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Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-04-27
BTOOklngS County.

Land is rapidly advancing in price and
now Is the time to invest. Big profits are
sure to be gained by investing.
The county of which Brookings is the
county seat Is the best adapted to diversified
farming of any in South Dakota. Situated in
the center Of the renowned Big Sioux Valley
and watered by the Big Sioux river and in
Vulnerable lakes. The soil is of a rich, black
loam and Is unsurpassed for fertility. The
best OF water Is found near the surface, and
numerous small streams water the rich farm
lands in all directions II contains % town
ships and SOS, S,5Si43 acres OF gently rolling
land, fully IS per cent OF which il under culti-
walton. Has l0i good schoolhouses valued at
about 100000 in round numbers Good rail-
road facilities. Assessed valuation, 1898,
S3,25, 900. Tax levy, 1898, 10 mills forggeneral
purposes. Average crop for the past twenty
years, Is bushels per acre. Fine herds of
blooded stock and rich grazing lands. No
government land-al occupied by actual
settlers. Decided land can be:purchased at
from S12 TO $50 per acre, accordingito location.
Good railroads convenient for marketing
stock and grain.
Long distance telephone connects every
town with the county seat and extends to
many points in the state as well as into Min
nesota and Iowa.
The country neighborhoods throughout the
county have their churches where the people
worship every Sunday.
During the past year a large number of peo-
pie from the east have brought their. families
to Brookings county and located perma-
nently. In every instance they'are contented
with their choice of location and are prosper
ing There are still opportunities for people of
all classes to come here and be Independent
No state in the union offers better advantages
than can be found right here in the Sioux
Valley region.
Farmers in the east who contemplate COM
ing west can find no better soil, no better lo-
cation and no better markets in the whole
northwest than Broolzings county presents.
Come out and see for yourselves the banner
county of South Dakota.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-04-27

was veteran of the civil war, and SC
far as known the only comrade of the
G. A r. killed in the Spanish war
While the battle loss of the Sixth al
San Juan was not remarkable when
compared with the heavy losses of other
fields, yet ii was exceptional for Santi-
ago. Kent's division lost that day 11h
per cent of the number engaged. The
Sixth lost Oven % per cent. Out Of 80
officers | were shot down, loss Of 3S
per cent. The strength in men that day
was 435, and of these 10S were killed
and wounded. Casualties of 20 per cent
and upward in a single engagement are
high, for two encounters of that nature
would deplete regiment by one-half
its fighting strength. While the losses Of
the Sixth at the bloody crossing were no.
ticeable because the first of the day, the
deadliest work was on the slopes of San
Juan hill. In battling with the block
house at least z of the II officers hit
that day went down. All the survivors
remember that as the hottest experience
of the battle, so there can be no ques-
tion that the Sixth scored its awful rec
ord in fair fight with the Mausers at
the blockhouse
GEORGE l.. KI.MER
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-04-27

which had ceased to be counted upon.
Finally, about 10 80, the cavalry on the
right of Hawkins line carried the first
hill. The success of the cavalry did
not weaken the fire Of the Spaniards at
the blockhouse, and as this position
was shut out from the view of the cav
airy by the lay of the ground and dense
shrubbery along the road separating the
cavalry field from that Of the infantry
there were really two battles on within
radius of 1000 yards. Shortly after
the cavalry took Kettle hill there
was q rush of this line for San Juan
ridge, north of the blockhouse. Haw-
kins' two regiments, the Sixth and Six
teenth gradually worked their way up
closer to the fort, the Sixth cavalry and
part of the Third not far away on the
right and the Thirteenth infantry of
Wikoff's brigade close up on the left
Before the second charge forward
Colonel Egbert had been wounded and
carried from the field. After that Par
ker's Gatlings showered the blockhouse
and trenches with bullets, and the hour
for the infantry rush was at hand. The
Sixth moved at first to the right Of the
fort. then changed direction to strike it
In the flank, while the Sixteenth as
sailed the direct front In this last
dash Captain A. M, Wetherell of Com
pany A fell, shot through the head. He
was killed instantly. Captain Wetherell
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-04-27
A STROKE OF GENIUS.
Ii Elected the Unbounded Admfra-
tion of the Farmer.

