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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-16
VIII You Do Us the Honor to
Be Present Tomorrow Evening?

feel sometimes that quiet place is not busy pace'
effort by noise figure the size OF the egg from ne
of the hen.
buster about what dong IN Los
Angeles given yone to one enterprise ana we
will night and how far we have got ana
how ellw done.
year brought from America and abroad
these goods shown different parts OF the
setting you
realize magnihcence, of it ALL
entirely the atactveness of various exhibits
APPROVAL there will be displays OF diversity
interesting showing the of this long,
established institution.
glad you when the doors at o'clock
and will be much interest and in
suct during and will likely want to have
regarding the from which articles
come the history the various styles which
they may concerning them Our saespeope
yvllb service.
OF course goods Sold this be display in its broad
ests
GThe will Saturday at o'clock in order that
unneuptedy many details of preparation incident
large display.
Tomorrows papers will contain additional details
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-16

The Legal Aid society. at 6is Chamber of
Commerce building. is charitable crgaptza-
tion. maintained for the purpose of along IN
legal matters those unable to employ counsel.
The society needs financial assistance and
seeks information regarding worthy cases.
Phone Home 14077.
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THE CITY

EtranRers are invited to visit the exhibits OF
California products at the chamber OF 1 lin.
merce building on Broadway. between First
and Second streets. where free Information VIII
be given on all subjects pertaining to this sec
ticn.
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The Herald will gay $40 in cash to anyone
furnishing evidence that will lead to the arrest
and conviction of any person caught stealing
rafrcra
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,.,,ors and all school boys and girls;
vbsn MY Cousin Comes to VISIT NE Nc.
Aunt ter on this subject. Address her care
this paper.
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CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

New shipment Of portiere beads. o. L.
MoLains Curio Store. 40S w. Seventh.
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wANTED-The HERALD company VIII pay
ten cents per copy up to ten copies eacn ios
ss sra,da ~ the dates Of October rs, 1908. and
ne4ohsr 27 1908 Deliver to cashier IN Herald
efdce, 1sl South Broadway.
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Juniors and all school boys and girla:
When MY Cousin Comes to Visit Ne
Aunt. Laurie will give cash prizes OF 81 for
best letter on this subject. Address her care
this paper.
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Dr. Wells, os'eepath. iisss .. sDrias.
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Policy Of City

The declared policy OF THIS city,
with reference to the liquor bust
ness, is to require permit before
any person can engage therein. This
policy is expressed In its charter,
and the ordinances passed in pursu-
ance thereof. The fact that permits
are required indicates very strongly
the nature Of the privilege granted.
/ believe it to be an established
principle of law, applicable to the
liquor business. and to other occu-
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-16

Il
In answer to your first question,
you are advised that the police
commission has no power to grant
transfers of liquor permits.
Referring to your second inquiry,
as to the power of the board to
grant permits for a change of To-
cation, what has been already
stated will anticipate the answer. I
understand this question to be di-
rected to a change of location, or
dered by the board, without grant
ing new permit. Without re-
peating matters already discussed,
my opinion is that the board does
not have the power to grant per-
mits for a change of location. Ev-
cry permit must specify the Local
ton of the place of business pro-
posed to be conducted hereunder
one of the essential features of a
valid permit is that it must. No
provision of any ordinance author
ICES a change of location upon the
order of the board without a per-
NIT, and am Of the opinion that,
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-12-23
EXPRESS RATES.

1t is possible that the Wells Fargo
Express company will contest in the
courts the order CT the South Dakota
railroad commission putting into ef-
feet on January Is, 1910, a distance
mileage tariff for express companies
doing business within the state. The
order of the railroad commission af-
fects the other express companies, but
not to the extent that it does the
Wells Fargo, for the reason that the
latter company he's been enjoying the
privilege Of charging higher rates than
any Of the others.
The legislature Of 1909 passed a law
not only ordering the express COM
panies to reduce their rates 20 per
cent by July l. but directing the rail-
road commission after duly conducted
hearings to put into effect q new
schedule.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-12-23

