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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-03-11
Local and Personal

superintendent Moultcn Of Huron
vas at the depot a few hours Fri
day.
Mrs. Lillian Aiken came over from
Volga Saturday morning and spent the
day with friends.
G. A. Mathews returned home Thurs
day evening from a couple of days
business trip to Pipestone.
f. r. Haugen returned home Thurs
day from Lyle. Mimi. where he was
called by the death of his sister-in-law
w. II. Deeth arrived from Pierre
Friday night, where he served as one
of the house clerks during the session.
Rev. f. b. Trefethren of Rev!llo, was
in the city Thursday TO attend the
prohibition conference at the opera
house.
DR.. A. w. Hyde made a professional
Friday. On account of the condition
of the roads he went by train TO Grant
Siding, the new station just on the
other side of Aurora.
Mr.. and Mrs. Knute Lewis were
down from Lake Preston a couple of
days the latter part OF the week, at.
tending the prohibition meetings.
They were guests of p. o. Peterson
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. Moore, who were
called here several weeks ago by the
serious illness of Mr.. Moore's mother,
Mrs. ]. r. Beck, left Friday morning
for their home at Mandan, y. ID.
Mrs. Beck is now greatly improved
in health.
Nick f.. Henegan and family ar.
rived from Lake Preston Thursday
with two carloads of household goods
and farm machinery, and are getting
settled on their farm south OF town,
which Mr.. Henegan purchased last
fall.
Mrs. Chas. Wright of New York City,
who has been visiting at the home
of her mother, Mrs. Price and her
sister, Mrs. w. II. Leighty, for several
months. left Friday morning for Oma-
ha. and will go from there to Cali
fornia. She was accompanied by her
mother.
George l.. Almond returned from
Fargo last Saturday accompanied by
his son, Fred, whose serious illness
he's been mentioned in these columns
during the past two months. We are
panied to state that Fred is not inn
proving as rapidly as his friends would
like TO have him, but under his moth
er's care better things are hoped for.
Clear Lake Courier
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-03-11

Miss Edna Bushnell entertained the
avenue Friday evening. She was as
sisted by Miss Ida Kartrude and Miss
Carrie Haas. and Professor and Mrs.
Bates acted as chaperones for the even
ing. Charades and anecdotes served
to while away the pleasant hours and
the guests departed after enjoying a
dainty lunch and toasting marshmal.
lows by Pickering candle light.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-03-11

r. A. Storm was at NOlga on bust
ness between trains Friday.
G. W. Smith was over from Nolga
ON business between trains Friday.
c. }. Flittie returned home Satur-
day from a business trip to the north
part of the s-ate.
Mrs. c. p. Waltz went TO Arlington
Thursday evening and visited friends
until tn" next day.
Miss May Murphy came down from
De Smet Friday night and visited
over Sunday at home.
Mrs. r. Il. Forsee returned home the
first of the week from a visit with
her mother at Toronto.
A. +. Chamberlain left Friday even
ing for Alcester where he conducted
a farmers institute meeting.
Reed Matheny who was e~ngrossing
clerk of the house during the legisla-
tive session. came down from Pierre
Friday night.
j. VI. Bitterness, who was senate
stenographer during the legislative SEES
sion, arrived home from Pierre Friday
night.
DR.. A. A. Brigham. principal of the
school of agriculture at the college,
went TO De Smet last evening, where
today he addresses a meeting of the
school officers of K%ingsbury county.
II. r. Lloyd has to p%atronize the
North Western these days in making
his daily trips to Aurora. Both of his
autos went up in smoke when his
barn burned last week, he still has a
horse, but his buggy and harness went
the same way as his gasoline wagons.
One of Chicago's catalogue houses
has reported its sales for six months
as amounting TO nearly twenty-siX
million dollars. This is significant not
only to the merchants of the whole
country. but to the very people who
are sending these millions to these
catalogue houses. sympathy does not
go very far in trade; money talks and
the man who is ready and willing TO
meet the catalogue competition must
get right up and say so if he intends
10 keep his trade. People do not al
ways reciprocate for the courtesies
of credit and special services extend
ed by the local merchant who perhaps
is also a buyer of farm products and
if they think they can save a little
money their orders will go to the cata.
logue houses instead of to a personal
friend right at home. Competition must
be met and there are progressive men
all about us who are earnestly seek
ing the opportunity to show you their
goods and give their prices SO that
you can make comparisons with the
catalogue houses offers.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-03-11
it Saved His Leo.

