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The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1909-05-15
CLOSING OUT SALE OF
NJ E R G A Sc

On account of the death of one of the partners in the
Ruby Hill Mercantile Co., and as we are unable
to agree with the estate as to the value Of their part,
we have concluded to close out the Merchandise Stock
as soon as possible. To do this we are offering the
Greatest Bargains ever advertised in this County :: :
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1909-05-15
Yuma Reservation To Be Opened

Informal announcement has been made by the officials Of the
reclamation service that the Yuma Indian reservation across the
Colorado river from Yuma will be thrown open for settlement about
the first of September, the exact date to be set by the Interior
Department at Washington. The reservation lands include II, 900
acres Of rich Colorado river silt lands.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1909-05-15

Geo. Halstead Leases Rutherford Ranch
Howard T. Rutherford Of Currant
Greek drove into Eureka Monday. He
states that he recently leased the old
Mccullough place, now owned by his
uncle. Thomas Rutherford. on Currant
Greek. to George Halstead. formerly Of
Duckwatsr.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-07-22
FOR SEED ONLY.

In last weeks issue we copied a
short item from the Canton News
which stated that Prof. Willis, head
of the agronomy department of the
State college, advised farmers to de-
tassel their corn. Prof Willis noticed
the article and writes us regarding
it as follows:
Editor of the Register
Il see in your last issue the follow
ing: Prof. Willis Of the State col.
lege, advises farmers to top or detas.
sci each alternate row of corn in their
fields, asserting that the process will
increase the yield from two to seven
bushels per acre. Here is an oppor-
tunity for a little practical experiment
tation in practical farming
ut is true, however, that in ten
tests last summer at the experiment
station that the yield was increased
from two to seven bushels per acre
in rows that were detasseled, but this
is only one seasons result. Illinois,
Kansas, Nebraska and other states
have carried on experiments along
this line, and the average of several
years shows that there is an increased
yield in the detasseled corn. But We
do not advise farmers to detassel their
entire acreage of corn. The slight
increase in yield would not pay for
the labor it would take to do the
work, because the tassels have to
be removed as soon as they begin
to appear and it is sometimes neces-
sary to go over a field ten times.
do advise farmers, however, to select
their seed from the detasseled rows" "
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-07-22
WAR OF FACTIONS ENDS.

On motion Of Frank Sears, a promi-
nent attorney of Webster, suit in
stituted by him in the state circuit
court Of Day county some time ago
against Editor Black of the Waubay
Clipper, has been dismissed. The
plaintiff charged the editor with libel
and defamation of character and
sought to recover from him damages
in the sum of $4,000. The dismissal
of the suit is the closing chapter in
a bitter warfare which was in prog
ress the past :ear or two between the
two warning factions in Webster and
Day counties. Now that the suit has
been dismissed, the dove of peace
once more hovers over the political
affairs of the city and county.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-07-22
A GROWING
INSTITUTION
IS THE BRlCTSON TIRE TREAD
COMPANY.
ADVERTISING HAS DONE 1T
TIRES ARE SHIPPED TO ALL
a PARTS OF THE WORLD.

There are perhaps comparatively
few people in the city who realize
the extent of the business done by
the Brictson Manufacturing company,
makers of the Brictson tire tread
This company was organized by O. A.
Brictson couple of years ago to
manufacture the tread he had patented.
The value Of the tread, which incases
the ordinary automobile tire, is that
it saves and greatly lenghtens the life
Of tires, which are expensive. The
company first started out in a small
way and have built up and added ma
chinery as the business increased un.
til today they are turning out twenty
tires day and still are unable
to supply one-half of the demand.
This week Mr. Brlctson ordered two
more machines of special make and
as soon as they arrive he will be in
better shape to handle his trade,
but he does not expect to be able to
supply the demand at any time be-
tween now and winter. Next year
he will increase the plant to about
| fifty tires a day. two and a half times
greater than it is at the present time,
and if the business increases up to
that time the way it has in the past
that capacity will about supply the
demand
The company has shipped the tires
to nearly every part of the civilized
world and has received inquiries re-
garding them from every country on
the map. Shipments have been made
to all part of Europe, Mexico, Cuba,
Hawaii, South America, in fact where
ever the automobile is used there has
been a demand for the Brictson tread.
Mr.. Brictson attributes his success
largely to advertising. OF course, the
treads had to give satisfaction, which
they did, but the advertising is what
sold them in the first place and gave
them an opportunity to make good.
| The treads were advertised in auto
mobile journals, by circulars and by
demonstrations at all of the big auto
shows of the country, and the results
have proven that advertising pays and
pays big when you can deliver the
goods.
The institution is one that is bound
to grow for years and one that will
Brookings, and Mr. Brictson should
be given every help and encourage
ment.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-07-22
FIRE MARSHAL'S REPORT.

