The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-06-03
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| AlITel ErSIdu OF 1OTllduu, oIS, IL
in the city visiting his parents, Mr.
and Mrs Albert Erstad.
p L. Forseth came over from Lake
Hendricks township yesterday to act
as a juror at this term of court.
Rev. B. A. Benson left Wednesday
morning TO attend the circuit meeting
of the Lutheran church at North Lake
| Preston.
The literary societies at State col
lese gave a Memorial day program at
the college auditorium last Monday
evening.
Mrs. J. +. Randall returned Wednes-
day morning from Huron where she
spent a week visiting her niece, Mrs.
j. l.. Holbrook.
The installation of a new gasoline
filling pump and tank at the G. w.
Eyer garage on Main street was COM
pleted this week.
Miss Sophia Jensen returned Mon
day evening from Huron where she
spent Sunday visiting with her friend,
Miss May Hagelstrom.
Mrs. f. J. Chamberlain of Pasadena,
Cal, arrived Monday to make an ex-
tended visit at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Lucy Coleman.
Theo. H. Thompson Astoria, S. d.,
will hold a registered Holstein Disper-
sion Sale at his Fish Lake Stock Farm
on June 7th. See his ad in this issue
of the Register.
Mrs. Peter Simonson and two chill
dren arrived Tuesday evening from
Havre, Mont, for visit with her hus-
bands parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. Simon
son in this city.
E. j. Ray has completed the founda-
ton and basement on the vacant lot
just east of his house on Sixth street
and will soon move the house over on
the new foundation.
We will hold coffee demonstration
Saturday afternoon and evening, June
5th, in the building previously occu-
pied by Alrick & Severson. Brook
ings Tea & Coffee Co.
About a dozen delegates from the
local churches left last Monday even
ing for Rapid City to attend the an
nual State Sunday School convention
which is being held there this week.
Wanted "A lady to clerk in a
store; must be active and not afraid
to work; one with experience and who
speaks Norwegian preferred; must
Box 1T.
About seventy-five members of the
G.. A. R. and w. r. c. were guests of
p. G. Estee, proprietor Of the Fad
of the fine patriotic picture, "The Cup
of Fury" Monday afternoon. The pic
ture is an eloquent plea to save our
merchant marine.
After witnessing the screen produc
ton of the revolving scenes of the
devastation of Armenia by the Turks,
Kurds, and Bedouins, last Monday and
Tuesday evening at the Pleasant Hour
one can scarcely blame President vii
son for wishing TO accept a mandate
over Armenia and prevent further
atrocities.
A special train will start from Brook
ings Tuesday evening at 6:39 p. N.
that will carry all of the South Dako
ia delegates and visitors to the bien
NAL convention of the general fedora
ton of women's clubs which will be
held in Des Moines, June 16 to %.
From here the train will go to Iro-
quois and then south to Salem where
it will be joined by trains from Sioux
Falls and Mitchell
Many of the old residents of Brook
ings and former students at State col
lege will be grieved to learn of the
sudden death of Prof. Rufus Buel NJ.
Clenon from the effects of a stroke
last Wednesday, May 26, at Los An
geles, Cal Prof McClenon was an
instructor in pedagogy and Latin at
State college from 1902 until 1908. Be
fore coming to Brookings he had been
prominent in South Dakota educational
institutions for number Of years.
MIs. L Inc NhS NuiiCb ~
Minneapolis last week by the serious
illness of her son, Ernest +. Pike, who
was operated on for appendicitis after
a very acute attack which nearly re-
suited fatally. Mrs. Pike is staying
at her sons home in MnneapOl.-
where she can be near him Her
friends in Brookings will be pleased
to learn that he is gaining at the
present time and the best of hopes
are entertained for his speedy re
covery
Col. and Mrs. T. G. Orr, accompanied
by their son, F. G. Orr of Mott, n. T..
arrived in Brookings Tuesday from
Hot Springs. The colonel and Mr.
Orr have been absent from Brooking
for about eleven years and their re
turn was made on the fifty ninth ann
versary of their wedding day. They
have returned to spend their decliniug
years here among old friends an
neighbors and are most heartily wei
coined Until their home is ready for
occupancy they expect to remain a
the Hotel Leon.
Miss Anna Blocker, daughter of Nj