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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-02-28
FIRE DID SOME DAMAGE.
To Building and Nelson's Hard,
ware Stock

The fire department was called out
Sunday morning at one-thirty to sup
press blaze in the front rooms over
Nelson's hardware store. The fire
started from a defective chimney, and
had got pretty fair start when dis
covered, by II. l.. Walker. Mr..
Walker was at work in his pool hall
in the building adjoining and the
odor of the burning wood first attract
ed his attention. Upon investigation
he found the fire Just breaking out
under the caves in the Nelson build
ing. He turned in an alarm and a
ready response by the fire boys is
probably all that saved the building
from complete destruction. The
chemical company was on the scene
early and did good work. The fire
hose was attached to the hydrant at
kendall's corner, and a good pressure
secured, and within fifteen minutes
after the boys had got to work the fire
was out. The building is owned by
Mrs. Boardman of Oakes, n, D., a
sister of Lee Irwin formerly in the
drug business here. The woodwork
in the front rooms upstairs was pretty
we'll burned out, but on the whole the
damage to the building was small.
NJ. Nelson is unable to estimate the
loss on his stock, but it will be much
more than on the building. The
greatest damage came from the water,
which would naturally play hovac
with a hardware stock, and every
piece of goods in the store will have to
be gone over. Mr.. Nelson had stoves
and other heavy goods stored in the
upstairs rooms, where the fire was and
these were damaged to some extent.
Most OF his loss will be covered by
insurance.
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Many residents OF this city regret to
learn of the death of Harley Hustled,
which occurred the third week In jan
uary last at Lincoln, Neb.
Mr.. Hustled was student OF the
Agricultural collegs and graduated
from that institution in 1897 and since
that time, until his death, he taught
music in the University of Nebraska
at Lincoln, where he gave excellent
satisfaction. While attending college
here he had charge OF the orchestra
and his work in that Organization was
OF the best. During the last year he
was in Brookings he conducted what
was known as the Madolin orchestra
and the last concert given by him at
the college chapel has been paid many
compliments, some think yet that it
was the finest entertainment of the
kind ever given in the city. The ac-
companying engraving is a reproduce
ton OF photo of the orchestra taken
lust after the last concert and Mr..
Hustled appears in the back row near
the center, with his violin in hand.
The members OF that organization,
particularly, have warmplace in their
hearts for the deceased, who, by his
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-02-28
APPROPRIATION BILLS
STILL WITH COMMITTEES
And Their Sponsors are Showing Signs of Restessness at
The Long Delay
ALL WILL HAVE TO Be PARED DOWN
AS Amounts Asked For Far Exceed What Revenues Can
Care For.

Pierre, %. The special appropria-
tions are still hidden away in the
committees and no man knoweth the
outcome. The promoters of the
several building specials are on ten
terhooks. Everything however, points
to moderate appropriations for each
institution. The bills will no doubt
be reported on Wednesday or Thurs
day. Whatever is done the Agricul-
tural College stands for as good a
lookoufas any other.
Prof. Shepard and Wheaton have
been here during the week. They
have formulated a new food and dairy
act which was introduced on Saturday.
Senator Jenkins bills are mostly
making their way along the devious
courses that lead to enactments. His
justices bill passed the house Satur-
day and his anti-tipping bill, which
by the way is chiefly directed against
county officers and purchasing
agents who get rake off for directing
the public patronage as for blank
books and the like into certain chan
nels, has passed the senate.
Mrs. Matteson spent several days
with her husband and was a daily
visitor upon the house sessions.
Pierre, 20. The rate bill is still
bp r,naftar Of first hn.o ,rI
has taken a new turn during the week
1t will be recalled that at last writing
the senate bill had been killed in the
house, and the house bill was upon
the table through an inadvertance.
On Tuesday last Carroll, author Of the
bill moved to raise it from the table.
TO this Browne raised the point that
under Reeds rules bill on the
table is a dead bill. Speaker Clancy
held that Reed laid down the general
rule that bill might be raised from
the table at any time after the house
had progressed, and that the practice
in the house OF Representatives upon
which Brownies point was based, was
an exception to the rule. He there
for permitted the motion to stand and
the bill was raised and placed upon
the calendar.
Wednesday morning Carroll moved
that the title to the bill be changed
and all of the bill be stricken out
after the enacting clause, and the
maximum rate bill OF 1897, changing
the maximum for passenger rates
from three to two and half cents
be substituted for the original two
cent rate bill. Glass, Browne, Price
and others spoke for the new measure
and it passed without a dissenting
vote. The new bill says nothing
whatever about mileage books, bu,
| fixes flat two and a half cent maxi
mum Glass in explaining the
reason for the change said that it had
| been found that the two cent rate bill
which provided for five hundred mile
family books good until used was in
cOntraventiOn OF the decision of the
United States supreme court repor,
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-02-28
H0N0RED AND Respected
CITIZEN PASSES AWAY
George W. Pond Died Early Friday Morning After an III
ness of Two Months
CAME TO THIS COUNTY IN 1887
And Has Been Prominently Identified Herewith Ever Since
Leaves Large Family

