The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-12-30
Personal and Local

Twin daughters were born to Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Bosler last Friday
night.
Yesterday morning was the coolest
Of the winter, 26 below zero being re-
ported.
DR.. Roys returned Saturday from a
two weck3 rip to Arizcaa. He was
called to Lake Preston this week on
professional business.
Miss Edith Hubb1rt, who is teaching
at Lansford, n. d., is in the city spend
ing the holidays with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. f. y. Hubbart.
There will be a social program and
watch night service at the NJ. E..
church Friday evening, beginning at
$3.50 and closing at midnight.
Mr.. and Mrs. Caspar Norder, old
time residents of this county, are Wis
ting at the home of Mrs. Morse. They
will visit with their sons in the north
part of the county before returning
home.
Earl TolagsOn, an employee of the
Register, sDrained his ankle this morn
ing while acending the steps leading
to the composing room. The sprain is
a evere n and will probably lay him
up for several days.
John Furnstahl arrived from Hib-
bling, Mimi, the last of the week and
spent a day of two with friends. Since
graduating from the college last June
he has been employed as civil en-
gineer in the mines at Hibbing.
The fire department was called to
the home of Alderman E. F. Bagley
in south Brookings this morning by a
small fire which was caused by a loose
)rick in the chimney. The fire was out
before the department arrived, and the
damage was not great.
Miss Ruby Stacey, formerly a teach
err in the city schools, visited a day
or two this week at the home of T.
l.. Chappell. She left yesterday for
GAINESVILLE, Wis, where she will visit
an aunt. Miss Stacy is now teacher of
music in the Aberdeen normal.
w. H. Murphy returned home this
morning from Milwaukee,, where he
was called several weeks ago by the
illness of his daughter, Mrs. Juneau,
who he reports is very much better
and will be 2ble to leave the hospital
this week. Mrs. Murphy remained
for a week longer.
Christmas was gene ally observed
in Brookings, there being very nice
services at the different churches, and
at many of the homes family re
unions were held. The merchants re
port an excellent Christmas trade, ant
many hundreds of dollars of Christmas
cheer in the way of presents were dis
tributed. So far as we know old Santa
did not miss anyone.
The Custer massacre will be repro
duced in moving pictures at thu
Pleasant Hour January 8 and 4. TIL,
scenes were taken at Pierre this fal
and the actors were the South Dako
ia National guard and Indians from
the reservations, many of whom wer'
in the famous Custer ba' tie. Com
pany C of Brookings, was one of tn,
guard companies in the picture.
There is a jolly family reunion il
progress at the home of l.. II. Skit
this week, Mr.. Skiff's four brother
and their families to the number O
about twenty being present. They ar
w. c. Skiff of Storm Lake, Iowa, F
f. Skiff of Lake Preston, J. H. ski
of Newton, Kans., and Nj. H. Skiff @
Minneapolis. This is the first ocCasio
that the five brothers have all been tC
gether since they were children, an
it goes without saying that the re
union will be a mist pleasant an
memorable one.