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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-12-14
KILLED By A A
Daniel Lyons, Living Near WaIcott
Run Down by a Freight.

Faribault, Mimi, Dec. II. Daniel
Lyons, a farmer living near Walcott,
was killed by a Rock Island freight
train. He had been in town all 1.-THE
evening, and started to walk home. 1t
is thought that he must have been
walking near the track, and that the
freight train caught him. He was evi,
IDENTIFY dragged about a quarter of a
mile, to a point where the body was
found shortly after daylight by the
crew of a passenger train. The body
was fearfully mangled, barely enough
being left of the man to admit of iden,
LITIGATION.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-12-14
BRINGS LAW SUIT OVER SCHOOL BOND
Bank Seeks 10 Hold County Liable for Interest and Principal
Interesting Case.

Interest was paid annually up to the
time the bond fell due, when the
money to redeem the bond was placed
in the bank and holders of the bond
notified to forward it to the bank for
payment. This they failed to do, and
since 1899 until the time of bringing
action, holders Of the bond failed to
comply with the request, but now
bring suit to recover not only the $500
claimed to be due, but compound in.
terest ~aggregating $41S. The school
officers of the district signify their
willingness to pay the face of the bond,
but will not pay the interest assessed
as herein stated, claiming their notice
of intention to redeem was given by
advertising the money deposited and
that it was no fault of the officers that
the bond was not redeemed.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-12-14

Prof. M M. Kramer, state superin.
tendent Of public instruction and pres
dent of the State Educational associa-
ton, is enthusiastic over his plan for
moral instruction in the state schools.
The plan will be taken up at the meet
ing of the educational association at
Brookings on Dec. 81. Bishop O'Gor-
man of Sioux Falls will discuss the
matter from his standpoint, and Gov.
Elrod will speak for the state. DR..
Chalmers will represent the state edu-
cational institutions.
The theory of moral instruction in
The schools has been before the Ma
.ional Educational association for the
asst five years, but nothing definite has
been done. Spasmodic efforts have
been made in various states to intro
luce such teaching. Supt. Ramer
hopes to get a committee appointed
that either will select a textbook for
teachers or compile such a work. OF
MS plan Supt. Kramer says:
1.-The public has exactly the kind of
schools that it has demanded. The
schools were forbidden to discuss mat
ters that could in any way be termed
religious. This meant the question Of
morals had to be neglected also. Then
he people cried Goddess schools be-
cause 1t was discovered that the stu
tents in all grades were acquiring a
disregard for things sacred and eth
ical. They manifested alarming
tendencies toward falsehood, decep.
lion, profanity, irreverence for age
and parents, and disregard for the
rights of others.
Public Misplaces Blame.
"The great trouble is that the pub
Tic has misplaced the blame. The
schools are exactly what the people
have demanded. The teachers, I be-
ieve, stand ready to take up the work
Of sowing seeds Of morality just as
soon as the public will lend its ap-
prevail.
Zone Of the incomprehensible feat.
ares Of the situation is that the teach
sr is expected to quote and draw con-
illusions from the words of Shake
speare. Longfellow, Dickens, Haw-
,horne and the rest, but he must scru.
pulously avoid quoting the words of
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-12-14
COUNTY MAY ADVERTISE.

Aberdeen Commercial Club Considers
Question Of Employing Lecturer.
The Aberdeen Commercial club is
considering a plan which it will prob
ably adopt for advertising the resourc-
es of Brown county and Aberdeen. 1t
contemplates hiring a man who is a
good lecturer to hold public meetings
in various portions of New York. Ohio.
Indiana and Michigan. The lecturer
will tell of the cheap lands and big
orops of northern South Dakota, as
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-12-14
CITY JAIL BLOWN UP.
Only Prisoner MiracuIousIy Escapes
Death.

Hamilton, Iowa, Dec. 12.-By an al.
most miraculous occurrence the life
Of w. ]. Davis, a prisoner in the city
Jail here, was saved when the build,
ing was almost totally wrecked by a
dynamite explosion late Saturday
night. Davis escaped with slight in,
juries. Curiously enough he himself
was under arrest on suspicion of hav.
ing blown up o restaurant building a
week ago.. He was the only prisoner
in Jail at the time Of the explosion
there. The work is credited either to
friends of Davis who wished to prove
him innocent of the first outrage, or
some one having a mania for such ex.
ploits.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-12-14
HAS AN ODD MODE OF EXIT.
Passenger Jumps Through Sleeping
Car Window at Hastings.

