The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-10-24
Local and Personal
Blocker & Blocker. Chiropractors.
j. r. Brooke. Local and New. Editor. Phone Ii

Blocker d Blocker, ChlrOpractors.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Townsend and
little daughter were visiting with
friends at their former home, Bruce,
last Sunday.
Fresh cut flowers Tuesday and Sat
urday. Special attention to weddings
and funerals. At the Brookings
Greenhouse. w. H. Beals, proprietor.
The condition of Mrs. John r. Gull
hane this morning was quite promising
and it is believed that she will be on
the mend slowly from now on. Entire
danger is not past, but the outlook is
very favorable.
The Rev. w. T. Shean Of Elkton,
was a pleasant and busy visitor in
the city between trains last evening.
Father Shean would need a month to
get around and shake hands with all
his old friends.
The Rev. Earl V. Pierce, accom-
panied by his bride, arrived in the
city the last part of the week and are
domiciled in the Baptist parsonage,
where they will soon be at home to
all their friends.
The fish car of the State Game Com
mission passed through on the ear
of the Monday evening passenger for
the west. The car was all dark, SO
the depot reporter did not have a
chance to make the acquaintance Of
any of the finny tribe.
Miss Blanche Pearson, who has been
very i'll with the influenza and whose
death was reported yesterday evening,
is still i'll and there are good hopes
that she will in time recover. She
was a little improved last evening over
her morning condition.
A telegram this morning from Theo-
dore Flittie at Camp Fremont, Cal,
announces that they have received
their overseas equipment and are or
dered to entrain for the east. Just
how many of the Brookings boys this
includes we do not know.
The Bank of Brookings tells us that
they represent 412 purchasers OF
bonds of the Fourth Liberty Loan,
amounting to $191,4OO. They them
selves subscribed for 100000, which
is liable to be about the biggest sub
scription made in the county.
DR.. o. H. Lawrence expects to re-
ceive orders the last Of this week to
report to some camp in the south to
act as a dental officer. lie took his ex-
animation some time ago and was as
signed to a base hospital and com
missioned at that time, and it may be
that his orders will be for immediate
overseas service.
The Bookings Cafe is back in the
ownership of John G.. Alexander,
Elmer Iverson now being in the draft
feels that he a take no chances on
being called into service. Mr.. and
Mrs. Iverson left yesterday morning
for Ivanhoe, Mimi, to make a short
visit, and as soon as possible SANDY"
will enter the training detachment at
State College.
The 8. A. T. c. students at State
College have taken out over four mil
lion dollars worth Of government life
insurance. practically every man TAX
ing the limit. They also purchased
nearly thirty thousand dollars worth
OF Fourth Liberty Loan Bonds. These
boys are doing the thing right and
will make excellent soldiers when cal
led to the colors.
Henry Hendrikson. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Nels Hendrikson former resi-
dents of Brookings County, died at
Camp Johnson. Florida. and was bur-
ried last week at Ortley, Roberts
County. where the family reside.
Henry was born in this county in 1893
and the family moved to the northern
county in 1902. This Information will
be sad news to the many friends they
had In this community.