The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-11-23


joyable time is reported.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Carter are the
happy parents of a son born to them
Wednesday, November %.
The Child Conservation League will
not meet on Wednesday, November
20, on account Of the nearness to
Thanksgiving.
DR.. C. J.. Engelson, accompanied by
Martin Trygstad, drove TO Sioux City
in the doctors car Monday and return
ed Wednesday.
Fred S. Miner Of this city and A. b.
Dalthorp. of Volga, took the Shrine de
gree Of Masonry at Sioux Falls Wed
nesday evening.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. George
DAILY broke both bones in his forearm
Wednesday afternoon while playing
about the home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer ScXauer drove
over Wednesday to Sioux Fails to at
tend the Shrine meeting held Their"
|lldl tll'I noun anu tH'IIh1s
While working on q building at Hen.
bricks last Frtdoy Martin staven, Of
this city. fell ad broke his leg, the
fracture being a very serious one.
The comptroller of the currency has
made a can on all banks for their quar-
terly statement to be made at the
close of business on November nth.
The smokcstock of the city power
plant has developed a serious crack
about half way up. 1t is % yet known
whether or not it may have to be torn
down.
Theo. Rude, who had been working
at Huron, returned Monday evening
to his home here and will enter the
aggie department Of State College af-
ter Thanksgiving.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Simmons, accom-
panied by Miss Nellie Dobbs, drove
over from Flandreau Wednesday and
spent the afternoon with relatives and
friends in this city.
John Johnson brought in lie bushels
Of barley on an auto truck Wednesday
and delivered same to Geo. p. Sexauer
e Son. This is the first auto truck to
deliver grain here this fall.
The Eastern Star elected the follow
ing officers at their meeting Tuesday
evening: Mrs. Elsie Roberts, w. NJ:
b. A. Dunbar, w. p; Mrs. J. f. Erwin,
A. M; Mrs. Fred Killing, Treas; Miss
Mae Austin, Secretary; Mrs. Chas.
Locke, Cond. Laura Sexauer, Asso.
Cond.
Thos. Kidman, county commissioner,
fell from his wagon while on the way
to White with a load of poultry Tues
day and broke his collar bone and sew
eral ribs. He is in quite a serious
condition at present.
l.. e. Rowe, who for years has been
connected with the Dakota Central
Telephone Co. at WATERFOWL, arrived
Tuesday from that city to take a posi-
ton with the municipal telephone
here, His family will move here a
little later.
Be sure it Is a Barclay. The Barclay
is a costume made corset that you can
wear all day with comfort. l will be
glad to take your measure and do your
altering for you if you will drop me a
postal. Mrs. C. Heck. Room 2O8 Main
ST., Brookings, S. d.
On November IS Senator Johnson
endorsed the election of A. E. Swift as
postmaster Of this city. 1t is expect
ed that the president will soon make
the appointment and the senate will
confirm the same at an early date in
December.
Since last issue County Clerk John
A. Lunden has issued the following
marriage licenses: Guy Washburn to
Miss Doris Etting, both Of ~Brookings;
Arthur J. Quinn, of Badger, to Miss
Helen Christianson, Of Volga; C. M.
tsuSOn, Oh OHldHd, NeDT., 10 MISS Liza
Tolliver, of Brookings.
Andreas Froiland, of Astoria, says:
al herewith remit my past and future
subscription to your fine paper and
wish you every success" The Regis
ter certainly appreciates the good
words it is receiving from its sub
scribers. 1t encourages US to even bet
ter efforts and we have always en-
deavored to give value received.
Mrs. Cora Mason, who had been
visiting friends at De Smet, returned
Saturday evening. She was accompan-
led by Mrs. Nancy Lancaster, Of that
place, who visited here until Monday.
This is Mrs. Lancaster's first visit here
since making her final proof on a
homestead there about % years ago
and naturally finds many changes here
since then.
Among those who attended the fall