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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-09-12
RAILROAD MEETING

Frank Sherwin. f. c. Olson and f.
II. West, who attended the meeting
or the promoters of the Mitchell. Mad
lson BroOkings railroad at Minneapolis
last week, report that it was all tnat
could be wished for in every way. The
meeting was held with the members
or the Minneapolis Commercial club,
ana the assurance was given the visit
ors that everything in the power OF
the minneapolis people would be done
to help the new road. The delegates
also met with the st. Paul Commercial
CLUB, and the reception they received
there was fully as enthusiastic as that
accorded them in Minneapolis. The
Twin City commercial interests are
beginning to see the benefits that
would come to them from a road OF
this kind, and believe that large
part Of the business that now goes
to Sioux City, Milwaukee and Chicago
would come their way if the proper
shipping facilities were at hand
Several plans were talked over and
the Twin City people seem to Iuink
the best one was to interest some Of
the big railroads, preferably the
Great Northern, in the proposition
and induce them to build the road
The Great Northern comes to Marshall
and If extended through to Mitchell
by way of BrOokings it would be the
shortest line to the Twin Cities, not
only from Brookings but from the
country around Mitchell.
The Minneapolis Journal had the
following to say about the meeting:
lhe afternoon meeting of the parties
interested in the Mitchell Marshall
railroad was also a grand success, and
although it was realized by all present
that nothing can be done about the
proposed line this year. and perhaps
not even i'll 1908, still the rich country
to be opened by the new line, and the
desire TO get in closer touch with the
Twin Cities. will ultimately bring
about the construction OF the new
road.
nneapOliS business men were Civ.
on 10 understand in a better wav than
they had evei realized before the re.
sources OF the country through which
the new line will run, and both the
public affairs committees of Mime
apolis and st Paul will take up the mat
ter at this end of the line and boost
for the new road.
The proposed line will run south
west from Marshall to BrOokings, Mad
ison and Mitchell, and if extended suf.
ficiently would form an air line route
between Minneapolis and Denver All
of the Marshall and South Dakota
people interested in the project re.
turned TO their homes last night or
this morning, feeling that sufficient in
terest has been aroused in Mime.
| apolis to secure the hearty cO-Opera-
tion OF Minneapolis business men.
Those who attended the Marshall
Mitchell meeting were: G. c. Whitney
A. X. Chase, Z. b. Daniel, n. NJ Sang
land, A. c. Chittenden and n. G.. Ha-
ney, Marshall; Charles B. Kennedy
John Laikin and John Madden. Madi-
son, S. d.; o. f. Cassen, d. f. Braught
and l.. l.. Ness, Mitchell, S. D.; L. p.
Johnson and r. F. Schultz. Ivanhoe,
Mimi; +. Hevert, Frank Sherwin. T.
c. Olson and F. H. West, Brookings,
S. D.; j. ID. Grojean, o. c. Dorm. Hend.
ricks Mimi; j. p. Martin. Epiphany,
5. D.. and w. S. Dibble, Newhall,
MINI.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-09-12
FAIR ADMISSIONS

There has been some criticism OF
the county fair management because
the price of single admissions has
been fixed at fifty cents. We believe
thai this criticism is due entirely to
ar ignorance of the facts, and from
the following scale of prices ii will
be seen that the admissions are very
reasonable: Family tickets good for
entira family one day. $50; season
ticket Sl.00; exhibitors ticket and
each attendant OF live stock, good for
all three days, - cents, single ad-
mission 30 cents: children between 8
and T.. % cents, one seated vehicle
and driver, IS cents two seated We
hiCla and driver. 100. From the
aboy- il may be seen that the prices
are in fact very reasonable, and that
nob0dy need to pay more than %
cent, Every farmer has something to
exhibit. a peck of corn or potatoes,
and il is simply up to him to make a
small exhibit and be admitted for %
cents
The management has secured the
carnival company which has been
playing at the state fair at Huron this
week 70 appear here during the three
days OF the fair. The contract was
only closed last night, and space does
not allow us to make an extended
mention of them this week. The man
agement has also secured high div
ing dog and trapeze performer from
MINI eapOlis.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-09-12
COLLEGE EXHIBIT AT FAIR