IL Elected the Unbounded Admfra-
tion of the Farmer.
Only few summers ago. among the
many others that visited the wild re-
gion adorned by one of Michigan's in
land lakes, was an artist He had
wealth of scenery from which to select
and chose a picturesque view with
hill of rocks and jack pines as back
ground. The owner of the property
transferred to canvas did not think
much Of the enterprise or OF the man
who would dawdle away his time in
such an undertaking, but the artist
paid the summer rates without MUIR
muir and never entered any complaints
against the accommodations. The next
season the painter was again among the
guests.
"How did that there picter Of yours
come out. anyhow" asked the curious
landlord.
"Oh. fairly well. You know that I
have my name to make yet. / sold il
for 81. 000."
"No. exclaimed the farmer excited,
", mot $1,000. You're chaffin me.
'tNot bit of it, laughed the artist.
81 got 81 900 for that little view before
there was frame on it. .
''Shake, stranger. / allus thought I
was purity slick on dicker. but III be
doggone if you don't take the prize.
You skinned that feller slick and
clean"
"How sof" Indignantly. for his pride
was touched.
"Oh, don't play innercent with me-
1t won't go no further. But you done
him brown. A thousand fur that spot
where you couldn't raise bean to the
acrel If the critter that bought that
picter had seen me. I'd sold him the
hull durn farm for $275 "--Detroit
Free Press
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-04-27

| tically smashed the Spanish fort, al
though it was long time about 1t, lost
no men in the affair. It's guns were too
far from the enemy to feel his fire. But
| at San Juan the case was different
Grimes battery had been stationed on
Ell Poso hill to silence any Spanish bat
teries which might open upon the ad-
vancing Americans. The range was
long, but the Spaniards had artillery at
Santiago with which to answer ct long
range. At the second shot into Grimes
battery one shell killed two men at a
single piece and wounded four, destroy
ing gun detachment at blow.
Grimes had 80 men at the battery,
hence the loss was 90 per cent, and 1t
occurred in a second. During that day
two more were hit, and later In the
siege two others, making n loss Of ten
ln the battery, very high one for light
artillery fighting at long range.
1t has been shown that the regular
regiments at Ell Caney averaged about
1919 per cent, and the lowest in any
regiment was 10. The Second Mas
sachusetts volunteers lost 6 per cent.
and including it in the strength and
losses the average IL pulled down to
minus II per cent. At San Juan,
where the loss has been called high, the
Ell Caney average was exceeded in both
the infantry and cavalry divisions, and
the highest percentage for single regi-
ment there exceeded in several cases.
Kents regular infantry lost nearly 10
per cent on the average, and, including
the strength and loss of the Seventy
first New York, 1873 per cent The
percentage in the Seventy-f first was z So.
Experienced soldiers declare that the
Second Massachusetts, and Seventy-first
New York were handicapped by the
form of rifle they carried, the smoking
Springfield. as ii was termed. In the
case OF the Second Massachusetts this
weapon. it was declared. prevented the
regiment from going in as far as the
regulars Of the same brigade; hence the
losses in its ranks We're comparatively
small.
In the cavalry the Tenth (colored)
lost nearly II per cent, or about the
Caney. Ths banner infantry regiment
at San Juan lost over 20 per cent, and
several exceeded the loss Of the Tenth
cavalry. The average in the cavalry
was IA per cent. Figures have been
given out showing that the cavalry loss
averaged higher than that of Kent's in
fantry. The showing was obtained by
deducting Is per cent from the cavalry
strength for men not engaged. The
strength upon which the percentages in
this article are based for all divisions is
the total present for duty. Ali the cav
airy regiments We're engaged and all
the infantry regiments, except perhaps
500 men Of the Seventy first New York.
TABLE OF PERCENTAGES IN THE CAVALRY.
lod
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-04-27


sible if they choose to follow the rulea
In an aggressive movement the nom
commissioned officers leading the sec
tions and squads are the most exposed;
next. the second lieutenant, who directs
the firing line from behind the men;
third, the captain, who stays with the
supporting line, and, fourth, the first
lieutenant, IN charge of the reserve-
Commissioned officers may and do break.
the rule to inspire their men. and at
Santiago did this in order to get the
line forward through the entangle-.
ments. Seeing an opening or path, they
dashed for it as pilots for those who
were trying to keep line and at the
same time pick roadway. 1t was a
field and contest to call for action
without regard to rule. and the officers
were equal to it in brains and courage |
GEORGE L. KILMER
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-04-27

