The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-06-20

Gladys Chase and Verna Koenig,
who have been visiting lends IN
B~rookings, returned home to Water
town yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Rorvig and chill
dren and Miss Nina Steen left Fri
day for a visit until Monday with Rev.
Distad and family.
John Alton, Jr.. after a short visit at
home, left Tuesday evening for VOL
sey where he will be employed in the
yards of the Atlas Lumber Co.
w. j.. Pickett is county agent for
the sale of Chemical Inside Toilets for
homes, schools, churches, lodge halls,
etc, and is meeting with success.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philo Hall and son
depart this week on a trip to Montana
by auto. They will visit their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Shea, at Bozeman and many
points of interest enroute.
Lieutenant Harry A. Smith, gradu-
ate of the aviation school at Houston,
Texas, has been sen to San Leon,
Tex, as an instructor in the aerial gun
merry school there. Mrs. Smith is with
him.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Knappen re-
turned the last of the week from
Rochester, where Mrs. Knappen under
went a successful minor operation.
She is recovering nicely and has had
no unpleasant after effects.
An examination for the position of
olerk-carrier, and substitute carrier,
will be held at Bookings postoffice
June %. Anyone desiring to take this
o o'clock on the above mentioned date.
Mrs. Paul Roberts, Mrs. w. B. Rob-
erts. Mrs. f. p. Herman and Miss
Evelyn Bartlett, autoed to Sioux Falls
Saturday to attend the Episcopal con-
yention. They returned Monday even
ing in company with the Rev. Paul
Roberts.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. G.. Hauff and chill
dren, and Mrs. Lillian Smith, left Tues
day afternoon for a short vacation visit
to Biostone Lake. They are making
the trip in the Hauff auto and intend
enjoying every moment of their time
while away.
Miss Genevieve Harturing, a former
teacher at State College, is the guest
of the Misses Catlett on Williams
street. Miss Harturing has been teach
ing in the Minneapolis schools and is
on her way home to Rapid City for
the summer vacation.
The Rev. w. b. Roberts returned
Monday evening from Sioux Falls,
where he attended the Episcopal con-
vention. He was accompanied by the
Rev. and Mrs. +. w. Pigion of Huron,
who remained in the city over yester-
day to attend the conservation of st.
Paul's church.
O. A. Brictson and daughter, Miss
Thelma, who came from Omaha last
week on a visit of business and pleas
ure, returned Monday to their home.
Mr.. Brictson has a valuable farm near
Aurora and other real estate in the
county that demands his attention oc-
~casionally, even if he does make his
business home in Omaha.
w. j. GrinOls was in the city Tues
day, called here to complete the deal
by which he has sold his big ranch
neal Moritz. Mr.. Grinols has a thous.
and acres of fine land in Minnesota,
near Brainerd, to which he will no
doubt give his attention and bring it
to the high state of development that
he does all of his farms.
Mrs. F. II. Ainsworth is enjoying a
visit from her brother and wife, Mr..
and Mrs. E. II. Patterson, who are
driving through from Los Angeles to
Minnesota. They will remain several
days. On Monday Mrs. Dickson, of
Springfield, Mimi, a sister, arrived,
making it possible for quite a little
family reunion at the Ainsworth home.
Lewis A. Westgate, who has been
coach and instructor in the high school
at Sutherland, Iowa, this past year,
has received the papers for his Undue
ton into the Medical Corps of the
army and left last evening for Fort
Riley, Kans. This removes his name
from the list of men who will report
for the selective draft the last of this
month.
Yesterday morning Mr.. and Mrs. E.
L. Squirting and Mr.. and Mrs. Scott
Soule left in the Spurling auto for
J Lincoln, Nebr., to visit with another
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Squirting,
Mrs. Oliver Cromwell. The ladies OF
the party will remain over for a long
er visit and Messrs. Squirting and
Soule will return in the auto on Sun
/ day. providing the roads remain good.