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Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-10-05

The navy In the Philippines has had
little chance to win glory since the
Spanish feet was destroyed, but the
plight Of the Spanish garrison at Ba.
Ter by the Yorktown developed a hero
in Ensign Standley. When the ship
reached the port, II was found that the
imprisoned garrison was far back from
the shore and out of sight Ensign
STANDBY and Quartermaster Lysaght
volunteered to land and reconnoiter
toward the town. Clamberlng up n
steep mountain side, the scouts came
to a tree tall enough to give a view of
Baler and its surroundings StandIey
directed Lysaght to stay on the ground
and at the first sign OF danger to run
for the shore. He himself climbed the
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-10-05

1t was discovered that Davicki could
not move. Reno dashed back under
fire. dismounted and placed his wound
ed mate in the saddle. Holding on by
the stirrup. he galloped the pony a
distance Of 500 yards across the deep
stream to the shelter where his com
panions stood, breathless, at this ex-
hibition Of heroism. Reno was raw
recruit, but there is something in n
name, for General Jesse Reno was one
Of the most gallant fighters Of 1862.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-10-05

T. L Il GRAPHIC
reports OF war
like deeds in the
farof Philip
pines make the
most of some
few instances Of
soldierly daring.
But these dis
patches merely
skim the surface
St things roman
tic and interest
ing. Every com
pany In contact
with the willy
and cruel Fill
pino has it s
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-10-05

The hot fight at Mariquina found ifs
hero in the person of an aid-de-camp
with soldier blood In his veins. This
was Lieutenant John G. Gregg, scion
of the Pennsylvania family which has
a fighting record. Young Gregg went
Hale. His horse was shot under him,
and as he bent down TO unloosen the
saddle soldier warned him to be on
his guard, for the shot which had hit
tree near by. Instead of taking to
cover, as most OF the men were do
ing, the lieutenant stepped forward.
erect, with glasses in hand. Coolly un-
casing the glasses, he surveyed the
dangerous tree. A pun of smoke, a
sigh. a quick grip of the hand to the
chest, and an American hero fell dead
on the blood bought soil OF the Phil
ipplnes.
1t is natural to discriminate in fa-
vor of the valor which Is displayed for
the rescue of a comrade. A deed OF
this kind, which would have won the
Victoria cross in the British army, was
performed by Corporal Reno, Fourth
cavalry, In one of the early skirmishes
with the insurgents. In an ambush
fight one of the troopers named Da.
vicki was wounded and left behind.
The party rushed for shelter, and then
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-10-05
BRooKINGS and BRoOKINss COUNTY.
A BRIEF DESCRIPTION.

Cigar factory.
Two bakeries
One state bank
Seven churches.
Five good hotels.
Six grain elevators
One national bank.
Excellent drainage
One steam laundry.
Two machine shops
Three lumber yards.
One Chinese laundry.
Three weekly papers.
First Regiment Band.
Railroad eating house.
Fine lake near the city.
One first-class creamery.
Good water near surface
Glove and,mitten factory.
Local telephone exchange
State Agricultural college.
Tidball Medicine Company.
Twenty-Five hundred souls.
Splendid resort for spOrtsmen.
Waterwosks for fire protection.
One monthly periodical-college
Long distance telephone system.
Fine brick public school building
incorporation three miles square.
United states Experiment Station.
One building and loan association.
Five hundred scholars in public schools.
Railroads running east, west and north.
FIGURING mill with capacity OF 100 barrels.
Good sewerage system in business portion
Electric lights owned and controlled by the
city.
-Four hundred students at Agricultural col
lege.
Abstract and title guaranty company-in
corporated.
County seat Brookings county, population
i3,ooO--fine court house and Jail.
Surrounded by the best farming and graz
ing lands in South Dskota-where crops are
sue and water plenty.
Masonic bodies: Commandery, Council,
Chapter, Blue Lodge and Eastern Star. ODD
Fellows: Encampment, Subordinate and
Rebekah. A. o. L. w. andlDegree of Honor.
Modern Woodmen and Royal Neighbors.
Royal Arcanum. National Aid Association.
Mystic Circle. &. A. X and Woman's Relief
Corps.
Beautiful trees dot the prairie I'm every d.
rection and the city presents a charming ap
pearauce, matted as IL is in the midst of a fine
growth Of shade and ornamental trees.
Brookings invites manufacturing enterprises
wholesale houses and business OF all kinds
Her citizens are ready and willing 10 encour.
age and assist every helpful industry.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-10-05