riders "a and in the First regulars o
per cent.
Five of Kent's infantry regiments
suffered heavily among officers The
percentages were as follows: Sixth.
1898; Thirteenth. 30; Tenth, 80; Six
teenth. 20; Twenty fourth, 80; Second,
80. 53; Ninth, 51a; Twenty-first. 4;
Seventy first, 2.27. Under the tactics
now in use in the United States army
the officers are protected as much as pos
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-04-27

OF so appalling
after all. looked
at in the total,
the losses before
Santiago, b u t
when taken in
groups and plac-
ed by scene and
hour the figures
have a meaning.
They show that
the battle was
won by heroism,
not by accident;
that the losses
We're due TO pro-
longed and gal
liant fighting, not
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-04-27

20 ambush and slaughter pen.
The two regiments which lost the
highest both numerically and by per-
centage engaged in long contest with
the Spaniards and got their scars by
carrying the battle home to the ene-
my's lines The Seventh regulars Of
Chaffee's brigade entered the fight at Eli
Caney early in the day, and in tho
course of six hours counted its killed
and wounded at 140 officers and men.
The regiment carried $50 all told into
battle. In the deployment of Chaffee's
brigade on the northeast of the Span
ish position the Seventh took the lead,
marching by single file over the ridge
to the crest commanding Ell Caney viii
lage The crest of the ridge offered
some protection from Spanish fire, and
across the hollow between the crest
and village the Americans could see
the Spanish in their trenches Firing
sometimes by volleys and again at will,
the regulars were unable to silence the
enemy's rifles. All day the high key Of
the Mauser mingled with the pop of the
Krag-Jorgensen. The slope in front of
the Seventh was covered with a dense
chapparal, and charge down that
across the ravine at the bottom under
the muzzles of the Spanish rifles would
have annihilated the regiment. Besides,
in advancing to the fort the men would
have fallen within range of Capron's ar
tillery fire, which was playing upon the
Spaniards from the opposite front. The
losses of the Seventh We're distributed
over every hour of the day and among
all the companies. Dead and wounded
were borne back from the firing line
until over 100 had been gathered in a
sunken road behind the crest, yet in
the end all were surprised to learn that
the total was so great. AS it was i'm
possible for man to show the smallest
portion of his person to the enemy
without getting punctured. all the firing
was done while lying down and all
killed We're shot in the head.
Although the Seventh was outdone
in the matter Of percentage at San
Juan, it was not at FL Caney, except a
distinction is made in the case of the
Twenty fifth (colored) The Twenty
fifth lost IL per cent of its total, but
the main loss of Al killed and wounded
fell ucon about 200 men who charged
directly upon the stone fort under a
deadly Mauser fire. The loss in the Sew
enth amounted to II per cent.
The Seventeenth regulars sustained
about the same kind of fighting as the
Seventh, but its men had better shelter
and the loss was 13 per cent. The
Twelfth, which was closest to the fort
and reached there first, lost 10 per
cent. In approaching the Spanish lines
the Twelfth was well sheltered In an
other part OF the field, where the range
was open, the Eighth regulars lost 10
per cent and the Twenty-second, in the
same line, 10 per cent. Taken through
out, the casualties in the five regular
regiments Of the FL Caney division were
about the average for division steadily
but not heavily engaged. For large
body of troops heavily engaged so per
cent and upward Is an exceptional loss
fer single battle.
Capron's light battery. which did the
heavy pounding at Ell Caney and prac-
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-04-27

E WOULD be
a venturesome
disputant W b O
would undertake
to decide among
the many claim
ants as to who
was the first
A nj e rican to
scale the trenches
Iof Fort Sa n
Juan. But there
is happily no
question as to
which command
was first in the
attack or which
lost the heaviest
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-04-27
BRooKINGS and BR0OKIN6S COUNTY.
A BRIEF DESCRIPTION.

