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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-01-03
ARCO

Misses Gladys and Beulah Otteson
were calling on friends one day last
week.
Miss Ella Fleming spent the latter
part of the week with friends IN
Brookings.
Friends were entertained at the
Vincent home one day last week.
The Rau family entertained friends
the latter part of the week.
Relatives were entertained at the
Green home one day this week.
Mary Blakely, Elmer Michel and
Albert Michel joined the Red Cross
in Argo SO.
John Beechen is busy hauling grain
the past few days.
The children of Argo SO are enjoy
ing two weeks vacation instead Of
one.
The pupils of Argo SO earned some
valuable prizes at the Industrial Club
Dec. 22nd. Sigma Green won first
prize on kitchen apron; fist on overall
patch: 1st on work bag; LIST on layer
cake; 1st on fancy apron; 2nd on but
ter and Ord on bread. Isabel Green
won first on kitchen apron, in "B"
class. Christa Green won first on fan
cy apron in "B" class. The above
speaks well for the girls and shows
that they were interested in their
work.
The teacher, Miss Blakely. wishes
to thank August Kaldowski, Emil
Otteson, Leah Vincent, Karen Green
and Elvinia Green for assisting in
making the social in Argo 80 a com
plete success and in taking part in the
program. Also Mesdames Vincent,
Green, Nelson, Head. O%tteson, Beech
en-, Rau, Michel and the Misses Elem.
ing for the fine lunches they prepared
Also the efficient a~uctioneers. Lester
Rau. And the young men in this
vicinity and Of Toronto that spent
their money so Willingly in making a
sum of over $40. You will learn lat.
or what becomes of the money.
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MEDARY

Mike Gum and sons were visiting
at Henry Gums Sunday.
Wilbur Atkins went to Rochester
sunday morning with his son, Basil.
who was kicked in the face by "A
horse. Later-The boy is improving
and all reports are favorable.
Mrs. Carter called at the w. y. At
klns home Monday.
Mr.. Nagel was marketing steers in
BroOkings Tuesday.
K. S. Carter celebrated his birthday
and also watched the old year out
in the presence of ola time friends.
Refreshments were served at a late
hour.
Oscar Matson was a Brookings Wis
itor last week.
a number of people of Medary have
been butchering.
Billy Moore has been visiting home
folks the past week.
Miss Beatrice Carter called in Tren-
ton Sunday.
b. S. Anderson went to Chicago with
a ear load of steers Saturday.
How many times did you write it
1912"
w. T. Nelson was a Brookings Wis
itor Wednesday.
Mr.. Rudebusch has been getting
wood ready for his summer fuel the
past week.
II. o. Simon and family were Brook
ings visitors Monday.
O. A. Burman has another job now,
and his patrons will surely miss him
from route one.
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the watch meeting at the hall Monday
evening. Prof. shepherd, of Water
town. spoke. Patriotic songs were
sung and the evening enjoyed by all
year and the birth of the year 1913.
The members of the Red Cross served
lunch at Rays drug store, realizing
about $40 as a result.
Mrs. w. S. Cummings and the chill
dren arrived home Monday from their
visit at Mrs. Cummings parents in
Minnesota.
Prof. Shepherd and Rev. w. S. Cum
mings were entertained at a. l.. Love
joys Monday at supper
Prof. j. J. Rance has had a promo
ton in the way of the position of
president in the Balfour, N. D., city
school. The school employs eight
teachers, the presidents salary being
$125 per month. Mr., and Mrs. Rance
left for his new field of duty Wednes-
day evening in time to commence
school operations Monday morning.
January 7th.
Miss Ethel Kirby came down from
Bookings Sunday morning, spending
the day at the home Of her brother,
c. O. Kirby, and family. Miss Kirby
is employed al present in the home
of Theodore Martinson.
Mrs. Mary Hiltz and son, Fritz, au-
toed to Flandreau Tuesday to spend
New Years at the home of Claud Bur
ton and family.
Mrs. Bridget Reardon and daugh-
ter. Evelyne, departed for their home
at Clontarf, Mimi. after several days
visit here with relatives and friends.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year at the r. n. OF
A. election Wednesday afternoon: An
ma Woodbeck, oracle; Lottie Mullen
burg, past oracle; Elizabeth Hen
bricks, vice oracle; Sarah Schmidt,
marshal; Beva Baker, recorder; Mary
Johnson. receiver; Ellen Morris, chan
cellor: Minnie Schlintz. inner senti-
mel; Edith Wilkinson. outer sentinel.
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ing for the purpose of having her
adenoids and tonsils removed. But is
getting along very nicely at present.
Miss Blanche Phillips and Miss
Evelyn Southland were Brookings Wis
itors last Monday.
Miss Sena Nielsen returned from
VibOrg, S. d., last Saturday after Wis
iting relatives and friends for a week.
J. Z. Phillips returned from Baraboo,
Wis, and other places where he has
been visiting friends and relatives.
Quite a few from this vicinity at
tended the dance in Elkton last We'd
nesday and report a fine time.
The weather Of late has partly been
agreeable and partly ~disagreeable.
But we are in hopes that the weather
in the future will be more agreeable.
Mrs. Mat Carls spent last week at
the Lars p. Nielsen home attending to
household duties in the absence of
Miss Sena, but returned to Bushnell
the latter part of the week.
Lars Nielsen is very busy these days
making Improvements in the line Of
building on the James A. Finnerty
farm.
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farm.