cemetary. Judge Chas. NJ. Pond OF
Minneapolis, Frank A. Pond of Brook
ings, and Mrs. John \. Lewis Of
Mankato, brothers and sister of the
deceased were present at the funeral.
Albert Pond of Pierre, Mrs. Johnson
of Milwaukee, and Mrs. Jane Duel of
Wyoming, the remaining brother and
sisters, were unable to be here.
George w. Pond was a son Of Amos
and Hannah Duntley Pond, and was
born at Geneva, Wis, Dec. 25th, 1912,
and was therefore in his 65th year at
the time of his death. He was
married to Miss Evaline Ii. Good
fellow at Ripon, Wis, May Goth, 1875.
Six children, five sons and one
daughter, have blessed this union
Mrs. M. r. Hopkins, Morris, Harry,
George, Charles and Herbert, whose
death occurred three weeks ago. The
family came to Brookings county
from Brandon, Wis, in the spring of
1887. They lived for time on their
farm near Bruce, and then moved to
this city. During his long residence
hero Mr.. Pond has engaged in the
business of buying and shipping
stock, and for years was in partner
ship with the late VIM. Nicholson.
Mr.. Pond was accounted a very
successful business man, and his
name has always stood in this cOmmu-
nifty as a synonym for honesty,
integrity, sobriety and good citizen
ship.
We do not know that any higher
, eulOgy could be paid to his memory.
Mr.. Pond was not formally connected
with any church, but vas a believer
in and supporter of the institutions
of religion. This family was unbrOken
until the death of Herbert at Phoenix,
Arizona, three weeks ago. Almost
dazed by this sudden double bereavc-
ment they are today assured Of heart
felt sympathy of this entire commun-
ity, as they also know and feel the
sustaining and comforting presence of
Him who has declared that in all our
afllictiOns He is afflicted.
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and therefore was not feasible. The
Dill has gone to the senate but what
course will be there pursued is not yet
determined.
The demand for appropriations ex-
ceeds anything before known. The
total for the ensuing biennium is
$3.50, 600. a sum fairly appalling in
view OF the revenues. The commit
tees OF both houses are industriously
engaged in pairing down this demand
to point within the power of the
state to supply. The largest appro-
priation ever before made was about
81 900, 600.
The people have been seriously mis-
lead regarding the real condition OF
state finances. The statement that
the bonded debt was wiped out has
lead to the belief that the state is out
OF debt which is not nor has at any
time been true. There are outstand-
ing three hundred fifty thousand of
emergency warrants bearing percent.
This sum will be largely increased by
the necessary special appropriations
OF the session and will be fearfully
increased il half of the building spe-
cials are allowed.
Now the assessed valuation of South
Dakota is about two hundred twenty
five million and the regular two mill
annually. The special insane fund
advanced by the counties and other
revenues amounts to about two hun
dred thousand more, or regular
natural revenue of $650000. annually.
II to this be added a two mill def
| cheney levy it will be increased to
81 100, 600. or 81, 200 900. for the bien-
mum. 1t is doubtful however whether
or not two mill deficiency can
! legally be levied oftener than every
other year, in which event the total
probable revenues will not exceed
! 81 $50, 900. The latter sum is there
! fore the largest sum which can be
safely appreciated and that too with
out making any provision for taking
up the present outstanding warrants.
1t will therefore be readily understood
the Legislature has a task before it in
keeping the appropriations within
reasonable limits,
1t is expected the general bills will
be reported about Wednesday. Very
few OF the specials have as yet come
out from the committees, not any of
the building specials.
The educational bill has passed the
house and the state aid for high
, schools is through the senate. The
big educational bill was trimmed of
the provision fixing minimum wages
Of teachers based upon their certif-
cate standings.
The anti treating bill still fingers
in the senate and action will probably
not be taken until the return for sepa-
tor Carpenter, the author OF the bill.
who has been called away by the
death Of his mother.
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Tells Tales of Early Days

