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Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-08-01

Shamrock III. Sails for America.
Gouroclk, July 29.-The Shamrock
T., accompanied by the Erin, sailed
{ 1920 o'clock in the morning for
lew York. Great enthusiasm was
isplayed as the challenger departed.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-02-21
High Collars.

Cancer has been traced to the high
collars now affected by femininity.
There is death in the fatal broad band
of ribbon drawn tightly around the
high collar on the womans neck, and
doctors have sounded a warning. Re.
Gently young saleswoman employed
in department store in this city was
taken to hospital, where her disease
was diagnosed as cancer of the throat
Eminent specialists who examined the
sufferer agreed that the disease had
its origin in a "choker" collar, and ex.
pressed the opinion that if the custom
of wearing this style of neckwear con.
tinued many similar cases would re-
suit. A well known resident physi.
clan in a downtown hospital said:
There is not particle of doubt that
these high collars or chokers,' as
they are called, now being worn By
many young women, are decidedly in.
furious. They make the wearer ex.
tremeiy susceptible to colds, for they
interfere with the proper action of the
throat muscles. Then, too, the collars
act as mufilers and keep the air from
the neck, making it unusually tender
and vulnerable to drafts. The draw.
ing tight of the collar around the neck
not only causes chatting but produces
cancer of dangerous and usually
fatal character. I think that this mat
ter should be brought before women
so that all due care may be exercised
and this habit or fashion of tight col.
lars and bands that draw the neck in
mummy-like folds may be discon-
tinued. Men wear their collars loose
and do not use tight neck bands But
now that women have usurped some
of the masculine fashions they push
them to extremes. Within any six
months incumbency at this hospital
we have treated no less than four
cases of cancer of the throat-and
every case was due to the high col.
lars worn by women Philadelphia
Press.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-02-21
ROAD BUILDING.
What Has Been Accomplished in
Richland County, S. c.

Less than three years ago the roads
of Richland county were as poor as
those of any county in the middle
country. The system of working
them under the old road-duty law had
been tried for generations, and their
last state was no better than their
first. Failure had attended every eff
fort to keep the roads in good condi-
ton, and as for rebuilding them on a
permanent basis, that was impossible
under the old practice. In 1898 Mr..
S. II. Owens was elected county SUI
pervisor and soon began to rebuild
roads with a composite of sand and
clay, employing the county convicts
for that purpose, and now about 200
miles of the 500 miles of roads in the
county have been rebuilt in first class
manner, and the work is steadily be-
ing extended to all parts of the coun-
ty. Mr.. Owens annual report shows
81 miles Of road were built in 1900
and 30 miles or road were repaired by
the chain gangs. The chain gangs
also built during the year GO bridges,
including large ones over four creeks.
and put in ga terra Gotta waterways
for drainage purposes. Hired labor
was also employed to a considerable
extent, constructing a new road IS
miles long, repairing various other
roads throughout the county building
three in portant new bridges with
rock abutments and some $50 small
bridges and footways.
BY an arrangement with the city Of
Columbia the city convicts were en-
ployed during most Of the year with
the county chain gangs, paying for
their service with labor within the
city limits. The combined forces Of
convicts averaged 65 during the year
and were divided into two gangs, one
operating in the upper part of the
county and one in the lower.
Their equipment was II mules. 3
wagons, IS carts. plows. road ma
chimes, / blacksmith's forge and outfit
and 900 picks, shovels. mattocks and
axes. The total expenses of the chain
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-02-21
WEST POINT AS 1T WAS AND Is.
General Charles King Tells Some of it's
inside History.

