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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-10-17
PRIMARY VS. CONVENTION

The Minneapolis Journal says in an
editorial that the primary system has
had tendency to take some of the
picturesque out of politics. 1t is a
simple prosaic thing to 60 to the polls
and vote for a candidate directly, and
know that each man that gets a few
more votes than the next highest,
even tho his vote Is only 10 to ~ per
cent of the whole number cast, will
be the nominee. This sort of nom!-
nation is not attended with any of the
fire or fervor of convention selec-
ton, nor does 1t weigh upon the souls
of the voters very heavily. Sometimes
the party folks go to the primary and
vote, and then go to the election and
voted again just as tho they had no
party affiliations. Candidates have
been known to get fewer votes at the
poles than they got at the primaries.
Now in the convention it Is differ
ent. No candidate is named until he
has the support of a majority of the
delegates. That looks good. 1t looks
as tho the candidate was the sure
enough choice of his party. But how
were the delegates chosen, how were
they influenced after they were chosen,
and what was the character of the con-
vention? This is information that must
be prObed for, it does not come to
the surface of itself
The people probed until they learn
ed all about conventions, and then
they abolished them wherever they
could. Now that there is reaction to-
ward the convention system, it may
be as well to consider the case of the
democratic party of Massachusetts,,
which has just held state convention.
Whitney and Bartlett, the opposing
candidates for governor, both claim
the nomination. Undoubtedly Bartlett
had the majority on the floor, but al
most as certainly Whitney elected a
majority of the delegates. That he
did not get the nomination was due
to the perniciOus activity of the Bart
lett men, who kept $50 delegates out
Of the hall by force, while they nomi-
mated their man, made their platform
and sang MY Country, 'Tis of Thee.
Sweet Land of Liberty"
Between the primary and the con-
vention, it is a close question which
gives the most dissatisfaction. But for
trickery and brazen gall, the conven-
ton system still holds the belt.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-10-17
STEEL BRIDGE COMPLETED

The North-Western's new steel
bridge has been completed across the
river at Pierre, and Monday the long
promised through service to the Black
Hills was put ON. There has been no
change OF time at this point with the
exception that the train from the west
at night now arrives here at 11:18 in
stead of 1900. A new train has been
put on between Huron and Aberdeen,
which will be great accommodation
to those people from this part of the
state who visit Aberdeen, as the trip
can be made in one day with about
six hours stay in the northern metro
polls. The train connects at Huron
with our early morning train going
west and late night train east
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-10-17
GOOD WORDS FOR FAIR

ne BTOOklnSS county fdlT WdS Il
most successful success" in every
way. The business men of BrOokings
were fair in the treatment of visitors,
while the fair management furnished
all attractions as advertised. The
square treatment given the patrons
that week guarantees the management
the hearty cooperation of the county
one year hence.-Aurora Times.
Several Lake Benton people attend
ed the street carnival and county fair
at Brookings last week-all returning
with the feeling that they had wit
messed the best county fair held in this
section in many years. There was
something good in the way of races,
base ball or vaudeville every minute
of the time and an array of agricul-
tural, stock and fancy work exhibits
of varied and unusual excellence. The
gate receipts paid all the expenses
with several hundred dollars left over.
In the ball games between the picked
teams representing Lake Benton and
Brookings, the latter won by scores of
to and 13 to Lake Benton News.
held under the direction and manage
ment of the newly organized Brook
ings County Fair Association was
held at the county seat on Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday of last week,
and was a success in every sense of
the word. The new grounds are
ideally located-three blocks west of
the main street of the city, and the visi-
tors are not tired out before they reach
the grounds, neither are they put to
the expense of bus hire as is usually
the case at county fairs.
While the attendance was not over
ly large the first day, on Thursday and
Friday the crowds gathered from all
parts of BrOOkings county, and from
nearby points in adjoining counties.
and on Thursday it is estimated that
at least 1000 people were on the
grounds.
The exhibit of vegetables was fine
and was certainly an eye-opener to
most people. who had the general i'm
preston that vegetables did not
amount to much this year on account
of the late backward season. while
the showing of fruits, fancy work
paintings, etc, were all that could be
desired The exhibits of stock were
excellent and it is likely that another
year many more farmers will bring
their stock in for exhibition than did
this year
The horse races were very good,
and while the races were not as fast
as some may have desired, they were
very even and that is what pleases
the crowds. There were ball games
each day, but when horse races are
in progress, ball game is rather a
minor attraction to a county fair au
dience. There were number of free
attractions at the grounds which the
management provided and which
pleased the visitors.
Now that the first fair has turned
out to be such grand success and
the able management of the asSocia-
ton is sucn mat it will inspire con-
fidence i'm the future, it will be neces-
sary to erect larger and more cOmmO-
dious display buildings and sheds. be-
cause tie present ones will not be
large enough hereafter.
While the attendance from this side
of the river was very large, there were
not many exhibitors, but this will be
different another year Volga Tri-
bunp
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-10-17
C. e. WEST G. CO. SELL OUT

