The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-05-17

Our number is 81. We call for and
deliver dry cleaning. The Toggery.
T. NJ. Sayman's soaps and other rem
edies will be handled at Poole's Barber
Shop.
Our car will call-suits sponged and
pressed on very short notice. The
Toggery.
Mrs. S. Sneve. of Volga. came yer
Tuesday morning for a visit with her
daughter, Mrs. Robert Elliott.
Tennis shoes-Ladies pumps and
low shoes-new. fresh ~stock-prices
under the markets-at the Hub De-
partment Store.
Coe l. Crawford, of Huron, was a
visitor in town Monday. being here to
address the Red Cross rally. He re-
turned home Tuesday morning.
J. F. Erwin, wife and daughter, Miss
Ada went to the Twin Cities Friday
evening. Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin returned
Sunday evening and Miss Ada remain
ed to visit friends for a few days.
At the annual meeting of the South
Dakota section of the American Chemi-
cal society, held last week in Vermil-
lion, Prof. B. A. Dunbar, of State Col
lege, was elected vice-president.
Homer A. Hoover, a practicing law
yer of Sidney. Montana, and son of A.
Hoover of this city, has left his prac-
tice and gone to the Preside at San
Francisco, Cal, where he has been or
dered as a member of the officers re-
serve corps.
J. d. Grover, one Of the force at the
Farmers National Bank, vas married
on May 10th at Glendive. Montana, to
Miss Margaret Drake, of Dickens,
Iowa. Mr.. and Mrs. Grover are for
the present boarding at the Frank Far
renkop residence.
The Argus-Leader says that a check
forger has been plying his calling in
Sioux Falls lately, being a very slick
individual, with several changes Of
wardrobe so that at times he is either
a laborer or clerk, and surrounding the
check with a good deal of local flavor.
Local people should watch out for
strangers with checks.
Superintendent Blakely has turned
owe to the secretary of the fair asso-
citation a petition of over a hundred
names, praying for a new children's
building IN the fair grounds for use
this year. This petition ONE from
the school teachers and officers of the
country schools, the ones most interest
ed in having sufficient accommodations
for the educational display at the coun-
ty fair.
The Parent-Teachers' Association
will meet Friday, May 18th, at -four
o'clock in the Junior high school room.
There will be musical numbers; a solo
by Miss Bloomquist and a song by a
group of girls from the lower grades.
The committee on school gardens will
MAKE Il report OH Tic pIOSIeSS VI lle
work started last month. Every par
ent is urged to be present at this clos
ing meeting of the year. A part of the
hour will be devoted to sociability.
From the Columbus, Ohio, State
Journal, we clip the following item
which will interest Brookings people,
as DR.. Jennings was at one time pas
tor of the Presbyterian church here:
Rev. DR.. William Jennings, the new
pastor of Nelson Memorial ~Prcsbyter-
ian church, together with Mrs. Jcn-
nings, will be complimented with a re-
ception to be given by the congrega-
ton tonight at the church, corner
Clifton and Parkwood The
Jennings came to Columbus recently
from GAINESVILLE, MINI. The board of
trustees of the church and their wives
will constitute the reception committee
All friends of the church will receive a
cordial welcome.