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The Washington bee., 1907-08-10

private schools, industrial schools, col
leges, and professional institutions. One
of the peculiar advantages presented by
the South consists in the fact that we
are at liberty to use whatever education
we receive in promoting our own well
fare, as we'll as the welfare of others.
"No one event during the past year
has been so important as the magnificent
gift of 100000 by Miss Anna T .Jeanes
of Philadelphia, the interest of which
is to be used in promoting rural schools.
So long as the race finds such friends
we need not despair.
again, we not only have an oppor-
tunity to make progress in material and
educational lines, but We are in posi-
ton where no man can take from US
the privilege of having a beautiful, we'll
kept home with high moral standards.
Throughout this country We have free
dom of religious worship and the pro-
gress that he have made in the number
of ministers and church organizations
clearl proves that we are taking ad-
vantage of that opportunity.
"We of both races here in the South
have the opportunity of teaching the
world how two races, dissimilar in many
respects, can live together, side by side
in peace and harmony, each promoting
the welfare and happiness Of the other.
The South Should Exploit It's Resources
81 believe, too, that the South should
call attention more often than It does
to the general progress that our people
are making. And you have a right to
be proud of this progress. ! shall never
forget the impression that a Southern
white man in the little town OF Ius-
Legee where I live, made upon me some
time ago when he passed a grocery
stor. and with one exception think
If IS the largest and most successful
grocery store in that town, owned by
colored man, and pointed to the Negro
merchant and to his store, and SAID
q am proud Of that man; owned his
father and I am proud Of his success
We oct co much in the habit OF dwell
mo noon our difficulties that l am afraid
FOO often we fail to emphasize the pro-
gress that both races are making IN
the working out of this tremendous
problem. But when we consider, my
friends. that complications of this prob
lem when we consider where we start
ed forty years ago, believe that we
have every reason to congratulate our
selves that we have done as well as we
have and have had as few difficulties
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The Washington bee., 1907-08-10
B. ]. Davis,
July 20, 1907. Grand Treasurer.
HOWARD'S DFANSHTP

Center Marshfeld, August 6, 1907.
Mr.. Editor:
In view of your observations in your
issue of the 3rd inst, on the faculty
OF Howard University, permit me to say
that have observed that a number of
papers have announced the election of
"dean" of the College of Arts. mis-
led, no doubt by the fact that a success
sor to Dean Fairfield, as a professor in
that department. had been elected. The
deanship is an executive Office, inde-
pendent of the professorship, and the
election of a dean was deferred till the
meeting of the board of trustees, the
professor having been elected by joint
action of the teachers committee and
executive committee.
Again, no Reorganization" of the col
lege is contemplated. By action of the
deans and board of trustees careful
revision and correlation of the courses
of study have already been made. |
have found the faculties of the depart
ments composed of well-equipped, earn
est and devoted workers, fellowship with
whom in service have greatly enjoyed,
and the outlook promises year of un-
usual attendance and strong, united and
successful work.
NNifh,tr . Thirkield
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sald dissentine opinion. to VII:

sald dissenting opinion, to wit:
The S. c. M. proceeded in the
case upon the assumption that c.
F. Johnson had more rights that
it was bound to respect than the
other $4,000 Odd Fellows who were
at home innocent and at work"
And also are the following words
in the said dissenting opinion with
drawn, to wit:
If this unprecedented action of
the 5. c. NJ. is acquiesced in then
the honor and prosperity of every
jurisdiction in America is at the
mercy of the ward heeler and graft
err
The writer of the dissenting
opinion also withdraws from said
dissenting opinion the following
words, viz:
The whole proceedings bore the
undoubted ear marks of political
persecution and display a masked
attempt to pay off and discharge a
political debt"
The writer Of the said dissent
opinion now here also states to the
members of the Order that while
he did not agree with his colleagues
on the S. c. NJ. in the opinion and
decision reached by them in the
| Alabama case, yet he in no wise
wishes to in any way impugn their
motives or reflect upon their hon
/ esty or standing either as Odd Eel
lows Or men; he simply does not
agree with them as to their Conclu-
sions, conceding to them that which
he reserves to himself: an honest
manly. fair difference Of opinion
without any reflection upon the S
I. NJ. or any member thereof be.
cause the writer could not and die
not agree with a majority of the
IS. C. N.
To the end that the Order ma,
know that this, and this only. wa:
what was intended this is publish
ed.
The Washington bee., 1907-08-10
Wilbur P. Thirkield.
THE JEFFERSON DAVIS BUREAU.
PRESENTING

