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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-01-11
COUNTY WINS IMPORTANT SUIT.

One of the most important decisions
of the supreme court in recent years
has just been handed down. 1t re-
lates to the taxation of moneys and
credits. The higher authority re-
verses the decision of Judge Smith,
which was to the effect that the board
of county commissioners had no right
TO assess certain moneys and credits
owned by residents of Clay county.
This decision will mean that the city
of Vermillion alone will secure about
$1,100 of taxes for 1904. Ii has more
than a local significance, for it will
affect nearly every town, city and
county in the state. in the year 1904
there was a general movement to as
sess mortgages and moneys, but the
proposition met with stubborn resist
ance
AS a test case G. T. Salmer, a
wealthy citizen of Vermillion. went
into court with his trouble. He was
represented by Dean Thomas Sterling
of the state university law depart
ment, and the county board employed
Attorney H. G. Tilton of Vermillion
and Attorney c. H. Dillon of Yankton
for counsel. Arguments were heard
before Judge E. G. Smith In Vermil-
lion during a term of circuit court.
The contention of counsel for Mr..
Salmer was that under the present
law it was unconstitutional for the
board to make any assessment OF this
nature, since no return had been made
by the various township assessors.
The boards attorneys argued that If
the present law were unconstitutional,
then the old law was in force, and IL
the old law could not be used, then
the court was in a position to do the
assessing itself. Judge Smith held
that the board was in error, where
upo the commissioners appealed to
the supreme court.
Many Of the citizens who will be
obliged to pay taxes on mortgages for
the year 1904 will not be caught nap
ping again. There has been a general
assignment Of mortgages since the
question arose, and when the time for
the next assessment arrives 1t will be
found that most Of the mortgages are
owned by by Iowa and Nebraska peo-
pie.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-01-11
$4,000 is MISSING.
Taken From Express Pouch between
Atlanta, Ca, and New York.

Washington, Jan. 6. - 1t developed
yesterday that about $4,000 was
taken from an express pouch between
Atlanta, Ga, and New York. The
Southern Express company received
the package at Augusta: from there
it went to Columbia, S. c., and it ar
rived in Washington early Sunday
morning. The Adams Express COM
pany then sent it to New York, and
there the loss was discovered. Of
ficials Of the express company are
making an investigation, but nothing
has been found so far to indicate who
took the money.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-01-11
. TOWNSHIPS IN HoMEsTEApe.
South Dakota Reports Many Settlers
In 19o5-Banking Business Shows
R~enarkahI Growth

South Dakota Reports Many Settlers
In 19o5-Banking Business Shows
Remarkable Growth.
Over nine townships of land in the
Pierre district were taken by home
steaders in 1905. Of this over six
townships were taken in the last four
months of the year, since the extern
sion of the Northwestern road has be-
come a certainty. The total number
of homestead filings for the year were
1869, of which 1863 were in the
months OF September, October. No
vember and December. These filings
took up an acreage Of 203 ,040.
Besides the homesteads, there was
a township or more taken up In state
filings and declarations for the year.
This record promises to be distanced
a long way in this year, as the in
quiries for homestead lands are COM
ing from practically every state in
the Union, and as soon as spring
opens people will be coming to the
western part of the state by train
loads.
The construction Of three lines Of
railway across the western part Of the
state being assured for the year, and
indications pointing to still further
railway development, is going to bring
an awakening after twenty-five years
of waiting which will 60 a long way
toward pushing South Dakota farther
to the front, and continue TO keep it in
the list Of states as the one which pro-
duces more wealth per capita than
any other in the Union.
Patents Are Popular.
The state land department has also
been doing something in the way of
bringing state lands under private
ownership. In the last year patents
have been granted to 319 purchasers
of state lands who have made full pay
ments, and before the end of this
month many more patents will have
been sent out.
The largest number Of such patents
are called for about the end of the
old and the beginning Of the new
year. In January last III purchasers
Of state lands called in their contracts
and secured patents. and in December
20 patents were sent out. In all these
cases the purchaser is compelled to
pay a full years interest in advance
for the privilege Of taking up his
contract, but the prosperity Of South
Dakota farmers for the past few years
has been such that they prefer to do
this and stop the interest charge, as
they are in a position to loan rather
than borrow money.
Another evidence Of state prosper
ity is found in the number Of new
banks which are being organized un-
der the state banking law. The rec
ords Of the Office Of secretary of state
show that forty-three such banks were
organized for the year., the largest
number being organized in December.
when seven were authorized to trans
| act business.
These banks were we'll scattered
| over the state, the only specially ia
vored section being west of the river,
where new towns have sprung up
along railroad extensions. On &C,
count of such work the coming year
| promises to see a large extension OF
banking facilities for the whole of the
| western part Of the state.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-01-11
NAN GETS HER GOODS BACK.
Actress Effects Given Up by District
Attorney.

