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Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-03-15
Society apd Gepera1 Directory
BROoKINGS and BROOKIMss COUNTY.
A BRIEF DESCRIPTION.

cigar factory. a.t.-
Two bakeries.
One state bank. BE-. '."..'.
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.
Watefworks 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 bnilding and loan association.
Five hundred scholars in public schools.
Railroads running east, west and north.
FIGURING mill with capacity Of 1O0Ibarrels.
Good sewerage system in business portion.
Electric lights owned.and controlled by the
city.
Four hundred students at AgriculturaE COL
lege.
Abstract and title guaranty company-in.
corporated.
County seat Brookings county, population
l3,0O0-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. U. w. and Degree of Honor.
Modern Woodmen and Royal Neighbors.
Royal Arcanum. National Aid Association.
Mystic Circle. G. A. R. and Woman's Relief
Corps.
Beautiful trees dot the prairie in every d.
rection and the city presents charming ap.
pearance, matted as IL Is In the midst Of a flne
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, 1900-03-15
Bicycle repairing and supplies a
speciality.
HAROLDSON & DUDEN.

demption is infinite love whereby the
Son of God tasted death for every man
that every sinner might become "par-
taker of the divine nature"
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-03-15

FIRST BAPTIST Services every Sunday
morning and evening. Sunday School after
morning service. Prayer meeting Wednes-
day evening.
A. ]. FINCH, Pastor.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-03-15

LUTHERAN (Norwegian.) Services each
Sunday morning and evening. Sunday
School each Sunday.
F. G. NORMAN, Pastor.
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CHURCHES.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN Services ev-
cry Sunday morning and evening. Sunday
School following morning service. Prayer
meeting Wednesday evening.
w. NJ. JENNINGS Pastor.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-03-15

ROYAL ARCH Brookings Chapter No.
Is, meets the second Tuesday each month in
Masonic Temple. II. l. STEARNs, 4. 81. P.
r. F. KERR, Secy.
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Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-03-15
Chainless
Crescents
and COlumbias.

Don't forget the old reliable
RAMBLER.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-03-15
CITY OFFICIALS.
SECRET SOCIETIES.

A. +. & A. M Brookings Lodge No. "A,
meets hrst Tuesday in each month in Masonic
Temple. e. H. SToDDART, w. M.
r. +. KERR, Sec'y.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-03-15

COMMANDERY Brookings Command
cry No. IL, K. T., meets fourth Tuesday each
month in Masonic Temple.
GEO. A. WEST, E. G.
r. F. KERR, Recorder.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-03-15

REBEkA ii Tetonka Lodge, No 26, meets
second and fourth Tuesday night each month
at l. O. o. F. Hall.
FLORENCE CAMPBELL, n. G..
BLANCHE BIGLER, Secretary.
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Some of the Things to be Regretted.

r, l. That the men and money sacri-
feed in war are not sacrificed to make
men live instead of being sacrificed to
make men die.
2. That our nation did not send
Christian missionaries instead of SOL
diers to contend with the Filippinoes.
3. That the great army Of drunkards
have not greater appitite for doing
good than for strong drink. =
"A. That the S2,329 criminals in our
prisons ar not true and devoted christ
ianS.
5. That the hundreds of millions
spent for insurance are not spent to
make insurance unnecessary.
6. That the money spent for strong
drinks and tobacco is not spent in Civ
ing food to the famishing, and schools
and churches to the heathen nations.
Z. That the Churches are built with
a display of wealth which practically
excludes the poor.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-03-15

METHODIST EPISCOPAL. Services
every Sunday morning and evening. Sun.
day School Immediately after morning SER
vice. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening.
A. 8. MASON, Pastor.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-03-15

