The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-05-29

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a business visitor in the city Monday,
The j. L. Jarvis residence will be
sold by the executor Of the estate at
public auction, at the Court House Sat
urday afternoon at two o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E.. Poole made an
auto trip to Sioux Falls Sunday morn
ing in their sedan and visited at the
home of Mrs. Poole's sister. They re-
turned home Tuesday evening.
Miss Louise Hast, whose parents
live at Bruce, was visiting her sister
at State College last Saturday. Miss
Hast is a nurse at Camp Grant, ILL.,.
and is on furlough taking a much
needed rest with her parents.
Will Schafer, the popular clerk IN
the Haywood Hdw. Co., had the
misfortune to badly injure his arm
Saturday by a fall from a ladder. He
is in~capacitated for the present, but
hopes soon to be able to resume his
duties in the store.
Mrs. Clara Countermine, principal
of the grade schools, left Friday even
IlS lOI ucT " Ilt Oih At SayAS,
Penn, where she will spend the sum
mer. Mrs. Countermine has been re-
engaged for the coming year and will
return in the fall TO her school duties.
The Rev. Father Shean and E. A.
Berke of Elkton, were visitors in the
city for a short time Monday after
noon. Father Shean has many friends
in Brookings made while he was par
ish priest of St. Thomas church, who
! are always glad to see him. Mr..
Berke was attending to law business.
William Connolly of Elkton, came
up from his home on Saturday and
spent the day visiting at the home of
his son, j. j.. Connolly, and getting
acquainted with the new grandson.
William said that when we got enough
Irish up from Elkton to police the
city we would all probably be better
citizens.
II. +. Haroldson, cashier of the
Farmers National Bank, is at Dead
wood this past week where he was
called to act as a juror in the regu-
lar term of the United States Federal
Court in session there. His daughter,
Gail, will probably join him this week
and together they will enjoy a short
outing in the Black Hills.
Boys and girls have been commit
ting depredations lately on the flow
er beds and front yards Of the city,
and if this practice is not stopped at
once, several of our citizens have de-
cided that they will make an example
Of these youngsters who are commit
ting this petty thieving. Complaint
about the matter has been made to
the authorities.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. J. Waby and chill
dren . autoed down from their home
at Hetland Saturday, bringing with
them Sergt. Andrew Pultz, Mrs.
Waby's brother, who was coming on
a freight train on his way home. They
brought him in ahead of the train and
visited over Sunday at the home of
Andrew Pultz, Sr. They returned
home Monday afternoon.
Mrs. S. H. VanLaningham drove
her auto to Huron Friday afternoon,
taking the following ladies of the
Episcopal church to attend the con-
vocation being held in that city: Mrs.
n. e. Hansen, Mrs. Paul Roberts, Mrs.
Howard Loomis and Mrs. ]. F. Brooke.
They returned home Saturday even
ing, with the exception 81 Mrs. Rob
erts, and had a most enjoyable trip
and visit.
E. L. Grimm, who is interested with
his father in the Hub Department
Store. arrived in the city from his
former residence, Lake Preston, and
is now giving his time and attention
to the business at the Hub. Mr..
Grimm's family, his wife and children,
are visiting with his wife's family at
present, but are expected to arrive in
Brookings in the ourse of a week or
so and make this city their home.
A copy of the Martin, S. d., Mes.
senger, received from Mrs. B. f. Dun
bar, tells us Of the awful blizzard n
Bennett county Of April 7th, when 50
many cattle all ready for the market
persisted. Seven hundred head of the
finest herd in the state were driven
into Deadman's lake and drowned.
All this occurred only fifteen miles
from where the Dunbars live. 1t was
one Of the worst business Tragedies
that ever happened to the cattle inter
| ests west of the Missouri river.
Roy Rooster, a former resident Of
~Brookings, spent a few days in the city
during the past week visiting with
friends. He is an ensign in the navy
attached to the paymaster's depart
; ment on board of the u. S. S. Poca-
hontas, of the former German war
| ships. Mrs. Rooster makes her home
, at Portland, Maine, most of the time,
that being her home before her mar
I riage to Mr.. Koester. His many
: friends in Brookings were glad to well
: come him back on his visit and hope
y for him a happy future.
Albert Vergote arrived in the city
: Thursday evening and is visiting With
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