The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-06-26

several days visiting at the home OF
her nephew, Prof. j. A. Bonell, left
Saturday morning for Mitchell for a
visit before returning to her home
in Minneapolis.
Miss Mabel Pultz, who is taking a
vacation from her hospital training
work in Minneapolis and has been Wis
ting at the home of her father, A. NJ.
Pultz, left Monday morning for Lake
Preston to visit her sister, Mrs. Edw.
Waby.
Mrs. Roy Comstock and two chill
dren, who have been visiting at the
home of Mr.. Comstock's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. l.. H. Comstock, returned to
her home at Edgerly. N. d., Sunday
morning. l.. II. Comstock accom-
panied them and will be gone from
home a week or more.
DR.. and Mrs. A H. Stoll and Mr.. and
Mrs. w. NJ. Cheeyer went last week
10 Enemy Swim and Rigstone Lake for
a week or more fishing and outing.
Last Sunday they were at Bigstone,
the rainy weather having driven them
away from Enemy Swim. They are
expected home this week.
Everett Thompson, who has been
serving in the navy as a fireman on
one of the destroyers, arrived home
from Newport News, Va, last week,
coming by way of Minneapolis. He is
glad to be back, ready to again take
up civil duties and his many friends
are just as glad TO see him home
healthy and happy.
The Register had not gotten off the
press last week before we had a re-
occurrence of rain and a heavy fall
Thursday afternoon. The Thursday
evening train was several hours late
on account of a bridge out this side
of Lake Benton and trains for several
hours were affected by the additional
fall Rain again Friday was one OF
the causes for these delays.
The city fire department was rep
resented at the annual meeting and
tournament of the state at Redfield
last week by Rio Miner the chemi-
calls by Martin Gullick and the hooks,
Walter Johnson, the hose not being
The last two named re-
turned Thursday evening and Mr..
Miner stayed for the business meet
ing of the association and got home
Friday night late.
Mrs. II. E. Dawes arrived in Brook
ings Friday from Vermillion, where
she has completed her work as pro-
fessor of home economics at the State
and joined her husband 10
make her permanent home IN our city.
Brookings has welcomed Mrs. Dawes
before, when she was Miss Eva Robin
son, and one ,of the states foremost
along the line of home de-
and now renews that well
come when she comes to make this
city her home.
Claire West of Minneapolis, late
with the 151st F. A. in France, and
well remembered here as Brookings
born boy, the son of Mr.. and Mrs. c.
E. West, was in the city Saturday Wis
iting old friends, leaving in the even
ing for Lake Preston for visit there.
Claire was wounded on the front and
is partially recovered, but still bears
some of the effects of q bad gassing.
His views of the war and its difficult
ties, from the standpoint of a private
soldier, are very interesting and clear.
His many friends here are glad to see
him in such good physical condition.
Lieut.. G. +. McMeel, who has been
in charge of the government property
at State College and is the last of the
officers connected with the S. A. T. c.
to be relieved from duty here, left
for Camp Dodge, where he will
be attached to some of the regiments
on duty at that camp. He is intend
ing to leave the service as soon as
possible and will study medicine for
the next two years and fit himself for
the profession of which his father is
a valuable representative. During his
residence in the city he made many
friends and takes with him the best
wishes OF all for his future career.
Tie Brookirgs Fire Department
held its annual outing and vacation
during the last week at Lake Benton,
having a couple of tents for their ac-
commodation and protection. Some of
the boys went down Friday evening
and others have gone down for day
or so at a time. Among those who
returned from that direction on the
Sunday evening train were Fl. F. Har-
oldson, pr. A. w Hyde, Oscar John
son, I. II. Dybdahl. c. o. Trygstad and
others. w. e. Purdy and VIII Hanson
went down for the day Monday and
the camp has now broken up and the
boys are all home. They all enjoyed
themselves and voted that Lake Ben
ton was nearly as fine lake as KAN
peska for holding of their annual rec
reation period.
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