One feed mill.
Electric lights.
One state bank.
Seven churches.
Five good hotels
One steam laundry
One national bank
Excellent drainage
Two lumber yards.
Five grain elevators.
Three weekly papers.
Fine lane near the city.
One first-class creamery.
Good water near surface.
State Agricultural college.
Twenty-Five hundred souls.
Splendid resort for sportsmen.
Waterworks for fire protection.
One monthly periodical-college.
Long distance telephone system.
Fine brick public school building.
Incorporation three miles square.
One building and loan association.
Railroads running east, west and north.
FIGURING mill with capacity OF 100 barrels.
Abstract and title guaranty company-in.
corporated.
County seat Brookings county, population
i2,00O--fine court house and Jail
Surrounded by the best farming and graz
ing lands IN South Dakota--where crops are
sule and water plenty.
Masonic bodies: Commandery, Council
Chapter, Blue Lodge and Eastern Star. odd
Fellows: Encampment, Subordinate and
Rebekah. A. o. L. W. and Degree of Honor
Modern Woodmen and Royal Neighbors
Royal Arcanum. National Aid Association
Mystic Circle. G. a. Il, and Womans Relief
Corps.
Beautiful trees dot the prairie In every d
rection and the city presents a charming ap
pearauce, matted as it is in the midst of fint
growth of shade and ornamental trees
Brookings invites manufacturing enterprises
wholesale houses and business of all kinds
Her citizens are ready and willing to encour
age and assist every helpful industry.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-04-27
TABLE OF PERCENTAGES IN THE CAVALRY.
Killed and Percent.
hIfICU UIIK z CINGI
Strength. wounded. az

The highest loss in officers occurred
in the Tenth cavalry. The highest per-
centage among infantry officers was 3s
per cent in the Sixth regulars
The above table gives the combined
losses in the cavalry on July and 2.
The following shows the loss in the in
fantry division on the same field for the
same period:
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-04-27

Isysav WMM y EGlAN BAPTIST services
''s'y Sunday afternoon.
JACOB OLSON, Pasor.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-04-27

siee. nisaGH VII! OF CHRIST tscienti,n Ser.
e'e'ety Sunday in the G.. A. r.. hail.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-04-27
CHURCHES.

suntalI tIhAN tNorwegian) Services each
Schooi - morning and evening. Sunday
o. G. SKARET, Pastor.
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WHERE HEROES FELL
HOW THE FIGHTING REGIMENTS WON
THEIR SCARS AT SANTIAGO.
Numbers-san Juan Ahead In Per-
centnges - Kent's Infantry Leads
the Roll of Honor, Cavalry Next.

copyright, 1899, by the Author.l
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-04-27
FIRST IN AT SAN JUAN
GALLANT FIGHT AND HEAVY LOSS OF
THE SIXTH REGULARS.
Across San Juan River In Advance.
Attempt to EnnIade the Spanish
BlOckhOuse A Hot Ten Minutes.
One Man In Every Four Hit.
rCon,,rioht 1000 Ia, .ha Au,ho,,

copyright. 1899. by the Authorl
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-04-27

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, 1899-04-27

d. W. A. Arbor Camp No. 2O30, meets first
/ and third Thursday each month In Odd Fell
ieEs hal GEO. p. SEXAUER, V. c.
| FM KREMER, Clerk.
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-07
Cycling In France.

The cycle tax in France serves one
useful purpose-that of illustrating the
growth of the pastime in that country.
So great has been the rise of automo-
bilism in France that some diminution
might have been expected in the
Frencnman's enthusiasm for the cycle.
The actual figures. however, speak en-
phatically to the contrary effect In
1894, the first year of taxation, the
number of machines was 2O3,306; in
1895 it was 256.0Si: in 1896, 329,S16,
and in 1897, 40S.S69 The figures for
last year, however. have just been pub
llshed and show a total of 4S3,414, or
nearly half million. 1t may con-
fidently be expected. however, that the
figures for the present year will great
ly exceed even this total, for not only
is the pastime showing no signs of
diminution, hut regulations introduced
this year with respect to the carrying
of a plaque viii insure more wide
spread payment of the imperial tax,
which many riders have previously
found 1t possible to eyade.
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-07

