The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-07-26
Local and Personal
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Miss Madge Morrow returned Satur-
day evening from Lake Geneva, Wis,
where she has been visiting her
brother for several weeks.
From all along the b. & Y. come re-
ports of much through traffic. Cars
from many states are crossing South
Dakota on the Black & yellow daily.
with indications pointing to a heavier
increase in travel during the coming
months.
n. A Hanson and wife returned last
Thursday night from their western
trip. They visited at Roundup. Mon
tana, Mcintosh, Shields and Raleigh,
n. d. while away, Mr.. Hanson says
that such parts of Montana as he saw
are very dry, but where he was in
North Dakota that it was not as bad
as has been reported.
Van d. Fishback and Elmer II. Sex
auer, and their wives, started last Fri
day in the Sexauer auto for a two
weeks vacation trip to the Black Hills.
A postal received Monday states that
they spent one night in a hay stack
between Fort Pierre and Philip, so it is
evident that they are getting the full
benefit of a regular outing.
Mrs. Henry Shea and baby, and MIS-.
Mark Connolly departed together Mon
day for Helena, Mont, Mrs. Shea to
Join her husband at their new home in
that city where Henry is connected
with the Montana state pure food de
partment. Mrs. Connolly will go on
to Great Falls, where Mark is in the
employ of a large mercantile house.
superintendent Leslie, of the Fruit
Breeding station of northern Ontario.
and Superintendent Bjarnason. of the
Fruit Experiment station at Morden,
Manitoba, were in the city last week
inspecting the work at State College
being done by DR.. Hansen. They de-
parted Thursday night feeling well re-
paid for their long trip to make this in
spection.
A. Fry returned Friday night from
his visit to the oil fields of Wyoming.
He states that wells are being bored
all the time, then capped and left for
later shooting. He met the g~eologist
h. lsnaA,yarAI tIArA Ga1Ic M ic nnnr
engaged in developing them, and found
that he has complete confidence OF
their value and is leasing all the land
he can. Mr.. Fry did not make any ef-
fort to d~evelope his land at this time.
Miss Minnie Thayer, who has been
b~ookkeeper at the Sanitary Meat Mar
ket, was taken to the hospital Satur-
day, suffering from a complication OF
diseases resulting from a bad cold. She
is a very sick girl and her many
friends will be glad to receive n
word that she is improving. Mr. and
Mrs. NJ. S. Thayer are unfortunate in
having both a daughter and a daughter
in-law in the hospital at the same time.
II. II. Pickett has returned from
he officers training camp at Fort Smell
ling, having been discharged. He
states that there were two Picketts in
the company and they got their mark
ings so mixed up that they could not
distinguish which was entitled to the
best average. Failure of the instruct
ors to give credits properly Occasioned
this, and they are all too busy to
s~traighten the matter out. 1t will no
doubt be taken up later.
Last Sunday the congregation of the
Sterling Lutheran church met in the
Albert Dimes grove and invited Rev. B.
A. Benson and family to dinner after
the service. In order that the rever.
end gentleman might be able to enjoy
his vacation properly, they presented
him with a substantial purse of money.
Mr.. Benson's faithful ministrations
10 this congregation are thus remem-
tered in a very satisfactory way, show
ing the thoughtfulness and consider.
alton of those composing the member.
ship OF the church.,