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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-01-24
SUGAR AND MOLASSY.

SUGAR-Standard granulated S GE;
choice yellow clarified 4i-ec.
MOLASSES-Choice 2::c6prime 2Sc
cdsslmon I8c: pure sugar torse sac
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-01-24
PROVISION MARKET.

The quotations are .evised carefully
and are correct.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-01-24
NERVOUS DEBuITY

Vital Weakness and Prostra-
ton from overwork and other
causes. Humphreys Homeo-
pathic Specific No. %, in use
over 40 years, the>only success
III remedy. 81 per vial, or spec
~ package for serious cases, SIS.
SOD Drassists d sent receipts Of prica
asnpAssys No. cs.. william 4 ,oln sss..K :
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-01-24
COFFEE

COFFE-Fair itt-zc5 medium 10 9;
better grades laaI3c,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-01-24
ESdLENfS

CABBAGE--Crate wcstern S2o5as35
per h. I-2c.
ONlONS-Rr bu>hel ooao-c.
POTATOES-Per bushel l7saSoc
NAVY BEANS-Per ID. 3I4asI %
kRAUT-Half bbls. $215.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-01-24
RUSSIAN COLONISTS.
One Hundred Families Are to Locate
In Texas County.

Washington, Jan. PA colony of
106 Russian families. now at Cleve,
land, O., will settle near Leesville,
Gonzales county. this spring. A priest
of the Russo-Greek church is here in
terviewing the agricultural department
about Texas. There may be. he says
ESQ families in the colony.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-01-24
COTTON MARKET.

Office Of The Caucasian.
Shreveport. La, Jan. "a, 1907.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-01-24
SHREVEPORT MARKET

The market closed firm ITO up.
Receipts 500 bales.
Sales to factors 3ds bales.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-01-24

Gradually Going Down.
Louisville, Jan. 24.-The Ohio rive.
ID gradually going down here.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-01-24
"Crumbs of Comfort"

and appetizing crumbs too, are those
falling from our superior Bread and
Cake There's a home relish" about
the taste of both that appeals to all low
ers of good Bread and Cake. Better re-
plenish that Cake-bo now and you'll
hen acquire the habit of calling on us
for all your Bread stuffs. Being best
quality it is cheaper in the long run.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-07-11
A QUIET FoURTH

The Fourth Of July was celebrated
very quietly in Brookings, and the
small boy and his bunch of firecrack.
ers were about the only disturbers of
the peace. A large number of families
spent the day at the lake or river, and
number remaining in town got to-
gether and had picnic dinners. One
Of the most delightful of those dinners
was held at the home of w. II. Leighty,
where eight or ten families in that
section of the city gathered and spent
most enjoyable day, their celebra.
tion ending with a nice display of
fireworks in the evening.
Brookings contributed its share of
visitors TO the various celebrations in
this vicinity, and all those who were
out OF the city report fine time
Perhaps the largest crowd went to
Estelline, where the Junior band fur
nished the music for the day and a
local ball team crossed bats with the
ESteiline team. The people of Estel-
line outdid themselves in taking care
Of their guests and everything passed
off in the best possible manner The
Brookings ball team got walloped by
the Estelline bunch by score of IL to
5.
Those who went from here to White
report an equally good time. The town
was called upon to entertain one of
the biggest crowds that has ever at
tended celebration there and it did
nicely. There was parade, ball
game, street sports and other features
which go to make up a patriotic oc.
casion. Other celebrations that were
attended by Brookings people were
those at Iver Stems, northwest of the
city, and at Lake CambelI both of
which received their share of the
crowd
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-07-11
NEW TIME CARD

