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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-07-27

dences of advancement. The first
bushel of wheat was shipped in 1882,
in fact the first shipment from Mani
toba, merely as a sample, was made
in 1877. In 1904 there were under all
crops. excepting hay, 1875, 900 acres
In the western provinces, producing
17,250.350 bushels of wheat, 1920. $40
bushels Of oats, and 2,350,420 bushels
OF barley, realizing total of about
$18,500 900 for the farmers.
In Manitoba there were grown in
1904 100000 bushels of wheat and
other farm products in proportion.
The first mile of railway was built in
the country in 1880, and to-day there
are over 5000 miles Of road in opera
ton, and further extensions are going
ahead as fast as men and money can
build them. There are two trunk
lines in the country, the C. P. R. and
the Canadian Northern, with the
Grand Trunk commencing it's trans
continental line. In addition to these
branches to all sections where there
are settlements to patronize them.
The grain elevator development is
another assurance of the wonderful
expansion of the country, the one
fourth Of the whole area, or about 95,-
100000 acres Of the country traversed
by railways being now fairly supplied
by elevators. In all there are 1.015
Of them in the country with a combin-
ed capacity of 27.6S3,000 bushels and
erected at cost Of over s55,000,000.
In addition to these, elevators at the
head of the lakes have storage capac-
ity of 100000. Fourteen years ago
the entire storage capacity Of the
elevators was 762S.O00 bushels, today
it is 41.60O,000 and increasing yearly
from five to tea million bushels.
What the settlement of the country
will be in the next ten years may
we'll be imagined from the fact that
last year the immigration was over
$4,000 souls.
There are those who believe the
grain producing area Of the country
must be limited. but results tell a
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-07-27

In Charles Mix county the dipping
controversy resulted in general row
between the county inspector and cat
tie owners on the question of private
dipping tanks. Several stock owners
proceeded to carry out the dipping
order with tanks located on their own
property, which the inspector would
not allow, and finally forcibly took cat
tie from the pastures of the owners
and drove them about twenty miles to
county dipping tank and secured the
arrest of the stock owners for refusing
to comply with the law.
The owners secured legal counsel
and will fight the cases. In the mean
time, the offending inspector has been
removed. Attorney General Hall be-
ing called on for an opinion in regard
to the use of private dipping tanks
rendered an opinion to the following
effect:
After quoting section eight of the
dipping law which provides for the
operation of dipping tanks, he says:
This section permits person to own
and operate a dipping tank upon max
ing application to the county auditor
and obtaining his registry as above
stated, which also includes the inspec-
ton of such tank previous to it's being
operated as aforesaid. Section seven
also provides for the construction of
dipping tanks by counties, the tanks
contemplated by both sect,vus eight
and nine, evidently are public dip
ping tanks. While the statute does
not specially provide for private dip
ping tanks, can see no good reason
why in the case of person owning
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-07-27
DEATH Of A TOWN IS CELEBRATED
Village OF Lyman 10 be Deserted by Entire Population
Waiting for the Summons

In few more weeks the town Of
Lyman will cease to exist. Its inhab-
itants are already preparing to desert
the town and recently held something
in the nature of farewell celebration.
The reason the town is not already
off the map is because its people do
not know exactly where they are to
60. but it is certain that all, or nearly
all, of them will move their belong
ings to the same place. Nor is the
date of the exodus fixed. In fact, it
all depends on when and where the
nearest town on the new extension of
the Milwaukee road from Chamberlain
is located.
Fate. and the railway surveyors, put
the village of Lyman four or five miles
away from the proposed new line, and
thus sounded the death knell of the
village. In years to come Lyman will
be but a memory, though a pleasant
one for those who have lived there.
Time will efface the marks of urbanity
and the map makers will do the rest
Lyman has not been failure in any
way but has been flourishing little
burg from the time it was started
until the present day. While no ma
jestic brick and stone skyscrapers
have been erected, number of small
er frome structures have risen up and
in them merchants have prospered
and grown in step with the growth and
development of the surrounding terri
tory, and all have faith in the future
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of this great county of the Sunshine
state.
To say that the celebration of the
18th was success is putting it mild
ly. 1t was a great success in every
way and the 18th of July, 1905. should
be a date to be remembered by the
people of Lyman for long years to
come. A program was given in the
bowery, with singing and speaking and
a very able address by States Attorney
Williamson of Oacoma, in which he
put emphasis on the fact that it was
such people as came to Lyman county
to live in small shanties from homes
of luxury in eastern states that had
made our great country what it is
and that would make of Lyman county
one of the finest and richest in the
whole state In the near future.
Besides this program of oratory and
singing there were athletic sports, in
Guiding an interesting ball game and
several horse races.
In the evening the crowd was enter
tanned by display of fireworks and a
dance in the bowery. 1t was a rather
gay and festive celebration on the
death of the old town, but the people
are confident in the whole county
and whatever the name of the new
place to which they expect to remove
they will make it known throughout
the state as a town of push and enter
prise, filled with people of which any
town on earth might well be proud. s
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-07-27
PUT HAMMER IN POCKET.
State Introduces Evidence to Show
Koch Got Hammer From Office.

