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$50, COO The petitioners state they are
creditors Of Hoover. having probable claims
against him amounting to 81. 15O.07.
It is also alleged that Hoover is insoI-
vent and that recently he committed an
act Of bankruptcy by admitting his indebt-
edness and willingness 70 pay the same
but his inability TO do so. II is therefore
asked by the petitioner that Hoover be de-
clared a bankrupt.
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A SURE CURE FOR GROUP.
Twenty-Five Years. Constant Use
Without n Failure.

The first indication Of Group is horse
ness, and IN a child subject to that disease
it may be taken as a sure sign of the ap-
proach Of an attack. Following this hoarse-
ness is a peculiar rough cough. II Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy is given as soon
as the child becomes hoarse, or even after
the crouey cough appears, it will prevent
the attack 1T is used in many thousands
of homes in this broad land and never dis
appoints the anxious mothers We have
vet 10 learn of a single instance in which
it has not proved effectual. No other prep
aration can show such a record-twenty-
five years constant use without a failure.
For sale by Henry Evans, wholesale, and
all druggists.
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NOT LEGALLY MARRIED.

The Decree i'm DIR. OEden's Suit for
Absolute Divorce
Justice Barnard today signed a decree
granting Dr. Daniel NJ. Ogden a divorce
from Sarah J. Ogden.
The ground upon which the decree was
made is that the decree of divorce granted
the defendant, under the name of Sarah
J. Hanna from Henry ]. Hanna, by the
circuit court of St. Louis, Mo, in May
1879, was Invalid and illegal, and conse-
quently she could not contract marriage
with Dr. Ogden
The petitioner is represented by Messrs.
Ralston and SiddOns.
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UNEEDA BISCUIT,
Granted q nirnrce-

Maggie C. Rutland was today granted d.
vorce from her husband, William Rutland The
decree by Justice Barnard, gives Mrs. Rutland
the custody Of her children, and provides that Ter
former husband shall pay her alimony in the sum
Of $ per month while she remains unmarried The
petitioner IS represented by Wolf & Rosenberg.
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Duy'S Pure
Hiatt WhEskey
Fen From n street Car.

Charles Jennings, cclored, sixty years old. fell
from 4 street car At the corner Of Twenty second
and Pennsylvania Avenue northwest last night
sustaining slight injuries about the head and face
He refused police assistance and went to his
home, 2ii1 Pc1css lv@~ia Avenue northwest
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A Church Recention.

reception was given last night at the Church
OF Our Father, corner Thirteenth and Streets.
to the new pastor, Rev. John Van Schaick. IT.,
formerly Of the Church Of the Divine Fraternity,
New York city.
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Columbia Theatre-Charles Dalton in ''The
Sign Of the Cross" evening
Lafayette Square Opera House-S trakoSch Com
pany in "Nsnon;" afternoon. III Tr0yatore,"
evening
Grand Opera House-Ching Ling Foo and vaude-
vile; afternoon and evening
KeTnan's Lyccum-"Australian" BurlesquerS;
afternoon and evening.
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THE ARLINGTON ESTATE
A Chan e of Jurisdiction Over Part
of the Property Probable.

UIrtIer the Provisions of a Bill Now
Before Congress an UnattrRctive
Used by the Agricultural Depart
ment for Experimental Purposes.
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IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
sentenced for Perjury

Matthew. alias William II. Taylor. coloreS con.
victed Of perjury, in Criminal Court, No. ], was
today sentenced 10 imprisonment in the penIten-
tiary at Moundsville, W. Va, for term OF three
aud Onc-half years.
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"a FAIR FACE CANNOT ATONE
FOR AN UNTIDY HOUSE." USE
Gbe GueuinS Gin1eS
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY Il. 1890.
The Weather indications.
TEMPERATURE.

For the District Of Columbia. Delaware, Mary
land and Nirginia-Rain tonight and Thursday (;
light 20 fresh easy5rly winds.
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Small Damage by Fire.