A naW time card went into effect on
the Bookings .Redfeld division Of the
North ~ AstAru SUNDAY The passsen.
ger train which has been leaving here
at six O'clock in the evening after the
arrival or the train from the east. and
returning the next morning to connect
with the morning train from the west,
has been taken OFF and instead the
company has gone back TO the old
system of late night and early morn.
ing passenger. The passenger from
Watertown now leaves here at Sis in
the morning after the trains from the
east arrives and returns here at 10: 45
at night, connecting with the late
train from the west. The time of the
mixed train which leaves here at six
o'clock in the morning and returns at
6:35 in the evening has not been
changed, although it is probable that
after time the old system of having
the train leave here at 10:30 in the
morning and return about eight in the
evening will be in force.
The new service gives the towns
between here and Watertown aSuu-
day mail, something they have lacked
since the early Watertown passenger
was taken off. 1t will be much nicer
for the Brookings people who travel
north than the old time Now a
traveller can leave here in the morning
for some point north and remain all
day. whereas before it was necessary
either leave here in the evening and
remain until the next morning or
else travel on the accommodation. The
new service will also be a great help
to the local hotels. as all travellers
from the north going west will have to
remain here over night and on their
way home they will have to stop over
again
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-07-11
WATERWORKS EXTENSION

The city council has heard nothing
more from w. /. Gray & Co., the
Minneapolis firm which has the con-
tract for the extension of the water
system. 1t was supposed that the
work would be we'll under way by
this time and completed before fall,
but the city officials are not worrying
any as it is very probable that the
company could not have gone ahead
with the work on account of the
heavy rains and consequent over sup.
ply of water near the surface 1t is
expected that the Minneapolis con-
Germ will have bid in for the sewer
contract and they may be waiting to
see II they get this one in order to
save expense in shipping in material
and machinery.
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LOOKED THE ROUTE OVER =

Prof R. F. Kerr returned Saturday
from Marshall, the surveying party
of the electric line having completed
their journey to that point. He went
to Madison yesterday morning, whers
he will meet with the other members
of the party to make up their report
This report will be presented at the
next meeting of the promoters of the
line. In convers ton with Prof. Kerr
be stated that the route from here to
Marshall was very fair, but there was
one or two bad places. The party
went from here to Bushnell and White
and south of Lake Hendricks to Mar
shall. They visited both Ivanhoe and
Hendricks, both of which are very
anxious to get the road. The route
east of Lake Hendricks is not as
level as in this state, but there are
no great engineering feats to be per
formed and Prof. Kerr is of the opin-
ion that the road through there can
be built without great deal of extra
expense.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-07-11
BR00KNGS CO, AUDITOR
CHARGED WITH GRAFT
States Attorney Olaf Edem Serves Legal Demand Upor
Patrick j. Murphy
TO PAY BACK 500 WITHIN TEN DAYS
Claims County Auditor Murphy Has Much Money That Does
Not Belong to Him

On Tuesday Sheriff J. G. Miles
served papers. issued by States Attor.
ney Olaf Eidem. upon County Auditor
Patrick J. Murphy demanding that
he pay back into the county treasury
the sum of 500 "wrOngfully and un-
lawfully" obtained from Brookings
county, also demanding that the
county auditor pay into the county
treasury interest at the rate of seven
per cent on the amount of $700 which
the states attorney claims has been
unla wfully received and held by
County Auditor Murphy.
The document served upon County
Auditor Murphy gives him ten days in
which to return the money which is
alleged to have been wrongfully re.
ceived and retained by him, and un.
less he does as ordered proceedings
will be instituted to recover the
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-07-11
oAkWooD SUMMER RESORT

A dispatch from Arlington to the
Minneapolis Journal says that syndi-
cate Of that town is going to buy the
land adjacant to the OakwOOd lakes
in the northwestern part of this
county and convert them into a sum-
mer resort. This is proposition that
looks good and We see no reason why
if the matter is pushed that one of
the incest resorts in this section could
not be built up. The lakes are in
every way adapted to the purpose.
The shores are nicely wooded and the
lake bottoms are sandy, and it would
be a fine place for bathing, boating
and fishing. 1t is very probable that
a large share of the Brookings people
who now go to Kampeska or some
other summer resort would change to
Oakwood if the place was properly
fixed up for the accommodation of
visitors.
A settlement was made on the
banks of the lake in the early '70's,
known as OakwoOd. and was one Of
the first in this section of the state.
The first dour mill in this locality
was built by these settlers and the
remains Of the old mill is still to be
seen on the banks of the lake. When
the railroad passed by without going
through the town most of the settle
The lakes have very interesting
history previous to the advent of the
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-07-11
YOUNG AMERICANS CRATE