The college exhibit to the state fair
was taken TO Huron Saturday noon,
special car being used to transport
it. Five purebred Hereford cattle and
twelve sheep were taken up from the
farm, together with an exhibit of
grains and grasses. The horticultural
department contributed a number of
the new plants and trees originated
in the department. but on account of
the almost total failure of the fruit
crop this year they were unable to
get the showing that was possible in
former years From the agronomy de-
partment was sent a fine collection of
grasses and grains, and similar ex-
hibit was contributed from the branch
experiment station at Highmore. On
account of it being a state institution
the college cannot compete for prizes
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-09-12
MERCHANTS GUARANTEE THAT
ALL PREMIUMS WILL Be PAID
Guaranty Fund of 81 600 Raised Ten Minutes Be Used Nee
eSsary to Help BrOokings County Fair
" GET BUSY CLUB BOOSTING FOR BROOKNGS COUNTY
New Members Join Club and Much Important Business Mapped
Out for Progress of City

The annual session of the Get Busy
Club was held at Fraternity hall Mon
day evening at which time great
many matters were discussed pertain
ing to the welfare of the city. anon :
which was the coming county fair. TIE
betterment of the country roads, local
business enterprises and city progress.
Fourteen new members We're admit
ted to membership and a report was
received from the committee appoint,
ed to confer with the old Commerce.
club with the view of merging the two
organizations and continuing under
the name of the latter which will no
doubt be done.
A fund amounting to over $1,000
was pledged as a guarantee that tine
county fair premiums would be paid
in full. This is an assurance that
every exhibitor being awarded a pre-
MUM will receive the amount his Ger
tincate o. award calls for.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-09-12
MADISON TO MINNEAPOLIS

Or. II II. Frudenfeld, former stu
dent at the college. was in the city
recently on his way home from an
auto trip to Minneapolis. To Mad
ison Sentinel reporter he gave the
following interesting account of the
trip:
Mimi, was made in eleven hours
which included stops in Brookines.
Elkton and Lake Benton. The best
route TO BroOkings is via Coleman,
going directly north from the latter
place. From Brookings telephone
lines near the railroad were generally
followed through Aurora. Elkton. Lake
Benton and Tyler. A long a steep hill
a mile west OF Lake Benton made
things interesting.
From Tyler To Marshall the road is
not as good as that near the railway
and crosses the Redwood River sev.
eral times. the ups and downs being
decidedly noticeable.
The run from Marshall to Red.
wood Falls was closely made the sec
ond afternoon though it took nearly
four hours to make the forty miles the
country being low and the roads rough.
After visiting IN Redwood Falls for
several days the run into Minneapolis
was made III one day The roads were
generally good; going via Morton to
Oliver and then along the Milwaukee
road to Glencoe. From there to MINI
eapolis the Lake county was travers-
ed, the scenery being beautiful The
route led through Norwood, Waconia
and Excelsior.
The return trip was made from
Minneapolis to Redwood Falls and
then by way Of Iamberton, Mimi, to
BrOOkings along the Northwestern"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-09-12
REEVES RAPIDLY RECOVERING

II. II. Reeves, cashier Of the Bank
Of Brookings. VINO went to the Roch-
ester hospital for treatment last
week, was operated upon for appendi-
citis on "Wednesday OF last week The
operation was a very successful one.
and Mr.. Reeves rallied finely. Latere-
ports from the hospital bring the in
formation that he Is doing nicely, and
expected to be able To leave the inst-
tuition in about a week Mr. Reeves
has been in poor health the past year
or two, and his many friends hope that
the operation will permanently restore
him to good health
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-09-12
REGAlhS FOhMcR HEALTH

James +. Brooke. VINO has been un-
der the care OF DR.. A. W. Hyde at the
home OF his mother for some time
will be released this week. At the
time he was examined Mr.. Brooke was
suffering from excessive drinking
which had temporarily unbalanced his
mind. Several weeks of complete rest
and abstinence from all intOxicants
have restored him to his normal con
dition, and he will be free to take vi
whatever work he may see fit His
health is good, both mental and phys
ical and if he takes care of himself
from now on there is no reason why
he will not enjoy a good many years
Of good health The many friends of
Jim" hope that this last lesson will
prove a DrOuLabie one.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-09-12
. PAY YOUR POLL TAX

The city authorities are making a
determined effort this year to clean
up the pOll-taX list For several years
back this part of the city's income
has been somewhat neglected. simply
from the fact that the street commits
siOner could not give sufficient time
to it. This year. however. Chief of
Police Gullick is helping to look after
it, and will be collected if possible.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-09-12
KICKED BY HORSE

