The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-12-27
Local and Personal
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Office a call.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Kukuk returned
Friday from Kukuk, S. d., and will
again make this city their home.
Miss Bertha Trasta came down
from Omaha to spend the holidays
with Mrs. j. Sampson and other
friends.
Douglas Fairbanks in THE Man
From Painted Past" at the Fad, Dec.
81 and Jan. 1. Matinee New Years
Day at 2:3o.
Mrs. Roger Stewart and daughter
arrived from Milwaukee, Wis, Friday
to spend the holidays at the home of
her father, John Ronning.
Lieut.. CARROLL Iverson is spending
the holiday season at the home of his
father. /. II. Iverson, arriving from
Camp Dodge late last week.
Mrs. X. 7. knutson returned to her
home at Elbon, 5. D., Saturday night
after a weeks visit at the home of
T. Knutson, west of the city.
The Past Grand's Association will
meet Wednesday evening, January :,
with Miss Sada Callahan. Come early
and bring gifts for the grab bag.
Miss Rose Mullen only spent a few
days in the city on her visit of last
week, returning to her home at Fonda,
Iowa. on Friday to spend the holidays,
Miss Louise Nelson, domestic sci
ence teacher in the South st. Paul
high school, is spending the Christ
mas vacation with her sister, Mrs. S.
e. Hargis.
Carl Johnson is home on a visit
for the holidays and will report early
in the year to Camp Lee, Virginia, for
further instruction. He is in the en-
g%ineers corps with a commission as
lieutenant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl p, Rowe, of
Sioux Falls, spent Christmas with
Mrs. Rowe's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l..
II. Comstock. Mr.. Rowe is managing
editor of the Argus-Leader and re-
turned Wednesday morning to his
newspaper duties.
Mrs. Steele, who has been office
assistant to Superintendent Hargis If
the public schools. has accepted a pc.
c;t,n, With th1 nvtnncinn dQnnr ut M on I
at the State college. The board Of ed.
~ucation is trying hard to get some one
to take her place.
Prof. F. +. Brown left Christmas eve
for Chicago, TO attend the conference
of the teachers of public speaking OF
the universities and colleges of the
United States. The meeting is held
at the Auditorium Hotel and Mr.
Brown is On the program.
r. C. Pollock. who has been coun
tv agent OF Dakota county. Minneso
ia, for a number of years, is expected
to arrive in Brookings about January
1st TO assume the duties of leader OF
the county agents of the state in con
nection with the extension division OF
the State college.
Mrs. c. c. Erie left yesterday morn
ing for Chicago. whole she will visit
for a couple of weeks with Mrs. Rhea
Roche Shelters. ON her return she
will also spend a short time in Mime
apolis with Mr.. Erie, who will make
that city his headquarters during the
time he is working in Minnesota fol
the Cobel System.
Will Rowe, who is travelling in the
insurance business, spent Christmas
in the city with his mother, Mrs. Alice
Rowe, and brother, Charles. Miss Mel
lie, the daughter of the family, who is
teaching at Perdue University, is
spending the holiday season will
friends in New Orleans and on hel
way will visit Mrs. Charles Eager
formerly of Nolga. at her home in At
lanta.
A letter received by Mrs. A. B
Chase from a sister states that tht
sister has received word from a pal
of their brother, Carl Jones, to The
effect hat he and Jones while actin.
as pilots in the aero squadron of the
Foreign Legion were shot down oval
the German lines on August 22nd
That he escaped and has been recov
! ering from his wounds since then
That he does not know whether Jone!
! was wounded or was made prisoner
or what has become of him since tn
time. Efforts are now being made t.
get some news of Mr.. Jones.
Monday morning two former colleg'
students who have reached high plac'
in their respective lines of work wer
in the city for a short time. Cyri, G
! Hopkins, a professor in the Universe