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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1904-02-18
SOCIETY EVENTS OF A WEEK
Gard Parties Quite Popular With
the Fair Sex

Mrs. V. L. Mccoy will entertain a
party Of lady friends at her home on
west Williams street Friday afternoon
with cards.,
! Mrs. Geo. L. Brown gave a finch
party at her home on Ninth street yes
terday afternoon ia honor of her
guest, Mrs. E. N. Flanders, of Clear
Lake.
A birthday surprise was perpetrated
on Miss Sophia Arneson Saturday
evening by number of her young
friends. Games were played and re.
| freshments served.
A card party at the home of Mrs.
NJ. o. Hill on Tuesday afternoon was
another event on the past weeks
sociabilities. A large number Of her
lady friends were entertained.
Mrs. G. e. Hopkins entertained a
number Of the lady friends Of Mrs.
VIM. Anderson yesterday afternoon at
the pleasant home Of the latter on
Sixth avenue. We understand it was
in the nature of surprise.
A card party was giveh at the hand
some and we'll appointed home Of Mr.
and Mrs. w. M. Cheever Monday light
to which a large number Of their
friends were invited and entertained.
Judge and Mrs. +. w. Dricken, of
White, were numbered among the
guests.
| Mrs. w. II. Leighty and her sister,
Mrs. Chas. L. Wright. gave valen-
tine party to large number of their
lady friends on Saturday afternoon at
the home of the former. The decora-
tions and refreshments are said to
have been choice and in excellent
taste, such as delight the feminine
heart.
Mrs. j. A. Hooker and Mrs A. w.
Dressed entertained a number OF their
friends at whist on Friday evening at
the home of the former. Seven tab
les were occupied and the game in
dulged in until late hour when choice
refreshments we're served. V. L. Nc
Coy won the prize for the highest
mum ber Of points.
Mesdames G. Z. and G. A. West en-
tertained at the home OF the former
on Saturday evening. Whist was in
dulged in and refreshments served
during which Mrs. G. E. West and
her daughter delighted their hearers
with some choice piano music. j. A.
Hooker was the prize winner. A de-
lightful time is reported.
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Cooperative Road
Building Legislation
Congress Has at Last Made Move in the Direction of Hoh.
way Development and improvement

The introduction of a bill into Con-
gress providing $24,000,000 for national
aid to states in making and mending
highways, is an indication Of the
countrywide interest that is being
shown in the subject, and the Cover
nors Of hali-a-dOzen states, in their
first Of the year messages to Lcgisla-
lures, have given the matter Of i'm
proved roads special attention. When
Dickens visited America he found the
stage road from the Potomac to Fred
eTickSburg to be "a series Of alternate
swamps and gravel pits" He described
the passage Of Virginia swamp in
this way: "We come to the spot, sink
down in the mire nearly to the coach
windows, tilt on one side at an angle
Of forty-five degrees, and stick there.
The inSides scream dismaIly, the coach
stops, the horses founder"
Governor Montague, in his message
TO the Virginia Legislature in 1904
said Of the States roads.
"Our indifferent highways are a
hiDderance to the growth of our rural
population and bar to immigration"
He recommended the state % begin
the systematic construction and II in
tenancc Of public roaCs. And Vir-
glnia is trying to level and put a bot
tom TO her highways, SO other States
are taking up the same work. Cover
nor Bates calls attention TO the fact
that Massachusetts has already laid
out 500 miles Of solid read, at an aver
age cost Of $4,000 mile. In New
/ York Asa miles have been constructed
since 1898, when the state agreed to
share the cost with the counties. New
Jersey has been fortunate in stirring
the communities to proper az preCi-
alton Of state aid, and her fine roads
are numerous. Maryland's Legis-
lature is considering a plan to aid
connties to the extent of 5000, 900 a
year, to improve the highways. In
South Carolina Governor Hayward
believes that the Legislature is going
far enough in authorizing the counties
to bond themselves for the cost of
road making Golfers Weekly.
The wrestling match held at Estel-
line last Saturday resulted in a victory
for Tom Wallace of st. Louis. Mont
Vickere, the big South Dakota boy, is
said to have been no match for the
Missouran. Vickere won the first
fall, presumably for bait, and Wal
lace took the next two. About 81 ,000
is reported to have changed hands.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1904-02-18
Opportunity for February

