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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-04-02
Bids Wanted.

We hereby request that sealed bids
tor the execution of plastering and
kalsomining work in the Mile Laos
county court house be sent to E. E..
Whitney, county auditor, on or before
April Is at 2 o'clock p. m. The bid
der must furnish all material for the
work and give prices by the yard and
job. The board of county commits
sioners reserve the right to reject any
and all bids. Dated at Princeton,
Minn., March Is, 1908.
L. S. Libby,
0. H. Uglem,
Improvement Committee.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-04-02

The Excuse You Gave Your Wife.
An awful uncomfortab feeling is
when you can't remember the next
day the excuse you gave the night
befOre-New York Press.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-04-02
Page Election Returns.

Supervisor, John Nyberg: clerk,
Aug. Anderson; treasurer, Gran,
Weatherly; assessor, Axel Broman:
justice of peace, Axel A. Anderson;
constable, A. T. Lindberg. Town
revenue, 1895; road and bridge, 1895.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-04-02
An Ancient Auction Bill,

The Harrah (Ok.) Tribune contains
the following copy of sale bill
printed in Missouri over sixty-one
years ago:
State of Missouri, County 1of Pike,
to Whom it May concern: The UNDER
signed will Tuesday, Sept. 20, A. D.
1916, sell at public cry for cash on
premises, where Coon Creek crosses
the Mission road, the following chat
tells to-wit: Six yoke of oxen with
chain, wagons with beds, 3 niger
wenches, 2 buck niggers, 3 niger
boys, 2 prairie plows, rs steel traps, l
barrel picked cabbage, 1 hogshead
tobacco, l lot of niger hoes, l spin
ming wheel, 1 loom, 13 fox hounds, a
lot of coon, mink, and skunk skins
and a lot of other articles. Am
gwine to California.
John Doe.
Richard Roe, Cryer.
Free head-cheese, apples and hard
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-09-17
ROSEBUD OPENING.

Jas. w. Witten, superintendent in
charge of the opening of the Rosebud
Indian reservation, writes us that all
notaries residing in South Dakota out
side of Brule, Gregory and Lyman
counties, who expect to administer
oaths to applicants for registration dur
ing the approaching Rosebud opening.
must mail to- him at Dallas, S. d., be-
fore september 20, 1908, a written ap-
plication for that privilege and state
the name of the town at which they
propose to do business. When the Off
Ger in charge of the blanks is furnish
ed with ac ertificate from the clerk of
the courts for the county in which a
notary proposes to act and signs an
agreement that he will abide by the
rules Of the opening, he will be furnish
ed free of cost, with an ample supply
of blank registration applications and
printed envelopes in which they are
enclosed. Only the blank applications
furnished by the officer i'm charge can
be used, and notaries should not have
other blanks printed for that purpose.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-09-17
HARVEST is A BOUNTIFUL ONE

All speculation as to how small grain
has yielded in South Dakota now is at
an end, for threshing machines are
telling their story in all parts of the
agricultural portion of the state.
Threshing operations are in full blast
and are being pushed as rapidly as pos
sible. More threshing outfits than ever
before are at work in this state. With
favorable weather all threshing will
be completed we'll in advance of the
coming cold weather.
Owing to the moist condition of the
ground, due to recent rains, many
farmers have taken time by the fore
lock and already have their fall plow
ing well under way.
In many of the southern counties
such as Bon Homme, where corn is
the principle crop, and where little
attention is given to the raising OF
small grain, the corn crop is reported
to be an immense one; in fact the best
ever raised in that part of the state
Fields of corn which will yield 10(
bushels to- the acre will be common
in South Dakota this fall.
Decidedly encouraging reports are
being received from scores of point:
in the state in reference to the volume
and character of the crop raised il
South Dakota this season. While IL
some few localities hail storms injured
crops to some extent and rust caused
slight damage in other localities, thu
I crop in general is very good, and it II
believed is larger than any prior GRO,
Brookings shares with the othe
counties of the state in the bountifu
crop, and with good prices prevailing
our citizens will this fall have a good
ly amount of spending money. II
some parts of this county the we
weather damaged the crops to som'
extent, but the average is good. Th'
outlook for corn is decidedly promis
ing, 1t now being well out of the wa.
of the frost, and that crop is perhaps
the best we have ever raised.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-09-17
MURDERER is CAUGHT.