CHURCH OF CHRIST (scientist) Ser
vices every Sunday in the q. A. r. hall.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-03-15

o. Z. S. Brookings Chapter No Is, meets
first Monday and third Tuesday each month,
In Masonic Temple. MRS. Z. s .LoRIMER,
MRS. j. III. BUSHNELL, Sec'y. w. M.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-03-15
The Famine in India

is the worst for century. The fam
inc includes about 5O,OOOOOO people. If
100000 people should give one cent
each the amount, 100000, would keep
10000 people from starving until July
when rain is expected. We are taking
a collection for this object, and have
received from collection in the Cotton
schoolhouse $2.47 and from Bruce $135
and should be very glad to forward
with this, or at any time, any aid which
any friend of the cause can give.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-03-15

l. .. .. K. Brookings Lodge No. 40, meets
very Monday in their ha Il
D. H. CAMPBELL, n. g.
w. ]. MATTICE, Sec'y.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-03-15

UNION ENCAMPMENT No. Is. I. O.
o. F., meets second and fourth Friday each
month at Odd Fellows hall.
OLE KNUTsoN, c. P.
w. ]. MATTICE, Scribe.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-03-15

and third Thursday each month In odd Eel
lows hall. GEO. P. SExAUER, VIC.
f. NJ. KREMER, Clerk.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-03-15

u. "A. h. Robert L. McCook Post No. "a,
meets first and third Saturday afternoon each
month in G. A. r. hall
WIN. ANDERSON, Commander.
STEWART Young, Adjutant,
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-03-15

W. r. G. Meets first and third Saturday
evenings at o'clock.
Mrs Emma Thayer, Mrs. Eliza Vinegar.
Secretary. President.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-03-15

40. q. w. Brookings Lodge No l, meets
drst and third Friday eacn month in A. Q. U.
W.. hall. ". H. MURPHY, NJ. w.
C. Il. DOUGHTY, Recorder.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-03-15

ID. or ii. Brookings Lodge No. Q, meets sec
ond and fourth Thursday each month in A. o.
u. w. hall. HELEN r. COLLIER, G. of III.
ANTHA R. HEGEMAN, Recorder.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-03-15

ROYAL NEIGHBORS Meet on second
and fourth Thursday evenings each month in
Odd Fellows hall MRS. o c. WING, Oracle.
Mrs. GEO. HABER, Recorder.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-03-15

Complete stock of boys and
girls wheels.
Secondhand Wheels from
............. SIS TO SIS
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-03-15

Land is RAPIDLY advancing in price and
now Is the time to invest. Big profits are
ure to be gained by investing.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-03-15

NATIONAL AID ASSOCIATION
Meets second and fourth Friday evenings of
each month in A. o. U. w hall
F. E BOYDEN, President.
MRS. C. c. BARR, Secretary.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-29

foot work, judge of distance. and proba-
biz how to slip out OF corners He re-
quires those tricks, and. IL he learned
them. they will prove valuable in his COM
ing and all future fights.
I've noticed lately several illustrations
Of Fitz showing his new blows, etc. The
later is an old deg al the fighting game,
and as his old blows and tricks landed him
winner in all his fights. with the ex-
he would stick TO them. Fitz, although
advanced in age, is a well preserved
man. and honestly believes there are sew
eral good fights left in him yet Should
he win over Rubin, fight followers, I
think, would ike 10 see him take on
Sharkey, Just TO erase that San Fran
cisco fight from the records. The winner
would then be in line for Jeffries again.
and the victor of that battle would be en-
titled 20 q long rest.
Jefries is a champion in every sense of
the word, as never in the history of the
prize ring has heavyweight battIed as
frequently as he has Three fights within
a year is a record TO be proud OF; still. he
is not content TO lay off with that, but Is
willing to take on any OF the big fellows
at once. He begins with Corbett. his last
victim. and gives him until June TO
cover his forfeit Of $500. F1tzsimmons
can do business within the next few weeks
along the same financial lines he (Fftz)
exacted from Jeff-viz.: 65 per cent to the
latter. win or lose. Sharkey or Rubin
can have look in on a basis OF IS Per
cent to the winner and Is per cent to the
loser
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-29
A very Remarkable Remedy.

