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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-04-12
Base Misrepresentation

The assessed valuation of corpora
ton property was increased in 1905 by
over 1925, 600 and farm lands were
lowered from assessors returns on an
average, over the entire state of 81
cents pei acre.-Gov. Elrod.
1t does not look as though Governor
Elrod was controlled by corporations
as the insurgents are trying to make
the people believe. -Brookings Press.
The above is a base misrepresenta-
ton Of facts. But the machine papers
are continually resorting to misrepre-
sentation-they dare not go before the
people on the facts. Gov. Elrod knew
he was not telling facts when he made
the statement above quoted, and the
Brookings Press knew that Elrod knew
the statement to be untrue. Both
relied upon the gullibility of the people
to make the statement go. The fact
is that the valuation of farm lands
has raised 81, 1S6, 45S over the valua-
ton returned to the state board of
equalization (see state auditors report,
page 233. DE Smet Independent.
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GEORGE BATTEN COMPANY
The Well Known Advertising
Agents Move Uptown

The George Batten Company, adver-
Using agents. announce their removal
from the Potter building to the Metro
politan Annex building, H., Is, 10
East Twenty-fourth street Madison
Square, O%fcourse, they are not going
to take the whole building; just one
floor the eleventh. containing 5000
square feet, and they need every foot
of it. In fact, Mr.. Batten says he
wishes it were at least 1000 or. l 800
feet larger. They started business in
the Potter building in 1891 in an.office
l2x1i feet, with n clerk, who was
stenographer, bookkeeper, etc. The
first years business amounted to $685.
600. They are credited now with doing
a business of upward Of 81, 000. 900.
The first account secured was that of
George A. Macbeth-Macbeth's lamp
chimneys-and it is one Of the greatest
sources OF pride to them to say that
the account remains with-them. Mr..
William II. Johns (now vice-president)
came in as assistant solicitor in 1892,
and the success of the businessSis in
no small due to his fidelity,
energy and intelligence. 1t is;a ques-
ton il ever two men have been so
closely associated as George Batten
and William H. Johns have for
fourteen years with never a rub-not a
particle Of friction. From one en-
ployee in 1891 to over fifty now; from
an annual expense account ofx$1 800
to nearly $1,000 600 indicates growth.
This growth has been steady and
persistent; every years business has
been larger than the preceding. They
have established a credit of the first
rank and a reputation for making
good' to their customers. The growth
Of the business has been due more to
the growth OF accounts in their hands
than to the addition of new accounts.
OF four accounts running over $780,
600 per year none was greater than
S., 200 at the start. The quality of
business handled by the firm is OF the
highest. Evening Sun, Jan. %, 1906.
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Machine Digs Its Grave

The Aberdeen News wants to know
whether the Democratic newspapers
that are hollerin' their heads off for
Crawford are going to support him for
governor providing he nails Kit to the
mast in the June convention-or
words to that effect. While the News
is digging up its information we'd
like to have someone else find out
what these same Democratic news
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The Argus-Leader and several other
machine organs" in their determine
ton to be unfair are comparing the
tax levy of 1894 assessed against the
railway companies with the present
assessment levy. This is being done
to prejudice the people against Hon.
Coe |. Crawford who was at that time
Attorney General of this state. The
facts are that this county was, during
those years, passing through the
greatest panic this nation ever knew.
The railroads as we'll as everybody
else were hanging on by a mere
thread between a bare living and ruin.
1t was not how much taxes the cor
porations or the people ought to pay,
but whether either could maintain an
existence at all. About the only in
come the railroads had during those
years was the money received for
transporting people and their belong
ings out of the country. II it is true
that the prosperity OF the country, the
high prices and the increase in the
tax levy at present is due to the
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Philo Hall has always been with the
under-dog faction of Brookings county.
Madison Sentinel.
Yes, and it was the under-dog faction
that elected him to a four years term
OF Office as states attorney Of Brook
ings county. 1t was the under-dog
faction that elected him mayor Of the
city of Brookings. 1t was the under
dog faction that elected him state
senator from B~rookings county. lit
was the under-dog faction that has
twice sent delegations from this county
instructed to support him for the posi-
ton Of attorney general, the Office he
has so faithfully filled in the interests
Of the state. 1t is the under.dog fac
ton of Brookings county that is now
supporting him in his candidacy for
congressman. This under-dog faction
of Brookings county represents the
bone and sinew of the Republican
party of this county. The rank and
file of the Republican party usually
are the under-dog faction when machine
politics dominate the party as they do
nov This under-dog business has
been worked to a standstill and vet it
is the purpose of the under-dog faction
Of Bookings county to again rally to
the support Of one of the ablest and
most loyal supporters of the peoples
interests this state has ever produced
and place him in possession of still
higher honors. The under-dog fights
the hardest because he fights for liberty
and his victory is all the greater because
he wins against odds.
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wonderful foresight OF the machine
administration and Gov. Elrod, then
why not blame Coe l. Crawford, who
was then our attorney general, for
the panic and the poor crops during
the years of '93 to 'Y7? One is about
as reasonable as the other and the
only reason the machine" harps
upon the subject is that they are hard
up for political arguments and are
obliged to resort to all sorts of false
issues in order to make any showing
at all. The machine papers are COM
PEELED to depend entirely upon mud
singing. as their chief stock in trade.
We only refer to this because there
are those who are not acquainted with
the past history and the conditions
which existed here a few years Ago..
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The Richest Man IN the World

