The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-01-11
THE BROOKINGS REGISTER, THURSDAY, JANUARY II. 1917

&c sale at the 10c Store next Satur-
day.
Don't forget the Saturday sale at the
1Oc store.
Nice Sunday dinner served at Cot
tage Hotel. Bring the family.
Miss Faith Chidester entertained a
number of friends Saturday evening in
honor of Miss Victoria Eldridge, a
guest from Huron.
Mrs. c. G. Sherwood came down
from Clark today to join Judge Sher-
wood who is presiding at the present
term of the circuit court.
The students of Lila Alton Vergote
will give a recital at the Presbyterian
church Wednesday evening, January
18th, starting promptly at $3.50. No
admission.
w. r. G. Dept. President Rebecca
Shea's many friends will be glad TO
know that Ida X. Martin, National
President, has placed her on her staff
as special aid.
Miss Olive Cole. VINO had been
spending her vacation with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Cole, returned
Tuesday to Minneapolis where she is
attending college.
Miss Faith Chidester came home
from a visit at Huron Saturday morn
ing. She was accompanied by Miss
Victoria Eldridge of that city who
spent the week end at the Chichester
home, returning Sunday evening to
Huron.
Mrs. N. M. Woodbeck, of Aurora,
sends in her check to the Register
and says: Gould not keep house with
out it," This is very kind on the part
CT Mrs. Woodbeck as we know that
she is some judge of a good newsy
paper.
w. E. Hart, in renewing his sub
scriptiOn for 1917 writes from Ray
mond and says: II don't want to stop
the Register as | consider it the best
weekly | ever read. We have many
friends in Brookings and you can say
that we are getting along fine; the
high cost of living is not bothering Us
much"
The reports of the three banks in
this city, two of which were published
in the Register last week and one this
week, show combined our to the
amount of s. ,505, 036.53, and deposits
to the amount of $3,122, 991. "a. There
is no city in the state the size of
BrOokings which can compare with our
banks in deposits or resources.
Rebecca Shea, Dept. President of the
w. r. c., left Wednesday morning for
Pierre to meet with the State Soldiers
Home board and the Dept. Command
ers there to go before the legislature
and ask for appropriation for a NOM
ment to be erected on the Capitol
grounds in honor Of the Grand Army
of the Republic and soldiers of South
Dakota. The w. II. G. Of Pierre have
arranged for a camp fire which will be
a very elaborate affair owing to the
fact that so many Past Post Command
ers who are w. r. c. presidents, will
be present.
The Farmers National Bank held its
annual meeting for the election of
officers Tuesday and the following
were elected: w. A. Caldwell, presi-
dent; O. j. bitterness, vice-presidcnt;
II. +. Haroldson, cashier; l.. A. otter
ness, assistant cashier. The directors
are as follows; w. A. Caldwell, O. }.
bitterness, G. ID. Kendall, NJ. II. Staven,
II. +. Haroldson, 0. G.. Oyloe and A. NJ.
Void. The stockholders, who are al
local business men and farmers, wera
very well pleased ar the steady and
substantial growth the bank has made
in the past year. The bank is in the
best shape it ever has been in and the
increase in business reflects much
credit on the men who have had direct
charge of its management.