New York, Jan. 6.-The last crumb
of the Nan Patterson case was swept
out of the county's criminal machin-
cry yesterday when J. Morgan Smith,
Mans brother-in-law, discontinued his
suit brought against District Attorney
Jerome and his former assistant, Mr..
Rand, to goods seized by the
district attorneys detectives. The
seizure was made at the time OF
Smiths arrest in Cincinnati, and con-
sisted mostly of a few trunks con-
tanning personal effects and letters.
Smith brought suit for them in the
supreme court. All property has been
returned to Smith, Mr.. Jerome keep
ing copies of the letters.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-01-11
NO REPRIEvE FOR PATRICK.

Albany, N. Y, Jan. 6. - Gov. Hig-
gins yesterday announced that he
would deny the application for a re-
prieve for Albert T. Patrick, the law
yer who is confined in Sing Sing pris-
on under sentence to die Jan. % for
the murder of the aged New York
millionaire, William Marsh Rice. The
application was made to enable Pat
rick's attorneys to examine the 5000
pages Of testimony taken or the tria.
in order to perfect an appeal to the
United States supreme court.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-01-11
DEMAND FOR HoMEsTEADs.
Land Spectators Give Way Before
Advance of Settlers.

Nevo''SS VI
The past twelve months were busy
months for Huron real estate declers
and the year closes with a smile of
satisfaction, indicating fat bank &C
counts. II land men in other sections
of the state have been correspond
ness transacted is beyond computa-
ton except by estimate, and no one
would dare present figures for serious
consideration.
A very large per cen of the lands
transferred are To- owned by actual
settlers, or those who will make
homes in this section Of the state the
approaching season. During the past
three years much of the land held by
Eastern spectators has passed out
Of their control, and II the coming
year is characterized by as large i'm
migration as the year just closed what
is known as Speculative land will
be quite out of market. A drive into
the country in any direction from
Huron will attest the truth of this
statement.
New houses, barns, stock sheds and
other improvements indicate the pur-
pose Of the new settlers to remain on
their lands and make homes for them
selves and families.
Splendid crops have been grown
and scores of farmers who a few years
ago were Gin pinched quarters now
have bank accounts and are free from
debt.
A banker, we'll posted, said that he
could name a score of men, without
reference to his books, who a few
years ago had neither money o
credit, now have credit for almost
any amount they might name, and are
loaning money at 6 per cent; when
they borrowed they paid from 10 to II
per cent.
All over the county the small shack,
sod shanty, and diminutive dwelling
house has been superseded by large
and commodious modern houses, and
artesian wells are fast taking the
place of the bucket and chain and the
windmill. Instead of coming to town
in the heavy road wagon, farmers of
to-day ride in buggies and carriages.
Prosperity is seen and enjoyed ev-
erywhere, and a more contented peo-
pie would be hard to find than those
to be met daily in this part of South
Dakota.
Business at the United States land
office was exceptionally good during
the year, and much government land
was entered under the homestead
laws. A goodly number of people
from Huron and immediate vicinity
went a little farther west or north and
took up homesteads; they were most
ly young people full Of pioneer push
and energy.
These lands entered were largely in
Hyde county-some were in Sully
and a few hundred acres in Hand
county.
Except in the southern part of Hyde
county, where there is yet about 90
900 acres, land within the Huron land
district is quite scarce.
A few quarter-sections remain i'm
Sphinx county, and in Faux and Hand
counties, but next to Hyde county the
bulk of the hand ID in Sully county.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-01-11