Robertson, en- route from British Co.
lumbia to visit a sick sister at De.
troit, Mich, displayed symptoms OF
insanity upon his arrival on Passenger
Train No. Sc here last night, by break.
ing the windows in the sleeping car,
after which he jumped through them,
and running like a wild deer up Sec,
ond street for nearly half a mile be.
fore being overhauled, giving Police.
men Temple and Kenney a merry
chase. He was uninjured. He had in
his possession a ticket to Chicago and
$82 in money.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-12-14
FREIGHT In a Wreck.

Grand Forks, N. D., Dec. IL. - An
extra w~est-bound Great Northern
freight ran into the rear of a freight
standing in the East Grand Forks
yards last evening and the wreckage
caught fire. burning the caboose and
one car of the standing train and the
woodwork from the engine of the sec,
end train. No one was injured.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-12-14

we'll as business opportunities, and
will illustrate the lecture with a stere.
opticon and scenes taken from Aber'
deem and other Brown county towns.
as we'll as farming scenes in this sec
ton of the state. 1t is believed the
plan will result In a heavy immigra'
ton of desirable homeseekers to north
ern South Dakota.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-12-14
FILLED FULL OF ROCK.
Blast Goes of Before Miner Gets Gu,
of the Hole.

Spearfish, s. d., Dec. II. - An old
passed through a most miraculous es-
cape. He was employed to blast a
we'll on a ranch near Crow Peak.
After lighting the fuse to six blasts OF
giant powder, he started to climb a
ladder about thirty feet. When up a
short distance the first blast went off,
followed in quick succession by the
five other. Kaum kept his wits and
hung on to the rope. When he vas
pulled out by the ranch people they
found his back filed with rock, his
right a torn of, and the right side Of
his face almost entirely cut away. He
may recover
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-12-14
Banker Paws HUNTING Fine.

Sparta, Wis. Dec. 10.-Mr. George
Dunn, president of the Monroe County
bank and one of the most prominent
merchants of this city, was arrested
by Game Warden Early for hunting
without a Ii ,ense and was fined $50.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-12-14
Guilty Of Accepting Bride.

Milwaukee, Wis, Dec. 1O.-Former
Aid. william Murphy was yesterday
adjudged guilty Of accepting a bride OF
$50 when a member of the council
from Oscar Davis for securing the
passage Of a sidetrack ordinance.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-12-14
Indian Crushed by lou.

Hayward, Wis, Dec. IL. - Joe
White, an Indian employed by the
Signor Lumber company at their
works on Chippewa river. was badly
crushed by a log. His wounds are
painful but not necessarily serious.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-12-14

Stock losses around Huron result
ing from the recent sleet and SNOW
storm are light, according to reports
received from farmers and ranchmsn
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-12-14

Before adjournment, the Brown
County Educational association at its
annual session in Aberdeen elected
the following officers: President, Miss
Alice Reagan Columbia; vice presi-
dent. Miss Emma X. Stewart, Bath:
secretary-treasurer, c. H. Greed, War
ner. Resolutions We're adopted ia
voring State Supt. Ramer's plan for
the moral education of pupils of the
public schools.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-12-14

Justice McCord, in the Office of a
Mott and Lydia Durkin, both OF Lyman
county. The bridegroom was a genu-
Inc type of the fast-disappearing cow
boy. and put up some protest against
removing his spurs while the cere-
mony was performed. After the cere-
mony he purchased a ring for the
bride on the threat of the justice TO
annul the marriage in case of failure
on his part TO make the purchase.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-12-14

The annual meeting of the Ministe-
rial association for the Aberdeen dis
trict of the Methodist Episcopal
church was held at Aberdeen. Among
the subjects on the program were
Opportunities for and Results of Per-
sonal Evangelism" Rev. w. D. Decide
and Rev. A. NJ. Ward: The Preaching
Best Adapted for Soul Saving" Rev.
Lawrence l.. Layne: The Pastor His
Own Evangelist" Rev. Louis l.. Lane;
Importance of Conversions in Sun
day School and Epworth League"
Rev. D. S. Kerr and Rev. n. P. John
son: Endowment of Power Rev. F.
s. Bromaghin and Rev. n. F. Sander
son. The attendance at the meeting
was large.
The following officers were elected
at the annual meeting of the Naja tenn
pie of the western half of this state,
seld at Deadwood: Iliustrious potter.
tate, c. B. Coolidge: Lead; chief raban,
Otto P. TIL. Grant,; high priest and
prophet, o. N. Brown. Cyanide; orien-
tai guide, Walter Mckay, Lead; treas
urer, E. p. Dague; recorder, Sol Star;
grand representative, Abe Holmes;
first ceremonial master, G. S. Jackson;
second ceremonial master, H, w. Bart
lett, Lead; marshal, d. S. Bentley,
Lead; captain of the guard, Col. w. j.
Thornby; orderly of the guard, w. H.
Moore; director, Guy Williams.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-12-14