An appropriate musical and lecture pro-
gram especially designed for the ben
eft of the Daughters of the Confed-
eracy,
Athens, Ala, July 20, 1907.
DR.. s. [. Corrothers, President, Wash
ington, D. c.
NV Dear Sir:-I notice you are very
much opposed to Mr.. Taft for President
next wear. You are gnawing hle.
Mr. TAFT has no more chance Tor the
nomination than you have, and you
have about as much as a snowblrd N
hell. Mr.. Roosevelt will be nominated
and he will be elected. He has prom
ised prominent men in the South that ne
intends, if reelected, to put the Negro
where he belongs-as a servant-and
he, him there. This will carry the
contb for him. We would rather have
him than a weak-kneed Northern Dem
ocrat. So howl on.
Truly,
The Washington bee., 1907-08-10

BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD.
Popular excursions to Niagara Falls,
only $40 round "trip; August 2 and 10;
September 6 and 20; October 6, 1907.
Excursion tickets will be sold on the
above dates, good going only on Special
Train leaving Washington at 7.45 a.m7
arriving Niagara Falls at 100 pm.
Tickets valid for return ten (Io) days
including date of sale, on all regular
trains, except "Black Diamond Express"
of Lehigh Valley Route
Call on ticket agents for pamphlet
giving full particulars as to stop-overs,
side-trips, etc
The Washington bee., 1907-08-10
w. c. Frost.
BALTIMORE AND OHIO EXCUR'
SIONS.

Sunday, August II. sI.oo to Harper'
Ferry, Charlesown and Winchester aho
r.t,,rn. Train leaves Washington at $50
am.
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Continued to page four.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-02-14

hoped to secure enough money to pay
off the debt.
The following board OF directors
were elected: Fred Killing, j. II. Bush
nell, Frank Sherwin, Sr., H. Fish
back, f. l.. Squirting, Fred j. Carlisle,
John Messerschmidt, G. A. Mathews,
II. H. Williams. This board met after
the meeting and elected the following
officers: President, Frank Sherwin;
vice-president, F. ]. Carlisle; treasurer,
II. II. Reeves; secretary, Geo. ID. Cole;
Executive committee, Frank Sherwin,
George ID. Cole, f. l.. Squirting, IL.
Fishback, j. II. Bushnell.
The general sentiment OF the stock
holders and other citizens interested
since the meeting Saturday favors the
selling of the present property and
securing grounds located nearer to the
city. With grounds located within
easy walking distance OF Main street
the attendance would be doubled and
this is the only way to place the asso-
ciation upon good financial footing.
In the opinion OF those most interested
the association had better wind up its
affairs altogether than to attempt to
make the fairs a success with thepres-
ent grounds. The board of directors
have two or three desirable pieces OF
land in view near the city, and at
meeting to be held within a couple OF
weeks the matter will be finally dis
posed OF one way or the other.
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FROM THE BELTS OF JUNEAU'S MEN
DangG the SCdp of Sioux Falls Basket Ball Warriors Our Team
Has Cone to Redfeld and Aberdeen.

The college basket ball team de-
feated the team from the Baptist col
lege at Sioux Falls at the college
gymnasium Monday evening. The
score was SO to 20. Both teams played
good and bad basket ball, but the
home team was strongest and deserved
to win. Most of the Brookings points
came on straight basket ball, but
Sioux Falls got about half OF their
score from free throws, the result OF
fouls called by the Sioux Falls referee.
The score at the end OF the first half
was Brookings, 16, Sioux Falls, 10.
At one period "a the second half the
home team appeared to get up in the
air badly, but they settled down to
their game before the visitors gained
much OF an advantage. The following
played for Brookings: Kirk, Alton,
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GONE TO THEIR REWARD.
Two Most ESmdbe Ladies USheed AOoS the Great Divide
BY the Angel of Death

