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Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1903-04-30
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
B. T. Whitehead Elected President
Selection of New Principal.

Last Friday afternoon the board of
education met at the Office of f. j.
Carlisle in the New Century block.
The absentees we're E. G. Miller and
Geo. Morehouse. A temporary organi-
zation was affected by the election of
G.. A. West, chairman and @. p. Sex
auer, secretary. Prof. B. T. White
head was then elected president of
the board and F. j, Carlisle clerk. A
bill for printing in favor Of Q. f.
Allen was allowed. The bill Of the
school treasurer for commissions for
the handling Of school funds was on
motion laid over until further legal
advise could be obtained on the sub
ject. 1t seems that this bill had been
turned down once before on motion Of
j. @. Jenkins; that member Of the
board holding that there was no law
whereby the board could legally pay
to the treasurer any commissions for
handling school money, and that over
$4,000 had already been paid out in
this manner illegally. The members
of the board had quite a set to over
this point but on final vote the matter
was tabled pending the result of fur
ther investigation.
The board then took up the ques-
tion of teachers in the public schools
for the ensuing year. M. o. Hill was
reelected city superintendent and the
salary fixed at l,400. His election
was unanimous, showing that his
work during the past year has been
thoroughly satisfactory in every
respect and was meeting with hearty
approval.
On account of the resignation Of
Miss Woodbridge it was found neces-
sary to elect a new principal for the
high school. The retirement of Miss
Woodbridge 1t seems, had been antici-
pated and quite a number of applica-
tions for the position had been
received. After considerable discus
sion on the merits Of the different
applicants the matter was put to a
vote and Miss Sadie B. Smith, Of Hold
rege, Neb., was elected to the position.
The other teachers engaged at this
sitting were Mrs. Lillian Aiken at "a
salary of $50; Ina Colgrove, $50; Wipi-
fred Enos, $3.50; Mabel Hegeman,
$45; Rhoda johnson, s42.50; Margaret
Madden, $3.50; Grace Austin, s42, 80;
Alice Barton, $47.50; Mrs. Hanna,
s47 so; Miss Dickinson, $50; Lillian
Dove, as; Mrs. @. e. West, music, $40.
The city superintendent, who was
present, recommended that three new
teachers be secured for the coming
year, but as the hour was getting late
Ghe board adjourned to meet Satur-
dav, Msy Cd.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1903-04-30
A Quiet Home Wedding.

At o'clock Wednesday event ng,
April %, 1903, at the residence Of Mr..
and Mrs. Il. NJ. Crawford, Trenton
township, occurred the marriage OF
Miss Jessie M. Crawford and Mr..
Robert S. Carter, Rev. p. G. Shepersky
officiating. Only the nearest neigh.
bors we're guests at the ceremony, but
as news travels fast, sometimes, In
less than an hour half a hundred OF
the grooms friends called TO pay their
compliments and smoke the customary
cigar. Mr.. Carter is employed on the
farm Of Anson Crawford where Mr..
and Mrs. Carter will be at home to all
their friends.
The REGISTER congratulates the
happy young couple and wishes them
every happiness and abundance OF this
worlds goods.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1903-04-30
BROOKINGS VS.. HURON.
The First Event of the Season at
Athletic Park.

The dual meet of the S. d. A. G.
and Huron track teams will take place
at the college athletic grounds Satur-
day, May 2, commencing at $3.50 a. m.
These events are full of interest and
all lovers Of field sports should not
fail to be present. The following is a
llst of events:
100 yard hurdle race, 100 yard run,
one mile run, 440 yard run, one mile
bicycle race, 220 yard run, one hall
mile bicycle race, 220 yard hurdlerace,
one-half mile run, two mile bicycle
race, so yard dash, two mile run, dis
Gus throw, running high jump, run
ming broad jump, shot put, hammer
throw, pole vault.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1903-04-30
Help the Good Work.

A "Sock Social" will be given by
the w. r. c., at the G. A. r. hall
Tuesday evening, May 5. The social
is for the benefit Of the Soldiers
Home. Last year two cottages were
built at the Soldiers Home at Hot
Springs. This year the legislature
appropriated $4,000 which will build
four more cottages. The cottages are
all to be furnished by the Relief
Corps In the state.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1903-04-30
Military Athletics.


