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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-01-17
LEGAL NOTICES
Notice of Sale of BrOOkings City
Bonds.

Notice is hereby given, that on Wednesday,
February 9Th, 1907, at 7 o'clock y. M, at the
City Hall in the City Of Brookings, South Da
kota, the city council will offer for sale to the
highest bidder for cash Fifteen Thousand Dol
lars (Sl5 5000 in bonds of said city to provide
water for domestic uses and Fifteen Thousand
Dollars (Sl5, 0O0) in bonds of said city to provide
for sewerage system for said city. Said bonds
will bear date July LIST, 1907, be due twenty
years from date of issue, and payable at option
of said city after ten years, Will be In the de-
nomination of One Thousand Dollars t$l,WO)
each, will draw interest at the rate OF live per
cent per annum, payable semi-annually, and
pa, able both principal and interest at the office
of the City Treasurer, Bookings, South Dakota.
All bids must be sealed, endorsed lids Tor
Bonds" addressed to and filed "tth q, H..
Stoddart, city auditor, on or befoie II o'clock
with a certified check on a responsible bank
for five per cent of the face of the bonds covered
by such bid, payable to the order of the City
Treasurer of said city, as a guarantee of good
faith on the part of the bidder, to be forfeited
in case he fails to take the bonds allotted to
him, but the city council reserves the right to
reject any or all bids, and to issue only such
portion OF said bonds as it may see fit.
Bids will be received for any sum not less
than One Thousand Dollars $1,000 and each
bidder should designate in his bid the kind of
bonds for which his bid is made, whether for
Water-works bonds or Sewer bonds, and the
successful bidder must furnish blank bonds
without cost to the city.
Dated at Brookings, this 10th day of Janu-
airy, 1901.
q. II. STODDART,
City Auditor of Brookings, South Dakota.
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RED two passengers at Dover. New
Hampshire.
Then the United States congress be-
came Interested. BY special grants
Professor Page or Smithsonian insti.
tute was aided in the construction OF
several forms Of motors. One Of them
was used as n locomotive and, driven
by q battery Of one hundred Grove
elements. was tried April 20. 1851. on
a railroad running from Washington
TO Bladensburg. A speed Of nineteen
miles an hour was developed. so great
tnat II destroyed the batteries.
Numerous other experiments fol.
lowed, all commercial failures because
the motors were crude and the source
OF power a primary battery. The de.
velOpment OF the wonderful modern
dynamo was necessary before electric
~raiIroading could become a commercial
success. The first great step was in
1850. when an Italian named Pacinot-
Il invented a continuous current dy-
namo. Three years later the frst
practical commercial machine for con.
tinuous current operation was made
by Gramme. ,
Still the modern electric car was inS
possible. The ."reversibility of func-
tion' had vet TO be discovered. invol.
wing electrical transmission Of energy
through two machines. one driven by
power and generating electricity: the
other reversing the operation. receiv.
Ing electricity and developing me-
cnanical power.
Like many other important discov.
cries, this 4 said to have been the re.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-01-17

he rs soon as tho line to Helviaere Is
completed Electricity st wholesale IS
sold To cities ami villages along the
route for lighting purposes. electricity
for power is sr3G ~ farmers. Trains
of elegant cars run into Chicago at n
speod which would have seemed i'm.
possible a few years ago Passengers
wave good bye 10 steam trans on a
paralleling rai'road, which they pass
easily. A parlor and dining chr IS one
a. ,be Injuries which the suburhanitc5
enjoy going 70 and from the city. and
tic railroad seems a Feritah!e COLA
mine for It's owners.
me horse chr has long since disap-
nearel. viii the iron horse, the great
steam locomotive. be supplanted also'
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order to Show Cause Why order OF
Sale OF Real Estate Should
Not be Made