The express companies complied
with this law with the exception OF the
Wells-Fargo, which has maintained
that as it did not commence to do
business in the state until some time
in the spring, it had no schedule OF
rates to- reduce twenty per cent. This
technical evasion of the law was made
possible through the transfer OF the
United States Express compan~ in
terests to the Wells-Fargo company,
and was a very shrewd expedient ON
the part Ct the big express interests.
Now, however. the railroad commits
sion, in pursuance of the powers con-
ferred 'pcn it, by the state legislature,
has established en- entirely new sched-
ule, and ordered the express company
to put the same into effect by Jan. IS,
1910. 1t is not necessarily based on
the twenty per cent reduction clause
OF the 1909 law and should bring the
Wells-Fargo company to time, unless
some way can be found by the ccm-
panies to have the law knocked out
altogethcr.-Sioux Falls Press.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-12-23

case of the City of Mitchell vs.. the Da-
gotta Central Telephone company,
which has beer in litigation for some
time.
The decision is far reaching In It's
effects. and of considerable interest
to other municipalities in South Da-
kota. The decision establishes a pre-
cedent, in that it Is now impossible
to- collect a tax granted under a fran
chise Of this nature.
In May, 1908, the city council or
Mitchell granted a franchise to r.
p, Else. his heirs and assigns, to
construct a telephone system In
Mitchell. This franchise provided that
any year after 1901, If the gross re-
ceipts Of the company for one year
exceeded $4,000, the company should
pay the city 10 per cent OF that sur
plus. However, in 1904, after having
paid this percentage Of the surplus
for three years, Mr.. Else disposed OF
his interests in the company TO the
present owner, the Dakota Central
Telephone company, who took over
the franchise and paid the same per
centage of the surplus for 1905 and
1906. In 1907 and 1908 the Dakota
Central refused to pay this annual
sun and this suit was the result, the
city suing for the amount, which was
$762.S0 for the first year and $969.27
for the second.
In the trial OF the case the defend
ant company denied having paid the
tax in 1905 and 1906 voluntarily. The
company also set up that when it was
given permission to enter the city OF
Mitchell for the purpose OF operating
a long distance telephone system
within and throughout the city the
second franchise superseded the one
granted Mr.. Else and that subse
quently the company had operated its
lines without any reference 20 any
previous franchise. The company also
alleged that under the state law the
taxes shall be equalized by the state
board of equalization and that the tax
assessed by the city Of Mitchell was
null and void.
The company set up a C inter
claim Of $1,34S.30 for service fur
nished the city during the years 1905
-0S, which was denied by the court. In
his decision, Judge Smith held that
the city had not the power or right
to impose upon it's consent to operate
a telephone line under any condition.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-12-23
EASTERN STAR OFFICERS.

The following Eastern Star officers
were installed for the ensuing year:
w. M, Minnie Crosier; w. p, c.
+ Poole; A. NJ, Krete Kendall; Secy..
Nellie White; Treas, Alice Erwin (;
Con-, Shirley S~tearns; A c., Clara
Leighty; Chap, Evelyn Henry; Mar.
shall, Marie Stoddert; ~organist, Nettie
Carlisle; Ada, Shirley Stearns; Ruth,
Irma Mccoy: Esther, vesta Jarvis:
Martha, Pearle Betkey: Electa, Laura
Vinegar; Warder, Eliza Randall;
Sentinel, Ellsworth Grove r.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-12-23
ANNUAL

The annual meeting of the stock.
holders of the Fraternity company will
be held in Fraternity hall on the sec.
ond Saturday in January, 1910 at eight
o'clock p. M, as provided for in the
bylaws of said company.
The election of a board of directors
and such other business as may come
before the meeting will be transacted
M. G.. Carlisle, President.
S. H. Goodfellow, Secretary.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-12-23

Sioux Falls-A meeting Of the ex-
ecutive committee Of the South Dako-
ia Farmers Grain Dealers association
was held in Sioux Falls Tuesday after
noon, and as a result it was arranged
to hold the annual meeting Of the
association in Sioux Falls on Febru-
airy 9 and 10. The members Of the
directorate who met in Sioux Falls
Tuesday afternoon were: G. M. Bow
er, president, Mt. Vernon; L. M. Doyle,
secretary, Letcher; j.. R. Dalton,
Woonsocket; J. T. Meik, Henry; H.
G. Solum, Baltic; Matt Wanken, Brit
ton; William Selpp, Grover; l.. S.
Henjum, Hartford; w. P. Manning,
Fairview; M. A. Butterfield, attorney,
Montrose. There are in the state at
the present time something like n
hundred and eighty-four farmer ele-
vator companies.
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STATE w