c. E. West & Company have sold
their stock of furniture to e. G. Grover,
of Pardeville, Wis. who will take pos
session about the first of the month.
Mr.. Geo. West, who has had the man
agement of this business for so many
years, has interested himself in a
manufacturing company in Mime
apolis and as soon as he can get away
will go there to take the business
management His family will remain
in Brookings, however, until next June
or until the school year closes, when
they will all move to Minneapolis.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-10-17
RIDES IN JINRIkISHA

Little Miss Minton, the clever lead.
ing lady of the Panama" company
which will be presented here at the
Grand October %. is a lover of travel
and finds more rest I'm trip to Europe
than in the quiet of a summer camp
on the shore Of some secluded lake
Immediately after the spring season
was over she hurried to Japan, moth.
ing daunted by the war cloud. She
has but recently returned bringing
with her japanese and Jinrikisha
Miss MintOn says she finds more real
pleasure in the Japanese mode of ira
vel than in the swift moving automo.
bile and every day she may be seen
taking her daily constitutional.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-10-17
MARRIED-Go TO WISCONSIN

Geo Algard of Oregon, Wis, and
Miss Bertha Fox were married at the
home of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. G. Fox, Tuesday evening. Rev
Hugh Robinson of the Presbyterian
church read the service. II was a
quiet wedding, only the immediate
relatives of the bride being present
Mr.. Algard went to Glendive, Montana,
on business yesterday morning, and
after a few days stay here Mrs. Al
gard will Join him at their home at
Oregon, Wis. The many friends of the
bride in this city will extend congratu-
latiOns
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-10-17
coNGRESsMEN AT WATERFOWL

Watertown is today hOnOred by the
presence OF Hon. Philo Hall and Col
onel w. II. Parker, who are the two
representatives of South Dakota in
the lower branch of congress.
Mr.. Hall. as is well known by many
Watertown citizens, has several times
represented Brookings county in the
state legislature, has likewise been
the states attorney for the county,
and has served four years as attorney
general Last summer at the repub-
lican state convention, he was NOM
mated for congress and was elected
at the polls.
In all of these various positions he
has made good" except fas yet he
he has not had the opportunity to
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-10-17
OLD FRIENDS LEAVE BROOkiNGS

DR.. G. J. Collier and family left yes
terday morning for their new home at
Los Angeles, Cal. The climate of that
country agrees finely with DR.. Collier
and he hopes i'm time to fully recover
his health. He has disposed of most
of his property in this county, includ-
ing his house in this city. which was
purchased by Mrs. S. G. Maryland. The
Golfers are among the oldest and
most highly respected families of the
city, and it has been some time that a
family has left Brookings whose de-
parture is more sincerely regretted
They carry with them the best wishes
of everybody in Brookings for their
future happiness.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-10-17
ANOTHER RACE MEET

Estelline has arranged for another
race meet October Is and 10 with
purses amounting to 5000. The people
Of that place certainly keep something
doing right along and always put up
a program that pleases visitors. Ball
game each day. Those from Brook
ings can 81 up in the morning and
return the same evening
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-10-17
TOO MUCH JAW

Workmen engaged in making road
near Gregory, S. D., found the jaw of
mastodon with tusks seven feet long.
1t will be sent to the historical depart
ment at Pierre.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-10-17
SPRlGHTLY NEW TOWN

Mobridge is situated twelve miles
north of Evarts in the same county OF
Walwarth. which is one of the most
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-18
Politicians ON Garnet.

