The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-12-18

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Mr.. and Mrs. c. d. Douglas departed
yesterday morning for Delray, Florida,
where they will spend the winter.
Attorney and Mrs. Leibenstein of
Estelline, were guests of Brookings
friends the latter part of the week.
Thos. Martinson went up to Mime,
apolis Sunday morning and will go
from there to other Minnesota points.
Brother A. T. Horton of the Volga
Tribune, went to Milbank this week to
help celebrate the golden wedding of
his parents.
Mrs. Nellie White came over from
Volga Sunday and was the guest of
Mrs. Paul butcher and other friends
until Monday night.
The college closes today for a three
weeks vacation, opening again Janu-
airy 7, and most of the students will
spend the holidays at their homes.
The public schools will close tomor-
row for the usual two weeks vacation,
and all of the teachers living out Of
town will go home for the holidays.
Mrs. Roy Cameron of Allen Junction,
Mimi, arrived Tuesday evening for a
visit at the home of her husbands par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Cameron.
The public library will not be open
Wednesday evening, Christmas Eve,
but anyone wishing books may get
them the afternoon of that day, De-
cember "a.
Cashier G. F. Knappen of the Bank
of Brookings, departed Monday even
ing for Mitchell to attend a meeting of
the board of trustees of Dakota Wes-
leyan university, of which he is a
member.
Miss Coletta Murray, who has been
here since last May for the benefit OF
her health, departed for her home at
Fond du Lac, Wis, Tuesday night. She
has made her home with the Peter
Short family.
C. G. Fjerstad came over from AS
toria and spent a few days this week
with his father and sister, Mrs. r. B..
Forsee. He went from here to Medi-
cine Lake, Montana, where he will
make his home.
have a number Of good city lots for
sale at reasonable prices, and as they
are my own property I a give terms
to suit the purchaser. Will accept
monthly payments Of from $3.50 to
SIS. H. G. Williams, the land man.
James Natesta ans H. L. Hopkins de-
parted Tuesday morning for Jackson
vile, Florida and will go from there to
other points. They expect to remain
several weeks, their stay depending
altogether upon how they like the
country.
Matt Murphy q Fargo, N. D., spent
Sunday at the home of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. H. Murphy. He was call
ed to Pierre by the serious illness of
his wife's father, A. C. Brink, a well
known business man of that city, who
passed away on Tuesday.
Manager Isom of the depot lunch
room tells us that he received a letter
this week from a friend in Illinois who
says that "the fish are biting fine in
the Kankakee river" which indicates
that they r having the same brand
of weather down there that we are.
There will be a splendid program at
the Pleasant Hour on Christmas Day,
both afternoon and evening. At the
matinee there will be some special
pictures for children, the program
starting at three o'clock, and the ad-
mission will be five and ten cents.
Evening admission ten cents.
Mrs. Claire Cortelyou, who has been
visiting at the home of MI. and Mrs.
Stevens for some time, departed Tues
day morning for her home at Oakland,
Cal. Mrs. Cortelyou was a member of
the company which presented The
Thief" here, but was obliged to leave
the company at this point on account
of illness.
The South Dakota Red Cross Seals
commission has appointed Geo. D. Cole
as agent for Brookinss, and he informs
us that the Red Cross Christmas seals
will be on sale at all OF the drug stores
and the banks. The funds derived
from this sale go to wage a fight
against tuberculosis, and the cause is
therefore a good n and the people
Of Bookings are urged to assist by
purchasing these little stamps and
placing them upon their Christmas
packages.
CHRISTMAS DINNER