The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-18

ing Tuesday evening. voted to invest
some of their money in the purchase
of a Liberty Bond.
Wallace Cameron Of Estelline, came
down Saturday and visited over Sun
day with his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Cameron.
T. F. Miller left Wednesday for
Webster City, Iowa, to attend the fu-
neral of his sister-in-law, Mrs. R. j.
Miller. He expects to be back Satur-
day.
Vera Wing, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. +. A. Wing, was taken to the
Deaconess hospital this morning. The
extent of her malady is at present un-
known.
The Ford stolen from Charles Yule
on Monday night was located at st.
Paul yesterday morning and Sheriff
MINER has gone after the machine and
the offenders.
Mrs. Nettie Allison, who has been
visiting relatives and many friends
here and attending to business mat
tiers, expects to return to her home at
st. Paul tomorrow or Saturday.
Miss Sara Smell. student volunteer
secretary of the y. w. c, A., arrived
yesterday morning for a two days
visit in the city and for consultation
with the Y. W. girls Of Bookings.
Mrs. Bertha Lien vas the fortunate
holder of ticket number PIP, which
drew the quilt that was sold for the
Red Cross benefit. The drawing took
place last Saturday at the city hall.
Mrs. NJ. II. Redmond, a former resi-
dent of the city, has been here for
the past week Visiting her son, Max,
who is a student at State college, her
friend. Mrs. +. c. NELL, and others of
her former %neighbors.
\ letter from Berkeley. Calf, says
that Ivan L.. Cobel was recently placed
in command of a squad as ~drillmaster
and acquitted himself 20 well, as to
draw words of commentator from the
officer in command. Ivan is bound to
get there.
Miss Mabel Ward, of the state col
leee faculty, has placed her auto at
the service of the Red Cross chapter
for such service as may be rendered
with its assistance. While there is
not as much demand for such service
in B%rookin2s as in the cities, this kind
ness is much appreciated by the Off
GERS of the chapter.
Sheriff MINER and Chas. Yule left
yesterday morning for st. Paul to
thieves, who We're captured in that
city. AS the car was taken only Sun
day evening the parties did not have
a very long JOY ride before their APP
%prehension. We notice quite a mum
her of cars now with padlocks on them
for protection.
The chairman Of the Red Cross
chapter desires to urge all the ladies
and gentlemen of the city who are en-
gagged in helping the chapter in their
work, to put in as many hours as pos
sible the balance Of the month in or
der that the work that has been or
dered for completion in April may be
done. This is a great emergency and
your help is absolutely necessary.
The home economies and domestic
arts departments at the college Will eX-
hibit the work of the students on
Thursday afternoon and Friday of this
week. The display is open to the pub
lie and everyone is cordially invited
to visit the departments. A feature
Of the exhibit will be a display Of the
art work done by Hubert Mathews
while studying in New York this year
under Harvey Dunn.
NJ. C. Coleman returned last week
from the hospital in Minneapolis
where he was taken after the accident
he experienced last fall. He is now
at the local hospital and undergoing
treatment, At present he is able to
walk a little every day on crutchcs
and the doctors hope that in the
course of a year he will be able 70
get around without their aid. His re-
covery from his awful fall is almost
marvellous and his many friends in the
city are delighted to know OF his pres
ent hopeful condition.
President +. c. Perisho, of the stat
college, has just finished a series Of
patriotic meetinas in Montana. Pres
ident Perisho informs the Register
that the people Of Montana are pa
triotic like the people of South Da-
kota and are anxious to do their fun
share to help the nation in this time
of war. He say that M%ontana's 1918
spring wheat acreage exceeds that Of
1917 by from % to 33 1-9 per cent.
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