The four-year Old son OF a farmer
named Goodroad living west Of the
city, was kicked in the face by a
horse one day this week and quite
severely injured A deep cash was
cut along the boys forehead which r..
quired several stitches and he was
badly bruised about the head. The
little fellow was PLAY ing in the yard
DUNG the afternoon. and wandered in
to the barn and clos 70 tha feet Of a
vicious horse
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-09-12
COOKS BY ELECTRICITY

Since the starting Of the day cur
rent Mr.. NJ G. Carlisle has placed
a complete electrical cooking set in
his home. The set consists of a tea
kettle, combination boiler for yege-
tables and cereals, frying-pan, grid
iron, oven br0iler, coffee percOlatOr and
tiat.iron. table came with the set
in which there Is a place for each
piece, and the pieces can be used
separately or all at once, just as is
wished Mrs. Carlisle is highly pleas
ed with the set, and says that she
could not be without them now. Mrs.
Carlisle is especially pleased with the
hat-iron, and says that they are a
great improvement over the old-fash-
iOned method.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-09-12
SKINNER RESIGNS

Prof. H. G.. Skinner ha, resigned his
position a. assistant IL animal hus-
bandry at the State College ana will
devote his time during the coming
year to doing institute work under A.
f. Chamberlain Mr skinner has been
connected with the c0llege since Au-
gust 1902. coming here from the Iowa
agricultural college Ii addition to
his teaching duties he was foreman IT
the college farm His successor has
not been selected
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-09-12
BROOKINGS, DAKOTA. IL.

Leader will accomplish what il has
set about to do in about the same way
that the ram did The ram died in
the attempt, but the stone wall is
there today just the same, and upon
a recent examination We failed to see
any mark that the ram left upon it.
Those effects were we'll directed. but
it was a case of effort without brains.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-09-12
MRS. MAYlAND ENTERTAiNS

Mrs. s. G. Maryland entertained
about fifteen ladies very pleasantly
Saturday afternoon for hec daughter
Mrs. Merrick of Severance. Kansas
who has been here visiting the past
few weeks. Nice refreshments were
served.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-09-12
A LARGE CANINE

Ed Sorenson. the night Waterman,
has purchased II. l.. Walk rs big ST.
Bernard dog, and will have MIN for a
companion on his rounds. The dog
did not prove very cOmpanionable
when Ed first took possession, and
showed his displeasure at the trans
fer by taking a bite out of his hand
1t required a doctors services to fix
Ed up
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-09
OFFICIALS BACK
LOCAL STRIKERS
Los Angeles I elcgraphcrs'
Walk-Out Was independent
Of Organization.
what STRIKERS ARE CLAIMING
They Claim Company Is Weed
ing Out Men Active in
Union Work.

LOS ANGELES, August 8.---As re-
suit Of the telegraph operators strike
eighteen operators are a. work to-day
In tile Western Union office in place
of thirty or t@lrty-hye. Additional
operators are being brought in as rap
isiy us possible.
,rhe company eosea all its city
branch Offices to-day and took such
operators as would 50 to the main
Office to work. T.. outside operators
!. were ali women Several Joined the
strikers,
The strike was not ordercd by the
union officials and is said not TO be
r sanctioned by them. W. L. Burke ono
OF the strikers. said
1T Is simply matte. OF protecting
ourselves ag&inst being 'weeded' out
by the Western Union management.
Superint endent Lamb, of this division
has a list OF our men who have been
active In the union work and have
supported least morally The strikes
against the company in other cities.
These en- .re bolnk discharged from
he company's employ as fast as any
.subterfuge can be found for It, We
asked for "a conference With Mr. Lamb
and are awaiting his reply
At a meeting OF fifty striking opera
tors Litter fro Manager Miller was
read, saying that the men could return
TO work and that a hearing would be
given to Il COMMITTEES.
1t was decided that none OF the
operators would return 10 work un-
less Ryan went with them. Steps
looking to negotiations with Manager
Miller on TIL sosis were taken.
President s. j. Small. of the CONNER
cial photographers Union, scntAthe fol
lowing from Oakland
"Deplore hasty action, but realize
justlfabe. Withstand behind Los An
gcles. II trouble not settled u forty
two hours will go the.e."
Vice President Beatty at Washington
wired as follJws: Yours manly cours'
against injustie has my hearty in
dorsement"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-09
BARON ARRESTED
FOR .BLACKMA|L
Karl Lindcnau, New Witness il
the Hau Case, Taken Into
Custody by Authorities.
OLGA M0LIT0R NOT ARRESTED
She Goes to Prison to Confront
the Man Who Says She Shot
Her Mother.