State of South Dakota
}ss In County Court
County Of Brookings
In The Matter Of The Estate)
OF John j. Koch,
Deceased.
Mile Koch, the Administrative of the Estate
of John j. Koch, deceased, having filed petition
herein praying for an order of sale of certain
real estate, of said decendent, for the purpose
therein set forth.
1t is therefore ordered by the Judge of said
Court, that all persons interested in the estate
of said deceased, appear before the said County
Court on Monday, the 18th day of February,
1907 at 2 O'Clock in the afternoon of said day,
at the court room of said County Court, at the
City of Brookings. in the County of Brookings
to show cause why an order should not be
granted to the said Mile Koch, Administrix
of said Estate to sell so much of the real estate
of the said deceased as shall be necessary for
the advantage, benefit aud best interests of said
Estate.
And that a copy of this order be published at
least four successive weeks in The Bookings
Register, a newspaper printed and published in
said Brookings County, south Dakota.
Dated January 9th, 1907.
Attest: Albert Matson
F.. L. Youngburg, Judge of the County Court.
Clerk.
(Seal of County COnrt.D
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thirty thousand miles of electric track
In the United States alone.
This change was not accomplished
without opposition, encouragement
and financial difficulties. Mr.. Sprague
himself. who was so potent a factor In
working this change. has told the story
OF his first important contract. In the
spring OF 1887. the Union Passenger
Railway company of Richmond. Va,
engaged him to build an electric rail-
way. The first car was run out n
night while the skeptical people slept,
to make sure II could climb the hills.
1t started out In n blaze Of glory aud
ANONYMOUSLY was towed back again
by four big mules But Sprague per.
sisted until on Feb. 2, 1888, In a
drizzling rain, the road opened for
business.
From that time forward the future
OF electric ~railroading was assured and
esents moved rapidly. City after city
adopted the new motive power: horse
cars became things of the past; In
| terurban roads hogan to gridiron the
country everywhere. and In zach In.
| stance n commercial success was
! scored. Electric interurban lines have
been money makers from the start
The greatest development has been
In the east: but the west IL not far
benind. The Aurora, Elgln and Chi
, cago Electric railway 1.-THE third.rail
system, which he's been In operation
several years. Il famous From one
! central power station over two hun
! dred miles Of road are onerated. or will
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Sheriff's Sale on Execution
State Of South Dakota, l.,
of BrOOkinQs ss'

County of Brookings }ss.
Notice is hereby given, that by virtue of an
Execution to me directed and delivered, and
now in my hands, issued ont of Justice Court,
State Of South Dakota, in and for the county of
Brookings upon a Judgment rendered in said
court in favor of The Pneumatic Elevator and
Weigher Company, a corporation, and against
Ben Benson. l have levied upon the following
described real estate of said defendant, situated
in the county of B~rookings and State of South
Dakota, described as follows, to wit: Lot
Number Eleven f1D in Black Number Seven 90
In SINNERS First Addition to the town (now
City, of Brookings, in said County and State.
And that l, or my successor in office, shall, on
Tuesday the 10th day of February A. d. 1907, at
the hour of 2 o'clock p. M. of said dav, at the
front door of the Court House in the City of
Brookings in said County and State. proceed to
sell all the right, title and interest of the above
named Ben Benson ia and to the above de-
scribed property to satisfy said Judgment and
costs. amounting to One Hundred Forty Four
and 6t100 tS1A 6O) Dollars together with all
a~ccruing costs of sale, and interest on the same
from the 18th day of May 1902. at the rate OF I
per cent; per annum, at Public Auction, to the
highest bidder for cash.
ID. IL. Campbell. Sheriff within and for the
County OF Brookings, State of south Dakota.
tiff.
Dated Bookings, South Dakota, December
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Born IN O,d Vermont.

When inJS@i Thnu.as Davenport. OF
Brandon, Vt. ran n toy mn!nr mounted
on wheels on = small circnlar railway.
the modern electric railroad with It's
possible speed of over Que hundred
miles an hour was horn
In 1888 Roitcrt Davidson. nf Abcr-
deem, Scotland, honi mn electric loco
motive which actually reached y speed
of four mih's an honr on the Edin,
burgl-t,laS@nw railway. Nine years
later Professor Moses q Farmer op.
Grated an experimental car which car
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-01-17