AS a result of the decision of the
p~ostoffice department residents Of some
of A~berdeen's suburbs will have to seek
admission to the corporate limits or
else do without free mail delivery. Ow-
ing to the fact that the present force
of mail carriers in Aberdeen is over
worked, the department has forbidden
free delivery by the carriers outside
the city limits. Postmaster Williams
hopes to induce the department to put
on another carrier.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-12-14

While playing with some other boys
on a pond situated Immediately east
of the plant of the Sioux Falls Brew.
ing company, the six-year-old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. August Peterson OF
Sioux Falls broke through the ice and
was drowned. The pond contains
about twenty feet of water, being an
abandoned O quarry that had been
filed with rain and snow.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-12-14

The annual meeting of the Ancient
Order OF United Workmen has been
held in Lead. The following officers
were elected: J.. A. Gallagher, mas
ter workman; Joseph Prinn, foreman;
David Roberts, overseer; William
Lang. recorder; J. E. Peters, %fnancier;
Ed Valentine. receiver; John Zurich,
guide; G. G. Allison, inside watch;
Isaac Lehto, outside watch; Fred Pen
niugton. trustee; Doctors Holvey,
Freeman and Nilsson, medical exam
iners.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-12-14

States Attorney Campbell has COM
pleted his arrangements for the GRIM
inal cases to be tried at the term Of
circuit court at Aberdeen. The first
case will be that of the State against
l.. o. Moulton, who is accused of mis-
representing the value of a horse to
be sold. William w. Barker, accused
Of the murder of Lee Zook In a box
car at Hecla, will be the second case
Barker's father. who lives in Missouri,
has obtained the services of Taubman.
Williamson & Herreid, Of which for.
mer Gov. Herreid is a member, to de-
fend his son.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-02
FIREMEN SAVE CHURCH
ST. THOMAS CHAPEL NARROWLY
ESCAPES DESTRUCTION.
By Quick Response to Three Alarms
Main Building is Saved
From Flames.

The chapel of ST. Thomas Episcopal
slightly damaged by fire yesterday after
noon. 1t was due to the prompt and effi-
cient work of the fire department that the
fire was confined to the chapel and that
church services will not be interrupted, for
II was only by hard work that the main
structure of the church was saved. The
firemen succeeded in combining the flames
to the space between the ceiling and roof
of the chapel, and were extinguished after
about 81, coo damage had been done 1t IS
thought that the fire was started by
painters torch. as painters were working
upon the building near where the flames
were first located, and one of the painters
turned in the alarm. Acting Battalion
Chief Martin was the first official of the
fire department to reach the scene of the
fire He promptly turned in a second alarm,
calling out additional companies OF the de-
partment BY that time smoke was pouring
from the chapel in such volumes that 1t
appeared as II the whole structure would be
DESTROYED. A few seconds later a thlrd
alarm was turned in and seven engine COM
paNles, three trucks and the water tower
were soon upon the scene
Frederick Reynolds the janitor of the
church. and James Allen, his assistant,
were in the church getting the building in
readiness for today's services when a
stranger opened the door and said the
building was burning. They would not De
Ueve him. Hurrying to the chapei, the
ianitor and his assistant found the room
filled with smoke. They went to work re-
moving the cushions. books and other prop
erty that might suffer damage by water.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-02
LOCAL FIRM BIDS LOW
COMPETITION FOR CONSTRUCTION
OF NEW DISTRICT BUILDING.

