The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-04
Local and Personal
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DR.. B. II. Sayre, local veterinarian.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. NJ. Kremer returned
Monday morning from a visit of sew
eral days at Minneapolis.
The best and most complete assert.
ment of typewriter ribbons can be
found at the Register office.
Geo. West went up to De Smet Mon
day evening to look after the work
on his farm near that city.
Work was commenced last Friday
on the excavation for the new addition
to the Farmers National Bark.
BE sure and hear the Canadian sol
der from the front at the Opera
House, Saturday afternoon at two
thirty.
The board Of trustees of the G.. A.
r. Association are requested to meet
at the hall on Saturday afternoon at
four o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Tolagson, ac-
companied by their little son and the
new baby, left Monday evening for
their home at Mitchell.
The regular monthly meeting of
Robt. h.. McCook Post, G. A. r., will
be held at two O'Clock Saturday after
noon. T. S. Sharp, P. C.
Oscar w. Olson, connected with the
Taylor cigar factory, went to Sioux
city Saturday evening for an extend
ed visit at his home there.
All those who bought goods at the
Red Cross auction are requested to
step into the Farmers National Bank
and pay their bills at once.
Mrs. S. J. Shelsta of WATERFOWL.
was down last week for several days
visit with her mother, Mrs. Carrie
Christensen, and other relatives.
Mrs. G. NJ, Anderson was taken
very i'll suddenly Friday evening. She
is resting easier at present but may
be confined to her bed for some little
time.
Mrs. r. B. Olson came down from
Arlington Friday for a visit with rel
atiyes and friends. She was joined
Saturday evening by her husband and
they returned home Sunday evening.
A card received by the Register yes
terday morning announces the arrival
on March 21st, at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Glenn C.. Bower in Blythe,
Calf, of Bethel Esther. weighing six
pounds.
Carl Whitmus, who is a navy lad
in training at the Dunwoody Institute
in Minneapolis, was home for two
days visit the last part of the week.
He is enjoying the work and getting
along finely.
Register office. returned Thursday
evening from Missouri and Kansas
where he went in Jal.uary on a bust
ness trip. Everybody around the of
fee is glad to have him back again.
c. A. Lewis, who operated the limo
type machine at the Register Office
during the absence of Mr.. Hall, left
Friday evening for Huron to enlist IN
the army and do service for his coun-
try. Mr.. Lewis is under draft age
and could have stayed at the work in
which he was trained, but having two
brothers in the service already he
seemed to think that he wanted to
do his share of the fighting. He takes
with him the best wishes of all the
friends he made in Brookings.
Last week a well-to-do resident west
of Volga had an auction, and realized
a goodly sum AS his expressions re-
garding the war and kindred subjects,
have not been entirely to the liking
Of some of the men of hat section
who expect to be called to go into the
National Army. a number Of them
called or him Monday morning and
succeeded in convincing him that it
would be a wise financial measure to
invest in one thousand dollars worth
Of the Liberty Loan bonds, and also
make a liberal donation to the Volga
branch of the county Red Cross chap
ter. The arguments being logical and
convincing. the gentleman believed 1t
to be good business judgment to do
so. This Is lots better than having
to paint his house yellow. though