Louis Racey has been arrested for
the murder of George l.. Stewart, the
former Brookings citizen, who met his
death in an old mill near Wolsey
about month ago. Racey is now in
Jail at Huron and will be tried at the
next term of court.
When Racey approached the mill,
where the crime was committed and
met several men who had been in the
building to investigate the death of
his companion of the night, George
Stewart, it is alleged, that his hands
were smeared with blood and blood
stains were upon his overalls and his
shirt.
He was bare headed and he said
that his hat had blown off while rid
ing on a freight train, from which he
had just alighted. But a hat was
found under the body of Stewart, and
it is claimed by witnesses that Racey
admitted it was his hat and the one
he had lost.
Stewards body was found headfore-
most in a grain chute at the old mill.
There was evidence that he had been
choked and beaten on the head and
face.
Racey, it is declared by the men he
met at the mill, confessed that he and
Stewart had been drinking together;
that they had gone to the old mill and
there had quarreled. Racey said ac.
cording to these men, that he remem.
bered nothing after he and Stewart
came to blows.
That the murderer, whoever he was
| felt remorse, or at least fear, after he
had beaten his victim, was shown in
| the presence of a half filled kettle OF
water and other evidence that he haG
attempted to revive the man. Unsuc
cessful in this, he went through the
pockets of his victim and afterwards
cast the body into the chute to- hide
the crime.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-09-17
WILD GAME AT THE FAIR.

Charles e. Poole, superintendent of
the poultry department of the Brook
ings County Fair, informs us that a
feature of the exhibit in his depart.
ment next week will be some wild
mallard ducks and wild geese. The
ducks are the property of Wood
Thompson and the geese will be ex.
hibited by S. j. Rudolph. VIM. Pick.
ering, who lives near Lake Oakwood,
has some wild teal, and Mr.. Poole
has written and requested him to
bring them down next week to- round
out the exhibit of wild game.
Mr.. Poole is anticipating a fine ar.
ray of birds in his department this
year, and as the prizes are many an~
valuable it is not probable that he Will
be disappointed. The poultry will be
housed in the same building it occupied
last year, but will have larger and
better quarters. Fine new coops have
been built and every effort has been
made to make the poultry show a good
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-09-17
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE HERE.

Eugene V. Debs, the great labor
leader and candidate of the socialist
party for president of the United
States, will be in Brookings in his
Red Special" next Sunday morning.
The special will come here from Huron
and Mr.. Debs will make a short ad-
dress. The exact time of the arrival
OF the train is not known, but it is
expected to get here at about six
O'Clock. 1t leaves Pierre the previous
evening at eleven o'clock and is due
TO arrive at Mankato at about noon
Sunday. so as near as we can figure
out 1t will be somewhere around six
O'Clock when it reaches Brookings.
Among the many accompanying the
train are A. NJ. Simons, editor of the
Chicago Daily Socialist and author of
The American Farmer" A. H. Float
en-, merchant, who was driven out of
Telluride, Colo, because he gave credit
at his store to striking miners; John
c. Chase, former socialist mayor of
Haverhill, Mass; Harry C. Narker
OF Philadelphia, union cigar maker and
manager OF the train; Chas. Lapworth,
London, England, representing British
and Continental newspapers; w. w.
Buchanan of San Antonio, Texas. vet
eran of the Civil war and early aboli.
ton agitator; Otto Merely of Chicago.
press representative; Harry Mckee of
California, socialist lecturer.
The special will cross the continent
twice, and will travel about $4,000
miles and make 500 stops before elec.
tion day. 1t is attracting enormous
crowds everywhere along the lines
over which it passes, the object of
the trip being to call the attention of
the people to socialism. The first
half OF the trip was from Chicago to
the Pacific coast, then up the coast to
Portland and Seattle and back to- Chi
cago. In the east it will visit New
York, Boston, Philadelphia and other
large cities.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-09-17
PROMISING LIFE ENDED.

