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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-07-23
EAST TRENTON.

Earl Ripley was cut driving in Tren.
ton Sunday.
Marion Latham was an Aurora call.
er Saturday.
Alden Simmons was a caller in his
auto Sunday.
Elmer Sechrist called at 0. j. Stet-
tiers recently.
Geo. Crawford called at Reeves Sun.
day morning.
Leonard Stewart called at Alstott's
Saturday evening.
Mrs. Abbie Leary made a short call
in Aurora Monday.
Mrs. Mabel Hays and children we're
visiting here recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Settler were Aurora
visitors Sunday morning.
Mrs. Nellie Staples and little daugh-
ter visited Mrs. Pike Sunday.
'INA mas tC4lIHltilttu anu grain
is reported to be of good weight.
Carter Collins and wife drove TO
Aurora Sunday for the ball game.
Schlobohm and Carter are putting
up hay at S. w. Armstrong; this week.
Art Stone was seer driving through
here on his way to the lake Sunday.
Quite a number from here attended
the NJ. w. A. doings in Brookings
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Mckinney enter
tanned a number Of friends and re
latives Sunday. ' "
The young folks gave Mary and Yer
o Reeve a pleasant surprise Tues
day afternoon. a fine time was en-
joyed by all.
The Trenton Farmers played a gam,
of ball Sunday with the Aurora Kids
Score, ~ to 10 in favor of the Farm
ers. We understand that they will
play Riverview next Sunday.
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REGULAR MEETING OF THE
BOARD or COUNTY coMMis-
an @ siCNERS.

81 The board Of county commissioners
of Brookings county met in regular
session at the Office of the County Au-
ditor in the city of Brookings o. Tues
day, July q. 1908. at IL o'clock a. m.
Members present, Chairman Lewis
Johnson and Commissioners f. w.
Newton, Ole Erickson. o. G. Oyloe
and Geo. E. Hoch, and the county
auditor as clerk. fe7} a%@ eH
The board was called to order by
the chairman and proceeded to read
THE minutes Of the regular April meet
ing and the adjourned meeting of
Mays. 1893. and to check the war.
rants issued with the claims as al
bowed at said meetings, after finishing
which the minutes were approved as
read. 9tse1ao 70. g9.tagsIo aaiasu
The board organized as a board
of equalization by taking the, oath as
prescribed BY law, and the balance Of
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PRESTON.

Mr.. and Mrs. Walker were in Pre-.
ton sunday.
}. ". Shultz and family went TO
Brookines Friday.
c. Dyball of Volga was visiting with
O. Z. Cotton Sunday,
Mark Hopkins and daughter, Clara.
went TO Estelline Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benson Went over to
Brookings last Wednesday
Mrs. Clay Coleman has been very
sick with typhoid fever.
Alma Croag is visiting with her
cousin. Mrs. Bertha Plumb.
Mrs. shultz and Myrtle called on
Mrs. Jim Pendergast Sunday.
Mrs. Jones went tc Aurora 10 visit
with her daughter Thursday.
Mrs. Dempster OF Brookings, is Wis
iting with her daughter, Mrs. Fish.
The Ncrwegians had a basket pic
mic Sunday. Quite a number were pres.
ent.
lone Pope Of Estelline, is spending
the month with her cousin, Bertha
Plumb.
Stacy Van L~angingham and Grace
Kenyon Of Bruce. were married in
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AURORA.

