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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-07-18
DAY RUN OF ELECTRICITY

Tuesday morning the electric light
plant started the day current, which
was ordered by the city council some
time ago. The new system started
out with only one motor patron, and
several fatirons but number Of
others have motors ordered and as
soon as they arrive they will be hitch
ed on. The first one to get the ser
vice is c. A. Palmer. who has a two
horse power motor which he is using
to freeze his ice cream. The motor
works fine and Mr.. Palmer is more
than pleased with his change from
a gasoline engine. Among the places
using power in the city which will
install motors are the Register Pub
fishing Company, the Leon hotel and
Brookings Steam Laundry. A large
number of others are Undecided and
will wait until they see how the
motors work. There is no question
but what they are the incest power to
use in every way as we'll as the power
est, and wherever they are in use
in other cities the patrons could not
be induced to change for any other
power.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-07-18
DELAYS ~ DANGEROUS

DR.. Hyde had an interesting case
this week and one which shows the
almost criminal carelessness Of some
parents A little boy about four years
old was brought to him suffering from
a bruised hip, as the parents said, and
upon examination the bruise was found
to be what is known to the medical
profession as inter-capsular fracture.
The little fellow received a fall about
six months ago with the result noted
above and had never received any
medical attention, his parents think
ing it was just common bruise. DR..
Hyde was unable to do anything for
him on account Of the break being
let go SO long, and the boy will un-
doubtedly be a cripple for life
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-07-18
TO RUSH WATERWORRS

A. NJ. Wheeler of Minneapolis was
here Monday as the representative of
w. |. Gray & Co. at the opening Of
the bids for the sewerage system Mr.
Wheeler's company was awarded the
contract for the extension Of the
waterworks last spring, and to a re-
preventative Of the Register Mr..
Wheeler stated that the company eX-
pected to have machinery and mater
ial here in about two weeks to start
the work The company did not be.
lieve that the work could be perform
ed successfully during the wet wealth.
er, and also wished to wait until the
sewer contract was let, and if they
were the successful bidders the two
contracts could be done together Mr..
Wheeler said that the pipe for the
extension Of the water system had al
ready been ordered and as soon as it
arrived he would be here in person
to superintend the work. It is expect
ed that it can be- completed in about
sixty days.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-07-18
NEW ELECTRIC POLES

The city electric light department
started to work to replace the present
electric light poles in the Main street
district with poles of a larger size,
the present poles not being heavy
enough to carry the extra wires of the
day circuit The poles were placed in
the edge of the sidewalks instead Of
the gutter, as were the old poles and
the work had not proceeded very far
before it was halted by a petition to
the council signed by number Of the
business men asking that the poles
be run through the alleys. The coun.
Gil has taken the matter under ad
visement OF course, there are two
sides to the question, but the fact re-
mains that large number of the
larger cities of the east have the cleo
trio light poles in the side walks and
do not appear to suffer any incon
venience. and to shift the wires to
the alleys would mean an extra out
lay of over $1,000.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-07-18
IMPROVEMENTS AT COLLEGE

The college authorities will soon
make a change at the college which
will be of some interest The three
main buildings, the North, Central
and Experiment Station buildings,
will be painted red. These buildings
are the oldest on the campus and
are beginning to show the wear and
tear of time and it is thought a good
coat of paint will greatly improve
their appearance. 1t will certainly
change their appearance, two of them
are white and the other a very deep
red. The contract for the job will be
let in a few days and the painting Will
be well out of the way before the be-
ginning of the school year in Sept
ember, The college is also building
a barn near the watertank in which
to house a fine carriage team, which
will soon be purchased for the use
Of the president. The Hackney team
which has served as the presidents
driving team for several years, are
getting old and will be kept to carry
the mail and other light work.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-07-18
GOOD FALL OF RAIN

