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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-04-26

Z. A. Lentz, dentist; Office front
rooms over over First Nat'lbank. x2Ot
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-04-26

For SALE-5G bushels potatoes at 25c
per bushel delivered. Telephone,
Green PA. 2w
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-04-26

WANTED-100 acres broken. In
quire of DR.. j. G. Collier. 45tf
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-04-26

WANTED-District manager to post
signs, advertise and distribute sam
piles. Salary SlS weekly, - per day
for expenses. state age and present
employment. Ideal Shear Co., 80
Randolph St, Chicago. 34-m4
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-04-26

DR.. Miller removed to rooms POI -202,
Postoffice building. 21tf
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-04-26

We still have a fine good horse for
sale. If Gro. G.. RIrnE
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-04-26

J. G. Parsons, VI. D., over new post
office building, Brookings. Practice
limited to diseases OF eye, ear, nose
and throat. Glasses fitted. < 1y
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-04-26
Wall Paper! Wall Paper! Wall Paper!
1Oc TO 500

m Sioux Falls, South Dakota, April Is, 1906.
no [ CREAM STATION OPERATORS N PATRONS
The season of the year is near when the production of butter
fat under natural conditions increase materially. The volume
of cream handled by us during the past year was enormous;
and during the summer months we manufactured from the
cream received upwards of a car load of creamery butter a day.
We would like to try and impress upon our operators the
necessity for working in harmony with us in the building up of
a good cream shipping point at their particular stations. The
writer personally requests that any seeming neglect on the
part of our Office force in answering any inquiries, be reported
to me personally by the operator.
While l have not had the pleasure of a personal acquaintance
with all of our cream operators, yet for their information, will
state that l have been connected both as President and General
Manager of this Company for over sixteen years. About FIVE
years ago the company took the form of a corporation in which
some eastern parties held a small amount of stock, and wishing
to have full control, the writer went east about two weeks ago
and while there purchased for cash the entire interests of all
the eastern stockholders in the S. F. P. Co. Therefore the
business becomes more or less a personal pride to me and |
earnestly solicit and hope that every operator of ours will
endeavor to work in harmony with this office with a view of
increasing the business. Treating every patron absolutely
fair, and should any misunderstanding arise at any time you
will find that the policy of this company will be in the future to
give any and all correspondence immediate and prompt atten-
ItiOn.
The writer should be pleased to hear from you personally,
if a. the present time you have had any misunderstanding with
our Office force or with our travelling men. The same will
receive immediate and prompt attention.
Thanking you in advance for what interest you may take in
the business in the future, l remain,
Respectfully yours,
J. K. HOUGHTON, President.
S. II. GoodfeIlow, Operator.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-12-21
Battle Creek,

Merit Sullivan and Adolph Mantey
of Meadow Grove were here Wednes-
day to have a little fun.
Clyde Wilkinson of Clearwater was
here on business Wednesday,
Frank Beeler returned Wednesday
from an Omaha hospital, where he
was treated for appendicitis.
w. A. Sutherland is the busiest man
known. He has just finished the W.
l.. Boyer place, and now he is deco
rating the new structure of B. Werner
with wall paper.
John c. Hall of Verdigre was here
the latter part fthe week on bust
ness.
Lambert Kerbel was at Spencer
from Friday till Wednesday. Mr. Ker-
bel is running a saloon at that place,
managed by his brother, l.. P. Kerbel.
Clark Miller, who has been about
five years at Seattle, Wash, arrived
here Sunday for visit with his broth
err, Howard Miller. He also will visit
relatives at Atkinson, where his for
mer home was.
Chas. Schroeder and family were
down to Norfolk on business Tuesday.
Miss Ella Hauptli, one of our teach
ers, and ]. R. Witigman and G. c.
Benning of the Valley bank were Wis
iting relatives at Norfolk Sunday.
AL Williams of Norfolk was here
Monday on business.
VIM. Tiedgen shipped one carload
of black Angus Aberdeen steers to
the Omaha market Sunday.
Paul Vrzal was here Monday on
business from Lindsay.
Mrs julius Henseleit and baby went
to Madison Monday for a visit with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Kurp
geweit.
j. A. Wright is up and down all the
time. He has just formed a real es
tate company at Tilden, and now he
says he will start a branch Office il
Panama. 1t is believed he will make
his future home there, as there is plen
ty of work there now on the American
ditch.
T. K. Hansen was here from Tildel
Monday on business.
]. A. Moore, who has been troubled
with catarrh for years, is down t
Council Bluffs for treatment by E;
specialist.
j. Nightingale and L. T. Allen o
Norfolk were here Tuesday on bust
ness for the Sturgeon music store
Carl Linstadt of Tilden was her
Tuesday on business.
VIM. Mumford and Ed Ohring o
Pierce were here on business Tuesday
James Clark, the noted leader of tn
republican party, moved to Battl
Creek Monday.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-12-21