Crops never looked better in this
vicinity.
Miss Frances Baker is quite i'll at
this writing.
F. T. Baker is on a business trip
TO Minneapolis at present.
Daisy Glenn Is visiting her sister,
Mrs. ID. johnson this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Z. Johnson of
Trenton Sundayed in Aurora.
Miss Lottie link left Friday for a
weeks visit at her home in lie Mars,
Iowa.
The Aurora base ball team got the
conceit taken out Of them again at
Ward Friday.
Mrs. James Carbine and sister, Miss
Clair Sanderson, were Brookings visi-
tors Friday evening.
Mr.. Vim Rexford enjoyed a visit
from his brother, Almus Rexford and
wife Of Minneapolis.
Mrs. Troy Evans and daughter, Mrs.
Frank Secora and children returned
trcn their visit at Sinai Monday.
Miss Myrtle Buckley suffered an
attack of inflammatcry rheumatism. but
Is on the road to- recovery at this
writing.
q The Childrens' Day exercises held
at the NJ. K. church Sunday evening
were largely attended. A nicely ar.
ranged program was listened to by an
~appreciative audience.
Mrs. j. b. Southland went to Brook.
ing Friday evening to witness the
eighth grade graduation exercises. Her
sister, Miss Laura Phillips being a
member of that class.
A9large delegation OF Woodmen and
Royal Neighbors represented our
camps in Brookings last Wednesday.
and each and everyone of them speak
very highly of the Brookingsites as
being royal entertainers.
N
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ALTON.


Mrs. Ben Falk has been on the sick
list the past week.
Or. Stevens Of White, made a pro,
iessional call Sunday.
Frank Glasier is working for Gerd
Null during the haying eason
Mr.. and Mrs. Winder and Mrs. Geo.
Null were Argo visitors Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Null were guests
at the c. w. Koenig home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. <. Brink are en-.
joying a visit from relatives from Hi
nois.
Miss Florence Mcknight departed
Sunday night for a visit with relatives
at Saltwater, MINI.
Mrs. Hartley and Mrs. S, II. Dough.
ty returned Tuesday from a visit in
Wisconsin and Minnesota.
Miss Maude Lucas returned Saturday
from ~Brookings, where she has been
attending summer institute the past
two weeks.
A number of Woodmen and Royal
N%eighbors attended the celebration
In Brookings Wednesday and all report
a fine time.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Mcknight re-
turned to Brookings Sunday after
spending the past week with their
son, Milton and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. NJ. Lemsky and
Miss Jones of Hartley, Iowa, visited
Thursday at the Milt Mcknight, w.
T.. Richard and S. Luckinbill homes.
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II. q I, DI VVhIESo wv I||
Also the following claims of judges
and clerks of primary election, for
returning ballot boxes and hall rent,
viz:
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Mr.. and Mrs. ". s, Wilkinson and
children Sundayed in Bushnell.
Thomas Alsip departed sunday even
ing for Tacoma. Wash, with a car
load Of goods and stock belonging 70
his father. The elder Mr.. and Mrs.
AIsip expect TO leave for that place
next Wednesday.
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Total. ..........$ SCI, 9S1.
Lewis Johnson.
F. w. Newton
O G. OylOq

Total. ..S6l ,9Sl.61
Lewis Johnson.
F. w. Newton
o. G.. Oyloe.
We, Geo. f. Hoch and Ole Erick-
Epn. your committee ON settlement
with the Register of Deeds report,
that We have checked over the re-
ports of o. B. Utigard, register of
deeds. with the records of the Office
and find that all fees that have been
collected by him have been accounted
for as shown by his reports.
We find the total amount of fees
collected by him for the six months
ending June 80, 1908, to be $1,135.4O,
which amount has been deposited
with the county treasurer as shown
by vouchers.
Geo. E. Hoch.
Ole Erickson.
On motion the board adjourned to
9 o'clock a. m. July II.
July II, 1908. Board met as per ad-
jOurnment, all members and clerk
present. The bridge petition of F. H.
Austin and others asking for a bridge
across the Sioux river between Sec
lions IA and % lakewood was on mo-
ton granted.
The bridge petition Of E. p. Lamb
and others asking that a bridge be
Sections 10 and 20 Trenton to- replace
the bridge that was washed u was
on motion granted.
The board took up the equalization
of bank stock and on motion the fol-
changes were made from the
assessments as returned by the as
SCISSORS, viz: 4
Farmers National Bank, Brook
ings. raised. 177.O0
Bank of Bookings, Brookings .
raised 10000
First National Bank, Brook
ing lowered. .......... 400. 90
State Bank Elkton, rais'd 900. 90
First Natl Bank, Elkton raised 1880
First State Bank, Sinai, low'd 1890
First Natl Bank, Volga, raised 545.OO
These changes being necessary in
order to bring each bank in the coun-
ty to the basis of assessment agreed
on at the assessors meeting, viz:
500 of capital and surplus.
AT 2 o'clock p. m. the board and
the County Superintendent took up
the petitions asking them to attach
districts Nc. AZ and No. so to dis
trict No. 40 and after full c~onsidera-
ton said petitions were on motion
rejected. -a a. ,,-- G
Farm lands within the city limits
Of yoiga and Bookings were on mo-
tion reduced 20%,a such reduction to
apply only to tracts of 40 acres or
less. u. ,,..,, s.,,, .s1
On motion board al! ourned to 81
o'clock a: m. July Is. - "s@2AAJ
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NEWS WANTED.