tree. relying upon its thick branches
for screen. Lysaght said he would
never have deserted his officer, but he
: was not brought to a test. STANDBY
stayed In the tree until he had sketch
ed the whole position, the fortress and
roads. and this led to the release of %
! brave Spanish boys who had helu their
little fort against the insurgents for
more than year.
A brace Of stories of heroism would
be incomplete without a flag capture
episode. The army paper, America.
published at Manila, says that one Of
the pluckiest deeds in the campaign
was that performed by Sergeant Glenn
ent Z. Jones Of the Third battalion,
tennessee volunteers. This is the sto-
ry as told on the spot: The sight Of q
Filipino standard within 800 yards of
the Tennessee outpost, near .Iaro, graf
ed on the sergeants sense of prOpriety,
and he determined to capture the
Haunting emblem. SO he slipped be
tween. the outposts and crossed the
river into the enemy'S country
Incredible as it appears. the ser
geant traversed uuharmed a large
tract Of open ricefeldS within full view
of the armed natives. When he ar
rived within grasping distance OF the
! flag, he made II reach for it. simply
stupefying for the time the Filipnos.
who were panic stricken over his sud
den appearance. He uprooted the flag
staff and, shouldering it, started back
TO his post, the target all the way of
Mauser bullets, which the natives sent
after him as parting salutes. Unscath-
ed, he waded the river and. only the
worse for exposure to the burning sun.
arrived with his trophy, which now
adorns the First Tennessee barracks"
The DakOtan before mentioned, who
won his commission under fire, is John
c. Holman of Company c, First South
Dakota. The gallant deed was one Of
the Incidents Of the advance on Ma
rilao. March 90. The Dakotans found
the natives intrenched along the river
beyond the railroad. The river was
too formidable to wade and the enemy
poured steady fire upon the Ameri-
can line. The colonel thought IL un-
safe TO cross the bridge with troops,
especially as the Filipinos had set II
on fire at the farther end. While the
officers were discussing whether to try
to save the structure or let 1t burn
Holman cried, 'I'll go over and put
out the fire." at the same time dash
ing across the long bridge
Comrades looked on and even some
OF the officers cried. Come back" but
he got across safely and put out the
flames before they had made great
headway. Then, instead OF retreating,
he coolly turned on the Filiplnos. wbo
were but a few yards away, and open
ed fire with his repeating. rifle. In.
spired by Holman's example, the regi-
ment made a San Juan rush for 1t,
crossed the bridge and put the insur-
gents TO rout.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-10-05

tie, skirmish or scout, brings to the
front some brave man. From the ranks
to lieutenancy at a single bound is
the story of gallant Dakota boy Civ
en- below. Some win prizes; others sim
ply do their duty and display that
nerve which is the badge Of the true
soldier.
A Dakotan of marvellous nerve is
Private Smith Of Company +, First
South Dakota volunteers. Smith was
marked for victim of assassination
by the Filipnos while patrolling the
most dangerous beat on the line
Shortly after sunset two natives came
toward him In single file. When chal-
lenged. they answered promptly with
noches, amigo" meaning, Good even
ing, friend" AS the Filipinos passed
on Smith resumed his walk, but when
turning away he glanced sidelong at
the strangers. a circumstance which
saved his liSe. The second Filipino in
was actually springing forward to cut
down the amiable sentry.
Smith lodged the blow so az to save
his skull, but the keen blade gashed
his cheek from temple to chin. Whlrl-
ing upon his enemies, the nervy fellow
shot one through the heart before he
had gone three lengths. The reaction
from this effort. weak as he was from
pain and the loss of blood, caused
Smith to drop to his knees. But he
was not dead American yet. Reload
ing his rife, he took careful aim and
brought down the other fleeing native
just on the edge OF bamboo thicket.
When Smith lay in the hospital. Gen
eral Otis called personally to praise
him for his bravery.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-10-05
PLArrEvILLE, Wis, Sept. IS

PLATrEvILLE, Wis, Sept. IS.
DEAR GEORGE
Your souvenir came to hand today,
and I want to compliment you on the
splendid work you have done. It
must have been quite an undertaking. /.
M. p. RINDLAUB,
Editor Witness
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-10-05
OUR SOUVENIR EDITION.
Pleasing Comments Continue 20 ArrivS
at the Register Once.