The February number Of Opportun-
ity, published at st. Paul, MINI,
shows a number Of marked improve
mentS over preceding issues Of that in
teresting publication, not only in the
quality of paper and ink used in its
production, but in literary features as
well. The first and leading story in
this months issue is that entitled
IAN Enterprise That Failed,' being
wei! written sketch of the romantic
career of the late Marquis de Mores a
titled Frenchman, who, as the writer
says, was IA brilliant, cratic genius,
who had the world for a stage and who
in his short life, acted many parts:
none well, with a daring and dash
that held the center Of the stage"
The story is illustrated from rare
photographs, secured at the time the
Marquis lived at Medora, town in
western North Dakota which was
practically built and owned by De-
Mores.
Among the other articles Of interest
in the February Opportunity appears
the first OF series of papers on the
Exploration Of Lewis and Clark, writ
ten by Mr.. Olin ID. Wheeler, who en-
Joys the distinction of being the only
person who had Systematically fol-
lowed the route pursued by Lewis and
Clark, and of having thus visited all
of the important and strategic points
made memorable by those explorers.
These articles will lie illustrated
each month from photographs taken
under Mr.. Wheeler's directions.
Grain growing in the Pacific North
west-Raising Hops in California
Conditions which have made Canada
Favorable for Homeseekers-Con-
veniences for Farmers of the great
Northwest-Stock Raising in North
Dakota, and many other articles ap.
pear which will prove Of great inte-
rest to any one interested in the great
Northwest.
The editorials and current events Of
the world are also up to the usual high
standard.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1904-02-18
THE ROSEBUD BILL
The Bill Has Passed and is Up to
the President

The Argus Leader Of Tuesday says
1t is good news which the telegraph
brought to South Dakota yestesday,
the news OF the passage by the senate
of the Burke bill for the opening Of
the Rosebud reservation to settlement.
The bill has already passed the house
and now needs only the signature of
the president to make il law. AS
President Roosevelt has often declared
himself In favor OF the opening OF
these lands, the fight may now be con-
sidered as finally won.
That portion of the Rosebud which
is to be thrown open to settlement con-
tains a16.l4 acres. Allowing 160 acres
to each settler, this means that $500
freeholdors may thus obtain a farm
In the best section OF South Dakota
at 81 so per acre payable in INSTALL
ments of 80 cents per acre per year.
The land is rich and fertile, and when
the date of opening is fixed and
arrives, there is no doubt that there
will be more applications for the land
than can be filled.
The Indians are to receive not more
than $500 in any one year, one
half OF which is to be paid them In
cash and the other half to be expen-
ded in the purchase OF stock cattle Of
OF good blood in the hope that the
Indians will thus be induced to get
extensively into the stock raising busi-
ness. Certainly fine opportunity
will thus be given, and IL 10 Is not
improved, the Indians will have them
selves to blame. The gross amount
which the Indians will get for these
lands is 81 ,040. 600 all OF which com es
ou, Of the settlers who get the lands,
except that two sections in every
township are to be reserved for the
use of the common schools OF South
Dakota and these are to be paid fol
by the general government and given
TO the state for this use. The con
gressional delegation Is TO be cOngrat
ulated on the passage Of this bill fol
which all have worked hard, and the
people in the vicinity Of the reseTya.
tion who will secure much benefit
thereby have great reason to rejoice.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1904-02-18
DON'T KICK CENTRAL
If You Would Have Good Service
Use Common Sense

c. II. Kight, superintendent Of the
city telephone exchange has word to
say below which should be read by
all. 1t is important that the tele-
phone instruments should not be
trilled with, as in case of fire, if the
works are put out Of order by the care.
lessness or impatience of someone,
central would know nothing about
an alarm call. Read aud reflect:
EDITORS REGIsTER:
Several complaints have reached us
that parties wishing to find out about
the morning trains have failed to get
central" We find that in most cases
the cause of the annoyance originates
with some Of the subscribers. Some
parties seem to think they should get
central" at night as quickly as
during the regular hours, they are not
satisfied to wait until we can get out
Of bed and go to the Office. AS "cen.
receiver is removed the party becomes
impatient and works the receiver hook
rapidly up and down. This does not
make central" answer any sooner
either day or night (it only acts on the
fash light, not on the belly besides il
throws our night alarm out Of adjust.
ment. The night alarm IS OF delicate
construction and will not stand rough
usage. Working your receiver hook
rapidly up and down throws the alarm
out Of adjustment and once out we dc
not hear the alarm on the next cal
and so cannot answer it.
We are anxious TO give good service
but it will be necessary to have the
cooperation Of the subscribers TO .dc
SO. In making a night call simply
remove the receiver and we will answer
as quickly as possible.
TELEPHONE DEPT,
CITY OF BROOKINGs,
G. Fl. KIGHT, Manager.
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MRS. FINCH SEVERELY HURT
The Wife of President Finch Falls
Down Cellar

