The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-06-19

county superintendent of Hamlin
county is spending the week in the
city attending the institute
Edmund Steel. a resident of Sioux
Falls and formerly of Howard, is at.
tending the big institute this week.
He was formerly superintendent of
Miner county.
Miss Sara Reeve of Watertown
formerly county superintendent of
Cofington county, is visiting in the
city this week and renewing her ac-
quaintance with many former friends.
L. d. Cornell and workmen are fin
ishing up couple of wiring jobs at
Volga this week. The Cornell Elec-
find plenty of construction work to
keep all of their men engaged.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul butcher returned
yesterday morning from a ten days
stay in the Twin Cities where they
visited with their son, Prof. r. 4.
butcher, of the L. of NJ. They were
accompanied by their daughter, Miss
Gladys.
The Rev. and Mrs. T. r. Aiken and
daughter. who came here for the Will
/ son-Knappen wedding at which Mr..
Aiken oficiated, left Friday for their
home at Clearfeld, Iowa, after very
pleasant visit in the city with their
relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Matsun were
called TO the farm home ;,f Mr. Mat
sons mother, near Vienna, Clark
county Tuesday evening by a mes
sage announcing the serious illness of
/ Mrs. Matson. They returned home
/ today leaving the aged lady much bet
/ ter.
Paul Cobel, son of. Mr., and Mrs,
Geo w. Cobel, arrived home during
I the past week from Iowa City, where
/ he has been attending the University
/ of Iowa. Paul plans to remain in
/ Brookings all of the summer, with pos
sible visits to the big ranch in Beadle
county.
! Director Christian Larsen of the eX-
| tension division of State College, went
! to Aberdeen yesterday morning to at
! tend the camp school for boys and
girls being held at the Aberdeen Nor
nal school He is on the program for
an address and will return home the
! last of the week
This is to notify the pOlicyholders of
! . fa In
and the friends of our late Mr.. H. l..
Button, that Horace NJ. Aver who has
recently returned from overseas, is
going to take up the work with the
Mutual Benefit at Brookings as Dis
trict Agent West Babcock, General
Agent.
Miss Winnifred Webb, formerly dep
uty county superintendent of schools
under H. L. Blakely, has returned to
her home at Worthing gton, Mimi, and
will finish her commercial course this
summer. Miss Webb made many
friends in the city and county who re-
gret her refusal TO remain as an assist
ant to Mrs. Trooien-
| Mrs. Peter Caldwell returned home
Sunday evening from Frederick, where
she was called a week ago to attend
the funeral of her aged father. She
was accompanied here by her brother,
William Christie, of Dallas, Texas,
who came from his southern home to
attend the funeral Mr.. Christie leaves
this week on his return home.
The Rev. E. V. Pierce was called to
Bruce yesterday morning to ofticiate
at the funeral services Of the son of
William H. Worden, who was drowned
at their farm home near there on
Monday evening. The body of young
Worden was taken to Minnesota for
burial to rest beside the grave of his
mother, who died the last Of April.
The Mission Circle of the Baptist
church will meet at the home of Mrs.
J. w. Catlett, Friday afternoon, June
27th, at p. m. An interesting pro-
gram will be presented, and Mrs.
Pierce will give a report of the mis-
sionary board meetings which she at
tended in Denver. All ladies of church
and congregation are cordially invit-
ed to be present.
Mrs. Charles Gamble is enjoying a
visit from her brother, Jack Holmes,
of Los Angeles. Calf, who arrived in
the city last evening accompanied by
his wife Mr.. Holmes has not seen his
only sister in many years and the re-
union is very happy for both of them.
Mr. and Mrs. Holmes will remain the
balance of the week, alternating in
visiting with Mrs. Gamble and their
neice, Mrs. +. A. Lentz.
A very fine reception was rendered
the visiting teachers at the college
armory on Tuesday evening and
large number of invited guests assist
ed in making the occasion one of en-
ioyment for the visitors. The sing
ing and marching under the direction
of Prof Gibson, was the big feature
Of the evening and the making of head
wear from tissue paper was the one
great enjoyable diversion. Some of
the millinery constructed by the gem
tlemen was well worth going miles TO