schools have been closed and the
householder has been put to great In.
convenience to keep the fires In his
home going.
In his letter to the governors, Presi-
dent Hughitt says:
Thirty days previous to October 81
in compliance with the provisions of
the interstate commerce law. notice
was given by our company of con-
templated reduction in coal rates of
about 20 per cent. The coal dealers
heard of this and shipments were prac-
tlcally suspended for thirty days by or
der of the dealers At the same time
1t was made to appear that the reasons
why coal was not received was because
we could not furnish the cars. | per-
sonally know there were plenty of cars
at every point where coal was on ten
der Immediately upon the taking eff
feet of the reduced rates, October 81,
the orders from the coal dealers we're
in excess of the capacity of the ship
pers."
President Hughitt explains further
that unless dealers order their coal in
the early autumn, the shipments must
be necessarily delaped by the shippers.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-12-21
DEALERS ARE BLAMED.
President Hughitt of c. G. N. w. Says
Coal Dealers Held up Orders.

Irritated by the continued com
plants that the railroads are respon-
sible for the coal shortage which is
depressing the northwest states and
which has been the subject of appeals
made to the railroads made by Gov.
Elrod of South Dakota, and Gov. Mick
ey of Nebraska, President Marvin
Hughitt of the Chicago & Northwest
ern railroad has written the governors
explaining that it is the local dealers
and not the railroads who should be
blamed for this serious situation
In order to avail themselves of a 20
per cent. reduction in the coal rates,
says President Hughitt, the coal men
refused to order early, with the result
that the supply of fuel in the west Is
short.
In some places factories have closed,
towns have been dark because the
power plants could not get coal,
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-12-21
MORE ABOUT WAGNER CASE.
Monowi Newspaper Does Not Believe
All Testimony Given.

The Monowi News does not believe
some of the testimony given in the
recent case against Oscar Wagner. for
merly of Norfolk, who was tried at
Butte on a charge of arson. The jury
disagreed. The Monowi paper says:
The News will publish a few facts
in the near future concerning the evil
dence of some of the witnesses in the
Wagner case. The News did not be-
lieve the evidence Of some witnesses
at the time and now we are more than
confident that they were barefaced
lies. The question at the time was
why they should so far forget them
selves as to swear to things they knew
to be untrue.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-12-21
BANK GIVEN N[N HONOR
NEBRASKA NATIONAL BANK MADE
U. S. DEPOSITORY.
FROM TREASURY Department
Word Was Received at Noon From
Washington That This Institution
Has Been Appointed to Receive Fed
eral Funds.
From Saturdays Daily.l


tFrom Saturdays Daily.l
The Nebraska National bank of Nor
folk has just received notice that it
has been appointed a United States
depository by the treasury department
of the federal government.
Friends of the bank are very much
elated over this appointment. They
feel that, coming after the bank has
been in existence but a trihe more
than two years, it is an especial honor
seldom gained under similar circum-
stances. The banks growth since it
began business July 16, 1904, has had
much to do with the awarding of this
recognition to the Nebraska National.
On September 6, 1904, when the first
statement after organization was
called by the comptroller of the cur
rency, the deposits amounted to $685.
ment, November IL, 1906 deposits
amounted to $225,9O2.66. This growth
has been steady. The deposits
reached and surpassed the 100000
mark in August, 1905, and year lat
er, in September, 1906, went over the
100000 mark. Today the bank has
quarter million, almost on deposit,
or nearly five times the sum which it
had when the first statement after
it's birth was called for.
Aside from the satisfaction which
comes to the bank, itself, in having
! won this extraordinary compliment in
so short a time, the naming of the
Norfolk institution. as a federal de-
pository will mean added prestige to
Norfolk as a banking center and will
tend to concentrate here still more
of the money-action of the new north
west.
| Directors in the bank feel highly
pleased over the success of Mr. Butter
field in gaining this new honor for
to the fact that the Nebraska Nation
al of Norfolk has, by this appointment
two years after It's organization won a
mark of merit seldom equalled in
cities of this size after twenty years
of work and rarely if ever attained
by any bank in so short time.
The banks officers point to this re-
markable attainment as an evidence
of extreme confidence in the solidity
of their institution, so far as the Unit
ed States government is concerned.
officers in the bank are: George
d. Butterfield, president; c. A. John.
son, vice president; w. P. Logan,
cashier. Directors are H. G. Sattler,
l. Powers, M. Benedict, A. H. Kiesau,
F. H. Brakeman.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-12-21
A STRIKE ON EXTENSION
DAY REDUCED FROM TEN HOURS
TO NINE, is CAUSE.
NINETY MEN HAVE LEFT WORK
Although Twenty Cents an Hour, as
Before, Is Still Paid for Railroad
Work, Men Want to Labor Ten
Hours Instead Of Nine.