Yankton-The board OF trustees OF
Yankton college just held an impor-
tant business meeting, when it was
agreed that all possible efforts should
be made to raise the present debt OF
$21, 900 by June 1. They will also try
to raise $3.50, 900 for a girls dOrmitory
and a central heating plant. A friend
OF the college has offered to- give
$50,999 if the debt is paid by June l.
Two other friends have given $1,000
each.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-12-23
n SIOUX is
NOT NAWGABLE
SAYS THE GOVERNMENT EN-
GINEERS.
WILL NOT
MONEY FOR WORK AND MATTER
is UP TO THE STATE.

During the past rev years, espeCldl-
ly while Senator Kittredge was at
Washington, several unsuccessful at
tempts were made to induce the gov
eminent to make an appropriation In
the river and harbor bill for the i'm
provement of the Sioux river, the
plan being to construct dams which
in the spring of the year would con-
vert the superluous water of the Sioux
into a big reservoir at Lakes Pelican
and K%ampeska. Cities and towns along
the Sioux have hoped that this i'm
provement would be made as it would
establish an unfGiling water supply
the year around. But a special from
Washington would indicate that If
there is anything done in this direc-
ton it will have to be done by the
state and not by the national govern
ment. The wise fathers down at
Washington take the view that the
Sioux is not a navigable stream and
consequently they are not permitted to
make an appropriation. The Washing
ton special reads as follows:
The board of army engineers has
filed a report with congress concur
ring in the opinion Of Captain Edwin
T. Schulz that the Big Sioux river is
not worthy of Improvement by the
general government. In writing the
decision of the board Col. Knight says:
while it appears possible to de-
velop water power at a number of
points or this river, it is the opinion
of the board, that the work necessary
for the purpose could not be co-or-
dained with Improvements Of the
streams for navigation so as TO pro-
duce resulting benefits commensurate
with the cost"
Capt. Shulz, in his preliminary in
vestigation Ct the Big Sioux as au-
thorized by congress at the last ses-
sion found navigation of the river
above Westfeld practically impossible,
and that there was no water commerce
on any portion of the stream. He
reported that the project to dam Lake
Poinsett could develop $4,000 horse
power, worth about $500, 900 annually
to towns along the river, but that ~
cost of suitable locks in dams to make
the river navigable would not be com
mensurate to the demands of com
merce. He therefore recommended
that no further survey be made of the
river with the view to it's improve
ment.
This recommendation was approved
by the board of engineers, and is be.
lieved to decide the fate Of the Big
Sioux as a navigable stream, at least
for many years. Sioux Falls Argus
Leader.
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that it will be we'll worth the money
to get such a record in a Clay county
corr field.

Buffalo-In accordance with the
promise made the voters of the newly
created county of Harding, as an in
ducement for them to select Buffalo
as the county seat of the new county,
the business men of this place have
just turned over to the county the
cash necessary TO pay for a new coun-
ty Jail, which recently was complet-
ed. The citizens of the town have full
filled all of the pledges made to the
voters before the election.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-12-23
SEEKS A MODEL LAW.