We have had two bad transforms
the past week, but otherwise the
weather has been fine Saturday
evenings storm was accompanied by
considerable wind which did some
damage by blowing down trees and
lodging the grain. The injury to the
grain, however, Is very slight. A large
barn on the farm of Sam Exc, three
miles this side of Bruce. was blown
from its foundation during the storm,
but the six horses in the building at
the time were not injured. Sunday
afternoon and evening there was an
other heavy rain, which did no par
ticular damage other than to wet the
many picnic parties at the lake and
river. During the storm OF Saturday
evening the large tent of the Barnum
& Bailey shows was blown down at
Watertown, and two or three of the
employees badly injured. Fortunate
ly the storm came after the crowd at
the afternoon performance had left.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-07-18
SEWER AND DISPOSAL PLANT
Contract IS let by City Council to
Fargo Contractor
WORK WILL COMMENCE At ONCE
And the Total Cost IS Estimated at
$4,000

The city council held a special ses.
sion Monday evening to open the bids
on the new sewerage system and
sewerage disposal tank There were
three bids presented for putting in the
sewerage system in District No. I.
that is all that part Of the city east O.
Main street, and two bids for the
disposal tank and sewerage system
from the outlet to Main street Gil.
bert w. Haggart of Fargo, ~ d., was
awarded the contract for putting in
both systems, his bid being the low.
est in both cases. His bid on the
sewerage system for the district east
Of Main street was $73, 512.10 and for
the sceptic tank and sewerage system
up to Main street, $14.2S3.40
The other bidders were G.. s. Red.
mond of Pipestone, Mimi, and w. t.
Gray & Co, of Minneapolis. Mr.. Red
mond's bid for the sewerage system
was $74,S09.10 and for the sceptic
tank and sewerage system to the out.
let.sl4.546.10 The Minneapolis firm
made a bid of $74,l359O on the sewer
age system in District No. I, but did
not make a proposal for the tank.
The bids for putting in the pipe for
the sewers were made upon basis
Of so much per lineal foot, but the
figures as given above represent the
lump sums of the bids.
Mr.. Haggart was present at the
meeting and stated the material and
machinery would be shipped at once
and inside Of a month they say the
work will commence. The contract
call for the work to be completed by
August 1st, 1908. Altogether there
will be about twenty-five miles Of
ditching, and every part of the city
will get the service
The contract calls for vitrified pipe
of standard weight. Bids were re-
ceived for the heavy grade of pipe as
well as the standard weight, but as
shallow the lighter grade will serve
the purpose fully as we'll. For the
outlet sewer and publication works
the estimate Of quantity are as fol
lows: The sceptic tank with all
necessary appliances; three filter
beds; 1882 feet of "a inch sewer pipe !;
666 feet of IS inch sewer pipe 200
feet Of IL inch sewer pipe. For the
system in District No. 1 the following
quantities will be required: 1900 feet
of IS inch sewer pipe; 290 feet of IL
inch sewer pipe; 65l0 feet Of 10 inch
sewer pipe; 1850 feet of inch
sewer pipe, together with the neces-
sary manholes, lamp holes, etc
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-07-18
NEW MAMMOTH ENGINES

Some time ago in connection with
the write-up of the improvements at
the junction We mentioned the fact
that the North Western would soon
put some large engines on this divi.
sion. The first Of these arrived last
week, and is now in use on the Tracy.
Huron division. The engine belongs
to what is known as class "R" and
has six big drivers. 1t is the inten.
ton Of the railroad company to re-
place all the small engines on this
division with these engines. The ar
rival of these engines will mark an
epoch in the history Of railrOading in
South Dakota. In years past this divi.
sion has been the dumping ground for
the eastern divisions and all worn.
out rolling stock was sent to run un-
til it fell to pieces. Some of the en-.
gines now in use should have been in
the scrap-heap years ago, but they
have been continued in use until now.
With the growing business the pre-.
sent equipment will no longer serve,
and from now on every piece Of roll
ing stock that comes to the division
will be as good as there is on the road.
1t is not known what will become of
the discarded engines, but they will
probably be sent to the new division
farther west
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-07-18
DR.. Scsnlsn came oyer from Volgs
on this mornings train to spend the
day on business.
sROokINGS.SIoUx FALLS RY.