The great value Of small ~artesian
wells to farmers in the district east
of the Missouri river is shown by the
practical use to which such a we'll is
put by II. T. Zimmerman, a Miner
county farmer. Zimmerman is the
owner of $50 acres of land upon which
is an artesian well which has a flow
of e%ighty-four gallons per minute. The
surplus water from it has formed a
lake covering about five acres and the
lake is filled with fish. With power
derived from the artesian we'll Zim-
norman operates a cornsheller, cream
separator, churn and washing ma
chine. In addition, the surplus water
from the we'll can be utilized for irri-
eating such portions Of his farm as
necessary.
The United States authorities in
Sioux Falls have been advised OF the
arrest of Peter Tucker, a Sioux Indian
belonging on the Rosebud reservation,
on the charge of stealing two horses
which were the property of William
Place, a white stockman, who's range
Is in Lyman county. AS the result OF
his preliminary hearing the defend
ant has been held for appearance be-
fore the next United States grand
Jury, which will In Sioux
Falls next April. In default of bonds.
Tucker has been lodged in the Brule
county Jail.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-01-11

In the circuit court at Deadwood the
receivership of the Horseshoe Mining
company has been dissolved. w. L.
Mclaughlin, the general manager,
was appointed receiver several
months ago.
The matter of county division is re-
ceiving a great deal of attention in
the section covered by Lyman and
Stanley counties. and the Indications
r at the present that some definite
move will b made in that direction
this year. :
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-01-11

r. L. Yokum of Pierre purchased a
pair of full-blood calves from the
Phillip buffalo herd, and Is at present
breaking them for a driving team.
They are handled with harness and
bits at present. but he is having a
small. strong wagon built for them,
and expects to soon give them a trial
as drivers, and II he can persuade
them to accept the situation will have
q novel team of roadsters and prob
ably the only q of its kind in the
world.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-01-11
Dies to Avoid Scandal.

Pretoria, Jan. 6.-Capt. ]. Hopkins,
quartermaster of the Second dragon
guards, whose name had been e
toned in connection with the South
African war stores scandal, is dead.
Circumstances point to suicide.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-01-11

A young lady, formerly a resident
Of Walhalla, suffered q broken back
from q fall IN Colorado.
The Washington times., 1906-04-06
DoILiper'S Statement
Aroused the Senate
Reference to Fact That White House Confer
ences Were as Proper as Those With
Railroad Officials Led to Tempest

to the members ana to the Senate as
a body that 1t be explained.
Senator Aldrich united IN the hope
that Mr.. Dolliver would be more specihc.
He didn't want to see nypOdy claiming
to be the only true friend OF this lesis-
lation; he was sure that he himself
was an earnest friend TO 1t.
Mr.. Doiliver replied TO all these de-
mands with the explanation that gentle
men were assuming an Interpretation
that he did not intend TO place on his
Icmarks. He had no objection to Sena-
tors conferring with railroad men. He
had done IL himself, and he thought
every other man who was anxious 10
act intelligently on pending legislation
ought always to go TO the highest
sources Of information. He had not in
tended to reflect on anybody, and he so
assured the Senate.
Then Senator Foraker explained that
nobody intended anything serious when.
day or two earlier, a little quiet fun
was poked at the White House confer
ence. He said in fact, the fun was
mostly at the expense Of Senator Ali
son, who as a result OF IL has been led
into the unwonted experience Of making
a positive and uneQuivocal statement
This interested Senator Allison, who ex-
pressed surprise at learning that the
joke was on himself. He really had
thought that he was getting all the fun
out Of 1t until the contrary was ex-
planned by Senator Foraker.
And thus good nature was restored
and the Senate's equanimity was safe.
The Washington times., 1906-04-06
MONTANA NATTER
BEFORE COMMITTEE
d. A. r. Body in Session to
Hear Testimony.
TO REPORT TOMORROW WEEK
Both Mrs. Mclean and Mrs. Weed Re-
fuse to Discuss Dispute Until
That Time.

