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Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-05-10
Brookings 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
ana 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 08,5s4.48 acres Of gently rolling
land, fully rs per cent of which is under cult.
Vation Has l04 good schoolhouses VALUED at
about 100000 In round numbers. Good rail-
road facilities. Assessed valuation, 1898,
SS,45OoO Tax levy, 1885, 10 mills for general
purposes. Average crop for the past twenty
years, Is bushels per acre. Fine therds of
booded stock and rich grazing lands. No
government landau occupied by actual
settlers. Decided land can be purchased at
from Sl2 to $50 per acre. according,to location.
Good railroads convenient for marketing
stock and grain.
Long distance telephone connects every
town with the couqty 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 10.
cation and no better markets in the whole
northwest than Brookings county presents.
Come out and see FOR yourselves she banner
county Of South Dakota.
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. 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.
It 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 I had captured the
"count" and was finding some recon-
pense for my loss Of sleep. Again
heard that soft giggle over the way. l
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-hcnes'
to Gawd, he did-the same turtle! That
bigw He measured of 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 I distinctly heard the giggle
again across the aisle. and I opened
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-05-10

But never mind. It's enough to say
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 I first took exception to In
the boy was a way he had Of patroniz-
ing me and extolling his mother.
recollect his helping his mother from
the cart one day with quite la grande
air and as though she were 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, dad" said he.
Il didn't tell him before the coach.
man, but told Mrs. Tupp afterward in
our room what thought about 1t 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 it!' said 1.
The way Mrs. Tupp smiled up at me
made me madder than ever.
"Are you aware that Fred is old 7
enough to be married?" said she. 'The
fact is he's engaged to be-"
/ stood and looked at Mrs. Tupp.
was quivering all over, but l managed
to say, rs it with your consent"
Eyes"
swell, it's without mine. I 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"
I was dead in earnest, and she gave
me startled look, saying nothing, but
pulling slowly at the threads in a rib
bon that was roundabout her waist.
Then with a 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.
"Mommie," he cried, '1ts all right!
She says it will be whenever you say"
Then to me: dad, I'm going to be
married! Congratulate mew
looked at him coldly. what are
you going to get married on? III
thrash you within an inch Of your life
II you don't drop this nonsensev' said l.
He studied my face an instant, then
turned to his mother and in a placid,
bewildered way said, why, mommie,
thought
"Fred." said she. "your father doesn't
understand. Wait a 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"
swell" said indifferently.
Then Mrs. Tupp burst into tears.
And then, as we'll as l can remem-
ber, for things became trif1e vague
after that, my son Fred went over to
his mother and petted her and then
took off his coat and laid it on his
chair, and l can recall his saying to
me: Pop, stand up like a man! You
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-05-10

in-the-bOI.
wide the curtains and caught a fugitive
glimpse Of very pretty face laughing
all over.
BY this time it was nearing dawn.
There was no use trying to entice
sleep, so l up and washed and dressed
and coaxed from Sam a 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 it. Nobody'd b'lieve me. Vas. sab,
turkles-big's yah hat"'
When / had smoked my last cigar
and knew that all the berths had been
folded away, l 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 | knew she knew. and she was
just the sweetest faced
But never mind about that. Later on.
got right up. laughing. and went
over and sat down beside her. and
without a word Of Introduction or ex.
planation l 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" saio l..
ito look back toward where Sam was
sitting last night, you'll see an over
xx-;th nh
200 years old-and that's Sans. 1t
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 l felt like hero,
and, hoping to please her more, tipped
Sam an extra quarter, and when put
her into a coupe ! had her address.
which is now mine.
Yes, that's how l 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. know because
1 did him up in a towel and weighed
him with the hand scales down in
the kitchen. How blowed about that
boy!
The little devil grew. it seemed to
me. an inch day. Everybody talked
about 1t. 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. OF
course he owned it. 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 l have walked him between mid
night and dawn some 1000 miles. l
seldom complained, but when | did
Mrs. Tupp reminded me Of what the
doctor had said about my sedentary
habits and the need Of exercise. 1t did
me good, she said.
It certainly did the kid. It's an &C,
tual fact you could see that boy Fred
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-05-10
By Melville Philips