The richest man in the world can
not have his kidneys replaced nor live
without them, SO it is important not to
neglect these organs. If Foley's Kid
ney Cure is taken at the first sign of
danger, the symptoms will disappear
and your health will be restored, as it
strengthens and builds up these organs
as nothing else will. Oscar Bowman,
Lebanon, KY, writes: 81 have used
Foley's Kidney Cure and take great
pleasure in stating it cured me po,;
manently of kidney disease, which
certainlp would have cost me my life."
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SIOUX VALLEY RIPPLES

Miss EstelIa Dick spent Sunday at
home,
Miss Anna Knutson spent Sunday
at home.
Miss Marble Dick visited at Totes
Monday.
Louis Sundet left for Miller, S. d.,
last week.
John Johnson visited with 2. A.
Tote Sunday.
Ben Palmer has hired out to Henry
Olson for the season.
Miss Lena Schaben was a Brook.
ings visitor Saturday.
The leading topic now days is
spring work and Easter bOnnets.
Martin Olson departed for James,
town, y. D., last week.
Julia and Matte lofty made a fly
ing trip to the city Saturday.
Mrs. Henry Olson and daughter
Minnie visited at Dicks last week.
Quite a number attended meeting
in school house No. 3 Saturday even
ing and Sunday.
Howard Cook and Svenning Tote
were out hunting the other day, but
left their game a-tiying.
The Sioux Valley boys came back
from Pierre last week. They were
much pleased with their "new homes.'
AS we failed to report last week we
Will say that the Sioux Valley literary
in No. 8 closed with an excellent
program.
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Campbell says that he has not col
lected much money as mileage when
travelling on a free pass, ''less than
$4,000 in 3 years and 3 months" Yet
he does admit that much. The
machine mud throwers say that it is
wrong for an official to charge for the
miles travelled in the discharge of his
duty, even when the law clearly pro-
vides that it shall be done. If this be
the situation, then Campbell has about
$4,000 of somebody's money that he
himself does not think belongs to him,
was graft, SO to speak. If he feels
this way about it, why don't he pay it
back to the people to whom it belongs
and say that he "did not mean to do
So" 1t is not the $1,000. That is not
the question. Wethink the law clearly
entities him to mileage for every mile
necessarily travelled in the discharge
of his official duty. The trouble is in
the spirit in which it was charged and
collected by him. If he did not think
it was right, why did he take it? He
should not take money which he thinks
does not think honestly belongs to
him. He must have his 'lines
crossed" If he believed then as he
appears to believe now, he must have
been dishonest when he took this
money. If he did not believe then, as
he appears to now, then his present
position is insincere and dishonest.
1t looks very much as though Mr..
Campbell had gotten himself into a
machine quick sand on this question.
Every time he undertakes to pull up
his Campbell leg, his machine leg
goes in deeper, and visa versa.
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SETTLERS ONE-WAY SECOND CLASS
RATES

To Minnesota, North Dakota, South
Dakota, least of the Missouri River),
Manitoba. Western Ontario. Saskatche.
wan and Alberta,
Via the North Western Line, on Tues
days, March 6, ID, 20 and q, and April
B., 10, II and "A. For tickets and full
information apply to agents Chicago
Il Northwestern R'y.
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Republican State Convention