General Charles King, graduate of
the class of 1866 of the United States
military academy at West Point and
one of the most distinguished of Amer
lean authors and soldiers, is throwing
side lights upon West Point which
were not seen in the official investiga-
tions recently carried on there. Gen.
eral King passed through the mill,
took his punishment and accepted it as
the articles are written. In the Sat
urday Evening Post is the following
Cadets ethics have, or had, their
peculiarities. To lie, to sneak or to tell
tales are crimes unforgivable. The
lad guilty of any one of them-goes.
| Even though court-martial should hest
| tate to convict; even though the
maturer minds of commissioned Off.
GERS sitting in judgment give the ac-
cused the benefit of possible doubt
and refuse to dismiss, the corps
knows no such sophistry. Cut, os-
TRACKED and held in contempt, the cul.
prit dwells alone. The corps gives him
a silence that some few may stagger
under to the day of graduation and
then live to redeem their names, but
in most cases the silent ostracism of
the battalion is sufficient to crush and
the lad resigns. When marked copies
OF papers begin to come from that
fellows congressional district, and
West Point is held up for all manner
of crimes, it is not hard to fix the
authorship.
ut may be remembered that when
British officer ran away in south
Africa and left the young Prince I'm.
perial to his fate, a court-martial had
to acquit him because of a technical.
ity, but when his comrades sent him
to Coventry he resigned"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-02-21

gangs aggregated $14,61O and the act
ual cost of feeding, clothing and fur
nishing medical attention to the con-
victs amounted to $4,577, an average
of 10 IL cents per diem per CAPITA.
which is far less than the cost of diet
ing the prisoners in the county jail
30 cents per day. Yet they were well
fed and well cared for.
In addition to the chain gang ex-
penitures of $12,412 was disbursed for
ordinary road and bridge work, the
purchase of lumber, tools, etc. This
included the cost of hired labor and
also supplies for road hands working
out the Communication tax.
So it appears that on roads and
bridges the county of Richmond spent
last year $27,022-a large sum, but
furnishing large results 1t is safe
to say that no intelligent man who
has seen the wonderful improvement
accomplished grudges this expendi-
ture.
The policy of the county supervisor
has been to rebuild first the princi-
pal highways leading from Columbia
through the county. Work in each
case began at the city limits and ex-
tended outward at the rate of from
to Is miles a year. The result IS
that now nearly every important road
leading from Columbia is permanent
ly reconstructed either to the county
line or to point near it. This has
year by year afforded greater encour-
agement to the farmers in adjoining
counties to make Columbia their
market and the professions of carts
and wagons which may be seen every
day coming into and going out of the
city on these roads testify to the
greatly increased use made Of them,
It is obvious that the traffic over these
roads has gained much more rapid
ly than the population of Columbia
has done, and the extension of the
neighborhood market by reason OF
these new and good roads accounts
in large measure for the business
prosperity this city has lately enjoyed.
Columbia Is. CO. State.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-02-21
ASKED TO BE LOCKED UP.
Veteran Burglars Only Refuge Is Back
of Iron Bars.

Old and decrepit, walking with a
faltering step, James Smith, veteran
burglar and thief, wandered into the
central police station. Approaching
Detective Watt, the old man, who
shows the result of sixty-seven years
in and out of the penitentiaries, said:
Watt, | know you, and | want to
be locked up. Behind the bars is my
only home. The old man can't stand
the Bullets of wind, snow and rain
like he could thirty years ago"
Accordingly Smith was locked up on
the charge of vagrancy. He was
born in the east years ago, and was
considered dangerous "crook," who
could turn the trick" with the best of
them. Smith is known to the police
In every big city and he has served
four terms in almost as many peni-
tentiaries. Today two shaggy gray
eyebrows partly conceal his eyes
steel blue, but yet with a benevolent
CLEAN. A growth of gray whiskers
stained from it's occasional contact
with cigar stubs, shows that the old
man is growing careless and knows
his sunset is near at hand. Twice was
he sent to the penitentiary from this
city. Detective Watt arrested him
April IL, 1889, for burglary and lar.
ceny. He was sent up for three years
and April 20, 1893, he was arrested by
Captain of Detectives Lohrer for
burglary and larceny This time he
was sent up for one year. Again in
1888 Smith was arrested but he es-
capped a misunderstanding Leader.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-02-21
An Editors Wedding Present.

Russia seems to be entering the lists
with America on the question of
freak gifts. The daughter of the ed.
itor of the Novoe Vremya has just
been married to the son of one of the
ministers of the ways and means com.
munications. The father of the bride
has given the bridegroom, as a wed
ding present, the daily profits of one
of the advertising pages of the Novoe
Yremya. The gift is said to be caus.
ing considerable comment.-London
Globe.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-02-21
Roosevelt Emerging From Woods.

