Florida, California, Washington
and Iowa.
Mrs. Wood returned Saturday from
Webster where she had been visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Sam Sloan.
DR.. A. w. Hyde and C. A. Skinner
went to Es;elline Saturday afternoon
on professional and other business.
Miss Beatrice Squirting returned Sat
urday from a visit with her grand
mother, Mrs. Ruth Soule, at Arlington.
Geo. Fowler, district organizer of
the Woman, returned Saturday from a
trip through the north part of the
state.
Mrs. T. C. Burlingame entertained
her sister, Mrs. G. Miller, and children
the past week. Mrs. Miller's home is
at Hendricks, Mimi.
Ralph L.. Patty, of the extension de-
partment of State college, returned
Saturday from Day county where he
spent several days in extension work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Wells, of Seneca,
have been here visiting the Thos.
Tinker family the past week. They
were at one time Bookings residents.
Mrs. Geo. p. Sexauer returned Fri
day from Alma, Wis, where she at
tended the funeral of a nephew who
was drowned while trying to save the
life of a boy friend.
The dry hot weather last week was
not good for corn. The growth has
been very rapid but the lack of rain
took much life out of it. Potatoes, too,
suffered from the drouth.
Rev. r. A. Bruce arrived home Sat
urday morning from Rochester where
Mrs. Bruce underwent an operation
the middle of the week. He reports
Mrs. Bruce getting along very well.
Miss Vivian Smith, Of Mobridge, is
here for an extended visit with her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. d. S.
Smith, and aunt, Mrs. F. Saum. She
recently finished a course at the
Aberdeen summer school.
At the meeting of the school board
Friday evening DR.. E. G.. Miller was
elected president in place of Geo. P.
Sexauer, the retiring member, Prof. r.
B. Forsee was elected vice-president
and P. J. Erie was reelected clerk.
In another column the Register pub
fishes the annual financial statement
of the independent school district of
Brookings. Those interested in school
matters should look it over. 1t is Of
interest to every taxpayer and school
patron in the district.
An expert grain man from the Chi
cago board of trade was here Saturday
examining crop conditions. He found
grain in q much worse condition thar
reports in Chicago indicated. Small
grain generally over the northwest
will be light and not of a good quality.
Horace Bates, of Egan, passed
through here Monday on his way back
from Redfeld where he had been to
visit the soldier boys before they left
for the south. He reported that the
boys were rapidly getting ready Sun.
day and expected to leave Monday
morning for Brownsville. Texas.
r. H. Anderson has bought the tools
and other equipment Of the black.
smith shop at Hayti and leased the
building, and about August 10th will
commence business there. Mr.. Ander.
son is a good workman and as he has
the commercial club Of that place back
of him to boost he will no doubt make
a big success of his business.
1t has been suggested to the Regis.
ter that we call attention to the fact
that there are several unsightly
patches Of weeds inside the corpora.
tion which should be cut and that
along several of the streets a mower
would improve the appearance. Fair
time will soon be here and everybody
should see that the city looks neat.
Saturday morning DR.. A. w. Hyde
received a telegram from Capa, west
of the river, asking for so pounds OF
Paris green to use IN a field Of alfalfa
which is being damaged by grass hop
pers. The doctor has a 40-acre field
of good alfalfa on a farm which he
owns near there and it is now almost
ready for the second cutting. The
hoppers will ruin the crop unless they
are disposed Of by the Paris green.