To the Republican electors of the State of
South Dakota:
The republican state committee of South Da-
kota in compliance with statutory requirements
has called a delegate convention of the republic
cans of the state Of South Dakota, TO meet in
the city of Sioux Falls, on Tuesday, the fifth day
of June. 1905, at ~ o'clock, noon, for the purpose
of nominating a United States senator, and al.
so for tile purpose of nominating candidates for
congressional, and state offices to be filled at
the election to be held in November following,
and for the transaction of such other business
as may be properly considered. The nominal
lions to be made are as follows.
\ candidite for United States senator.
Two candidates for congress.
n candidate for governor.
\ candidate for lieutenant governor.
\ candidate for secretary of state.
a candidate for state treasurer.
y candidate for state auditor.
a candidate for superintendent of public in
struction.
\ candidate for commissioner Of school and
public lands.
a candidate for attorney general.
\ candidate for railroad commissioner.
The ratio as fixed by law will be as follows:
One delegate for each fifty voters or major frac-
tion thereof, cast for Hon. Samuel H. Elrod,
republican candidate for governor at the cleo.
tion of 1901. The representation to which the
several counties will be entitled under this call
is As follows:
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Cottage, for Sale Chean

A five room cottage, 20x2Sft., on
Medary avenue, shed barn 14x30ft.,
good we'll. Three lots containing 145x
190ft. Inquire at this Office. If
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Get acquainted with
SMITHS

q If SMITHS
} and you are strangers we will send
{ you the magazine three months
( free that you may get acquainted.
( q SMITHS is the biggest illus,
trated magazine in the world-l7O
, pages Of reading matter and pic
lures, the same size page as the big
standard magazines Ike Harper S
and Century.
q SMITHS is made up Of the
best Of everything-bes stones
} that can be obtained, best i~llustra-
tons that clever artists can draw,
and the best special articles, written
by writers who know their subject
thoroughly and write as entertain
ingly as they are instructive.
q SMITHS also prints every month a
score or more pretty portraits. in c%olors, Of
beautiful women. Taken all in all, there
is no better magazine than SMITHS
in fact. none nearly as good. no matter
what the cost.
q Write to-day. A postal viii do.
Address Dept. F, Smiths Magazine,
S5Seventh Avenue, New York City
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Chicago & North. Western Time Table
B~ROOkINGS, SOUTH D

GOING EAST
40 OOt faeSenSer-Ddlly ,..... ........l IL ~ +. m.
52 Daily except Sunday II Us am.
Ii Freight. 49,. ..l2 a. m,
GOING WEST
50l Passenger Daily ................5 :G5 a. m.
SOB " Daily except Sunday ..... 6 90 p. m.
..... =. l. .U l.. IN.
GOING NORTH
Passenger-Daily except Sunday zee. 6 30 a. m.
IL Mixed Daily except Sunday 1910 d. mo
ARRIVE FROM NORTH
PassenCer-Daily except Sunday. ..... 1880 a. m.
IS Mixed-Daily except Sunday $3.50 p. IN.
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BY order of the Republican State Committee.
FRANK CRANE
Chairman Republican State Committee.
\. WARNER,
Secretary.
, 1906-08-29
PUBLIC BUILDING o T

A carload of the furniture for the
new building arrived this morning.
The electric fixtures have not yet
arrived, and when they come will be
installed by j. T. Jones.
Postmaster Reltz says he has moth
ing to move from the present office
to the new except his men, most OF
whom expect to find their way unaided
to the new building.
The stamp safe was placed in posi-
ton beside the stamp window today
1t will stand so as to be handy for the
stamp clerk, who keeps his supple!
therein, instead of drawers.
Postmaster Slzer of Lincoln, Neb.
who was here yesterday, inspected thu
building and pronounced it a grea
credit to the city and one of the mos
up-to-date buildings he ever saw.
j. j. Robinett, the foreman under w
H. Maxwell, left today for Fresno, Cal.
the next place where Mr.. Maxwell will
operate. The most of the tools ant
erecting machinery went by freigh
last week.
The building was inspected yester
day nv Thomas Appleton of Washing
ton, superintendent Of construction TO
United States public buildings in tn
office of the supervising architect, VIII
, 1906-08-29
STEVENS DIVORCE CASE
SETTLED THIS MORNING,

In the Stevens divorce case Judge
Craig has rendered his decision find
ing in favor of DIR. Stevens on the
ground that he has suffered under such
indignities as rendered his condition
intolerable. He was granted a divorce.
By the consent of DR.. Stevens, ample
provision was made by the court, for
the support of Mrs. Stevens, and she
expressed herself as satisfied with
what the court did. She is given the
use of a dwelling to live in and $500
a year in money additional. Her at
torney says that there will be no ap-
peal.
, 1906-08-29
CORONER WILL INVESTIGATE
CASE OF HElRESS WHO DIED
FROM POISON KNOWN TO
BUT FEW MEN.
Fight for Fortune Begins, Latter
Amounting to Several Million Dol
lars-Relatives Employ Detectives
To Go To Bottom of Mystery-Five
Laborers step In Front of Moving
Train and Are Run Down,

