The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-12-29

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Prof. Andrew Allison of the Sioux
Falls college faculty, arrived last week
to spend Christmas with his parents in
Brookings.
Mrs. ]. A. Keck and daughter Myrtle,
left Tuesday morning for Watertown
to visit at the home of Rev. and Mrs.
S. w. Keck.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. f. Erwin came up
from Toledo, Iowa, to spend Christmas
at the old home with Mr.. and Mrs.
|. J. Bibby and Miss Ada.
Miss Great Johnson, teacher in the
White public schools. came home to
spend the holidays with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Johnson.
Miss Frances Knutson and Miss
Wilma Knutson came home from North
Dakota where they are teaching school,
to spend the Christmas holidays.
T. c. Madden of Bismarck, N. d.,
left Tuesday for his home after spend.
ing Christmas in Brookings with his
mother, Mrs. Thos. Madden, and his
sister, Mrs. T. G. Akin.
Miss Florence Bitterness who teaches
at Hurley, and Miss Mabel Bitterness
who teaches at Bricelyn, Mimi. are
enjoying the holidays visiting at the
home of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
o. J. Bitterness.
Roger Atkinson, who is attending
the University of North Dakota at
Grand Forks, came home to spend the
holidays with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. C. H. Atkinson, and his other
friends in Brookings.
Miss Ann D. Paradis arrived Friday
morning from st. Paul for a short
visit at the j. l.. Barry residence be-
fore going to her home at Marshall,
Mimi, to spend Christmas. Miss
Paradis is now a supervisor in the
R%iverview Telephone Exchange in
st. Paul.
Anyone knowing the present address
of Prof. A. B. CrOsier will confer a
favor by phoning to the Register. Prof.
Crosier was formerly a member OF
State college faculty and for many
years we were able to keep track of
him through the Register, but recently
we have lost all trace of him.
Miss Esther Bairey arrived Friday
morning from Minneapolis to spend
Christmas with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. l.. Bairey. Miss Bairey is at.
tending the American Business Col
lege at Minneapolis and has been very
successful in her work there. After
six weeks training she took part in
a scientific shorthand demonstration
with the first and second world cham
pion shorthand writer's, the Misses
Alice Mengelkoch and Elnora Diehl,
both of Minneapolis.
Last week was a great business week
in Brookings. Crowds thronged the
streets every day and merchants re-
port the liveliest Christmas business
in years. Holiday trade was not X
pected to come up to the level of for
mer years, so considerable surprise and
pleasure was manifest in the unusual
business activity which took place.
| Much of tn pessimism is now being lost
and greater confidence is felt in the
future. We had in truth a merry
Christmas, now for the happy and pros
porous New Year.
A. NJ. Kenly of Volga, Augusta Mel
son of Watertown, and Lillian Noonan
of Lismore, Mimi, all of whom have
been employed at the Hub department
store during the past year, were en-
tertained at the candy kitchen last
Thursday evening by the Hub en-
! ~ployees. The affair vas arranged as
a farewell tribute. since these three
employees have resigned taking effect
the first Of the year. During their
association with the Hub they have
made many friends both in a social
and professional way, who will regret
' their departure.