The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-08-08

visit with Brookings relatives and
friends.
Mrs. Daniel Bairey came up from
Elkton yesterday evening and visited
over night at the home of her son,
David Bairey.
two business men of Elkton, came up
last evening for brief business visits
between trains.
Alice and Ruth Pigg, of Merrimac,
Wis, arrived in Brookings last Thurs
day for a visit with their brother,
Leland Cornell.
We will have a poultry car the lat
ter part of mex week. This will be
an ideal time to sell your poultry.
Brookings Produce Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. Smith are happy
today over the arrival of an eight and
one-half pound Home Guard, who
came to their home this morning.
Miss Gertrude Young, of the State
College faculty, left Tuesday morn
ing for Chicago, where she will spend
some time before the opening of the
fall term in visiting with friends.
A letter from Mrs. Geo. w. Pond
tells us that she is visiting in Mime
apolis and from there will go to
Vernon Center, Mimi. and expects to
be in Brookings in about a month to
visit with her many friends here.
Mrs. Charles Gamble entertained
three nieces for several days last
week, being Mrs. w. G.. Frank of
Springfield. Mimi, and the Misses
Roth of Gaylord, MINI. The ladies
returned to their homes on the Sat
urday morning train.
Mrs. Harriet Pike went to Roches-
ter this week to take care of Mrs.
Henry PLACER, who has lately been
discharged from the hospital after a
successful operation. She will per
haps be several weeks gaining suffi-
cient strength for the journey home.
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]ege has just hoisted a service flag
with t~wenty-fOur stars, which repre-
sents the number of county agents,
specialists and county emergency
agents, formerly connected with the
division, who have gone from South
Dakota into the war service of their
country.
Mrs. Fred H. Carlson received a
very interesting package in the mail
this morning. postmarked England. 1t
contained parts of a wrecked aero
plane in which the pilot was killed
June 81, and which was witnessed
by her husband, Sergt. F. H. Carlson,
of the 841st Aero Squadron, now To-
Gated in England.
Mrs. Emma Campbell left this
morning for Rochester, Mimi, where
she makes her home with Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Haber, her parents, after
spending several weeks in the city
visiting with her daughters, Mrs. E.
F. McCarl and Mrs. Leland Cornell,
and the many friends that she always
will have in Bookings.
Miss Laura Keith, of the Y. w. G..
A., went to the home of Mrs. A. Hill
lestad, neal Como, last Wednesday
afternoon to meet with a group of
Uir1c u,hn Anci6nH To nrO1njzn q Com
mercial Club under the leadership Of
Mrs. Fred Thompson. Mrs. Thompson
was formerly a member of the Tren-
ton club and is undertaking this work
with much enthusiasm.
Fred Sanders is putting in the time
while his pool hall is closed on &C
count of the harvest season, in having
the same decorated and made bright
and clean. A little paint and some
soap and water do a good deal toward
making any place Of business or
amusement attractive. Fred's exam
pie might be followed with profit by
more than one merchant in the cOun-
try.
On account of war weather and
good roads the Hagensick Summer
Resort on the south side of Lake
Campbell, was we'll attended Satur-
day night and Sunday, the dance pa
Wilton was filled to the brim Satur-
day night and there was a big demand
for boats, bathing suits, ice cream
and soft drinks Sunday. Bill had a
good chance to try out his new bath
ing house, renting out some over 23O
suits.
: o. E. Sutton started Tuesday morn,
: ing on an extended eastern trip, the
> first stop in which will occur at Chi
cago for a short visit with friends.
, From there he will go to New York
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