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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-04-12
BANNER MONTH IN LAND FILING
Total Of 55,e4o Acres Is Taken Up in
March.

The month Of March showed a
greater number of filings in the Pierre
land Office than for any other month
since the Office has been established,
with 81 homesteads. q water decla-
ratOriCs and II soldiers declaratOries,
making a total of 349 quarter sections
taken up. This makes a total of 3d.
$40 acres, or nearly three townships.
SeVenty-eight contests were filed
during the month, and among some of
them a new point has been raised. No
question of suficiency of improve
ments or residence is brought up. but
the entry is attacked on the question
Of good faith of the entryman. This
includes his faith in holding the claim
as a home for himself, and If the de-
partment should hold that to be
ground for contest 1t would open up a
large number of claims which are held
by business men in towns, where they
spend most of the time.
The state land department also has
been doing q large business for the
month having disposed of several
hundred acres OF state building land,
and about 5.400 acres Of common
school land, the state building land
going at SO an acre, and the com,
nor school ct better prices. some of
il selling as nigh as $40 an acre. For
the month GO patents were issued by
the state 10 parties who made final
payments on such tracts, the largest
number to any one county being Clay,
which took %, the rest being scat
tered generally in counties in which
sales have been made.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-04-12
Celebrations of Easter


first full moon after the beginning of
spring.
Therefore. if the moon becomes full
upon the day on which spring begins,
the Sunday after the next full moon
is, of course, indicated by the direc-
tions of the Council as Easter day.
And if the moo becomes full on a
Sunday, the next Sunday, similarly.
must be Easter day.
Naturally the most magnificent and
imposing celebration of Easter is that
which takes place in st. Peters at
Rome.
The ceremony of observation is
known as "the silencing of the bells"
After the closing of the services in
the famous Sistine Chapel on the
Thursday evening preceding the
dawn Of Good Friday, the order is
given that until a stated hour on Eas-
ter eve, no bell shall sound. While
the rule originally vas made to apply
only to St. Peters and to the Vatican,
the residents of Rome accepted it, and
until a very recent date even the bells
usually sounded to call people to
their meals were silent. To-day in
Montreal and in Quebec the custom
is in a degree observed. and when the
children ask their parents why the
bells do not ring, the customary an
swer is, "The bells have gone to
Rome"
On the morning of Easter day the
Pope himself oficiates at mass in
st. Peters. Seated on the sedia ges-
t~atoria, and wrapped in his o mag
niicent vestments. the Pope is car
ried from the adjoining palace of the
| Vatican into the great church. On his
head he wears the holy crown typify-
ing the union in him of all temporal
and spiritual power. Beside him are
feathers, in which are set the eye-like
parts Of ~peacock's feathers, signifi-
cant of the eternal vigilance of the
Church.
After officiating at mass the Pope
is borne back through the church to
the sound of music, and ascends to
| the balcony over the great central
doorway. From that lofty point he
pronounces the papal benediction upon
the thousands who with bowed heads
or uplifted faces, according to wheth-
er they be of the faith or not, crowd
the vast church below.
The celebration of Easter at Rome
concludes with the illumination of
the great dome of st. Peters, which
is crusted with thousands of lights.
At dusk one by n they appear until
at last they all burn against the pur-
pie Italian sky-a gigantic ball of
fire.
Easter is the grand festival of the
Russian year; so for weeks before
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-04-12
WoLsEY IS A GROWING TOWN
Has Enjoyed a Phenomenal Boom
During the Past Year.