All thought I'd lose my Leg" writes
]. A. Swenson, Watertown, Wis, Ten
years Of eczema, that Is doctors could
not cure, had at last laid me up. Then
Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured 1t sound
and WELL" Infallible for Skin Erup-
tons, Eczema, Salt Rheum, Boils, Few
er Sores. Burns, Scalds, Cuts and
Piles. CSC at c. d. Kendall's.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-03-11

English SPAWN Liniment removes
Hard. Soft or Calloused Jumps and
Blemishes from horses; also Blood
Spavins, Curbs, Splints. Sweeney. Ring
Bone, Stiles, Sprains, Swollen Threats.
Coughs, etc. Save $50 by use of one
bottle. A wonderful Blemish Cure.
Sold by F. L. Villas, Druggist
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-03-11
STATE COLLEGE NOTES.

Prof. J. V. Bopp went to Alcester
Friday to assist Prof. Larsen who held
a ~dairymen's meeting at that point.
Both returned Friday evening. Mr..
Bopp's subject was Grasses For South
Dakota" with special reference to
them as soil improvers.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-03-11

John Thompson, editor of the Farm
ers' Tribune at Sioux City, Iowa. was
here Saturday looking over the State
college. He expressed himself as high
~ pleased with the prospect for in
creased work along industrial educa-
tional lines and the stand that South
Dakota is taking in particular. Most
of the older states waited until Their
land became partially or totally ey-
hausted before giving any attention 10
the best farming methods, but the PEG
pie of South Dakota have profited by
their experience and are making every
provision possible to insure the rising
generation a knowledge of right farm
ing.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-03-11

DR.. r. w. Olive, professor of bot
any, and Prof. Robert Matheson, state
entomologist, have in preparation a
bulletin upon the subject Of insects
injurious to crops and methods OF
spraying TO prevent weeds and espec-
tally mustard. This bulletin is writ
ten in a form that makes it very
readable and every farmer who has
not already placed his nam upon the
bulletin list will find it profitable 10
send for this bulletin. 1t will be ready
for distribution April Is.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-03-11

Word has been received from ".
w. Vail, who left for home last week
on account of serious trouble with
his foot which was injured some time
ago in a railroad accident, that he
has been obliged to go to Minneapolis
to undergo a surgical operation. As
Mr.. Vail was to have given the ora
ton for the M~iltonians in the inter-
society contest Saturday evening il
may be necessary to postpone the con
test until his return. His friends here
are uniting in the hope that he may
enjoy a rapid recovery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12

Skinny and Clarence ceased their splash ing and the boys listened breathlessly In n moment there stepped from behind the bushes q man dressed In dirty white baseball suit with a bat over his shoulder. Seeing the boys. he called cheerfully:
 Hi, therei Quit that foollshness and let's play ball.
 Nobody answered. Who is the guy?' asked Clarence, In an undertone
 Acts like the dippy feller who broke out of the asylum yesterday answered skinny.
 Seems to be good-natured, Dumpy suggested.
 The stranger on the bank regarded them patiently while they talked, and now sung out again: Well. are you ready for the gamer
 "Where's your teamT' asked Clarence. Here"
 ''I don't see anyone but yourself"
 "I'l have my team when you get yours together
 ..Come on. fellows. let's play him." urged Dumpy. wading out and beginning to dress. Boys do not like to back out from q challenge, and the crowd followed suit Their shirts dragged on their drip- ping bodies, and in spite of all they could
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the same things over and over.
 You see, I didn't get to go to school when I was a calf, and these are all the records I have. explained the Cow apolo- getically after she had talked them all through.
 Cant you sing?" asked Willie Boy.
 No, but l can cry," and she did bel low.
 "Of course, I can't do it as well as you" explained the modest wire animal, because l haven't had the experience" he looked again the Wire Cow was gone. and in her place there stood the Man of the Lost Eyes, looking for his eyes.
 Have you seen any eyes lying around here looseT' he asked of Willie Boy.
 "No," replied Willie Boy. How did you come to lose your eyes?"
 .T don't know. You see, when I was a boy I didn't like to go to school, and I got so 1 couldn't see Into anything. That was the beginning of it. I lost my eyes, but. don't know where."
 Perhaps it was at school" ventured Willie Boy
 Maybe 1t was. Come to think of 1t. I believe that is the very place to look for eyes"
 And he was gone before Willie Boy could understand how he went. Neither did Willie Boy understand how the Book was worse he felt their weight. There
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Willie Boy and the Dream People.