Mrs. Finch, wife of President Finch
Of Sioux Falls college is lying i'll at
the college from an accident which
might easily have been a fatal one.
While going in the dark to the head
Of the cellar stairs she missed her
footing and fell the whole length of
the stairs and struck the back of her
head on the irCn of the furnace
Fortunately no bones were broken, but
Mrs Finch received a very severe
shock and an ugly wound on the head.
She is now resting nicely, but it will
be some time before she is around
again. Argus Leader.
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{ H u R c H
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Subject Christian Science lecture
next Sunday "Christ Jesus"
The usual services in the NJ. f.
church Sunday. The pastor will
preach.
The Guild OF st. Paulrchurch will
meet with Mrs. Lorimer Thursday
afternoon Feb. 25th. All are cordially
invited.
The special services at the First
Baptist church are continuing with
usual interest. Regular services Sun
day, preaching by the pastor. Baptism
| in the evening.
DR.. James Chalmers, president Of
the S. d. A. c., occupied the Presby-
terian pulpit Sunday in the absence of
Pastor Jennings and preached two
edifying sermons to large congrega.
tions. Some very inspiring thoughts
were brought out in both subjects,
the one in the morning appealing for
the most part to men and in the even
ing 10 women.
The usual religious servives next
| Sabbath at the Presbyterian church,
preaching by the pastor w. NJ. Jen-
nings morning and evening. In the
evening splendid musical program
will be rendered by the choir, under
the direction of Prof. Mann. 1t will
take the nature Of sacred concert,
such as have been so we'll received
by the large audiences. short SER
mon by the pastor. All are invited to
come and join in the congregational
singing which'will be inspiring.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1904-02-18
BLO0DED STOCK SALE
A Chance to Buy Blooded Stock at
Auction Prices

We again call attention to the sale
advertisement Of II. Al Davenport,
Belmond, Iowa, c. S. Barclay, West
Liberty, Iowa, p. r. Stoffel ~ Son,
Lancaster, Wis, and w. o. Merz,
Monticello, MINI. These gentlemen
are anxious To have the South Dakota
farmers and breeders come to the sale
for they feel sure that they will find
cattle that will suit them and can buy
them at price that will make them
money. The men are prepared to sell
the cattle at whatever prices are offered
for them as they know they will make
plenty of friends by so doing. Arrange
To attend the sale whether you intend
TO buy or not and in the mean time
send to r, w. Barclay, MasOn City,
Iowa, the auctioneer, for catalog.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1904-02-18
TEACHERS MEETING
Brookings District Teachers Assoc
iation Meets Saturday

The teachers of the Brookings dis
trict will hold a meeting in High
School room at Brookings on Saturday,
Feb. Goth, at l:30 p. m.
Song-Grade pupils.
Recitation-Miss Lillian Breed.
Song-Pupils.
Roll Call-All members respond by
quatation.
Paper What can be done to secure
better results in spelling in our
schools?-Herbert Blakely
Paper: What are the benefits OF
the study Of literature in the country
schools?-Miss Mary Boyd.
Discussion: What is the influence
Of the advanced pupils In our schools?
Miss Myrtle Tinker and j. M. Otter
ness.
Paper: How to induce the older
pupils to remain in school?-J. H..
Best.
Paper: How can the school library
be made useful?-Miss Elizabeth
Waters.
Discussions: Examinations and pro-
motions. Miss Maude Finch and l..
S. Jones.
All OF the above topics will be open
for discussion by all present. We
desire to see all Of this district present
at this meeting. Many of the other
districts who cannot attend the other
district meetings, can attend here and
receive proper credit.
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U. D. PALMER FANS HIMSELF
Basking in the Sunny South Amidst
Fragrant Blossoms
ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA,
Feb. II, 1904.