Earnest Messerschmidt, son of Mr..
and Mrs. John b. Messerschmidt, pas.
sed away Sunday after an illness of
two weeks. His death was due to
peritonitis, following an operation for
acute appendicitis. The funeral was
held from the Presbyterian church
Tuesday afternoon, in charge of the
pastor Rev. Hugh Robinson, and it
was attended by large concourse of
friends and neighbors of the family.
Company c of the State Guard, of
which the deceased was a highly es-
teemed member, attended in a body
and six of his comrades acted as pail
bearers.
He was born in Palmyra, Wis, jan
IA, 1885, and came with his parents
to Brookings in 1887, where the family
has since made their home. He was
a quiet, gentlemanly young man, popu.
lar with everybody, and his sudden
death Is a severe blow to his friends
as well as to the sorrowing parents
and brothers and sisters. The family
can be assured of the deep sympathy
of the people of the city In their be-
reavement.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-09-17
TERRITORIAL
PIONEERS
Plan Home Coming to Cole
brdte Admission as States
COL. 7. G. ORR ORIGINATED PLAN
Which Found Instant Favor
With "Old-TimerS"

Wishing once more to see gathered
together all that gallant band of men
and women who pioneered and laid
the foundation for the great states of
North and South Dakota, Col. Orr
of this city conceived the idea of
having homecoming and reunion
or territorial pioneers In connection
with the celebration of the twentieth
anniversary of their admission as
states, which will be In 1909.
He took the matter up in person
with Geo. A. Mathews, who was the
last territorial congressman and Prof.
Kerr, and corresponded with a host
OF others including the two historical
societies. 1t was the unanimous opin.
ion that he scheme was a good one.
The idea also prevailed that in view
OF the strategic location of Aberdeen,
its railroad and other facilities that
that city would be the proper place
to pull off the affair, accordingly Col.
Orr met with the Commercial club of
that city last Friday evening when
the matter was thoroughly gone over
and decision reached to go ahead
with the matter. Other states have
their territorial associations and re.
unions, the state of Minnesota giving
over one day of their great fair to
these people who have large cabin
on the grounds for their headquarters
and we predict that the movement so
auspiciously started here will become
in time one of the most enjoyable as
well as useful, from historic stand
point, that was ever contemplated.
Mr.. Orr has at his home, framed,
the last resolution ever passed by the
South Dakota territorial legislature,
1t being testimonial of the splendid
manner in which he conducted the
office of engrossing clerk. At this as
well as other legislatures, as the time
for adjournment approaches, the clock
had been turned back, the individual
who at this time turned the clock
hands back being r. e. Dowdell. a
present candidate for congress on the
democratic ticket and a~man who is
heartily in favor of Mr.. Orr's scheme.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-09-17
ARRESTED FOR FRAUD.

young lady by the name of Lena
Knight was arrested at Volga on We'd
nesday evening last week, charged
with fraud in soliciting funds for the
so-called "House of Hope" at Grand
Island, Neb She was brought to this
city and after an investigation was
given her liberty, as it was shown
that she was entirely innocent of any
attempt to do wrong. She was in
the employ of a Mrs. Bessie Wilson, who
hired her to- travel about the state
soliciting money for the Home"
which was turned over to Mrs. Will
son at the end of each week. The
officers here ascertained the truth of
her story by telegaphing to- different
points, and everything pointed toward
Mrs. Wilson as being the real criminal
1t was shown that she had employed
six or seven girls to travel in this
state for the purpose of collecting
money, and that her operations had
been going on for some weeks.
Mrs Wilson was last heard of at
Yankton, and States Attorney Eidem
has sworn out a warrant for her ar
rest on the charge of being an acces-
sorry to the crime committed in this
county. Miss Knight went from here
to the Black Hills and offered to re-
turn and testify against Mrs. Wilson
in case she is caught.
Miss Knights home is at Herman,
Neb.. where she was a school teacher
and the police officers there telegraph
ed that she had always borne good
reputation. Last spring she went to
the Black Hills to work, where she
met Mrs. Wilson and was induced by
her to enter her employ. She was
given the eastern section of the state
as her territory, and has been at work
about three weeks. She spent one
day soliciting in Brookings previous
to going to Volga, but it is not known
how much she secured. Mrs. Wilson
paid her five dollars a week and ex
penses for doing the work.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-09-17
DEATH OF WORTHY LADY.