A fire in the sidence Of DR.. G. W. Warren,
No I2I2 IL Street northeast, last night. caused
damage to the extent OF SlU0 The flames were
caused by a lighted match being dropped on a
sofa
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-17

Frank J. White, thirtyIiu years old. VS.
struck at the corner Of Ninth Street and Pennsyl-
vania Avenue northwest last night by a wagon Of
the Merchants Parcel Delivery Company ana
slightly injured lie WIS able 90 20 90 rs
home. at 5l4 Eleventh Street northwest after the
accident
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II is for you 70 Judge Heurieh's beer. Phone
GA Arlington Bottling Co, for a case OF Maerzcn,
Senate, or Lager.
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PHASES OF THE MOON FOR JANUARY.
New ......lst and 30th Full 18th
FIRST qlarter....--Sth Last quarter ........- I'D
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TlIE - - MO0N.

Temperature at l D. Hn--------------- q
Lowest temperature, 6 a. m.--...............-3 81
Highest temperature, p. m...................6
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A PETITION AGAINST HOOVER.

A Number of Creditors Begin Pro
ceedings I'm bankruptcy.
A petition was fled in the Supreme
Court Of the District today by Fraak
Hume, B. b. Earnshaw & Brother, Ed
ward Richard. Joseph Schinman. and SAL
Vador Richard, setting forth that William
2. Hoover doing business at No. 1I17 New
York Avenue owes debts 10 the amount Of
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Itching PiIes.-pr. Apneu

Itching PiIes.-Dr- Agnev,s Ointment Is
proof against the toments Of Itching Piles Thou
sands of testimonials Of cures effected by its use
No case too aggravating too long standing for
e 10 soothe, comfort, and cure. Il cures in
from 3 to nights 80 oents Sold by F. )
Williams, Ninth and + Streets: Edmonds & VIII
liams Third and Pennsylvania Avenues
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sun rises. .....7:l7 AN sur sets...... 500 Pm
Moon rises..,..1:l3 Pm. Moon sets...............
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Age purity, and strength are the requisites Of
pure beer. You viii recognize these qualities
if you phone 654, Arlington Bottling Co. for a
case Of Heurich's Maerzen, Senate, or Lager Beer
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Black Taffeta Ribbon. lie.
81, SIS, and So Silk Capes, $I.0S.
Another Big MOney-Saying Affair.


ric seal and the zaz3 combination OF bear mink and marten
and fancy kssuc sold for Sc $50 and 4H
Chid1s NHI
and tck nath-they OO
Elno-SeeLinn D.
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Howard House

American plan. $3.50 and s. per day. steam
heat Central location. Literally conducted.
JOHN II. SCOTT. Prop.
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NINE DAVIS, born elairoyan; and card reader,
tolls about business. removes spetlS ana c1il
influences, reunites the separated anu slNes -ueA
70 am. c1lrcs piles and drunkenness I22s 18th st.
N ial0-lmo. en-
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SALE NOW UNDER FULL HEADWAYl
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Mems Chinchiua and Irish
Frieze listers, big storm n - so
collars. Worth IS and NJ Ill
so, we EV
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Mrs. DIR. RENNER.
DIR. A. II. TAYLOR,

seTHIS hand me-d0Wn and mlrked-bClCU-C0st"
strf is trash; we can prove wFHt we say in
our elegant merchant rail0r-made suits titJle
worm az prices that VIII please any mechanic
The only u STII'S OLD STAND, Go ID ST. ill6-IJ
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Jackets. Suits. and Skirts.

Now we offer you the cream stock prices which would denote adu
n
this Offering we give you the choice garments which sold g $50
tan hnh OF an imported Some jee all eed and
Every has handsome lining either the quality OE
fancy novelty silk The They ~
one price y ~
he
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-05-10

