The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-06-19

Geo, Cotton of Volga, was a busi
ness visitor in Brookings on Saturday
Mrs. F. B. Olson, accompanied by
her son, Richard were visitors in the
city Tuesday from their home al
Arlington, between trains.
c. O. Quail went TO the Twin Cities
Saturday evening and spent a couple
OF days attending to business matters
returning home Tuesday morning.
Miss Eloise Stead of Arlington
came down Sunday evening and Wis.,
tied until Tuesday noon at the home
of her niece, Mrs. NJ. G. Carlisle
Prof. y. L. Hansen left Monday
morning for Mobridge in the interests
of the work of the department of hor-
ticulture in the Missouri river coun-
try.
Harry G, Williams has placed some
fine new office furniture in his office
on Main street, making it a more at
tractive place than ever for his
friends to congregate and visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. J. Connolly and
baby went to Elkton Sunday to visit
at the home of Mr.. Connelly's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs William Connolly.
They returned home Monday morning.
c. p. Gould, formerly of Estelline
and now of San Diego, Calf, was in
the city Tuesday morning on his way
to visit his former residence. He
went north on the branch in the af-
ternoon on the first train.
H. NJ. Aver, district agent for a
first class insurance company, ar
rived home from the camp where he
was discharged during the past week
and has resumed his work. He will
be the successor of II. L. Button as
district agent and is occupying the
same Office rooms in the medical
building. he has a permanent card
in the advertising columns of the Reg
lister.
J. S. Worden received a phone mes
sage Tuesday morning from his broth
er, w. II. Worden, living on farm
near Bruce, saying that his son had
been drowned the night before. Mr..
Worden went north on the train
Tuesday afternoon to assist the be-
reaved father Mrs. Worden died
about six weeks ago and this sudden
passing Of their son is an added calam-
ity TO the stricken father No partic-
ulars of the accident have been OBJ
tainahie.
A serious accident occurred Mon
day evening at Hetland, when two
men were drowned in the swimming
pool at that place. A young man
named Johnson, who could not SWIM
got beyond his depth and a married
farmer named Olson, living south of
the town, went to his rescue The
drowning boy clung to his rescuer and
both were victims of the catastrophe.
All night was spent in search for the
bodies. which were recovered early
Tuesday morning.
Prof. J. G.. Hutton left Monday
morning for Huron, where he Joins
representative OF the federal gov
ernment In starting the work of max.
ing soil survey OF the state, as was
provided by legislation passed at the
recent session OF the state legislature.
This work will first be started in
Beadle county and then the opera
tions OF the Investigators will extend
10 other portions Of the state. The
federal government has been doing
this work In other sections OF the
raitsd States, and just as soon as our
iegisiatnre provided for cooperation
:hs work in South Dakota was
planned Where this method Of in
yestigation has been in operation 1t
Is claimed that much advantage re-
Aits 20 the farmers and the value Of
the land is stabilized and the adap-
liability Of its use for certain crops as
sured IL is expected that this sur
yey viii result In great good to the
L..