The Register would like TO secure
q good correspondent in every locality
in the county and viii be very pleased
10 receive the m Of anyone who
will act in that capacity. Write US
for particulars.
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RURAL GLEANINGS


This newspaper desires n correspondent IN
every township In the county. III you notlce
that your township Is not represented under
This heading write US and NE Will send you
she necessary stamped envelopes and paper.
All correspondence must be signed ~ the
accredited correspondent
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carefully checked over all vouchers as
recorded in the voucher records and
have compared all stubs with claims
allowed by this board and find that
the accounts as allowed ON said
claims agree with the stubs of war
rants and the record as kept of the
commissioners proceedings.
We have also checked all tax and
miscellaneous receipts, which re-
ceipts have been found properly en-
tered upon the cash books and the
amounts of same accounted for on the
ledgers.
We have also checked up the &C
counts as kept with the book con.
Germs doing business with the county
and find that the claims as filed by
these concerns and warrants drawn
in payment of same have been &C.
counted for.
We find that all receipts, both tax
and miscellaneous, and all payments
as shown by vouchers have been
properly accounted for, for the six
months ending June 80, 1908. and
that the balance in the hands of the
county treasurer at the close of bust
ness June 80, 1908, was SCI, 9S1.67,
which sum was accOunter for
by certified statements from the
cashiers of the several banks, by
cash in office, and by cash items as
follows:
First National Bank, Brook
1ngS S,939.94
Bank of Brookings. ........ 1862
Farmers National Bank
Brookings ............. 1~6,574.39
Farmers National Bank
White 4,317.63
First State Bank Elkton. ... 1,431.45
First National Bank, Elkton 4,435.24
Bank of Aurora. ......... 2,676.76
First National Bank, Volga 1922
Bank of Bruce. .......... 2,716.O9
First National Bank, White 1924
| First State Bank, Volga.. 2,957.70
Farmers e Merchants Bank,
Bushnell. ............ 3,515.3s
First Natl Bank, Arlington 1884
Citizens State Bank, Airing
ton 1854
First State Bank, Sinai 80. 1,27S.14
lCurrency and Coin ........ 2S1.19
County Claims ............ 1,47S.SS
Checks 627.50
Cash Items 1889
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Inc podru tnen proceeded to make
settlement with the county officers,
the following committees being appoint
ed by the chairman, viz:
On settlement with Auditor and
treasurer, Johnson, Oyloe and New.
ton. On settlement with Register of
Deeds, Hoch and Erickson.
The balance of the day was spent
on settlement and on motion board ad-
journed to 8 o'clock a. m. July 9.
July 8. 1908. Board met as per ad-
journment, all members and clerk pres
ent, continued settlement with county
officers and on motion adjourned to
. o'clock a. m. July 10.
Inly-10, 1908--Board met as per ad-
jou1neqtyaY membeys apd slerk prss-
Nh 1sss1isGNG a. Wtshmstees
made. the ,foilnwhg reports:
M We Lewis johnson. ~ W. Newton
and H0,.Gssoybre your COMMITTEE, on
setflemeAt with the Auditor andSTrsss-
dfer respsctful1y report. that we Have
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the day was spent III "'
oil the tax rolls as '''''"'"
assessors ana N'"''"s
sardlns .hNI''""''
on motion ""J''''' ~
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Adjournment a."
present "' GA III,
not ''.hs "i 'N'
"4al' "i" ''o"
OF township anu .''
lAs H"l'.'S %
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u. J., Bairey, Alton .....-
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The La Jara chronicle., 1908-06-26
Lumber Bargains.