in time to see his mother alive. 1t is
not often that such sad circumstances
as these surround death bed in this
community and the family have our
greatest sympathy.
Mary +. Simonton was born Nov. 9,
1882, at Lebanon, Ohio, where she was
united in marriage Apr. 28, 1851 to
Orin l.. Smith. They moved to La
Crosse, Wis, in the fall of the same
year, 1851, being among the very early
settlers Of that city. All OF their
children were born there, there having
been seven; three alone survive her,
Forest j. and Frank o., Of La Crosse
and Mrs. NJ. +. Wimsey of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith came to Brook
ings in June 1889 and Mr.. Smith died
here in December 1890. The deceased
has continued to make her home in
BroOkings living with her daughter,
Mrs. Wimsey, to the time Of her death.
She loved her home and entered very
little into society. At a very early
age the deceased became member OF
the Baptist church and lived a consist
ent Christian life enjoying her home
life and the society Of her children
who surely can rise up and call her
blessed.
Owing to the sad circumstances sur
rounding her death only brief services
were held at the house on Thursday
conducted by Rev. Geo. r. MOrphy
assisted by Rev. X. M. Hardman.
The remains were then taken to the
depot and shipped to La Crosse and
laid at rest in the cemetery where her
husband, the children, and all of her
other relatives have been buried.
They were accompanied by her son
who was able to travel.
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Mrs. Sarah O. Miner, vile OF
Lorenzo Pow Minier, died at White,
:. d., at the family residence at p.
NJ. Monday after an illness OF little
over two days duration, the cause Of
death being peritonitis. Deceased
was born at Chenning, Chenning
county, New York, Feb. %, 1850.
On Nov. 20, 1866 she was united in
marriage to Lorenzo Dow Miner, and
three children were born to them, viz:
Fred s., and Mary h., one dying in
infancy. In the spring Of 1875 the
family moved to Steele county, Mimi,
where they resided until the spring Of
1888, when they came to Brookings
county, :. D., and resided on their
farm in Argo township until the fall
OF 1893, when they removed to White,
where they have since resided.
The funeral services were held this
morning AZ the Presbyterian church
in White, Rev. A. NJ. Work Of Water
town and Rev. Smith officiating, and
the remains were brought to Brookings
this afternoon for interment in the
family lot,
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HOUSE Of LAW AND
TEMPLES Of LEARNING
Are Erected by Void & Johnson, we'll Known BrOOkngS'
Contractors
THREE BUILDINGS COST S94,00O.00
Court House is at Britton and School Houses at Elkon
and VOlgd

nv, -
"o ii'iii Vi y" VI" " johnson Vi 'hlS
'i'y, VINO are among 'he biggest con-
" 'i"''oi' III 'Ll9 Sec''oh oi the country,
nave tecen'iy Completed he" schooi
Uui'0'nsS iof 'he 'l'ieS u Hlh'on anu
'ois"' ana nave uhuer construction
new court mouse lot MarsiaIi county
az Dii''on' Inc basement o' the court
ioi0o was compute" i"9V laIi' an" DIS
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-02-14
COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION
TAKES NEW LEASE OF LIFE
Holds Meeting Elects Officers and in All Probability Fair
Will Be Held Next Fall. IF
NEW GROUNDS CAN BE SECURED
is Reported That an Option Has Been Secured the Jack
Prentice Land on W. Williams Street

y stockholders meeting Of the
Brookings County Fair association
was held at the city hall Saturday
afternoon. This was the first meeting
Of the association since 1898, when the
last county fair was held, and it was
called for the purpose OF deciding
whether it should wind up its affairs
or continue as fair association. The
meeting was called to order by the
president, +. l.. Squirting, and a roll
call showed that 2l6 out of $50 shares
OF stock were represented. Horace
Fishback, who bid in the fair grounds
four years ago as trustee, made state
ment OF the amount Of Indebtedness
against the property, which amounts
to about 81, 200, and stated that he was
willing to give deed for the property
as soon as this was satisfied. A gen.
eral discussion followed as to whether
the county fairs should be continued
and it was almost the unanimous
opinion OF the stockholders that the
present association be continued and
a fair held next fall. The sentiment
was divided upon the question OF
whether the present grounds be re-
tanned or new grounds purchased
nearer to the city, and it was finally
left to the discretion OF the board OF
directors. A committee was appointed
to sell new stock and in this way it is
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5 INSTITUTES FOR FARMER BOYS
Is Scheme Fahered by A. E. Chamberlain and Praised By
Many Legislators

