The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-08-28

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>Eight-room all modern residence,
with garage. Best location in the city.
For sale on good terms by E. c.
Nolan. Phone L 275.
The Public Library will have an <
hibit at the Brookings County Fair
this year, and we are sure that 1t will
pay everyone to see this exhibit.
The Misses Alice Hastings and Ger
trude Yule departed Saturday for a
weeks visit with college friends at
Sioux Falls, Violin and Waconda.
Mrs. T. c.. Cox, who accompanied
her son, DR.. Cox, to Brookings on his
visit at the Hinkley home, returned
to her home at Alexandria Tuesday
morning.
The Register is in receipt of a card
from Rev. w. A. Mast from Napoleon,
Ohio, in which he says that he is tent
ing on the "Old Maumee" and having
a fine vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Brooke and wife
went to Eaton, Ohio. Wednesday morn
ing with the remains of Mr.. Brooke's
mother. They expect to be back the
first of the week.
Mrs. Jas. Meadows and daughter,
Mrs. Cartwright of W~atertown, spent
the day Tuesday at the home of Mrs.
Meadows sister, Mrs. J. L. Tree. They
made the trip by auto.
Jas. B. Biggar was in the city yes
terday from Hetland. Mr.. Biggar says
that Duroc Meadows has just pur-
chased a $4,000 yearling boar to place
at the head of their head.
J.. M. Culbertson will have a sale
of live stock and farm machinery at
his farm in Trenton township, Septem-
Der Sth. Some awful good stuff at
your own price. Wait for it.
This week Percy Kennard sold two
of his Poland China hogs to breeders
from Arlington and Washington, show
ing that the pre- bred stock industry
in this county is advancing.
L. d. Cornell made a business trip
to Slayton and Luverne, Mimi, this
week in interests of contracts for cleo
trical construction which the Cornell
Electric Co. have at that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Raak and chill
dren returned this week from a visit
at DEBORAH, Ia. The trip was made by
auto and was very enjoyable as the
roads and weather were the very best.
P. V. Finley has requested the Reg
lister to call attention to the parade
of the Boys and Girls Pig Club which
will be a special feature of the County
Fair. 1t occurs on Thursday, Septem-
Der 4, at 2 o'clock.
The Worlds Fair Shows Americas
leading Carnival Amusement Enter
Prise has been contracted to furnish
the amusements on the fair grounds
during the Brookings County Fair,
starting Monday night, September 1st.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Barnes and
daughter, Amy, were the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. J. L. Tree Wednesday. They
are returning from the Black Hills 70
their home at Redwood Falls, Mimi,
and are making the round trip in their
auto.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Korstad and r.
Hoyne of Camrose, Alberta, arrived
in Brookings last week in their car
for a visit with relatives and friends
here. They drove over 1000 miles
coming by way of the Yellowstone
Park.
A dispatch from Rapid City says
that Mrs. Flora Mitchell of Brookings,
president of the State w. c. T. u,
spoke at the morning and evening
services of the Presbyterian church IN
Sturgis, and at Cotton wood in the
afternoon, Sunday, August 10th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Slocum are en-.
tertaining their daughter and husband
of Great Falls, Mont, They drove
through in their car and report that
that method of travelling is fine, espe,
cially so considering the weather and
road conditions that prevail now.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Swenehart re-
turned last week from their visit at
Cortland, Ohio. Mr.. Swenehart sa,-s
the best roads to drive on and the
roads on which he could make the best
time were the graveled roads of Min
nesota. He drove over concrete, dirt,
brick and all kinds of roads between
here and OHIO.
The Brookings Steam Laundry is
putting in a water s%oftener, the same
as is being installed by the city, and
as soon as the remodeling of the build
ing is completed, which will be in
about thirty days. Mr.. Hawkins prom
ises that there is going to be .. decided
difference in the quality of work turned
out by that popular institution.
DR.. Joe Cox, wife and daughter,
of Chicago, made the Hinkley family
a short visit last week. They were
on their return to Chicago from a
visit at their old home at Alexandra.
DR.. Cox Is a nephew of Mrs. c. L.
Hinkley and expects to leave in a few