Wolsey, situated at the crossing OF
the Milwaukee and Northwestern
roads in the western part Of Beadle
county, is one of the growing towns
Of South Dakota, having enjoyed a
phenomenal boom, for a small town,
within the last year. The town was
plated in the spring of 1882, the year
the Milwaukee road built through the
territory, one year after the North
western went west, though the great
err portion Of the town is built ad)a-
cent to the Northwestern railway
grounds. r. D. Whorton, now living
in Huron, the county seat, erected n
Of the first houses in the town, Ennls
& McAlester erecting the first build
ing in the city. The town was first
built almost entirely of frame, as
were most South Dakota towns in
their early days. but a disastrous fire
some for or five years ago proved a
blessing in disguise to Wolsey, and
to-day a goodly portion of the city Is
built of substantial brick structures.
WOlsey has one bank, the Bank OF
Wolsey, R. F. Chenoweth, president;
A. VI. Chenoweth, vice president and
cashier, their individual responsible
ties being 10000, the bank being in
corpOrated for 5 $1,000. The Bank Of
Wolsey was established in 1884. One
year before the bank was organized
the first paper in Wolsey was pub
lished, the Wolsey Journal, the name
of the same having been changed
within the past three years to the
Beadle County Herald. w. A. Jones,
the present editor, took charge Of the
paper in 1892, the editor giving much
of his time to the practice of law, be-
ing the only lawyer in the city. He
is also the city justice.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-04-12
FINDS SEED CORN o 0
South Dakota's Farmers Tests Are
Warming to Other TiIIers.

Warning to Other TiIlers.
Complaints continue to be made as
to the quality of the seed corn in the
hands of the farmers of South Dakota
this spring. The poor condition of
the seed corn is due 70 cold, wet
weather last October, when the corn
was frozen and the germ was killed.
|. E. Heck, an experienced Brook
ings county farmer. has completed an
interesting series of tests of his seed
corn. and the result Is of vast impor-
lance 70 every farmer in the state.
His first experiment was with 1877
kernels, which he planted. OF this
number, 154 of them sprouted. How
ever. he admits that a much larger
proportion of these would not have
sprouted at all had they been planted
in open ground and subjected TO nor
maj conditions. AS a further expert
ment. Heck took 230 kernels from his
seel corn bin and planted them. Only
80 Of the kernels sprouted. In view
Of this it is the opinion of many ex-
perienced farmers that Of the corn
saved over from last season there is
little Of 1t that possesses sufficient
terminating power TO warrant a
wholesale use OF South Dakota grown
seed this season.
Well informed agriculturalists de-
clare that farmers who intend using
homegrown corn should make care
ful tests as to its terminating power
before placing it in The ground this
spring.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-04-12

Hl AS LII as Il term u de-
" = " note the awakening" or
" T. rising of natlre in the
y " spring, is, odd as it may
\Z3T appear, older than the
~ Christian religion. Early
explorers discovered that
the Alaskan Indians celebrated their
Easter in their own way, though, OF
course, without the religious signifi-
canoe that attaches to ours as a
Christian festival. The Zulus have
an Easter, and since the memory of
nan runneth not to the contrary, the
Hopi Indians of the Southwest have
celebrated the awakening" of nature
In the spring. Indeed, the general
celebration of an Easter is as notice
able in ones studies of primitive peo-
pie, as is the use of the cross among
them, and we find that with every
people the cross has a significance
which is more often religious that
otherwise. Among the Indians of the
Southwest, for instance. the cross sig
niies the four directions of the COM
pass, and as their religion is compos-
ed of a worship of the elements neces-
sary to the growing of their corn. the
cross idea has a place in it.
The Christian Easter, however, as
Il is celebrated among us to-day may
be traced back to the early days of
the Christian era. Although there is
no data now in existence, the early
disciples doubtless observed the an
niversary of the resurrection in a way
fitting to themselves and the times in
which they lived. In m event. on
the principle that ali ceremonies have
their foundation in a mere custom. 1t
was early in the Christian era that
Easter became an established holy
day in the church, and now in all
lands where a knowledge of the life
and works of Christ has penetrated it
is observed as a day Of especial sa-
credness.
Celebrating, as it does, an event
the event, indeed-upon which the
Christian, OF rather. orthodox Christ
ian religion has been builded. it is
none the less a movable holy day.
Concerning this popularity of the fes-
tival, there has ever been a great
diversity Of opinion among church
men. From the earliest times disputes
were held over the proper date of
Easter. In some localities the actual
anniversary of the date was festslly
observed, while in other localities the
date was determined according to the
prescription of the Mosaic Law. A
General Council at Nicaea, however,
held in 1926, ended both this diversity
and all controversy arising therefrom
by giving authoritative directions to
the following effect:
"The festival Of Easter is to be cele-
brated on the Sunday following the
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-04-12

Word has been received at Minot
from Bottineau that Fred l.. Cameron.
under arrest for grand larceny. is
wanted at hat place 10 answer 10 a
charge Of bigamy. The particulars Of
this charge are not known here. Cam
eron was arrested at Missoula, Mont,
and was returned 10 Minot by Deputy
Sheriff Wallace. 1t has been decided
to turn him over to the Bottineau au-
thorities, and he will probably be
taken there tomorrow.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-04-12
How have you made out?" asked
Move Was a Good One.