Lexington, KY, Jan. 49, the
Fayette county grand jury has be-
gun an active investigation of the
rumors that about 1,400 fraudulent
registrations of negroes as Democrats
have been made in this city and that
these registration papers are held by
leaders of certain factions of the
Democrats who expect to use them
in the approaching Democratic pri-
mary for the nomination OF mayor
and other city officers. The grand ju,
ny today ordered the registration
books brought to them for examina-
tion and also summoned before them
Mayor Combs, Louis Des-Cognets. w.
F. Klair. member of the legislature,
and candidate for reelection; James
c. Rogers, circuit clerk; John Skain
and ]. Tevis Wilkerson, candidate
for the Democratic nomination for
mayor; w. A.. Newman. candidate for
city engineer, and other prominent
Democratic politicians, VINO were
subjected to searching cross-ques-
tioning.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-18
LATE KENTUCKY NEWS

over the assessors book for 1907. As
a result of their labors the wealth of
Galloway county was increased about
$165,00O. Assessor Proach's books
showed a total wealth for the coun-
ty of $3,726.1S6, which is an in
crease of about a quarter of a mil
lion dollars over last year. This
wealth is divided by districts as
shown below We also give the
amount of the raise made by the SUI
pervisors in each district: East Muir
ray assessed $227,524, raised ST.
600; city of Murray assessed $791,-
32S, raised $GS.6OO; Brinkley as
sessed $317,O97, raised $4,000;
Liberty assessed $256,O13, raised
$4,000; Wadesboro and Dexter as
sessed $4G7,44S, raised $12,975;
city of Hazel assessed $95,223, rails
ed $S,45O; Hazel assessed $442,1S2,
raised $14,150; Swami assessed
s49S,4SS. raised s24,SOO; West
Murray assessed $SO5,17O, raised
$12,S5O; Concord, assessed $685.
7G3. The supervisors meet again
next Monday to hear protests from
persons whose lists were increased.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-18
NO REPRESENTATIVE.
May Go From Local, No. "a, NJ. Il. B.
A., to National Convention.

On account Of the illness of Capt.
]. B. Flasch, engineer on the Bette
owen, the local, No. "a, of the Ma
rine Engineers Beneficial associa-
ton, may have no representative at
the national convention at Washing
ton Monday Captain Flasch and
Captain c. NJ. Johnson are delegates,
but the latter will be unable to at
tend. 1t was thought that Captain
Flasch would be elected agent for
the association on tine rivers. There
is such an agent on the lakes through
whom all complaints are made. Cap
tain Flasch's illness Is not serious
but he is confined to his home and
unless he feels better tomorrow he
will not undertake the journey.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-18
The House of Lords.

The House of Lords consists of
the spiritual lords of England, the
temporal peers of England, Great
Britain and the United King
dom, and of representative peers of
Scotland and Ireland.
The full assembly consists of 3
princes of the blood royal, 2 arch
bishops, 22 dukes, 2S marQueses, 124
earls, 40 viscounts, "a bishops. $3.50
barons and 16 Scottish and 2S Irish
representative peers. making grand
total of 61S peers. OF the 61S,347
are Conservatives, 1875 the Unionists,
81 are Liberals, As are Independent
or have no stated politics, and 10
are minors.
The Bishop Of Sodor and Man can
ST in the Houses of Lords, but he
cannot speak nor can he vote, al
though he possesses both privileges
in the Manx House of Keys.
In addition to these there are
about 1870 holders of titles of nobili-
ty who are not members of the
House Of Lords. their peerage being
those of Scotland or Ireland only
There are also Is ladies who are
progresses in their own right, ~ Of
England and the Quilted Kingdom
land three of Scotland. --Lopdon Tit
Bits.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-18
Race in Graves County.

Mayfei5, Jan. 1S.-The legisla-
tive race in Graves county will soon
be an inter' sting topic for the politi-
clan, says the Mayfield Messenger.
Attorney Joseph e. Warren is being
solicited to make the race. w. H.
Frost, of Wingo, is also being solic-
tied and the probability is he may
announce himself at an early date.
1t has not been announced yet by Mr..
Ray whether he will stand for re-
election or not.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-18
Ed Britton Acquitted.