The promoters of the BroOkings-
Sioux Falls electric road have been
busy at work selling stock along the
line of the road south of town the
past week. They report most crafty
ing success. an if there is corre-
spending amount of enthusiasm dis
played by the people of the city the
road is An assured thing. Mr.. Wal
lace and his helpers expect to have
their work in the country completed
this week, and next week will start to
work selling stock in this city. BY
the first of the month it is thought
that everything will be in good shape
to go ahead with the work on the
road Mr. Wallace was at Minneapo-
lis the first of the week, where he
met the eastern representative of his
company. and upon his return stated
that no trouble would be experienced
in financing the road, provided the
people in this section do their part.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-07-18
MORE RAILROAD NEWS

Prof. r. r. Kerr of Brookngs who
was one of the committee TO make
the railroad survey from Mitchell to
Marshall is in the city in conference
with Chas. B. Kennedy another mem
ber of the committee and for the
purpose of making plat of the sur
vey from field notes. Prof. Kerr re.
ports a very fine line and easy grade
from Mitchell to Ivanhoe but says
the country is rougher when you get
over into Minnesota. He says that
when he left home the prospects we're
very bright for financing the Brook
ings-Sioux Falls electic line. He
thinks the Mitchell-MadiSOn-
ings wide guage can be built the
same way. He favors the storage
battery electic motor and estimates
that standard road bed, complete
with iron laid can be built at the rate
of $1,000 a mile.-Madison Sentinel
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-07-18
PROF. WHEELER GETS SECOND

At the St. Paul city tennis tourna.
ment held the past week, Prot. j. II.
Wheeler, formerly of this city, secured
second honors, being defeated for first
honors in the final match of the
tournament. The St. Paul Dispatch
in speaking OF the match says:
"By winning three out of four sets
from J. H. Wheeler, w. G.. Graves
won the city tennis championship in
the singles. The contest between
Wheeler and Graves was we'll played
throughout. Although Graves excelled
his opponent in all round playing,
the latter never gave up and fought
for every point. Graves took the first
set Ga. Wheeler won the second set
6-3, and Graves took the next two sets
by scores of Ga, 6-3. Wheeler made
several returns Of seemingly impossible
balls. and Graves, in his anxiety to
kill the ball would drive it out OF the
court. Wheeler started off with rush
ana TOOK the nrSt three games OF the
first set. Graves than won love game
He also took the next two games and
with the set three all, be won the next.
Wheeler then made it four all, and
Graves by winning the next two games
took the set Wheeler did his best
playing of the match in the second set
which ne won 6-3. Graves seemed to
suffer a momentary falling off in his
play, probably due to the surprising
form shown by Wheeler. He made
several Intellectual rallies but they
were of no avail. Graves won the
third and fourth sets in easy fashion
and finished in much better form than
Wheeler"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-07-18
TIE NORTHWESTERN WINS

The race between the North West.
ern and Milwaukee roads to be the
first to complete their line to the Hills
has been watched With interest all
OF the North Western they being the
first road to complete the span. The
last spike was driven on the extension
between Pierre and Rapid City on
Wednesday of last week at Ave O'Clock
in the afternoon. at a point about four
miles west of Philip. Train service
is expected on the new division about
the first Of the month. The schedule
has not been yet announced and it
is not known whether or not 1t will
effect the train time in this part of
state, although it is very likely to if
through trains are run from Chicago
to Rapid City as now planned. The
new line means great deal to this
part Of the state in more ways than
one. The new line means closer con
nection in business and social rela-
tions between the farming section in
the eastern part of the state and the
timber and mining region in the
western part Of the state, and that in
the future the Black Hills will be in
the front part of the state, instead of
an annex to Nebraska, which they
n hA
years since the railroads built into
that favored section from the south,
in their swing around the Dakota In
dian reservations.
1t means that the lumber from the
Black Hills and coal from the Wyom
ing fields will come into competition
with eastern shipments all over South
Dakota with shorter freight hauls;
and that the farm products of the
eastern part of this state can be uti
lized to supply the miners in the
Black Hills instead of their drawing
all such supplies in excess of those
raised in the Hills, from Nebraska
markets
Since the national government has
begun to sell the beetle infested tim
ber from the forest reserves to saw
mill men, it means an advance in
the numbering industry in the Black
Hills, and that large amount of pine
lumber will be placed upon the mark
ct, and shipped to the eastern part of
South Dakota and this alone will be
benefit which the people east Of the
Missouri river will appreciate.
The line also means that between
now and winter a greater number of
people from the eastern part Of the
state will visit the wonders of the
Black Hills, than have visited them
since the country has been settled.
Many who in the past have wished to
visit that part of the state have been
deferred from making the trip on ac-
count of the cost of railway fair, and
the long ride which would be required,
but these factors have now been cut
out and the outings in the Hills will
be numerous for the people Of the
eastern part of the state from this
time on
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-07-18
SAD ACCIDENT