BERLIN, August Sharon Karl
Iindenau, the new witness In the Hau
case, W no claims 10 have seen the fatal
Shot fred. hut says the murderer can
not po ssibly have been former Profess
sor Karl Hau, of Washington, y. Z.
now under sentence Of death for the
crime. was arrested at Mannheim last
night on the charge of blackmail.
The police of karlsruhe have given
out a statement to the effect that Lin
dsnau sent Fraulein Olga Molitor,
daughter of the late Frau Moiitor,
during the trial Of Hau for the murder
OF the latter. an anonymous letter,
claiming that he saw Olga shoot her
mother: but the baron promised To
preserve silence. declared his love, and
asked for her hand in marriage. The
police saw In this an attempt at black
mail and calumny- against Olga, but
the newspapers do not take Lindenau:
revelations seriously.
Olgn Molitor Not Arrested.
| MANNHEIM, August S.-There is M
truth In the report that Olga Molitor
| for the murder OF whose mother Kar
llIau was recently sentenced to dealt
lat Karlsruhe, has been arrested an'
imprisoned. She came to the prison
there this evening to be confronte,
with Baron Karl I4indenau. The con
tfrontation was of short duration, ant
took place in the presence Of officials
After It Olga Molitsr left the prison
1.-THE authorities decline to give an.
information of what took place in tn
IeSening. Eor will they say anything
iabout Olga's present whereabouts.
i 1t was learned from another source
however. that olga Moltor returned t.
4 Freiburg after leaving the prison.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-09
CHAPLAIN JONES'S
WORTHLESS CHECK
Charles Bertram, Of Kingston,
Cashed Paper for SIPS, Which
Was Protested.
S CHECK TO HOES
This Was Also Retur11ed-Court
Meets in Hospital to Receive
Hoes's Testimony.
Especial to The Times -Dispatch.l

fSpecia! to The Times Dispatcn.l
E NORFOLK, VA. August s.--Worth-
less checks drawn by Chaplain Harry
w. Jones, United States Navy, were
still the subject of Investigation to-
day by the naval court trying the
chaplain on charges of scandalous con-
duct and falsehood. He worked on the
sy1npathies Of Charles Bertram. secre-
tary and treasurer Of a banking IN
stitution in Kingston. n. Y. Bertram
cashed Chaplain Jones's check on q
Norfolk bank for SIPS, when Chaplain
Jones told him that he was a friend of
Chaplain Roswell Randall Hoes, United
States Navy, Bertram and Hoes being
brothersJin-law The check was pro-
tested. Chaplain Jones made an ex-
'planation to Chaplain Hoes in Wash
ington, on the strength Of which Chap
lain Hoes sent a letter to Bertrarn
advising him that Jones had made a
mistake; that he was all right. and
sent his own check, plus protest fees
| to Bertram, to make good the check
which he had cashed for Chaplain
Jones. Jones then gave Chaplain Hoes
| his check for the one which Hoes hac
sent to Bertram Jones promised tc
Telegraph his brother chaplain whe,
to use the check which he had giver
jhim. but Chaplain Hoes kept the CHECK
for two months and heard nothing
from Jones He then deposited the
check for collection. 1t, too. was pro
tested. Chaplain Hoes is i'll at thu
Norfolk Naval Hospital, and the cour
met there, that his testimony nigh
| be taken. 1t is probable that the de
Tense will put on its first witnesses IL
! the case tomorrow.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-09
1HAN' S MOTHER AND
COMPANION SECLUDED.

MOUNT CLEMENS MICH. August g..
Mrs William Thaw and her party,
who are at a hotel here, are almost
as much prisoners as her son. Harry,
in the New York Tombs. They occu-
,py two connecting rooms and remain
in seclusion.
Nobody about the hotel has seen
anything Of the party since its arrival,
except employees. Their meals are
served in their rooms.
The register shows Mrs. Thaw and
maid to be guests, while Just below
is the name Of Mrs, Robert Christie,
Allegheny, Pa.
The identity of the latter Is a prob
lem which gossips about the hotel are
trying to solve. They want to know
If Mrs. Thaw's companions are really
what their names would make them
appear
wonder If the maid isn't disguise
for evelyn" 1ueried one woman In
the hotel Of another. Shouldn't Won
der" Is the response, 'apd perhaps
Mrs. Robert Christie is another name
! for Mrs Holman"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-09
BIG ELEVATOR IS
REDUCED TO ASHES
That Of Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad in Baltimore, De-
stroyed.