Mrs. w. II. Conklin died at the
hospital Tuesday afternoon from
strangulated hernia with bowel OBJ
struction. She became critically i'll
on Saturday and after a consultation
of the doctors of the city it was de-
cided that an operation was impera-
tive and she was taken to the hospital
Dr. Boyden was at Huron, as it would
be impossible for him to return until
the late train Mr.. Conklin chartered
a special train which hurried him to
this city. The operation was perform.
ed by Drs. Boyden, Hyde, Miller and
Stoll, but the condition of the patient
was so critical that she could not re.
cover.
The funeral was held from the
house yesterday afternoon, being in
charge of Rev. Hugh Robinson of the
Presbyterian church. The pallbearers
were Mayor Mathews and Aldermen
Leighty, Oyloe, Swering, Harris and
| Hoover
Mrs. Conklin's maiden name was
Annie l.. Kritner and she was born
September 26, 1866. She was mar
ried to Mr.. Grady and one daughter
was born to them, Mrs. Clyde O'Brier
of Iron Junction, Mimi. After the
death of her first husband she was
married to Mr.. Conklin. This was al
Cherokee, Iowa, September 26, 1896
and the following year they came tC
White, where they engaged in the
hotel business. In 1898 they moved t.
Brookings, where they have since
made their home, Mr.. Conklin bein,
the proprietor of the Leon hotel thu
greater part of the time. She is sur
vived by several brothers and sisters
besides her husband and daughter, bu
they all live at too great a distance t,
be present.
Mrs. Conklin was faithful wifi
and mother, kind and charitable ant
she had the greatest respect of he
friends and neighbors. The sorrowini
family have the sincere sympathy O
the community.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-09-17
NEW PHONE MANAGER.

On Tuesday r. E. Rebman closed
his connection with the city telephone
plant and he expects to leave for Sioux
City in a short time to take up his
work as travelling representative for
the Interstate Telephone Supply Co.
The plant has been placed in tenn.
porary charge of Ward Waltz, and it is
likely that he will be permanently re-
tanned as manager. Ward has been
the right hand man at the plant for
the past three years, and understands
the work thoroughly He has been
capable and painstaking in his duties
and we believe he will make a valu
able man for the interests of the city.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-09-17
TEMPORARILY INSANE.

The man named Mitchell, who was
AIKEN with temporary insanity at Volga
last week and brought to this city, is
now perfectly rational and within a
short time will be allowed to go. The
attack of insanity left him very weak
physically and as soon as he has re-
covered some of his strength he will
go to his home at Indianapolis, where
he has a mother and sister. Mitchell
says that he had been subject to these
attacks for several years, and that
some time ago he had one at Yankton
and was confined in the state asylum
for time.
The Volga Tribune describes his
attack at that place as follows:
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-09-17
BROOKINGS COUNTY'S GREATEST FAIR

"A hobo who had been around the
city for couple of days or so became
insane on Monday afternoon and
after spending a night in the city Jail
was taken to Brookings by Sheriff
Miles. 1t appears that the fellow
with a couple of companions had
spent day or two at the river fishing
and on Saturday they succeeded in
making quite a catch. On Monday
this fellow, who was known to his
companions as Mitchell, drank to
some extent and about the middle of
the afternoon began to act queerly.
It is said that he drew knife on one
OF his companoins and to protect him
self the companion gave Mitchell a
severe pounding. Shortly afterwards
the marshall found him lying near the
railroad track and with the assistance
OF Drayman Crews Mr.. Haag took him
to Jail. AS soon as he arrived at the
Jail he commenced raving and kept up
his ranting until evening when he
quieted down to some extent. In the
early evening he desired to kill HIM
self, and tore off all of his clothes
with the intention of using them to
hang himself in the cell. Those in
charge took his garments away from
him and he was given care and atten-
tion by the city authorities until he
could be turned over to the county"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-09-17

