The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-02-20

Lake Preston to look owe some fine
Shorthorn cattle that are being offered
there for sale.
Mrs. Z. H. Bonesteel of Watertown.
has been visiting in the city for the
past week attending to business mat
ters and calling on old friends.
The Eastern Star will give a patri-
Otto party on Saturday evening, Feb
ruary 22nd, at 1880. All Masons and
visiting o. Z. S. are cordially invited,
Trombone and trumpet duet by Miss
Saltmarsh and Mr.. Pickett, S. ID. S. c.
Military Band concert, college audi
forum, March 9Th, 1919. Admission
soc.
II. f. Kerr has a letter from Lieut..
II. Hanson stating that soon after his
arrival at his home in Vienna, his
wife presented him with a fine baby
girl. He expects to go to Minneapolis
on business matters as Don as he can
leave home.
There will be a special patriotic
program at the Saturday morning as
sembly at State College, at ten o'clock.
Special vocal and instrumental, music
will be rendered and an address will
be made by the Rev. w. A. Mast. All
citizens who desire to attend the as
sembly are cordially invited.
w. c. Aylsworth, a former employe
of the Register, and who has been in
the service with the oath M. G. bat,
talon, has been discharged from the
service and was a Brookings visitor
this week. He left Monday evening
to visit his little daughter at Bancroft
where she has been living with an
aunt.
p. O. Kennard, l.. r. Caldwell and
l.. j. Moore made a visit to Iowa last
week attending various hog sales and
saw over three hundred and fifty fine
animals disposed Of. The average
price was $4OO and four sold for over
$4,000. The top of all the sales seen
by them was $500 paid for a fine
brood sow.
The Students Association Of State
College have elected officers and
Frank Bergeim of Brookings. was
made secretary. John Headley of
Memo, was elected president, and
Glenn Wiles of Trent, vice-preseiednt.
The association is now engaged In sell
ing dollar tax tickets to the students.
which will admit them to all games
and debates of the year.
Clarence Beatty came up this week
to spend a few days visiting his broth
er, E. II. Beatty, and assist him in
moving his jewelry stock into his new
building. Clarence has just been dis
charged from the service and was sta
toned at Kelly Field, Texas, where
he was an instructor IL machine re-
nairing. He is looking well and as If
thr " ork in the aviation section was
beneficial to him as well as the coun
try.
A. r. Weaver has sold his residence
property on Sixth avenue, south of
Third street, to John Schroll OF st.
Lawrence, who will take possession
about April 1st. Mr.. Weaver has
purchased two properties in the east
part of town, n the former Bone
steel dwelling on Sixth street east of
Medary avenue, and the other the
Stevens dwelling on the north side
of Third street, west of Medary aV-
enue. The Weavers have not decided
where they will reside.
st. Thomas Guild was entertained
NV Mrs. NJ. f. Culhane and Mrs. John
Culhane, Jr., at the home Of the form
err last Thursday afternoon. Nearly
twenty ladies braved the elements TO
be present. This meeting took the
form of a farewell for Mrs. George
Garvis, who is soon leaving for her
new home at ParkstOn, S. ID. She was
presented with a pretty piece Of hin
as a token of esteem. The hostesses
served delicious refreshments and
everyone had a very pleasant time.
Mrs. John A. Olson received word
this week that her father, Knut Re-
IddS, ulCu dl HIS noIl' II ANoi ""J 'H
December 21st, Of influenza. Mr..
Reitaas was born in Norway at Re
mebo, July 18th, 1914. Quite a num-
Der of years ago he came with his
family to the United States n for a
number of years lived in Brookings.
While here he was engaged in the
trade Of a shoemaker, working part
of the time for J. II. Olberg and later
conducting a shoe and boot making
and repair shop Of his own, Many Of
the older residents will remember
him as a conscientious and careful
workman. After living here for six
teen years he moved back to his old
home on account of failing health.
He leaves to mourn the death OF a
good Christian father and husband
his wife and two daughters, Carrie
and the widow are living in the old
country, and Mrs. Olson is the only
relative living here. The many older
residents of Bookings who knew Mr..
Reitaas sincerely sympathize with his
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