The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-04-22
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! surance.
George w. Robertson was in Aber-
deep on business matters Monday
The Toulouse mentioned elsewhere
/ in these columns has been moved off
/ the sidewalk
Paul butcher of the Register, was
among those who attended the funeral
of Editor Pratt at Elkton yesterday.
! Prof C. H. Brady left last Saturday
evening for Pierre from where he will
start on a drive for better schools in
the western part of the state.
On all Gillette tires you save 15R.
Don't send out of town for your tires.
Call and let F. C. Neill, the harness
maker. show you a guaranteed tire Of
5000 miles
Mrs. G. l.. Renstrom, wife of the
proprietor of the depot lunchroom, re-
turned from her home at Mankato
Mimi, last week where she had been
recovering from a recent illness.
The teamsters, who have been work,
school buildings, went on strike the
first of the week, but the difficulty was
soon adjusted and they have agreed
to return to work.
I Marriage licenses were issued to the
following during the last week: Frank
OLeary and Myrtle Hamilton of Elk
ton, Albert I. Frykman of Bruce and
Lillian Fenske of Arlington, and Paul
Il. Gearry of Mitchell and Claire Ehlers
of Paulina, iowa
The chief mission of the Interchurch
World Movement is the coordination
Of the resources of men, money and
materials Cf protestant America, to end
waste and duplication of time, work
and dollars in church social welfare,
religious and educational endeavors.
w. H. Cornell attended the funeral
of j. L. Pratt at Elkton yesterday.
Mr.. Cornell was a pioneer Of Elkton,
going there in 1880 and was there
when Editor Pratt embarked in the
newspaper business. o. 7. Grattan,
Henry Brown and Mr.. Cornell are now
the only living representatives of
those earliest days in Elkton
The American Legion held a meet
ing at the Commercial club rooms
Wednesday evening. 1t is planned to
organize a post Of the Women's Aux
iliary service in Brookings. Mothers,
wives, sisters and daughters of SER
vice men or nurses or other women
who were in the service are eligible
to membership. All women interested
are asked to attend a meeting next
Wednesday evening at 500 O'Clock
at the Commercial club rooms.
All those who are lucky enough TO
witness the performance of Baby
Mine" which comes to the Brookings
opera house tomorrow, Friday, night
will have the opportunity of seeing the
biggest fun producer in years. 1t need
acknowledge no peer in the realms
of fun. 1t is clean, wholesome sort
of entertainment for all who wish to
be amused in some way. Every one
will enjoy Baby Mine" from baby to
grandpa, so make no mistake by let
ting this fun feast get away without
you seeing it. There are still few
good seats left, but from the outlook
now there will be very few when the
curtain rises on the first act of Baby
Mine" tomorrow night.
James Albert Bortnem died at the
Volga hospital Sunday, April ii, al
the age Of 20 years, following an opera
ton for appendicitis. He is well
known in Brookings, having liyed on
a farm about twelve miles south OF
town all of his life and has transacted
all of his business in this city. He
was born in Lake county just across
the boundary line and has been farm
ing down in that neighborhood up tC
the time of his death. The funeral
was held at the Lake Campbell Luth
eran church on Thursday, April 10
He leaves a wife and two children, also
his father, Andrew j. Bortnem, one
brother, Clifford Bortnem, and sister
Mrs. Theodore Thompson, all OF sum
nit township, Lake county. A half
brother, Rev. Henry Langum, assisted
in the funeral services. A. o. Bort
mem of this city Is cousin of the de
ceased. The Viking male choir fur
nished the music at the services 'an6
acted as pallbearers.