If the reports filed with the state
fire marshal, for the fiscal year end
ing June 80 last are any indication
Of fire losses in the state, says a
Pierre dispatch, the creation of that
department or some other reason has
brought a reduction in the number
of fires, and while the figures of the
losses have not yet been compiled, the
indications are that the losses have
decreased in corresponding ratio
The number of fires reported for the
year ending June 80, 1908, being 466,
and the number for the fiscal year
ending June 80 last, being 304. The
losses from principal causes last year
were: Children with matches, 13; de-
fective flues and chimneys, 10; sup
posed to be incendiary, IS; lightning,
II; gasoline and gasoline stoves, IS;
unknown, 90. The rest of the list is
made up from different causes. The
department is keeping close watch on
all fires supposed to be of incendiary,
or supposed to be incendiary origin,
and has landed several people so
charged behind the bars the past year
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-07-22
FARMERS OF
MINNESOTA
WILL VISIT STATE COLLEGE SAT.
TURDAY.
DANISH COLONY OF TYLER
WILL SPEND THE DAY AS GUESTS
OF THE CITY AND COLLEGE.

The Danish colony at Tyler will
come to Brookings next Saturday to
spend the day as guests Of the city
and college. The visit will be made
under the direction of the farmers
grange at Tyler, which has a member
ship of 100, and it is expected that
a large number of other farmers of
that vicinity will make the trip.
The special train carrying the dele
cation will arrived here at about nine
o'clock in the morning and will re-
turn that night about ten, giving the
visitors over twelve hours in the city.
When the train arrives it will be
met by delegation of business men
and citizens and the visitors will be
taken to the college in automobiles
and carriages. A picnic will be held
in the fine grove and at noon dinner
will be served. The main buildings
of the college will be opened to give
the visitors an opportunity to see the
work of the class room as well as the eX-
periments being carried on in the ex-
pertinent station and in the horticul-
tural and agricultural departments.
The visit of the colony will un-
doubtedly be the means of bringing
some of the young men of that vicinity
to the college the coming year. The
colony is a very prosperous one, be-
ing of course, especially interested in
agriculture, and it maintains it's own
school, which does not, however, aim
to teach the agricultural work offered
in an Institution like the State col
lege.
All citizens who have automobiles
or other conveyances are requested to
put them at the service of the enter
tainment committee on that day. Profs.
Hansen and Larsen have charge Of
the arrangements for the college.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-07-22
NEW ROADS WEST OF RIVER