About this time stephen ID. Field
and Thomas Edison In the United
States began experimenting. In 1856
Edison was operating at Menlo Park
an electric locomotive which pulled
two cars.
The First Electric railroad.
The first regular electric line to be
established was at Lichterfelde, Ger.
many, near Berlin. 1t was only a nile
md q half In length and opened fol
traffic in May 1881. The trains car
rled twenty-six passengers, at a maxi
mum speed Of thirty miles an hour.
The first electric car to be operated
regularly in the United States was in.
stalled by Dcft on the Hamden branch
or the Baltimore Union Passenger
Railway ia August, 1856. That
was barely twenty years ago. SO
great as the skepticism Of the public
and railway men generality that tie con
tract under which the road was built
withheld payment one year so that it
might be determined whether the ars
would run. mo one but n knave or
n fool would undertake such a thing"
said a well known scientist ut the
time. Scientists sometimes have trouble
keeping up with the procession. About
the same time small cars We're oper.
ated Ivy Van Derpoele at South Bend,
Ind, followed 10y other small roads Ia
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Jan Mar Il.
Lease OF Common school and
Endowment lands.

Notice is hereby given that on March 18th,
1907, all the Unbiased common school and en-
dowmrnt lands in Brookiugs county will be
offered for lease at public auction between the
hours of 10 o'clock Il. m. and ) O'Clock p. m. at
the front door of the court house in said county.
Dated at Pierre, Jan. 18th, 1901.
O. {. DOkkEN,
COMMISSIONS of School and Public Lands.
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THIS question occurs to all who can
see the significance OF passing events
Probably not for many years to come
AS far as heavy freight traffic Is CON
cerned, because steam Is especially ap.
plicable to the hauling Of freight. But
the action Of the New York Central in
electrifying thirty-fve miles of its road
leading out of New York, and the
popular agitation for similar improve
ment I'm chicago and elsewhere. would
seem to point to n time not far distant
when electric railroads will connect
distant cities and greatly shorten the
Sours of travel.
Chicago 10 New York in Ten Hours.
In fact such n railway already il
being built between Chicago and New
York by the Chic0Go-New York Flee.
trio Air Line Railroad company. of
Chicago. This company, headed ny u
group of practical railroad men, Do
poses to run limited trains. making not
more than three stops. through 10 New
lork or CLi'ago, in ton hours. The
thought fairly takes ones breath away
at first, bat tie project considered
soberly seems practical enough, and
certainly is n c~onSummation devoutly
20 be wished" The work of grading
began Sept. l near LaPOrte, Ind.
AS the new road will be an air line,
with few curves, the route surveyed
Is $50 miles shorter than the PennsvI-
"ani2 Short Line. and go miles
shorter than the Lake Shore and
New York Central, each of which runs
trains covering the distance in eighteen
hours. Taking into consideration the
s.orter route Of the Air Line, this 4
equivalent to a f~ourteen-hour service.
With low grades, a straight track and
no grade crossings, the se~venty-fvs
a.iles an Our average necessary to a
ten-hour service ought easily to be
maintained. Even on the first class
steam roads of today ninety miles an
hour is not uncommon for short dis.
tances.
The Scientific American Of Feb. ~,
1903, speaking editorially of the New
York Central experiment, says, 1.-THE
success Of this installation. Of which
there can be no doubt whatever, marks
the first step in the gradual substi.
tuition of the electric fx the steam
locomotive in the operation Of long dis
lance express trains" The Chicago.
New York project may be regarded tho
second step.
Mr.. Sprague himself says that speed
Is ~ matter of 6~nance.' What then
will determine the future?" he asks.
Chiefly the financial factor, as it must
the future of any other great industrial
problem. When savings in operation
and the increased return for traffic
will more than pay a fair dividend on
money invested for electrical equip
ment, will trunk lines be operated by
electricity"
Professor Charles p. Steinmetz, one
OF the greatest authorities on cleo
tr'city, is quoted as saying, There is
no limit to the speed that may be de-
vcloped in electric traction-that is,
there is no limit up to $50 or 200 miles
an hour. Higher speed than that the
car wheels could not stand. They
would fly to pieces from centrifugal
force. Not only car a speed of 40
miles an hour he maintained on a
train equipped with electricity, but In
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-01-17
The IoSicas Question.

