The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-07-18
DR.. E. w. Forsee, Osteopath.
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States Attorney w. K. Purdy made
a business trip by auto to Sioux Falls
yesterday.
"Over the Top" featuring the world
famous Empey, at Pleasant Hour next
Monday and Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. F. Baldridge and
daughter vent by auto to Madison
yesterday for a visit with friends.
Miss Josie Dahl Of F%landreau ar
rived Tuesday for a visit at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. forge Knutson, west
of the city.
Mrs. John Blakely and her daughter,
Mrs. Myrtle Kuller, returned Tuesday
evening from a visit to relatives at
Mapleton and Mankato, MINI.
Mr.. and Mrs. d S. Palmer autoed
to Estelline Monday afternoon to take
their son, Herold, to a farm near
there where he will work during the
harvest.
The Woman's Relief Corps will
meet Saturday evening at eight o'clock
for an initiation service. A full at
tendance is requested and ladies are
asked to bring a picnic lunch.
A %cablegram from Matt Murphy
conveys the information that he az
rived safely in France on July 18th.
His stay there will be indefinite as
he is under orders from the govern
ment.
Ralph Gilbert went to Madison yes
terday with f. F. Baldridge and fam
lily in their auto, and from there will
go on to Artesian to visit at the home
of his grandmother, Mrs. Ella vii.
hanson.
Mrs. Ria Zeigler returned the last
of the week from New Ulm, Mimi,
where she was called by the death of
a niece. She reports that the talk of
the ~disloyalty of New Ulm is not jus.
titled by the present actions Of the
people of the town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Larsen have re-
ceived word from Chicago that their
daughter, Mrs. Oscar Wolber, is the
mother of a fine baby girl, born on
July 9th. The many friends of Lieut..
and Mrs. Wolber extend them con
gratulations on this happy event.
The county commissioners have
been in session all this week for their
regular July session and intend to adj
journ as Oon as possible, so that they
can get back to their farm duties.
of work and the full report of their
proceedings will be published next
week.
"~Sharkey" Nelson, who was one vf
the leading pitchers in tie days of
the old Brookings Reds, the baseball
team that cleaned up six states,
passed through the city this morning
on his way to Huron. He is employed
by the Dakota Central Telephone Co.
and is living at Aberdeen. He want.
ed to be remembered to all of the old
fans.
j. c. Lunde of Astoria, accompanied
his son, Selmer, to Brookings yester.
day where he was examined for the
next draft. Mr.. Lunde has two boys
now in France and is certainly doing
his part for Uncle Sam. He thinks he
this season with the assistance of his
remaining son, who will undoubtedly
be called later as he is of draft age,
The Register is in receipt of a pic.
ture postal showing boat house lane
and Medayto Cottage at Green Lake,
Mimi, and on the reverse side is the
following message, This is a helluva
place to come for a good time, no
fishing, no girls, and bone dry. We
are going away from here" 1t is
signed by an Indecipherable set OF
initials. We feel sorry for whoever
it is.
The girls of the High School Y. w
C. A. held their meeting in the form
of a picnic at the college pine grove
Friday afternoon. 1t looked like rain
SO but nine girls were present. Der
nadine Baldridge led the devotional
part of the meeting. Hermine Mat
thews gave a short talk. The business
part of the meeting was spent in dis
cussing plans for raising money tt
send a girl to the Lake Geneva con
ference. The girls then ate their pic
mic lunch amid much lively onver
ton.
The Wisconsin picnic, held yester
day at the college grove, was not near
ly SO well attended as a year agt
owing, no doubt, to the busy season
and scarcity Of help. Those present
however. enjoyed the outing and
nice picnic dinner after which a SO