The question of just what country
will be covered by the new extensions
OF the Milwaukee line west of the
Missouri in the northern part of the
state is shown in the official statement
by the road.
According to this line will begin
at point of connection with the main
line of said company as now construct
ed, Immediately west of the Missouri
river bridge, in the county of Dewey.
and extend in a southwesterly direc-
ton to crossing of the Moreau river;
proceeding thence southerly and
southwesterly up the valley of Virgin
creek to the plateau in township ~
north, range 27 east; thence in a
westerly direction along or near the
north line of Armstrong county and
said line projected through the coun-
ties of Dewey, Armstrong, Schnasse,
Meade and Butte, to the west line
OF Butte county, all in South Dakota.
The estimated length of the line is
approximately 215 miles. Thus read
the articles presented for filing with
the secretary of state. They are
working on this line now, but are also
working on another line north of that,
branching off from the same line, run
ming west from a point due from
Evarts. With this building the Mil
waukee will have four lines across
the state west of the Missouri river.
No one has dreamed of such de-
velopment in the northwestern por-
ton of the state. The st. Louis is
bound to build too. That will make
four lines of railroad entering the ter
ritory to be opened for settlement in
the Standing Rock and Cheyenne res
ervations. No doubt the North West
ern will get in somewhere too. That
means the greatest developed coun-
try opened to homestead in the his
tory of America will be the reserva-
tion district north of here. The in
terror department expects half mil
lion people to register. No doubt
they will. 1t will give homes where
land is worth $50 an acre to start
with This means some big cities will
develop near it. When the wave
of development comes for the country
the cities will extend just as fast. 1t
all means great things for South Da-
kota-Madison Outlook
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-07-22
HOME FOR BUFFALO.

The establishment of a national buf.
falo park on the government forest
reserve somewhere between Rapid
City and Pactola, is being urged by
the residents of western South Dako.
ia. The plan will be perfected upon
the return from Washington of South
Dakota's representatives in congress
The government will be asked to
set aside 5000 or 10000 acres in the
forest reserve on Rapid creek for the
new national park. Congress also
will be asked to make the appropria
tion necessary to have the park stock
ed with buffalo from the herd OF
"Scotty" Philip, which now is kept
on a tract of leased land between the
Missouri river and the Black Hills, in
western South Dakota.
1t is understood Mr.. Philip is will
ing to divide his herd of buffalo, which
is becoming to large to handle on
the tract of land which forms his
present home.
The Philip herd is the largest in
the world, now numbering 800 head
of fullblood plains buffalo.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-07-22
COMPANY c is THERE.

Company c of Brookings seems to
be there and a little bit more in the
target shooting contest now being held
at the encampment grounds at Water
town. Lieutenant Fridley, who came
down Tuesday night and returned this
morning, reported thu of the twenty
men in the finals Brookings had six.
They are Lieutenants Fridley and Jen.
sen, Sergeants Youngburg and Math.
eny and Privates Bacon and Granger.
Fred Matheny is high man at the
present time, with score of 124. This
contest was started during the recent
encampment, all of the fifteen com.
panies participating, and gradually the
poorer shots were weeded out, leaving
the twenty high men, who will re-
main there at practice for the next
month. At the end of that time a
team of twelve men will be selected
and sent to the national target shoot
ing contest at Camp Perry, Ohio. The
men now practicing at Watertown are
receiving full pay and are living at
the expense of the state, and the team
that will be sent east will be allowed
pay and all expenses. Brookings is
sure to have two or three men on the
team, and may have six.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-07-22
HORSE THIEVES ARE ACTIVE.

Farmers living in the extreme south.
eastern portion Of Brown county, in
the central and northeastern tier of
townships in Day county and in the
southwestern part of Roberts county
have reason to believe that regularly
organized band of horse thieves have
selected that territory as field of
operations. During the past ten days
or two weeks about score of horses
have been stolen, and so far as can
be ascertained none of them have been
recovered, evidently having been driv-
en- out of the state by the thieves and
sold to unsuspecting farmers in adj
joining territory in Minnesota and
North Dakota. A farmer living near
Bristol lost four valuable horses at
one time, and reports of other losses
have been received from farms in the
vicinity of Pickerel lake. verdon. Mar
vim, Summit and other places. Farm
ers throughout that territory have be-
come so alarmed by the depredations
Of the thieves that they consider It
the part Of wisdom to maintain
close watch over their horses.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-07-22
FRED CARLISLE SELLS OUT.

On Thursday F. j. Carlisle disposed
of his interest in the Brookings Coun-
ty Abstract company to George w.
Roskie. who has been associated with
him in the business for some months
past, and Mr.. Roskie now has entire
control of the company. We are glad
to say that Mr.. Carlisle has no inten-
ton of leaving the city, but will re-
main here and devote his time to
his other interests. Mr.. Roskie is
an expert abstractor, having worked
at that business for years, and his
popularity and wide acquaintance will
bring him the same generous patron
age the company has enjoyed in the
past. Mr. Roskie expects his broth
er, who is an abstractor in Wisconsin,
to join him here about the first of
the year and assist him in the busi-
ness.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-07-22
GREGG ADVANCES.

