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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-12-13
Farm Frs.
Real e s tate
FOR SALE.

have the following pieces for sale.
If in need of a farm or a house and lot.
let us know your wants:
No. Ito acres. Bethany townships miesfrom
30. LCu-..h acre, improved new house,
utW buru;l acre orchard. lowing well.
ebay and graVcily loan: a bargain
No. = 100 acres iu sec. e. Lafayette township.
acres tmher; balance improved; new
house; new barn, excellent soil: we'll
drained BIS miles from Breckenridge
PriceS}50U.
NO. Go acres. 3 miles from Wheeler village.
80 acres cleared; log house frame ad
dtion; new uamc barn. 81 a.. well
FRAMED fairly well fenced good orchard
80 trees soil. black loan. Price $500.
No, 40 acres; % acres improved: small
frame house and barn: splendid soil:
mlest 10 wheeler village, Price, $500.
No. 5-l39 acres all cleared; new house:
frame barn. orchard. well wutered:
splendid soil. miles from st. Louis.
Price, $1,000.
No. GEO acres: 100 acres improved; 20 acres
ot TIMBER large new house; new barn;
lowing we'll: good orchard; splendid
soil miles from st. Louis. Price.
No. 80 acres IS improved small frame house
and stable; miles from Wheeler No
soil. Price. $500.
No. S-iGQ acres; 100 acres improved; good
buildings; well fenced; excellent soil in .
high state OF cultivation; miles from
Wheeler Price. $500
No. go acres ,4milcs from Forest Hills miles
from Shepherd good house NEW barn.
all cleared excellent soil Price 5000
No. IO-Housc and lot in Alma: well located:
10 rooms; 2nd house north OF engine
house. Price $50 half cash, balance
on time.
No live have some excellent unimproved
lands located from : TO 10 miles from ST.
Louis, aud from 10 miles from Shep-
herd easily improved, which we will
sell atslO.CO per acre. small payments
down, balance on long time at six per
cent. interest These lands will be
double in price within three years Call
on or address,
ALDRICH g. SMITH,
St. Louis, Mich.
G. S, ALDRICH. =. G. SMITH
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-12-13
Churches ! Societies.
CHURCHES

CHURCHES.
Service at the Presbyterian church
morning and evening at the usual times.
In the evening an illustrated sermon
will be given ON, "Moses, or Israel i'm
Bondage All are welcome.
There will be no services in the Il. NJ.
church next Sunday, as the first quarter
ly meeting for this year viii De held az
the Burns school house five miles south
east Of the town Services viii com.
merce Thursday night and continue
over the sabbath
SOCIETIES.
Regular meeting of Fitz James Lodge
No %, X. Of T., tonight. Election OF
officers and every member is urged to
be present.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-08-22
New Use for the "Aut0."

The next "auto" to be put on the
market Is an auto-mower. Senator
Dolliver is credited with putting the
first one to practical use near Fort
Dodge, Iowa, last week. The Deer
ing Co., owns it and sent it out to see
what it would do. 1t cut twenty-five
acres of grass In nine hours with five
foot sickle. The machine consists OF
a hand-built gasoline engine which is
saddled on to common field moving
machine. The power Is connected 10
such manner that the machine can
be taken anywhere that team could
pull 1t. 1t ran up hill as fast as a
team could walk. Next season it will
be put on the market at from S20G to
$500. Six gallons Of gasoline will OPP
crate 1t for a day. With pully wheel
attached it can be used to pump wat
er, grind feed, shell corn, clean grain,
run a cream separator, churn and
many other uses on common farm.
Armour Herald.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-08-22
THE MAIL ORDER HOUSES.
Plan Proposed How the Merchants Can
Overcome the Influence OF Mail
Order Houses.