ut Is with good deal Of pleasure and
satisfaction that recommend Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem
edy," says Druggist A W Sawtelle Of
Hartford, Conn. "A lady customer, see
ing the remedy exposed for sale on my
show case said TO me: I really believe
that medicine saved my life the past
summer while at the shore, and she be-
came so enthusiastic over it's merits that
I at once made up my mind TO recon-
end II in the future. Recently a gentle
man came into my store so overcome
with collie pains that he sank at once to
the floor. 1 gave him a dose OF this rem
edy, which helped him. l repeated the
dose and in fifteen minutes he left my
store informing me that he felt as well
as ever" Sold by all druggists.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-29
IN TEST or ACTUAL BATTLE
Old British Turret ship a Test Target
for n Esa.tteshfp-

Portsmouth. Eng. May 25-An interest
ing admiralty experiment vas carried to-
day OF Se.ses-Bill. near hsre. with the
view % settling vertoUs naval gunnery
questions. An old turret ship. the Belle
Isle. was selected fo- ths purpose Fae
is well Constructed. i1oz-bgilt coast &C.
Tense vessel of 40 tons displacement. 20
.eet beam and dra Nfng q tesf ot water
She was built a. PoDia- IN ls7s az cost
q about & 80 90. has y inches q srnaog
on Der sides. ? taehes over her bulk
heads inches over The gin positions
and from 70 9 inches % deck plat.ng.
The Belle Isle was neosef c-un}etefy
equipped with torpeSo ard Splinter gets.
etc. as she woalei - fn acton. sn8 the
British Hrss-clsss 5aftieeklp 1falessIr. a.
- 90 tons sipIsceus1f and carrviug fogr
I1-ipcA guns twelve s-.nrh QuicE-ars-s
eighteen Iz-7osnfer. twelve --pegrfsrs
and eight smaller rapl1-hre g1us. scar
srr past the belle Iale 81 seven k1cfs
au1 a. a distance 1sEt aasies a rnils. tfsat-
"a TIRE Belle fse a. ~ saer1T aea opefa@
Ere Oh her with ~ her guns. Tas y
fEch TgsH u fns Aasestic sera aims az
re central battery @ ths Bile iass sfs3
her smaller Eens A. ire other 5agta =
the cd turrss Esig ere OBJECT berg .
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s.rsarnes = Hazoke ard Fs44gE +Eats =
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-29
ST. LOUIS FAIR BILL REPORTED
without Recommendation - National
Comm .ssion Nine Instead of LIZ


Comm. ssion Nine Instead of HIS.
Washington, May 2S.-Chairman TaWney
from the committee on the ST. Louis eE-
position concentrating the Louisiana
purchase. today filed report, without
recommendation, but giving an extended
summary of details and PURPOSES Of the
bill. with tables on the extent Of govern
ment participation in exposiu1ns Up to
date. The substitute bill reported differs
only in a few of its provisions from the
act to provide for. celebrating the four
hundredth anniversary of the discovery CT
America, by the exposition at Chicago.
The report explains that the cumbersome
national commission OF Ia members. as
first proposed, has been reduced 10 n're,
to be appointed by the president and With
no alternate commissioners. The great
size Of the Chicago commission and alter
mates, the report states, tended rather to
interfere with rather than promote that
enterprise. To avoid a clash bewteen
local and government managers, a board
Of arbitration adjusts all differences. The
matter of awards and of lady commits
sioners is left largely to the local man
agement.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-29

Belle Isle and eX:lnguishcd the flames.
after which a number Of officials. lnclud-
ing the first lord OF admiralty. George J.
Goschen. and Admirals Str Mlchacl
Cuime-SeymoUr, the commandments
at Portsmouth. and Sir Henry Rswson
and others. boarded the vessel She eN-
perts' examination showed that the shots
OF the Majestic had rlddied the Belle
Isle. She was n compiet wreck inside.
the shells having pierced her lightly ARM
ored and unprotected portions but they
did not pierce the thick armor With which
she had been specially fitted for the ex-
pertinent
II Is understood that one result OF tho
experiment will Dc 20 discontinue al ern-
ployment OF wood in the construction Of
British warships
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-29
MEAT BILL CUTS NO FIGURE
Chicago Market Actually Rose the
Day n Was Passed