-H0U dtd g0u erJ0y your Tdtf'
Of meat which l took to be rabbit.
Then went out into the office room.
where there was big stove with a cir
cular lawn around il filed with saw
dust. 1t was the chief object of inter
est to the men who surrounded it.
They did not mean to treat it with con-
tempt. ! presume, when they spat at 1t.
They were all Industrious.
Presently the proprietor came out
and drew a chair alongside of me.
"Goin back on the 12:15T he asked.
YES" said |. sure"
"Got your terrapin with you"
/ laughed and pointed to my over
coat
They're In the coat" / said. You
see. down at Sullivan's Landing was
shown terrapin pen and, as prob
able purchaser of the place, had been
presented with an infant bull terrapin
and a diamond back "count."
After a brief silence, How did you
enjoy your rat?" said the genial pro.
prietor.
my what?"
'"rhe rat-at supperW
glanced round about the stove. No
body seemed to be surprised.
did you say rat?'
He took his cigar out of his mouth
and looked at me inquiringly. Eyes,
rat-muskrat. You seemed to, like it"
"Oh, 1t was rat. was it?" said l,
feeling a trifie faint. "A muskrat, ehl
Yes. ate a lot of it, l suppose couple
or a dozen. 1t makes no difference
But Of course 1t did, and that's why
paid my bill at once and took my over,
coat, with the two terrapin in it, and
| went out into the frosty night and
thought about things, chiefly rats.
The cold drove me back to the stove,
however, and there | sat for hours,
drinking an occasional glass Of peach
brandy and discussing the silver ques'
| ton. The train came at last In time
MY berth was made up for me, but the
remembrance of the rat had been stim'
ulated by the peach brandy, and felt
inclined to sit up and talk. There was
no one to talk to, however. Everybody
was asleep, and even the colored por'
Der, seated on a camp stool, facing
down the aisle of the car, was dozing
over q half blacked boot. tried to
draw him out. but he drowsily opened
his eyes an instant, said, "Yas, sab,
and mechanically resumed his arduous
labors. So ! smoked one cigar and
then turned in.
don't remember exactly how II hap
pened-it doesn't matter-but sup
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-05-10

steps. He was slower and more sedate
In his progress than the infant and de-
cidedly more impressive. l waited un-
til he had approached to within prop
er distance of the porter and then
eoughed to an extent that put out the
pipe Of the parsonage overhead.
1t was a beautiful success. This
time Sans eyes opened like the lid of
a jack-in-the-box. He gave one look.
dropped shoe and brush and vanished.
The next instant / had captured the
"count" and was finding some recon-
pense for my loss of sleep. Again !
heard that soft giggle over the way.
looked. but the curtains were still
drawn. Then came the sound of the
conductors voice once more. and this
time angrily.
"You black foolw it said. You're on
the verge Of the jams. Where's any
turtle?"
"He come agen, Mis- Jackson--hones'
to Gawd, he did-the same turtle! That
bigw He measured off two feet. "He
open his mouf, an / see his teef, an
"Oh. go die" said the conductor, fling.
Ing himself away and leaving Sam a
thing to be photographed.
Then distinctly heard the giggle
again across the aisle. and / opened
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-05-10

Land IN 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 beat 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 rich, black
loan 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 1t contains % town
ships and SOS, ,5sI.4s acres OF gently rolling
land, fully rs per cent Of which is under cult.
vation Has lOi good schoolhouses VALUED at
about 100000 In round numbers. Good rail
road facilities, Assessed valuation, 1898,
S3,45 900. Tax levy, 1898, 10 mills for general
purposes. Average crop for the past twenty
years, Is bushels per acre. Fine iherds OF
blooded stock and rich grazing lands No
government landau occupied by actual
settlers. Decided land can be purchased al
from ti2 to $50 per acre, accordingsto 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 nelghborhoods throughout the
county have their churches where the people
worship every Sunday
During the past year q 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 stil 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 To-
cation and no better markets In the whole
northwest than Brookings county presents.
Come out and see Cor yourselves she banner
county OF South Dakota.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-05-10