A. e. Sweet who has for years made
q study of business methods, says: The
local merchant is making great talk
about the mail order houses in the big
cities who are getting the trade away
from him, but with all his outcry he
is really making no effort to prevent
1t. You can't stop people buying
from where they think they can buy
the cheapest, simply by use Of the in
vective. The only way the local mer-
chant can hope to compete with the
mail order houses is by meeting them
on their own ground-by advertising.
There is absolutely no hope for the
business of the local merchant until
he corrects a few of his time worn
views about advertising. Advertising
is simply telling what you have to sell
and the price. 1t makes no difference
IL your ads are not written by an ex-
pert, or illustrated by high priced
artist, you can make them effective
and result producing. II you bear In
mind the one point that an advertise
ment should tell about what you have
to sell and not simply about yourself.
The advertising done by the aver.
age merchant could be improved upon
to some extent. He does not consider
advertising force by which he IS to
directly increase his business, but as a
leg-pulling proposition on the part of
the local newspaper. Some merch-
ants carry nothing but stereotyped
card year after year, yet, IL they
stopped to think, they would find that
they have dozens OF things they, could
sell at regular prices and which, II
made known, would be purchased by
those who would otherwise send to
the big cities for them. The secret of
the success of the mail order firms Is
simply because their advertisements
tell something.
Any kind of advertisement is, OF
course, better than none. All adver.
tising pays In some way or other, but
the merchant who does no advertis-
ing at all, because he Is not able to
afford big pages, makes one large
mistake. II you can't do the best
advertising do the best you can.
What the best is that you can do may
seem very small, but advertising Is
something that pays for itself and it
increases right along.
There is only one way then to o:stave
of the competition of the mail order
houses by good advertising. Adver-
tise your bargains and then stand by
prices and qualities quoted.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-08-22

For Judge Third Circuit
CHARLES X. SEWARD.
Astonishing Growth.

Fred. Wright, In his DeSmet Inde-
pendent says: "This writer visited
Brookings few days ago. 1t was our
first visit for about four years. We
thought we knew that town pretty
much from one end 70 the other, and
we did at one time, but 1t is different
now. In the past four years several
hundred residences have been erected
and the size and shape Of the town
has been materially changed. All,the
residences that have been built in the
last few years and those now In pro-
cess of construction are large and
modern in style. Brookings is GER
tainly entitled to be called the "City
OF Homes" Several large business
blocks have been erected in the time
mentioned and two more are now un-
der way; the city has broken ground
for the new pumping station and
waterworks system and everything
has metropolitan appearance.
Among the business men the old
standbys are still there and doing we'll
but among the smaller concerns many
changes have taken place and of those
who tread the busy marts of that city
only few possessed familiar faces.
or course, we called upon the news
paper brethren aid found them busy
and happy, and here we found the
only familiar places In the city. Four
years is not long time, but the
changes that can take place in lively
little city In that length of time are
astonishing"
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-08-22
BrookIngs County.

The county of which Brookings is the
county seat 10 the best adapted TO idiversified
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
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. It contains % town.
ships and sos, ,584.43 acres OF gently rolling
land, fully rs per cent Of which is under cult.
walton. Has l04 good schoolhouses valued at
about 100000 In round numbers. Good rail-
road facilities. Assessed valuation, 1898,
ss,s45,Ooo. Tax levy, 1898, 10 mills for genera
purposes. Average crop for the past twenty
years, Is bushels per acre. Fine herds o
blcoded stock and rich grazing lands. No
government landau occupied by actual
settlers. Decided land can be purchased at
from si2 to $50 per acre, according'to 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 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 ,ssno better'io.
cation and no better markets In the whose
northwest than Brookings countyspresents.
Come out and see for yourselves the banner
county of South Dakota.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-08-22
Number IL.

