The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-03-27

Mrs. n. e. Schouweiler autOed over
to Brookings Tuesday and spent the
day visiting at the home of her sister,
Mrs. p. j. Murphy.
The Deaconess Aid Society will
meet with Mrs. H. G.. Hauff Tuesday
afternoon, April list, at three o'clock.
Come prepared to sew, and a large
attendance is greatly desired.
Harvey Stevens of Ruthton, Mimi,
who has been in the city for several
days attending to the sale of his
property in south Bookings, returned
to his home on Tuesday morning.
Miss Margaret Skinner, who was
called here from Boston to attend the
funeral of her brother, the late Cecil
skinner, returned Tuesday to resume
her work at the Harvard Medical
school in connection with the army
rehabilitation work.
Mrs. Cecil Skinner is very slowly
improving, her condition now being
one or extreme weakness lid her ina
recovery may be a matter of quite a
little time. Mrs. s.. p. Miller and
Miss Nellie Kendall are assisting the
trained nurse in her care and every
possible means are being used to pro-
mote her return to health.
Harry Clement of Clear Lake. this
week purchased the Harvey Stevens
place in south Brookings, and has
moved his family Of wife and one
daughter to our city to become perma-
nent residents. He intends to inn
prove the property and make it 4
comfortable home. The Register well
comes this new family to u midst.
Misses Stella and Della Morrow and
Miss Mabel Croft autoed to Sioux
Falls Tuesday to spend the day with
friends and. do a little shopping in the
metropolis of the state. A m cur
rent at the Bank Of Bookings, where
Miss Stella is a most efficient assist
ant, as to the object of the trip was
found by a reporter to be entirely a
mistake.
Mrs. Mary Bucholz received word
Tuesday that her son, Rudolph, a
member of the band of the 160th In
fantry, had arrived in Camp Mills,
n. Y, from overseas. There is no
knowing when he will be discharged
from service and a letter to his broth
er gave the intimation that the band
might be sent to Camp Kearney, Calf,
before being mustered out.
Robert A. Storm, president of the
board of directors Of the Deaconess
Hospital, has advised the Register
that the drive for funds for the hos
pital which occurred on Sunday,
March 10th, resulted in the sum Of
81, 1000 being contributed by the cit
liens of Brooki:,gs who were called
on for subscriptions. The directors
desire to thank all those who gave,
for their generous response to the APP
peal.
James Bane, Jr., the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Bane Of Aurora township.
has arrived in the United States from
overseas and was discharged from
the navy at New York harbor, March
goth. He was a radio man on the
L. S. S. Independent and made sever
al voyages in the mine strewn waters
of the Atlantic. He arrived in Brook
ings Sunday and after a short visit
with his sister, Mrs. Frank Hussey,
went out to the farm to see the home
folks. He will make a short visit
here and then perhaps return to the
state of Washington, where he was
a station agent for one of the rail
roads.
The De Smet Independent for last
week states that on Tuesday, March
18th, at the Congregational parsonage
in that city, Miss Ruth Jarvis and
William J.. Borough were united in
marriage by the Rev. j. D. Whitelaw
The bride is the daughter of the late
J. L. Jarvis and has grown I'D from
girlhood in Bookings. She has a
host of friends in the city and they
all wish her a long life of happiness
The groom is the only son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Borough, who live on the
Burrows place north and east of Vol
ga. He was employed in the city las
year at one of the garages and has
the reputation for being a hard work
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