If a movement which local bankers
are backing proves successful a model
corporation law for the District of Col
umbia will be enacted at the coming
session of congress. 1t is the intention
to push a bill constructed or CONNER
cial lines before the house and senate
district committees, and If possible get
some favorable action prior to the holi-
day recess. OF the details of the ro-
posed law, j. Selwin TAFT, prominent
in local banking circles, and a leader
in the movement. said yesterday:
Under the proposed law every cor
poration should invite public subscrip-
ton and be compelled to issue a pros
pectus detailing every material fact,
describing in detail the business it in
tends to engage in, specifying all con-
tracts entered into in connection with
the formation and disclosing all the
profits made by the promoters.
ut should furthermore arrange it's
voting power so that it would be i'm
possible for a large holder of stock to
secure control of the company. This is
easy Of accomplishment; the main OBJ
ject of the model corporation would be
to give equal opportunity to the small
stakeholder as well as the large.
1.-THE capital stock issued must rep
resent cash or appraised property, and
the directors. all of whom must sign
the prospectus, should be held respon-
sible that the appraisement has been
made by recognized experts.
stockholders should not only have
access to the share register. but they
should on request be furnished at their
own expense with a list Of the stock
holders. Iteis an axiom in business of
this kind that the creditors has a right
to know what his debtors are, and a
stakeholder a right to know who lis
brother stockholders are.
The reports of the company should
be certified by auditors appointed by
the stockholders in general meeting.
At these meetings the fullest publicity
should be insured. This can readily be
done without disclosing any trade Sc
crets. The result of such care would
be that if we could not give to oul
varied securities the fixed value we
give to our moneys, we could at leas,
ear-mark them so that the investing
public would know that 500 in actua
cash had been paid for each 500 share
or that value to that amount, fixed by
competent and independent valuers
had been given in exchange.
"Under such a model law we would
have securities which would b readily
~saleable, and an amount of capita
would be turned into that form of en-
terprise which would cause a very
beneficial revolution in the commercial,
and Investment world. 1t is no exag
geration to say that in comparison
with other countries the commerce o.
the United States is starved today fol
lack OF the capital which ought to e
into It In corporate form. thereby in
suring proper competition and equaIlx
ing our business MISUNDERSTANDING
ton Pest
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-12-23

Yankton-Father Placidus of the
Sacred Heart hospital, who went
abroad last December returned last
Friday to take up his work again at
the hospital. Although he had a stor-
my voyage and had to undergo an OPP
Grafton while in England Father Plac-
idus is looking strong and we'll. The
spent in Rome and in his old home
in Cologne, Germany.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-12-23

Pierre-Governor Wesley granted
four pardons IN the recommendation
of the state ardon board they being
Chas. Wanting, sentenced from Custer
county; Frank Fitzpatrick and James
Moyen sentenced from Sphinx county;
and Frank Matejousky, sentenced from
Stanley county. He also granted a
pardon without board action for Roy
Lennerville sen from Butte county.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-12-23
FORCES TO THE FRONT IN DIS
TRICT NO. I.

in District NO. !, ma
,rged to- the front rapidly the pas
eek and now looks to be one OF thu
.ost formidable candidates for tn
,ffee set. 1t will take some grea
ork by the other contestants If the,
eat her out OF It.
Below we publish the list OF con
estants in the order of their stand
ng In the contest at the present time
IsTRiCT NO. 1-Brookings City
Nina Wood.
Alma Glindeman.
Louise MagistaI.
Minnie Winters.
Ellen Biggar.
Pearl Tyson.
Mary Boyd.
Mable Tinker.
Thea Alrick.
Laura Sexauer.
Ruth Etting.
Marie Heck.
Anna Gamble.
poss,a T,nrer
Minnie Omodt.
I'll. pooon
Bess Fridley.
M.,ao parLar
~, chohor
n ov,s
MI. 49,
Ruth Erwin.
Susie Bennett.
Vivian Hall.
Winnie Paul.
Glenna Johnson.
leila Lindskcs.
Gladys Fassett.
Henrietta Kremer.
Bessie Ladd.
Laura Vinegar.
Gina Christofferson.
Rose Volkmann.
Mabel Chappell.
Litta, Dewing.
Josie Snekermo.
Lenora Johnson.
Blanche mayer.
Winnifred DE Lapp.
Ruth Estrom.
Clara Bertness.
Alma Johnson.
NO. 2-Brookings Count,
Ethel Garfield. Trenton.
Madge Wilson. Bushnell.
Florence Hubbard. Medary.
Emma Trysstad. Medary.
Julia Karlstad, volga.
Mae r. johnson. sterling.
Ida Alrick. Sterling.
Bnnda Evenson, volga.
Grace Biggar. Trenton.
Ada Amundson. Arlington.
Jamie Peterson EIkton
Marie svaren. Sinai.
Petra Berre. yolra.
Margaret Mccarthy parne,l.
Iva Hincb. Oak lake.
Mabel stnm,ey vo,ea.
Hattie Olsen sterling,
M,r,e McCony,,,e Wig,
M.go,o No croT o,r 81,
Anna scn,onohm Trer,on
E,a.nor xaaunaa r,,,on
uo,on D., .-,,,n.on
A,ioa M.pou T..a
pon.ha 3D.,
80 c.s,s r.na
Nil csss,,,. .e
man.s.lao ST. ~
~
IT,
en"S y
fda Giipertson, Medary.
Lyda pbi,ins. Aurora. i
Molue studsdahi. eureka.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-12-23