State Introduces Evidence to Show
Koch Got Hammer From Office.
Mankato. Mimi, July %. - Miss
Lena Weiderman, testifying in the
Koch trial yesterday, not only repeat
ed her former statement that from a
porch she saw DR.. Koch in his Office
between and $50 o'clock the night
of the Gebhardt murder, but also said
he stopped, reached out and with his
right hand made motion as if to put
something in his pocket. The latter
assertion was not made by her at the
second trial. The state would show
that Koch placed in his pocket the
hammer that killed Gebhardt.
Unless the state goes into the poison
phase Of the case it is likely to rest
to-day. If that is left out the defense
expects to close in three days. 1t is
expected that Asa P. Brooks will be
put on as soon as the state rests.
Sheriff ]. w. julius of New Ulm
gave the state much more help yester-
day by his testimony than he did at
either of the other trials. He proved
to be one of the best witnesses for the
prosecution, although much that he
said in direct testimony was modified
on cross-examination. The state was
enabled to get one thing before the
jury that it heretofore has failed to in
troduce, and that was testimony re-
garding conference held at the law
Office Of Hoidale & Somsen on the af-
ternoon Of the second day after the
murder.
The sheriff said he was refused per-
mission to see DR.. Koch, who was in
consultation in a rear Office with At
torneys Somsen and Sommerville, Asa
P. Brooks, who saw the murderer over
the transom, DR.. Vogel, E. G. Koch, w.
E. Koch and some of the defendants
sisters.
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DEFENSE OPENS ITS CASE.
Accuses ChiIds Of SURPRISING Evil
dence in Effort to Convict Koch.

Accuses Childs Of SURPRISING Evi-
dence in Effort to Convict Koch.
Mankato, Mimi, July 25.-After the
noon recess Saturday Gen. Childs said
to the court that the state had sub
poenaed Asa P. Brooks, but that it did
not intend to use him as a witness.
II the defense desired to have him he
was here in court. The court ordered
Mr.. Brooks to remain until the de-
Tense had opened it's case to the jury.
Gen. Childs announced that the state
now rested. L. l.. Brown, for the de-
Tense, wanted the record changed so
that he could offer several motions be-
fore the state rested. He had not
thought that the state would close so
soon. The court said that the record
would have to stand. Mr.. Brown then
presented his motions, and the court
overruled them. Three or four of the
motions were to the effect that the
state be ordered and compelled to call
Mr.. Brooks to the stand, and the last
motion was that the court call him at
its discretion. w. D. Abbot opened
the case to the jury for the defense,
speaking more than two hours. He
said the defense expected that the
state would consume a great deal
more time than it had done. He said
the defense would proceed as rapidly
as possible under the circumstances.
He outlined the evidence the defense
intends to present, and among other
things said that the defense would
prove that Gen. Childs had suppressed
evidence at this trial in order to Sc
cure the conviction of the defendant.
Gen. Childs arose and characterized
the statement as outrageous. Mr.. Abb
bot asserted that the defense would
prove this statement.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-07-27

different story. In the northern Peace
River country, 900 miles north of the
International boundary, wheat is
grown every year 60 to Go lbs. to the
bushel, from 90 to 80 bushels to the
acre, and natures in 107 days from
sowing. The length of day and there
fore the greater amount OF summer
heat in the "a hours fully compensate
for the disadvantages Of latitude. AS
there are already thrifty settlements.
with their grist mills, large fields of
grain. numerous herds of live stock in
that north country, 1t only requires the
extension Of the railways now push
Business in the Home.
The adoption Of business principles
In the home is not only one Of the
ways to obtain happiness. IT is the only
way. says Good Housekeeping. We are
speaking now of the average house
hold composed of an average man and
an average woman. And here Is the
first step toward happiness: First, the
husband must have the absolute right
to refuse money to the wife; second.
the wife must have the absolute right
to demand money from the husband.
II doesn't look like affection. II doesn't
seem connubial. But analyzs L.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-07-27
GREAT STRIKE.
1t Has Been Made by Homestake Ex-
tension Company.