Bonnie Rottum has been discharged
from the army and is visiting his
mother.
J.. Schultz and his brother and sis
ter Of Emmetsburg. Iowa, are visiting
Oak Lake relatives.
julius W~estgaard left one day last
week for Camp Funston, Kansas, to
visit his brother, Oscar and others
from this vicinity.
Miss Emma Singsaas returned home
from Madison, S. D., last week to
spend Christmas at home.
Pete Haugen, who has been work
ing in a packing house in Sioux Falls,
is spending the holidays at home.
Carl Westward, Of Plaza, n. D., has
been spending Christmas week under
the parental roof.
B. Jerquist and wife Of Montana are
guests of Mrs. Jerquist's parents. Mr..
and Mrs. O. II. Westgaard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bonnie Reppe. after
a brief stay in Austin, Mimi, have
returned to this vicinity temporarily.
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mas dinner with the E. V. Kretsinger
family in Elkton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stamp, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clark Kretsinger and Mr.. and Mrs.
VIII Motter and children were Christ
mas dinner guests at the Kretsinger
home near Lake Benton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Giem and
daughter, Miss Vera. and Kenneth
Mills and Martin Vaudeville ate
Christmas dinner with the McRae fam
lily.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry FELTON, enter
tanned the following guests for christ
mas: Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Chambers.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Chambers. Mr..
and Mrs. Clifford Mack and George
Garrison.
Misses Ada and Eta Kretsinger and
Fred Kurtz spent Saturday night with
the Gus kurtz family.
Mrs. VIII Reed and children re-
turned to their home Sunday e|ycniue
after spending a week here VISITING
relatives.
Cleye Bennett and family enjoyed
Christmas dinner with his parent
Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Bennett. Mast
clyde Bennett remained over for 4
longer visit.
NJ md Arc claus Tbia1car and
children autoed over from F%landreau
and were Christmas dinner guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Stransky.
Ed. and Fred Kurtz returned from
Omaha Saturday where they went for
a final examination as both have en-
listed.
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PRAIRIE HON

Last Thursday Mrs. erase gave n
dinner in honor of Mrs. Bulls, who is
soon to leave for her future home in
Texas. II was a cold, miserable day,
but quite a number of ladies We're
present.
Ray Barnett is visiting friends and
relatives in Sutherland, Iowa.
The circuit family entertained some
friends Sunday.
Mrs. Raymond Lievan and children
visited Mrs. Fred Sanders Saturday
afternoon.
Mrs. Barnett and sister, Florence
Schultz, spent Monday afternoon at
Lievan's.
Mrs. Richards visited at the Hinkle
home Monday afternoon.
Frank Swanson and family spent
New Years day at Bittner's.
w. f. Richards and family spent
New Years day at White with the
formers parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Pease spent We'd
nesday with the formers parents.
VIM. erase and family spent Sunday
at Leiberknight5s.
AZ head of live stock will be sold on
Jan. 9Th, at S. +. Smiths sale, 3R
miles north vest of BrOokings. See
advertisement on this page.
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Miss Ethel Hubbard returned Sun.
day morning from Arlington and
school began on Monday after enjoy
ing their vacation.
H. F. Kruger delivered hogs and
cattle to Brookings Saturday.
Carl and Alfred Seas were guests
in the II. F. Kruger home Sunday.
Mr.. n Mrs. Garvis and family
spent Sunday at the Eugene Dupraz
home.
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CORRESPONDENCE
AURORA