A little Philadelphia hoy was taken
bv his father for his frsS visit to the
zoo. stopping before an inclosure, ne
asked. Papa. what animal is that
Reading the sign tackled up 10 one
side. his father responded, That. mg
son. is a prong horned antelope,
Kin he blow his horns:' was the
question that promptly followed.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-01-17

Why suffer with your kidneys?
The discovery of Kidney-Eites has
proved a blessing to thousands Of
kidney sufferers who have been
restored to perfect health. These
Tablets drive the diseased germs out
of the system, and we urge all sufferers
to give this scientific and successful
kidney remedy a trial. rs cents at
kendall's drug store.
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Wise Counsel From the South

81 want to give some valuable advice
to those who suffer with lame back
and kidney trouble" says J. r. Blank
enship, of Beck Tenn. 81 have proved
to an absolute certainty that Electric
Bitters will positively cure this distress
ing condition. The first bottle gave
me great relief and after taking a few
more bottles, l was completely cured;
so completely that it becomes a%pleasure
to recommend this great remedy"
Sold under guarantee at c. d. kendall's
drug store. Price SOC.
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Windsor. Canada; Appleton, Wis; Port
Huron. Mich Scranton, Pa, and
Montgomery. Ala. In the autumn of
1884 Frank l., ~Spraguc, whose name
is i~nsepaf9hly connected with electric
traction, began 10 attract attention
with hts motors.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-01-17

1t Is just ~ easy TO fall in o V with
a rich girl as 1t is to fall in love with
a poor one but it is generally easier
to marry the poor one.-St. Joseph
(Mo.) Press-News.
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Be Of good courage; that Is the main
thing.-Thoreau.
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Emil R. Zalesky,
George W. Pierce, as Admins
traitor of the Estate of Albert
Ewes, deceased, the unknown
creditors of Albert Ewes, de-
ceased, Mrs. Albert Shaw, as
heir at law of Albert Ewes, de-
ceased, the unknown heirs, devi-
sees and ~legatees of Albert Ewes,
deceased, Mary Citing, William
EttiDg, George Citing, John W.
Etting, Emma II. Tolliver, Fran summons
cas Keller, insane, John A Hook
or, guardian OF said Frances
Keller. Mary Rusch, as heirs at
law of Mary Etting, deceased,
the unknown creditors of Mary
Fitting, deceased, and all per
sons unknown who claim TO have
any interest or estate IN or lien
or incumbrance upon the prem
ises described in Complaint in
this action,
Defendants.
TIL State of South Dakota, to the above
named defendants, greeting:
You and each of you are hereby summoned
and required to answer the complaint of tie
plaintiff in the above entitled action, which
was filed in the office of the clerk of the above
Court at Brookings, in the county Of Bookings
State of South Dakota ON the Dist day O,
December, 1906, which prays for a judgment
q~uieting the title to and determination of all
adverse claims against the premises described
IN the complaint, situate In SAID county, to wit
The southeast quarter f section 9, township
10, range A., west of the 5th P. M, and tC
serve a copy of your answer to the said com
plant on the undersigned at their office in the
City OF Bookings, County of Brookings, State
of South Dakota, within thirty days after the
completed service of this summons upon you,
exclusive of the day of such service, and if yor
fail TO answer said complaint within that time
the plaintiff will apply to the court for the
relief demanded in said complaint.
Dated at Brookings, South Dakota, this 10th
day of December, A. D., 1906.
HALL, LAWRENCE & RODDLE,
attorneys for Plaintiff,
Brookings, South Dakota
To the above named defendants, and each o
them. you will please take notice that thu
Summons and Complaint in the above entitled
action was on the 2lst day of December A. D.
1906, filed in the office of the Clerk of thu
Circuit Court in and for the County of Brook
ings, State of South Dakota.
HALL, LAWRENCE & RODDLE,
Attorneys for Plaintiff,
Brookings, South Dakota
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-01-17
twenty Years OF Achievement

At the Iegiuning of 1887 there were
in the whole world less than sixty
miles Of electric railroad track, and
only about one hundred motors aud
motor cars. In 1905 there were nearly
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my opinion it is an entirely feasible
scheme from the commercial point OF
yiew."
AT any rate, the world seems on
the eve of great things, and no scien-
fist dares sly today as was said twen-
ty years ago, - man Is a knave or a
fool" The attitude Of the American
public Is Il Of faith ana expectancy,
best expressed by a recent remark Of
IN old lady in her last sickness:
Il don't want to die" she said, III
want to e what they are going to
do"
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SAY-if you haven't had your hair
cut at POOLE'S you've missed a good
thing.
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| have 1Oa lots in a fine location
near the college which will be sold at
reasonable prices. A. H.. WHEATON.
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Jan II Feh2l
summons.