to end the game. Flandreau was try
ing to make second but was caught In
the act; IL was finally decided that
the pitcher had made balk and the
man remained on his base. He did
not stay to the finish, however, as he
was again caught between second and
third, and declared out. No score for
Flandreau.
The first batter for Waseca hit
nice grounder to the right field and
made first. This was followed BY
short hit to pitcher and batter went
out at FIRST. Then Waseca scored on
grounder to center field which Flan-
dreau failed to get in time to stop the
man at home plate. The third to bat
went out to catcher. Waseca added
another score before retiring to the
field.
Flandreau made its first score In
this inning, almost by scratch. The
first batter went out on fly hit 20
center, but the next man was more
fortunate and let 20 for two bagger
In right field which Waseca failed to
capture. A fine hit to center brought
the first score for Flandreau, but the
runner hardly beat the ball which was
knocked from the hands of the man
at home plate. Flandreau then adj
ded another score before being retired.
In the first bali of the seventh
Waseca again went out In one, two,
three order, while Flandreau was
more fortunate and secured two scores
with two men out. Their first man
was given base ON balls and the sec
ond went out on short hit to first
which was fielded by first baseman
and passed to second where 1t caught
the other man, making nice double
play.
Waseca again went to bat and bat
ter went out on foul hit to third base
man. The second man went out on
fly to center and the last man hit
to short and went out at first.
On going to bat Flandreau takes
base on hit by ball and another WELD
er of the willow takes his place and
makes short hit to pitcher who
stops man going to second and passes
ball to first in time to cut short the
batter's mad career. Flandreau then
retires with no further scores.
Waseca then closed the game by
again going out in regular order.
The score by innings was as fellows:
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-08-22
FLANDREAU WINS.
A Large Crowd Witnesses the De-
feat of the Wasecas.
Two Well Matched Teams Contest for a
Purse Of $l25.

A great game of ball was played at
the college athletic park on Monday
between the Waseca and Fiandreau
teams. There was good playing on
both sides and all lovers of the great
American game were satisfied that
they got their moneys worth.
Waseca went to bat and the first
man welded the willow for a three
bagger, but all In vain, they went out
in one, two, three order aud were re-
tired with goose egg.
Flandreau Jared no better, each bat
ter going out at first with the regular
ity of clock.
On coming to bat In the second In
ming the first batter for Waseca went
out at first base and the second man
was given base on balls, but went out
at second. The third man succeeded
Ia making second base, but the man
at bat went out on foul. This was
another goose egg for Waseca.
The first man for Flandreau was
given base on balls, the second going
out on fly center, long hit was
made to left field, but there was some
body there, the next was fan out and
Flandreau retired with two men on
bases.
Waseca again went out one, two,
three; two at first base and one on a
hit to right fielder.
Flandreau Jared much the same, al
though they succeeded in getting q
man to the home plate where he went
out and their hard work was all for
naught.
The first man for Waseca made a
two bagger on long hit to left field,
but the second man went out on long
hit to center, the third man went out
on fly hit TO third. The man on sec
ond then scored on hit to center
when, unfortunately Waseca sent a
fly to center field which was gathered
In.
Bud Jo- ss vas the first batter for
Flandreau, but went out on fine
play made by Waseca's left fielder.
The second man then went cut on fly
to first base. The third man Jared no
better and went out at first-retiring
Flandreau.
Waseca went to bat and made short
hitfto second which was gathered in
and batter stopped at first. The Sec
ond batter went to first on fine hit
to left field, but the man who followed
went out to catcher on foul fly, and
the next man went out at first.
In the last half of this inning there
was little dispute which threatened
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-08-22
IN THE CHURCHES.


The lawn social held In the court
house park Saturday evening by the
Ladies' Aid society of the M. E..
church was all the promoters could
desire in the way Of success inanc-
tally.
The last of the series OF union meet
ings which have been so interesting
will close next Sunday evening with
services in the First Presbyterian
church.
st. Paul's Episcopal church August
25th, 1901. Morning service and SER
mon IL a. m. Evening service and
sermon 8 p. NJ. Sunday school 10 a.
m. Litany service every Wednesday
evening 8 p. m. All are cordially in
vited.
Rev.W. "A. Cave preached to a packed
house Sunday evening, many being
turned away from the M. e. church
because Of lack of room. The SER
mon was masterly one and the sing
ing, directed by Prof. Mann, received
many compliments.
The Guild lawn social given at the
residence of Mrs. A. e. Vinegar,
Thursday evening was complete sue
cess. The lawn was lighted with jap
anese lanterns, which made pleasing
effect among the trees and the ice
cream and cake was delicious.
The piano recital at the Presbyter-
ian church last Thursday evening
called out q fair-sized gathering,
though not as large as the entertain
ment deserved. Prof. Arnold's work
on the piano is Of the very highest
character. He impresses one by the
apparent ease with which he executes
the most difficult selections. Mr..
Arnold is certainly q master In his
profession and the music, on both the
pipe organ and piano, was highly ap-
preciated by those who heard It. The
program was varied with a vocal
solo, and selection on the violin by
Prof. Mann, Mrs. Boyden. accompan-
ist, which we're warmly applauded by
the audience, the former receiving .
strong encore.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-08-22

