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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-08-16

Who signed this contract?" asked
Terwilliger.
Il did," answered Hackett, Gin the
presence of Mir. McClenahan and the
bOokkeeper. He asked me to sign it
with his name, and said there was a
reason for it,"
And McClenahan's defence, Il didn't
sign it," didn't so. And this jury
found against McClenahan in the sum
of 100000. 1t was all over. But, even
then, the public didn't know just where
it stood. Each seemed TO be vindi-
Gated
But the newspapers did the best they
could. They took the testimony down,
and printed it-and it was all fit to
print; and then there were interviews
galore and mutual determinations be-
tween Food and McClenahan.
"Swindler!" exclaimed Food to the
mayor of Belltown.
"You-sawdust!" answered he.
The next day found McClenahan sit
ting in the private Office of the presi-
dent of Food McClenahan held out
his band.
Mr.. Barker" he said, "congratula-
tons. Mine"
Barker swung about easily in his
chair.
How" he asked. "is the White
Store?"
Booming" answered McClenahan.
How is Food?"
Booming" replied Barker. How
how is Belltown?"
McClenahan rose and smote the ia
BILE with his hand.
Booming" he cried with happy en-
phasis, "everybody's coming out there
to reside
He sat back in his chair and looked
at the president. Suddenly the two
broke into wild guffaw
Great, isn't it?" said McClenahan.
Barker nodded.
Great" he answered, land just be-
cause, at minimum cost. the whole
world knows about Food, and about
the White Store"
And" added McClenahan, about
BelltOwn."
'Mr. McClenahan," he said, drawing
out his check book and opening It,
here is check for $4,000 to the or
Ger of Belltown."
McClenahan rose. "Then," he said.
you recognize the fact that our un-
derstanding was carried out In each
detail"
I'm each detail" assented Barker
He picked up his ruler and with wv
hasry strokes tore on the check.
Copyright. 1903. BY Joseph =. Bowiss.)
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The University of Notre Dame, It
appears, has some features that can
not be duplicated in any other school.
1t is one of the old, well-established
colleges, with settled traditions reach
ing back sixty-four years, with a dis
tinguished staff of professors and ex.
cellent library and laboratory equip
ment. It's discipline is of the paternal
kind-strong without being oppres.
sive; and as it embraces in its scope
the grammar school, high school and
college work, it's appeal is as broad as
it is potent. Perhaps the most remark
able feature of the famous Indiana
University, however, is the fact that it
has arrived at its present marvellous
development absolutely without en-
dOwment. An announcement Of the
courses provided at Notre Dame ap-
pears on another page
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Ito Be Continued.)
He'd Have Drunk Il First,

Hilary X. Adair. the noted Missouri
detective. was in st. Louis ferreting
out crime
reporter brought to Mr.. Adair a
piece of evidence. saying at the end
of his story:
That is pretty conclusive, isn't 20
It's excellent Mr.. Adair declared.
It's positive and convincing. 1t is as
irrefutable as the testimony once
heard from Scot.
This Scot was a witness in a
drowning case. A man named Nc
lntosh had been drowned, and the
Scot claimed that the death was acct.
dental.
But you were not present at the
time said the coroner. How do you
know, then, that poor Mcintosh didn't
commit suicide?"
Losh. yer honor said the Scot.
wasn't this Saunders Mcintosh a
brither Scot, and dinna the corp haze
wee bottle O. whiskey ont wi ne'er
a nip ta'en oot?'"
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~ THE
BrangWyn Mystery

/ Alexis, what is the matter with him?
He isn't dead?"
NO" said Alexis. It's hardly so
bad as that, but he's had a narrow es-
cape, poor chap. / don't quite like 10
talk of it, but I suppose you know
about his little failing?"
oh, yes" said Belle. Poor Billery.
We've heard Of that" She looked at
him with pity in her eyes, whilst Lii
ian shrank back little, with her eyes
widned and her fine nostrils dilated
The training and experience Of the
two girls had been widely different
Miss Molloy, the too jovial old Irish
admirals daughter. saw a regrettable
commonplace, and Lillian saw an IN
diluted horror.
He camel here last night" said
Alexis, in rather a deplorable condi-
tion. l LAID him on my bed and left
him here, and somehow in the night
he contrived TO turn on the gas in the
fire crate. He seems TO have had a
very narrow escape from asphyxiation,
and, 10 tell the truth, he isn't out Of
0aAiStAs Yet
"Oh, poor Billery!" said Belle.
''Barrin' that fault, a better creature
never breathed. Oh, We poor, silly
man, what dye do that for? What's
the good Of II to ye?"
I'VE must do our best for him." said
Alexis. Il was away when the thing
happened, but my man found him
and sent at once for a doctor, He has
youth and a sound constitution on his
side"
Can We be Of use in any way"
asked Lillian Tell me, Alexis, If
there is anything that We can do"
There is nothing to be done at
present" he answered When !
have had a talk with the doctor l shall
know how 10 act"
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A Question Of alton.

