The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-12-30

been assisting his father on the Press
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Wilcoxen of De
Smet, spent Wednesday in Brookings
visiting at the home of Mrs. Lizzie
Nelson.
Lloyd Ribstein, Jay Ribstein, Thos.
Hastings and A. VanLaningham of
Bruce, were business visitors in this
city Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Neill returned
last evening from a weeks visit with
friends and relatives at Redfeld and
W~atertown.
Mrs. w. II. Leighty and daughter
Gene, left Tuesday for Long Beach,
Calf, where they will spend the re-
mainder of the winter.
DR.. and Mrs. O. II. Lawrence and
baby daughter spent Christmas day
and Sunday in Bruce at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Dokken.
The State college alumni who are
spending the holidays in Brookings
are planning a ~get-together party at
the college tomorrow evening.
Miss Hazel Skiff is spending the holi-
day vacation with her mother, Mrs.
l.. H. Skiff. Miss Skiff is teaching in
the high school at Springfield, MINI.
Miss Mabel Hammond arrived last
Friday from Arlington, where she
teaches school, to spend Christmas va
cation of two weeks at the home Of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ. Ham
mond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Magistad Of Ari-
ington, returned home Wednesday
evening after spending the day visit
ing at the home Of Mrs. Magistad's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. liver Iverson,
in this city.
T. C. Madden Of Bismarck, n. D..
arrived Saturday night and spent Sun
day visiting at the home of his mother,
Mrs. Thos. Madden. He expected to
arrive in time to spend Christmas but
a late train delayed him.
j. F. Erwin who has been roadmas.
! ter for the Chicago & Northwestern
railway here in Brookings for sixteen
years and an employee of the railroad
for thirty years, will resign the first
of the year. Mr.. Erwin plans to take
a trip to the coast and spend the win
ter in rest and comfort.
Mrs. John Moriarty returned Mon
day evening from New Ulm, Mimi,
where he spent Christmas at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
Eibner. She was accompanied home
to Brookings by her sister, Miss
Thekla Elmer of New Ulm, who Will
visit here for a short time.
Marriage licenses were issued to the
following named couples by Clerk of
Courts Herman S. Johnson since last
Thursday: Marvin r. Keck and Miss
Ethel Johnson, both of this city; Ho
mer Hugghart of Huron, and Miss
Freda Schultz of White: Chester Hol.
lister of Boy River, Mimi, and Miss
Emma Nageliesen of Bruce.
The Watertown Public Opinion
stated yesterday: Dallas Keck OF
Yankton, county agent for Yankton
county, and Miss Myrtle Keck of
Brookings, brother and sister of Rev.
S. w. Keck, are guests at the Keck
home. They will leave this evening
for Bookings, accompanied by Rev
Keck, who will visit there a couple
of days"
L. p. Ammons, superintendent OF
the county poor farm, was iii the city
yesterday He tells us that Mrs. Am
mons received word that her mother
had passed away on the 2Sth at Port
land, Maine, at the ripe age of Sc
years and that the remains will be
brought to Missouri for burial. Mrs
Ammons is at present confined to heI
bed by illness and may not be able
to go to Missouri in time to attend
the funeral.
Mrs. B. T. Green received word to
day from DR.. Green, who was called
to Little Rock, Ia, last week by the
serious illness Of his father, w. II
Green, stating that his father dice
last night. The elder Mr.. Green was
80 years old and is well known in this
city because of his many visits here
He is remembered as a fine old gentle
man and the many friends of the fam
lily in Brookings regret his passins
and extend sympathy to the bereaveC
ones. He will be buried in the family
burying ground at Little Rock.
Great big Pre-Inventory Sale from
January ! to 10, at the Boot Shop.