tV-dLC-DOL.
wide the curtains and caught fugitive
glimpse Of very pretty face laughing
all over.
BY this time 1t was nearing dawn.
There was no use trying to entice
sleep, so l up and washed and dressed
and coaxed from Sam story that
thrilled me. He had been awake all
night, and he had seen "sumpin" he'd
never forget. "But dar is no use talkin
bout 1t. Nobody'd b'lieve me- Vas. sab,
turkles-big's yah hatw
When ! had smoked my last cigar
and knew that all the berths had been
folded away, went back to my sec.
ton, sat down en- face of a clergyman
of tremendous growth. whom l of
course assumed to be the author of the
midnight noises overhead. and then
turned quickly to my right.
She was looking at me and smiling,
and l knew she knew. and she was
Just the sweetest faced
But never mind about that. Later on.
l got right up. laughing. and went
over and sat down beside her. and
without word Of introduction or ex.
planation said, "You must let me tell
you the sequel to Sans tragedy"
She said nothing. only looked at her
gloves and kept smiling.
IF you will take the trouble" said L.
Ito look back toward where Sam was
sitting last night, you'll see an over
coat-blue, with velvet collar. about
200 years old-and that's Sans. II
may not surprise you to learn that
pockets have been let into it. But |
hope you'll be delighted to know that
in each one of the larger pockets !
have deposited terrapin."
Then she laughed-leaned back and
laughed aloud-and | felt like hero.
and. hoping to please her more, tipped
Sam an extra quarter, and when l put
her into a coupe l had her address.
which is now mine.
Yes, that's how came to know Mrs.
Tupp. Now I'll try to tell you how. Is
years later, l came to know her son
and mine.
Fred, our boy and only child. weigh.
ed II pounds at birth. l know because
did him up In a towel and weighed
him with the hand scales down in
the kitchen. How blowed about that
boyl
The little devil grew. it seemed TO
me, an inch day. Everybody talked
about It, He was walking when he
was 10 months old. When he was a
year. he galloped up stairs. down
stairs and all about the house. or
course he owned IL. Mrs. Tupp would
never let me punish him. She said he
was high spirited, an Inheritance from
her side of the family. and that all
Frederick needed was TO be let alone
The great difficulty was that Frederick
wouldn't be let alone, particularly at
night calculate, guessing roughly.
that have walked him between mid
night and dawn some 1000 miles. |
| seldom complained. but when | did
Mrs. Tupp reminded me OF what the
doctor had said about my sedentary
| habits and the need of exercise. Ii did
me good, she said.
It certainly did the kid. It's an ac'
| tual fact you could see that boy Fred
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-05-10


that after all such splendid distinction
1t must gall one a little bit to spend
day after day in the country riding
farm horses and holding skein for
your mother. I appreciate that and
must fairly say that would rather be
kicked than hold skein. Fred certain
ly has patience to burn.
But what first took exception to In
the boy was way he had Of patroniz-
ing me and extolling his mother. I
recollect his helping his mother from
the cart one day with quite la grande
air and as though she were a duchess
and then turning about and lifting me
violently into the air and depositing me
like keg Of nails beside Mrs. Tupp.
"What do you think OF that for q
tackle. dadT said he.
81 didn't tell him before the coach
man, but told Mrs. Tupp afterward in
our room what thought about It and
told her also Of my intention, long con-
sidered, Of disciplining Frederick and
reducing his self conceit peg or two.
II won't have itf' said I.
The way Mrs. Tupp smiled up at me
made me madder than ever.
"Are you aware that Fred is old
enough to be married?' said she. "The
fact is he's engaged to be-"
] stood and looked at Mrs. Tupp. I
was quivering all over. but managed
to say. "Is 1t with your consentT
"Yes"
"Well, it's without mine. hope you
have made provision for the support
OF his family. He doesn't get a cent
from me. I'm not interested In foot
ball"
was dead In earnest, and she gave
me startled look. saying nothing. but
pulling slowly at the threads in q rib
bon that was roundabout her waist.
Then with q crash the two swinging
doors went wide open into my library,
and Fred stood before us, big and smil-
ing and very red in the cheeks.
k"Mommie." he cried, 'it's all right
She says 1t win be whenever you sayg'
Then to me: dad, I'm going to be
married! Congratulate mep
looked at him coldly. what are
| you going to get married on? I'n
thrash you within an inch Of your life
IL you don't drop this nonsenser' said I.
He studied my face an instant, then
turned to his mother and In placid,
bewildered way said. "Why, mommie.
| I thought
"Fred," said she. ''your father doesn't
understand. Wait moment" She
went swiftly from the room, and WE
sat motionless until she came tripping
| back.
Look at that, dearr she said, hold.
ing something dark and oval before
my eyes.
Gazing intently, l saw that It was
the carapace of terrapin, doubtless
my old friend the count"
@Well9" said indifferently.
Then Mrs. Tupp burst into tears.
And then, as well as l can remem-
ber, for things became a triie vague
after that. my son Fred went over to
his mother and petted her and then
took Off his coat and laid II on his
chair, and can recall his saying to
me: "Pop. stand up like man! You
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-05-10

