The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-12-24
ALTON

We wish all our readers a very
Merry Xmas.
Messrs, Ray Mcknight and f. C.
Lucas motored to Bookings last Tues
day and spent the day.
Mrs. Chas. Gile and son John went
to Grass Range. Mont, last week to
spend the holidays with Stephen Gile
and family.
Mrs. S. l.. Swihart and daughter
Helen. are spending the holidays with
relatives at Joliet, III.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Sanderman left
Friday to spend Christmas with Iowa
relatives. They were accompanied by
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam'l Richards of White,
who will visit with the home folks of
Mrs. Richards.
Mr.. Lewis Hamrick and family NOV
ed to the Bitterness farm in Pleasant
View last Wednesday. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hamrick have made many friends dur
ing the year they resided here, who
regret their leaving.
trip to the county seat last Tuesday.
Mrs. F. G.. Papka entertained a party
of ladies last Thursday with a comfort
tying. The ladies enjoyed the usual
good times accompanying such gather
ings, and the hostess supplied bounti-
full and delicious eats, which made the
day pass very pleasantly.
Mrs. w. E. Richards of Prairie
Home was the guest of Mrs. Elmer
Sanderson Thursday.
w. II. Brink who has spent the past
three months at the home of his son,
E. c. Brink, returned to his home at
Dixon, H., last Friday. While here
Mr.. Brink superintendent the erection
of a barn for his son, and made other
repairs about the farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Frazier and
daughter Bethel, were Christmas shop
pers in %Brookings last Friday.
o. o. Ward and sons, Walter and
Earl were Bookings shoppers last Fri
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Ayers and little
son of Argo, are visiting relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Carlson were in
Brookings on business Saturday.
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Glass,
former residents of Alton, have re-
ceived word that they have disposed
of their home at Marengo, ILL.,, and ex-
pect to come to Brookings to make
their home. Mr.. Glass has a farm here
and one near Watertown and this will
make his overseeing more convenient.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isadore Evans were
guests of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Duff of Prairie Home, Sunday.
Adam Carlson and family were Sun
day guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. Rieb-
ling and family of Alton township.
Among those on the sick list at pres
ent are Mrs. l. S. Inhoff, N. E. Comp
and Miss Vesta Hiatt.
The children of No. Is gave Miss
Merle Brown of Utica, Mimi, a card
shower last Saturday. Miss Brown has
been very i'll with pneumonia and the
children, whose love she won last
year as their teacher, and all her
friends here are hoping for her speedy
restoration to health.
Miss Grace Hiatt left Monday for
Redfeld to spend Christmas with re-
latives.
A reception will be held at the M.
f. church in White on next Friday for
Mr.. and Mrs. Kinsey of White, in
honor of their iftieth wedding ami
versary. The reception is open to all
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Kinsey.
The meeting of the Alton Book
Club to be held with Mrs. Harry Gil
lett on Wednesday evening of this
week, has been postponed one week,
on account of the busy season.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Mcknight and
Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Lucas were Brook
ings shoppers Monday.