The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-01-27


day night where she goes to make her
future home.
Miss Louise Hay left Tuesday night
to visit a few days with her aunt, Mrs.
R. w. Hay of Watertown.
Mrs. NJ. Shea left Monday morning
for Rinebeck, Iowa, to spend three
weeks visiting with her brother.
Andrew Eide has been confined to
his o with a severe attack of la
grippe but is now able to attend to
business duties.
Judge j. p. Alexander went to
Rochester, Minnesota, Friday night to
spend Sunday with his wife who is at
the Mayo hospital.
Mrs. A. l.. Nelson and little son.,
Charming, of Erie, Pa. arrived Monday
evening for a short visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. p. J. Bergeim,
and friends.
The pupils of the eighth grade had
a bob party last Friday evening, after
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Roger Atkinson for refreshments. Prof.
Smith and Miss Florence Kellar chap
eroned the party.
c. A. Stevens, who has been employ
ed at the First National Bank for the
past two or three years, has purchased
an interest in the Kaylor State Bank,
OF Loy1pr = II opl 1Zrt NNr,I,oclor
to take up his new duties.
The pupils of the piano class of
Miss Pierce gave an informal recital
Saturday afternoon at the home of
Alice Culhane, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Nj. +. Culhane. Alice is the
youngest member of the class.
"The Strange Case of Mary Page"
the great serial that is now running in
a number of magazines, will be seen
in pictures at the Pleasant Hour soon.
Watch for date. The stars in this
great continued photoplay are Edna
Mayo and Henry b. Walthall, who took
the leading part in THE Birth of a
Nation"
The Checker Tournament held at
the Commercial Club rooms Monday
evening and Tuesday morning between
four Moody county men and four
Brookings men resulted in a victory
for the visitors. Geo. w. Cobel, VIM.
Callahan, Mr.. Dokken, and Mr.. WEIGH
represented Brookings in the tourna-
ment and L. ID. Ferguson, j. S. Care
thun, Palmer Ekern, and John Overid,
all of Ward, represented Moody
ty. The final results gave Ward So
games, lost 10 and % draws; Brook
ings won 10, lost SO and % draws. The
number of games won by the various
men are as follows: For Ward, Care
thun 16; Ekern IS; Ferguson II; and
Overid 8. For Brookings, Cobel 5:
Callahan s; Welch 5; and Dokken 3.
The Moody county men walked away
with the tournament but the local men
seem anxious to meet them again. An
other tournament will be held in the
nea future.
Those interested in the work of the
Y. w. c. A. for the town and college
will be glad to know that Miss Norma
Kidd, the Y. W. c.. A. secretary, who
entered upon her work January 18th,
has a number of plans of interest to
the girls of the town and college well
started. At the second woman's meet
Mrs. S. p. Miller gave a report Of the
financial committee, which is given
as follows: Cash, $262.75; college Y.
w. c. A.. pledge, $500; other pledges,
$500; total, $402.75. An advisory
committee was appointed representing
the college, high school, civic league.
and women's clubs, Miss Caldwell,
Miss Wimple, Mrs. Countermine. Miss
Byersdorf, Mrs. Lillian Smith, Mrs.
Haugen, Mrs. Paul Roberts, Mrs. Cat
lett, Mrs. Whitehead. At a meeting Of
this committee at Mrs. Whitehead's
last Monday, Mrs. Horace Fishback
was elected chairman in her absence,
Miss Caldwell, acting chairman, Miss
Wimple, secretary, Mrs. S. p. Miller
treasurer. 1t is hoped thaht this Y. w.
c. A. movement started as a commun-
ity enterprise will remain a real com
munity interest and that every one
will join in making it a success. Sug-
gestions as to it's direction are re-
committee.
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