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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-02-13
BUFFALO BILL SPEAKS,
Takes Stand in Favor Of Presidents
Plan Of Leasing Range Lands.

Takes Stand in Favor of Presidents
Plan Of Leasing Range Lands.
The range leasing advocated by the
administration is the only solution to
the problem that is facing the West
to-day, is the assertion of Col. William
Cody, Buffalo Bill" Col. Cody has
taken a firm stand in favor Of the pres
ident's efforts to bring about the range
leasing. Col. Cody declares that un
less this policy is carried out the free
range will be thing of the past With
IN two years. II like the leasing
scheme" he said, because it gives the
little stockman chance and limits
the number of sheep or cattle to be
pastured on the range. The sheep
men often jump out of state when
they know the tax collector is coming,
and this habit has simply ruined the
range in the small cattlemen's country.
Sooner or later everybody will see that
Roosevelt Is right on this leasing"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-02-13
TO ATTACK PRIMARY.
Law Firm Retained by Prohibitionists
to Test Primary Law.


At a representative and well attend
ed meeting of the state Prohibition
central committee, held in Brookings,
plans were made for the coming cam
paign. Not only did the committee
decide to ignore the primary law, but
determined to test its constitutionality
in the supreme court. They engaged
Aubrey Lawrence, of the firm of Hall,
Lawrence & BOddle, to represent them
as counsel. The law will be attacked
in several of its provisions, but partic-
ularly in relation to the section re-
curing filing fee from candidates, a
provision which has just been held in
valid in the North Dakota law by the
supreme court of that state. It is the
opinion of the committee that the law
will be found invalid in many other
provisions, but nothing specific as to
the further line Of attack has been
given out.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-02-13
"DRY FARMING" FOR GUMBo LAND
State Engineer of South Dakota EN-.
thusiastic

State Engineer Lea has returned
from the dry farming congress" at
Salt Lake City. where he met a strong
delegation which was ready to show
what could be done with that manner
of farming in country with light
rainfall
MIR. Lea is an enthusiast over irriga-
ton and dry farming" and believes
that with the two systems there is no
reason why South Dakota should not
support a dense farming population.
using the irrigation plan where it is
convenient and not too expensive. and
the dry farming process where the Sc
curing of water for irrigation is not
Practicable
A soil with small percentage Of
gumbo naturally lends itself 10 the
dry farming process, as it makes a
dust blanket Of itself when once brOk-
en-, and will not require as much labor
to preserve the blanket as will be
found in loan soil.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-02-13
ICE ROAD GIVES WAY.

A light team being driven across the
river between Pierre and Fort Pierre
went through into about ten feet Of
water. The driver seized two small
children who were riding with him
and jumped to the sound ice as the
wagon sunk. A force Of ice cutters
rushed to his assistance with ropes
and saved his team and part of wagon.
The accident happened on . road on
which several closed hacks loaded
with passengers had Travelled Just .
few minutes before.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-02-13
One Hand Is Disabled.

Lizzie Bassett, a young woman of
twenty-three, filed a suit at Lewistown
for $4,000 damages against David Nc
Farland, formerly star halfback of
the Carlisle Indian football team. The
case is direct attack upon the Nez
Perces Indian marriage custom, in
that desertion is equivalent to a di.
vorce. Mcfarland is one OF the recog
nized leaders OF his tribe and is the
heir to fortune in lands held by his
father. He was one of the greatest
halfbacks who ever wore a Carlisle
uniform.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-02-13
In and About the State
SMILE AND PUSH THEIR MOTTO.
Deadwood Business Club Secures q
Convention and Is Going After More.

Deadwood Business Club Secures q
Convention and Is Going After More.
Just to show what they can do for a
starter for the new year. members Of
Tho neadwood Business club, which
recently adopted tho Denver motto Of
Smile and Push" have just secured
two conventions for that city and are
after more. At a meeting of the club
held just about New Years 1t was de-
cided to advertise the fact that Dead
wood has just acquired some hand
some buildings and improved civic
conditions and wants to entertain
Boosting along the lines that proved
SO successful in Denver was actively
commenced. The club sent a delega-
ton composed of Messrs. e. w. Mar
tin, w. s. Elder, G. V. Ayres and H. B.
Schlichting to Pierre to start the ball
rolling with the result that they Sc
cured for Deadwood the 1908 conven-
ton Of the State Federation of Com
mercial clubs. Then the club got busy
among its Black Hills friends and
when they went to the meeting of the
town, Deadwood was chosen for the
next meeting At the meeting of the
precinct committeeman of the Repub-
lican party, Deadwood was selected
for the county convention which will
be held here March "a. 1t was also de-
rided to send delegations to every
meeting where there is the slightest
for this city and some extensive
pamphlet advertising will shortly be
done by the club.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-02-13