Best NOV I ever made was his
response. From my first years crop.
and with only a portion Of my land
under cultivation, I cleared enough to
pay for my land. | tell YOU, a man
can't lose money here. If YOU simply
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-04-12

which he hitched a team of horses
taken from the farmers stable, and
driven to Wentworth, where he dis.
posed of the property. He was soon
afterwards arrested, taken TO Colman
n bound over 10 await the action of
the circuit court, his bond being fixed
at 81 900.
h farmer secured the return of his
wife and family.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-04-12
CHARGES STEALING FAMILY.

Complaint Against Alleged Thief Is
Grand Larceny.
Accused of stealing a farmers wife,
family. household goods and a team Of
horses, Carl Arnold is awaiting trial at
Flahdreau on a charge of grand lar
ceny.
During the absence Of l.. v. Wilkins,
q farmer living near Wentworth. Ar
mold is alleged to have gone to his
house, loaded his wife and children
and household goods into a wagon. to
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-04-12

One of the largest men physically in
the Northwest is James Schwader. a
brother of Mrs. Wendland of Canisto-
ia, who is temporarily stopping at the
Wendland home. Schwader is six feet
nine and cne-half inches in height and
weighs S63 pounds. He is perfectly
formed, there not being an ounce of
superfuous flesh on his body.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-04-12

The declination Of United States
Senator Chauncey NJ. Depew to stand
for reelection TO Yale corporation was
announced from the Office Of the Sec
rotary of the university.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-04-12

In France the minister of public
instruction Is a member Of the prssi.
dents cabinet.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-02-14
0RE IN THE OlOEM MINE IMPROVING WITH
 DEPTH
(From Saturdays Daily.)

R. c. Houston, who has lease and bond on the Olden mine in the weav. CT district, is in the city. He stated yesterday that hc had the rich vein of orc which he struck in the mine about three weeks ago opened up in the drift a distance of I2 feet, and that it was improving with every foot of ground broken. @4.-
 The drift is being driven from the ls5 foot level of the shaft and tho ore being developed was never known to exist in the mine up to the time of its discovery by him. Ore is being taken out right along and piled on the dunn. and 1t is his intention to make n test mill run on 1t in n short time.
 The claims arc situate about one mile northwest of the Monica mine. which was recently sold to an eastern syndicate, and in which there is said to be one of the largest bodies of ore opened up in the Weaver district.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-02-14
TAKING STEPS ID AVERT COAL FAMINE NEXT
 YEAR
(Fron ya.urday's Daily.)

"Wc are going to build large coal shed in which We can lay in supply of coal in the summer and fall season to meet the demands of the winter trade herc," said James Massing, of the firm of Massing Brothers Transfer com pany, to n Joui nal Miner man yestcr. day.
 "Wc could have sold at least fifteen moro carloads of coal within tho past few months," he said, eff we had it in stock, or could have secured it from the coal companies at Gallup, but it seems that the Gallup parties were m. able to fill their orders from us. which kept the town almost on the verge of n coal famine during the entire winter. My brother, who has just returned from the Gallup coal fields, informed me arrangements for the prompt delivery of all the coal that we arc liable to need for the remainder of the winter season, so that no fears may bo enter. taincd of n coal famine.
 The daily shipments of the black diamonds from Gallup amount to 42 carloads, and railroad from that place, which will tap the immense coal fields of Colorado and New Mexico, will be constructed the coming year, which is reasonable assurance that the coal companies will be able to keep n plentiful supply on the market next season.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-02-14
ARIZONA bREWERyTOBU|lD \ WAREHOUSE IN
 PHOENIX
(From Saturdays Daily.)