fast players will be secured to make
strong bunch. Lake Benton has had
good team all season and for these
games it will be strengthened by two
Indian players who have been playing
with the famous National Indian team.
There will be four great free attrac-
tions every day. One of these will
be a thrilling balloon ascension with
a parachute drop, and this feature
alone is worth coming to the fair for
Spot" the famous diving dog, will
make leap from 9O-foot ladder each
day, and this is a feature especially
enjoyable. The Savages, comedy
aerialists, will be here the four days.
They do a comedy revolving ladder act,
the double trapeze act and the high
wire act. All their acts are either
dangerous or funny and they are one
of the highest priced and best attrac-
tions that could be secured.
The fine new $4,000 stock pavilion
on the fair grounds will be dedicated
Thursday evening, September "a.
Governor Coe l. Crawford will make
an address and there will be talks by
number of prominent citizens. On
that evening there will be novelty
races by electric light.
Besides all of the above attractions
there will be a fine exhibit in the live
stock, agriculture, horticulture, poul-
try, dairy, art and woman's depart
ments that will be well worth the pres
ence of every man, women and child
in the county. 1t will be an exhibit
representative of the great county of
BrOokings and it's resources and it
should be matter of pride to every
citizen to do what he can toward it's
success.
The prices fer the fair are as fol-
lows: Exhibitors ticket good for
all four days, 81; season ticket good
for four days, $1.50; single admission
soc; childrens tickets Csc; when it is
not free to school children. Children
will get their admission tickets for
their teachers in town and county.
and county.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-09-17
CHANGE IN DEPUTIES.

Last Tuesday morning Postmaster
Geo. n. Breed discharged j. A. Seaton
who has been acting as deputy since
the change in postmasters short time
since. R. b. Breed has been appoint
ed to the vacancy and it is reported
that there are two or three. other
changes contemplated in the staff at
the local stamp foundry.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-09-17

J. J. Rossman has sold his house
near the college to Mr.and Mrs. Gran
ger of Madison, whom we mentioned
was here last week looking for a de-
sirable property. Mr.. and Mrs. Gran
ger expect to move here in few days,
as they have children who will attend
the school and college.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-09-17
POPULAR DANCE.

Company C will give a series of
popular dances every evening during
the fair from to 12, in their armory.
These parties will be under the super
vision of the company and will be
carefully conducted with the aim that
fair visitors may be entertained in a
Popular prices.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-09-17

DR.. H. M. Derr and family arrived
Thursday morning from Sioux Falls
and for the present are making their
home with Mrs. Thompson. Dr. Derr
has been working for the state rail
road commission for several weeks and
the family have been with him.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-09-17

Mrs. Ed Farrenkop and daughter
went to- Minneapolis yesterday morn
ing. where the family will make their
home. Mr.. Farrenkop will remain
here month or six weeks to close up
his business affairs. after which he
will join them. They have rented
their house to Alfred Nelson, who is
moving In this week.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-09-17

A man named B. Melia was found
outside the city lying in some weeds
Monday afternoon and nearly dead
from an attack of heart trouble. He
was taken to the hospital, where he
is getting along fairly well.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-09-17

There was a real Hindu In town yes
terday He was direct from Calcutta
and was representing an India whole
sale tea house.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-06-05
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MlSSOuRls;T

"a ST JOSEPH. Mo-. June Missouri
travelling men are taking q couple gof
days Off from their pursuit OF tie
bashful buyers and assembled here
this this morning for the state and grand
council meeting Of the United Com
mercial Travellers. The visitors were
welcomed BY Mayor Clayton. who was
q knight OF the. grip in his younger
days. The sessions Will continue
through tomorrow and will be enltven.
ed by many entertainments provided
by the local drummers. 4