!. f. Steen, Of Brookings township,
was caller at this Office Monday. Mr..
Steen is one Of the pioneers OF this
county and it is worth ones while to
listen to his tales told of the struggles
and vicissitudes OF the settlers here in
the latter part of the '70's and early
sos, and more particularly OF those
storms and billiards which swept these
prairies at that time. Mr.. Steen moved
into fine new residence last fall
which took the place OF the first wooden
house built in Brookings township,
the lumber for which he hauled by OK
team from Candy, MINI.
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SPElLBlNDERS TO BE ENCOURAGED
BY Purse Raised BY Bookngs Business Men and Other
Citizens

instrumental, making pleasing
entertainment of about one and one
half hours.
1t has been decided to charge a
small admission to defray expenses.
Brookings school children will be
charged 10 cents and adults Is cents.
Superintendent Brown hopes that
this first contest will receive the en-
couragement OF all patrons of the
school so that they may continue from
time to time and thus introduce a
higher plane in public school life.
he is working hard to bring the
Brookings public school up to a high
standard and place it on the accredited
list along with the best schools of the
northwest. He informs the REGISTER
that the pupils are zealously in favor
OF this movement and if the patrons
will show their interest as we'll there ia
little doubt about the result. Let
every citizen manifest that thew
appreciate the labors of the faculty.
and the pupils in this direction and
the results will be satisfactory.
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Lost to Sioux Falls.

The college basket ball team was
defeated at Sioux Falls Thursday
night by the team from the Baptist
college, the score standing Sioux Falls,
%, Brookings, 2l. The boys claimed
upon their return home. that they got
the worst kind of deal from the
Sioux Falls referee, and that the game
was virtually stole from them. The
game was marred all through by con-
slant wrangling over the rank de-
cisions of the Sioux Falls man, and
it was not fast, clean game as the
Sioux Falls papers made it appear.
The Sioux team, judged by the show
ing they made in their game here,
could not beat good second-rate team
with fair officials.
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Goodman Folks Home Again

Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. Goodman ar
rived home Monday evening from their
months trip to the coast. They Wis
tied a number of different points, and
spent some time with Mrs. Anna
Murphy and Mrs. Guy Z. Kelley at
Tacoma. Mrs. Murphy expects to be
here for visit about the 1st Of April.
They were accompanied home by their
son Glenn, who was with them on the
trip, and he will visit here for a few
weeks.
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George Washington Party


Mr.. and Mrs. George Washington
issued invitations to the members Oh
the IT, y. II. and their wives ana the
members OF the W. H. T. ana their
husbands to costume party at the
&. A. H. hall on Feb. -, IN honor OF
Washington'S Birthday. lhIrty-hVe
couple dressed IN colonial fashion
responded to the invitations and were
heartily welcomed by Mr. and Mrs.
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George w. Pond died at his farm
home adjoining the city last Friday
morning at six O'Clock, after an illness
Of two months. Mr.. Pond was taken
sick with pneumonia about two
months ago and was very i'll for a
time, but was recovering nicely until
the death Of his son, Herbert, three
weeks ago. This gave him a setback,
and it was followed by an attack OF
cerebral embolism or blod-clot on the
brain, which proved too much for his
already weakened condition, and his
death was hourly expected ior several
days before the end came.
The funeral was held from the home
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Postal Employees to Get Raise,

