The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-11-29

Whats the matter with Brook
ings?"
Philo Hall returned yesterday from
a business trip to Watertown.
The Eastern Star will hold a special
meeting for work on Monday evening
at 1880.
l.. f. Nercoe and family autoed to
Hawarden, Ia, Wednesday morning to
spend Thanksgiving at the home of
his brother there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Riley arrived
Sunday from their home at Faribault
and are making a visit at the home of
his brother, H. +. Riley.
Get your pictures framed at Oyloe's.
Special potato matinee at Pleasant
Hour Saturday afternoon. Three po-
tatoes will admit one child.
The Degree of Honor Will hold the
regular meeting for the election of of
hcers Tuesday evening, Dec. 4th. A
full attendance is requested.
Irving Bachelor, the successful au-
thor, will lecture in the Y. NJ. C. A.
lecture course at the college Monday
evening, Dec. 3rd. Admission rs cents.
The firm of Mix & Grossman have
sold their meat market through s.
Selix and take in the deal 4 half sec
ton of land six miles northeast of
Arlington.
DR.. A. w. Hyde has received word
that his sister, Mrs. May Fleming, has
died at her home in Des Moines and
that the funeral occurred at the old
home at Clinton, H., on Tuesday.
Mrs. r. X. Fry and three children
came from Iroquois Tuesday morning
to spend Thanksgiving at the home
of A. Fry. r. X. Fry joined his fam
lily at his fathers home Wednesday
evening.
The county commissioners were in
session OF Tuesday and Wednesday of
this week. They were attending to
road matters and some bills and clean
ing up sc that the January session will
not be as long.
f. w. Schuneman, an employee of
the Heymer Electric Co, enjoyed a
visit from his mother a couple of days
this last week. Mrs. Schuneman re-
turned to her home at Battle Creek,
Iowa, Sunday evening.
w. A. Ostrander, of state college
extension staff, accompanied by Mrs.
Gertrude Mcknight and Miss Agnes
Morton went to Sioux Falls Monday
morning by auto to attend the State
Educational Association meeting.
The state tax commission sitting as
a board of equalization have com
pleted their work and issued their re-
port. Anyone who has need of this
report as an interested taxpayer, can
obtain a copy by writing to the Tax
Commission, Pierre.
Prof. w. S. Thornber. director of
extension work at the State college
of Washington, was a visitor in the
city from Sunday to Tuesday on his
way from Washington, ID. c., where
he had been on official business, to his
home at Pullman, Wash.
The Cole Mercantile Co. lost three
pals Of candy from their store room
last week, but we are informed that
they have been recovered and those
taking them have confessed to the act.
do not know what will be the final
disposition of the matter.
The Ladies' Aid of the Baptist
church will meet Thursday afternoon.
Dec. 9th, at 8 p. m. at the home of
Mrs. skinner on Fifth street. Mrs.
Button will assist in entertaining. \
good attendance is desired as it is
the last meeting of this year.
Miss Amy Kelly arrived Friday
evening from Washington, where she
has beer in consultation with the Food
Commission, she being the official rep
.resentative of Idaho. She will return
to her work at Moscow, the sea Of
the state university, after a brief visit
here.