The investigating committee appoint
ed by the national board Of management.
d. A r. to sift out the Montana mat
ter is holding daily sessions at the
national headquarters on + street and
Will report TO the board the result OF its
deliberations at the State regents board
meeting April a The committee has a.
ready held several meetings and today
Mrs Weed and others appeared befors
the committee and presented testimony,
The personnel OF the committee Is as
follows: Miss Ellen Mecum. State re-
gent. New Jersey. chairman: Mrs. Rob-
ert E. Park, vice president general. from
Georgia. Mrs o. J. Hodge. vice president
general from Ohio; Mrs. Franklin E
Brooks. vice president general. Colora-
do; Mrs. NJ. z. S. Davis. treasurer gen.
eral; Mrs. Alexander E Patton, State
regent OF Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Donald Mclean, president gen.
eral OF the d. A R, when seen at the
New Willard and asked for a statement
on the Montana matter declined TO dis
cuss It, but chatted pleasantly OF other
d. A. r work. expressing qualification
that over 5000. was raised last month
for Memorial Continental Hall Mrs.
Amos c.. Draper also refused a state
ment.
When Mrs. Weed was seen this morn
ing. she said:
SAs a member Of the national board
OF management. II is impossible for me
10 express any opinion either to contra
diet erroneous statements that have ap-
peared or to give out any facts The
matter Is in the hands OF an able COM
mittee OF the most influential women OF
the society and the State of Montana
which l am representing oncfally. !,
wholly satisfied with the present situa-
fiOr
The Washington times., 1906-04-06

The rate discussion brought another
dramatic incident IN the Senate last
evening. as a result Of some remarks
by Senator Dolliver. which were deemed
unparliamentary by Senators Foraker.
Aldrich. and Bailey. The Iowan had
risen to relieve his mind OF some views
about the recent criticism of White
House conferences with Senators. In
the course of his observations he opined
that on the whole IT was perhaps fully
as creditable to Senator's to confer with
the President of the United States as
to confer exclusively with the presi-
dents of railroad companies.
This brought Senator Bailey to his
feet. with q protest against all Confer
ences with the White House concern
ing legislation He doubted the prop
riety of them Then he turned TO Mr.
Dolliver, and Indicated that the Senate
was entitled TO know TO whom the Sem
ator from Iowa referred when he spoke
of Senators conferrins with railroad
presidents
Senator Foraker. with considerable
heat, united in demanding that Dolliver
explain himself. The imputation that
was involved IN the language Of Mr..
Dolliver, he said, involved every MEM
Der of the Senate, and 1t was only fair
The Washington times., 1906-04-06
CENTRAL AND WESTERN
TO MEET IN DEBATE
Supervision ard Control of Insurance
Companies by Federal Government
Question at Issue.

Representatives Of the Central and
Western High Schools will meet this
afternoon at the former school to de-
bate upon the proposition:
Resolved. That the Federal Govern
ment should supervise and control In
surance companies transacting inter
state and International business"
The speakers for Western will be
Harrington. Bland. and Baer, while the
young Ciceros who will defend the dark
blue OF Central are Payne. Gilhllan. and
Schreiber. Central will uphold the neg
ative OF the proposition. The Judges
are Charles Lyman. Treasury Depart
ment; the Rev. Teunis s. Hamlin. OF tho
Church Of the Covenant. and Edgar d
Shaw, OF the Times.
The Central School. of this city, vii
debate the Central High School OF Phil.
adelphia, at the former school on April
q
The Washington times., 1906-04-06
FURLOUGHED BINDERS
EXCHANGE WITH OTHERS

About one hundred bookbinders and fe-
male employees OF the Government Print
Ing Office bindery were furloughed yes
terday at the close of business for a
period OF nine days. Today and tomor-
row about fifty binders will report for
work who have also been on a nine-day
furlough.
It Is said at the Office that this proceed
ure will be continued until work suffic-
lent to keep all the bookbinders en-
ployed is received, although it is not ex-
pected that any considerable relief will
be afforded before the annual leave
period commences July l.
Copy Is also short in the printing d.
visions, and 1t is believed an additional
furlough will be necessary among the
printers, probably this week
The Washington times., 1906-04-06
ZULU PRINCE WINNER
OF MEDAL FOR 0RAT0RY