Senator Hoar used to tell the story
of an incident he witnessed on a Bos-
ton street car. 1t was about II o'clock
D. m, the mystic hour when all law
abiding Bostonians lose their thirsts.
The senator happened to notice man
running after the car and vainly try
ing to attract the conductors atten-
ton. The senator notified the con-
ductor, who stopped the car The be-
lated passenger, who was somewhat
under the influence of liquor, had no
sooner climbed aboard then he deliv-
cred himself of the following remarks.
SHAY, Mr.. Conductor, does thish road
run to 'commodate the passengers, or
the passengers run to 'commodate the
road?"
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A WINNING START.
A Perfectly Digested Breakfast Makes
Nerve Force for the Day.

Everything goes wrong if the break
fast lies in your stomach like a mud
pie. What you eat does harm if you
can't digest tit turns to poison.
A bright lady teacher found this 10
be true. even of an ordinary light
breakfast OF eggs and toast. She
says:
Two years ago I contracted a very
annoying form Of Indigestion. My
stomach was in such condition that
simple breakfast Of fruit, toast and
egg gave me great distress.
II was slow to believe that trouble
could come from such simple diet
but finally had to give it up, and
found great change upon a cup of
hot Postum and Grape-Nuts with
cream, for my morning meal. For
more than year / have held to this
course and have not suffered except
when injudiciously varying my diet.
II have been teacher for several
years and find that my easily digested
breakfast means saving Of nervous
force for the entire day. My gain of
ten pounds in weight also causes me
to want to testify to the value Of
Grape-Nuts.
"Grape-Nuts holds first rank at our
table,"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Greek, Mich.
There's reason" Read the little
book. "The Road to MELVILLE" In
pkgs.
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IAN OLD PAINTERS IDEAS"

The autumn season is coming more
and more to be recognized as a most
suitable time for housepainting. There
Is no frost deep in the wood to make
trouble for even the best job of paint.
ing, and the general seasoning of the
summer has put the wood into good
condition in every way. The weather,
moreover, is more likely to be settled
for the necessary length of time to
allow all the coats to thoroughly dry,
very important precaution. An old
and successful painter said to the
whittier the other day: House owners
would get more for their money If they
would allow their painters to take
more time, especially between coats.
Instead of allowing barely time for the
surface to get dry enough not to be
'tacky,' several days (weeks would
not be too much) should be allowed
so that the coat might set through
and through. 1t is inconvenient, Of
course, but, II one would suffer this
slight inconvenience, it would add two
or three years to the life OF the paint"
All this is assuming, of course, that
the paint used is the very best to
be had. The purest of white lead and
the purest of linseed oil unmixed with
any cheaper of the cheap mixtures,
often known as White Lead" and oil
which has been doctored with fish oil,
benzine, corn oil or other of the
adulterants known to the trade are
used, all the precautions of the skilled
painter are useless to prevent the
cracking and peeling which make
houses unsightly in year or so and
therefore, make painting bills too fire.
quent and costly. House owner
should have his painter bring the in
gradients to the premises separately,
white lead of some well known relia-
bic brand and lfhseed oil of equal quail.
ity and mix the paint just before ap-
plying it. Painting need not be ex
pensive and unsatisfactory II the old
painters suggestions are followed.
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The Mayor of BeNto.un.
Bv WILLIAM HAMH TON OSBORNE.

