The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-06-07

The Ronning Bros. have moved
their tailor shop from over the City
Meat market TO the north half of the
building mex to the Kendall corner
Rev. Paul Roberts has been elected
manager for the Red Cross campaign
to be conducted during the week be
ginning June 18th. He will meet the
ward TENS Monday evening to plan
the details of the work.
Miss Blanche Spooner, OF Midland,
who has been visiting her brother |.
d. Spooner. left Saturday for Des
Moines, Iowa. She was accompanied
by two children from Midland whom
she is taking to their new home in
the latter named city
Miss Foelker. of the Y. w. c. A.,
accompanied by Misses Laura Wood
and Clara Huchendorf, visited Aurora
Sunday evening and conducted a ser.
vice in the interest of county Y. w.
c. A. WORK. Miss Joy Morton was
with them and sang at the meeting.
Among those who were fishing at
Big Stone last week. John L. Murphy
was n who claims that he caught
real fish. He accuses himself of
catching a four pound bass and a five
pound pike. Not being under oath
when the statement was made he can
not be charged with perjury. Any.
how, he wants ii distinctly understood
that he caught more fish and bigger
one than Carl Thayer.
One day over a week ago, when r.
w. Heintz went in his auto to the
Earl McKeown farm, near White, to
deliver a sewing machine, he found
Mrs. McKeown busy fighting a fire
at the barn. She was about all in
when he arrived and his immediate
help saved the structure and averted
other possible damage. Mr.. Heintz'
little girl, who vas with him, helped
all she could in the fire fighting. Mr..
Heintz arrival was very timely.
Rev. /. NJ. Hargett went TO Water
toen last Friday evening and returned
Saturday morning. He was called
there to consult about the possibility
of a Methodist minister being APP
pointed chaplain for a South Dakota
regiment. If such was to be the case
he had been picked by his fellow min
listers as the man for the place. The
matter has not been decided as yet,
though Mr.. Harg TT does not think
that he will be at all likely called to
the place.
The Y. w. c. A. committee met at
the home of Mrs. Fishback on Monday
and listened to the report of Miss
Foelker, the secretary and made plans
for county work. Miss Margaret
O'Connell. county work secretary for
this field, will be here during the
teachers institute and conduct a
course in rural life problems. She and
Miss Foelker will travel through the
county presenting this work to the
women with a view to a permanent
organization.
At the big patriotic rally held in
Bruce on Tuesday, during the regis
t%ration, the Rev. Paul Roberts spoke
in behalf of the Red Cross and an
auxiliary with one hundred and forty
four signers pledged to subscribe 10
the work. was organized. In the even
ing of the same day, Mrs. Matson and
the Rev. Mr.. Roberts went to volga
and spoke at an organization meeting
and at that time one hundred and
sixty-six pledged themselves to join
II the parent chapter at Bookings
does not look out, there will be some
~auxiliaries with a larger membership
Mrs. M. E. Wimsey returned last
Friday evening after spending the
winter at Albuquerque. New Mexico
with Miss Sue Bennett, who was there
for the benefit of the climate. Miss
Bennett has been operated on while
there and her condition at present II
that of a very slow recovery. with
seemingly good chances for an ulti
mate recovery. Mrs. Wimsey brings
with her Q copy Of the Albuquerque
Morning Journal in whicbds publish
ed the story Of the plan suggested b,
DR.. Hyde for the raising Of none,
for the Red Cross, BY means Of con
trihutions ct each meal. The papa
submitted the plan for the consider
etion Of it, readers. with what success