Chicago. MAY &.-C0DccrnlnR Germauy's
antagonistic legislation against Americas
livestock and meats. H. T. HORNE. sta
tistician Of tho Chicago stock yards. ssid
today: 80 FAR as the general livestock
markets OF the United States are COZ
cerned. Germany-s action cuts no figure.
Her trade in animals and meats from
this country IL comparatively insigniHc-
ant and neither German prices nor Ger
man legislation has any appreciablc In
fuence on market values here. Oa the
very day when the prohfnitlye measure
was passed by tho ric hstag the prices
Tor an kinds % livestock ross on tbs
Chicago market aud neither buyers nor
settlers paid any attention 20 = Tbs
prices OF livestock are governed solely ~
the law Of demand and supply. and tho
demand from Germany has never been =
sufficient factor IN the market O. affect
quotations IN the lsast
During tho 1--WE years isB % 1873 m
elusive. the exports ~ meats and meat
animals from the United States % C@r-
many have average only 2s pr cet e
the total expectations ~ these er-nm8lh-
les
''The fetal value ~ -
Germany during the hFc urd vas
only 80 7l0o09. whereas tfe sams
period our exports u ue end mear
animals 20 England a1aplatr1 go g4' 49,
90 in value. ln eomparaon wlth vhieh rs
German figures appear very small
'In ISL Germany placed an en1garga ~
American pork ostsnsi5ly 80 a pstea2-
ton arsfnst dfeease. 1Gf iu reality So q
pr5tectlonist measure. This Jed to p pro-
tracte1 correseondeHca between she 80
rovernraauts Bot neither vas ar-pF1r
pEsbel uniH congress paaaef 81 iaH pro-
,idlar ~ inspection f7r orr meats So
tended for export AMI conferrins qa tha
president power 20 81 gds fereira pT9-
Gucts from our markets l1 ease the easla-
try ranfirx fheu -sa8rgea ultlrf fle-
examinations azaiasf snr pro6uct p ths
United states. Thfs places re Tu'fsf
States f1 a position effectively - uFga
the removal - iGirsfiors aEairHf
sur meats. THe res1t vas iazf 81 p.
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-29
ASSASSINATION AT WHOLESALE
Almost an Entire Family Wiped Out
in Minnesota

Anoka. MINI, While William Wise, a
farmer living ten miles north Of here, was
playing cards with his wife and four
children, at home last night. shots were
fired through the window from a shotgun
and a Winchester rifle William Wise,
Jr., years old, was instantly killed.
James, II years old, was shot through the
right lung. William Wise, Sr., IS years
old, was shot in the right shoulder from
behind, ten buckshot entering his body.
He is paralyzed and will die. Mrs. Wise
was shot in the back and will die. Eliza
and Martha, the daughters, escaped by
jumping into a closet 1t is not known
who did the shooting. The Wise family
had recently moved here from Wisconsin,
where they are said to have been involv-
ed in fued. They had also had some Hti-
cation since coming to Minnesota.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-29
CARS RUNNING IN ST. LOUIS
Till IPOlfce are Taken Off to Watch
Democratic Primaries.

st. Louis, May 26-Cars were running
on most Of the lines of the st. Louis
Transit company during the early hours
today, but were taken off after 10
O'Clock, the police who had been guard
ing them having been assigned for duty
al the Democratic primaries. Last night
the board of police commissioners de-
cided that it was more essential to pro-
tect the polls than the running of street
cars. In consequence, the Transit COM
pany officials decided to take the cars
off during the absence Of police protec-
ton.
One fatality has resulted from the fu-
SHADE of shots fred in the riot yesterday
afternoon, when three men were wound
ed. Harry Potts, striking motorman,
is the victim. His is the fourth fatality
since the strike began.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-29
Beware of q Couch.

A cough is not disease but a symp-
tom. Consumption and bronchitis. which
are the most dangerous and fatal dis
eases, have for their first indication a
persistent cough. and il properly treated
as soon as this cough appears are easily
cured. Chamberlain Cough Remedy has
proven wonderfully successful, and
gained its wide reputation and extensive
sale by it's success in curing the dis
eases which cause coughing. If it is not
beneficial it will not cost you cent
For sale by all druggists.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-29
. spra;ned Ankle Quickly Curea.