1t has been found necessary to trans
fer to the state reform school at Plank.
linton five boys who with a number Of
others were brought from the slums of
New York city several years ago by
charitably disposed persons and placed
in a school at Turton. SPHINX county,
which is designed especially for the
physical and mental training of such
boys. The five boys mentioned ex-
pressed decided preference for GRIM
inal pursuits. but 1t is thought the ad-
ditional training they will receive at
the reform school may yet transform
them into useful citizens.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-02-13

other, spaced six inches apart to a
convenient height. A single row OF
cars should be placed In each space
at tirst to permit of more rapid dry
ing. Tying two ears together by tho
husks and stretching them over wires
stretched foot or more apart across
a dry room is an excellent system for
drying. Whatever the scheme used
for drying, the important thing to
keep in mind is that each ear must
have free circulation of air all
around IL. Putting the ears In bags
or piling together in any way must
be avoided. " The corn can be made
dry before freezing weather and then
kept in a dry place throughout the
winter, it vii; be in perfect condition
In the spring. Seed corn should never
be put into building containing live
stock Of any kind because of the
moisture given off by the animals.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-02-13
N. p. MINE ORDERED DOWN.
Decreased Traffic and Poor Quality Of
Fuel Prompted Action of Road.

The Northern Pacific coal mine at
Chestnut, ten miles from Bozeman,
has been ordered closed and 125 men
will be thrown out of employment.
The mine has been worked since 1902,
and has supplied the coal for yard en-
zines over the central part of the
Northern Pacific mileage. According
TO the most authentic reports the
property is closed partly on account of
siackened traffic and partly because
Of the deficient quality of the coal. A
small number of men will be kept as
development work.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-02-13

Early Apple Orcharss.-The first
settlers in New England seem TO have
been extensive growers of the apple
Sparse as were the settlements, i'm
mense quantities OF apples seem to
have been produced. SO many apples
were raised that the growers made
large quantities of them into cider
and for a century or more the people
had no trouble in getting the real
apples produced in the vicinity OF
Boston that in one year 1t was re-
ported that in one of the villages near
Boston 10000 barrels OF cider were
made.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-02-13
HARVESTING OF THE ICE CROP
Practical and Timely Suggestions.

Every year the use of ice increases.
II is not merely luxury, but becomes
"A necessity as soon as its value is
known by experience. Ice in the dairy
is almost Indispensable for holding
milk and cream at proper tempera
ture
Ice should be cut with Il saw into
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-02-13

The accompanying Illustration from
the Prairie Farmer shows one way
for providing shelter and II there 10
large amount of rough material on
hand q windbreak may be constructed
by setting posts In the ground and
covering them with this rough mats-
rial or shineleA
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-02-13

In the lottery established by the de-
partment of agriculture last year. a
young dairyman won prize of 49,.
600 crowns, With which he has pur.
chased, in accordance with the inten.
ton OF the department. farm. togeth-
er with cattle and horses The lottery
is to encourage agriculture.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-02-13

Combined Dairy and Ice House.
with spent tan bark or other dry nom
conducting material. The partition
wall between the dairy and the ice
the ice-house Is half the thickness.
and not filed, thus forming closed air
spaces between the studs.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-02-13

Use Plenty OF Whitewash.-White-
wash is a good thing about the poul-
try house; and it should be often ap-
piled.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-02-13

When a barn yard stands out ex-
posed to the cutting north winds and
stock must be turned out during the
day for exercise 1t is very important
that some means be afforded for q
windbreak to provide the stock r.:s
some protection. ~
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-02-13
Watering Trough with Platform

At the Illinois experiment station
farm at Urbana the authorities have
= plan OF arranging "a platform for
protecting the sides of the watering
trough that is worthy Of the attention
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-02-13

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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-06-10
The Next County Fair.

The meeting called to make ar
rangements for the county fair was
not a large one, but sufficiently rep
resentatlve to do business and fore
shadow a good county fair next fall.
The need Of putting the emphasis on
the fair exhibits and getting farmers
interested was freely expressed, and
in electing directors bunch of pro-
gressive farmers were put on the
directorate Thos. Mckay Of Delhi,
j. M. Little of Sheridan. Chas. Sasse
of Morgan and A. P. Henderson of
Redwood Falls township. The town
members elected were F. w. Phil
brick, F. R. Lobdell, Oliver Durham,
F. G. Hubbard and M. W. Hingeley.
The directors are to get together
next Saturday to elect officers and
outline a plan Of campaign, and we
believe it is not too late to organize
for display of stock and products
even better than that of last year.
But the friends of this program will
have to get busy at once.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-06-10

ment to,all connected with it. There
might have been 1000 visitors who
came here on regular and special
trains, under dubious weather, and
there were only a few hundreds
from the surrounding country. as
the high river cut off many hundreds
from Nicollet county, and on this
side many of the country roads were
almost impossible. The visitors who
came, however. were we'll treated
and appeared to be satisfied. Sleepy
Eye surpassed all other localities in
sending 300 Woodmen and others on
the special train alone. There is as
surance. even under all drawbacks,
that the local Woodmen will have
some money left after paying all ex-
penSeS.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-06-10
Billy Comes to Town.