there is to tell; but. no monkey busi-
ness. See?"
They saw, and said as much, holding
their pencils poised in the air. And
then he started in.
When he had finished, the reporters
went away with the biggest two col
umn advertising scandal they had ever
had. And day after day, from that
time on, McClenahan was waylaid by
gentlemen of the press, to each OF
whom he talked for publication.
McClenahan now began a suit for
libel. But Food rose in its indignation.
and told a tale it had to tell 1t did
more. 1t exhibited the written con-
tract of the Belltown mayor. And
Food commenced suit for breach OF
contract.
The libel suit was the first to be
reached for trial. 1t was short enough,
and by noon McClenahan's case was In.
Thirty thousand dollars" said the
jury, after being out for 60 seconds,
$4,000 damage for the plaintiff.
This ought to have smashed Food
But Food was not through. 1t insisted
upon proceeding with its own damage
suit, based upon the breach of that
unprovable written contract-the con-
tract of the poster and the sandwich
board.
Old Terwilliger, the local counsel for
Food, told the reporters that he had a
surprise to spring, and that Food had
hustled its stumps overnight and had
overwhelming evidence. Peters &
Bond, local counsel for McClenahan,
merely laughed But they did not laugh
later, as will be seen.
For old Terwilliger had barely sunk
into his seat after opening the case to
the jury, than he called out in loud,
clear voice for, Thomas J. Hackett."
Hackett stepped to the stand
What" asked Terwilliger was your
business in November of last year,"
Confidential clerk" returned tho
witness, ito Mr.. McClenahan of the
White Store"
Ever see this?" asked Terwilliger,
waving the contract before the witness.
The witness had. He had done more
than see it. He had prepared it at the
instance Of McClenahan; and he had
draft of it, O. KID by McClenahan,
and bearing McClenahan's initials, this
time in the unmistakable handwriting
Of the proprietor of the White Store.
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Bathing Dresses Reminded Him.

Some Of these bathing dresses"
said Marshall P. Wilder, make me
think of Princess Clementine. the
mother Of the prince of Bulgaria.
"The princess said one day to her
sailor brother, the Due de Joinville:
Bring me. on your next trip to the
South seas, the complete costume of .
kings wife
81 will gladly the duke answered.
He returned from the South seas
a year later. and handed to his sister.
q string Of glass beads.
~These are very pretty said the
princess. but you promised me q com.
plete costume
"'This is . complete costume said
the duke. I have never seen them
wear any other"
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Mental Limitations.

Your honor" said the arrested
Chauffeur, Il tried to warn the man,
but the horn would not work"
Then why did you not slacken
speed rather than I'm him down."
A light seemed to dawn upon the
prisoner.
"Gee." he said, that's one on me-
| never thought of that
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a Good ThinU.

Mrs. Hicks-John, I'm sure there's
a burglar DOWN in the dining room.
Mr. Hicks (sleepily)-Good! If
we keep quiet maybe he'll take away
that chatting dish of yours.
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The man who tries to humiliate 9TH
ers is not the best friend of humility.
, 1906-10-18

was not long to continue at work
for others. At the early age of 20
he organized the cattle firm of b.
b. Brooks g. Co. and engaged in
business for himself. The other
members of the firm were his
father and oldest brother. He
worked early and late and success
came to him from the very outset
, 1906-10-18
Delegate to Min
ing Congress

G. l.. Flamme, of the Congo,
who was in the city the past week,
was appointed delegate to the
American Mining Congress now
being held in Denver by the Sara
toga Board of Trade. Mr.. Flam-
me, who is largely interested in
the Congo. ia a most excellent re-
preventative and this part of the
mining world will be we'll repre-
scented by him. Mr.. Flamme says
the Congo is getting ready to
make a forward move in the near
future. 1t is a property that will
prove to be one of the best in the
entire district under it's present
management.
, 1906-10-18

lis browning work has been in the
Office of governor. After his cleo
ton two years ago he made certain
recommendations to the legislature
that were subsequently nodded in
to law and those statutes have re-
suited in wonderful good to the
state. Chief among the laws in
question r the militia law and
the land law. The former has reors.
ganized the Wyoming National
Guard and made of il an organiza-
ton to be proud of. The land law
has increased the income through
the leasing of state lands more
than so per cent. In the conduct
of the executive Office he has
shown good judgment and a strong
determination to do what he con-
ceived to be the right thing. He
is quick to reach a conclusion and
and keen in seeing the right.
, 1906-10-18
Fire at RaWlins

A fire broke out in the Opera
House at Rawlins about l O'Clock
Tuesday morning, destroying that
building and all the frame build
ings adjoining it facing that street
except a small frame restaurant.
The fire evidently caught from a
defective stove pipe, The roof of
the j. w. Hugus & Co. store
caught several time, but was ex-
tinguished each time without
damage except once, when it gain.
ed sufficient Roadway to burn a
hole through the ceiling.
The loss is estimated to be $780,.
900, with but little insurance
only $1,000 on the Opera house
The Foster building was not oc.
cupied. The Jungquist corner
was occupied by Waitman as g
meat market.
, 1906-10-18

