The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-11-14
Local and Personal
DR.. B. H. Sayre, local veterinari

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Register Office.
Ladies shopping in Minneapolis
will find the Hotel Dyckman most ac-
| cessible to all the leading stores"
Miss Ruby Void, now employed in
one of the banks at Bruce, spent Sun
day at the home of her father, A. NJ.
Void.
Mrs. j. P. Carlson and daughter,
Esther, of Bruce, were visitors at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Bunday,
several days last week.
Fresh cut flowers Tuesday and Sat
urday. Special attention to weddings
and funerals. At the Brookings
Greenhouse, w. H. Beals, proprietor.
e. E. Sedan, a former resident of
the city, and now managing a lumber
yard at F1andreau, was a visitor in
the city from Sunday to Tuesday. He
reports the family as all we'll.
Local young men who have been
considering applying for admission to
an officers training camp may put
their ambitions in that line away,
there will be no more applications on
sidered.
Thomas LAWN, an Elkton boy, is
named in the Wednesday list as wound
ed in France, degree Of wound unde-
termined. Tommy was a member Of
Company &C" and is the latest report
ed injury in the 147th Field Artillery.
Corporal George Waite of Bruce,
was killed in action in France on Oc-
tober 4th. Full details of his death
are not now available. The Register
joins the people of the county in ex-
tending sympathy to the bereaved rel
atives.
Will BOhlke has one consolation
about the election, if he cannot win
in Bookings county for register Of
deeds, his brother can win in Seattle
for the state legislature. H. c. BOhlke,
a former Brookings county boy, stands
second in his district, being elected
as a representative Of the labOrdem-
ocratic party.
The name of William Bower of
Brookings. appears in the Tuesday
casualty list as among the KILLED in
action" He was a brother of James
Bower, our Greek candy man, and
came here from Webster to enlist,
giving Brookings as his home on ac-
count of his brother residing here. No
urther information has been received.
Bernard Handwerk, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Handwerk of Eureka town
ship, died in France from wounds re.
ceived in action on October 5th. This
is all the information the b~ereaved
parents have received so far from the
government and later details will no
doubt be furnished. The community
extends to the sorrowing family their
sympathy in the loss Of this noble
young citizen. Two brothers are IN
the service, n in France and one
i'll in a southern hospital. He was a
volunteer, having been indicted into
service at his own request.
A letter, dated October 21st, has
been received by Mrs. Thomas Thomp
son, from her son, Axel. He was
gassed on October 4th, by mustard
gas and has been in the hospital ever
since. He says he is getting along al
right and soon expects to be able tc
get back to the ranks. He thinks he
is lucky compared with lots of the
other boys and see no need to be sor
ry about it. He says he hopes the
war will soon be over, as it is hell
while you are in IL. He seems VEN
hopeful about the matter. winding VI
his letter with the remark, Il hope Il
be home some time soon. for this wal
has got to quit some time"