The Prohibitionists of Brookings.
held on the Fourth of July in the
court house grounds, what they we're
pleased to call one-day Chautauqua.
There were sessions at 10 a. m. and
2 p. M, with basket lunch for filler
during the noon hour. At both ses.
slons Mr.. and Mrs. Lough played and
sang appropriate songs and Mr. Lough
also rendered several solos on the
Ocarina, an instrument closely re.
sembling cucumber and which is
played in much the same fashion as
harmonica. In the afternoon Mr.
Morrow made stirring and splendid
appeal in behalf of the cause of prohi-
bition, which was attentively listened
to. Another feature of the afternoon
meeting was one of the silver medal
contests being conducted by Miss
Chappell. Three young ladies and
three young gentlemen: Gladys Arm
strong. Katherine Prouse, Anna Will.
son. Frank Yocum. Paul Elliott and
Will Chappell, made some remarkably
clever addresses. the judges having a
hard time to decide really which was
the best, but finally awarded the med
al to Will Chappell.
Another and the last of these silver
medal contests was held in the Bap-
tist church Monday evening. the par
ticipants being seven small boys from
that Sunday school. The program
was one of the most delightful we
have ever had the pleasure of listen
ing to. Each of the little speakers
had their parts letter perfect and the
subject matter as we'll as delivery were
splendid. The medal was awarded to
Mark Elliott. Rev. Morphy making
the presentation. The other numbers
on the program were several selec~
tiOns by the orchestra aud solos by
Mark Elliott, Delbert Simmons and
Verna Orhrans.
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money by process of law
1t is understood that the board Of
county commissioners have been or
dered not to issue any more warrants
for salary to County Auditor Murphy
until the matter is settled.
The sum which the states attorney
claims the county auditor has received
above what the law allows him il
$500 per year amounting in all to
$1,000, for the four years term of OF.
fee which is not yet completed. This
is certainly worth saving to the county
and if Joe is truly working in the
interest of his constituents" as his
mouth piece says he Is, he will at once
cover the $500 back into the treasury
1t is reported however, that he pro
poses to fight the matter and in case
be so decides the public may look for
some interesting developments.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-07-11
SUCCESSFUL DRAINAGE DITCH

DR.. A. w. Hyde has very success
fully working drainage ditch on his
farm in Trenton township, and with it
he thinks he has solved the problem
the farm owners on the low lands of
the county the past few years. If he
can get the cooperation Of his neigh
bors he thinks that every acre Of land
in that vicinity can be titled without
trouble. At the present time, however,
his is the only ditch in that neighbor-
hood and as a result he is obliged to
take care of the water that flows down
from above him and in turn run 1t
on down to the farms below. Another
year he is hopeful that a greater part
of the land in that township and neigh
boring ones will be properly ditched,
as the property owners are beginning
to learn that this is the only success
full method of Kidding their lands of
the excessive amount Of water.
DR.. Hyde's farm consists OF half
section located just east of the poor
farm. During the two or three years
previous to this the farm had been
nearly valueless as a revenue producer
on account of the excessive rainfall.
The land, while it is as good as there
is in the county, is low and the water
was unable to drain off, and the tenant
was able to work but a small portion
of it. To overcome this difficulty DR..
Hyde last spring put in 543 yards of
dtching at a cost of about $500, and
he considers it one of the best invest
ments he ever made. The ditching
was done with w. H. H. Phillips ditch
ing machine. and altogether four ditch
es were made. Two bitches drain the
north half Of the farm into two SlOughs
on the north section line, and two
more bitches run from these sloughs
to another slough ON the south section
line. The bitches at first were narrow
and shallow, but the force of the water
has gradually enlarged them and they
are now able to carry off quite a vol
ume of water. DR.. Hydes example
could be followed by other property
owners of the county with great pro-
fit to themselves and the community
at large.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-07-11
THE sRooklNGs ELECTRIC

