The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-09-09
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Miss Bessie Laid assisted her bro
Their Horace with his house cleaning
in his bachelor apartments near
White Friday and Saturday.
Jess King and friend autoed to Lake
Oakwood Sunday, out sight seeing we
suppose. (0
Sadie Coulter spent Saturday and
Sunday with her parents returning
back to her school duties at Brookings
Monday morning.
Mrs. Ella Bier assisted Mrs. George
Coulter cook for threshers Wednesday
and Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Mcknight and
children, Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Francis
and children, Lester Fleming and sis
ters Ella and Edna, Eva Mcknight,
Gus Ruder and Ansel Kerr spent Sun
day at Lake lakewood, autoing from
there to Brookings in the evening. 1t
was n jolly bunch that sat down to
a picnic lunch under the shade of an
old oak tree at the lake. The boats
being all taken and the launch gone on
a foot" up north, the crowd gave up
in despair going to the Bookings Cafe
where a bountiful supper was served
and they certainly did ample justice
to it too.
Miss Fife King returned home from
Watertown Monday where she has
been taking in sewing for the past two
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Kerr and
daughters Bernice and Beulah autoed
to Clear Lake Sunday to spend the
day.
Mr.. Ed. Clifford, Sr. now has the
White phone, it being put in Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith called at the
Olson home Sunday.
Sunday school was held in the school
house Sunday for the last time, as
they and the German Nj. E. have de-
cided to unite. Church 11:30 in the
morning also Sunday school after
preaching services will all be in Eng
lish. Pastor, Rev. F. j. Hoffman.
Mrs. Jim Nelson is on the sick list
this week.
Mr.. Whitney who has been working
for Jim Nelson had quite an accident
Wednesday morning, while he was
cranking up the engine, the
engine back-fired and the crank flew
off and struck him in the face, knock
ed out two teeth and cut his lip quite
badly. Mr.. Whitney is unable to work
even yet, but we hope the results are
nothing serious.
Little Gale Dochenderfer is quite
sick with the measles. He was taken
to his grandparents, Mr.. Ladd's, Mon
day morning.
Andrew Christensen, a prominent
resident of this vicinity, passed away
late Sunday evening of last week. to
the Great Beyond, at the age of So,
death being indirectly due to heart
trouble.
Funeral services were held Tuesday
in the Danish Lutheran church. Rev.
Atrop of German Lutheran church Of
White, and the pastor from Lake Ben
ton, Mimi, had charge Of the services.
Interment in the Danish Lutheran
cemetery. Deceased "a born in Den
mark and came to this country twenty
six years ago. He leaves to mourn,
his wife two sons and two daughters
and a sister. We extend our sympathy
to the bereaved one in their hour OF
trial and sorrow.
A great deal of shock threshing is
being done this year and reports so
far indicates that most Of the small
grain will turn out one Of the best
grain crops in many years.
The barley Is the best yet, some re-
porting a yield Of 60 bushels. Some
however, is light and most OF 1t dis
colored. The farmers are practically
through stacking.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Coulter autoed up
near Estelline to spend the day with
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Hast Sunday.