The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-05-01

Mrs. Sara Dermody of Huron, a
niece of Mr.. and Mrs. John Blakely,
arrived in the city Tuesday morning
for a visi. with her relatives.
Miss Ella Pultz left Tuesday morn
ing Tor Schenectady. n. Y, where she
goes to be with her sister, Laura, who
has been in poor health for several
months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Mcknight left
Tuesday morning for st. Paul, where
they will spend some little time visit
ing at the home of w. l.. Mcknight,
their son.
Mrs. Workman, who has been visit
ing al the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Christy Michel, for some weeks, left
Tuesday morning for their home at
Danville, Ohio.
The department of music at State
College is presenting graduate re
citals. The first n occurs on Mon
day evening, May 9Th, and the second
n on Monday evening, May 18th.
Drs. l.. G.. Borst, f.. A. LentZ, A. A.
Harris and O. II. Lawrence left last
evening for Mitchell to attend the
meeting of the state dental society.
They expect to return by Saturday
evening.
A letter from J.. NJ. Stewart, now
living at Redwood Falls, MINI, tells
the Register hat he wants the paper
for another year and that his family
is all we'll and that business is good
with him. All of which is good news
to their many friends in Bookings.
A. f. Grimm, proprietor of the Hub
Department store. on Tuesday pur-
chased the residence of Mrs. B. 7.
Whitehead, corner of Fifth street and
Ninth avenue This is a very desir-
able property and will make a pleas
ant home for this new resident of the
city.
The six acre tract of land owned
by Mrs. Catherine Arnold, on the sec
ton line east Of the T.. w. Davis place
on the hill, south of the city, was sold
Monday for $3,O5O.0O being at the rate
of $50S.00 per acre, This makes a
very attractive price for Brookings
property.
Miss Una Cullen, who has been a
"shut-in" for nearly a year, was able
to walk down town n day last week
and her friends are rejoicing with her
over this sign Of returning health.
This indication of new health has been
brought about by the close attention
and care of a Bookings practitioner
Of healing.
l.. A. Lehner was in Re city from
Monday evening to Wednesday morn
ing, coming from his home at Red
field by auto. The breaking Of a
spring kept him longer in the city
than anticipated. He reported Mrs.
Lehner as being quite well and that
Miss Mae Lehner is now employed by
the Redfeld Press in Office work and
as a reporter.
w. II. Walters has resigned his
place as secretary of the County Fair
Association and a successor had not
been elected as far as we can learn.
The work Of this thank you" office
is very strenuous and takes more time
than the ordinary business man has
to devote. Mr.. Walters has planned
some good things for the fair and we
hope that it will not suffer through his
feeling compelled to resign.
Bernard F. Sheehan, who was grad
uated from State College in 1916, has
accepted a position as farm crops spec
ialist in the extension division OF
Idaho. Since leaving State College,
Mr.. Sheehan has held the position of
assistant professor Of farm crops in
the Oregon Agricultural College. He
played quarterback on ONE Of the
best football teams State College ever
had and also made a record for him
self in basketball and track.
Lloyd 6. Hyde writes the Register
from Denver and encloses his remit
lance for a real paper" he says. He
evidently enjoys his work and likes
Denver fine, but we Judge from his let
ter hat he is longing for some Of the
"old home news. He sends us q
clipping showing some big doings in
Shrinedom at Denver and extends a
cordial invitation for us to join the
bunch which we would be glad to do
if the distance was a little shorter.