The Brooks ranch is one of the
finest in central Wyoming and
the stock thereon are of the finest
breeds. In 1892 he added sheep
and since that time he has refuted
the old fallacy that sheep and cat
tie could not be run together
Bryant B. Brooks has ever been
a consistent republican and never
a piker. His fights have been in
the conventions of his party and
he has taken his medicine" when
overcome by defeat. He was one
of the delegates to the republican
national convention that nominal.
ed William Mckinley, the first
time and one of the presidential
electors in 1900. AS a member of
the Wyoming legislature he took
high rank as a legislator.
In all the walks of life Mr..
Brooks has achieved success, but
, 1906-10-18
RAILROAD WORK
Fast closing up the gaps
between here and Wal
cott--Five g r a d i n g
camps at work now.

The work of grading the S. &
E. road, between this place and
Walcott, is progressing very rap
idly during this fine weather.
There are now five grading camps
on the line and the dirt is flying
faster than ever. 1t is expected
that Gideon & Micheal will have
their work done at Pass creek
within ten days when they will at
once move to this place and grade
the line from here to Lake creek.
The work of delivering ties
along the right of way from this
place on north is progressing fav-
orably. Mr.. Hull, the Eucamp-
ment tie contractor, has been here
this week and has made arrange
ments to supply all the ties re.
quired for the parts OF the line
not included in the contracts OF
Taylor and Peck.
, 1906-10-18
Lander Celebrates

Mayor Winsor was in receipt II
few days since of an invitation
from the citizens Of Lander TO
help her celebrate the arrival ut
that city of the Wyoming &
Northwestern railroad, which eel
ebration took place at Lander
yesterday. That was a great
event for Lander, which has al
ways been considered m Of the
most inaccessible places in the
state to be reached by railroad.
Saratoga will soon have railroad
connection with the outside world
thru one, and it is to be hoped,
two roads, one of them a trunk
line to Denver.
, 1906-10-18
Nearly Fatal Accident

Last Monday morning Mrs.
Mary ). Kidding and her daught-
er-in-law, Mrs. B. A. Kidding,
came e meeting with a watery
grave in the deep hole just below
the old bridge. Mrs. B. A. Rid.
ding, who was driving the team,
drove into the river TO water
them, when one of the horses took
it into his head to wade right into
the deep hole and no amount of
effort could prevent him. The
buggy turned over and the women
were in emminent danger of be-
ing drowned. The younger Mrs.
Kidding managed to get out on
top of the up-turned wreck, to
which place she pulled her moth
er and held her there until they
were reached by men from shore
and carried out.
Fortunately Mrs. l.. w. Mean
ulty was at the river for a bucket
of water and it was her cries that
brought assistance. The younger
woman deserves great credit fol
her GOODNESS and it was her nerve
that saved them both from being
drowned. The horse that did the
mischief is gentle but very un'
ruly at times. The report that
the horses were not unchecked il
not true, as Mrs. Crawford un.
refined the team before it left the
house.
, 1906-10-18
F. N. Larsen Dead

Word was received here yester-
day from Pomona, Calf, that F.
N. Larsen had died Monday morn
ing at 5 O'Clock, as the results of
an operation for appendicitis which
had been performed on him on
Saturday morning.
Mr.. Larsen, accompanied by his
wife, Mrs. w. P. Walker and Miss
Madge Cover, left here on the LIST
of October to go to Pomona where
they intended making their home
in future. MI. Larsen was taken
ill the last day of their journey
and soon after their arrival in Po-
nom he a taken to a hospital
where he was finally operated on.
The doctors removed two pints
of pus, but was unable to locate
the appendix because of his precar-
ious condition under the anesthe-
ic. 1t was hoped at first he would
recover, but the reaction set in
Sunday and his death ensued the
next morning.
Mr.. Larsen was 81 years of age
and we'll known here. His death
will be regretted by every one
who knew him. The body will be
buried in Pomona.
, 1906-10-18