help prepare for her older sons home
coming and that she was. to bring her
father also.
Marion was dowHhearted, for she
had not heard from Reginald for some
time. In his last letter he had said
that he had graduated and his parents
had returned home, and that he would
soon join her.
Marion took up her new work, try
ing to be satisfied, and on the day OF
the arrival of the expected one, this be-
ing Mrs. Young's older son, Marion
was in the sitting-room, and suddenly
the door opened and in came Harold,
saying: my big brother has come"
and Marion, looking up. exclaimed: 20,
Reginald" and he clasped her to him
in fond embrace. At this moment
Marion's father and Mr.. and Mrs
Young entered the room, and Marion
demanded an explanation from them,
which Mrs. Young laughingly gave.
81 was once Mrs. stacey, and my son
and l were separated soon after his
fathers death. l then married Mr..
Young, whose son you have had the
care of during the last year and one
half Reginald had not seen Harold
since a baby, and, as l had not told
him the name of the person with
whom 1 had left Harold, he did not
know he was the child in your care,
although he felt strongly attracted to
him. After he came abroad to us and
told us of you, We decided to keep
things hidden from you until his re-
turn, wishing to surprise you and your
father We will be happy to see you
and Reginald and you father settled in
a home of your own" After few
words with Reginald and his mother.
Mr.. Grey found out why the name
Stacey had sounded so familiar to him,
for Reginald's father had been the one
with whom Mr.. Grey had had dealings
in the past.-Boston Post
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-07
New "Bob" Evans Story.

The following somewhat irreverent
story is going the rounds of the press
in relation TO Fighting Bob Evans.
Dressed in a plain suit of clothing, he
went to church on a recent Sunday and
seated himself in vacant pew about
midway up the aisle. Soon afterward
a gentleman and lady walked in
and seated themselves in the same pew.
The gentleman stood 1t as long as he
could and then passed his card over to
Bob, which read as follows: Il pay
81, 200 annually for this pew" Bob
glanced at the card and then passed it
back with the following written on the
other side: You pay too damned
much" The preacher then announced
his text at is blessed to dwell to-
gether in the house OF the Lord."-De
Kalb Chronicle
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-07
REGINALD'S BRIDE.

Marion Grey was the child OF
wealthy parents, having been brought
up in luxury and given a good educa-
tion. Her mother died when she was
IL years of age, leaving her father to
rear his motherless child as best he
could.
His business did not prosper after
his wife's death, and through the dis
honesty of his partner he became al
most reduced to bankruptcy. He went
to work with the men that he had
formerly employed, working night and
day, straining his eyes to their utter
most, and finally causing total blind
ness. At this he sold his property and
Marion was obliged to go to work.
She engaged a small tenement and
searched daily for work, but to no
avail. On returning home one day,
tired and disheartened. her father said
to here: Marion, Mrs. Young called
here today, and is going abroad with
her husband, and would like to find
trustworthy person to take the care
of her little boy, Harold. She heard
of our circumstances, and thought that
you might take this position as gov
erress, and yet be near your old father.
What do you think about it, my dear?"
We'll, father" said Marion in
cheerful tone, for she never allowed
her father to see her downhearted, do
you think that you could stand the an
noyance of this child, for he is but
five years of age and has been in
dulged greatly?"
My daughter" said her father, "it
does seem as if this is plan by which
you can meet the expenses and yet be
near me during the day."
Nothing more was said, and the fol-
lowing day Marion called on Mrs.
Young and everything was settled sat
isfactorily. She brought Harold home
with her, for he had been attracted to
Marion at once, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Young were to sail the following day.
The Youngs were people of wealth and
attended the same church as Marion
had done from childhood, and they felt
well pleased at being able to find such
a trustworthy person with whom to
leave Harold.
Marion was in the habit of taking
Harold for a stroll during the latter
part of the day, and it was during one
of these strolls that Harold exclaimed:
Why, Auntie, we meet that gentle
man every day."
The gentleman, hearing the remark.
turned and said: Good afternoon"
Good afternoon, SIR" said Marion.
Pardon me, but the child called you
'Auntie.' May l ask If he Is your
nephew" said the gentleman.
20, no. sir! l am Miss Grey. and
have charge of him for few months
while his parents are abroad" said
Marion.
Il am fond Of children, and should
Judge that this lad is about the same