The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-08-03
Local and Personal
H. Cronk, Chiropractor.

Oao. H. SIOuh, SulTOpTdCLOr.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Caldwell, Jr.,
had a son born to them Monday.
A large barn for sale-inQuire of F.
E. Youngburg or John Youngburg.
Miss Gladys Pratt came up from Elk
ton Tuesday evening to visit her
friend, Miss Alice Hastings.
Mrs. Lillian Smith is home from a
very pleasant visit with her sister,
Mrs. Melvin Davis, at F~landreau.
Mrs. Cecilia Sanders returned Sun
day from a visit with Miss Ina Larson
in the country north Of the city.
Three large auto loads of Sioux
City people passed through here Tues
day on their way to Yellowstone Park
where they will camp out for a month.
Miss Florence Heying of Salem, has
been a guest of Miss Alice Hastings
since Saturday. She went to Elkton
Wednesday to visit Miss Gladys Pratt
for a few days.
The NJ. E. Sunday school class was
entertained last Friday afternoon by
Mrs. F. H. Mitchell. Light refresh
ments were served and a very nice
time was had by all present.
Miss Ethel Scarlet has accepted a
position as stenographer in the office
of H. G. Williams e Co. She has been
a student at State College, completing
a course in her line of work.
The August meeting of the Civic
League will be held at library hall on
Friday, August II, at 8 p. M. 1t is
hoped that every member will be
present. Refreshments will be served.
r. A. Nord has been admitted to the
bar in this state by the supreme court
and will begin the practice of law at
Huron. He was reared in Brookings
and has many friends here who will
watch with interest his career in the
field of his chosen profession.
Miss Lulu Willard, a cousin of MRS.
F. N. Saum, who is here from Syca-
more, ILL.,, visiting, accidentally fell
down the steps leading to the opera
house Monday night and was uncon-
scious for a time from the effect of the
fall. DR.. Fisk was called and soon
had the young lady resting easy.
The Farmers Cooperative Co. have
built a fine new lumber shed and add
ed a stock of lumber and building ma
terial to their already extensive bust
ness. They are also building an office,
sample room and vault at a cost Of
$4,000 and will have a nicely appointed
place of business when this is finished.
1.-THE Battle Cry of Peace" Massive,
Patriotic PhotopIay, accompanied by
ten-pice Symphony Orchestra, Pleasant
Hour, Friday and Saturday, August =
and S. Matinee each day at 2:30, even-
ing, e:15. Admission, Csc and soc. In
the same class as 1.-THE Birth of a Ma
ton"
Fred Squirting, youngest son Of Mr..
and Mrs. E. L. Squirting, started Mon
day morning for the Squirting ranch in
the Kortenoe Valley, Idaho, where he
will spend the remainder of the sum-
mer helping his brother Ned with
the ranch work. Fred will visit his
uncle, J. E. Squirting and family at
Billings, Mont, on his way out.
A small blaze in some boxes at the
rear of the l x L Grocery store Tues
day afternoon was the occasion for
calling out the fire department. The
boys responded promptly, but the fire
had been put out with buckets before
they arrived. The fire was so near
the gasoline tanks that it was deemed
wise to get out the department. The
cause of the fire is unknown.