The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-12-19


dUling the past week.
@. w. Smith was over from Volga
between trains yesterday.
Big stock macaroons, kisses and
fruit cake at the Ideal Home Bakery.
c. F. Erstad of Mitchell, has been
here the past few days visiting his par
ents.
The chap who gives a girl a mail
order present won't give her much of
a home.
Tuesday afternoon is for ladies
only at the Roller Rink, basement Of
Skinner block.
The mistletoe makes a man realize
that the best things in life are to be
had right here at home.
Neil Donaldson returned home the
last of the week from Rochester,
where he consulted the Mayos.
Conductor LOOMS has been running
on the north line this week in the
absence of Conductor Human.
Mrs. McKeown of washington
Springs, is visiting at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Etting.
Floyd Austin departed Tuesday
evening for the southern part of the
state to spend several days on bust
ness.
DR.. Hill the eye, ear, nose and
throat specialist of Watertown, will be
in Brookings at the Leon hotel, Tues
day, December 31st.
Morris Shea, who has been in i'll
health for some months, has been
worse during the past week and his
condition is regarded as very grave.
Lieutenant P. b. Peyton went to
Sioux Falls yesterday morning to be
iniated into the mysteries of the
initiated into the mysteries of the
Shrine.
Miss Hattie Palmer, who is working
in a bank at Swea City, Iowa, arrived
home this week to spend the holidays
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. A,
Palmer.
William Allison, whose condition
was improved last week, became worse
again on Tuesday. He vas about the
same last evening, but his condition
is still REGARDED as critical,
Postmaster Oyloe informs us that
he has heard nothing from the depart
ment relative to the parcel-post sys-
TEN, which begins the first of the
year. The force is very busy anyway,
with the holiday rush and would have
little time to get acquainted with the
details of this rather complicated sys-
TEN.
A warrant was issued yesterday for
| William Corcoran, proprietor of the
saloon at Volga, on the charge of sell
ing liquor to minors and he will be ar
raigned before Judge TTygstad here
this afternoon. The parties to whom
he is alleged to have sold the liquor
are two college students, eighte en- and
nineteen years of age. The young
fellows went over to Volga and ac-
cumulated a beautiful 'isouso" and be-
came so i'll that their condition was
brought to the attention of the author
tiles.
Captain Harry A. Hegeman of the
10Th U. S. Infantry, and his family ar
rived Tuesday and are spending a few
DAYS at the home Of his uncle and
aunt and visiting with old friends.
Captain Harry is enjoying a four
months furlough and they will go
from here to Gary to make an extend
ed visit with Mrs. H~egeman's folks.
Harry is much pleased with his next
assignment which is to Vancouver
barracks, eight miles from Portland,
Oregon, as his parents and two sis.
tiers, Mrs. Boyden and Mrs. Allison,
live in and zeal Portland. During the
past year Captain Hegeman has been
in charge Of some experiments for the
War Department as to the practicable
ity of heavy motor cars for army use
and his work has taken him through
thirty-six states.
Brookings friends were surprised
this week to learn of the marriage OF
Frederick Johnson and Miss Ethel
NJ. Cathcart, which took place at Min
neapolis last Friday evening at nine
o'clock. Miss Cathcart left here
Thursday night without apprising heI
friends of the approaching event, hel
announced intention being to visit
few days with Prof. and Mrs. Ender
and we understand that it was heI
purpose when she left to return and
complete her years work. However
Mr.. johnson met her there on Friday
and they decided to get married al
once. They left Immediately for a
visit with Mr.. Johnson's folks in
Pennsylvania, and after the first OF