tension Company.
The greatest strike of the past
month has been made by the Home
stake Extension company in the tun-
mel on their property in Deadwood
gulch. This property lies along the
strike of the Homestake veins, and at
a distance of sos feet in the tunnel
the Caledonia vein has been encoun-
tered This is the same lode which is
worked by the Homestake company il
the open-cut. and at the point where
the Extension company encountered
it, it assays from $500 to $12 per ton.
The outcropping of the lode upon the
hill above the tunnel shows width
of 400 feet and it is not probable that
the width decreases with depth, but
rather an increase is expected. The
Homestake Extension company owns
great deal Of valuable property, all of
which is paid for, and it is also well
equipped with all necessary machinery
and apparatus. The discovery of this
vein is one that has been looked for
for some time. but the values carried
are even better than was expected
and the lode was encountered sooner
than had been anticipated. The fu-
ture of the company Is very bright as
there is every reason to believe that
it will be developed into an immense
free milling proposition. So far no
arrangements for a mill have been
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-07-27

readily seen the fuel problem is al.
ready solved.
AS shown above the railways are
everywhere tapping new districts
where free land is offered 10 all re-
CARELESS Of religion or nationality.
Even in some Of the older parts there
is yet plenty Of free land. Manitoba
having 1.500.00 acres Of IT.
The land Is there for the asking,
and the next ten years viii see large
area Of II everywhere dotted with inn
proved farms. grain elevators and q
rich. prosperous and pre-eminently
contented population.
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Last Shot 6rousht Death.
In the battle of the Sea Of Japan
the Russian vessel Borodino contin-
ued fighting till she sunk What was
practically her last shot struck the
Asaht astern. killing or mortaliy
"oundins Lieut. Morishita and seven
others. Lieut. Morishita's leg was
shot on. but. nsinR hi, sword az q
crnfch. no managed 10 coach the deck.
There he asked for some paper ON
which TO write . farewell messase tn
the Japanese ravy. He scrawIed the
words: "Bansai! die q Rlorioua
dsRth. and fell bask cssd
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-07-27
HAS SON NAesED; PAYS FINE.
Father, Who Alleges Assault, Also
Gives Lad $25.

er named Johnson, who lives near
Baltic, north of Sioux Falls, adopted
unique method of heaping GOALS of
fire upon the head Of his son. The
son. it is alleged, pummeled his faith
er, who made complaint to the sher.
ifs Office in this city. The son was
arrested, and as a result of his trial
before justice of the peace at Baltic,
was convicted, At this juncture the
father relented, and not only paid the
fine. of $25 which had been assessed
against the undutiful son, but also
presented the lad with $25 in cash.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-07-27
MAN AND HORSE DROWN.
Horse Traders Buggy Overturned In
Minnesota River.

Appleton, Mimi, July 25.-A horse
trader named Walker was drowned in
the Minnesota river four miles south
of here. The bridge across the river
is out of service pending repairs, and
the horsemen have been camped on
the Lac qui Parle side for some days.
Two of them came to Appleton for
groceries, crossing in boat and
swimming their horse and buggy. On
returning. one of them walked across
on the stringers. intending to get the
boat for his companion, who, not car
ing to wait, drove into the river, which
at this point is about fifteen feet deep,
with rapid current. The buggy was
overturned and the man and horse
both drowned.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-07-27
Mailing PLANT BURNS.

Jefferson, Wis, July 25.-The ele-
vator and malt houses of the Lyttle-
Stoffenbach company at Jefferson
Junction were damaged to the extent
of $4,000 by fire. The origin of the
fire has not been discovered. The ele-
vator is almost a total wreck.
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Bather In Drowned.

Grand Marais, Mimi, July 23.-John
Diamond, an employee of the Schroeder
Lumber company, was drowned here
while bathing. He was married and
was thirty-five years old. His mother
lives in Eastern Canada.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-07-27
FIRE AT REFORM SCHOOL.
Girls Building, Struck by Lightning,
Is Destroyed.

Helena, Mont, July 25.-Gov. Toole
has received telegram from Miles
City telling of the destruction by fire
of the girls building at the state re-
form school. Lightning struck the
roof, and the building, a three-story
brick structure. burned rapidly. For
tunately all the inmates were re.
moved. The loss is about $4,000; in
sured for $4,000.
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Acquitted Of Arson.

Deadwood. S. D., July 25. - Eli p.
Farnham, recently acquitted of the
murder of Richard Calvin, was yester-
day acquitted of charge of arson
brought as the result of the burning
of his property last spring.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-07-27
INJURIES FATAL TO TRAMP.
His Feet Cut or by Train, Resulting
in Death.

Hayfield, Mimi, July 25.-Two men
had their feet taken off at Renova,
just south of here. One was employed
on the new railroad grade work. He
was taken to st. Paul and will recov.
err. The other was beating his way
north on freight train en- route to
Canada, where his parents live. He
died before the amputation was fin
ished. This is the third accident of
this character occurring at that place
this summer.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-07-27
CONGRESS Of Immigration.