Bonesteel s. d., Dec. 15.-Special
to The News: Considerable trouble
has arisen in the past few days be-
tween the contractors and laborers on
the Northwestern extension west from
Bonesteel to the Trip county line.
Last Monday ninehour day was put
In force, allowing the men 20 cents
an hour: heretofore they were allowed
the same price per hour, but were CIV
en- ten hours work. The shortening
of the day has caused dissatisfaction
among the men and in consequence a
strike is on. Ninety men have left
the work of railroad building and the
progress of rapid construction has
been greatly crippled UP to this
time the work has not been resumed,
and it is thought by many that but
little more will be done until spring.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-12-21
PEANS SUNG IN LEAD.
All Citizens Were Wild With Joy When
Strike Menace Disappeared.


Lead, S. D., Dec. 15.-Not in all the
thirty years of Leads existence has
there been such a joyful day as the
one on which the news was made pub
lie that the Homestake company had
granted an eight-hour day, as request
ed by the miners union. Everyone
feared the strike: the women, the
business men, the management of the
mine and the miners themselves. Con
seQuontly, when the news spread that
there would be no strike, the demon
STATIONS were general Men threw
their hats into the air and yelled with
joy: women laughed and wept alter
nately and Historically, and emotional
foreigners fell on each others necks
in true old-country fashion. Lead was
wild with joy.
A meeting of the miners union, held
In response to the news that Superfn-
tendent Grler had allowed the eight
of a committee of five to wait upon
Mr. Grier and arrange the details of the
settlement This meeting has not been
held yet, as there Is still some dispo-
sition to find fault with the fact that
the men cannot come and go on the
company's time. 1t is thought, how
ever, that this will not prove Sc
rious barrier to the settlement. Other
details have not been made public,
though 1t is known that no question
of wages is involved. The wages al
lowed for the ten.hour day will be
maintained.
The outlook for labor conditions is
brighter than it has ever been. Not
the least factor in this encouraging
outlook is the action of the Terry Peak
union. Three hundred men are work
ing for Bald Mountain companies, mos
of which have not yet arrived at {
dividend-paying basis, but are spend
ing money developing their propertie:
and building mills. The union there
fore decided that 1t would not strike
and that this was not the time to asl
for raise of wages. This considera
ton of the men for the conditions I'm
der which their management is work
| ing VIII lVNNiNN, III NlhiN' 10 Wv
reward
William Randolph Hearst owns m
stock in the Homestake mine, and hi
mothers closest business adviser i
Edward Clark of San Francisco, TIL
opinion is general that Mr.. Hears
has but little if any influence in tn
policy of the company.
Homestake employees are to receiv
, even more than they demanded, an
the time schedule goes into effect De
p cember Is. Last evening a committe
from the two unions met with Superb
r tendent Grier to arrange details.
I was finally agreed that the time take
. to go and return from the mines b
3 divided between the men and tn
company.
Mr.. Grier also announced that tn
a company would extend the arrang,
[ ment to the mill men and others worl
e ing above ground, giving them ais
/ eight hours, This will necessitate tn
e employment OF three shifts at tn
e mills.
The demand for hours was mad
only for those below ground. A
questions are now satisfactorily az
+ justed
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-12-21
GAMBLERS PUT Up FIGHT.
ALMOST A RIOT OCCURS IN TOWN
OF BURKE, ON ROSEBUD.
GAMBLERS ORDERED FROM TOWN
Fierce Weapons Were Flashed and
Several Bloody Fights Resulted
Citizens OF the Town Claim They
viii Rid Community OF Gamesters.