married one of the loveliest women
ever born-the loyeliest, as a matter Of
fact. She stands 5 feet 10 inches in
her socks-she wears mine occasional
ly, and that's why mention such a
delicate detail-and I've often wonder
ed what could have attracted such
magnificent creature as Mrs. Tupp to
me. Now, this isn't a case Of false
modesty. I know very well that I've
got some good points. Stature isn't
one of them. I'm exactly 5 feet 3 in
my new boots. But really with my
plug hat on and an ulster I don't look
SO bad. Dora says so herself, and If
she doesn't know me who in the name
Of guns does?
It was ratr "r funny the way we met.
She's Virginia girl, high strung-bang
-biff-touch me If you dare-oh. she's
out Of sight! Dear little girl
l was coming up from the Eastern
Shore on the midnight train. POGO
moke had been burned to the ground
month or two before. and had myself
sustained something Of shock before
I boarded the train that midnight. 1t
was simple affair, but l might as
well tell you about it. The fact is
that l had returned to the hotel quite
hungry from an inspection Of Sulli-
vans Landing, where giant oysters are
good enough to propagate their species.
I came back to the hotel with an appe-
tite, fostered by peach brandy, equal
to anything short of boiled buzzard.
Well, what l ate seemed good
enough. ate two portions Of the dish
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-05-10

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

Many years ago a fire occurred on a
Staten Island ferryboat which created
q panic. But in those days women wore
balmorals and hoopskirts, and all who
had the courage to leap into the water
were saved, for their hoops ballooned
their clothes and kept them afloat until
help arrived.-New York Press.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-05-10
BROOKINGS and BROoKINss 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 irst-class creamery.
Good water near surface.
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.
Wstefwosks for fire protection.
One monthly periodicsl-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 Il Garment Supporter Co.
Five hundred scholars in public schools
Railroads running east, west and north.
FIGURING mill with capacity OF 1OOybarrels.
Good sewerage system in business portion
Electric lights owned and controlled by the
city.
-Four hundred students at Agriculturar col.
ege
Abstract and title guaranty company-in.
eorporated.
County seat Brookings county, population
l3,0OO--fne court house and Jail.
Surrounded by the best farming and graz
ing lands in South Dakota-where csops are
suie 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 1t Is in the midst of fine
growth of shade and ornamental trees
Brookings invites manufacturing enterprises.
wholesale houses and business Of all kinds.
Her citizens are ready and willing to enoour-
age and assist every helpful industry.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-05-10

FIRST BAPTIST servicesevery Sunday
morning and evening. Sunday School after
morning service. Prayer meeting Wednes-
day evening.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-05-10
A WORD WITH YOU.

M en- often make point to seek
O ut what is cheapest or unique,
. ID mindful of the mark of trade,
N o matter where the thing is made,
D elighted with the lowest grade.
c are-taking men will always spy
! nto thing before they buy,
T o ascertain its make or shade
Y ct never stop at prices paid.
p articularly is this true,
A s you should know of those who view
! purity of mono afraid,
N matter who may look for taint-
r hat famous brand Mound City Paint.
-Binfords New Pharmacy.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-05-10

LUTHERAN (Norwegian) Services each
Sunday morning and evening. Sunday
School each Sunday;
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-05-10

REBEKAH Tetonka Lodge, No. 26, meets
second and fourth Tuesday night each month
at 1. O. 0. F. Hall.
FLORENCE CAMPBELL, N. q.
BLANCHE BIGLER, Secretary.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-05-10

UNION ENCAMPMENT No. IS. I. Q.
O. f., meets second and fourth Friday each
month at Odd Fellows hall.
W. MATTICE, Scribe.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-05-10

medicine, hut composed of vegetable duretics,
Buchu, UW ursa Potassium nitrate, Juniper
berries and similar valuable kidney remedies:
Fer sale by all druggists at 2sc for full-sized
package. Try them today.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-05-10
CHURCHES.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN services ev-
cry Sunday morning and evening. Sunday
school following morning service Prayer
meeting Wednesday evening
w M.,JENNINGS Pastor.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-05-10

METHODIST EPISCOPAL Services
every Sunday morning and evening. sun
day School immediately after morning SER
vice. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening
~ ~. AS. MASON, Pastor.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-05-10
CITY OFFICIALS.
SECRET SOCIETIES.