To make room for a large ship
ment 1 have coming, l will sell at
the following prices:
Four panel door, $l.OO and up.
Windows from 70 cts up.
All kinds of two inch dimen-
sion lumber, No. l, $40. Cement,
wall plaster and in fact everything
in the building line in proportion.
The best screen door $1.OO.
CHAs. MAGNEs.
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-06-26

Allister Gillispie is here from
Denver visiting his parents.
Santa Fe is out with posters
announcing big celebration on
July Ath and 5th.
Chas. Magnes visited the lum-
Der camps and saw mills between
here and Pagosa Springs the first
of the week.
FoR SALE-A western cottage
organ at the cost of only $40. Call
at this office. A discount will be
given for cash.
Nj. and Mrs. Frank Shawcroft,
who have been enjoying a visit
with relatives at Salt Lake, re-
turned home Wednesday.
Don't be deceived, Buy nothing
but American Field woven wire
fencing. 1t has the weight and
quality. The others are not in its
class
Loren Nelson, of Sanford, re
turn ed with his bride from Salt
Lake, Wednesday night. The
lady was formerly Miss Hattie
johnson of Arizona.
Rubbish under the side walk in
front of the town hall caught fire
in some mysterious manner Sunday
afternoon. A couple of buckets of
water put out the blaze before any
damage was done.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. W. King have
receihed word of the marriage of
their son, William King, recently
in Durango, to a popular young
lady of that place. The newly
married couple will reside in
Durango.
A disposition among large land
towerns to cut their holdings up
into small tracts and sell the same
at reasonable price is contribut-
ing much to the good of the valley.
A little farm well titled IS worth
more than big one but half filed.
A. Ewald was here from Anto-
nito, Monday, looking after his
business interests. Several years
have passed since he last saw
La Jara-his former home
and it's evident growth since that
period caused an abnormal expan-
sion Of the visitors eyes.
At the head camp meeting of
the Modern Woodmen in Peoria,
ILL.,, last week, the salary of head
Consul Talbot was increased from
5000 to 500 year and the
head officers were empowered to
purchase the Amber ranch near
Colorado Springs and raise funds
by subscription to build and main
tain sanitarium for consumptive
members of the order.
Mrs. F. w. Coakley left Saturday
evening for her old home at Win
terset, Iowa, being summoned by
a telegram announcing the death
of her father, John Kirkland. A
previous telegram announced that
he had been seriously injured but
the last message was delivered
within a few minutes after the
receipt of the first and Mrs. Coax
ley was entirely unprepared for the
sad news. Mr.. Kirkland was
killed by a vicious bull that he
was attempting to subdue. He
was well known in this city and
with his wife spent couple of
months here last summer visiting
his daughters, Mrs. Coakley and
Mrs. G. E. Rippey. Mrs. Rippey
now lives on farm near Aztec, N.