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.
DEAR EDIToRs:--
Please accept thanks for the beau
tiful souvenir you sent us. 1t is very
fine and We thoroughly enjoy lookit 3
at 1t, especially the old school house
and the picture Of the old-time editor.
1t surely will help boom your country
Mr.. AND MRS. f. HAUxHURsT.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-10-05

FEMININE Idea of n Husband.
II a man were as bold and brave as
his wife thinks he is, ne would be shot
for a desperate the first time he left
his doorstep.-New York Press.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-10-05
HEROES OVER THERE
DARING DEEDS OF AMERICAN BOYS IN
THE PHILIPPINES.

Private HOIman's Prize For saving
. Bridge-stan Omcer Grega-Brave
Flag Capture - Lawton's Gallant
scouts and Their Tragic End.
copyright 1899, by American Press Asso-
fiatlOn.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-10-05
Yoena,s Dray inc
A.G. YOUNG, Prop,

Drsying and hsuling OF .Ii kinds Prices always
reasonable. Baggage and household goods
handled with especial care.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-10-05

General Lawtou, who is himself a
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-10-05
Brookings County.

Land Is rapidly advancing in price and
now Is the time to invest. Big profits are
sure to be gained by investing.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-10-05

REBEkAH Tetonka Lodge, No 2S. meets
scOnd and fourth Tuesday night each month
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FLORENCE CAMPBELL, y. q.
BLANCHE BTGLER, Secretary.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-10-05
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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-07-21
.BROOKLYN'S STRIKE.
Company Succeeds in Running a
Larger Number of Cars.
BUT FEW DISTURBANCES ARE NOTED
Both Sides Are Confident of Success,
But the situation Seems to In
dictate Failure of the Men
to Win,

New York, July 19.-The Brooklyn
street car strikers evidently won over
a number of nonunion men to their
ranks during the night. The Putnam
avenue line, over which the cars had
been running OH schedule time for the
last few days, was crippled Tuesday,
certainly one-third of the cars being
tied up. On the Fulton street line.
which ran on nearly schedule time
Monday, the number of cars was re-
duced about one-third. No cars We're
running on the Nostrand avenue and
the Tompkins avenue lines.
No cars were run over the Flatbush
avenue line to Brighton Beach and the
patrons of the race track We're forced
to take steam cars over the old rail
road routes or the Franklin avenue and
Smith street trolley cars, which are not
under the strikers ban. Great diff
Guilty was experienced by the manage
ment in running cars over the Nassau
system, and liberal estimate of the
cars run over the Nassau lines would
be about 80 per cent: of the regular
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-07-21
THE PEACE CONFERENCE
An Outline of the Work So Far Ac-
complished by the Meeting
mt The Hague.

Washington, July 19.-The work ac-
complished by The Hague conference,
as represented in the conventions and
treaties which have just reached the
state department, is divided into three
classes. The first relate to the revision
of the rules of war relative to the res
cue of shipwrecked and wounded per-
sons in marine battles. Included UNI
der this general head is provision for
extending to hospital ships immunity
from capture in three cases; first, in
the case of official national vessels UNI
der proper insignia; second, private
hospital ships fitted out By benevolent
persons; third. hospital ships fitted ont
by neutral powers, beneyolently in
clined, for the rescue Of wounded and
shipwrecked sailors. Conventions rel
ative to the revision and supplement
ing of rules for the conduct of war on
land. These undertake to define who
are and who are not proper combatants
They also provide for the proper treat
ment of prisoners of war, etc. The
third class of conventions contain ar
ticles looking to che peaceful adjust
ment Of international differences, in
Guiding a scheme of mediation. a
scheme of international courts of in
quiry and scheme for permanent
arbitration tribunal. All of these con-
ventions are under careful scrutiny,
and if they comply in terms with the
brief synopsis already furnished the
government they will secure the adj.
hesion of the state department.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-07-21
liams, in the federal court Tuesday,