According to Sporting Life, base
ball paper published at Philadelphia
Gregg, the former Brookings college
pitcher will be member of the Cleve-
land American league team next sea-
son, where he will be team mate
of Denny Sullivan, another former
BroOkings boy. The Cleveland cor
respondent of Sporting Life says:
Scout Mcclure has been securing the
country east and west for promising
material for delivery next spring. Nc
Guire spent about six weeks on the
Pacific coast. He did not stumble
across a single outfielder that would
help the Maps in the Coast league. He
unearthed couple of young pitchers,
Koestner of the Los Angeles (Cal)
team, who was team mate of Ted
Easterly the present Nap catcher. last
season; and southpaw Gregg Of the
Spokane (Wash) club, of the North.
western league. Both are big, husky
fellows with worlds of speed, good
curves and cool and collected under
fire. Mcclure is Of the opinion that
with little tutoring they might be
able to hold their own in the classy
American league. MCGUIRE is particu.
larly sweet on the off-side finger. He
is but 81 years old and stands six feet
two inches. To date this season he
has won but three of his nine games
but going into the dope" Mcclure at.
tributes his defeats to poor support
Gregg allowed less than an average OF
six hits to a game, famed so men in
eight games and issued but 19 passes
Control appears to be his forte. jim
watched Gregg in three games and
was so taken with the youngster that
he secured an option on him, outbid
ding Cincinnati and other clubs, going
considerably over the $4,000 mark
Both youngsters will report to Mana
ger Lajoie next spring"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-07-22
INJURED IN RUNAWAY.

Miss Ida Westrum, who lives south
west of the city, was severely injured
in runaway Tuesday afternoon She
was driving to town with her brother
when near the cemetery their horse
became frightened at Philo Halls
automobile and ran away, striking a
fence and throwing both oc-
cupants of the buggy out Miss West
rum was severely bruised and cut
about the head, but her brother escap-
ed with a few bruises. Mr.. Hall
brought the injured girl to the city
with his auto and she was taken to
the hospital, where her wounds were
dressed and she is now resting easily.
Unless complications should arise she
may be expected to recover rapidly.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-07-22
JOHNSON-MIlLHAM.

Chas. b. Millham and Miss Esther
Johnson were married at the home of
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. p.
C. Johnson, last Friday evening at
7:3O. Rev. ]. NJ, Pengelly of the Bap-
tist church read the service in the
presence of the relatives and a few
friends.
Following the ceremony refresh
ments were served. The bride was
dressed in cream satin messaline,
made in the empire style. Mr.. and
Mrs. Millham went to Arlington by
auto that evening and on Saturday
journeyed to Hot Springs for visit
with relatives of the groom return
ing here Tuesday. Their friends ten
dered them a reception at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson last
evening.
Mr. Millham went to Onawa, Iowa
this morning, where he takes posi-
tion with a newspaper and Mrs. Mill.
ham will join him there later
Mrs. Millham has been a resident
of Brookings all her life and has a
large circle of friends who will extend
their best wishes for future happiness
Mr.. Mllham has been a student OF
the college the past two years, com.
ing here from Hot Springs, and is a
most exemplary young man.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-07-22
RAILROAD NEWS.

Attorney Stewart, of Brookings,
was in town Monday in the interests
of the railroad being built from Brook
ings to Flandreau. Mr.. Stewart laid
a new proposition before some of our
business men in view of completing
the line. No bonds or subscription is
now asked, but the company wants to
sell a certain amount in bonds and
stock. This new proposition is being
taken up and considered. Mr.. Stew
art represented that 1t was the in
tention of the company to have the
line completed to Flandreau before
winter set in.-Flandreau Enterprise.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-07-22
A SUGAR BEET EXPERT.