Judge Richard a. Scott was
born in Hennepin county Mime
sofa, in 1858. His father was
born and raised at Cumberland,
R. l., and his mother was a Ham
ilton, born and raised at Dexter,
Ne. They moved to Minnesota
in 1856.
He was appointed a cadet at the
United States naval academy.
graduating therefrom with the
class of 1880. In 1881 he resign
ed from the navy and came west.
He studied law and was admitted
to practice in the courts of Min
nesota in December, 1883.
After marriage Mr.. Scott came to
Wyoming, settling in the practice
of law at Sundance in July 1856.
He was a member of the constitu-
tional convention and upon the
admission of the state, was at the
first state election, elected judge
of the First Judicial district, He
was reelected twice to the same
, 1906-10-18
Henry w off Dead

1t was quite n shock TO this
community yesterday morning
when they learned that Henry
Wolf, brother of f. G. Wolf of
This place, who lived in Cheyenne,
had died the night before at ii
o'clock. 1t is not known what
was the cause of his death but it
is presumed to have been pneu-
monia. f. G.. Wolf left for Chey-
enne yesterday to be present at
the funeral. The deceased was
well known here and held in high
estimation by all.
, 1906-10-18
FoRESTSERvIcE
Will be greatly benefited
by the visit Of the Of
hcials---The number of
men to be doubled.

Overton w. Price, Assistant
Forester, Il. H. Sherrard, Associ-
ate Forester, Supt. l.. G. Davis
and Foresters 2. G.. Redington,
Jas Bla:khall and 9. G. Smith, all
returned from their trip of in
spection in the Medicine Bow re-
serve Saturday and Price, Sher-
rard and Redington left for the
railroad Sunday.
Supt. Davis says the visit of
the head of the department to the
reserve will result in doubling the
force at his command. The Of
ticials saw the need of a greater
number of men in the care of the
eserv and he has been authoris-
ed to hire such help here as he
may be able to procure, while
trained men will be sent him for
particular branches of service.
Buildings for the use of forest
rangers and others connected with
the reserve, will BE- erected at con-
venient points around the edge of
the reserve end the force at this
Office will be greatly increased.
, 1906-10-18

Office and held it until February
"a, 1906, when he was appointed
by Governor Brooks to- his pre-
sent position on the supreme
bench. His nomination by the re-
publican state convention at Cas-
per to succeed himself was by &C
clamation, coming from the entire
state.
Judge Scott has had the good
will of the bar of Wyoming, all
of the members heartily CON-
mending the wisdom of the gov
ernor in making the appointment
His DECISIONS have ever been re-
garded as fair, fearless and logi-
cal. He has an apt way of get
ting at the meat of knotty legal
problems and takes the common
sense rather than the technical
view of problems presented to the
court. He will have practically
no opposition in the election to be
held next month.
, 1906-10-18
e" TO BUILD
Official Announcement
Made that North and
South Line will be con-
structe6.

A special dispatch from Their
moplis containes the following
concerning the B. G. M. road
building through this valley,
which will be of great interest to
our people:
The most important railroad
news given out for some time, is
contained in the official announce.
ment just made here by E. M.
Westervelt, right-of- way agent for
the Burlington road who has been
working in this vicinity for some
time.
Mr. Westervelt announces that
the Burlington is preparing to be-
gin construction work within 60
days on the extension of the Fran
ME- Worland line in Big Horn
county, on south through Their
mopolis, Shoshoni and to Denver.
The surveys for the route have
all been completed and grading
contracts will be let within a few
weeks time.
This is the great north and
south line through Wyoming,
which the Burlington has been
planning for a long time and re-
garding which semioficials an
nouncements have been made
from time to time. 1t explains
the presence in central and south
ern Wyoming of the large corps
of engineers which have been at
work during the past summer and
fall.
The new route will give the
Burlington a great north and
south trunk line beginning at
Denver and extending northward
through Lyon, Colo, over into
the Platte valley and down that
stream through Carbon county,
then running in a northwest d.
rection through Shoshoni into the
valley of the Big Horn. The con-
struction of the line will involve q
remarkable engineering feat, when
the road builds through the great
Big Horn canon, near Thermop-
oils. Here the river flows be-
tween two precipitious walls for a
distance of twelve miles and for
a while the engineers admitted
the construction of a railroad thru
this canon was an impossibility.
Another feasible route was south
to avoid the canon, but without
! success and now the Burlington
proposes to attempt the impos-
sible and pass through the great
gorge. The line will pass over
hanging bridges, through tunnels
and in places run directly above
the river several hun dred feet in
| otr