Boncsteel, S. d., Dec. l5.-Specia to
The News: What might nearly be
classed as a riot occurred in Burke, a
small town on the reservation, last
Wednesday evening. A short time
ago the town was Incorporated and
the village council adopted ordinances
with a view to remove gambling The
ordinances were rejected by the gam
bers and as result clash took
pace-the gamblers and saloons on
the one side and the town board and
many people on the other. A number
of fights took place and deadly weap'
ons flashed. A numbers of gamblers
have been ordered to leave town and
the order will be enforced. The Burke
town board is determined to wipe out
the gambling and saloon element In
that village and when that Is done 1t
will be the only village on the Rose
bud reservation where gambling and
saloons are prohibited.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-12-21
SOCIETY AND CHRISTMAS
HOLIDAY SPIRIT HAS PRETTY
NEARLY FORMED A TRUST.
EVENTS OF WEEK JUST PASSED
Cards, suppers, Luneheons and Smok'
ers Have Formed the Menu During
the Past Few Days -- More Doing
After Christmas.
nrnn nnnr ChrlsImns. y

"Too near Christmas
That Is the way in which one NOR
foil, society woman explains the social
lull OF the week that has just passed
and she ought to know. what's more
she does know. That's the condition
of things. and everybody understands
Il because everybody has the same
viewpoint mt holiday time. The Tea
urc of the week has been the series
of entertainments continued by MI
and Mrs. George ID. Butterheld. Last
week they entertained at large dane
Ing PARTY and this week, on Friday
night. they entertained ut supper
party, while Mrs. Butteriield gave an
other luncheon on Saturday afternoon
with the Christmas season rapidly
approaching, Norfolk Is settling down
into the spirit of holly and there Is
little else able to claim attention and
interest. Femininity Is busy all the
day long sewing and buying and fret
ting over Christmas things, while men
folk are kept equally engaged witt
the annual rush of business that al
ways comes during the latter part o.
December.
There will be large number o
young people in Norfolk for the Christ
mas vacation from various colleges
and universities, and II may be antic
ipated that they will have gay times
Even among the older folk there II
promise of something doing" ant
here's little tip that people VIII do
well to get their pumps in shape.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-12-21

Very Low Rates to National Wool
Growers association, Salt Lake
City, Utah, via the Northwestern line.
Is, 10 and II, with favorable return
limits. Apply to agents Chicago C
Northwestern R'y.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-12-21
EAGLES PREPARE TO FLY
Annual Ball viii be Given on New
Years Eve-Railway Ball Coming.


The Sugar city aorie of the Frater
nal order of Eagles have announced
their annual ball. which will be given
In Marquardt hall New Years eve,
December 81. Preparations are being
made for an event Of splendor The
following committees, who have just
been announced, insure the party's
complete success:
Master of ceremonies, Judge |. G.
Westervelt.
Reception committee - George II.
Spear, John Friday, G. S. Smith, G.
w. Munger, George b. Christoph,
James Hogan, f. II. Garrett, Harry
Lodor, Robert Schwartz, Freeman
Francis, G. II. Linn, Herman Milber
A. E. Craig, Emil Lueck
Floor committee-C. II. Matheson
NJ II. Green, Il. b. Kaufman, w. II
Powers, p. Il. Carrick, Peter David
son. George Benedict, f. p. Leahy, #
A. Cousins.
Door commttee-P. NJ. Barrett, Lee
Hershiser A. l.. Carter, Paul Nordwig
c. II. Groosbeck, Ray Weber,
Cloak room committoe-W. l.. Kern
Fred Boche, II. Blatt, Jacob Christen
son, Thomas Potras, Thomas Hight
NJ. Il. Slawter, Earnest APPEL.
Decorating committees-J. II. Mac
kay, John Weidenfeller, f. l.. Dom
nlssee, Emil Koehn, William Uecher
G. A. Burton, w. f. Smith, II. II
Ward, j. II. Conley, Emil Moeller.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-12-21
THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS JoURNAL FRIDAY

lousy popular when he appeared In
Norfolk, and who has long since grown
out Of this class, Is just now attracting
large audiences in 81. Paul In his new
play. "rhc Duel" He IL said to be
moro artistic in this romance than
over before.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-12-21

The railway trainmen are making
elaborate preparations for their an
nual dancing party which is to be held
In Marquardt hall on Christmas night
A large number of invitations have
been issued and it Is expected that a
great many couples will avail them
selves of the evenings pleasure.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-12-21
Pleasures of the Week.

