The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-03-08

Mr.. and Mrs. c. p. Scott moved from
Volga to their new home north of the
city last week.
A. E. Halstead departed Friday for
points in Illinois expecting to be gone
until about the first of April.
l.. Mikkelson returned Monday even
ing from Minneapolis, where he spent
several weeks visiting his daughter.
Ed. Robinson has been confined to
his room the past week with trouble
in his side and was under the care of
a physician.
Elmer Thayer, b%ookkeeper in the
bank at White, was here and spent
Sunday with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
M. S. Thayer.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. II. Billick, who
moved here Tuesday from Estelline,
now occupy the Marvin residence
north of the M. f.. church.
Father Dooley. pastor of the Catho-
lie church, returned the end of the
week from New York, where he spent
several weeks visiting relatives.
Miss Anna Connolly, who spent a
week at the j.. j. Connolly home
and with other relatives in the city,
left Monday for her home at Elkton.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Pilmer have re
turned from their extended visit at
Des Moines, Iowa, and are again locat-
ed in the old home in east Brookings.
j. T.. Swift, who was here from Es-
feline visiting his parents. Mr.. and
home. Mrs. Swift and baby remained
for a more extended visit.
The annual stag party given to the
business men of the city by the men
students of State College, has been
22nd, a notice of which will be given
later.
The A. O. u. w. entertained the ID.
of II. at their hall Tuesday evening. A
very nice lunch was served and an old
fashioned dance was enjoyed for sew
eral hours. 1t was a very enjoyable
affair.
S. A. Mackesey and family left Nor
day for K~levenville, Wis, where they
will farm the coming year. Mr.. Mack
esey sold his residence last week to
Sheridan Selix and goes to Wisconsin
to handle his mothers farm.
DR.. C. j. Engelson has gone to Chi
cago to attend a series of surgical
clinics and is doing special work along
surgical lines at tt the Post Graduate
Medical School and Hospital of Chi
cago. He will be gone several weeks.
Frank E. Johnson. of Hetland. was
a Brookings visitor the latter part of
the week He reported that his Febru-
airy sale Of blooded stock went off in
fine shape in spite Of the d~isagreeable
weather, and everything brought good
prices.
Next week Fred Jacobson will take
charge of the local creamery at Lake
Benton. 1t is one of the leading cream.
cries in Minnesota, and the fact that
Mr.. Jacobsen has been selected to
handle it is paying quite a compliment
to his ability.
Word from the G. r.. Kennard home
Is to the effect that Mr.. Kennard is
doing as well as car be expected. He
sleeps well nights, although his mouth
is still quite sore. He does not know
when he will again return to the hos
pital for further treatment.
c. G. Sheldon. who makes his home
with his son, E. c. Sheldon. fell while
going down stairs into the cellar Tues.
day afternoon and broke his law bone
He had nearly reached the bottom of
the stairs and. thinking he stood on
the floor. stepped forward, and fell.
He is about IS years of age.
L. E. Rowe. the trouble man IN the
rural telephone lines. met with a pain.
ful accident Monday evening about
nve o'clock. He was driving into the
city from the west, and near the pump.
ing station q tug broke. letting down
the tongue. This frightened the team
and they ran away throwing Mr.. Rowe
ont and bruising his hip and shoulder,
badly. No bones were broken but he
was badly bruised and has been con.
med TO the house since. The team
nm away and smashed the buggy up