Speaking of the expected removal
of County Attorney Owens to this
city. the Walnut Grove Tribune says:
"Mr. Owens has been the legal light
of this burg for several years and
has had a good business and was
boosted into office of county attorney
two years ago and will undoubtedly
go in for another term without
opposition. This being the case it is
but natural that he should wish to
sojourn in the shade of the court
house, and we cannot blame him for
this move" No, William won't be
here rong enough before next cleo
ton day to be tainted by county-seat
influences, and his removal was the
business-like thing to do. The
family will take up their residence
in the MARITIME house on Second
street, and Mr.. Owens will not be
compelled to make the long haul
from Walnut Grove quite SO often
hereafter.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-06-10
Company [ was All Right.

Company L was kept pretty busy
during their recent sojourn at New
Ulm. Wednesday evening they took
part in dress parade, in conjunc-
ton with the military companies OF
St. Peter and Jew Ulm, and next
morning the same companies gave
an exhibition drill at North German
park, followed by a band concert by
the we'll known Second regiment
band. In the afternoon the militia
again appeared and were reviewed
by General Bobleter and staff The
boys went into camp for the first
time in the park, and were provided
with rations by the New Ulm people.
According to all accounts, the boys
made a fine impression and have no
reason to fear comparisons with
companies which have been organ
lied for a much longer time than
our home company.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-06-10
FARMERS MEETING.
Everyone Should Attend the Institute
Next tuesday, June 10th.

Everyone who is at all interested
in the business of farming should
lay all cares aside for the day and
attend the institute to be held at
Redwood Falls on June 10th.
A day off will do the whole family
good and the information and en-:
thusiasm gained will be worth many
times the cost. Farming is no long
er the steady grind and drudgery of
old, but is rather a science, or an
industry based on good sound bust
ness principles. The successful farm
er today is wide-awake business
man. who uses his head as we'll as
his hands.
What he is sure to get at the in
stitute is more enthusiasm about his
work and more appreciation of what
may be accomplished along many
lines and in all probability he will be
as far along with his work In the
next ten days as will the man who
keeps his nose 'stoo close to the
grind-stone. !" Every farmer knows
this is true. What is true of the
man is true of all the family. We
earnestly urge that every farmer ir
this vicinity take advantage Of this
opportunity and bring his wife, his
boys and girls, and spend the day
rubbing up against other people Sc
as know what others are doing anG
thinking.
Sessions from 10 to IL a. m. anC
from 100 to p. m.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-06-10
Monthly Report Of the Librarian.

The library was open for reading
and reference 80 days and for dis
tribution of books Is days during
May. Total number Of books loaned,
497. a daily average Of a little less
than 20 volumes, Of which 16 per
cent. were non-fction and SO per
cent. juvenile. Five German books
were circulated.
Three new patrons registered; there
were 157 adult readers, 1873 juvenile
and 80 reference readers. total at
tendance in reading rooms 325
persons.
June magazines are all in and
several books Of new fiction will be
ready in q few days.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-06-10
Three New Teachers.

If no unforeseen changes interpose,
there will be only three new faces
in the teaching corps of our city
schools for the coming school year.
Miss Theodosia Shove of Minneapolis
has been elected to teach the second
primary room and have charge Of
the cooking classes. Miss Birdsall,
who last year made a very satisfac-
tory installation of the cooking de-
partment here, in connection with
teaching the 5th grade. will not re-
turn, but her place in the 9Th will be
supplied next year by Miss Nettie
Gilmore of Lake Crystal. The only
change of personnel in the high
school faculty is the election of Miss
Lucy Fiske, a graduate Of Carleton
who comes here from South Dakota
academy, bringing the strongest
Communications as to teaching quail
fications and character. She is to
teach latin and English classes. In
this connection, The Gazette would
like to say on behalf of the pupils
of Miss Skoog, who retires after
four years of most capable work in
latin and English, that her labors
here have been appreciated and that
both pupils and their parents be
speak for her continued advance.
in her work and its rewards.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-06-10
Redwood Y. M. c. A. Team Was 1t.

The Redwood Falls Y. M. C. A.
got into a few games at Sleepy Eye
last Saturday and captured about
everything in sight. In the track
meet Redwood Falls scored 33 points,
New Ulm q points, Springfield q,
Golden Gate 10 and Sleepy Eye IL.
In the ball games, New Ulm won
from Golden Gate in the morning, s
to 7, and in the afternoon Redwood
Falls walloped the Springfield club
to the tune of s to 2.
Next Saturday the Sleepy Eye ball
club (Y. M. C. Al comes to this city
to play another game in the cham
pionship series for the silver cup,
which prize the Redwood Falls boys
are going after hard.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-06-10
The Southern Mountaineers.