The military department OF the 8.
d. A. G. gave very interesting and
exciting program last Saturday it be-
ing dual meet between companies A
and b. The young soldiers entered
INTO the contest with great enthusi-
asm and the vast crowd OF spectators
thoroughly enjoyed the contests. 1t
was close score and the final stood
y to so in favor OF Co. B. The follow
ing Is the list of events, the entries
are named according TO place:
100 yd. hurdle-Perley, A, Heston,
A, Shoenwether, B. Time 2lt.
so yd dash-Port, b, Corbin, b, Dug
gan, A, Wilson, A. Time As.
Shot Pottenger, b, Ladd; A,
Reich, A, Fuller, A. Distance 80.
Mile rum n, A, Tobin, b,
Burghart, B, Reich, A. Time 623.
Pole vault Allison, B, Olson, A,
Murphy, A, Sundt, b. Height SIT.
Half.mile bicycle-Dillman, b, Boy.
den, A, j. Odlan, B, r Odlan, A..
Time l:59 l-5.
22O-yd hurdle-Corbin, b, Perley, A,
Sundt, B, Heston, A. 80 Is.
Discus throw-Darnell, b, butcher,
B, Reich, A, Ladd, A. Distance 7Sft.
100-yd dash-Port, B, W lson, A,
Corbin, B, Duggan, A. Time 10 4.5.
Relay--Co. A, first.
220-yd dash--Port, b, w Wilso o, A,
Corbin, b, Perley, A.
Mile bicycle Boyden, A, Dillon, b,
]. Odlan, r. Odlan, A. 2:i6 3.5.
Half mile run-Heston, A, Sundt, B.,
Fuller, B, Reich, A. Time 2:27 So
Two mile BICYCLE. Odlan, B, Boy
den, A, Z. l.. Odlan, A, Dillon, B..
Time 1851.
44O-yd dash-Port, b, Sundt, B, viii.
son, A, Heston, A.
Broad jump-Perley, A, Lawshe, A, {,
Pottinger, A, Elliot, b. Distance lSi
feet.
Two mile run-Port, B, Bunday, A,
-, A Schaphorst, A, Tobin, B.,
Fuller, B.
Grand total-0e. B, 80; Co. A, ~.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1903-04-30
DUAL MEET.
The Ames, Iowa, Track Team to be
in Brookings, Friday, May 8.

Arrangements have been perfected
to get the track team from the Ames,
Iowa Agricultural college here in a
dual meet with the S. d. A. G. track
team. and the date has been set for
Friday, May sth. The Iowa team has
the reputation OF being strong one
and an interesting series of events
may be looked for. II the weather is
favorable large crowd will no doubt
be in attendance.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1903-04-30

A visit to the third floor convinced us
that his plan was feasible and that a
nice large High school room could be
fitted up on this floor, together with a
recitation room and laboratory.
1t is quite evident that something
will have to be done to provide for the
increased attendance for another year.
Fifty or sixty more pupils can not
be accommodated in the buildings in
their present condition. A good ward
school building cannot be built for less
thar $4,000 and the question is, can
sS2Sy.5rd to build such a structure al
the present time. If not, then some
plan like the one suggested by Mr
Hill must be adopted.
Our visit was not entirely salts
factory in this respect; our time was
too limited to admit OF a thorough in
spection of the individual work OF
teachers and pupils. We were i'm
pressed, however, with the thorough
discipline and neatness that prevailed
everywhere throughout the building,
and observed, in many instances, that
a perfect bond Of sympathy had been
established between teacher and pu-
pills, and that the latter were earnest,
confident, and trying hard TO meet
with the approval Of their instructor.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1903-04-30
IN THE CHURCHES.
Interesting News Pertaining to
Church Work Announce
rnents, Etc,

ments, Etc.
Subject for Christian Science next
Sunday is Adam and Fallen Man"
The Guild OF st. Paul's church will
meet with Mrs. Vinegar, Thursday
afternoon, May 7th. All are cordially
invited
The usual religious services at Pres.
byterian church next Sabbath morn
ing and evening conducted by the pas
tor, w. M. Jennings.
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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-05-07
GREAT FRUIT DISPLAY.

A week ago The Herald contained
this paragraph: San Juan county is
the best fruit section OF the country.
and it is making rapid growth. All
that country now needs is the early
building of the Albuquerque a Duran
go railroad"
The Albuquerque Journal-Democrat
takes the above as a text for the fol-
lowing article:
The foregoing article from a Colo
RADIO paper. gives deserved recognition
to the merits of one of the richest and
most desirable sections OF New Mex
leo. and It also states correctly the one
thing that section needs to enable it
to take its proper place in the front
rank of New Mexico counties.
And that one thing Will not long
be lacking During the last six months
survey has been made for line
from Albuquerque TO Durango by the
same strong interest that Is now con
structing the Santa fe Central ana
Albuquerque Eastern, and a road 10
Durango by the route surveyed will
probably be commenced by these par
ties as soon AS the other two roads
mentioned are completed. which will
be sometime during the present year.
Another strong interest, with head
quarters in Chicago. and abundanty
able to carry out the enterprise. has
been given the proposition OF line
from Albuquerque To Durango great
deal OF attention lately Much data
in relation to the country and its re
sources has been gathered. and there
is good reason to believe that unless
the field shall be occupied by some
other company in a very short time,
these parties will undertake the work.
In addition to these two, there is
still another scheme on foot for a road
to the northwest from Albuquerque.
About a month ago a gentleman came
to the office of the Journal-Democrat
bringing letters of introduction from
one OF the most prominent railway
men in the west. and stated privately
that his business was to reconnoiter
the country between this point and
Durango. with view to the construc-
ton OF road He came here in
search of information regarding the
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-05-07