my parents would not own me, and though l wept and plead they didn't seem to care. It's hard for boy to have no home and no parents"
 Then the Purple Man disappeared and in his place there came the Talking Cow. The Talking Cow was made of wire. Her legs were coils and her body was net ting through which her internal organs showed, and they, too, were made of wire. When she wanted to talk she touched button on the side of her face with her wire tongue and her speech sounded just like a photograph. There was no question but that she could talk. but 1t was not long before Willie Boy discovered that she spoke from records
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Insisted Pete Clemmons.

insisted Pete Clemmons
 q get 97 more strikes" declared the stranger stoutly.
 The boys laughed derisively. The bat ter waved his stick and grew red in the face.
 An, l know-you-you are trying to cheat me I'll see about that"
 He grabbed Dumpy with one arm and Skinny with the other, threw them to the ground, picked up the club and waved 1t threatenngly over them. Before he could strike the other boys rushed 10 the assistance of their chums and free-for- all fight ensued. They had no doubt now that he was crazy. The lunatic possessed unusual strength and soon he was sitting on four of the boys and striking at the others with his bat.
 Here comes an auto," cried Clarence Scholes. Maybe they will help us. Help! Help" he screamed
 The stranger got hold of Dumpy's throat and was choking him. Then heavy hand was laid on his shoulder and he turned around to see d man in white uniform.
 Here, Hans, what are you doing?'' said the newcomer.
 "Oh. it's you, is it? I have been having q game with these fellows and they tried to cheat me.
 Cheated you. did theyf'
 Yes. They only let me have three strikes to an out"
 Well, now, that's real mean. By the way, Hans, I've signed for a game for you with the Chicago Cubs. Will you go and play them a gamer
 Sure. Come on, let's hurry. Will they let us have hundred strikes?'
 Certainly. Get in and we'll go imme- diately."
 While they were cranking the ma chine for the return trip the keeper said to skinny: He thinks he's Hans Wagner, the great baseball player. I'm awfuly glad you caught him for me. Here's a dollar. Buy the crowd something to eat. So long. And he jumped into the auto, which whizzed away.
 Gee, I'm glad they came when they did" said Dumpy, rubbing his neck. "Id have been q dead one in two minutes. I'll never forget that game as long as l live" And the rest of the boys were of the same mind
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were half dozen of them-Reader, speller, Grammar, Arithmetic, Geogra- phy and History-and everyone of them had features marked on one side, and little thin arms and legs. They danced on Willie Boys stomach just like t-ey thought 1t dancing floor, grinnlng wide ly all the time; and how heavy they were! They seemed to weigh a ton. Willie Boy had heard of heavy studies, but never before did he realize what the expression meant. Now he knew, be- cause all those books dancing on his stomach hurt him. He tried to shake and brush them off, but in vain. Then he became alarmed and screamed aloud. Mammal"
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ing home to ask for advice. A doctor was the most necessary thing in his case"
 After the doctor had set the wrist, and Tommy was made quite comfortable, Andy went to a livery barn and hired conveyance and driver to carry Tommy and himself home. As they rode along Tommy whispered to Andy: "Ain't this awful expensive, Andy?'
 "Yes, kid, it's rather dear breaking one's wrist and riding in a carriage, but we can't count expenses now. But the way you and I will have to fish to pay for this job Is a caution. So hurry up and get we'll And just think of five got to go back to the river and get our
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When the doctor reached the side Of Tommy the little fellow had fainted from the effects of pain and fatigue. The ride to town, mile from the spot where the accident happened. on the back Of his good cousin had been most trying to the sufferer, and now that the tension was over he had dropped into uncon- sciousness. The doctor soon brought him to himself again, however, and proceeded to set the broken wrist. You're a brick, Andy" said the quiet doctor as he un- bound the wrist. Hadn't you bound this wrist as you did the swelling would have been very much worse than 1t is. You did the right thing, my boy. But tell me how this child ever reached here afoor from the iverT'
 'On my back" said Andy There was no other way, you see. We were as far from home-wnere horse and buggy were to be got-as from town. So chose to bring him direct to you instead of go-
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LITTLE DOCTOR ANDY: STORY OF A PLUCKY BOY