Miss Florence Glen is home from
Madison for vacation.
Mrs. Geo. II. Larrabee departed for
Rochester Sunday noon where she ex-
poets to undergo an operation at ST.
Mary's hospital.
Mrs. Frank Glenn was a Bookings
shopper the last of the week.
Mrs. Fred Baker attended lodge
here Wednesday and was a guest of
several friends until the evening train.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Carbine stopped
off here Wednesday night on their re-
turn home from Worthington, where
they had spent Christmas at the home
of the formers brother, John.
DR.. and Mrs. Foster were enter
tanned at New Years dinner at Mr..
and Mrs. f.. ID. Southard's.
Mrs. Rolla Hawkins and her moth
er, Mrs. N. Zimmerman are in Parker
the past week visiting their sister and
daughter.
Miss Clara Lovejoy returned from
McKain Saturday where she had been
several days assisting with the invoice
at her brother, Wills store.
Ida Blanche and Gladys Phillips
were Elkton visitors Wednesday, re
naming for a few days visit in the
home of a friend, Mrs. Nelson.
Mrs. Anna Woodbeck has been con
fined to her bed a few days past with
an attack of bronchitis, but with Dr..
Foster as physician and Miss Kirby
as nurse and house-maid she Is a very
comfortable sick woman
Rev. C. Il. Cummings returned to
Aurora Saturday night from a visit
with his wife at Mrs. Cummings par.
ent's home at Window, MINI.
Among those who took the advant-
age of the late train to Brookings Fri
day were DR.. j. w. Foster, Chester
Severson, Mrs. Margaret Foley, Mrs.
!. w. Collins and little son, Erwin,
ana MISS Maggie Qulnlan
The Misses Avis and Maxine Cul-
hane are enjoying a weeks vacation
at the home Of their grandparents. Mr..
and Mrs. III. M. Cook
Miss Eileen Kinney Is a guest at
present in the home of her aunt, Mrs.
w. l.. Ripley.
Dennis Maher was doing business
at the county seat Saturday.
The young people from Aurora were
skating Wednesday evening at LON,
bard's pond. east of town.
Geo. Miller came home Saturday
evening and spent Sunday with home
folks.
Jas. O'Brien is at present doing car
penter work at Mr.. Lassen's east of
town.
j. e. Phillips and Reuben returned
from their trip to Chicago and points
In Illinois and Wisconsin last Mon
day on the early train.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Formanek and
son, Eldon. were New Years day
guests in the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jas. Trail.
Mrs. j. E.. Phillips and daughters,
Eva and Mrs. j. B. S%outhard. went to
Brookings Sunday evening taking
Miss Eva to the hospital for an cper-
alton Of adenoids. She is getting
along nicely and is expected home
soon.
Ferman Hickman and Lloyd Miller
are home on furlough. No doubt 1t
will be the most pleasant vacation
ever before enjoyed by the boys.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Johnson and
Helen were entertained at New Years
dinner at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hank Farley in Parnell.
Miss verna Lunschen was a dinner
guest on New Years day at the F. L.
Messner home.
Mrs. ". q. Ray was taken suddenly
III Monday evening and it is feared
the trouble will prove to be append
eltls. 80
4 rood crowd was I'm attendance at
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mother, Mrs. John Carbine, who stay
ed in the Carbine home during their
absence, returned to Estelline the lat
ter part of the week.
Miss Palmer arrived from Brook
ings and commenced school in the
Shoemaker district Wednesday morn
ing after the close OF the holiday va
cation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claud LOOMS enter
tanned a number Of relatives at a New
Years dinner last Tuesday.
Word has been received in the
neighborhood that Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Goddard, former residents of Preston,
are the happy parents of a baby girl
who arrived recently into their home.
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Too Well Remembered

Did your late uncle remember you
he made his Will"
Il guess so-for he left me out
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PARNEUl-EAST TRENTON

Miss Eva Phillips was taken to the
hospital last Monday morn
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If you want some good mich COWS
or an extra team at your own price
attend S. +. Smiths sale Jan. 9th.
Evening star., 1918-06-16
MOD|l|z|NG OF WORKERS.
"A TASK, SAYS PRESIDENT.
More Than 250, 900 Boys for Farms,
War Labor Conference u
Informed.