report made BY Major Hanna upon
the resources OF the country. after the
survey made by him about ten years
ago. and stated II his trip served to
confirm the statements made in the
Hanna report regarding the abund-
ance ot timber. ore. coal and other nat
ural resources in the country between
Albuquerque ami Durango. the parties
he represented stood ready to build
the road as an Investment.
One or another of these projects is
pretty sure TO take tangible form in a
very short time, and result in the con-
struction of railroad through the
country referred to.
But If we put all these aside, the
fact remains that there is no unoccu-
pied field anywhere in the United
States that offers more attractive in
ducements TO railroad builders or pro
moters than the country lying north
west of Albuquerque, and at time
like the present when the country at
large is literally full of money eagerly
seeking investment, it is unreasonable
TO believe that this field will long re
main unoccupied"
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-05-07
THE CAMP BIRD STRIKE.

A fabulous strike of gold -bearint
ore made recently in the Camp Bir,
mine at Ouray, says the Colorado Rea
Estate News. makes that property the
richest in the statement of Colorado
The Judgment of Thomas Walsh. wht
sold it to an English corporation las
year will be questioned, in the light o
the latest extraordinary developments
II was considered a big mine when he
parted with it for S5,250.000 last year
Walsh received $3.250,0O0 in casl
and was to receive the balance o
s2,0O0000 from the first profits of the
company under the new management
Since passing into the hands of the
purchasers the mine has been paying
net $4,000 a month. of which $500
900 went to the stockholders in divi-
dends and $4,000 TO the former own
er.
Shortly after taking hold the En-
glish purchasers ran a tunnel into the
mountain 200 feet above the third
level. through which the property has
been most worked. This scheme was
contrary to most mining operations,
because the newer tunnels projecteu
usually are started below the older
The management. however, thought to
encounter richer ore bodies above ana
this idea commenced to bear fruit last
November, when the first announce.
ment came TO the world of big strike
in the property.
The principal value of the strike
was said to be in the fact that the new
and upper tunnel has opened into an
ore shoot the territory of which is so
large as to increase the amount of ore
in sight from three to four times what
it was when Walsh sold it, Some of
the ore in the newly opened body runs
into the four figures, differing greatly
in respect to high values with that
found in the lower levels. which has
been ordinary or low grade.
AS the mine was sold on the basis of
$4,000 900, the strike may place its
present value in the neighborhood of
10000 900, with the chances in favor
of a greater valuation by the owners.
Comparing the Camp Bird with the
Independence at Cripple Creek. which
Stratton sold for $10,000,O0 the latter
sinks into insignificance
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-05-07
GOOD ROADS AND
WRONG VIEW S

One of the speakers at Monday S
recommended that congress should
cease to improve the rivers. but spend
the money instead on the roads. The
rivers are played out" was the eccen-
tric opinion advanced in this individ-
ual case. Not one person in ten thous-
and will look at the matter in that
way. What is a river but a great
road, moving road with nature sup
plying free motive power in one direc-
ton? Good roads and good navigable
channels are mutually helpful. and at
tempts to make them appear antagonis-
tic will be disregarded. Whatever con
gress may consider advisable in road
construction by government appropria-
lions, the improy of rivers will
go on. There is no better or cheaper
highway than a stream properly deep
ened. France is well advanced in the
economics OF this matter Its net
work OF improved rivers and canals is
hardly equalled elsewhere and at the
same time French roads are models in
engineering and practical excellence.
No greater mistake can be committed
in handling this question than to think
that improved rivers stand in the way
of the good roads movement.
Most of the speakers at the conven-
tion dwet chiefly on the difficulty in
convincing taxpayers that money spent
ON improved roads is profitably in
vested Every dollar judiciously put
into good roads brings in a liberal and
perpetual dividend. But many taxpay-
ers seem to be looking for somebody
else to pay the cost They forget that
national and state appropriations are
raised by taxation, and that any dis,
trict getting more than its proportion
ate snare receives more than it is en-
titled to. Several states are handling
the subject directly and vigorously.
pennsylvania has just appropriated
81, 5O0U00 to be paid from the treas
ury Tor good roads during the next
six years. to which will be added
s3,50O0O0 from local sources. Penn
sylyania's taxpayers are facing the
music themselves and not cropping
about for windfals or proposing to
stop river Improvement in order to i'm
prove the roads. 1t has been a sur.
prise to find so narrow an idea put be
fore a great conv on-Globe-Demo.
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