The Southern Highlanders -
formed the topic of the missionary
program at the Methodist church
last Sunday. Everyone is familiar
with the struggles of Abraham Lin
coin in gaining an education. The
same is yet felt by his people; for
hampered as they are by poverty
and isolation. many receive no edu-
cation whatever. Miss Edith Bur-
meister, who presided, called on
four Of the juniors to give the open
ing exercises. Then seven of the
older girls described the cond ition
of the mountain people. Many of
them have never even heard the
name of Jesus Christ, though they
know and reverence God. This is a
fitting field for missionary effort.
Forty dollars will pay years board
and tuition for one. Some of the
pupils walk six miles, morning and
night, to attend mission schools,
while others have trudged $50 miles
on foot, carrying their clothing, in
the hope of being taken in and given
work to do for their board. So
many are turned away for lack Of
room and rnoanc
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-06-10
GOOD ROADS
CONVENTION
Road Supt. Becvar Gets Out
Good Meeting and
is Encouraged
Secretary Cooley of the State
Highway Commission
Helps Some.

The county Good Roads Conven-
tons which was held at Wabasso
last Saturday was fairly well attend
ed considering the fact that it lack
ed one of the incentive features
which characterized the educational
convention of the week before
which allowed the delegates to
charge their per diem and mileage
as items of public expense, which
provision we think should be proper
ly made for the road builders as well
as the school officers, as the benefits
derived by the comparison of ideas
and interchange of experiences
would be money we'll expended.
The meeting was called to order
by County Road Supt. Becvar, who
was elected chairman, and who in a
short address expressed his satisfac-
ton in the interest manifested by
the goodly number of delegates pre-
sent. and the belief that the meeting
might be the first of a series of
county conventions which would re-
suit in higher appreciation Of the
value of good roads, and greater
determination on the part of our
road builders to give the travelling
public the best highways possible.
The local speakers, consisting of
Senator Clague, Representative
Bendixen. E. S. Iverson. A. C. We'll
don and Township Supts. Bredvold,
Sandager, Tibbetts, Notion and
Johnson generally agreed that the
proposition under discussion was
one of universal interest, that mas
much as a considerable part of our
tax is being expended in road con-
struction by the employment of in
sufficient, wasteful methods, it
therefore is a question of first i'm
portance to our people that our road
builders shall possess definite, prac-
teal, correct and uniform ideas of
road building and maintaining.
To achieve this end the work Of
the State Highway Commissi on was
endorsed as an educating influence,
the need of a competant county sur
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-06-10

We will have good roads when we
build after the model of the road
builders of the Eastern states. who
took their ideas from Europe. We
need national and state support to
build roads, and we are going to get
it in more generous measure in the
future than we have in the past.
Good roads pay. The average farm
er spends one-ffth of his time on
the road.
The convention was a success. In
point Of attendance it should have
been larger. We are moving along
right lines. The construction of the
open bitches and the large amount
Of thing that is being done by our
farmers are beginning to solve the
road question. SECRETARY.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-06-10
Anti-SaIOOn Address.

Rev. w. c. Start, representing
the anti-saloon league, gave two
strong addresses here last Sunday.
In the morning he spoke in the Pres
byterian church, presenting many
interesting facts relating to the
worldwide temperance wave, which
Rev. Start characterizes as the great
revival. The speaker made the
point that the present movement is
quite distinct from previous tenn
perance movements in being an i'm
pulse for Righteousness in all lines
and simultaneous demand on the
part of the peoplesof the whole ma
ton for social and political condi-
lions that will give poor and rich a
square deal. He quoted authority
for the statement that As per cent
of the population and more than
half of the territory Of the United
is now under prohibition conditions,
and was sanguine that great ad-
vances would be made the coming
year. He warned his audiences
against the literature that is being
scattered abroad by the brewery in
terest which grossly misrepresents
conditions under prohibition rule.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-06-10
Rivers on Rampage.

High water prevailed on the Min
nesota last week for the first time
this season. A good deal of damage
has been done to crops along the
bottoms. but not to the same extent
as year ago. For a few days the
old trouble at the bayou approach
to the North Redwood bridge devel-
oped. but teams were reported pass
ing as usual last Saturday. It is
claimed by some of the Renville far
mers that there has been bad faith
somewhere on the part Of the Rem
vile county commissioners in carry
ing out their agreement with the
Redwood county commissioners. to
look after the Morton crossing in
consideration of our commissioners
attending to the North Redwood
crossing.