"At one time I suffered from a severe
sprain Of the ankle" says Geo. Z. Cary,
editor Of the Guide. Washington, Va
After using severa! well recommended
medicines without success, I tried Cham
berlain's Pain Balm, and am pleased to
say that relief came as soon as I began
its use and a complete cure speedily fol-
lowed. This remedy has also been used
in my family for frost bitten feet with
the best results. I cheerfuIly recommend
store smiljngly informing me that he
felt as well as ever" Sold by all drug
cis-s
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-29
CrRFD ARINNINC sORr

IT had a bad running sore on my breast
for over year" says Henry r. Richards
OF Willseyville. y. Y. "and tried great
many remedies. but got ~ relief until
used BANNER SALvE. After uslng enc
half box. I was perfectly cured. l can
not recommend Il too highly. and VII
never be without IL In the house" q.
Gehring 400 f. Douglas: Geo. Van
Werden. s2S " Main: Wichita Drug CO.
10 z. Douglas Gus Saur. 52i E.DouglsA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-29

J. Q. Hood, Justice OF the Peace,
Crosby, Miss, makes the following state
ment: 'I can certify that one Minute
Cough Cure viii do all that is claimed
for it. My wife could not get her breath
and the first dose Of it relieved her. 1t
has also benefited my whole family. 1t
acts Immediately and cures coughs, colds,
Group. grippe bronchitis. asthma and all
throat ard lung troubles. Gus Saur, 52i
East Douglas: George Van Warden. 32S
North Main street.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-29
DANGER Of boxers
Chinese MaIcontents Move
Toward Pekin.
AMERICAN SHIP NEWARK
In Position at Taku--Situation
Alarming,

Pekin, May 2S.-The diplomatic corps IS
now in session considering the situation
caused by the Boxers The foreign
guards will certainly be brought here.
The position of affairs is alarming Rail
way communication with Tien Tsin is in
terruDted.
Tien Tsin, May 2s.-The BOXERS" burr
ed the Liulina station on the Luhan rail-
way, % miles from Pekin last night They
also wrecked the track destroyed a num-
Der of cars and murdered several Chin
ese employees. The Belgian engineers in
charge Of the work are safe at Fingali
The Boxers" are marching on toward
Pekin.
Shanghai, May 28.-The troubles arising
from the defeat of the government troops
by the Boxers" have extended to Iuhan,
where work ontne railway is almost COM
pletely stopped Five hundred refugees
have sought protection in the French
cathedral at Pekin.
Washington. May pa cablegram re-
ceived at the navy department today,
stated that the Newark has been as
signed TO act as flagship of the senior
squadron commander, and that the bessel
sailed from Nagasakf last Saturday, and
arrived at the Taku forts yesterday
Admiral HenEof is the senior squadron
officer described in the dispatch and his
visit to Taku, the nearest point to Pekin
attainable for large vessels has attract
ed much attention It is understood that
there is already a formidable fleet of Eu-
ropean warships gathered at Taku, and
since the withdrawal of the Wheeling, the
American fleet has been unrepresented at
that point While prepared to act con-
currently with though independently Of.
the European powers in the protection Of
the life and property of foreigners in
China, Admiral Kloff has not at present
any intention Of making hostile demon
5tration in the Pei Ho river. It is more
probable that he is at Taku solely for
tire purpose Of getting as near as pos
sil1le to Minister Conger and the Ameri-
can legation at Pel1in, and 1t may be
that he is simply placing himself in
read ness to rapidly despatch a marine
force from his ship to Pekin to guard
the American legation, just as it was
protected two years ago when riotous
scenes Drevailew near the Chinese capital.
Mr.. WI Ting Fang, the Chirese minister,
called at the state department today and
had a long conference with Acting Secre-
tarv Hill. but neither Of the parties would
make any statement as to what was talk
ed about.