Dr. Townsend, sugar beet expert
Of the Department of Agriculture at
Washington, was here a day or two
the last of the week cross polinizing
the sugar beets on the experiment
station farm at the college. The sta
tion here is carrying on some inter
esting experiments with sugar beets,
the object being to develop a beet of
high sugar content that will also be
hardy enough to withstand severe
weather conditions. While here DR..
Townsend examined the soil in and
about Brookings and stated that beets
could be grown here very successfully.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-07-22
WOLF BOUNTY CLAIMS.

The wolf bounty claims filed with
the state auditor up to the present
time amount to $4,000, with num-
ber of counties yet to hear from with
claims allowed at the July meetings
of the boards of commissioners. The
payments this year will be about the
same as for last year, or nearly
seventy cents on the dollar.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-07-22

Continued on last page.)
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-03-20

while the jury, which reported that
they were unable to agree upon YER
dict for father and son, are again in
the juryroom, whittier they were sent
by Judge Hart for further considera-
ton of the case.
The receiving of the verdict as to
Mr.. Sharp came after a morning of
nervousness and suppressed excite
ment in the courtroom. The court
had announced soon after court opened
that there would be verdict in the
Cooper case during the day, but it
was 11:45 before his honor turned his
attention to the case and sent the
Sheriff to bring the jury into the
courtroom. The jury, instead of ac-
scompanying the court officer on his
return trip, sent word that they were
unable, TO agree and saw no necessity
Tor their appearing in court. Judge
Hart, however, summoned them any
way and soon the result of the DELHI
y es'Aono W 1nS IWSIVe MSH Was kuOWu.
AS soon as the court had heard what
the jury had done he ordered the dis
zmissal of Mr.. Sharp and ordered the
jury to return to their room for fur
ther elaboration. The verdict in Mr..
sharp's case was received with indif-
ference by the defendant, but once
outside the courtroom he was COM
PEELED to hold an impromptu reception
and receive the congratulations of his
friends.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-03-20

Nashville, March 2o.-(Speclal
to Pioneer. Guilty of murder in
the second degree, with twenty
years Imprisonment as a penal
lty, was the verdict the Jury
returned this morning in the cases
against Colonel Ducan B. Cooper
and his son, Robin Cooper,
charged with the murder of former
United States Senator E. w.
Carmack.
The attorneys for the defense
moved to set aside the verdict
because of the verdict OF dis
agreement returned yesterday, and
pending argument, on the motion
the Coopers were released on bail
Of SIS, 900 each.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-03-20
NELSON'S FATE WILL SOON
BE in HANDS OF THE JURY
Case Against Nelson for Murder in First Degree About
Ended.-Nelson Told Connected Story Which
Was But Little Shaken.

to any extent. The county attorney
questioned Nelson at length concern.
ing his testimony wherein he stated
that his gun had heen stolen. -
Nelson stuck to the statement
that the gun had been taken, by
someone who had broken into the
house and that he had seen so income
at the house or thought he did, but
did not see in which direction the
party had gone. He admitted that
his house was on high ground and
that one could see practically in
every direction from the house.
Nelson dwelt on the fact that he
had a row with man at Fowlds,
some two years ago and that he
placed the stick in his holster as a.
bluff in case he should meet the
man at Fowlds. In explanation of
this Nelson said the row had
occurred some two years ago, and
while he was not aware that the
man had been in the country
since that time, he didn't know
but that he might be and he would
meet him at Fowlds that night.
The county attorney dwelt par
ticularly on the event explained
by Nelson IN which he told of the
stealing of the gun and attempted
to tangle the defendant as to time
of certain incidents and the posi-.
bility of having seen the man
whom he supposed entered the
house and stole the gun. Nelson
held his own fairly we'll in this
|'sparring."
Recess. ....: H..
After recess County Attorney Nc
Kusick continued his cross-exami-
nation of Nelson, with special re-
ference to the testimony given by
the defendant when he claimed his
big pistol had been stolen.
Nelson said that he carried the
gun the day before the murder in
order to protect himself from wolves
on his trip to Puposky and back;
that he did not think he would
meet the man that he had had a row
with, two years before.