NJ, but attempts to get into CON-
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sick list.
Miss Matte King is rusticating
out on the Bernard ranch.
&. G. Oliver now keeps a fine
supply of fresh fruit on hand.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Murphy
were guests of Alamosa friends,
Wednesday.
DIR. Davis, dentist, of Alamosa,
will be in La Jara every Thursday
at Hamilton's drug store.
If you want good Key West
cigar, call at the Club saloon and
ask for La Flor de Lius Martin
ez-they're the stuff.
The families of B. l.. Van
Vechten and d. Fl. Gibbs spent
Sunday at the A. l.. Moss and
Frank Brownell ranches.
DR.. A. L. Gilmer, the well known
dentist, will be at the Hotel La
Jara, from Monday, July 9th to
Saturday, July 1lth, one week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Fl. Welch,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ. Maxfeld and
III. E. Wisegarver composed a
camping patry to the mountains,
this week.
The B. l.. Van Vechten Hard
ware Co. will sell you American
Field woven wire fence-the best
in the land-at prices that will
amaze you.
The Home Lumber, Coal &
Grain Co., make speciality
of screen doors, 81 for the door
that usually sells for S1.50 and
S1.50 for the door that usually
sells for $500.
Hiram Nelson and Miss Stella
Young were married in Sanford,
Wednesday afternoon. The young
people are well known in both
Sanford and La Jara and have the
best wishes of their friends.
Mrs. Robt. Lyons arrived here
from Juanita, Tuesday, where she
has been the guest of MIR. and
Mrs. John Flintham for several
weeks. She will continue her Wis
it with La Jara friends for awhile,
Fl. j. Rabuske, in company with
Hendren g. Rich, have purchased
the fine stallion belonging to Frank
Pursley. 1t is their intention to
add another pair of horses to their
present property and ship the trio
to New Mexico points where they
hope to. exchange them for sheep.
Don't talk hard times and tell
bad luck stories. The only people
on this earth who have right to
do SO are those who drag out
miserable existence in the tenement
districts of the large cities. Pure
air, pure cold water, and enough
to eat, are things they dream about
but seldom experience.
Messrs. W. F. Middleton and
Emilio Girard received ship
ment of several barrels of the
famous Pagosa Springs water
this week, as per their order before
leaving the Springs recently.
Since its arrival the gentlemen
have been distributing samples of
the liquid among their friends and
as a proof of it's excellent quail
ties as health restorative, are
calling attention to their improved
condition since having partaken of
it.
VIM. McKelvey, D. Jones and
son, Victor, all of Belmont, Ohio,
arrived unexpectedly in La Jara,
Monday morning and will remain
for some time the guest of Mr..
McKelvey's sister, Mrs, w. A.
Braiden. The gentlemen are in
search of location and have been
spending the past several weeks in
n tour of aonfharn Taxas and Oh
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EVENTS OF THE WEEK E

