The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-01-10

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of its most prominent members. Fred
Carlisle. His illness was of such
short duration that. his death came
as a great surprise. w. II. Skinner
is now a resident of this city. | saw
him a few days ago and he looked as
though he had just stepped out of the
Bookings postofice."
Our old friend H. II. Reeves writes
from Santa Ana. Calf, saying that
I'VE are all usually we'll and enjoying
fine weather. No fire needed during
the day and but little of an evening.
We do, however, need rain. Our rainy
season may commence now most any
time"
T. l.. Chappell is now at Long Beach
Calf, with his son, W. b. Chappell,
who is in the navy and has recently
been transferred to that place for
special duty. Mr.. Chappell says Il
was called very suddenly from Brook
ings by Wire to Little Rock, Ark. on
business and as | had planned to come
to California later, | continued my
journey here after my business was
closed, making a short stop at San
Antonio, Texas. Bess arrived here
recently to spend Christmas vacation
with us. Vincent expected to be with
NJ htf nr nnnnhpt &c III, no my ~, VA ' 4.
Convention being held at Corvallis,
Ore, where he is located, ii was inn
possible for him to leave. Since our
arrival here the weather has been
ideal aside from being a little dry"
F. ii. West and family have moved
from California to Eugene, Oregon.
In a letter to the Register Mr.. West
writes as follows: Because your pa
per is like a letter from home and we
cannot get along without it, | am en-
closing check for another year. Per
haps you would like to hear how we
like Oregon and why we left Califor-
mia. Our ranch in California produced
nothing except the luxuries Of life and
the weather when harvesting the fruit
was from 100 to 116 in the shade.
This made Mr.. Van Dyke, who is with
us, fly the track so we exchanged
for a Jersey stock ranch here in Lane
county, neal Eug-.Ie. On this place
we can raise nearly everything that
will be wanted to help carry on the
war and to feed the nations abroad.
We like it far better han we did in
California. The weather is much fin
or and there is less wind and more
rain. Van runs the farm and Mrs.
West and myself live in Eugene. The
last three weeks | have been employed
as special salesman where the owners
are having a quit business sale. over
have enlisted in the service. 1t seems
too bad to see so many of the young
go, but we honor them for the act.
Best regards to all old friends"
H. f. Lloyd, for many years in the
banking business at Aurora and a res
ident of Brookings, seems to enjoy
the glorious climate of California. In
writing to the Register he says: II
am enclosing check for the annual
subscription. We find we cannot
keen house WithOu tho Register oven
if we do live in this far off land where
we cannot have snow and billiards
warm, balmy, sunshine days for US
poor mortals TO enjoy or not at this
season of the year. We enjoy look
ing over the news items of the Regis
ter each week but cannot but notice
the great number of new names, in
fact we sometimes think that if we
want to see our old Brookings friend
we will have to attend our South Da-
kOta picnic in Los Angeles, for there
we find them by the hundreds. OF
it IS very pleasing to have
them come here so we can meet them
and not have to go back to Brookings,
although | must confess that | still
have a warm spot in my heart for old
and would love to see her
when she is on her good behavior, say
in June OF October. With best wishes