State of South Dakota, In Circuit Court,
County of Brookings. ! Third Judicial Circui
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-12
MANY ELKS WILL 90
TO THE QUAKER CITY
Hampton Lodge Will Send Big Dele.
cation to the Grand Lodge Con-
vention in Philadelphia.

Fully 80 members of Hampton
Lodge of IIlks will go to Philadelphia
TO attend the Grand Lodge and it is
now thought that Norfolk, Newport
News and PortsnJ 18th will send be-
tween 200 and 800 10 the convention.
Mr.. Harry Rutherford Houston Will
be the official representative from
Hampton Lodge, and Messrs. T.. L..
Sclatcr. III. w. Saunders, Richard
Conner, John Weymouth and others
Will he entitled to Il seat on the floor
of the grand lodge by reason OF hav-
ing been sent as representatives to
other sessions.
Among those who will make the
trip from Hampton will be Messrs
II. r. Houston. II. II. Kimberley
Charles L. Taylor. S. Read Chsman
Windy Wyatt David Johnson David
Frankel. J. j. Lindsay Louis IIantro
WITT, S. j. Watson, Jr.. William House
II, w. Saunders e. o. Hunt. w. j.
Kcarney August Kraft, George r.
May, Charles Palmer. Capt Francis,
and Capt. John Sprague
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-12
HUSBAND AND WIFE FIGHT.
The Bass Family Engaged in Lively
Row on a Trolley Car.

'hS oaoS TdH'i'y GHYdgcu IN q Lively
Row on a Trolley Car.
Because Nelson Bass and his wife,
Annie Bass, engaged in fight on Il
trolley car at Salters Creek at noon
yesterday they are now guests of
Sheriff r. K Curtis III the county Jail.
Annie has Il much beaten up face, in
Guiding Il cash under the chin and Il
flattcned nose wiz lc Nelson is sur
fcring from Il severe cash in his
shoulder caused by hat pin in the
hand of his spouse.
Annie only recently came from
Philadelphia TO look after Nelson and
it is said they met on the trolley car
yesterday, when war was declared
without the formality of any ncgota-
tons. Finally the scene Gecamc ac-
tive and the car conductor sent Il
telephone message to Hampton to
the officers that war was on be
tween Africa
When the officers arrived on the
scene Nelson had ;hied himself to
Newport News, where he was later
arrested.
Annic's battered condition prevented
her from leaving the car and when
she arrived at the Jail she was liter
ally covered with blood
DIR. George w. McAllister dressed
Annies wound and this morning n
justice of the peace will attend to
the legal end of the fracas.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-12
HEN HOUSE AT MRS.
r, M. BOOKER'S DESTROYED
Fire of Unknown Origin Discovered
in East Hampton Shortly After
10: 80 O'Clock Last NIGHT,

A large hen house on the farm OF
Mrs. II. Nj. Booker, across Hampton
Creek, was destroyed lY fire at 1890
o'clock last night. The ncighbors by
the use of buckets succeeded in cx-
tingWshing the fire, while the wind
assisted in keeping the blaze from the
residence.
There are no water plugs near Mrs.
Bookers residence, but the general
alarm was turned in and the Hampton
firemcn responded very promptly. The
fircmcn devoted their efforts in CON
filming the fire to the hen house by
pouring bucket after bucket OF water
on the burning building.
A number of chickens were incin,
Grated in the fire. 1t is not known
how the fire started.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-12

MADISON, WIS, July ia two
cont fare bill adopted by the State
assembly passed the State Senate
this afternoon. The law, If approved
by the Governor, will go into effect
August ID.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-12

Miss Margaret and Miss Emmio
Thompson and Mr.. Robert Thompson
are guests of Miss MacNulty at Lit
tie Roseland, East Hampton.