The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-10-04

Ruth, daughter of II. II. Guyer, is
confined to her bed by a run of typhoid
fever.
There will be a special meeting of
the Q. +. S. on Thursday evening, Oc-
tober nth. for work.
Mary Guyer visited over Sunday
with friends in Arlington, returning
the first of the week.
H. Howard Biggar arrived from the
west Sunday morning to make a short
visit with his father.
Miss Mamie WEIGH came from Pipe
stone, Mimi, Saturday, to make a
visit with her sister, Mrs. O. l.. Gray.
who owns land adjoining town, was in
the city over Friday evening looking
after his interests.
A. l.. Davis left Sunday for Chicago
to buy furniture. From there he will
go to Kansas City and Excelsior
Springs and accompany Mrs. Davis
home.
The campaign for the second Liber-
ty Loan Bond sale started the first of
the week. but no drive will be made
in the northwest until next week.
Next Monday will be children's Liber-
ty Loan day in all public schools.
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo
will speak in Sioux Falls tomorrow
morning at eleven o'clock. There
will be a big parade and patriotic
demonstration. with bands in
the parade. Everybody in this section
of the state is invited to auto down
and participate in the affair.
Mrs. Jane Prowse and Mrs. Gene
We've Johnson motored to the w. Il.
Thornber farm neal Colman. last Sun
day, and spent the day. They report
that the Thornbers have a splendid
farm with lots of fruit and are nicely
situated. Their farm is six miles
north of Colman on the King of Trails
and is well located, and one of the
best farms in that section of the
country.
The Home Messenger, published in
this city by G. N. Breed. has discon-
tinued publication. Mr.. Breed says
that he cannot find habitable quarters
and that he must carry out his threat
to quit business. AS he has been con
paper started in Bookings, he will be
missed from newspaper circles. Since
last week he has joined the office force
of the Brictson Mfg. Co, and may
make his connection with that corpor
alton permanent.
Mrs. Ellwood G. Perisho is giving
j reception today in honor of Mrs.
Helen Barrett Montgomery, noted au-
thor of "The Kings Highway" Mrs.
Montgomery speaks at the college to
day to the student body, and this is an
event in college life that DR.. PeriShC
has been trying to bring about foI
some time. 1t will be a great treat
for the students and an opportunity
not easily duplicated. The invitation
to the reception this afternoon mum
bers over -four hundred, and ii will be
one of the social events of the sea
son.
Mrs. William Achteberg passed
through the city this week on her way
to her home at Arlington, from Ken
yon, Mimi. She had been called
there by the death Of her father, ID.
Johnson, one of the pioneer residents
of this county. Mr.. Johnson passed
away after a brief illness, though he
had not been we'll for some time. He
came to Bookings county over forty
years ago and took a homestead near
the site of old Fountain. Since leav.
ing here he has lived in Canada, and
in Minnesota. The same day that she
was called to Minnesota, her husband
had just returned from Randolph,
Wis, where he attended the funeral
of his father. Brookings friends will
sympathize with Mr.. and Mrs. Achte.
berg in this double bereavement.