Miss Mabel Hill. daughter Of Prof.
NJ. Q. Hill had her arm fractured at
Watertown last Friday in most ira
gic manner
S A. OhtneSs accompanied by his
wife and daughter, Mae, and Miss
Mabel Hill were riding about the city
in an automobile. AS they passed
by team hitched to a post in the
street the team became frightened
and Mr.. Ohtness slowed his auto
down until he was past the team He
had turned into the alley leading TO
his house when the frightened horses
broke from their fastenings and fol-
lowed the automobile into the alley
at a frightful speed The auto had
nearly stopped and the occupants
knew nothing Of their danger until
the team crashed into the rear of
the auto throwing the people to the
ground. Mr. and Mrs. Ohtness escaped
serious injury while Miss Hill had
an arm broken and was badly bruised
by the fall. Miss Mae Ohtness,
charming young lady aged Is years
was thrown under the horses and
trampled to death The auto vas
wreck
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-07-18
KING DRAG" ALL RIGHT

Several farmers from this vicinity
went over to Brookings Saturday to
attend the King road lecture and
demonstration. They report an inter
esting lecture and were we'll pleased
with the work of the drag. The city
authorities in Volga have used one OF
these drags on the main street for
the past two seasons, and it is gener-
ally conceded that we have the best
unpaved business street in the state
1t is far better than the paved
streets in many places Trib-
una.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-07-18

Yesterday was the closing day of the
chautauqua assembly, and entertain
ment was under the auspices of the
Ladies Chautauqua improvement club.
Miss Lillian Breed of Brookings,
appeared in recitation and was
heartily recalled. She was very pleas
ing in manner and elected much
praise from the audience, one OF the
officers of the association remarking
that her elocutionary effort was among
the best of the assembly. Madison
Leader.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-07-18
To Make aSpIitLos Drag

The following are the directions given
by D.. Ward King for making his
"split-log drag" Don't imagine you
know more about making the drag
than he does, but make it as he says
in every particular and the drag will
do the work if you use it intelligently.
Take the two halves of split log,
ten or twelve inches thick and seven
to nine feet long Set the halves fiat
sides to the front, fasten thirty inches
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-07-18

apart with strong stakes, the ends OF
which are wedged in two-inch auger
holes, bored through the slabs. Put
a solid plank platform on the stakes
for the driver to stand on. The hitch
is made OF strong wire or chain, the
long end fastened to stake over the top
of the front slab, the short end should
be put through a hole made in center
of the slab and near the end to prevent
the back slab tilting forward. Face
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-07-18
A NEW AUTOMOBILE

Stephen Briggs, graduate of the
college this year was here the first
of the week on his way to Milwaukee.
As We mentioned some time ago,
Steve has invented an auto engine
and had arranged with a Milwaukee
company for its manufacture. In ex-
change for a half interest in his pat
company, and the engines will be
manufactured under his direction,
There is every prospect that Steve
will be getting large wads Of the need.
full in the near future.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-07-18