ing can be demonstrated. The meet
ings will be held in a tent, and the
boys for several counties around will
be invited to come and bring their
blankets and live in the tent. One Of
these meetings will be held at the
Agricultural college college here, one
in the Black Hills and the other three
at such points as will best accommodate
the largest number. The mornings
will be spent in practical demostra-
tions OF how a good farm is carried
on, and the afternoons will be given
over to classes in agriculture. The
scheme is certainly good one, and
should be carried out. 1t will enable
the farmer boys to get weeks outing
during the slackest time OF the year,
and at the same time learn something
OF interest and value to them.
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Elliot, Briggs, Rossbach.
The basket ball team went to Red
field this morning, where they will
play the home team this evening, and
tomorrow night they will meet the
Aberdeen normal team at Aberdeen.
The third game Of the series between
Watertown and Brookings was called
off owing to the disbandment OF the
Watertown team. Brookings will 60
to Sioux Falls on Thursday OF next
week for retuTr game with the COLI
lege team ther. II the home boys are
fortunate in winning the remainder of
the games on their schedule they will
have clear title to the state cham
pionship, as Sioux Falls defeated
Vermillio9 and there does not seem
to be any other teams in the state that
can class with Brookings.
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A. E. Chamberlain, superintendent
OF farmers institutes, is here and will
remain the rest of the week. Mr..
Chamberlain moved his family here
from Howard the first OF the year, and
they are living in their home on Ninth
street. He expects to leave again
Monday morning to resume his in
stitute work. Mr.. Chamberlain has a
plan in the interests OF the farmer
boys, which he thinks very well Of,
and which has met with the approval
OF the legislative committees upon
agriculture. He proposes during the
next summer to hold five institutes
expressly for farmer boys. These will
be held at some point in the vicinity
of good stock farms, where improved
methods OF farming and stock grow
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PIERRE, Feb. l.-BroOkings inter
ests are prospering here but in quiet
way. Everything relating to appro-
priatlons is in allegiance yet, and the
bills in which your delegation is most
interested have not come upon the CAL
endar. In the final consideration of
the rate bill, the most important legis-
lation Of the week, the Brookings MEM
bers all voted for the bill which was
lost.
The Brookings contingent here out
ide the legislature is in good health
and busy.
Hon. w. II. Roddle and wife were
welcome visitors for several days.
Food and Dairy Commissioner
Wheaton came out on Monday to quail
lily for his new position.
McCune and Atkinson, two Aggies"
holding homesteads at Topbar have
taken advantage of the government
permit to homesteaders and have come
into Pierre and taken employment
with the electric light company until
April when they will return to their
hOmesteads and after making proof
will return to the college in the autumn.
The past week has been an import
ant and busy one in the progress OF
legislation and several measures OF
the highest importance have been dis
posed Of. The anti-lobby bill is a law
since Wednesday when it received the
approval OF Gov. Crawford. 1t is an
exceedingly important measure but
not so sweeping as has been supposed.
1t goes really to the agents OF corpora
tons and prevents them from privately
soliciting the members to support
their measures, compelling them to
come out in the open and present their
cases to the committees, to the MEM
bers. in public addresses, or through
the public prints. They may send
printed communications to the men,
bers, provided they file copies Of them
in advance with the presiding officers
Of the legislature. There is nothing
in the law which prevents any citizen
from discussing with members pend
ing legislation, or soliciting support
for any measure intended simply for
the public good and in which the So
licitor can have no financial interest.
The approval Of the anti-pass bill
was by different reasons delayed until
Saturday evening the 9th though it
passed the Senate before the recess and
the House on Saturday the I'd. The
House as stated in my last weeks let
ter inserted a clause recognizing the
validity OF newspaper transportation
contracts, and the Senate refused to
concur. Thereupon conference COM
mittee was appointed and this COM
mittee sent in majority and minority
reports; the maj iority striking out the
newspaper clause and the minority
sustaining it. After the parliamentary
point relating to the right OF a confer
ence committee to submit two reports
had been disposed of both houses
adopted the majority report and so the
bill was passed without recognizing
the newspapers. Whether such con-
tracts may be made is question to be
determined by the courts. The bill is
simply silent upon the subject.
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TW0-CENT FARE BILL :
DIES IN THE HcjSE
Members Thought it Better to Watch Effect of Reduction
In Other States
GOOD ROADS MATTER IN COMMITTEE
Money Must Be Spent Where Raised or Else No LegiSa-
ton Appears to be Status of Measure