The House of Representatives re-
Gently passed a bill appropriating
$2lO, 900, 900 for the postal service for
next year. 1t is now up to the Senate
to pass the bill. II it goes through
and is approved by the president, it
will mean a raise of 500 year for all
clerks in first and second class post
offices, rural and urban carriers and
mail employees. If this bill becomes
law it will affect all the clerks now
employed in our local postoffice as
we'll as the city and rural carriers. 1t
means something more than a thous-
and dollars year to be spent in
Brookings.
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Through the solicitation OF Superin

tendent Brown a purse has
been made up by business
men and citizens to interest
the Brookings High school
pupils in entering an oratori-
ca contest. Arrangements
have been completed and the
contest will take place at the
Grand opera house, Friday
evening, March IS.
Seven Of the High school
pupils have expressed a will
lingDess to enter the contest
for prizes which are as fol-
lows: $40, first prize; S15, sec
ond prize; $40, third prize.
There will be two sets Of
judges. One on thought COM
position and originality, and
another on delivery. The
first named judges have been
chosen from outside the city
and it is possible that the
second set may also be chosen
from distant towns, unless
the expense is too great.
The program will be in
tersperssd with several pieces
OF special music, vocal and
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ODD FELLOWS BOOST HOME
And Hold Session of Grand LOdqe
Here Monday Eveninu

Grand Secretary Rice, of Huron, ard
Past Grand Master Clough, of Madison,
held a session of the grand lodge of
Odd Fellows in the Hall of Brookings
Lodge No. 10, |. O. O. F., last Monday
evening, at which large class received
the past grand degree Of the order.
Those two gentlemen are pair OF
the best known and most ardent Odd
Fellows who ever wore the three links
and they are going up and down; the
state, without price, seeking to better
conditions within the order. Their
particular pet however is the Odd
Fellows home which it is proposed to
build in this state. A home for the
aged and infirm OF their membership
who have not the means to care for
themselves and also for the orphans
left by deceased members without
other means OF support. 1t is grand
cause and in this pair it has the most
unseltish and Jealous advocates
imaginable. Editor Patton, publisher
OF the World, an Odd Fellows paper,
is another able and worthy worker in
the cause whom the assembled brothers
had an opportunity OF listening to
Monday evening. DR.. Clough has
been president of the board of trustees
OF this project for all the ten years Of
its existence and in that time some
seventeen thousand dollars have been
raised for the purpose, not one cent Of
the money contributed therefor has
ever been spent. At the conclusion Of
Secretary Rice's remarks Z. j. Corbin
started a silver shower for the cause
by tossing a dollar into the middle Of
the floor and for the next few seconds
it literally rained money, $27. so being
collected.
There were many visitors from
neighboring towns, many OF whom
addressed the meeting which, together
with an ample luncheon prepared by
Harry Dawson, made the occasion a
most happy one.
The Grand Lodge was organized
here with the following in the chairs:
Grand Master, A. +. ClOugh, Madison;
deputy grand master, d. fl Campbell,
Bookings; grand warden, c. A..
Palmer, Brookings; grand marshal, e,
b y Rosino, EIkton; grand conductor,
,HLo' Austin, Bruce; grand guardian,
JOHN Hall, Nolga; grand chaplain,
J. NJ. Patton, Sioux Falls; grand
secretary, Harvey J. Rice, Huron.
Among the visitors present were:
". J, Hayes, w. J. Feigel, Claus
CIausen, \, Conger, Bert Rosino,
j. G. Lung, Louis MadspIeo, Elkton;
+. +. Ribstein, A. +, Bunday, ID. l..
Omodt, J. +, Margeson, O. d. Plumb,
G. w. Austin, l.. H. Burdick, f. II q.
Austin, /. G. Ribstein, w. 5. Marge-
son ID. l.. Groves, A. f. Hurd, Bruce,
J. l.. Hall, Lewis Johnson, Jens
Nelson, \. A. Main, II. c. Kalberg,
Nolga; VIM. Wright, l.. ]. Larson,
JOS. Haug, l.. :. Brooks, Lake Preston;
{. +. Hall, Minneapolis; A. +. Clough,
Madison; J. NJ. Patton, Sioux Falls;
Harvey j. Rice, Huron; o. X. Aanes
Montevido, Minn.
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Sunday afternoon at three O'Clock,
and; the house was unable to hold
more than One-third of the Nfriends
and neighbors who were present to
pay a last tribute to the dead. The
funeral services were in charge OF the
Masonic Lodge, of which the deceased
was a member. Rev. A. NJ. Work of
Watertown, formerly pastor of the
Presbyterian church here, preached
the funeral sermon, and the remains
were laid to rest in Greenwood
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Improving His Herd.