Murray. KY, Jan. 1S.- Ed Brit
ton, who shot and killed his father
in-law, Mr.. Hansell Chapman, some
three weeks ago at the home of
Britton near the town of Kirksey,
was given an examining trial before
Judge A. ]. G. Wells, Tuesday of
this week and acquitted.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-18
Land Suddenly Sinks.

Olive Hill, Ky. Jan. 1S.-On Milt
Erwin's farm, near here, about
three acres of land suddenly sank
and slipped about 80 feet, leaving
numerous assures, one of which is
about 400 yards long, so feet deep
and about 40 feet wide. The country
road which ran nearby will have to
be discontinued on account of sew
eral assures in it from one to four
feet wide and dirt thrown up in
mounds in several places. Two hous-
es nearby were shaken off their
foundations.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-18
CalIoway's Wealth.

Murray, KY, Jan. 1S.-Tne coun-
ty board of tax supervisors compos-
ed OF J. b. Hay, VIM. Tatum. r. S.
Miller. William SDarkman and Mr..
Shrader, met last week and went
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-18

Tne Transyaal gold average is
half an ounce to the ton.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-10-03
State Convention "A. 5, of f..

At the state convention of the Amer
lean Society of Equity in St. Paul last
week delegates to the national con.
vention which will be held at Indian.
apolis October 1920 were elected as
follows: J. F.'Spencer, Olmsted; 81.
B. Pratt, Elk Lark Park; r. H. Al
drich, Minneapolis: P. F. Fradeen
Cambridge: I. Martin, Princeton: A
B. Crandall, Red Wing; Andrew Eng
set, Twin Valley; H. G. Hillesheim
Sleepy Eye.
The following officers were chosen
President, T. S. Morrell of Cedar; vice
president, Ole Lagerson of Anoka
secretary, r. II. Aldrich of Mime
apolis; treasurer, Ed: Conlin of Ro
chester. Directors: W. G. Webber
Rochester; II. B. Pratt, Elk Lake
Park; John Dawson, Bethel: E. H
Emerson, West Concord; J. M. G.
Swartz, Sleepy Eye. The following
auditors were elected: Andrew Eng
set, Twin Valley; I. Martin, Prince
ton: So A. Morris, Rochester.
Mr.. E: G. Stark has furnished the
y nj o n with an extended report O
the proceedings of the convention bu
we cannot handle the same, and il
any event it would be stale reading
at this late day. ar
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-10-03


English fire insurance companies are
not a whit better than the American,
for the majority of them invariably
make attemptSto evade payment of the
legitimate losses sustained by the
policy holders. AS an instance,
the British :: companies carrying
insurance on property destroyed
by the holocaust following the
earthquake in Jamaica are seeking
to squirm out of their responsibilities
by setting up the claim that fire did
not destroy such property-a techni-
cality which, if upheld by the courts,
will make many people paupers. In
surance policies are instruments which
should be, carefully scrutinized for So
called "saving clauses which are
equivalent to "woodehucks'' in legis-
lative acts.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-10-03

James J. Hill laughs at the idea Of
a canal extending from the great lakes
to the Mississippi river, saying it
would be impractical, for if boats ran
at all they would have to do SO on
rockers for lack of an adequate sup
ply of water. He favors, however,
the cutting of a deep canal between St..
Louis and Vicksburg instead of util-
izing the Mississippi with it's adverse
current of three miles an hour. and
says that such watercourse would re-
duce the cost of wheat transportation
to perhaps two cents for the water trip
and be good thing for grain growers
as far east as Columbus. eff we can
build canal from St. Louis to New
Orleans or Vlcksburg," he declared,
lit would be worth as many Panama
canals as one could imagine" AS
MIR. Hill has carefully studied the sit.
uation, this information should prove
of much value to the inland WATERWAYS
commission.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-10-03
Despite the enormous increasa in

