The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-10-03
Local and Personal
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The J. f. Hinkle sale will occur on
Oct. 80, at his farm.
Miss Florence Gaukel has taken the
position Of bookkeeper at the Brook
ings Produce Co.
Hotel DyQkman is Minneapolis
newest downtown ~fireproof hotel. 800
rooms, each DOM has it's own private
bath. Rates $1.75 to $3.50 per day.
Glen Wiley has closed his auto re-
pair shop on Third street and can now
be found at the Nissen-Hinkley ga
rage, where he has taken the position
OF shop foreman.
Regent j.. w. Campbell of Huron,
was a visitor at the college Tuesday,
looking after business matters, he be-
ing a member of the regents commit
tee for this institution.
Mrs. J. B. Messerschmidt returned
last Friday from Iowa where she has
been visiting with her daughter, Mrs.
McKinnon. She will spend some time
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
James Hart.
As a little local side light on the
Liberty Loan campaign, it might be n
thing to be proud of to know that the
employees of the C. & n. w. Railway
connected with the station, yards and
shop at Bookings, subscribed for So
$4,000 worth of the bonds on last Sat
urday.
Mrs. w. J. Roberts Of Hartford,
Conn, who has spent the summer at
the home Of her son, the Rev. Paul
Roberts, returned to her home Tues
day morning. Mrs. Roberts has been
greatly interested in her visit here,
as it is the first time that she has
seen the west and the immensely of
its farming operations. She has had
a splendid visit here and goes home
with a fine impression of our people
and our great northwest.
Adds Bartlett, deputy register of
deeds, has given up this position and
is nov giving all of his time and at
tention to the work of the local board.
As a former soldier, he is well ac-
quainted with the paper work of the
army, having been top sergeant of the
Pierre company on the Mexican Dor
der. 1t is very likely that he will re-
turn to the army this fall, and with
his experience should be good mater
ial for an officers training camp.
Mrs. T. A. Gray of Okanagan, Brit
ish Columbia, visited from Saturday
until Tuesday morning at the home OF
Gray was a former resident of the
city, first as Miss Ella Fourt and lat,
er as the wife OF one of our mer
chants. Thomas A.. Gray was en-
gagged in business mere a number OF
years ago. Mrs. Gray vent to Water
town Tuesday morning for a visit with
friends and from there will go to Chi
cago.
Miss Gratia HI rland, Latin teach
er in the high school, has been called
to her home at Dell Rapids by the ser
ious illness of her mother. The con
dition of the mother is such that Miss
Kjerland has resigned her position
and for the past week the classes
have greatly suffered in not having
a teacher. Superintendent Hargis i,
very anxious to find some one to take
at least part of the work, and if any
n in BrOokings can teach Latin vii
they kindly come to the rescue INT
offer their services to Mr.. Hargis.
Thomas Fogarty and family, whc
moved into the city from their farm
in Parnell township a couple of years
ago, returned to their old home thi:
week, moving there on Tuesday. Thu
two smaller boys of the family will
remain in the city at the home o
their sister, Mrs. J. J. Connolly, ant
attend school. Miss Florence. wht
has made many friends among thu
young people, will do her share of TIT
farm work, having agreed to drive thu
ducks to water. Tom Fogarty is one O
the early and hard working settler
of Parnell township and it Is no sur
prise that he feels the call to go bacl
! to the sod and the work.