liams, in the federal court Tuesday,
after listening to arguments for many
hours, granted injunctions against
President Wright, of the Fourteenth
district of the United Mine Workers
of America, against the executive board
in charge of the southeast Kansas strike
and against every union miner. The
right of speech and inducement was
reserved for the defendant, who fought
the injunction hard. One of the coal
companies sought by motion to have
the United Mine Workers union de-
clared an illegal organization, but the
court refused to do this. The defend
ants and all other persons who may
combine, confederate or conspire with
them are seFerally and collectively en-
joined from interfering with, hinder
ing, boycotting, obstructing the bust
ness of the coal companies or from en-
tering on the premises or congregating
near their property or from threaten
ing, intimidating, boycotting or molest-
ing any employe of the companies. The
strikers, by their attorney, made an
especial plea to have the executive
board exempted from the injunction,
but the court said they We're the ones
above all others to be enjoined. Presi-
dent Wright and Joseph Boston, of Du-
quoin, H., members of the national com
mittee, stated after the decision that
the injunction would in no way affect
the strike; that it was becoming effect
i've each day.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-07-21
ONLY THREE KILLED.
Clay County Ry.) Shooting
Scrnpe II Reduced.

London, Ky, j ly 1e.-News from Clay
county confirms Monday nights re-
ports of the Philpot-Grif1in fight, and,
while reducing somewhat the number
of fatalities, gives details which EN-
phasize the horrible ferocity of the con-
fict. Three men. all of the Griffin fac
ton, were killed in the fight, three were
fatally wounded and two were Sc
riously hurt. Messengers from Man
chester report the situation more
threatening than ever because of the
spread of the fepd to families not here
tofore directly concerned. The Chad
wells and Barnetts are said to be join
ing the Grifiins and Morrises, while the
Philpots, in themselves the strongest
faction, are gathering their followers
from neighboring districts in expeeta-
ton that their antagonists, who were
worsted in the battle, will seek an early
opportunity for revenge.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-07-21
Queer Advertisements.


mo person." wrote an Imaginative
undertaken, lever having tried one OF
these alright collins Of ours will ever
use any other.N
This is supplemented by the truthful
but discouraging advertisement of
dentist; "Teeth extracted with grear
pains"
A western farmer advertises for
woman to wash, iron, and milk two
cows"
An advertisement once appeared in
a Washington paper for "a room for
young man 10 by 12."
This is an advertisement from the
columns Of an English court journal:
Blankets! Blankets! Blankets! For
domestic and charitable purposes of
every description, quality, size and
weight"
The following advertisement is from
an Australian paper. "Wanted - A
young woman (the palmer the better)
to help small, genteel family in their
domestic matters: one without ringlets
preferred"
An American paper published in
Paris recently contained the following
unique advertisements: "a young man
Of agreeable presence, and DESTROYS of
getting married, would like to make
the acquaintance of an aged and ex-
perienced gentleman who could dis.
suade him from taking the fatal step"
Here is q specimen of domestic adj.
vertiseing from the columns of The
London Times: "ATrs. George Ashton,
s Victoria street. Westminster takes
this opportunity of thanking her nu.
merous friends for their kind letters
Of sympathy on the dissolution of he,
marriage"
The court Of Schleswig-H H lsteir
once issued the following curious no
tice: "At the request of Herr Peter
Lehman, Of Altoona, the seaman Diet
rich Lehman, who was born in Kirch
moor, in November, 184S, and was
drowned on the journey from Stockton
to Hamburg while sailing in the shiI
Bertha Jenny, is hereby called upon Ia
appear before this court and report
himself on or before Friday, January
20, 1893, at II o'clock p. NJ, under
pain of being declared dead"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-07-21

cruiting. The Thirty-first infantry,
commanded by Col. Petit, with head
quarters at Fort Thomas, Ky, leads in
the recruiting with the Twenty-seventh
infantry, Col. Bell commanding, with
headquarters at Camp Meade, close
second. Gen. Corbin and other officials
of the war department say they are
very much gratified at the progress
made, especially when it is considered
that the work already performed was
done at the regular army recruiting
stations and before the special volun-
teer stations had been put into active
operation. Gen. Corbin says that the
number of volunteers already obtained
satisfies him that the ten volunteer
regiments will be completely organized
by the 18th proX.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-07-21
FACTS OF REAL INTEREST.

