The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-04-12

E. Dunn of Miller was here Monday
on business matters.
A. w. Angel of Luverne was in the
city Monday on business matters.
Miss Norton of the Extension depart
ment returned Tuesday from Presho
where she had work for her depart
ment.
Mrs. Melvin Davis came over from
Flandreau Saturday for a few days
visit with her sister, Mrs. Lillian
Smith.
H. G.. Williams went over to White
Tuesday to spend several days On his
farms neal there looking after crop In
terests.
Mrs. A. Fry vas called to Clinton.
ILL.,, Monday by the news that her
mother had fallen down stairs and
broken her hip.
Attorney F. A. Warren of Flandreau
came over Tuesday to look after the
interests Of a client before the cham.
bers term Of court.
A. w. Palm. county agent of Cod
dington county, was down from Water
townTuesday comforting with the ex-
tension department at State College.
A 100 acres of gently rolling rich new
soil lying five miles from Castlewood
can be bought at a bargain. Look this
up. Address E. B. Watts, Alcester,
S. D.
T. E. Kapaun is home from Hum
boldt where he attended the funeral of
his aged mother, Mrs. ~Ignatius Kapaun
who passed away last week at her
home in Salem.
Free Stereopticon lecture by the
foot specialist at Gillespie & Rogers
shoe store, Friday night. Come and
learn something new about your feet.
See the ad on page seven.
A nice rain Friday and Friday night
put the soil in fine condition for crops.
The storm closed with a light fall Of
snow which disappeared, however, in
a short time Saturday morning.
Consult the foot specialist at Giles
pie & Rogers shoe store during Friday
and Saturday of this week. Attend his
free illustrated lecture Friday night at
the store. See the ad on page seven.
E. M. Barnett & Son, who recently
purchased the Killing farm, recently
purchased a fine Scotch Shorthorn
bull calf from Held Bros, at Hinton,
Iowa, and will use him as their herd
head.
Will Wood has been at Capa the past
week looking after the Hyde-Wood
farm interests near there. Capa is n
the recently organized new county of
Jones which vas carved out Of Stanley
county.
j. F. Brooke is d candidate for alder
man in the 3rd ward. Mr.. Brooke is
an able man and endowed with good
common sense and should, if elected,
make a dependable member of the
council.
A large crowd of Odd Fellows went
to Aurora Wednesday to help institute
a new lodge at that place. They re-
turned today and reported a good time
and the institution of a strong lodge
in the neighboring city.
Mrs. Martha Stevens, who went to
Florida about a month ago to make
her home with her brother there, has
returned with her children and Will
again make this city her home. She
did not like it in the south.
f. A. Tatge marketed a fat hog here
last Saturday that brought him s87.2S.
The price was STATS per hundred. Mr..
Tatge has about 81, 200 worth of hogs
now ready for the market and will have
another large bunch a little later.
f. M. Mcmahon, general secretary Of
the commerce association Of st. Paul,
will be here in the neal future to talk
to the members of the Commercial
Club on civic improvements. The date
of his coming will be announced later.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. F. Drew arrived Sun
day morning from Long Beach, Calf,
where they spent the winter, to visit
a week or 81 with their daughter, Mrs.
A. w. Morton, and family. From here
they will go to Newton, Iowa, where
they reside.
, Miss Ada E, White and Mrs. w. A.
Benton of Minneapolis were here Mon
day on business matters, both owning
considerable property in the county
especially around White. They were
on their way home from California
where they spent the winter.
Prof. B. A. Dunbar of State College
was asked by the war department at
Washington last week If State College
would he ah1a m re- rrv IN wnrL in food