BALTIMORE, ND, August S.-Two
fires to-day caused total damage Of
$4,000, partially covered by insur-
ance. In the first the Baltimore and
Ohio grain elevator, at Henrietta and
Howard Streets containing $4,000 bush
els of grain, was burned. The loss Is
estimated at 100000. OF which the
loss on the elevator is $150.oO0. The
railroad company carried an insurance
of 100000 on the elevator. 1t will
be rebuilt at once.
Another fire, which broke out in
the Baltimore Transfer Company sta
bles, corner Front and Low Streets
and communicated to the Hechinge1
Brothers & Co. chair factory adjoin-
ing Low Street. caused 100000 dam
age. all but $4,000 Of which was or
the chair factory.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-09
ARE SHOT
BY A POLISH PRIEST
One Dies Within an Hour and
the Other Is Probably
Fatally Injured.
CAUSE OF TRAGEDY UNKNOWN
Man Had Been Drinking and
Proprietor Of Hotel Probably
Admonished Him.

P1TTSBURG, PA, August S.-Ludwtg
Sczegie. said to be an unattached
Polish priest Of Chicago, walked into
a South side hotel at I'LL Carson street
early to-day, and without warning, 1t
is said, whipped out a .3Scalibre re-
volver and opened fire upon the two
proprietors, twin brothers named Ste
ven and Andrew Starzynsk
Steven died within an hour and
Andrew may not recover. The cause
of the shooting Is unknown
When Sczegiel came to Pittsburg
about ten days ago he went to the
hotel kept by the brothers. accom-
panied by a woman whom he intro
duced as his housekeeper. They Sc
cured an apartment of two rooms.
Tho woman. Francisco Sprock. is held
as suspicious person. She denies
all knowledge Of the shooting. sczegiel,
1t is said. had been drinking.
Mrs. Starzynski, wife of Andrew, said
| that about ten minutes before the
| shooting, her husband had reprimand-
ed the pair for making a disturb
ance. He then rejoined his brother
! in the dining-room. where, a few min
/ utes later, she says, the priest ap-
| peared.
Sczegie1 applied yesterday to the rec
| tor of st. Adelbert's Polish Catholic
| Church for employment as assistant,
but the request was refused. Fran
cisco Sprock, the priests female COM
panion stated to-day that she had
only come to Pittsburg on Tuesday
and was on her way to visit a brother
lin Cambria county. The police are OF
the opinion that she had no hand in
the shooting.
Sczegiel was committed to jail on g
i charge of murder, while Francisco
Sprock was held as a witness.
Was Located In Chicngo.
CHICAGO. August S.-Ludwig Sczy
giel was assistant pastor of the HOLY
, Trinity Church from December, 1906
until April, 1907. Since then he hat
not been attached to any church..
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-09
PEARY' PLANS
NOT ABANDONED
Explorers Ship Being Prepared
for Its Voyage to Arctic
Seas.

NEW YORK. August s.-Herbert L.
Bridgman, secretary Of the Peary Arc
tic Club. who is in close touch with
the plans for his coming trip to the
North Pole, said that SO far as he
knew there was nothing in the story
pct in circulation here that ths trip
would not be. undertaken this year.
The work of getting the Roosevelt
ready for the polar expedition he said,
was going on as usual. He added
that Commander Peary probably would
make a statement as to his plans on
Sunday.
It was reported this afternoon that
the plans for taking the Roosevelt
north to her winter quarters at Cape
Sheridan. ready for dash to the North
fPole next spring, had been practically
abandoned because Of. the impossibility
of getting the ship ready In time to
escape the danger of being nipped in
| the new Ice.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-09
WILL PUSH FIGHT
ON STANDARD OIL
First Testimony in Government:
St. Louis Suit to Be Heard
in New York.

ST. LOUIS, August S.-The first tes-
timony in the governments st. Louis
suit to dissolve the STANDARD OIL Com :
pany and kindred companies, on me
ground that they constitute trust,
Ssill be taken in the Post-otticc Bpild-
ing, New York, Septem Der Sd. Former
Judge franklin Ferriss: Of st. 10 (, u u
appointed special examiner 70 near =
this effect and copies were mailed 70
all attorneys interested.
Frank 3. Kellogg. Of st PAU. and and
counsel for the government requested
Judge Ferriss to issue the order Enc
Testimony will mark the actual be gin
ming OF the governments fight to over
throw the Standard OIL Company .int
the seventy or more subsidiary COT
porations allied with it. The suit was
t1lcd In ST. Louis early in the year.