Raising a military force is easy in
comparison to the task Of mobilizing
the industrial workers of the country
and placing them where their services
will be most useful, President Wilson
told the delegates to the first national
war labor conference when he gave
them brief audience at the White
House yesterday afternoon.
The delegates to the conference were
the state directors of the United States
employment service of the Department
Of Labor, to which has been assigned
the task Of recruiting the thousands of
skilled and unskilled laborers needed to
keep the war factories goirg.
Problems Of obtaining skilled labor
are but little less serious than those at
tending the shortage Of common labor,
I. W. Litchfield OF Boston, head Of the
clearance and skilled labor section. told
the conference at the closing session yes
terday. In an attempt to solve the
problem the employment service as soon
as possible will handle skilled labor re-
cruiting exclusively. he said.
Farmers soon will have to rely largely
upon emergency boy labor. as most of
the former supply of skilled farm work
ers has beer drawn into industry. said
NJ. A. Coykendall. chief of the farm Sec
tion Of the employment service.
William E. Hall, national director Of
the Boys Working Reserve. said his
organization will have placed between
$50, 900 and 500. 600 boys of between six
teen and twenty-one on farms by the
end Of this season.
Evening star., 1918-06-16
SHORT COLLEGE COURSE
FOR MEN NEAR DRAFT AGE
Amherst, Converted to War In.
struction Offers Two Years Of
Study Before Service.
Correspondence Of The Star.

Correspondence Of The Star.
AMHERST, Mass, June 12-The
war has transformed Amherst. Mill
jtarx drill has place on the curricu-
lum. and day after day the entire stu
dent body drills on the campus.
Battalion drill on the new Hitch
cock field with the Holyoke range for
Ia background is an inspiring sight.
Col. Richard H. Wilson, U. 8. A.. and
Maj. Frank C. Damon Of the NJ. v. NJ
conduct these military courses.
Many classrooms are meeins emer-
gency demands of war without sac
rifice Of the original purposes of the
; courses. There is a practical course
in Typographical drawing and mill
; tary map making and a course in
! aoio work.
+, The departments Of biology and
chemistry are aiding those who seek
service in the sanitary division. and
the chemistry department in addition
is doing research work for the gov
ernment. There fs short course In
the operation OF gasoline and oil mo-
tors, with special attention to the air
plane type.
The most striking modification of
the work is the addition Of a new
[. o-year course of study for students
within two years of draft age. This
will make II possible for them to get
3. valuable section of college training
- instruction in the limited time al
their disposal,
Evening star., 1918-06-16
CATHOLIC WOMEN WILL
OPEN WAR SERVICE CLUB
Rev. Thomas J. Shahan to Bless
Building Tomorrow-Lawn Fete
on Grounds.

The Catholic women's War Service
Club, 240S X street, will be formally
opened at exercises at 4 o'clock to-
morrow afternoon, at which Rt. Rev.
Thomas j. Shahan, rector of Catholic
University, will bless the building.
The blessing will be followed by a
lawn fete on the grounds of the club.
The following women are in charge
of arrangements for the festival: Mrs.
Margaret Tally, Miss S. Ryan, Miss
Teresa Fitzgerald, Miss Marr" ret
Brosnahan, Miss NJ. e. Bannon, Miss
w. Costigan, Miss Julia Linsky. Mrs.
A. L. Reynolds and Miss NJ. E. Red
fern.
The building in which the club is
to be located was lent by Father
Cassidy of st. Stephens Church for
the period of the war.
Among the organizations affiliated
with the Catholic Womens War Re-
lief Association, which have made do
nations toward the furnishing of the
to the Ancient Order of Hibernians of
the Knights of st. John and the Cath
olic Women's Literary Guild. Other
donors are Mrs. e. Cammack, the
parishioners Of Nativity Church,
Brightwood, D. c., and Miss NJ. f..
Redfern.
The public is invited to the festival
tomorrow from in the afternoon
until 10 o'clock at night. The Camp
Meigs Band will play.
Evening star., 1918-06-16
FEDERAL OWNERSHIP OF
TELEPHONES AN ISSUE
Federation Of Citizens to Receive
Report Of Experts Before De-
batting Question.

Information gathered by experts of
the United States bureau of stand
ards relative to telephones is to be
presented to the Federation of Citi-
zens' Associations next Saturday night.
following which that body will hold a
special meeting to determine its posi-
ton on the question of government
ownership of telephones in the Dis
trict.
The conference next Saturday will
be held at the bureau Of standards.
Connecticut avenue and Pierce Mill
road, and a full attendance of all dele
gates to the federation is requested
President Shreve of the federation has
requested every citizens association
to send him the names and addresses
of five Of it's members, who also will
be asked to attend the conference.
Cards of admission will be issued.
The bureau of standards will take
no position on the question Of govern
ment ownership. but will furnish in
formation that will be Of assistance
to the federation VI disposing of the
question. The federation will endeavor
to sound out the sentiment of the citi-
zens of Washington as to the desira-
bility of government ownership of
telephones, and will make recon-
mendations accordingly to Congress
and the public utilities commission.
Evening star., 1918-06-16

