The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1923-01-11
Local and Personal

DR.. b.. H. Sayre, local veterinarian.
advertisement.
See NJ. C. Coleman for all magazines
and newspapers. Phone 53O.-Adver-
tisement.
The Rebekah lodge will hold a bake
sale at the Corner grocery on Satur-
day beginning at LOO p.m.-Adver-
tisement.
For Sale-New $45 Magnavox for
$35 cash. Just the thing for enter
tanning with Radio. Call K-97.-Ad-
vertisement.
A rummage and bake sale will be
held Wednesday, January 18th at 10
o'clock in the basement Of the Press
Building under the auspices of the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
Observation-Disclosures.
Miss Alice Foster, instructor il the
junior high school, suffered a badly
wrenched knee and a YER cut on
the forearm Monday afternoon after
school when she slipped when carrying
a heavy flower box and fell. She was
taken to the hospital and after placing
her under an anesthetic it was found
necessary to take twenty stitches to
close the wound on her arm. She will
be laid up for several days. Mrs. +.
G.. TrOtzig has been taking charge of
her classes during her enforced alb
senCe.
f. l.. Squirting of Bonner's Ferry,
Idaho, is visiting his son, Roy, and
many old friends in Brookings for a
few days. Mr.. Squirting was one OF
the early pioneers, coming to Brook
ings county in 70, where he acquired
the reputation Of being not only one
of our best farmers but an authority
on agriculture and stock raising. Dur
ing the late war he was made chair
man of the Liberty Loan Committee
for this district and performed the
strenuous task with great credit to
himself and satisfaction to the gov
eminent. He is now making his home
at Bonner's Ferry where he has a
fine home and where his son is running
a large ranch near that place. He eX.
poets to return west tomorrow.
It is told that one Of the defendants
in one Of the criminal cases in court
this week who, when called upOn tC
give his oath and saw Clerk of Courts
II. w. Blakely stand up with his right
hand appraised. mist0Ok the sign and
with a smile of recognition said, Hello
there" and waved his hand in return
This calls to mind another recent in.
cident where an attorney had en-.
countered a somewhat difficult wit
ness. Finally he asked the man if he
was acquainted with any of the men
on the Jury. yes, sir" announced
the witness, more than half Of them
Are you willing to swear that you
know more that half Of them?' de
manded the lawyer. "Why, if it comes
to that, I'm willing to swear that
know more than all Of them put to
gether," came the emphatic reply.
Miss Ollie Tehon Of Mobridge, suffer
ed a bad scalp wound in an accident
last Thursday when the taxi driven by
CLYDE Hinkley. in which she was rid
ing, was smashed into by a Ford driven
by a farmer. Mr.. Sneye, at the inter
section of Eighth emu and Williams
street. Mr.. Hinkley was coming from
the east and had the right Of way
He sounded his horn repeatedly. Mr.
Sneve had Opaque side curtains Sc
hat he could not see up the street to
the right. The impact was powerful
enough to slide the Packard on the
slippery pavement over to the curl
and the momentum carried it across
the street into a yard where it side
swiped a tree, giving the passengers
Jolt. Miss Tehon struck the top OF
the side Of the a in such Il manner
that a cut on her head resulted. The
other passengers were unhurt. Miss
Tehon was taken to the hospital where
her wound was dressed and she left
Sunday for Mobridge to resume hel
teaching after a visit with friends a,
State college. The accident was un
fortunate but for the careful driving
Of Mr.. Hinkley it might have resulted
more seriously.