Despite the enormous increase in
the assessed valuation of the state,
which will probably reach 81, Zoo. OOO..
600 this year, and the increased taxes
paid by railroads, the rate of taxa
ton for state purposes is 3.4S-1OO
mills. 1t is the highest rate that has
been levied for many years. Direct
state taxes should decrease instead
of increase. Governor Johnson and
all the other state officials, elective
and appOintive, claim that they are
saving the state untold sums, yet the
valuation and the rate of taxation
continue to soar skyward. When the
rate of taxation for state purposes
amounts to, almost So. SO on each one
thousand dollars of valuation it is
time to call a halt.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-10-03

Under the caption of "Tax Sug-
gestions" the Pioneer Press of the
10Th ult. editorially urges increased
taxation of unused lands held for
speculative purposes. This is in line
with what the u n O n has advocated.
AS for the double taxation of vacant
lots and unimproved agricultural
land, the Pioneer Press remarks, it
would be at once fruitful in checking
the selfish spirit of speculation, which
prompts man to hold unused valu-
able property, while his neighbors
work and tax themselves to promote
it's rise in value. It would lessen the
farmers tax-load and make the spec
ulator pay a juster share of taxes or
sell out.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-10-03

Last Friday was the twentieth an
niversary of St. Clouds first daily
paper, the Times. During those
twenty years the Times has battled
increasingly for st. Cloud and the
principles and candidates of the
democratic party. The veteran pub.
Usher of the Times, Hon. C. F. Nc.
Donald, demonstrated his fighting
qualities on southern battle fields in
the sixties and though his hair. is
silvered with age he is manly fighter
today. May he live to see another
democratic president inaugurated,
and that is wishing him no short lease
of life. ~.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-10-03

Missouri railroads claim that they
have lost s1,5oo,o00 during the pas|
three months as result of the opera.
ton of the two-cent fare law and have
decided to fight a further enforcement
of the measure. Missouri seems tC
be about the only state which has sus.
tanned loss from the effects of this
law, but then the people of that state
are exceptionally slow and most oil
them travel by mule team.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-10-03

King Edward has issued an imperial
rescript suspending the colonial
statutes which authorize officials of
New Foundland to seize American
vessels for alleged fishery offenses.
Heretofore our fishing smacks have
been seized by the New Foundland
authorities upon the merest pretext
and several complications between
the two governments have resulted.
Edward evidently desires to obviate a
recurrence of such events, and he
knows, too, that it's to his ADVANTAGE
to stand in with Uncle Sam.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-10-03

Willie Hearst and Billy Bryan have
a few devoted followers in this state
who propose to take a hand in the
selection of delegates to the demo-
cratic national convention. The tried
and true unterrifed democrats OF
Minnesota do not propose to be die
tated to by venal republican sheets
owned and controlled by the "inter-
ests.'
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-10-03

NJ. g: Ingalls,, president of the
Merchants National Bank of Cincin-
natl, says that unless the provisions
of the Sherman antitrust law are
amended-made less stringent
financial panic is imminent. A strong
opinion prevails, however, that the
law should be made more drastic-that
it%should demand the imprisonment OF
conspirators instead of merely impos-
ing fines,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-10-03

In his speech at the Bemidji fair
Mr.. Frank Day virtually admitted
that Governor Johnson was until
very recently opposed to drainage.
The Minneapolis Tribune quotes Mr..
Day as abiding to the change of
heart in the governor and himself in
their attitude toward drainage of the
north country. Then the man who
charged Mr.. johnson with double
dealing on the drainage question in
the campaign of 1904 was not liar?
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-10-03

Sentiment in favor, of Governor
Hughes for Efhe presidency of the
United Statessis apparently on the in.
crease. MIR. Hughes is certainly a
consistent republican and hews closely
to party lines. He has a strong fol.
lowing and should he receive the
nomination would doubtless be
elected.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-10-03
President Roosevelt has at last d.

President Roosevelt has at last de-
cided to'approve the constitution of
Oklahoma although he. is much op-
posed to the instrument and declares
itvicious. The form Of government
which the constitution guarantees is,
however, a republican one, and for
that reason the president will give his
approval. AS the people Of Oklahoma
want that sort of a constitution Presi-
dent Roosevelt has decided wisely.