The next matter Of greatest import
ance, and possibly the most far reach
ing question with which this session
will deal is the two cent rate bill. This
bill passed the Senate on January 81 =,
and has been under consideration in
the house since. 1t came to a vote on
Saturday evening and was defeated by
40 to 81. The members were in real
doubt about the justice of the PROPOSE
ton. Many who voted for the bill as
we'll as many who voted against it ad-
mitted they were not clear as to the
equitable course to pursue. All recog-
nized it was a radical departure from
existing conditions and there was no
where disposition to do anything
which would be unjust to the railroads.
The prevailing sentiment was in favor
of waiting and observing how the two
cent rate affected other states. Messrs.
Carroll, Glass, Hornby and Olson
spoke earnestly for the measure and it
was opposed by Browne, Price Of Yank-
ton and Foster. Further action by
way Of reconsideration was prevented
by tabling reconsideration which will
require two-thirds vote to lift it and
so the proposition may be deemed dis
posed of for this year.
Several minor matters have passed
both houses, but these are the only
ones of state wide interest yet disposed
Of.
The House has passed the hotel in
spection bill proposed by the travelling
mems association and there is no
doubt it will go through the Senate.
There were no votes against it In the
house. The measure defines every
house containing ten or more rooms
where transients are accommodated as
a hotel. Those having less thar 90
rooms pay an annual license Of five
dollars and those having more than 20
rooms pay ten dollars, from this fund
is paid the salary and expenses OF an
inspector appointed by the governor,
who gets $500 per year. His busi-
ness is to inspect hotels at any time
without notice and TO compel them to
be kept in a sanitary manner and to
be provided with fire escapes.
By holding morning sessions since
Wednesday the House is pretty we'll
up with its calendar. On Tuesday
Stokes presented a motion which was
adopted, fixing Wednesday the 2Oth as
the last day upon which bills may be
introduced except by the permission
Of the House. The highway commit
tees OF both houses have spent much
time and many sessions in consider
ing the good roads measure and have
made many amendments to it, and it
has been sent to the printer to be re-
printed in its new form. The original
general system has been preserved but
the amendments have gone to details
of administration. The most radical
amendment and one which will much
weaken the bill is made to meet the
strong prejudice OF many members,
and provides that all money paid into
the road fund by any township shall
be expended within that township.
The act will, however, if adopted get
the people educated in the direction of
the new method.
H. A. ROBINSON.
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UNKNOWN
Bachelor Farmer Living Northwest of Bruce Takes His
Own Life

Chas. Gustaffeson, a farmer living
eight miles northwest of Bruce, COM
mitted suicide some time between
Saturday and Monday by hanging
himself. Gustaffeson was a bachelor
about forty years OF age, and lived
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basement will be located the heating
plant and fuel rooms, and on the
ground floor the storage vaults, deten-
tiOn cells and meeting room for farm
ers. The county offices are to be To-
Gated on the first floor, and on the
second floor will be the court room,
Jury rooms, etc. The distance from
the top OF the tower to the grade line
will be 70 feet. When completed the
building will be one in which every
c;.izen OF Marshall county can take
pride.
I2G new school buildings at ElktOn
and NOlga, completed by this firm,
each cost about &l2 600. They are very
similar in construction and are alike
in many respects to the new school
building built here last year. They
are 52x70, and have two stories and a
basement. Each building contains
eight rooms. The material used was
dark pressed brick, with trimmings Of
white stone, and they present a very
handsome appearance. The interior is
finished in hardwood and each is fitted
out with the best school room fixtures
Obtainahle. Each one is heated by
steam, and have double windows and
have perfect system of ventilation.
In the basement OF the NOlga building
- l.r IL L.,