The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-08-01

Those having an account with US
please call and settled before Sept. Isl.
F. c. Fryer.
Thomas Morris went to Rochester.
Mimi, to pay a visit at the home Of his
brother. He returned last evening.
1t is expected that a number of
Brookings people will start next week
for the G. A. r. encampment at Port
land. Ore. Among those who are talk
ing of going are Mr.. and Mrs. H. II.
Avery and Mrs. Lucy N. Coleman.
Claude Samis of Volga was tried
before Justice Norman Hanson Satur-
day on a charge of being drunk in a
public place" After hearing the evil
dence the justice decided that there
was not enough to prove the charge
alleged.
Erwin Dull. who is farming in Clay
county, Iowa, near Royal. arrived In
the city last week for a visit with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Dull. He
expects to go to Worthwhile this week
to help his brother-in-law, Charles
MAR. with his harvest work.
Mr.. and Mrs.'W B. Steer came up
from Sioux Falls Saturday by auto to
visit over Sunday at the home of Mrs.
Steers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. j.
( r;cIo1n Thnr fvaf,,rpoI MrrIax, IN
%companied by their daughter, Bertha,
who has been visiting here for the past
two weeks.
Miss Keith, the county secretary of
the Y. w. c. A., spent Friday and Sat
urday at Sinai and in Winsor town
ship helping with starting the finance
campaign to raise the budget. She
returned Wednesday afternoon to meet
with a group of girls at the home Of
Mrs. Hillestad to discuss club plans.
Misses Louisa Buehre and Winnie
Worden left a short time ago for the
Twin Cities, where they have entered
a commercial school to fit themselves
for such work as young women can
do to help the war along. They will
be gone several months taking the
the best Of success.
White has the honor of having the
first Commercial Club organized since
the beginning of the county Y. w. c.
A. The first meeting was held Mon
day evening, July 20, when a member
ship of thirty was pledged. At the
next one of the meetings which are to
be held every two weeks, officers will
be elected and a constitution adopted.
Word received from Hara Hyde, at
Camp Dodge, says that he has passed
the examination, been sworn in and
has been placed in charge of a squad.
Hara was rejected three times before
he was drafted, all On account of ply
, steal deficiencies, and the Register is
> pleased to know that he will 0 have
!, a chance to crafty his ambition of
; being a good soldier in a good cause.
The girls of the high school Y. w.
=. G. A. held their meeting Friday after
, noon in the Library basement. Be-
: fore starting the meeting the girls
/, played games. The devotional meet
ing was led by ~Gwendolyn Dunbar and
, Meriel Spooner read the poem "By
, the Side of the Road" The remainder
, of the time was spent at the Red
> Cross rooms, preparing socks for ship
ment.
2 Miss Jennie Hegeman returned
Thursday evening from her visit to
F, Oregon and Washington. She visited
= a couple Of weeks in Seattle just be-
| fore starting home and reports that
( all of the old Brookings people on the
north coast are doing well and seem
in good health. DR.. Guy Boyden is
back in practice, after spending six
j.. months as a tuberculosis expert at
Camp Lewis, and may be called at any
time to active service. DR.. Fred Col
i, Ter, who is a major in the Medical
Corps was at Camp Lewis, but is re-
> ported to have left there or his road
j, to France. Miss Hegeman is much
-, improved in health, her stay on the
, coast being of great help, and as soon
as she regains her strength will en-.
Joy her life in her hold home with
renewed vigor.