Colorado Springs, Feb. l7.-Gov
Roosevelt arrived at Rifle from Meek.
or by stage yesterday afternoon and
left later by special train over the
Coloado Midland road and will reach
this city today. He may remain here
several days and will possibly go on a
wolf hunt over the divide.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-02-21
Sir Hiram S. Maxim, G. G.

Say, doesn't SIR Hiram S. Maxim
have a queer yaneke twang to it?"
at does. Two initials like G. G.
after it would balance it little bet.
ter"
What G. c. fo-?"
'GrJt Guns "-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-02-21

Mile. Chauven, the young French.
woman barrister. has made her first
appearance in the Paris courts. She
appeared as counsel for a pointsman
VINO was charged with neglect of du.
ties in connection with a railway ac-
cldent at Choisy-le-Roi. She argued
that the amnesty law applied to the
case, and the court decided in her
favor.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-02-21

stand, neat, artistic stand on the
outside in the summer time and on
the inside in the winter time, where
the patrons of the railway company
before they board a train, and those
of the town or city living close to the
station, might procure their maya.
zines, papers, and periodicals from
larger and more select stock than was
formerly carried by the train agent.
These station news agents, under
their contract, at the smaller stations
will take charge for a consideration
of the storing of hand baggage and
packages, in addition to the sale of
periodicals, newspapers and other ar
ticles usually sold at a station news
stand, and at the still larger stations
some of the larger news companies to
whom these privileges are leased will
operate the restaurant privileges of
the station under the supervision of
the railway company. There is
chance for the railway agent at the
station to thoroughly and contin.
uously inspect the news stand and the
work of the agent and see that it is
properly conducted and handled in a
neat and orderly condition.
Station news men must be uni
formed, and one of their uniformed
boys will be permitted to board
trains while they stand in a station
and to make sales of newspapers and
periodicals within the period a train
stops in station, but will not be per-
mitted to accompany the train, but
must leave it before it starts on its
way.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-02-21
NO MORE NEWSBOYS
RAILROADS PROPOSE TO DIS
PENsE WITH TRAIN PEDDLERs.
vERYLITTLEPRoFlTlNT THEM

new Plan Is to Have Agencies Coca-
ted at the Larger Stations and
Boys to Come on With Their
Wares While Trains Wait-Ped-
dlers Regarded a Nuisance.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-02-21
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURES

Madison, Feb. 11.-Senator Miller
introduced a bill permitting all
fraternities, complying with certain
faculty regulations, to build chapter
houses on the grounds of the uni
yersity. Senator Gaveney introduced
a bill to amend the county fair ap-
preparation law. The present statute
fixes 40 per cent. of the total
premiums as the limit of state aid,
and says that such aid shall be ex-
tended to only one fair association in
each county. Some associations have
offered large premiums to increase
the 40 per cent. aid. and then to cut
off expenses at the other end of the
deal have made the awards with the
understanding that certain per cent.
be given back to the association by
the winner. The bill makes the
amount of state aid dependent upon
the premium list, but limits the ap-
preparation to $1,000 to a fair. In
case the premiums do not aggregate
$1,000, the aid shall be a sum equal TO
the amounts awarded in all depart
ments. There shall be no gambling
on the grounds. No entrance fee
shall be charged equal to more than
10 per cent. of the premiums offered
in that special department, and the
premiums offered in the departments
of art. agriculture, etc., must equal
the premiums offered for athletic
skill and trials of speed on the race
track. To obtain state aid the as
ISOLATION must have received during
the previous year 5000 in excess of
state aid. Senator Arson introduced
a bill referring to the publication of
legal notices.
In the assembly Mr.. Fenelon intro
duced a bill regulating the manu-
facture and sale of beer which is in
reality blow at inferior beer. The
measure provides that brewers shall
put on all kegs and bottles label
setting forth whether or not the
beer contained therein is made from
barley, corn or rice. Assemblyman
Hall introduced memo c!alto congress
urging the passage of the Cullom
interstate commerce bill. A house
bill was passed requiring one less
publication of certain legal notices.
Mr.. Coapman introduced a bill, pro-
viding that boards of water COM
misioners in small towns may have
charge of municipal electric lighting
plants.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-02-21
Get All The PRIVILEGES.

