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

Ready made holly wreaths for
Christmas at Davis & Co.
Just like a letter from home"-The
Register-$1.50 for a whole year..
Editor Pratt was up from Elkton
looking over a good town between
trains Monday.
Roller Rink will be open Thursday,
Friday and Saturday nights. Ladies
tickets Is cents.
Poinsettias, the sonly true Christmas
flower. For sale at A. L. Davis & Co.
Furniture Store.
The Temple Furniture Store will
have cut roses and carnations for
Christmas tables.
Miss Lukes came down from Red
field Tuesday morning for a visit with
Miss Gertrude HOLSTER.
Mrs. E. T. Burris departed Thursday
evening for Mitchell to spend a few
days with Mr.. Burris' sister.
Mrs. Daniel Culhane of Elkton, was
a guest at the home of John Culhane
the latter part of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Thornber went
over to Marshall Saturday and spent
Sunday with A. w. Morton and family.
julie Rage and fruit cake at the
Ideal Home Bakery Saturday of this
week and Wednesday before Christ
mas.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Curtis were down
from Castlewood Friday to attend
'The Messiah" and were guests at the
j. H. Hubbard home.
H. L. Walker and family returned
home to Aberdeen Thursday evening,
Mrs. Walkers father, Andrew Piprew,
having considerably improved.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Al
bright of Great Falls, Montana, Satur-
day evening at the home of her par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Mathews.
l wish to learn the amount in due
bills out against the ]. M. Smythe store
and all those having such will please
report to me. J. G. Miles, receiver.
Geo. A. West returned home to Min
neapolis Thursday morning, after
spending ten days here visiting old
neighbors and looking after business
affairs.
Stanley White, who has been in the
west the past couple of years, arrived
Friday and will visit some time with
local friends and with his mother and
sister at Volga. Stanley has been To-
Gated at Payson, Utah, the past ear.
"The Messiah" at the college chapel
on Friday evening was attended by a
large number Of out of town people,
visitors coming from as far as Hot
Springs and Pierre, as well as the
nearby towns. The good roads and
pleasant weather brought in many by
automobiles.
Prof. J. w. Wilson was due to give
an address at the short course for
farmers at Redfeld Saturday, but fail
ed to get there. He intended going by
way Of Huron, but the morning train
from the east was so late that he
would have missed his connection at
Huron, SO much to his regret he had
to remain at home.
The Woman's Club of Brookings
held its annual evening meeting last
Saturday evening at the home of MI.
and Mrs. Horace Fishback, with a
large attendance. This is the one
event of the year in which the women
give the men a look in" and the full
attendance of mere husbands" shows
that the opportunity was appreciated.
A most excellent musical program
featured the evenings entertainment,
consisting of numbers effectively pre-.
scented by Miss Adelaide Pierce Of st.
Paul. Miss Laura Ferguson, Miss Allen
and Prof. Carl Christensen Of the col.
lege. All we're liberal in responding to
encores. Delicious refreshments were
served by the hostess.