the Oliver meat market.
R. B. Neal left yesterday even
ing for Pueblo and Colorado City.
L. d. Eskridge was an arrival
on Tuesday mornings train from
Denver.
Fine Screen Doors at The Home
Lumber, Coal and Grain Com
pany's for 81.
Mrs. E. n. Rich and her sister,
Miss Cunningham. visited Ala
mosa Yesterday.
We are pleased to note that
Mrs. Samuel Wilson is recovering
from a several days siege of ill
ness.
Mrs. P. L. Wilson departed last
evening for visit of month or
so with her parents in Watervale,
Kansas.
Hon. d. F. How arrived from
Denver the first of the week and
visited with his mother, Mrs. G. G.
Flintham, several days.
Mrs. A. E. McLain and mother,
Mrs. o. E. Cove were passengers
on last nights train bound for
their home in central Kansas.
Mrs. Chas. Weist will leave in
Il short time for Knoxville, Tenn,
10 spend several months with her
mother, Mrs. p. 7. Mcdaniel.
James Eskridge arrived home
from the metropolis, "Wednesday
morning, and will spend the bal
ance of the summer on the ranch.
Wcrnette d Stanwood. dentists,
of Alamosa, will visit La Jara the
2nd and 4th Fridays and Satur-
days of each month. Office in
Ellis drug store. All work is
guaranteed to be perfectly salts
factory.
Mrs. Cobb was an arrival from
Elgin, ILL.,, this week and is en-
joying our salubrious climate with
her son, Emery, on the former
Russell ranch, in the Empire dis
trict, which was recently purchased
by Emery.
The dance given by the Royal
Neighbors of America last Friday
evening was very well attended.
Elegant refreshments were served,
the music was good and a large
crowd of people enjoyed them
selves to the limit until the small
hours of the morning.
Uncle Joe Pursley has returned
home from Ojo Caliente Springs
where he has been for the past
two weeks testing the curative
: bowers of the water for rheumatic
difficulties. He now has gait
like "A spring colt and he says the
trip has given him back ten years
of his life.
The d. & R. &. plans to run a
daylight special to the Democratic
convention in Denver. 1t is said
the special will pass La Jara the
morning of July 9th and this fare
will be $40 for the round trip.
This will very likely be your last
chance to see Bryan nominated
for president.
The whistle of the La Jara Mill
and Elevator Co., awaIens the
echos every morning at Z O'Clock.
The mill is turning out large
quantities of the celebrated Ben
Hur flour the demand for which is
constantly increasing and good
market is developing in the
southern states.
Mrs. f. j. Hendren and daugh-
ter returned Sunday night from a
two weeks Durango visit. Mary
land Glenn, Mrs. Hendren's broth
er who has been employed by the
Iailroad company at Durango,
accompanied them home for an
indefinite stay with relatives in !
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we are headquarters tor hSnlnS
tackle. q. O. Ellis.
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Kinton are
here from the ranch and will be
in town from now on.
For sale-Pure bred Duroc-Jer-
sey boars and boar pigs. Inquire
of l.. II. Angevine, La Jara.
The band gave very nice, little
concert in the park Tuesday even
ing. An appreciative audience was
present.
American Field Fence is the only
woven wire fencing that will stand
the test. The Van Vechten Hard
ware Co. sells it.
Mr.. and Mrs Ed. Murphy were
among the La Jara contingent at
the ST. Johns Day celebration at
Alamosa, Wednesday.
Don't forget that the Club sa-
loon is the place where only the
highest quality of liquors and ci-
gars are sold. A square deal' is
our motto.
Miss frankie Knight of Bea-
trice, Nebraska, is expected to
arrive here shortly to spend the
summer with her sister, Mrs. l..
II. Angevine.
Milan the imported Belgium
coach horse, was sold this week to
a stock company composed of La
Jara stockmen. The consideration
is stated to be $1,000.
The MAX store is closed and
the stock of goods shipped to
Antonito. A. E. McLain and p.
l.. Wilson went up there to close
out the goods this morning.
Miss Forest Buchanan, repre-
senting the Great Southwest maga-'
zine, devoted to the romance,
history and progress of the south
west, spent Wednesday in town.
Horace Hall went on fishing
trip Sunday and returned with
about 40 of the speckled beauties
which he distributed among his
friends. Horace has winning
way that neither the girls nor fishes
can resist.
Earl Ford, sixteen year old
Pagosa Springs boy. killed two
bears last week while out hunting
horses IN the hills near his home.
A third was severely wounded but
escaped. The bears considerably
clint bed tree and let the young
man shoot them one by one.
DIR. and Mrs. Kennedy were pas
sengers to Denver, Saturday night,
taking with them Mrs. Jones
of Sanford who will undergo a
severe operation for tumor at
Denver hospital. Mrs. Kennedy
is visiting a sister who is temper
arily in Denver and Mr.. Kennedy
is said to be taking treatment for
spinal trouble which has been
bothersome of late.
Frank Cro%ther and Miss Clara
Chandler, of Sanford, who were
married in Salt Lake, recently,
had somewhat novel experience
which brought tinge of grey in
the glimmer of matrimonial gold.
During the couples absence from
their room sneak thief entered
and stole wad of green backs be-
longing to the groom, together
with the brides handsome gold
watch. Yet, at a time like this,
such matter is of small moment.
The splendid rains of this week
we're hailed with delight by those
OF our ranchmen who were begin
ming to feel a trifie gloomy over
the continued dryness of the soil.
The showers were ample to thor
oughly soak up the ground and
will prove a prominent factor in
hustling the development of the