Chicago, Ill, Aug. 29.-Coroner Hoff-
man proposes to investigate the death
of Edna Jones, the California heiress,
who died at a hospital here supposedly
of poison. The case is mysterious.
Miss Jones died from a secret poison
which is thought to be known only to
the Fakirs of India and given her by
some one having interest in her death.
Fight for a Fortune.
The body was buried yesterday in
San Bernardino, Cal, and the fight has
already begun over her fortune, which
amounted to several million dollars.
Some of Miss Jones' relatives have
employed detectives to unravel the
mystery of her death.
, 1906-08-29
MANY DELEGATES
FOR THE MEETING
MORE THAN TWELVE HUNDRED
ALREADY NAMED FOR BOISE
IRRIGATION CONGRESS.
Ninety Citizens of Indiana Named to
Accompany Vice President Fair
banks Westward and Governor of
Colorado Names Forty-two-Now,
len From Experiment Station.

Boise, Idaho, Aug. 29.-With a num-
Der of states yet to be heard from,
more than 1900 delegates have been
appointed to the national irrigation
congress and have notified the execu-
tive committee that they will be pres
ent when the congress c%onvenes here
on September 8. While under the con-
stitution each state is entitled to but
fifteen delegates to be appointed by
the governor, little attention has been
paid to this restriction.
Vice President to Attend.
Governor Hanly of Indiana appointed
n~inety-four citizens to accompany Vice
President Fairbanks, Governor Melon
aid of Colorado appointed forty.two,
Governors Chamberlain of Oregon and
Cutler of Utah more than 100 each and
other chief executive are appointing
all who want to attend. Fully 1000
delegates are expected.
Will Entertain Delegates.
Local committees have completed ar.
engagements for entertaining the dele.
gates and visitors to the congress-. A
house to house anvass of the city has
been made and rooms reserved so that
all will be comfortably accommodated
at reasonable rates. At the close OF
the congress the delegates will be
taken on special excursion trains
through various irrigated sections OF
| the state
, 1906-08-29
FORMER SUPERINTENDENT
PASSES THROUGH HERE.

Miss Phyllis Hegewald, who return
ed this morning from Los Angeles,
Cal, rode on the train to this city with
DR.. n Mrs. George Smith and daugh-
ter, Helen, of Evanston, Ill. DR..
Smith was formerly superintendent Of
the city public schools, being the pre-
decessor Of Prof F. w. Lee in that
position. He had been spending the
summer vacation on the coast and
was en- route home. The meeting of
the Laramie young lady and the for
mer superintendent vas very pleasant
for both.
, 1906-08-29
ONE OF LARGEST REPUBLICAN
CONVENTIONS IN HISTORY
OF STATE TO CONVENE
THIS EVENING.
Will Be Called to Order by Chairman
Van orsdeI and Secretary Fuller
viii Read CaII-Governor Brooks
Expected to Be Renominated at
Evening Convention - Northern
Wyoming Well Represented.
Special to The Republican.

Casper, Wyo., Aug. 29.-One of the
largest republican conventions in the
history of Wyoming will meet here to-
day. A practically full delegation from
the northern counties has arrived on
the Northwestern railway, and from
the ssouth over the Colorado and South
ern railroad.
Van OrsdeI to Call to Order.
The convention will be called to
order at Z p. m. by State Chairman
Van Orsdel, and the call will be read
by Secretary Fuller. Mr.. Van Orsdel
will deliver a speech, which will be the
keynote of the campaign.
viii Nominate Brooks.
1t is expected that Governor B. B.
Brooks will be renominated at the
evening session by reclamation. Cas-.
per is handing out the real article in
hospitality.
, 1906-08-29
ONE-THIRD FILED.
Larger Percentage Than Supposed Lo-
cade on Shoshone Reservation.