EDITORS REGISTER
Please send my paper for the next
month to White Springs, Florida,
as we expect to ave here next week
and will visit st. Augustine and then
go to the Sulphur Springs for month,
after which we intend going TO Chat
tanooga, Tenn, and from there
work our way humeward.
see by the REGISTER weather re-
port that you are getting it in the
neck up there now. We are sitting
with the doors open to keep cool. j
have not seen anything that looked
like frost since reaching Florida.
Yesterday we took an excursion down
Tampa Bay to the gulf. 1t was a
perfect summer day. The ladies took
off their shoes and waded in the gulf.
This is the place to enjoy the win
ter. The orange trees are still bend.
ing with fruit, which is a very good
crop this year. They are not picking
them very fast as the price is low.
The South Dakota crowd is usually
well. Yours Respectfully,
u. ID. PALMER.
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College Notes

The costume party Friday evening
was decided success. Many famous
persons and many pationalities were
represented. When all had assembled
they repaired TO the ooy's gym"
where the grand march was led by
Prof and Mrs. N. E. Hansen. The
former representing the Sultan of
Zulu and the latter Queen of Sheba.
Their costumes were heavily and
beautifully embroidered.
After the grand march the party
repaired to the lower rooms and "The
Temple Of Fame" was given in the
girls "gym" under the direction of
Miss Vaughn with the following cast:
Goddess. ....... Louise Seide
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TAKEN TO ROCHESTER
Mrs. Alice Lockhart's Condition was
Alarming

On Christmas Eve Mrs. Alice Lock-
hart was taken i'll and since that time
she has been onfined to her room and
bed, at times slightly better and at
other periods suffering great pain.
This continued illness along with the
intense pain has greatly weakened her
physical system. Sunday morning a
physician from the hospital arrived
and after he had made an examination
it was decided to take the patient to
Rochester where an operation might
be performed. Accordingly Mrs.
Lockhart, though very weak, was
taken to the train in carriage and
was placed in the day coach.
Word was received Monday night
that she had stood the Journey quite
we'll and on Tuesday afternoon mes
sage came saying that the operation
had lust been performed and the sur
geons thought it would prove success
full,
DR.. Green returned fran Rochester
Yesterday morning aud stated that
Mrs. Lockhart was resting comfort
ably when he left the hospital and,
unless some unforeseen complications
set in he thought she would be able
to leave the hospital in three weeks.
1t was found that the trouble arose
from gaul stones and this had caused
adhesions to the different organs.
From all appearance the patient had
been afflicted for ten years.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1904-02-18
Arlington a Hummer

This writer was in Arlington Satur-
day and found the east end town hum
ming. Four or five elevators were
taking in grain as fast as it could be
handled and we were told that some of
the farmers would have to haul grain
steadily all winter to market their
crop. The elevators were nearly all
full and cars cannot be secured fast
enough to accommodate the business.
-IrOQuois Chief.
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Hasse Bros, of Colman, local black
smiths, have perfected an automo-
bile. The entire rig was designed and
built in their shop, having been in the
course of making for nearly year.
They gave it a trial last week and
found no fault with the behavior of
the machine. 1t is their desire to
equip their shop for an extensive
manufacture of autos .-Flandreau
Herald.
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Spirit Motors and Lights

