The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-02-05
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this week
Mrs. X. D. Norris and little son,
Robert, visited friends in Huron
Wednesday.
A bright little girl was born Mon
day, February 2, to Mr.. and Mrs. w.
A. Caldwell.
Miss Blanche Spooner of Midland,
is a guest at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
l. d. Spooner.
Horace M. Aver was looking after
business interests in Flandrean and
Trent Monday.
am booking orders for Nubone
corsets, a made TO order garment, and
one Of the best. Phone 274.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. c. Miller of Miller,
spent Monday in Brookings visiting
their old friend, G. A. Reeve.
Mrs. H. ]. Dixon returned Saturday
from Milbank, where she had been to
attend her mothers funeral. Since
her return she has been very Ill with
influenza
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Olson of Huron,
were guests at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. G. Rude last week while
Mr.. Olson was attending the extension
conference at State college.
Ell. A. Fry, the publicity manager
for r. o. Richards, candidate for gov
ernor, was in the city Wednesday dis
tributing literature and dating the
Richards McMaster joint debates, the
one to be held here being March 8.
Mrs. Anna Ward, who has lived in
or near Brookings for good many
years, left Tuesday morning for Du-
rand, Wis, where she will hereafter
make her home with a niece, Mrs.
Alice Lapeen, daughter of her sister.
Mrs. Frank Jones, representing the
anti-prohibition side of the question
brought out by r. o. Richards, was
in the city Wednesday, but owing to
the ban on public meetings met some
of the ladies in unconventional meet
ings.
A new book just published by the
Century Company, entitled The Farm
er OF Roaring Run by Mary Dillon,
is of unusual local interest as the
frontispiece in that work was drawn
by Hubert Mathews, former Erookings
boy, who is now located in New York
City.
The last issue of the Country Gen
tleman" contained a story Of the Rev
erend l. M. Hargett, 4 former pastor
in Brookings, and the work he did in
creating an active interest in his
church at washington Springs, which
should prove interesting to many of
his old friends around the city.
Several State college faculty men,
bers will attend the annual meeting of
the South Dakota Corn and Grain
Growers association in WatertOwn
this week Those whose names will
appear on the program are: Presi-
dent Willis E. johnson, Professors e.
Larson, G. J. Hutton, Manley Champ
lin and DR.. A. N. Hume.
The county commissioners while in
session last week passed resolutions
adding about eight miles more to the
system of county roads, which now
includes about $50 miles. The addi-
tons are several short sections of road
lying along the line between this and
adjoining counties and are made as
connecting links between this county's
roads and those of the other counties
The commissioners also took prelim.
mary steps necessary for the con.
demnation of two acres in section q,
in Aurora township, which the county
will purchase in order to secure gravel
for use in road improvement A sur
yey of the Volga township drainage
district was also ordered.
The hopes of Brookings county peo-
pie who ordered copies of the sol
diers' souvenir publication for which
canvassers solicited orders and col
lected some cash more than a year
ago, but which has not yet been de-
livered, are being again revived by
a report that the books are now being
delivered in counties adjoining this
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canvassers for the publication was in
Brookings Wednesday and offers in
explanation for the delay in filing
orders a statement that the Sioux
Falls concern which undertook the
compilation and publication ran out
of funds before completing the work
and was obliged to turn the work over
to Chicago publishing concern which
now has it in hand. He advises sub
/ scribers to communicate with the
Buckbee-Mears Co., Chicago or st.
Paul, information as to what they
may expect as to filing of their orders
and return Of photographs entrusted
to the solicitors who worked this coun-
ty. The Register is not in position
to ronch for the value of this belated
explanation, but gives it for what it
may be worth to anyone interested.
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