The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-01-11
Local and Personal
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mer Electric Shop.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. d. Plumb were bust
ness visitors at Elkton Tuesday.
Choice geese and duck feathers fol-
sale at the Bookings Produce Co.
T. J. Jennings came down from
Estelline Tuesday on business mat
tiers.
Miss NJ. Joerns has been spending
the past few weeks in st. Paul visiting
friends.
Monday is the last day of the biz
clothing sale at the Columbia Clothing
Co. store.
Miss Winifred Catlett left Saturday
for Grand Rapids, Wis, to resume her
duties as instructor in the city schools.
A. j. Dokken has started work on
two new residences on Sixth street
The cellars are being excavated this
week.
A. ]. Dokken and family autoed over
to Toronto Sunday and spent the day
with Mrs. Dokkeu's mother, Mrs. E. O,
Ensberg.
Ed. Barrett was owe from Alton on
Tuesday and called at the Register
office to make sure of his paper for
another year.
The county commissioners spent
Tuesday afternoon at the poor farm
near Aurora taking stock and investi-
eating conditions.
Mrs. A. j. Dokken and her sister,
Miss Lottie Ensberg, went to Water
town Monday to consult specialists for
the latter's health.
Miss Edith Peterson, daughter of
p. o. Peterson, left Saturday for Aber-
deem to fill a vacancy in the public
schools of that city.
Mrs. Thirza Bailey who spent sew
eral weeks here visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Garrett Hedge, left Tuesday for
her home at Des Moines, Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. c. Rogers and chill
dren returned Saturday from Anoka,
MINI, where they spent the holiday
season with relatives and friends.
Aylmer Cole, of Minneapolis, and II.
A. Clark, of Columbus, Neb., were here
Tuesday attending the annual meeting
of the stockholders of the First Ma
tional Bank.
Miss Margaret Skinner left Monday
for Madison, Wis, to resume hel
studies at the university. She spent
the holidays here with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Skinner.
Miss Coult, an instructor in the hig}
school, has resigned her position on
account of the serious illness of hel
father and left Tuesday for her home
at Fairmont, Mimi, TO care for him.
Theo. Meyer, at one time a promi
nent citizen of Bookings county, but
now a resident of Mitchell, vas in the
city a day or two the fore part of the
week on business matters and visited
friends.
Carl J. Johnson who had been here
visiting his parents and other rela-
tiyes has gone to Aurora, I'll. He is a
graduate of State College, and is now
engaged in highway engineering work
for the state.
Miss Grace Patterson, who had beer
spending the holidays with the Richie
son family southeast of the city, left
Tuesday for Flandreau for a short
visit before going to Winifred to re
sumo her duties as teacher.
The Union Encampment No. rs l. Q
o. f. installed the following officers
last Friday night: F. Z. Palmer, c. p;
A. T. Mix, II. P; J. B. Thompson, S
w; O. w. Slocum, Scribe; f. G. Shell
don, Treasurer; Chas. Wilson, j. W.
A party was given at the p. A. Toftt
home Thursday evening in honor OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Tote and Mr.
and Mrs. Alvin Kron. Mr.. and Mrs
Tofte expect to o to Elbon, Stanley
county, in March.
Miss Minnie Youngberg, who was
here from Battle Creek, Mich, visiting
her father and other relatives the pas
two or three weeks, returned Tuesday
to her home there. She is an instruct
or and supervisor of nurses in the
'sanitarium there.
Miss Elizabeth Dawson, a Red Gross
nurse, Of Mitchell, arrived Monday ant
will spend a month in the city. Shc
comes here as a result of our people
selling a certain amount of Red Cross
seals which entities the city to a Rec
Cross nurses services free. She viii
visit schools and homes, and anybody
is free to consult her about children,
health, teeth, eyes or any ailment.
In our list Of builders published las
week we made a mistake with refer
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