The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-06-05

A baby girl was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Christ Bokke, Sunday morning
June 1st. They reside near Lake
Campbell.
| Mrs. Thomas Fogarty came up from
Elkton on Saturday and visited over
Sunday at the home of her daughter
Mrs. j. J. Connolly.
Mrs. w. V. Duggan went to Pipe
stone, Mimi, where she will visit for
the next two or three weeks at the
home Of her parents.
Mrs. George Purdy left Monuay
morning for Detroit, Mich, where she
will visit for several weeks with a sis.
ter residing in that city.
Mrs. Mary Dor. who has been visit
ing at the home of her sister, Mrs.
o. l.. Gray, left Monday morning for
a visit at Pine City, Mimi.
Mr. and Mrs. 7. L. Chappell left
Monday morning for Galena, Ill.,, and
Platteyille. Wis, where they will
spend a week or more visiting with
relatives of Mr. Chappell.
Mr. and Mrs. Matt Rusch of Elk
ton, were visitors in the city between
trains on Monday morning, coming for
the purpose of consulting an expert
on the matter Of Mrs. Rusch's sight.
The wedding of Miss Ann Wilson
and Lieut. Russell Knappen will take
place this evening at the residence OF
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. ID
Wilson. a number of guests frOm out
side of the city are expected TO arrive
today
Frank Sherwin left yesterday
morning for Minneapolis, Chicago and
Omaha in the interests of the Sher
win Mfg Co. Mr.. Sherwn has not
been in very good health of late and
has in contemplation the sale of his
manufacturing plant and patents to
some larger manufacturing firm that
builds agricultural implements.
DR.. and Mrs. +. V. Pierce returned
home Monday morning from their
trip to the Baptist convention at Den
yer and were met at the depot by a
message announcing the death of the
doctors mother, at Vicksburg, Mich.
They Immediately started for the east
on the same train, friends of theirs
assisting in making such arrange.
ments as were necessary to enable
them to do this. They expect to re-
turn to Brookings the last Of the week
Albert Johnson arrived in the city
Friday morning. He was discharged
at the same time as the other men of
the 147th F. A., but went to Minneapo-
lis to visit at the home Of his brother,
Tom, and brother, Helmer, who is max
ing his home there. AL is looking fine
after all his experience. He was
wounded August 2Sth, and spent seven
weeks in the hospital. He has some
good things to say about the Red
Cross. He will visit at the home of
his sister for a couple of weeks then
return to Minneapolis where he has
his old job waiting him as a welder in
a large garage.
The dental association of the city
planned to hold a picnic last Saturday
Afternoon, bnt the weather was not
of the kind for such an entertainment.
Not to be cheated of their pleasure,
the doctors and their wives and fami-
lies gathered at the home of DR.. and
Mrs. L. G. Borst and using the capa-
cious sunparlor for the scene Of their
festivities, enjoyed most happy time
and a great variety of good eats. Fiji
teen people composed the party and
only one member of the profession
was negligent in having a companion,
but then bachelors are to be found
most everywhere and it is no disgrace,
though sometimes very inconvenient.