w. ]. Mulvenon, president of the Arizona Brewing company, left yes. tcrday morning for Phoenix, where he IS making arrangements for q storage warehouse for the product of his com. pany, and the establishment of an az. cney He will bc assisted by Joseph Bold the popular general agent of the company, who left on the southbound last evening. .....
 Tho beer manufactured by this com. pnny is pronounced the equal to my m tho market, and the company's plant in this city has been enlarged and i'm. proved to such an cStont within the post few months that il is capable of supplying the entire trade of the terri tory.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-02-14
SENATE PASSES DEFICIENCY
 BILL

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9-Almost the entire session of the senate today was devoted to consideration of the urgent deficiency appropriation bill, which passed practically as reported from the committee on appropriations. The only discussion in connection with the bill was over the amendment suggested by Patterson to strike out the provision re. licving alien workmen on the canal from the operation of the eight hour law.
 Patterson contendcd that to require men to labor more than eight hours day in the tropics was inhuman, and urged that the requirements would do injustice to American labor. Several senators on both sides of the chamber controvcrted his position, and the amendment was voted down without re. sorting to n roll call.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-02-14
FREIGHT TRAIN JUMPS TRACK AND IS
 WRECKED
Thirty Cars Piled In A Mass And Five Passenger Trains Are
 Blockaded

TRINIDAD, Colo, Feb. Q (Spccial) Thirty freight cars and an engine are piled up in n broken mass at Morley, ten miles west of this city, on the Santa Fe railroad, and all traffic IS blockaded in consequence of the wreck, which occurred early today. The wrecked train was n California fruit train, eastbound.
 Just after leaving the tunnel near tho top of Raton mountain, the cngi. necr lost control of the train, the air brakes failing to work. The engineer and fireman jumped escaping with several bad bruises. Two brakcmcn are missing, and arc supposed to bc buried under tho wreck.
 The train came down the mountain side at frightful velocity. At the long trestlc on sharp curve at the base of the mountain, the engine went off
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-02-14
SENATOR'S WAX WARM OVER RAILROAD
 MEASURE
Clapp 1ncensed At Obstructive Amendments And Leaves
 Committee

WASHINGTON Feb. 9-Thc sen ate committee on interstate com. meree commission today began the consideration of the Hepburn rate bill which passed the house yesterday. It became evident during the discussion of the various amendments that the ar. engagements to discuss the bill next week would accomplish no important result, so great were the differences of the opponents and champions of the bill. Senators Clapp and Deliver charged that the amendments were of fered to obstruct the perfection of n bill that stands n good chance to be. come law.
 Senator Aldrich replied that the amendments were offered seriously, whereupon Clapp announced that he would "waste no more time" in the consideration of the bill, but would be present to vote on the measure on Feb. lG. Then he left tho committee room. After the departure of Clapp, Senator Deliver took the committee to
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-02-14

the rails, followed by the entire train.
 wrccking trains from La Junta and Raton arc working on both sides of the wreck. Traffic will not be resum- cn before night. The California linn tied and four other wcstbound pas scngcr trains arc held here.
 Later Report.
 Tralnmcn who arrived here tonight from Morley say that engineer Vaughn was seriously injured, but his recovery is probable. The two missing brake men were found uniniured. Traffic was rcopencd tonight.
 Disaster Near rlagstaf.
 FLAGSTAFF, Feb. 0-Passengcr train No. s was wrecked mile cast of Bcllcmont, the third station west of here, this morning, caused by broken rail. II is said the entire train left the track and it is said that no one was injured.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-02-14

