The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-02-22

at Sioux Falls last Friday.
Mrs. Ralston. of Bushnell, is at the
local hospital for treatment.
John Dinwoody was a Sioux Falls
business visitor last Friday.
Mrs. Jack, of Arlington, was operat-
ed on at the hospital this week.
Geo. Lee was down from Estelline
Wednesday on business matters.
NJ. f. Culhane returned Saturday
from a business trip to Sioux Falls.
John Culhane returned Saturday
from Lily where he had been on bust
ness matters.
Mrs. a. III. Hewett, of Arlington,
spent Saturday with Mrs. Emma A.
Waltz in this city.
Earl Miner, son of Sheriff and Mrs.
MINER, was operated on Wednesday
for a minor trouble.
William Mullvehill returned from
Castlewood Friday. He had been
there visiting relatives.
DR.. A. w. Hyde was called to Aurora
Wednesday to see Mrs. l.. w. Ripley
who had been ill for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Williams went to
Lake Benton Saturday to visit a few
days with his brother, E. l.. Williams,
asd family.
Mrs. w. M. Carpenter, Mrs. A. w.
Dalrymple and Mrs. NJ. B. Fader were
down from Estelline Thursday doing
some shopping.
A letter from j. S. Nicholson, HOus-
ton, Texas, says: 1--WE find it impos-
sible to be without the Register as it
is the best way we know of to keep in
touch with home"
Geo. Martin, the linotype operator
on the Register, was i'll a few days the
past week and confined to his bed.
The machine work in the office was
done by the students"
The many friends of Mrs. Mary Boyd
Labbitt will be pleased to learn that
she presented her husband with a fine
baby boy on Sunday, February 18th, at
their home in Sioux City.
John NJ. Kautz, of Huron, and Miss
Leila Otures, of Ward, were married in
Bookings yesterday afternoon at the
NJ. f. parsonage by Rev. r. NJ. Hargett.
They will make their home in Huron.
The Register is sorry to learn that
Prof. w. S. Thornber has been very i'll
with scarlet fever at Pullman, Wash.
Prof. Thornber has many friends in
Brookings who hope he will oon be
able to resume his work without fur
Their setbacks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Woodle, of Elk
ton, were Bookings visitors Tuesday.
Mr.. Noodle is the driver for the Stand
art Oil Co, and came up to meet with
the general manager from Mankato. A
meeting of the statesmen and distribute
crs for this vicinity was held in Brook
ings on Tuesday.
The Child's Conservation League
postponed from Wednesday, February
21st to Wednesday, February %, Will
meet in the library room with the same
program arranged for the postponed
meeting. This program is found on
page IA of the program book and each
member is expected to read.
Amos Swart, formerly of Aurora, but
now residing at Coal Harbor, n. d.,
says: I'VE cannot get along without
the Register. We like it fine here but
we have had some pretty cold weather
and two or three billiards but don't
think it has been any worse than in
South Dakota from what we hear"
Paul butcher, of the Register, at
tended the meeting of the Minnesota
P.ress Association at Hotel st. Paul on
Friday and Saturday. Among the fea-
lures of the meeting was an address
by CORTLAND Smith, president of the
American Press Association, New
York City, or the subject of adver
Using.
Next Saturday at 2 o'clock p. m
good public speakers will address the
people of Brookings at the opera house
on the Farmers Non-partisan League.
and will explain how the farmers of
North Dakota freed themselves from
the political bosses and captured the
state government. Everybody is wei
come to go.
At the board meeting of the Com
mercial Club on Tuesday night twenty
one new members We're admitted to
membership and five old ones reinstat-
ed bringing the present membership
in good standing, up to 1913. This is
fine, but its a shame that the two hun
dred mark was missed by just two. The
committee is doing good work, how
ever, and we trust that they will not
stop short Of the $50 mark.