The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-05-10
Local and Personal
RED CROSS TAG DAY SATURDAY

h6O ChOSS IAS OAr "a
Clearance sale Of suits and coats.
Cole Mercantile Co.
National Bank building. See T. l..
Chappell.
The Hub department store handles all
kinds of paints, varnishes, brushes, etc.
Get their prices before buying.
Professor ]. G. Hutton went to
Brandt yesterday where the college is
making some demonstrations in agron-
omy.
County Commissioner Halvorson
was in town Monday on a combined
business and pleasure trip. He re-
ports Sinai township as being busy
with planting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Soren Norgaard, old
friends of this paper living at Airing
ton, after spending a pleasant winter
at Long Beach, California, are again at
their home town.
L. D. Cornell writes the Register
from Kilbourne City, Wisconsin, that
he likes his work there very much, and
that "the people are nice and the
town is a good town"
Has it ever occurred to you that Il
WORKOUT range wastes money in burn
ing too much fuel and spelling food? A
range expert who will have charge of
the Majestic Demonstration during the
week commencing May II will show
you how the Majestic range cuts down
expenses. J.. l.. Jarvis.
Mrs. Vivian Hall Shea and baby
are here visiting at the home of her
parents, Philo Hall and wife. Mr.. and
Mrs. Shea who have been living at
Bozeman will move soon to Helena,
where Mr.. Shea has charge of work for
the Montana Pure Food Commission.
Mrs. Shea will be in the city about a
month.
f. C. Sheldon, who was the county
delegate to the State Camp Of the
Woodmen, held at Hot Springs, re-
turned home Friday morning. Said
he was glad TO get back where it was
dry. as the country from Huron west
was wet, and that there was a foot of
snow at Buffalo Gap the day before
when he came through. He reports
all farming operations west of the
Missouri as greatly delayed.
Mrs. w. H. Cnklin has received from
her brother, Ansel H. Mcmillan, the
brass cap ornament worn by the Can
adian troops, as when they go V
seas they leave these bright rna
ments at home. Mcmillan leaves this
week with the 249 battalion Canadian
Overseas Troops for the front in
France and as far as We can learn is
the first Bookings county born boy i IN
the trenches. Drs. Fred Collier and
Ben Alton, who were n and two re-
spectively of our native sons to see
the front were both in the medical
corps. John d. Mcmillan of Bushnell
is the father and Geo. Mcmillan Of this
city is the brother Of Corp. Mcmillan
and are proud Of him.
The Franchise League met in regu-
lar session in library hall on Wednes-
day afternoon. Following the order Of
business a resolution thanking Repre-
sentative Rankin for the courageous
stand she has taken upon the critical
issues of the time, and extending SYM
pathy and moral support in any trial
she may encounter in unfolding the
standards Of a greater democracy, was
passed. The secretary was commits
stoned to acquaint her with same. 1t
was voted to hold the subsequent meet
ings OF the league in the Farmers room
of the court house so not to interfere
with the work Of the Red Cross. The
next meeting will be on Wednesday,
Nav 18th at 3 o.. m. All are cor