In the United States an enormous
quantity of sugar is now produced.
In the last year Cuba sent here, be-
sides more than million tons OF
sugar. about fourteen million gallons
of molasses Egypt is ready to turn
into the market many million sugary
tons, and most Of the other nations
are sugar producers in no small degree.
What will the world do with it all?
The answer is, 1T will burn sugar.
Not by the shovelful or the scuttleful,
although sugar makes one OF the hot
test fires, and molasses is used in some
of the patents for making coal bri-
quets. The sugar will be distilled IN
to alcohol, direct from the cane or the
roots which produce sweet, and this
alcohol will be used for heating and
lighting.
For fifteen years the ShTewd, silent
chemists of Germany have been work
ing out the question. 1t is now two
years since an exhibition Of alcohol
motors was held on the Continent,
when German and French automobiles
and power motors of the best type
were driven by energy from alcohol.
AT the Dusseldorf Exposition last
year one very interesting exhibit was
the large class of spirit motors for
business and farm work, for thresh-
ing.machines, for express and freight
wagons, for ambulance and field sup
ply, for household and dairy machines,
as well as for road and pleasure vehi-
cles Of the finest class. The spirit
motor stands accepted from its first
demonstrations.
The German farmer Teaps and
threshes by aid Of his spirit-engine;
it does the hauling up to twenty horse
power for the towns; the large cream
cries run their churns with it: the
German housewife attaches it to her
laundry, and it works the washing
maching, as we'll as the sewing-ma-
chine afterward. The small house
keeper puts two cents worth Of alco-
hol in her nickel.plated, self.heating
fiat.iron, ard uses it over two hours
without its losing heat. Alcohol
cookers prepared the food in restaur-
ants at the Dusseldorf fair.
Burned in lamps Of the best con.
struction, with the mantlerof we'll
known type, alcohol produces an in
candescent light of intense power,
hardly second to the electric light it.
self.
Let the whole world go TO raising
sugar-beets and sweet potatoes and
cane on its spare acres If it will, that
alcohol may be cheaper than kerosene
has ever been, and that we may have
tito burn.
The German government meets all
objections to the use of alcohol by re-
quring the spirit for industrial pur-
poses to be denaturalized, as they
call it; that is, mixed with five per
cent. of any chemical which destroys
it as a beverage.
Mixed with benzol, wood.vinegar,
or any one Of a dozen unpleasant
things, nobody wants to drink it, and
the gain to the country and the eX-
chequer, it is said in official reports,
has been tenfold for every dollar Of
revenue lost by removing the tax from
spirits for industrial use.-By Moray
Bliss in Youths Companion.
The old friends of NJ. g.. Carlisle
will be pleased to learn that he is
prosperous in Brookings, having re-
4 Gently acquired the interests of the
Y late George Morehouse in the Brook
y ings Land & Trust Co.-Lake Pres
ton Times.
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COUNTY REAL ESTATE.
Land Transfers in Brookings County
For Week Ending Feb. ~, 1904.

For Week Ending Feb. ~, 1904.
Ramona French to Charles G
French lot blk Folsoms add
10 BKSS.... ................... 100
Hannah Oleson TO A w Grove
lot l0Ox3OO Il in White SD. $50
ID II Campbell Sheriff to Joseph
Tuteur nw} S-ll0-5l. ........... 429
Joseph Tuteur to w II Eyerhard
nwa S-llO-5l. ...................
w ii Everhard to Charles Thomp-
son nwi S-llO-51. 51................ 1860
George e Mathews to Francis w
McGuiness undI OF set IL 1852 HOO
Francis w MEG to George
f Mathews und2 Of se4 II 1852 1100
Catherine e Meyer to A e Con-
ner ne4 S1ll-52. 2................ 34s0
Charles 2 Gould to Mcheal Dan
ielson ct al net 1-ll2-52......... 37lS
] S Binford to Matte A
Thomas lots 3 4 81 n lot
blk ii 2nd add to Bkgs. 5000
James + Holiday ct al to
Oscar A Kelly 3 lots 6&7
81 of 50 fl Of:lot blk II
Morehouse add to Bkgs. -. 250s
Jessie r. Kelly to James +
Holiday g. S Ii McCarl lots
Sc ST s. s blk 6 Mathews &
Scobcy ad to Bkgs. l5S
Oscar Kelly to James +
Holiday & S II McCarl lot
g. n lots blk l Peterson
add to Bkgs.. 1900
CIV Gralapp to Anna Swenson
lots 81 blk ! MorehoSe add
to Bkgs..... ........... 45o
Anna NJ Stephenson to Hannah
Rice NJ se4-24-l09-50 ......... 1000
Emory Oleson to John Halvor.
son sws -4-1l2-5O. ................ +. 1900
w Fl Everhard to L w Rosche Sc
3.2S 1921. ...................... :. 440c
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Coles BludbiIder is the great Feb
ruary tonic. 1t is what its name inn
plies-A builder of pure blood and
strong nerves, Take Blubilder and
he free from grippe and rheumatism.
S1.00 bottle. Sold and guaranteed
by all druggists.