The sale of thousands of copies of a
ten.cent magazine at one dollar apiece
was very curious happening at the
time of the Chicago Worlds Fair.
The Cosmopolitan prepared Worlds
Fair plmber, contributed to by many
famous writers. and so thoroughly
illustrated that 1T surpassed even the
most expensive book which had up to
that time been issued. In those days
the magazine was printed from two
sets OF plates only, and when these
were worn out it was impossible, with
out great loss Of time, to put further
editions on the press. The news
dealers, taking advantage of this con.
dition, raised the price Of the Cosmo-
politan's Worlds Fair number to one
dollar a copy. A few sales were even
made toward the close at the phenom-
inal igure Of five dollars. Undoubted-
ly this happening is unique In the
history of magazine literature. The
Cosmopolitan will endeavor to repeat
its past success, with Pan-American
Exposition Number, which will be
even more attractive, ifpossfJle, than
It's Worlds Fair predecessor. The
most famous writer's of the country
have been invited to take part in the
preparation OF this issue. After
many days careful study Of all the
wonderful scenes OF the Exposition,
more than hundred photographs
have been prepared, which, taken as
a whole, give a thorough conception
of the marvels of this exposition. 1t
is sdoubtful II any book, selling at
forty times the price Of the magazine,
will give any description of the Fair
which will approach In interest and
artistic value the September number
OF the Cosmopolitan. Those who
visit the Fair will preserve this num-
ber as delightful reference book In
the years to come, and those who are
unable to 20 there will secure such a
comprehensive view Of its main at
fractions as will be well worthy OF
preservation.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-08-22
KILLED BY THE CARS.
liver Ronnins Run Over and Has
Both Legs Severed.
Was Returning Home from voIsa on His
Bicycle when Accident Occurred.

Bicycle when Accident Occurred.
Word was received here yesterday
morning that man had been killed
near the junction and the news was
confirmed on the arrival of the train
from the north.
The body was first discovered by
farmer who reported the accident to
the section crew and a guard was set
while the information was conveyed
to Volga and from there reported to
headquarters.
On coming down from the north
Conductor Markey got of, examined
the body and brought letter to this
station bearing the name Of Iver j.
Ronning.
A representative Of the REGISTER
accompanied by Editor Harden and
Marshal Gullick jumped aboard the
north train and rode to the junction
where the remains of bicycle were
found. The front wheel was unin-
jured, but the rear wheel had been
smashed into smithereens and one or
more wheels Of the engine had passed
over the bicycle right across the GEN.
ter and in front of the sprocket.
The body was found about a quar-
ter Of mile north of the junction,
just this side of where the road from
Volga to Brookings crosses the North
western track. The feet and legs to
the knee joint lay just inside the rail
where the car wheels had severed
them from the body, and the lifeless
remains were on the west side of the
track, just over the edge of the en-
baDkment. A trail of blood led from
the rail to where the body lay and it
is thought that the young man was
not instantly killed by being struck
by the engine, but that he slowly
bled to death
While the reporters were on the
ground DR.. Trowick, of Volga, who
had been deputized as county coroner,
appeared and gathered up the remains
and took them to Volga for an in
quest.
The young man is son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. John Ronning Of this city and
was twenty-six years old. He had
been to Volga and was returning
home on his bicycle. 1t is thought
that he saw the train coming and
tried to cross the track ahead of the
engine, but missed his calculations
and met his doom.
The train was a special from Wat
ertown, drawing the Norris & Rowe
trained animal show and was In
charge of conductGr King and En-
gineer Mills. The register at the
junction says that they reached there
at 3:i5 a. m. .,and it seems strange that
no report was made Of the accident
until nearly nine o'clock.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-08-22
SVNtWuO dWu uUVVNIWUO VVUWI
A BRIEF DESCRIPTION.