Icebergs in the Atlantic sometimes last
for 200 years.
The policemen of the City of Mexico
are being taught English.
Half the ships in the world are Brit
ish. The best of them can be converted
into ships Of war in forts-eight hours.
Italian antiquaries have unearthed
what they believe to be the ashes of
julius Caesar in the ruins of the Roman
forum,
Paris actresses wear paper lace, which
by night looks as beautiful and delicate
as the best of real lace, while it costs
but u trife
Twelve years ago one sailor out Of
every 106. on an average, lost his life
by accident. Now the proportion has
been reduced to one in 256.
Calico print works use 100000
dozen eggs per year, wine CHARTERS use
100000 dozen, the photographers and
other industries use many millions, and
these demands increase more rapidly
than table demands
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-07-21
In Memory.
of Edith Belle and Gertie Owen.
BY friend.

OF Edith Belle and Gertie Owen.
BY a friend.
Blessed are the little children
That are in the fathers care.
Blessed is your little Edith
For you know she s entered there.
Blessed too is little Gertie,
She is free from pain and sin;
For you know the blessed Savior
Lets the little children in.
So, dear parents, think that Jesus
Bids our little children come
From this world of care and sorrow
TO his bright and happy home.
And today your little darlings
Both are safe among the bleSt.
They will never have to suffer-;
This will give your bosom rest.
We will meet again our loved ones,
They have only gone before,
And our tears will all cease flowing
When we meet to part no more.
They are home in heaven with Jesus
With crown upon their brow.
Here they suffered pain and weakness
But they DO not suffer now.
He is always kind and faithful,
Willing for to be our guide,
And he took your loved ones over
Safely to the other side.
Yes, we know that they are happy,
Left this world of care and pain.
They have crossed the river safely,
They will never die again.
III. j. L.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-07-21
BITS OF INFORMATION.

Horatio Alger, the writer Of boys stories,
died at the home of his sister, Mrs. Amos
Cheney, in Natick, Mass
Over 200 railway agents from all parts Of
the country arrived in Milwaukee Tuesday
to attend the convention of the National
Association Of Railway Agents, which will
continue three days.
Mrs. Louis W. Holiday was exonerated
by the coroner's Jury in st. Louis for killing
her husband. son Of a prominent and
wealthy real estate dealer of Chicago, a
verdict Of justif1able homicide being re-
turned.
on rush order from the war department
2oO horses and mules and 50 escort wagons
were shipped from the Chickamauga quar-
termaster's department to San Francisco
by special train, to be forwarded at once to
Manila.
Receivers Henry F. Whitcomb and How
ard Morris have formally transferred all
the Wisconsin Central properties of which
they had charge since September q, 1898,
Railway company
The Pressed Steel Car company has con-
tracted with the Carnegie Steel company
for $4,000 tons of steel plates monthly for
period of ten years. This is the largest
steel contract ever awarded to one firm
and amounts to about 81, 100000.
Work was begun Tuesday morning on the
coHstru ctlon OF passage from the cell of
Capt Dreyfus to the hall in Rennes in
which the court-martial before which he is
to be tried will sit. This will enable the
prisoner to escape the annoyance of OBJ
servation by the curious.
At Pratt, Kan, grasshoppers are re-
ported as numerous enough to ruin corn
fields and all vegetation. On single stalk
of corn is quart of the hoppers. Plover
are arriving In great flocks, but little re-
lief is expected from this source, as hunt
ers are securing the country for game.
Miss Clara Barton, of the Red Cross So
ciety, arrived in New York from Havana
on the steamer Havana. She and the other
passengers were detained at quarantine on
account of the vessel having come from
yellow fever port. Miss Barton said Red
Cross affairs In Cuba are in excellent con.
dition