Shoshoni, Wyo., Aug. 29.-Out Of
the first 1000 names drawn in the Sho
shone land lottery 331 have filed. This
is a larger percentage than was ex.
pected at the time of the drawings.
There seems to be a renewal of inter
est in the reservation lands.
Gold and copper finds are frequently
Boysen has announced his intention OF
building a town near the mines, and
a testing plant and stamping mill will
be established by business men of Sho,
shoni.
, 1906-08-29

New York, Aug. 29.-Seventy-five
thousand rounds of ammunition and
LOO revolvers were among the stores
given out this morning by James Far
ley, strike breaker, when another spe-
cial train of strike breakers was start
ed to San Francisco. A surgeon was
on the train. Farley will hire others
on the coast.
Union Spies Thrown Out.
Union men who enlisted with Farley
to get among the strike breakers were
elected from the train. Farley's head
quarters resemble a military camp.
Two more trains will leave Thursday
night.
, 1906-08-29
PRESIDENTS NEPHEW
COMING TO FAIR.

Charlie DeKay received a letter this
morning from his wife, informing him
that George Roosevelt, the nephew of
the president, Lieutenant Emory Land
of the United States navy and DR.. R,
G. Smith, would attend the county fair
here next month, as the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. DeKay at their home on
Eighth street. Mrs. DeKay and the
children are coming home next week
to prepare for the coming of the Lieu
tenant and his distinguished guests.
, 1906-08-29
INTERFERED TO PREVENT HER
HAVING TO AWAIT ARRIVAL .
OF STEAMER AT HER
PIER AT GOTHAM.
Treasury Department Without Power
to Help and President Comes to
Her Aid-Party Lands on Tug
Bearing Friends From Nebraska
on Purpose to Meet Fellow Citizen
Hundred Thousand People.

6 New York, Aug. 29.-Through c
@ the Intervention of President c
@ Roosevelt, Mrs. w. j. Bryan and 6
@ her daughter were allowed to c
@ leave the steamer Princess Irene c
@ and go with Mr.. Bryan TO the G
@ yacht nlini. The treasury de- 6
@ partment ruling prohibits women C
G leaving liners down in the bay. c
@ The department was without pow c
@ er to break the rule until Presi- 6
@ dent Roosevelt authorized it. c
Q O @ @ @ @ q Q Q @ . . G Q @ G
, 1906-08-29
WILL LEAVE HER BED
LATER IN THE WEEK.

A representative of The Republican
called upon Mrs. William Hodgeman
at st. Luke's hospital at Denver Sun
day, finding hat lady cheerful and I'M
proving. The physician promises that
she shall leave her bed this week and
that he hopes to have her so she can
return home by the first OF October.
Mrs. Hodgeman is having every care
and attention and receives many low
ing messages from friends.
, 1906-08-29
FOREMAN LEAVES FOR
NEW POST OF

]. ]. Robinett, the popular and ef-
ficient foreman under Mr.. Maxwell in
the construction of the new postoffice,
will leave this evening with his wife
and family for Fresno, Cal. Mr.. Rob,
inett had not a little to do with the
excellence of the work that was done
on the Laramie building, and it is due
to him in laEge measure that the work
was finished up so quickly.
, 1906-08-29
ALLOWED TO GO ON
HIS GOOD BEHAVIOR

Private Bates from the maneuver
camp, who was run in for intoxication,
was fined $3.50 in the police court this
morning, but sentence was suspended
during good behavior. Bates is in the
habit of sending the major portion OF
his pay home to his wife and children.
his foot slipping accidentally" at this
time, He declared the accident would
not happen again.
, 1906-08-29
INTERSTATE COMMERCE.
Bar Association Committee Will So
Consider Insurance.

st. Paul, Mimi, Aug. ga warm
debate is expected when the committee
on insurance law reports on federal
inspection supervision over insurance
to the American Bar association, which
opened its twenty-ninth annual meeting
this morning. The majority of the COM
mittee favor general supervision, hold
ing that insurance is interstate com
merce.
, 1906-08-29
MORE REVOLUTION.
Congressman Heading Body of lnsurg-
ents in Cuban Province.

Havana, Aug. 29.-Revolution has
broken out afresh. Congressman Cam
pom Marquette is reported to have en-
tered Cabannas, on the north coast of
the province of Pinar Del Rio, with a
large band of insurgents.
, 1906-08-29
YOUNG BERNER ABLE
TO LEAVE HE HOUSE

Paul Berner, the young son of Mr..
and Mrs. Erhart Berner, at Tenth and
Custer streets, who was accidentally
wounded a few weeks ago, losing his
left eye by the discharge Of a shot
gun in the hands Of his brother, is able
to leave his bed and spends a part of
the day now in the open air. He is
almost recovered from the effects of
the wound.