A. G.. Miner was over from
Winsor township on Tuesday
to attend the Sherwin hog
sale aad purchased one of
their pedigreed sows for breed
ing purposes. During the
past winter Mr.. Miner pur-
chased one of their best ami
mails to head his herd and
will in time have the best
herd on the west side Of the
county. He also is a breeder
OF Shorthorn cattle.
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tiles won the respect OF those
with whom he associated.
Always studious, gentle
manly, pleasing and earnest
in all that he did, he merited
the good opinion OF those he
wished to number among his
friends, and it seems almost
cruel to know that his close
attention to his work no doubt
fastened his death, which was
caused from consumption.
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Q. W. Smith and Herb Hymes were
over from Volga yesterday.
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HARLEY HUSTED DIES AT LINCOLN
Graduated From Agricultural College in 1897 and Was
Well Known and Liked Here

gentlemanly demeanor aud noble quail
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-08

~O FAR as I know there has al-
 ways been an extra session or o the senate convoked simultane- ously with the inauguration of new President, to confirm the new Capinet, and deliberate on other matters 1t may see fit to consider. When the session IS a few days old the Vice President gives notice that it will not be convenient for him to attend on the p2orrow, and when the sitting on the morrow begins the Sem ate chooses a President pso tempore to serve during the life of that Congress. Until some twenty-odd years ago the President pro tempore was next in suc- cession to the Presidency after the Vice Presidents; but that is now changed so as to make the Secretary of State Pres- ident, in the case of death. resignation pr removal of both the President and Vice President.
 Many very eminent men have been chosen to this great place, though it is a matter of remark that neither Clay nor Calhoun nor Webster nor Benton nor Douglass nor F'essenden nor Conkling ever held it. There have been more Pres idents pro tempore of the Senate than Speakers of the House--perhaps twice as many Mir. Frye has served five full terms and if he lives until the expiration
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national House of Representatives, of which body he was Sepaker QSO1-l80O three terms and then was transferred to the Senate, where he. served thirteen years, until he resigned in 1928. He was President pro tempore 1S25-1S27.
 When he died, in 1887, the Senate ad- journed in respect to his memory and in recognition of his lofty and spotless char acter-the only instance in the entire his tory of the Senate where that body ad- journed in tribute to one of it's ex-mem- bers, and as an ex-Senator only. In the lobby of the House are portraits of all the Speakers, save Macon, who never sat for a picture. The late Matt Ransom, long a Senator from Macon's state of North Carolina, sought to have portrait of him painted by making a composite picture of two old men of his acquaint- ance each of whom had features some of which bore marked resemblance to Ma cons, one supplying the upper face the other the lower. l do not know that the project was carried into effect. It
 is a great pity that we have no counter felt image of Macon. North Carolina could not but send in his statue to the national valhalla in the hall of the old House of Representatives. Take down the geography and see how this grand old man is honored in it's political nomen- clature-Macon counties, Macon cities. Ma con towns, and Macon villages. His life
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-08

ate on human weakness bad results arc certain to follow.
 It is said that woman is of many moods, but always present tense. To meet and cope with existing condition, for which women are pre-emnently fitted, is a mat ter of very great importance to the world. It is a debatable question whether the world owes most to womans wit or man wisdom but certain it is that both are better than either, just as the whole is greater than it's part. X system that deprives the world of so much good ma terial for it's advancement and enlighten- ment Is not only unprofita-le but abso- lutely wasteful. Education is teaching women to act and think Independently, such independence is certain to be att tended with originality, and originality means progress.
 Women are a power. a powerful power. The engineer knows that the more direet- ly the power is applied the the machine the better the result, and the less com plicated the mechanism the less liable to accident. The power of woman should he direct from her own head to the ballot box and not through the agency of hus- band or brother. The directness> of her action would awaken her to the responsi-