Mrs. J. H. Kastenholtz of Bushnell, +,
died at her home Monday evening o I
cancer, from which she had been a
sufferer the past two years. The
renlin, we're taken to Minneapolis
for burial Tuesday. Mrs. Kastenholtz
was for,y-three years OF age, and leaves
a husband, two daughters and son.
The family live on ]. H. Bushnell's
farm near the town of Bushnell.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-07-18

four or five feet of the ditch end of the
front slab with iron. Don't put on
iron full length of Iog.) An old wagon
tire, worn share or of road grader, or
any piece of fat steel will answer for
this purpose.
Plank Drag The ha.t of a split log
is, without any doubt whatever, the
best shape for drag material. have
made several splendid ones from the
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-07-18

ends of cedar telephone poles. II
forced TO use plank, get elm or cypress,
2xl2 OF the proper length, and 2x6 of
the same length. Use the 2x6 to rein
force the 2x12 lengthwise Of its center,
80 that there will be four inches in
thickness Of the wood through which
to bore the two-inch holes for the
stakes which are to join the two slabs.
BY this arrangement Of the plank the
shape of the log slab is approximated. &.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-07-18

Walter NJ. Cheever aud family left
this morning for couple OF weeks
outing which they will spend at Lake
Geneva, Wis.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-07-18

Chas. Keith went to Bruce last
Saturday morning and spent the day
looking after his farm.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-12-05
OBITUARY.

Charles F. Caswell associate jus
tlce OF the Colorado supreme court.
died of paralysis OF the heart
Adjt. Gen. Alexander Hughes, aged
81, who served in the iron brigade as
a memebr of Co B, seventh Wisconsin
volunteers. died in Minneapolis.
DR. Samuel ]. Boyd OF Chicago is
dead. He was born in Rochester.
N. Y, 46 years ago. He is survived by
a widow and an year old son. Sam
uel
Corwin V. Howell, chief claim agent
and claim attorney for the Pennsyl-
vanla railroad. died in Chicago. He
was SO years old He was born in
Brantford. Ont. He was married.
Daniel Sinclair, who was the oldest
editor in Minnesota. is d1-d at WI
mona. aged rs years. He served as
editor of the winona Republican,
which he established in 1856, for
nearly half century.
Mrs. Anna MacLaren, widow of Gen,
Robert n, MacLaren, former COM
mander at Fort Smelling, died at ST.
Paul at the age of IS. Mrs. Mac
Laren was born at Caledonia, N. Y.
Gen. MacLaren died in 1885.
z. B. job of Alton is dead at the age
OF %. Mr.. job. who came to Madison
county in 1888. for many years repre-
scented that section in the legislature.
and was the friend and contemporary
of Lincoln, Douglas, the first Gov.
Yates. and Lyman Trumbull. He was
a 'forty-niner." and walked across the
isthnus of Panama on his way back in
1851.
f. A. Handy. general manager of the
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern
railroad. died of pneumonia in Chi
cage. Mrs. Handy was with her hus-
band. but two sons, who have been at
tending an eastern college. failed to
reach Chicago before their father
died. He was born at Barnstable.
Mass, April 4. 1855. and graduated
from Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology in 1875. He had been in the
service OF the Lake Shore road since
1888
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-12-05
BEGAN YOUNG.


Had Coffee Nerves" from Youth.
when very young begin using
coffee and continued up TO che past six
months writes a Texas girl.
Il had been exceedingly nervous, thin.
and very sallow After quitting coffee
and drinking Postum Food CGflee about
a month my nervousness disappeared
and has never returned. This is the
more remarkable as am a primary
teacher and have kept right on with my
work.
My complexion now is clear aud
rosy, my skin soft and smooth As a
good complexion was something had
greatly desired | feel amply repaid
even though this were the oaly benefit
derived from drinking Postum.
Before beginning its use l aad sui
fered greatly from indigestion and
headache; these troubles are aow I'M
known.
Best Of all. changed Frosn coffee to
Postum without the slightest incon-
venlence, did not even have head
ache. Have known co1ee drinkers who
were visiting me- to use Postum week
without being aware that they were not
drinking coiIee
Il aac known several 10 begin the
use OF Postum and drop Il because they
did not boil Il properly. After explain.
ing bow Il should be prepared they
have tried Il again and proaounSed Il
delicious
Name given BY Postum Cc.. Battle
Creek. Mica Read the booSles, The
Road to wellville.~ IN pkss There's
a Reason"