A, f. g. A. M Brookings Lodge No. "a,
meats irst Tuesday in each month in Masonic
Temple. ". H. SIoDpAhi' A
r. +. KERR, Sec'y.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-05-10

ROYAL ARCH Brookings Chapter No.
10 meets the second Tuesday each month IN
Masonic Temple II. l. STEARNs, E. II. +.
RF KERR, Sec'y.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-05-10

O.E.S. Brookings Chapter No Is, meets
first Monday and third Tuesday each month,
in Masonic Temple. MRs E. S.LoRIMER;
MRS, J. II. BUSHNELL, Sec'y. ". NJ
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-05-10

CHURCH OF CHRIST tscientisn ser.
vices every Sunday In the g. A. r. hall.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-05-10

100. f. Brookings Lodge No. 40, meets
very Monday in their ha j
W.. MATTICE, Sec'y.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-05-10

COMMANDERY Brookings Command
ery No, ia, KIT, meets fourth Tuesday each
month in Masonic Temple.
RF. KERR, Recorder.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-05-10

A. o. u. w. Brookings Lodge No. 1, meets
first and third Friday eacn month in A. .. U.
w. hall. W. II. MURPHY, VI. W.
C. T. DOUGHTY, Recorder.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-05-10

ID. of n. Brookings Lodge No 8, meets sec
ond and fourth Thursday each month in A: y.
U w hall HELEN r. COLLIER, c. OF 81.
ANTHA r. HEGEMAN, Recorder.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-05-10

Nj. w. A. Arbor Camp No. 2O3O, meets first
and third Thursday each month in Odd Eel
lows hall. GEO. T. SEXAUER, w.
F. M. KREMER, Clerk.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-05-10

FOR ;;; 81: ]: e 4 Z
sG .ts and all Jrfn ry troubles take
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-05-10
A Humorous Tale Of q Turf
Pretty Girl, a Large Son a

CopWtght, 1899. by MelriHe Philips.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-05-10

ROYAL NEIGHBORS Meet:on second
and fourth Thursday evenings each month in
Odd Fellows hall MRS. o G. WING, Oracle.
MRS. GEO. HABER, Recorder.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-05-10

G.. A. r. Robert L. McCook Post No. ~,
meets first and third Saturday afternoon each
month in G. A. r. hall.
WIN. ANDERSON, Commander.
STEWART YOUNG, AdjGtant,
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-05-10

w. R. g. Meets first and third Saturday
evenings at O'Clock.
Mrs Emma Thayer, Mrs. El1za Mlnegar.
Secretary. President.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-05-10

NATIONAL AID ASSOCIATION,
Meets second and fourth Friday evenings of
each month in A. o. u. w. hall
F. E. BoYDEN, President.
MRS. G. G. BARR, Secretary.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-09
SCENE AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
Insane Woman Insisted on Inter
viewing the President.

Insane Woman Insisted on Inter-
viewing the President.
WASHINGTON, Sept. S.-A woman CIV
Ing her name as Mrs Rosa Reiking Gre
ated scene at the White house this
afternoon. About week ago the woman
presented herself at the executive man
sion and, according to the statement Of
the policemen on duty. said she wanted
to see the president as some one was try
ing to kill her and her children. She
was told the president did not see any
one that hour, 4 o'clock and she went
away. Today she came again and insist
ed on seeing the president. When the
messengers and watchrnen on duty at the
doors sought to pacify and induce her
to leave the house, she grew hysterical
A carriage from the house of detention
was finally called and the woman was
taken down the basement stairs and then
through the flower garden to the east
front of the house While being assist
ed into the carriage she screamed at the
top of her voice which attracted the at
tention of the president, who was at his
desk In the cabinet room. He went to
the window overlooking the garden and
witnessing the woman's struggles to free
herself sent his messenger to learn the
cause of the connection At the house Of
detention the woman gave her name and
said she lived on Lombard street, Phila-
celphia.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-09
MURDERED IN CHINA.
List of American Victims of the
Boxers in shan-si.

