The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-08-15
Local and Personal
J. F. Brooke, Local and News Editor, Phone Ii

See Sanders G. DeWalt for Cont
tinental Fence Stays. Sole agents for
Bookings County.
Ladies shopping in Minneapolis
will find the Hotel Dyckman most ac-
cessible to all the leading stores"
Lawn %sharpened and re-
paired, across the street from Brook
ings Produce Co. c. E. Sorenson.
]. r. Morrison of Pierre came down
Monday to appear before Captain
Hotchkiss for an examination to the
officers training camp.
Mrs. Clarence Kaprud and the two
children left Saturday morning for
Mankato, Mimi, where they will spend
a couple of weeks visiting at the home
of Mrs. Kaprud's parents.
A telegram from MILFORD Natesta,
now on the Atlantic coast, to his faith
er, tells him that it would be useless
to come on to see him as their time
of departure for France is very near.
Misses Marguerite and Winifred Cat
lett returned last Friday evening from
the Black Hills, where they spent a
couple of weeks with Miss Lila Skin
ner, at Memo, and other points of in
terest.
Donald Sweeney, a nephew of Mrs.
I'd un,co ~ lnc+ LNr;Io, IN Tho
city visiting with his aunt. He is in
the service and stationed at Fort
Wayne, Mich, near Detroit, with the
Medical Corps.
Mrs. f. H. Sexauer left Sunday
evening for Memo, in the Black Hills,
where she will spend a week or more
en- a vacation with Miss Lila Skinner,
who has been spending several weeks
in the splendid climate of the Hills.
S. E. Hargis, superintendent of the
city schools. desires all parents to
know hat he will be in his office at
the high school building every morn
ing after nine o'clock to consult with
them regarding children who will at
tend school during the coming year.
Mrs. Milo Kennedy of washington,
was in the city a day or two last week,
accompanied by her little daughter,
Elsie. The daughter remained in the
city with Mr.. and Mrs. H. f. Blocker
when the mother went home, and will
be treated by them for a slight spinal
trouble.
Mrs. Isabelle House and her daugh-
ter-inlaw, Mrs. F. A. House, went to
Arlington last Thursday evening for
a short visit at the home of A. N.
Nash. From there they went on to
Mrs. F.. A. Houses home at Blunt,
where the elder Mrs. House will visit
for a time at the home of her son.
Misses Edith and Ruth Peterson,
daughters Of p. o. Peterson, left Sat
urday morning for Washington, D. c.
The young ladies took a civil service
examination for c~lerkships and have
been appointed to positions in the
adjutant generals office, which we
feel assured they will fill competent
ly.
Miss Ruth Miller, whose home has
been at Sibley, Iowa, and who was
once the science teacher in our high
school, arrived in the city last week
and has taken a position with the
Farmers Cooperative Co. as book
keeper. Miss Miller is a talented
young lady and the many friends she
made while residing here will be glad
to welcome her back.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. Burman and son
returned Friday evening from Waiver
ly, Iowa, where they spent a week
visiting with Mr.. Burman's brother
who was home on a furlough from his
service in the U. s.. navy. They had
a very happy visit and the brother
returned to his sea duties on a de-
stroyer that is engaged in convoy SER
vice and has made several round trips
across the Atlantic.