Mr.. and Mrs. George ID. Butternelu
entertained company of friends at
their home on Norfolk avenue Friday
evening at a supper party. The sup
per, deliciously prepared and daintily
served, occupied the early evening
and was followed with six-hand eu-
chre, which afforded fun until a late
hour.
In the prizes, four ladies tied for
high score, Mrs. N. A. Rainbolt win
ming on the cut. Mrs M. c, Walker
won the largest number of shouts
among the ladies. DR.. p. II. Salter
took the gentlemen's high score prize
and DIR. II. r. Holden the gentlemen's
shouting prize.
Mrs. George ID. Butterheld enter
tanned company of ladies at l o'clock
luncheon Saturday afternoon. AS an
after-luncheon feature, a novel contest
in flags was brought into use. The
guests were given n couple of dozen
flags, representing various nations,
and were asked to guess to which
country each flag belonged Some re-
markable geography developed
The supper given by committee of
ladies of the Congregational church on
Thursday night, in the parlors of the
church, was we'll attended and nice
sum of money cleared. The seven
cent packages sold fast,
Rev. j. c. S. WELLS entertained a
few gentlemen friends on Thursday
evening in honor of Rev. DR.. West
colt Coffee and cigars were served
and the informal meeting with DR..
Westcott was enjoyed
Miss Lille Schelly entertained six
teen girl friends on Thursday night
the occasion being her fifteenth birth
day. The evening was pleasantly
passed in games and music.
The West Side Whist club enjoyed
meeting Monday evening with DR.
and Mrs. Bear. oyster stew proved
novelty in the line of refreshment, and
was much enjoyed.
The Queen Esther circle held theil
first meeting on Tuesday night at the
home of Mrs. d. X. Tyndal.
Theatrical
Manager Petersen of the Auditori
UNI recommends two plays which are
to appear in Norfolk during the com
ing week Faust" on Tuesday night a
81 prices and THE College Boy OF
Thursday night at 75-cent prices
Ralph Riggs is playing in the latter
He was in the Florodora compan,
which was advertised for Norfolk las
year but failed at Fremont.
There were two large audiences n
Greenes yesterday. Both in the al
ternoon and the evening the hous
was filled. There was hardly vacan
seat. And the audiences were bot
highly pleased with the Performance
and manifested their pleasure by FIRE
quent and hearty applause.
There are but nine people In tn
play, but it does not take large nun
Der of artists to make an enjoyahl
performance. That has been demon
strated time and time again and neve
more thoroughly than yesterday
"The College Boy" The parts wer
all in capable hands, and there wer
no weak places"
with a compact and well write
play, with a sensible, believable pie
and lines full of brightness with som
good singing and dancing and with'
a clever and capable company, "Th
College Boy" proved to be one of tn
most enjoyable of the moderate price
attractions of the season.
Otis Skinner, who was so tremei
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-12-21
ROB MEADOW GROVESTORE
RINGS, WATCHES AND CHARMS
ARE TAKEN.
BROKE INTO THE BACK DOOR

PoStottice was Entered During the
Early Morning - Purse Containing
Money is Overlooked.
Meadow Grove, Neb., Dec. 15.-Spe-
clal to The News: Robbers entered
the grocery store in connection with
the postofiice here at an early hour
this morning and stole rings, watches,
cigars and watch charms. The build
ing was entered by way of the rear
door, which was kicked in. There is
no trace of the robbers, but it is sup
posed they went to Norfolk on the
early train. They overlooked a purse
containing money. No postal proper
ty, so far as can be found, was mo-
Tested. G. c. Rouse owns the store
and is postmaster. The robbery oc-
Cured at some hour between IL
o'clock last night and this morning.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-12-21

"Old Arkansaw," and "The Mcssen.
ger Boy" appeared in Norfolk during
the past week. They played at pop
ular prices and were good enough,
considering the rates. They drew
small houses.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-12-21

Concerning "The College Boy" the
Republican of Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
says:
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-12-21

Otis Skinner, who was so tremen,
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-12-21

with a compact and well written
play, with a sensible, believable plot
and lines full of brightness with some
good singing and dancing and withal
a clever and capable company, The
College Boy" proved to be one of the
most enjoyable of the moderate priced
attractions of the season.