bids for the construction of the new
municipal building were opened at o'clock
Yesterday afternoon in the offices OF capt.
Chester Harding Superintendent of con-
struction. James l.. Parsons of Washing
ton. D. c.. was the lowest bidder, at $3.50
600.
The members of the municipal building
commission including the three District
Commissioners, expressed themselves as
greatly pleased that a Washington man IS
in line for the contract.
The appropriation for the building was In
a lump sum. but it Is thought that the bal
ance of the appropriation Is ample to per-
nit the expenditure of $685., 900 for the su-
perstructure.
The substructure has been completed and
the bids opened today are for the super
structure only. Following are the bids:
James l.. Parsons. Washington, D. G., natu-
raj marble, $4,000; reinforced concrete
floors deduct $4,000; artificial marble, add
S11 900: patent plaster finish, add $4,000.
General Supply and Construction Company.
New York city, natural marble, Sl,ou9,ooo'
reinforced concrete floors. deduct S4S,0oo;
artificial marble, deduct SO, 900; patent plas-
ter, add $1,000 W. E. Spier, Washington.
D. C., natural marble, 81 012, 900; reinforced
concrete floors, deduct $4,000; artf1ciaI
marble, add $4,000; patent plaster, add
SS,UDD JOnn T. 1uiCdSo, hitui di
marble 81 129. 800; reinforced concrete
floors, deduct $4,000; artificial marble, de-
duct 5000; patent plaster, add $3.50. Noel
Construction Company. Baltimore, Nd.
natural marble. 81, 49,. 5SS; reinforced con-
crete fioors deduct $1,000: artificial marble.
deduct $4,000: patent plaster. add $4,000.
Henry Smith & Sons Company, Baltimore.
Nd natural marble, 81 $4,000; reinforced
concrete floors, deduct 81 900; artificial mar
BILE. deduct $4,000: patent plaster, add
81 600 John Gill & Son, natural marble.
81 121 400; artificial marble, deduct $4,000;
patent plaster, add $1,000. Doyle & Doak,
Philadelphia. natural marble, S1.21S,S30: re-
inforced concrete floors. deduct SO, 900; arti-
fetal marble, deduct $4,000: patent plaster.
add $4,000. Brennan Construction Com
pany, natural marble, .T31; patent
plaster, add $1,000. Ambrose b. Stannard,
natural marble, St.019 800; reinforced con-
crete floors. deduct $4,000: artificial mar
BILE. add $4,000; patent plaster. add 1900.
Ambrose b. Stannard is the contractor
for the substructure.
In discussing the bids, Commissioner
Macfarland said:
Il am very glad that the competition was
so good. with ten such excellent bids. and
that il shows that we can complete the
building within the limit of cost and in first
class style.
1T justifies all We have done, including
the separate purchase of the marble. Work
Will be pressed rapidly as possible now
that the foundation is finished, and we ex-
pect TO have the building completed two
years from November"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-02

shore of Lake Winnepauket, there is point
ed out to him The Box of the late
Commodore Perkins. United States navy
still a well-loved spot for his daughter.
Mrs. LarZ Anderson.
Senator Jacob II. GHlinger has beautiied
a slice of Salisbury. Prof. John r. East
man. the astronomer, has redeemed an
abandoned farm at Andover Edna Dean
Proctor. the laureate Of this land, was
born at Henniker and loves 10 come back
there. Rev. DR.. Berle has bought a his
torfc house at BoscaWen.
In this section the trolley cars which run
from Manchester to and through Concord
have done much to encourage the building
or suburban country homes for summer
use as well as for all the year round oc-
cupancy. Pretty groups are to be seen at
Pembroke street in Bow and on the Con-
toocook river at Penacook.
Here, too. is the paradise of the outing
club. Within ten miles of Concord there
dozen, each with a handsome and
commodious house. Several are womens
clubs; some have Indian names, like Weet-
amoo and Passaconaway; some are snow
shoe and canoe and golf and yacht clubs
So different from this life as to seem
like that of another land or at least of an
other time is the atmosphere of the Shaker
community at East Canterbury, a dozen
miles from our Concord starting point
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-02
I'm COLONEL TOWN
THINGS HAPPEN.