List of American Victims of the
Boxers lin shan-si.
Copyrighted by the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, Friday, Sept. TEN
American missionaries and three Ameri-
can children, two Danish missionaries
and one British missionary, stationed at
Snan-Si province, were murdered late in
Jul, according to accurate reports re-
ceiyed today. They were:
Stationed at Fen-Chow-Fu: Rev. and
Mrs. w. c. Price, Rev: and Mrs. E. r.
Atwater, all of the American board; one
child of Mr.. and Mrs Price and Mr. and
Mrs. Atwaters two children; Mr.. and
Mrs. A. L. Lundgren, Danes, and Miss
Eldridge, British.
Stationed at Tai-Ku-Rev. and Mrs. D.
H. CIapp, Rev. g. l.. Williams, Rev. F.
w Davis, Miss Rowena Bird and Miss
Mary L. Partridge, all Of the American
board.
The Fen-Chow-Fu party left the station
under Chinese escort for the coast, and
were murdered en- route The Tai-Ku
party were killed at that station.
CHICAGO, Sept. s-The Miss Bird men
toned in the dispatch is MissRowena Il I'd,
a sister Of A. c. Bird, third vice presi-
dent of the Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul railroad. She was about thirty years
old Her home was at Greenfield, Wis,
but she had been in China seven years.
having become a missionary upon her
graduation from Oberlin She was stag
toned in Shan-Si province.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-09
TO BE REBUILT.
Cruiser Baltimore Arrives From the
Orient With Admiral Watson.

Cruiser Baltimore Arrives From the
Orient with Admiral Watson.
NEW YORK, Sept S.-The United
States cruiser Baltimore, IN command of
Rear Admiral ]. C. Watson, arrived and
anchored in the harbor here early today.
The Baltimore has been making slow
trip home from Yokohama, from which
port she sailed on May / last On her
voyage she made stops at Shanghai,
Hong, Kong, Singapore, Colombo, Suez,
Malta, Gibralta, Havre, Gravesend, Bel
fast and Greenock, leaving the latter port
on Aug. 20.
The Baltimore viii go to the Brooklyn
navy yard for extensive repairs. AS she
has been in service for about ten years,
it will be impossible to know the full ex-
tent of repairs needed until after she has
been surveyed. She will probably be out
of commission for year or more.
Owing to the existence of bubonic
plague at Glasgow at the time of the yes
sells stay at Greenock, which is only
twenty-five miles from Glasgow, auaran :
tine will be maintained over her at an
chorage for time No persons win be
permitted to go on board of the ship. The
temperature of all on board will be taken
before any disposition is made Of the
vessel.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-09
FOR CRIME In MEXICO.
FRANK E. CARMODY ACCUSED OF
FLOWING A SAFE


FARGO, N. D., Sept. Especial. >
Frank E. Carnody was arrested here ut
midnight by United States Marshal Hag-
CART on a government warrant charging
him with blowing open the safe of the
Mexican Electric company at Mexico
City, March 81, and securing $4,000.
Carmody does not deny the crime, but
says that his friends were interested in
the crime and have implicated him. He
came here in May and has been en-
gagged with the Fargo Edison company
since.
In July he received a telegram, and in
a few hours he told the manager Of the
Fargo Edison company that he was
ready to leave, and when questioned
closely stated that his friends or some
one he was interested with had some
thing to do with the blowing of the
Mexican Electric company safe. He
disclaimed all connection, but said he
was willing to give up his job here in
order to protect himself. He was in
duced to stay. When arrested at mid
night he did not say but what he YVES
interested, but is fearfully afraid of be-
ing taken back to Mexico.
Carmody was chief electrician of the
Fargo Edison company and was an eff :
ficient man. Marshal Haggart took him
to the county jail. He was identified this
evening on the street by District Attor-
ney Rourke. He will be held here for
,ao,,icitjoy