The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-07-10

The Register has PIT IA q supply OF
the and inch tape for the machines
recently sold to merchants by the Star
Gummed Products Co.
Patrons of the Hotel Dyckman,
Minneapolis. are assured a cordial
welcome, uniform courtesy and the
best of service always"
Mrs. B. A. Estey of Brentford died
at the home of her sister, Miss Jennie
Kean at Bruce. on Wednesday of last
week. She will be remembered by
many of the older residents as Miss
Nellie Kean, who lived at Bruce some
years ago
DR.. George Edwards, who served as
a captain in the medical corps with
the A. Z. F., has returned to Bruce
where he practiced medicine before
the war. He is on two weeks leave
of absence and will then so to Camp
Dodge to get his discharge.
Judge W. n. Skinner and court stem
oerapher A. E. Hopkins arrived in
the city Tuesday morning and are now
engaged in holding law term of the
circuit court Cases are being tried
before the judge, without jury, and
there were nine or ten that it is ex-
pected will be ready for trial.
j. w. Ruettgers has purchased the
William Schultz house on West Sixth
street. Mr.. and Mrs. Ruettgers came
from Armour. where he was formerly
merchant and he has a position in
The Hub store. Mrs. Ruettgers
returned to their former home to pack
up for the removal to Brookings
The old school house having been
moved away from the site of the new
high school building, the contractor,
Henry Wiersback of Watertown, is
now moving the former Baptist par
sonage purchased by w. II. Leighty, to
the lots owned by him on Main street
north of Seventh street. After COM
pleting this Job Mr., Wiersback will
proceed TO move the old VanDusen
elevator. purchased by G.. p. Sexauer
a. Son, to the new location selected
by them near their present mill prop
erty.
Capt. p. r. Sibert, doctor OF the
A. e. f. who served with the army in
France is in the city visiting his moth
er. Mrs. Mary E. Sibert, and his sis
ter, Mrs. f. G. Montgomery. Dr. ST
bert served on the front for over a
year and was most of the time in the
first aid stations Immediately back
of the firing lines. He saw many cases
of the suffering endured by our boys
and knows that they were always
staying away from the doctors until
IL was impossible to stay any longer
He has recently been discharged from
service and will soon return to the
practice Of medicine al Oklahoma
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George b. Wells arrived in the city
the first of the week and Is spending
several days looking after business
matters. Tuesday he purchased the
residence of w. H. Welch at the cor
ner Of Third street and Medary avenue
and expects to take possession of the
same along some time the first part
of August, making Brookings his home
in this near future Mr.. and Mrs.
Wells and son, Homer, will make an
auto "trip to the Black Hills before that
time and spend a little while in an
outing. the first Mr.. Wells has really
taken since going into business at Sem
eca some years ago. Their many
friends in Brockings will gladly well
come their return to the city and as
sure them that the pleasant memories
OF their residence here in the past are
tstih alive,
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