The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-03-14

ing the first week in April.
Mrs. Will Sloan, nee Miss Mabel
Chapman, is here from her home in
North Dakota, called on of the
illness of her father, Geo. Chapman.
l. A. Taylor left for Sioux City on
Tuesday evening to spend several days
visiting with his two children, who
make their home with his parents in
that city.
There will be a meeting of the Bus
ness Girls Club on Monday evening in
the Library assembly room. A fifteen
cent lunch will be served to members.
at six thirty.
Report says that George Phillips. y.
NJ. C. a. secretary. is laid up with the
measles and that like the patriotic fell
low he is he refuses to call them of the
German kind.
A. l.. Davis left this morning for
Sioux Falls to attend the big five
states convention of furniture dealers,
the two Dakotas, Minnesota. Iowa and
Nebraska being represented.
The Rev. Paul Roberts enjoyed a
visit Tuesday from L. \. Bradford, the
popular Yale College lecturer. who WAS
on the lecture course in this city a
year ago. He was on his way west to
fill an engagement.
Mr.. and Mrs. \. d. Laupson re
turned Tuesday evening from the Twn
Cities, where they have been visiting
Mrs. Lampson's son. Dale Gamble. now
at the government aviation school in
the big overland building in the Mid.
way district.
Geo. w. Cobel returned Saturday
evening from q trip east that took him
to Chicago and Minneapolis. While
in the former city he visited the Off
ces of the Cobel Mail Banking system
and reports +. A. Robinson and Miss
Lehner as being busy all the time.
John Lindstrom, formerly OF Brook
ings. now Of Waterfowl, is in the city
visiting friends for a few days. He is
on crutches, the result of a pole break
ing with him while attending to his
work as a telegraph lineman. He is
still some ways from entire recovery.
The county commissioners assem-
bled yesterday to meet with the state
l;~lu,a,, n =, ., icc;np ord anran ON tha
highway matters through this county.
They received a telegram yesterday
morning saying that the commission
could not be here until later in the
week.
The friends of DR.. r. r. Fisk will be
glad to know that he has been COM
missioned a first lieutenant in the Med
zeal Corps and has been ordered to
Chicago to take special training. Mrs.
Fisk is with him and will remain as
long as possible before the doctor is
ordered to active duty.
Geo. p. Sexauer spoke before the
College Y. NJ. C. A. Tuesday evening
at their regular meeting, his address
was along lines of practical work in
life and was listened to with attention
and approval. Rev, w. A. Mast also
gave a fine address and Miss Claire
Wiley rendered two whistling solos.
A letter from President Perisho to
the Register states that he is through
with his work at Washington, and that
the food situation is the big serious
question Of the moment. Today he is
at Madison, Wis, where he delivers
the address before the graduating class
of the Wisconsin School Of Agricul-
ture.
Mrs. Grace Bailey has returned to
her old home from Ames, Iowa. Mr..
Bailey has been commissioned a lieu
tenant in the Sanitary Corps and is
now at Washington on duty. Mrs. Bail
, ey will remain with her mother, Mrs.
James Revell, unless her husband is
stationed somewhere that she can be
with him.
Repeating their performance of last
school year, when the College Y. NJ. {.
A.. raised over $500 for the prison
camp relief fund. the students and fac
ulty have carried on another campaign
this year and commencing in NOyem.
Der they have now sent over a thou
sand dollars to the headquarters in
New York City.
There will be a box social at the
school house in District 70, Lake Hen
bricks township, tomorrow evening.
Everybody invited TO come and brin2
their bit. Program starts at $50. The
number of parents visiting this school
during the parents week was 70 and
not the smaller number given in our
account of the matter published last
week.
In preparing for the second annual
With JI--, M ro