sioux fallS-Ine state DCaTQ OF cor"
rections will meet in a few days to
fix the price of prison Irvine for next
year. They will also at ar early date
decide in regard to a renewal Of their
contract for keeping the prison shirt
factory in operation. On this contract
which will Don expire, the state gets
but sc cents per dozen, and owns the
plant. Governor Vessey does not be-
lieve the contract price is high enough
to save the state" on the matter of
operation, and is securing data to
back his position. Under the present
state laws a part of the earning of
the convicts are paid to their families
and with this out, and the expenses of
maintenance of the plant, he thinks
the state should receive a higher price
one which will at least bear all the
expenses Of operation, and that the
contract should not be let at a figure
which will be really a loss to the state
in the end, and he is making an eff
fort to secure a change in the terms
of the contract before it is renewed.
Deadwood-With a long but inter
esting program the South Deadwood
hose company, one Of the original vol.
unteer fire companies in this city,
celebrated it's thirtieth anniversary.
Many of the charter members of the
company pioneer settlers in the Black
Hills were present and gave reminis-
censes of the old days. The address
of the evening was given by States
Attorney John T. Heron, who was
born in this city.
Rapid ~City-Early winter SHOWS
have made wolf and coyote hunting
profitable for ranchmen now that the
fall work is interrupted. Since Decem-
Der L County Auditor Fall issued
vouchers on fifty pelts, which have
been returned to him. During the
year beginning with December 1, 1908.
there has been returned to the audi.
tors Office about 1000 pelts of wolf
and coyote. all killed in Pennington
county. The proportion Of wolves
killed to coyotes is about one to seven
and the early summer months are the
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-12-23
CAN'T COLLECT TAX.

JndGs Frank p. smith has lust rom
dersd - importaat decision A the
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-12-23

Vermillion-Frank Orr, of Meckling,
Caly county, a student of the univers-
ity of South Dakota, does not claim to
be the best corn husker in the United
States, nor even in South Dakota, but
he makes the assertion that he can
husk and crib $50 bushels of corr in
ten hours, and so sure is he that he
can do it that he is willing to wager
almost any amount. Orr's statement
has given many a fast corn picker food
for reflection, and while some of them
feel that he can do it, others are GER
tain that he cannot. Orr claims to-
have turned the trick already this fall
in a little less than ten hours in Ole
o. Jetley's corn field Lea Meckling.
The corn is running seventy bushels to
the acre. Since the discussion has
arisen there are any number Of young
men who lave Offered to contribute to
a fund which is to be given Orr in
case he can live up to his agreement.
Aside from being DESTROYS Of witness
ing the husking, the contributors say
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-12-23

Sioux Falls-The executive commit
tee of the South Dakota Press asSU-
citation has fixed on Thursday and
Friday, January 81 and %, as the date
for the mid-winter meeting of the as
ISOLATION, which will be held in Sioux
Falls. The committee would have
preferred the date a week earlier, but
as part of the entertainment is to be
a good theatrical it was not possible
to make the necessary arrangements
for that week.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-12-23

Vermillion-The present week will
see the equal suffrage campaign laun-
ched in Clay county. Miss Pearl Pen
field, a national organizer to-
Vermillion to assist the local organi-
remain in Vermillion about one week,
and will address the ladies in a series
of parlor meetings, and will also prob
young woman, but equipped for her
work. While here she hopes to or
ganize a college league in the univer-
sity, this institution being the only
one in the state eligible for such or.
%ganization.