I'm this way the patrons of a rail-
way company secure all the privileges
and have all the facilities which they
formerly had through the train agent.
and the railway company is in a posi-.
ton to abolish train nuisance; one
which is almost wholly unremunera-
tive in the manner in which it is now
operated on the different railway
lines.
one of the prominent news agen-
cies, controlling these train privile.
ges on a number of Western lines.
recently made the statement that il
would voluntarily, commencing with
the year 1901, withdraw its agency on
a large number of Western lines. as
there was no money, and a good deal
of work and unsatisfactory results in
the present methods.
81 believe the new scheme will
work, and work well, and to the ad.
vantage of the railway company. A,
the larger and more important sta
lions there will be a responsible sta
ton news agency, which agency will
control all the privileges of the pas.
senger trains while they are in the
station, to the exclusion of all others.
Where the business is remunerative,
and it will be remunerative in a ma
Jority of the cases, the people will
have a more satisfactory service than
the present service, and the railway
companies and news agencies alike
will secure better returns financially. /"
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-05-23
Keep the Record straight.

The University boys came home
highly elated last evening from the
athletic meet with, Brookings. The
boys won in nearly all the events, and
captured the first honors OF the meet
by score of 78 to 4S. The cannons
doomed in their honor last night, and
the student body gave them royal
welcome.-Vermillion Republican.
Nothing like getting In your own
barnyard and Growing There were
several "events" that the "reds'
didn't win and there were others
which only accidents to the S. ID. A..
G. boys gave the Vermillions tally
on their side. The score was 75 to 81
not IS to 48. Just as well keep the
record straight.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-05-23
A WORTHY SUCCESSOR.
"somsthing New Under
The Sum-

All doctors have tried to cure
CATARRH by the use of powders,
acid gases, inhalers and drugs In paste
form. Their powders dry up the
mucuous membranes causing them to
crack open and bleed. The powerful
acids used 10 the inhalers have en-
tirely eaten away the same MEM
branes that their makers have aimed
TO cure, while pastes and ointments
cannot reach the disease. An old and
experienced practitioner who has for
many years made close study and
speciality Of the treatment Of
CATARRH, has at last perfected a
treatment which when faithfully used
not only relieves at once,- but per-
manently cures CATARRH, by re-
moving the cause, stopping the dis
charges, and curing all Inflammation.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-05-23
Another Case OF Smallpox.

On Monday a man by the name of
John Schlotzhauer and his son passed
through Brookings going east. They
made several purchases while In town
during the process of which they
came under the observation Of Mr..
Matthews, who has had the care of
several Of our smallpox patients. Mr..
Mathews decided that the man had
q well developed case Of smallpox and
reported the same to the health off,
GERS who started in pursuit
and overhauled the couple near Elk
ton. DR.. MacMurphy examined the
case and gave them in charge to be
returned to Brookings where they are
now confined at the pest house. The
boy is not broken out and says he has
not been vaccinated and grave fears
are entertained that he will soon be
taken with the disease. The parties
hail from Haywood, Wis.,, and were
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-05-23

IN THE CHURCHES.
Interesting News Pertaining 60 Church
work-Announcemen Etc.

The Ladies' Aid society Of the M
e. church will be entertained by Mrs
Roe, assisted by Mrs. Bell, Thursday
afternoon, May 30.
The Y. w. c. T. U. will meet with
Miss Winnie Hyde next Saturday af.
ternoon at 800 o'clock. All the mem
bers are earnestly requested to be
present. Refreshments will be
served.
A male quartette, consisting of G.
A. Sloan, f. j. Carlisle, E. N. Laird
and DR.. j. G.. Parsons, sang an an.
them at the Presbyterian church last
Sunday both morning and evening.
They sing we'll together and their
music was greatly enjoyed. The an.
them sung in the evening by Mr..
Sloan, Mrs. Ray, Mrs. Carlisle and
Mr.. Aldrich, was very pretty and also
much appreciated.
Mrs. Collins, assisted by Mrs. Harte,
Mrs. w. M .Cheever, Mrs. L. G. Dewing
and Mrs. Wilson, will give a supper
and fakirs festival, Thursday, May 80,
from $50 to 900 O'Clock, on the lawn
at the home Of G. II. Collins, corner
Of Main street and Summit avenue.
The proceedS will be devoted to the
Ladies Aid society of the Presbyterian
church.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-05-23
Third Annual educational Rally