Washington, July 20. - Invitations
have been sent to the governors of all
the states to appoint ten delegates
each to attend a national congress on
immigration Dec. 6 and z, under the
auspices of the national civic fedora
ton
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-07-27
Wolves Raid Sheep FIoeks.

Long Prairie. Mimi, July 23.-Farm.
ers living in Leslie township are max
ing complaints Of the ravages of
wolves among their sheep. An organ
ICED effort viii be made to exterminats
the wolves.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-07-27
Bay City Strike Ends.

Bay City. Mich. July 25-The strike
Of the street railway employees in this
city, started seven weeks ago. was
ended yesterday morning. when an ad-
justment of the matters In dispute
was arranged.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-07-27
PEACE ENVOY IN ST. PAUL.
Baron komura and Party Entertained
in Minnesota's CAPITAL.

st. Paul, July 25.-Baron Jutaro Ko-
mura and party were in st. Paul six
hours yesterday, while on the way to
New York to confer with President
Roosevelt concerning negotiations
with Russia to terminate the war in
the Orient. On the urgent request of
the plenipotentiary his visit in st.
Paul was not marked by any demon
stration. He and the members of his
party spent the time resting at the
Hotel Aberdeen. Dinner was served
at $3.50 o'clock at the hotel, and the
party left on the $40 train over the
Burlington in Mr.. Hills private car,
which has conveyed the peace party
from Seattle.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-07-27
GOPHERS MAY HEAR JOHN D.
Albert Lea Will Try to Secure Hin
for Next Chautauuua,

Albert Lea, Mimi, July Is. - The
second annual Chautauqua held here
came to a close last night. 1t has
been a great success from point of
attendance and general interest.
There have probably been 10000 ad-
missions during the ten days. Law
son, Bryan. La Toilette and Hobson
were the big attractions and each had
a large following. Plans for next year
are being talked of and an effort will
be made to secure John D. Rookie
Teller, Grover Cleveland and other Or
atOrs.
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Economical Thought.

"Oh, George said Mrs. Youngman,
my canary birds dead"
"Yes?" replied her husband. You're
not grieving much
NO; you see l can have it stuffed
for my hat next fall. and then the rest
of the hat won't cost YOU so much."-
Philadelphia Press.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-07-27
Elusive. Coin.

Dribbles-By the way, old man, what
did you do with that play you wrote
some time ago called "Cash?"
Scribbles-Well. you see, Ter
haven't been able to produce II yet,
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-07-27

Farmers in the northeastern part of
Brown county complain of the dogs
killing their sheep and chickens. One
man lost seventeen head of sheep by
a sheep-killing dog and others hava
lost heavily
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-07-27
Sure Of a Crown, Anyway.

The Princess (tenderly)-For your
sake, Theobald, I am sacrificing a
crown.
The Court Dentist-Never mind, my
beloved, II worst comes to worst, it
is part of my profession to make you
anOther.-Judge.
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Needed the Money.

Ne0oSo sne "oHSys
"He says he has written a novel
with a purpose"
What Is the purpose?"
81 think It II dollars and ceuts."-
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1905-12-15
HINT AT RETALIATION
Great Northern Likely to Build Road
into Territory AS RetaIiatory Meas.
ure For Giant Corporations inva-
sion of What Was Regarded as Com
pany's Exclusive Domain.
[By Associated PressJ

Duluth, Mimi, Dec. 14-One of the
biggest mining deals in the history OF
the Meseba iron range was consum.
mated today, when the transfer of a
half interest in what are known as the
j. ]. Hill Unbiased ore lands on the
western Mesaba range, was formally
made to the United States Steel cor
poration, the papers being filed at
Grand Rapids, the county seat of Itas-
ca county, Minnesota, today.
The principal part of the Unbiased
iron ore lands on this range comprises
vast acreage of the west end of the
Mesaba, known as the Walker lands.
These lands have been variously esti-
mated to contain from 10O,O0O,000 to
300,000,00O tons of ore running about
one half bessemer.
Steals March on Hill.
It has not been generally known
that the Great Northern has owned
only one-half interest in the Walker
lands and when the steel corporation
became informed as to the proboble
quantity and quality of the ore there,
negotiations were entered into by it
with T. B. Walker of Minneapolis,
with the result that the corporation
has acquired the half interest still con-
trolled by him.
1t is generally believed that the
steel corporation stole march on the
Great Northern when it acquired the
half interest in the Walker lands. 1t
has been broadly limited that the
Great Northern will build an ore road
to the Vermillion range by way of re-
taliation against the steel corporation
for invading the western Meseba.
Many people had long assumed that
the Great Northern would at least haul
the ore from the Walker lands, but re-
cent developments make it appear
certain that the steel corporation pro-
poses to have hand in it.