Two bakeries.
Two dentists.
One state bank.
Seven churches.
Five physicians.
Five good hotels.
Four drug stores.
Six grain elevators.
One national bank.
Three barber shops
Excellent drainage
One steam laundry.
Brookings Hospital.
Two machine shops.
Two cigar factories.
Three lumber yards.
One Chinese laundry.
Three weekly papers.
First Regiment Band.
Railroad eating house.
Fine lake near the city.
Best schools In the state.
City Of beautiful homes.
One first-class creamery.
Good water near surface
Glove and mitten factory.
Local telephone exchange.
State Agricultural college.
Ttdball Medicine Company.
$4,000 Presbyterian church.
Brookings Land Il Trust Co.
Three thousand Inhabitants
splendid resort for sportsmen.
Waterworks for fire protection.
One monthly periodical-college.
Long distance telephone system.
Incorporation three miles square.
United States Experiment Station.
One bnilding and loan association.
Cornell Hose & Garment Supporter:Co.
Railroads running east, west and north.
FIGURING mill with capacity of lO0,barrels.
Good sewerage system in business portion.
Over five hundred scholars in publicIschools
Electric lights owned and controlled by the
city.
Five hundred students at Agricultural col.
ege.
Abstract and title guaranty company-in.
oorporated.
$4,000 invested In buildings and improve.
ments in two years.
Fine brick public school building cost 1900
Ia rooms-fnest in the state.
Coanty seat Brooklngs county-fine cour,
house, jail snd sheriff's residence. Popula.
tion Of county 5000.
surrounded by the best farming and gras'
ng lands In South Dakota-where crops are
suie and water plenty.
Masonic bodice: 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. @. A. r. and Woman's Relief
Corps, Knights OF the Maccabees.
Beautiful trees dot the prairie In every di.
rection and the city presents charming ap.
psarance, matted as II Is In the midst Of q ine
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.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-08-22

(Norwegian.) Services each
sundsy morning and evening. sunday
esaoo sacn Sunday.
F. c. NORMAN, Pastor.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-08-22
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PETERSON. THE OprrcrAN.

|skS / house should be supplied
|lle map OF Brookings county.
|apdi i n Io", map-corrected up to
5upert,' ''v.-with the name Of every
~ owher, every school house
l!nsds dsnce a the streams, roads,
~ Rso,a and towns--can be had At
ykss mar lS y ONCE. Wall map 81 90;
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-08-22

HRST BAPTIST Services every Sunday
nsruine and evening. Sunday school after
nslning service. Prayer meeting Wednes-
~ evening.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-08-22
CITY OFFICIALS.
CHURCHES.

INST PRESBYTERIAN Services sv,
= Sunday morning and evening. Sunday
sA1ol following morning service. Prayer
seetlng Wednesday evening.
w. M. JENNINGS Pastor.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-08-22

YTTHODIST EPISCOPAL Services
lNury Sunday morning and evening. Sum
- bchool Immediately after morning ser-
~. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening.
w. A. CAVE, Pastor.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-08-22
Fashionable Barber !

IL WIN. TOWNSEND, Proprietor.
RvsrvthIux in the line of fashionable tonsoris
work promptly and neatly done.
Ladies Hairdrsssina . Spscisity.
uiys ma 4 cali and he certain of getting sae<fae
tory work done at lowest prices.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-08-22

nufAL ARCH Brookings Chapter No.
nssts the second Tuesday each month In
slc Temple. g. II. SToDDART, E. 81. p.
kEKmR, sec'y.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-08-22

CHURCH OF CHRIST (scientistl Ser
Slsss every Sunday In the g. A. r. hall.