completion and soon big bars of the y'IIVv meta, ,,"" oo "o,P'ns ,nc road warm between the mill and mint.
 George Klcmp, supcuntcndcnt of the Dc Ia Fountaine mine, was in King man yesterday. He reports that in the ast drift, on the loo level, n body of lead ore eighteen inches wide, was op' ,ncd In the west drift nine feet of ore was cut so feet from the shaft.
 Charles Gross has discovered two foot vein of gold bearing ore in the volcanic mountain six miles south of Kngman. The orc is said Co show much free gold and will average about forty dollars to the ton.
 New work on the Copper Prince mine is showing that property to be one of the best in tho Bill Williams Fork section. !. A. liritton is super. intending work on the mine, and get. ting big results.
 Howard and Littlefcld are preparing to start up work on the Boulevard mine, of the Shccptrail group. This is the property in which the vein was lost at the loo level, and later cut into on the 900 level by s. C. Bagg, where rich ore was found. The property is equipped with n steam holster and air drills.
 ]. C. Potts came up from Finger Butte last Wednesday. He reports that he and his partner l.. Kimerly, arc opening up n fine body of ore on their property south of Meyers Well. The ore is somewhat broken, but carries big gold values.
 Maj. W. A. Mensch brought to this office few days ago sample of ore from m upraisc from the 100 level of the Enterprise mine that showed big values in lead and copper. He reports that the raise showed about four feet of the mineral. Tn the same level . crosscut has developed two feet of good ore. The mine is showing up splendid ore bodies.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-02-14
OCTAVE WILL BE FREE OF WATER WITHIN A
 MONTH

The work of unwaterng the Octave mine IS satisfactorily progressing. and me pumps are now operating below the HOO level.
 II 's expected that the mine, which 's developed to depth of about 1850 feet, will be cleared of water in about il month, when operations on a large scale will be resumed, and the deep shafts on the property continued to greater depths Up to about a year ago this mine was one of the greatest producers of the Weaver district, which is noted as one of the richest gold dis ,ricts in the territory.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-02-14

task for its "lcvity" in considering railroad rate legislation. He called at. tention to the fact that the committee had been conducting hearings since last summer, and had not yet arrived at any agreement. He charged that some of the members of the committee did not appear to desire an agreement.
 Objection was made by Aldrich that "levity" had been displayed, and said he had been serious in everything he offered. Warming to the defense of his sincerity he said he would talk in any manner hc pleased in discussing the proposed legislation, and would not be called to account by Deliver.
 The Iowa senator, who is the particu. lar champion of the Hepburn bill, re. piled that he too would choose his own language, and characterize as he chose the methods that he said had been re. sorted to.
 Chairman Elkins, who had participat. od in the early dispute, rapped for or. der, and few minutes later the com. mittec adjourned.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-02-14
4 CHINESE MOB DESTROY THE
 MISSIONS

PEkING, Feb. Q A dispatch from Annoy today confirms the report of the destruction of the English Presbyter ian and Roman Catholic missions at Chang Pu, 20 miles from Annoy, by n mob described as composed of Box CTS. The damage was $5O,OOO. The Anne. riean missions were uninjured. Details are lacking.
 The sentiment in the neighborhood of Chang Pu is hostile to foreigners, and 1t is considered strange that the Ameri' can missions are unmolested as the hoy eott on American goods is strong here.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-02-14

ordered Doran to leave there. kine then left, and returned later with deputy sheriff w. s. Owens. who on ar. arrival at the jail asked Morley eff he would agree to do what he agreed to do," to which Morley replied "that he would do the square thing"
 Shortly afterwards King placed bor. an under arrest.
 After the conclusion of arguments of counsel, on behalf of Doran, and the territory, justice of the peace Talbo, held Doran to appear before the next grand jury, and fixed his bonds at the sum of s75O.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-02-14
MORE WRECK VICTIMS FOUND

VICTORIA, Feb. 0-Forty-one of the Valencia victims are now recovered from the sea, two more bodies, both badly dccomposcd, being picked up to. day at tho scene of the wreck. They were buried where found. Eight uni. identified bodies were buried here to. day. Bishop Pcrrinc of the Anglican cathedral, read the burial service.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-02-14
NEGRO POET DIES.

DAYTON. O., Feb. o--Paul Law. renee Dunbar, tho negro poet, died at his home here this afternoon from con. sumption.
 For three years he wns seriously in, and this year was critically i'll, but he kept at work intermittently. '
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-02-14
JUDGES scoRN PASSES.

MINNEAPOLlS, Feb. 9-All iudpcs of Minnesota will hencefortb seorn railroad passes. The movement started recently by the district court bench of Hennepin county resulted in all the judges of the state sending back their annual passes. .