Swope Acker. a former Washington
boy, now a corporal in the coast artil-
lery. located somewhere" in France,
had a thrilling trip while being trans
ported to the "other side," according
to word received by friends here. The
trip was placid and uneventful until
the coast of France was neared, when
suddenly four German submarines
appeared. According to the report
the ships conveying the big transport
attacked the craft and within a short
time succeeded in sinking two and
capturing the others.
During this engagement with the
submarines the troops aboard the
transport, despite the impending dan
ger, showed great calm and afterward
expressed themselves as having en-
joyed the thrill it afforded.
At the time of his enlistment Corp.
Acker was resident of Baltimore.
He>wa first stationed at Fort How
ard. Later he was assigned to guard
duty at Locust Point. Md, where a
large shipbuilding plant and other
plants engaged in war work are To-
Gated. He was at Locust Point at the
time pier 8 was destroyed by fire last
winter.
Evening star., 1918-06-16
POST FOR MISS c. B. NORTON.

Miss Cecil B. Norton. head Of COM
munity center work in the schools.
has been named chairman OF a COM
mittee Of the Chamber Of Commerce
to handle war work activities.
Those who will serve under her are
Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes. william F..
GUIDE. DR.. Lewis ]. Battle, Mrs. A. F..
Bramlett, Miss Alice Deal. DIR. Joseph
N. Gardner, James B. Henderson, Mrs
Edith Kingman Kern. Harry King.
P. T. Moran, Louis Gutenberg, Prof.
Arthur Ramsay. Judge Milton Stras-
burger. George s. Wainwright. Frank
A. Wood6eld
Evening star., 1918-06-16
STUDY FOR RECONSTRUCTION.
Glasses Being Rapidly Filled at
Mason House,

Reconstruction classes are being rap
idly filled at the Mason House, 1906 Goth
street northwest. where women are now
studying to fit themselves to teach
wage-earning trades and crafts to dis
abled soldiers and sailors.
The course for the first month in
cludes weaving on small frames, large
foot looms, hand looms and bead
looms; woodcarving and toymaking,
basketry, net work. block printing
and designing.
Arrangements have been made for
special courses in scientific bedmaking
and care Of the convalescent. There is
still room for pupils in all the classes, it
is announced
Evening star., 1918-06-16

Announcement is made by the Wash
ington Railway and Electric Company
of appointment of William F. Dement,
as superintendent of transportation.
in which capacity he has been acting
for some time, and promotion of E.
C. Elliott from; chief instructor to
assistant superintendent of trans
portation.
Both officers have been in the en-
ploy Of the company for many years.
They were, in fact, street railway men
in Washington before the existence of
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company. They have risen from the
ranks and their promotions are looked
upon as recognition of valuable and
loyal service.
Supt Dement, began his street rail-
way career with the old Columbia
Evening star., 1918-06-16
TO MEET ECONOMIC CHANGES

Before adjourning a two-day session
here yesterday the national conference
Of the State Manufacturers Association
adopted resolutions advocating national
preparedness for changes in world wide
economic and industrial conditions that
may be brought about by the war. The
conference authorized tho naming of a
representative committee to associate
with other economic and business asso-
Citations and to cooperate with govern
mental effort in the same direction.
1t was announced that the conference
representatives would meet with the
House ways and means committee June
26 to present its views on the new reve-
nue. bill now being prepared.
Evening star., 1918-06-16

Railway Company in 1890, as a driver
OF . one-horse street car and was
advanced to clerk and then SUPER
visor. In 1900. when the road became
aplrt Of the system Of the Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company,
he: was promoted to depot clerk and
later to inspector. He organised and
conducted the school for instruction
Of motormen and conductors.
Assistant Supt. Elliott also gradu-
ated from the platform Of the old
horse car and has been In the service
twenty-five years. He passed through
the stages OF conductor, starter. clerk,
inspector and instructor. In the latter
capacity he succeeded Mr.. Dement, in
charge Of the compsny's school. Henry
HoffSr succeeds Mr.. Elliott as chief in
otruoteP.
Evening star., 1918-06-16
Priests and Pupils Harvesting.

SOUTH BEND. Ind. June 15.-Thirty
priests and seminarians at Notre
Dame University are engaged in har-
nous crop of wheat, alfafa and other
grains has been raised On the huge
acreage of the Notre Dame farming
district and when the shortage of
farm laborers threatened its success
full harvesting the priests undertook
the work.