The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-09-14


The Boot Shop.-Advertisement.
John Johnson and Leroy Cameron
were among those from White, who
attended the Legion fun fest on Fri
day.
Mrs. l.. A. Golf of Bruce, underwent
an operation for appendicitis and gall
stones at the Deaconess hospital last
Wednesday. She is recovering i'll a
satisfactory manner.
Mrs. l.. O. King of Wilmot. arrived
Sunday for a visit at the home OF
Judge and Mrs. Geo. p. Hall, and with
her daughter, who is staying at the
Hall home. Mrs. King is an aunt of
Mrs. Hall.
, A. f. Nergote drove over from Mar.
shall Tuesday, and Mrs. Nergote and
son, who have been visiting at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Alton, returned with him yester-
day TO their home at Marshall. Mimi.
Judge Geo. p. Hall announces the
commitment of two women to the
hospital for the insane at Yankton
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two unfortunate victims of mental dis
ease kere Mrs. Elizabeth Van Geest Of
Oakwood township, and Mary Ecker of
Sherman township.
Marriage licenses were issued to
the following named couples by Clerk
of Courts II. w. Blakely: Hugh II. Hoy
and Sarah M. Ripley of Aurora; Lynn
Hutton of Bookings, and Bonnie
Buck of Bruce; G.. A. Brelsford and
Viola Sundet; Floyd Brelsford and AL
vira Johnson of ~Brookings.
+. r. Bartling, Van Fishback, DR..
II. Z. Blocker, Forrest Simmons, f. C..
Nolan and r. l.. Patty motOred to
Pipestone and participated in the golf
tournament between several towns in
Minnesota and Iouth Dakota. Brook
ings won second place in team play,
Pipestone taking first place. In the
individual medal play, +. r. Bartling
went into the finals and was defeated
by Padgett of Pipestone for first hon
ors. a banquet was served to the
players Saturday evening and an in
terstate golf association was formed.
Word was received in Brookings of
the death Of Mrs. Ed Williams, a well
known pioneer of Brookings, at Los
Angeles, Cal, yesterday morning.
Short services were held in Los
Angeles yesterday and the body ship
ped to Brookings for burial. Mrs.
Williams is a sister Of Mrs. r. II.
Williams of Santa Ana, Cal, fOrmes
resident Of Bookings, and the mother
of Mrs. Z. c. Olson. Mrs. Olson and
Mrs. r. II. Williams are accompany
ing the body and expect to arrive in
Bookings, Sunday night. The deceas-
ed is an aunt Of our Postmaster X. B.
Breed Of this city.
A mOonshine still was raided two
miles south of Lake Campbell by feder-
al prohibition officers Sunday and a
quantity of mash, some moonshine a
few bottles of beer and a still were
sliced and turned over to the sheriff
of Moody county. The farm where the
still was found is known as the Oscar
Olson place and was farmed by a man
named Henegar. Henegar was not
present when the raid took place and
could not be located. 1t is said that
the still was the filthiest that the Off.
crs eve saw. 1t smelled like a swill
barrel and it was doubted that even a
hog would drink from it.
On the heels of the announcement
that Howard Biggar, former Bookings
boy and graduate of State college.
had won a valuable prize for an edi-
torial, comes another announcement
that he has won another prize. This
latest prize being a bride, in the person
of Miss Nell Catherine Meskimen,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Meski-
men Of Omaha. Neb. The wedding took
lace at the home Of the brides parents
last Wednesday, Sept. 6. The young
couple will be at home at AIS North
39th street, Omaha, after September
20. The Register joins in extending
the heartiest Of congratulations and
good wishes.
The new Dodge touring car belong
ing to DR.. j. A. Williams of State
college, purchased only about two
weeks ago, was stolen this morning
from his garage. When DR.. Williams
went out to the garage early this
morning to get his car and start out
for the State fair at Huron. he found
] ,I,n. H. J1z1- - H. l,l boo,
picked and the car stolen. The car
was locked in two places and the
thieves must have been experienced
hands to have been able to change the
wiring so that the locks were in
effective. No clues have been found
as to who the thieves were or where
they went. The car was insured.