The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-03-22

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Matt Clark, Frank Cassidy and G. A
Stafford were over from Elkton Wed
nesday On business matters.
The w. r. C. will hold a bazaar al
the G. A. r. hall Saturday, March 31st
Ten cent lunches will be served
Miss Ruth Peirce returned last
Thursday from San Diego, Cal, where
she has been spending the winter with
an aunt.
C. II. Fricke, of Bushnell, was here
last Thursday visiting his son He
went from here to Minneapolis to visit
friends.
Easter showing of the latest up-to.
date millinery and ladies furnishings
at Helen Johnson's, beginning Satur'
day, March oath.
Mrs. F. NJ. Ellis left Thursday for
Minneapolis to join her husband in a
few days visit with relatives and
friends in the city.
MI. anu MIS-. nay DiiSSo, VI AoCi
deem, spent several days the past week
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. T. j. Bertness,
They left for home Tuesday.
H. O. Herbrandson, an extension de-
partment man, was here from Water
town this week attending the extension
meeting and visiting old frienls.
T. C. Connolly left Wednesday even
ing for Mankato where he will meet
his grand parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo
Keenan,, and accompany them to Texas
The old building at the rea of the
Kendall store is being razed this
week. This is an old landmark OF
which the Register had a feature story
last fall.
Mrs. H. C. Barclay has gone for a
visit to several points in Minnesota
At Winona she will attend the state
convention of the Royal Neighbors OF
that state.
Roy Bailey, of the Bailey Auto Truck
Co. at Flandreau, was here Wednesday
on business matters. He closed a deaI
with the Bunday Garage to handle his
auto trucks in this county in the future
Rev. |. NJ. Hargett has recovered
sufficiently from his recent accident TO
be able to move about the house with
the aid Of crutches. His host of
friends will be pleased to know that h
will soon be able to resume his duties.
Us it possible that this is Nat Dun
couldn't earn a living? Cad I've ar
rived just in time to set you
straight" Harry kellogg" in "The
Fortune Hunter" college auditorium,
Wednesday, March %.
George Cole sold a quarter section
five miles south of the city to VIM.
Schultz this week, and another quarter
one mile northwest OF the city to Mike
Maher. Both were good fair quarters
and we understand We're sold very
reasonable. Mr.. Cole purchased a
quarter himself down in Charles Mix
county which makes him 600 acres in
that county.
Quite a number of property owners
have been cutting out trees in their
yards or in front of their residence
property this spring. The move is in
the right direction. ~Brookings, like
many of orr prairie towns, has too
many trees along the residence streets,
half of which could be cut out without
loss to the landscape beauty. The
health of the women and children will
be better too.
The Eastern Star ladies and their
husbands or friends and the members
of the different Masonic bodies held Q
hard times party at the Temple Tues
day evening. All were dressed in hard
times clothes and prizes were given
for the best outfits. Among the men 4.
A. Wing won the prize and among the
ladies Miss Ulrlch won. A hard times
lunch was served. The affair was a
very pleasant one.
Elef c. Rudd, at one time a resident
of this county, died at the hospital at
Yankton March 18th and the body was
shipped here and interment made in
the Deer Greek cemetery east and
south of Bruce in Sterling township
Sunday. He was 80 years of age. and
for the past five years vas an inmate
of the Yankton hospital. His home be-
fore coming here was in Norway where
his parents are supposed to reside now
Ladies shoes $3.48. Dandy values.
Gillespie & Rogers. Footftters.