JusI said you'd thrash me within an
inch Of my life II didn't drop all idea
Of marrying Miss Cation. Well. amt
going to drop that idea. Now. you try
to lick mel"
did try--I tried hard-but the odds
were against me. He had IL inches
and hundred pounds advantage Of
me, and must say for Fred that after
he had me over his knee he spanked
light, and would really have no cause
for complaint II Mrs. Tupp hadn't hui
inflated her husband by giggling. The
average woman Is born fool.
Pm getting tired Of having terrapin
on my birthday.
Fred makes pretty fair lawyer.
Here's our business card. Call on us.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-05-10

married one Of the loveliest women
ever born-the loveliest, as a matter of
fact. She stands feet 10 inches In
her socks-she wears mine occasional
ly. and that's why l mention such a
delicate detail-and I've often wonder
ed what could have attracted such a
magnificent creature as Mrs. Tupp to
me. Now, this isn't case Of false
modesty. ! know very well that I've
got some good points. Stature isn't
one Of them. I'm exactly feet in
my new boots. But really with my
plug hat on and an ulster don't look
80 bad. Dora says so herself, and If
she doesn't know me who in the name
Of guns does?
1t was ratl "r funny the way we met
She's Virginia girl, high strung-bang
-biff-touch me IL you dare-oh. she's
out Of sight! Dear little girl!
was coming up from the Eastern
Shore on the midnight train. POGO
moke had been burned to the ground a
month or two before, and had myself
sustained something of shock before
boarded the train that midnight. 1t
was a simple affair, but l might as
well tell you about 1t. The fact is
that ! had returned to the hotel quite
hungry from an inspection Of Sulli-
vans Landing, where giant oysters are
good enough to propagate their species.
came back to the hotel with an appe
tite, fostered by peach brandy, equal
to anything short of boiled buzzard.
Well, what ate seemed good
enough. ate two portions Of the dish
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-05-10
BROOKIk6S and BRo0KINss COUNTY
A BRIEF DESCRIPTION,

Cigar factory.
Two bakeries.
Three dentists.
One state bank.
Seven churches.
Four physicians.
Five good hotels
Four drug stores
, Six grain elevators.
One national bank
Three barber shops
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 suHace.
Glove and mitten factory.
Local telephone exchange.
state Agricultural college.
Tidball Medicine Company.
Twenty-Five hundred souls.
Brookings Land & Trust Co.
splendid resort for sportsmen.
Wateswosks 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.
Cornell Hose 4 Garment Supporter Co.
Five hundred scholars in public schools
Railroads running east, west and north.
FIGURING mill with capacity OF l00IbaSrels.
Good sewerage system in business portion
Electric lights owned and controlled by the
,ity
-Four hundred students at Agricultural col.
ege.
Abstract and title guaranty company-in.
,orporated.
County seat Brookings county, population
3,oG-fine court house and jail.
Surrounded by the best farming and graz
ng lands in South Dakota-where crops are
'uie and water plenty.
Masonic bodies: Commandery, Council,
Chapter, Blue Lodge and EaI ..sn star. ODD
Fellows: Encampment, Subordinate and
Rebekah. A. o. U. w. and Degree OF Honor.
Modern Woodmen and Royal Neighbors.
Royal Arcanum. National Ai6 Association.
Mystic Circle. g. A. r. and woman's Relief
Corps
Beautiful trees dot the prairie In every d.
,ection and the city presents a charming ap-
matted as IL Is In the midst OF fine
growth of shade and ornamental trees.
Brookings invites manufacturing enterprises,
Wholesale houses and business Of all kinda.
Her citizens are ready and willing to enoour.
age and assist every helpful industry.