We were given an opportunity to
see the list of subscribers for stock
in the BrOokings & Sioux Falls Elec.
trio Ry. and are pleased to say that it
is our belief that enough money will
be raised to make the enterprise a
success.
Mr.. Wallace of Minneapolis will go
to New York in few days to take
up the work at that end and will leave
his corps Of helpers here to continue
the solicitation Of stock. He informs
US that the Coates Engineer
ing Co., one of the largest and best
known companies in this country will
have the contract for doing the work
on the road and that within thirty
days from the time the stock is sold
active operations will begin.
We see that up to the present time
very few Of the business men of this
city have subscribed for stock. Per
haps they have not been visited, and
We believe this is true, but when the
time comes and the solicitors call
every person engaged i'm business in
this city, who is able in any manner
or to any amount. should aid in the
enterprise Ii this is not done it
Will certainly react upon the city
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-07-11

The good roads meeting held III
this city Saturday afternoon was al
that could be desired. considering the
husy season and good weather "hlch
kent the farmers in their corn anu
hay fields.
eoodly number of farmers ana
business men assembled at the opera
house and Geo. n Breed manager OF
the Minnesota and Dakota Farmer
introduced d. Ward King, Of MISSOURI
ubo for an hour and thirty minutes
gave an interesting talk on how 10
bui,d and maintain good dirt ROADS
without money.
Mr.. King is practical farmer ana
his discovery of the now famous spit
log drag" was another case OF neces-
sitv. He lives three miles from town
and owns and operates a large tarm.
The road from his farm to town was
a bad one and after trying costly
road grader without satisfactory re-
suits he hit upon the simple device
which has since made him famous,
but which at the time caused MIN 10
he the butt of ridicule in his nelghbor-
hood, It took him four years to con-
vince his home people that the spit
log drag" was worthy of notice, ouI
now he has the satisfaction OF seeing
his invention adopted by SIX states
and his time is more than occupied IN
telling the people how he succeeded
i'm accomplishing what at first seemed
almost increditable.
Mr.. King tells his story in simple
matter of fact manner and convinces
his audience Of his sincerity. he
comes as public benefactor, pure and
simple because he has never had his
invention patented and stands ready to
protect the public against those who
try to impose upon them. The split
log drag" can be made by anyone who
knows how to use an axe and saw lts
cost is practically nothing. 1t can be
used best when the fields are too mud
DIV to allow the teams on them and
thus no time is wasted. The more
the roads are worked the better and
more firm they become.
At the close of his address Mr.. King
gave those present an opportunity to
ask questions and for number OF
moments had knotty questions fired at
him from short range which he an
swered readily and satisfactorily. He
then asked how many present would
promise to make and use split log
drag" if he would send them the bull
letin issued by the board of agricul-
ture of Missouri which gave full de-
scription of the drag and how to use
it. Fourteen property holders and far
mers raised their hands and their
names are as follows:
S. Sneeve. Brookings
H. l. Stearns, Medary
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-07-11

The county commissioners are still
in session at the court house and will
probably be busy the rest of the week
Yesterday they spent the day at the
poor farm and inspecting bridges in
the east part of the county Monday
the Elkton case came up before the
commissioners for a hearing. This
case grew out of the annexation last
spring by the city of Elkton of a
part of the surrounding farms, which
annexation did not meet the approval
of the farmers interested and they ap-
pealed to the county board A deci
sion will be given some time this
week
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-07-11

Mrs. c. NJ Fassett, who went to
the Rochester hospital a couple of
weeks ago, was successfully operated
upon on Tuesday of last week, and is
gaining rapidly in health and strength
Her daughter Mrs. Perry Loucks,
went dowa from Watertown, and Mrs
Fassett will accompany her home for
visit as soon as she is strong enough
to leave the hospital.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-07-11
NEW MAN At HELM

A change has occurred in the man
agement of the New Furniture com
pany this week. T. o. Moore of Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, has acquired an interest
in the company and will have the
management of the store. Mr.. Moore
is a licensed embalmer and a funeral
director of years of experience as we'll
as practical furniture man. He ar
rived the first Of the week and took
up his new work. He comes highly
recommended as a business man and
citizen and will be welcomed to the
city. His family will be here in about
a month.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-07-11
DIPPED SOME SHEEP