From the home of the famous ''Keyhnel Keeyar-
tab Of Cartersvlle,' away down south, comes an
enthusiastic letter about Postum.
II was In very delicate health, suffering from
indigestion and a nervous trouble so severe that
l could hardly sleep. The doctor ordered me TO
discontinue the use old kind of coffee. which
was like poison 10 me- producing such extreme dis
turbance that could not control myself. But such
was my love for 1t that l could not get my own
consent to give it up for time, and continued
to suffer- till my father one day brought home q
package of Postum Food Coffee.
IT had the new food drink carefully prepared
according to directions. and gave 1t fair trial.
II proved to have rich flavor and made healthy.
wholesome and delightful drink. To my taste the
addition Of cream greatly improves 1t.
MY health began to improve soon the
drug effect Of the old coffee was removed and the
Postum Coffee had time to make Its influence felt.
My nervous troubles were speedily relieved and the
sleep which the old coffee drove from my pillow
always came to soothe and strengthen me after
ha drunk Postum--in very short time began
to sleep better than 1 had for years before.
have now used Postum Coffee for several years
and like 1t better and find 1t beneficial than
when first began. 1t is unspeakable Joy to be
relieved of the old distress and sickness Name
given by Postum Company. Battle Greek, Mich.
There's rea on.
Read the little book. ''rha Road 10 wsiivn,,.s
IN each pig.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-02
Cutting Ranches Into Farms.


Until recently this was a cattle country.
The land was purchased from the state
twenty, thirty and forty years ago. in enor-
nous tracts varying from 10000 to 2ooOo0
acres; but they are beginning to break up
the big holdings and turning the ranches
into farms because 1t does not pay to raise
cattle on land that will sell from five to
fifteen dollars an acre.
There are lot of big ranches still. Cole
man county, which is the geographical cen
ter of the state, and Brown county, wmcn
is one of the most fertile and prosperous,
were formerly divided among few people,
but most of the owners have sold their cat
tie and have cut their ranges into FARMS
Nobody tried to grow anything here until
1850. when it was discovered that cotton.
wheat corn oats, kaffir corn, alfalfa, veg
etables and fruits Of all kinds could be pro-
duced with as little labor and in as luxu-
rious harvests as in eastern Texas, and that
cattle could be fattened upon the forage
plants with a great deal more profit than
when they were allowed to run the range.
Most of the immigrants come from the
eastern part of the state, people who keep
moving westward in search of cheaper
lands They sell out their old farms on
the Louisiana and Arkansas border for $40,
$50 and $50 an acre, and buy equally good
soil here anywhere from so to S12 an acre,
coming from the gulf states-from Ala
bama, Mississippi, Georgia and even the
CaroIinas, and a large proportion are young
men, sons of farmers and planters, who
seek new atmosphere and new conditions.
The most highly priced of all immigrants,
however, are the overflow of the German
colony of New Braunfels in Comal county.
between Austin and San Antonio, which
was settled in 1915 by band of frugal
thrifty Industrious Teutons. who came over
with Prince Solms BraunfelS for political
reasons. This colony Is one of the most
prosperous communities in the state, and its
members are considered ideal citizens
The Overall ranch, which comprises
about 1900 acres. belongs to two old la
dies who live in Brownwood. and lease most
of their ranch for % cents an acre. They
have a bunch of cattle themselves and cul-
tivate quite little tract of land. One OF
the sisters keeps house while the other
looks after the ranch, driving out in an old
buggy every day. They have been offered
$40 per acre for all their holdings. but can
not be induced to SELL
An old Scotchman named Morris also re-
fuses 10 sell any of his 5000 acres, and is
fighting as hard as he can against the M
vasion of the pillow. the harrow and the
self-binder. The firm OF Brown & Busk
have iJ,otO acres. which they are cutting
up and selling for $40 an acre. and the An
son brothers. Engiishmen. who have been
conducting ranch of 22.000 acres here for
many years, have put all of their land on
the market except 1900 acres. which they
are keeping for fancy breeding farm
They have one of the finest herds of Here
ford cattle in the state. several hundred In
number. and have done great deal to en-
courage their netghbors to breed Up their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-02
RIGHT UP-TO-DATE.
Social Pleasures of a Delightful Kind.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ALLENHURST. n. j.. July l. 1905.
With the round of dances, dinners, card
parties and luncheons the week has passed
gayly enough at Allenhurst, and the cot
tagers who a fortnight ago yawned occa-
sionally and wished that things would
brighten up socially have no complaints TO
register The amuSements at the Allen
hurst Club have been sufficient to give most
every one here all the social entertainment
that has been wished for. Almost every
night there has been informal dancing in
the beautiful ball room of the club. and for
tonight full dress hop is planned.
Among the Washingtonians at the Curlew
are Mr. and Mrs. Jacob o. Stiles Miss Stiles,
Henry V. Belknap and Mr.. and Mrs. c. Her
bert Conwell.
The Allenhurst Club is entertaining from
Washington Munroe Worthington and
Charles I. Franklin.