Third Annual Educational Rally
Will be held at Brookings, Saturday,
May 25, 1901. Morning session, court
house, 10 o'clock:
Music-song ...................
Paper-"Are We Doing the Work We
Should in Our Public Schools? II
Not, Why Not?"
Prof. Olander, White
Discussion led by d. /. Dodd, Trenton
Paper-"School-room Decoration as q
........ Mrs. j. E. Taplin, Bushnell
Discussion led by Miss BLY,, Aurora
Paper 49,. Prof. d. A. Fisk, Elkton
"Our New School Law" ..............
...... Pref. Avery, Woonsocket
Discussion. D................... :.
-. led by Supt. Schellenger, Pierre
Institute Reading Circle, etc. .......
.............. 49,. f. Il. Boyden
Afternoon Session Presbyterian
church, 1870 o'clock:
Music-song
Address Need Of Educated
Men and Women" ........... 49,.
...............Rev. Cave, Brookings
Unconscious Discipline" .........
................ Prof. Crane, college
Music--vocal solo ....................
"Talk" to the Teachers ..............
Dep. State Supt. Schellenger, Pierre
Address. >. Prof. Avery, Wocasocket
Music--instrumental solo. ...........
All teachers are expected to be
present, and all interested in the work
are invited.
f. e. BoYDEN, Co. Supt.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-05-23
DECORATION DAY.
Order Concerning Memorial and Decora.
ton Days Issued by Robt. [.
McCook Post.
Headquarters Robt. L. McCook Post
No. "a, G. A. r Brookings, S. d.

Headquarters Robt. L. McCook Post
No. IA, G. A. r Brookings, S. d.
GENERAL ORDER MOL.
The annual memorial services will
be held as follows:
Sunday memorial service will be
held at the Presbyterian church on
Sunday, May 26th, at the usual hour
Of the morning service. Rev. w. M.
Jennings will preach the annual
memorial sermon.
Members of the G.. A. r. and all
soldiers, including Spanish war veter.
ans, are requested to meet at the G..
A. r. hall at 10 o'clock sharp.
DECORATION DAY.
Thursday, May 80, will be observed
as follows:
The annual address will be deliv.
cred by the Rev. W. A. Cave, at the
hour Of 2:3O p. m. at the Presbyterian
church.
The usual decoration exercises
will be held at the cemetery In
the morning. The w. R. c., Spanish
war veterans, all military and civic
societies, the city council, faculty and
students of the S. d. A. c., teachers
and pupils Of the public schools, and
all citizens are cordially invited to
participate in the observance of both
days; and In order that Decoration
day may be memorial day indeed,
sacred to the memory Of departed
comrades, II is earnestly requested
that all citizens abstain from en-
couraging or participating In games
or other amusements not in keeping
with the respect due to the memory
OF those sho risked their lives In de-
tense of national integrity and unity.
PROGRAM FOR DECORATION DAY.
10 o'clock Q. m, formation OF line OF
march to cemetery, In following
order:
City council.
College Cadet band.
G. A. R. Post and Spanish war
veterans.
Relief Corps.
School children on floats.
Citizens.
Members of the G.. A. r. and all
soldiers are requested to meet prompt.
ly at G.. A. r. hall on Thursday at
o'clock sharp.
BY order of
STEWART YOU'VE,
w. H. CORNELL, Commander.
Adjutant.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-05-23

returning overland from visit with
friends near the Missouri river. A
great many are condemning the
authorities for bringing, them back
here and placing them In the pest
house, as the city and county were rid
OF all cases that have been developed
here. The REGISTER is of the opin-
ion, however, that the health officers
have done the proper thing even
though the man may have spread the
disease from the Missouri to the state
line. Our officers have been vigilant
and their work effective, as is shown
by the small number of cases we have
had In this city and the way In which
the disease has been stamped out.