DR.. Ransom OIL the bureau of animal
industry Of the department OF Agricul-
ture at Washington, has been here
the past week conducting some sheep
dipping experiments at the college
farm. He went to Sioux City Tuesday
morning, but will return here next
week to complete the work. The
experiments are made with sheep ef-
fected with scab, which were shipped
in from the western part of the state,
and the result will be published in
bulletin form.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-07-11
TWO ARE MADE ONE

Theodore Martinson and Miss Ida
Harbaugh were married at the home
Of the brides parents northwest of
town on Wednesday afternoon of last
week. Rev. Geo. E. Morphy of this
city, performed the ceremony. The
young couple have gone to house keep
ing in a new cottage which Mr.. Mart
inson has built on Second street.
The funeral of Gustav Johnson, of
whose death we made mention last
week, was held from the Baptist
church Friday afternoon, conducted by
Rev. Geo. E. Morphy. The remains
were laid at rest in Greenwood ceme-
tary
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white man. The wooded island in the
middle Of Oakwood lake was the
winter camping ground of Big Foot, /
famous chief, and his band OF Sioux
A government fort was located on the
south bank Of the lake during the up
rising Of 1863. and battle was fought
there between a division OF U. S. Cav
airy and the Sioux under Big Foot.
An interesting story is told of the
way Lake Tetonkaha, the west lake,
received it's name. During the up
rising Of 1863 the cavalry had chased
Big FoOt's band west from Minnesota
to the shores of the lake, by which
time the indians were in a bad way
for food and their ponies were giving
out. They then resolved to take a
desperate chance and surprise the
soldiers at night Tetonkaha, who
was the daughter of a chief, had been
befriended by white soldier and re-
turned to her people when she was
lost. Now when she heard the plan
made all haste to the soldiers camp
and gave them warning. The Indians
were repulsed with heavy loss, but
they found out who had betrayed them
and Tetonkaha was drowned by her
own people in the waters OF the lake
that now bears her name.
This story was the theme of an
interesting poem written several
years ago by Prof. A. B. Crane. A
4-atue of the Indian maiden now
stands in the art department at the
college.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-07-11
SEWER CONTRACT TO BE LET

Next Monday evening the city coun-
Gil will let the contract for the new
sewer system. The work will extend
over two years and will cost in the
neighborhood OF $4,000. It will be
a pretty good contract for the com
pany which secures it, and probably
the bids will be pared down to the
owest point. 1t is hoped that the work
will be well started this fall In which
case it can be very nearly completed
next year.
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Word vas received here Tuesday of
the death of Harold Degnan, the young
son of Mrs. Mary Moore, which oc-
Cured at Steele. n, D., where the
family moved last spring Miss Ma.
bel Degnan, who is working for West
& Packard, received word last week
that her brother was ill with tonso-
litis, but at the time his condition was
not regarded as serious.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-07-11
THE DAKOTA CENTRAL

The South Dakota Central railroad
is having considerable trouble
over the location of their new town in
the western part of this county. 1t
seems that the company when it went
through securing the right-of-way and
bonuses, promised to locate a toWnsite
farmers. When the road reached Si-
mai the several different farmers look
ed to the company to make good their
promise. and as their was only one
townsite to give there was trouble
directly. AS a result it is probable
that the toWnsite will not be given to
Lake Sinai, but will be located on
John Christie's farm in Bangor town
ship. The Christie farm is located on
section twenty-seven of Bangor town
ship, and is about thirteen miles
straight west Of this city. 1t is about
seven miles from Volga and an equal
distance from Arlington.
The South Dakota Central now has
trains running as far as Nunda, the
new town south of Arlington, where
John Caldow and his son, formily of
this city have their bank II the
weather continues favorable the COM
pany expect to have traffic through
Arlington by the first of next month.
The line will be completed through to
Watertowu this fall and the probabili
ties are that it will be extended north
from there next year