The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-03-09
l.. H. Billick, deputy sheriff, was IN
Bruce last Saturday on business.

! bruce last SATURDAY OH UuSlHeSS'
VIM. Holland Of Elkton, was a busi-
ness visitor in Brookings Tuesday.
We can save you one on kitchen
hardware. Haywood Hardware Co..
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NJ. J. Russell of WATERFOWL arrived
Monday night to spend a few days in
this city on court matters.
l.. G. Dokken, d. L. Chaplin and G.
II. McWilliams Of Bruce were business
visitors in Bookings yesterday.
Mrs. Geo. w. Cobel returned Tues
day from Lincoln, Neb., where she has
been making an extended visit with
relatives.
Old, old Exide storage battery in
service six years right here in Brook
ings, See new ones at Exide Battery
Service Station. across from city hall.
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Your wife has a better memory than
! you have. Tell her to remind you Fri
day noon Of your engagement for that
evening, Military Band concert, State
college auditorium, S:15.-Advertise-
ment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Rexford return.
ed Tuesday evening from Spring Val
ley, Mimi, where they had been called
by the serious condition of Mr.. Rex
ford's sister, who had been burned
severely. She is now greatly improved.
Mrs. Will Kennedy left Monday
night for Minneapolis, Mimi, called
by the illness Of her daughter, Mrs.
r. c. Sherwood. Tuesday night Mrs.
Frank Farrankop left for the same
place to assist her in caring for the
family.
Mrs. Minnie Hartman and daughter,
Bess and family, left last week for
Springfield, Mo-, where they will make
their future home. Their long resi-
dence in Brookings has made them
many friends who will regret their de-
parture.
The funeral of DR.. F. A. Spafford
was held at F~landreau Tuesday but
on account of the blocked railroads
very few from here were able to at
tend. A party of so or more Of the
late doctors friends and admirers
planned to attend but were obliged
to give it up.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. S. Thayer returned
Wednesday morning from Long Beach,
Cay, where they have been spending
the winter. They report that all of
the Brookings people at Long Beach
are in good health and enjoying life.
They stated that Mrs. John Alton *.
poets to return about April 1.
Mrs. Fannie Reeves writes the Reg
lister from Santa Ana, Cal, that I'VE
are all getting along nicely and I think
most of the Brookings people living
here are getting along nicely. Mrs.
w. II. Roddle called yesterday with
Mrs. RUDE Matson, formerly of Brook
ings but now of Oregon. Enjoyed their
visit very much. Hope everyone in
BrookingS is WELL"
The Sunday Minneapolis Journal
contained a very good picture Of Mrs.
J. r. Towne, chairman Of the citizen
ship division of the fifth district fed
Grafton of women's clubs and who is
in charge of the program given at the
civic luncheon of the district given at
Donaldson's tea room yesterday. Mrs.
Towne is the daughter of Mrs. J. l.
ColgrOve and a former Brookings girl.
Considerable excitement was ere
ated on Main street Wednesday after
noon by the appearance of a small
group of people, all of whom appeared
to be in a rather hilarious mood. Upon
investigation by the authorities it was
discovered hat they had a college
student cornered and were buying
their tickets to the Military Band con
cert which will occur Friday night in
the college auditorium. No one was
Observation-Disclosures.
The sudden change in climate
brought on an epidemic of the grip or
influenza in Brookings. Probably a
hundred persons have been taken down
with it the last week. Thirty new
cases were reported yesterday. The
affliction is not serious. A high fever
Of short duration is noted in some
cases but in the course Of a few days
all symptoms disappear. Great care
must be taken of the health at his
time of the year if one is to escape
sickness.
If you want to test your powers of
discernment and vocabulary you will
find an interesting and profitable ex-
ercise in the page ad Of the Register
this week. A picture puzzle contain
ing a myriad Of objects beginning with
the letter up" is the brain teaser and
it will test the skill of anyone, no
matter how brilliant, to make a COM
plete list of all the objects in that
picture. Try it out this evening and
see if you can't win one of the attrac.
tive cash prizes.