NEW YORK, April GA Zulu prince
of the house OF TChaka, the DESTROYER.
medal for oratory at Columbia He
bears the name Of Pixley Ka Isaaka
Seine and comes from Natal He en-
tered Columbia in 1902 and was the first
member of the great race OF fighters,
the Amazulu, to enter an American uni
versity.
The Washington times., 1906-04-06
PRESIDENT FAVORS
NEW HOME PROJECT
Ind0rses Plan for New Ex-
ecutive Mansion.
URGED BY BARTH0LDT
viii Be Utilized So as to Meet the
Wishes of Patriotic
Americans.
URGED BY gARTH0LDT

A new Executive Mansion for the
president of the United States, to be
situated at Sixteenth street and Flor
Ida avenue, commanding a magnificent
view of the city and splendidly fitted
up and finished, is the proposed fruition
of a movement which has already taken
definite form in the Congressional
mind.
II Is reported at the Capitol today,
and the report is gwen thorough ere
dence, that the President has been ap-
preached on the subject and has indi-
Gated in no uncertain tones his en-
thdsiasm in the cause. Although the
building would not be completed soon
enough for him to benefit by the
change. he is understood to realize the
advantages Of the proposed improve
ment.
White House Disposition.
To meet the objections Of patriotic
Americans to the abandonment of the
present White House. those who are
furthering the plan propose that it shall
not be abandoned in any sense of the
word. Either IL shall be used as the
offices OF the President, or turned over
rs the residence of the Vice President
II have been interested in the move
for a new Executive Mansion for the
past few years." said Representative
Bartholdt OF Missouri today. Mr.. Bar
tholdt is chairman of the House Com
mfttee on Public Buildings and Grounds.
the only committee which would have
the right TO recommend the appropria-
tiors necessary for the new mansion.
Not only have been interested in
it, he declared. but l have become
convinced that such a step must be
taken by the Government OF the United
States. II may not be done In this ses-
sion OF Congress, but it will be done"
Sixteenth Street Triangles.
AS sort of preparation for this great
boon to Sixteenth street. it seems prob
able now that the Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds win report fav-
orably to the House this session the
pending bills providing for the purchase
by the Government OF several small tri-
angles of ground along Sixteenth street
10 be used as Government reservations.
II is an open secret that the commit
tee holds rhe view that Sixteenth street,
on account OF it's present beauty and
because of the fact that 1t will be the
thoroughfare of the President when the
new mansion is built, should be i'm
proved, bAautified, and built up in every
way possible
The appropriations for these small
reservations may be contained in the
omnibus public buildings bill or in a
special bill
The Washington times., 1906-04-06

Clean The great Pabst brewery the ceanest brewery
Hundreds OF thousands of dollars have been expended
factre Pabst Beer IN ceany that
ton is possible The Pabst exclusive process is perfect
No physician carefully serzes his instruments than
does Pabst stere his utensils from brew kettles 70 storage
tanks From the time Pabst famous beer brewed from
choicest hops and eghday malt till 1t poured into the glass
1t is touched by human hands Never passes through
any but sterzed pipes stored in other than sterzed
tanks contact other than air Thus the
Pabs brewery the cleane brewery and Pabs Beer the
cleanest, most wholesome beer.
The Washington times., 1906-04-06
Richer Malt, Better Beer.
The Exclusive Pabst Method Gives Pabst
Beer Its Superiority.

Malt the life of The more nutritious the m
the Pabst learned that the forced method Of making
days could possibly be accomplished without
elements of barley Most brewe process
and less expensive.
The Pabst eghtday method
beer doubles the of brewing
in taste and flavor but in tonic health and building
Ribbon is to-day the superior of a
Clean things to eat and drink imperative pure food
handling
The Washington times., 1906-04-06
PUTTING OUT BABY'S EYE
CHARGE AGAINST MOTHER

LEDYARD, Conn. April s.-Charged
with having put out one OF her seven
year-old daughters eyes and with hav-
Main. tr.. has been held for trial Her
husband has been placed under bonds