Say, kid. be brave," said Andy. You've sprained your wrist. Here, sit perfectly still while I bind 1t up. Then I'll carry you home on my back. Here let me get that piece of stick. I'll use 1t in binding up the wrist"
 Andy reached for piece of fiat stick that some fisherman had dropped in the grass. It was just the thing he wanted. Breaking 1t into three pieces he placed them beside him to use in his work. From Tommy's neck he took an old kerchief and wrapped 1t tightly about the broken wrist, holding the poor mem- Der in as natural a position as he could. Then he took from his own pocket handkerchief to use as an outer bandage, placing the little pieces of stick flat against the wrist, one at either side and one against the back. and binding all In place with his own kerchief as doctor would have bound splints in the days be- fore the surgeon had found better sub stitute. Then he took his own and Tom mys neckties and made a sling into which he placed the broken wrist
 All the while that Andy worked poor little Tommy, white-faced, groaned in his agony. But he bit his lips and batted his eyes, determined to keep back the tears, for he wished to be brave.
 Now, Kid, we're ready to be getting to town," said Andy, himself bit nerv- ous and uneasy. But he meant to keep a cheerful countenance and hide his anx- iety from the little sufferer. It was difficult task to get Tommy perched on Andy's back. but after some minutes Andy had succeeded, and was going toward town as fast as he could, bearing the burden as though 1t had weighed about ten pounds
 After a while Tommy mustered enough strength to ask why they were going to town instead of to their homes. for the
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BY WILLIAM WALLACE, JR.

~ VERYBODY knew that :ndrew
 Burton was a wise boy for his years,
 but no one ever knew Just how N plucky he was till an accident hap
 pened to him which brought out his courage and pluck. One day Andrew-or Andy" as he was commonly called went to the river fishing. With him went his little 10-year-old cousin, Tommy Grey. After having f1shed for quite a while and having caught a nice lot of fnnies for their suppers, the two little chaps de- cided to go in swimming, for, though 1t was the middle of September, the water was fine and warm and they were hardy farmer boys, not minding in the least cold dip late in the fall. So they dis robed and jumped into the old swimming pool splashing about like fish for an hour or more.
 Say, this is the finest sport In the world" declared Andy, climbing up high rock and diving into the pool. None of your ew-fangled sports can come up to just swimming in the river" he added as he came up on the opposite side of the stream. Gee, the water is fine now"
 ''Yes, fishing, swimming and climbing trees go ahead of any of the stylish sports agreed little Tommy, also pre- pairing to make dive. "Now, watch mel" And into the water he went splash!
 Well. l guess we'd better be starting for home." said Andy, swimming ashore. Its about eating time so says my stom- ach, and those fish are too fine to let go too long. Won't mamma be pleased when she sees that string of hshf And your mamma will be as happy to see your fine string. too How many fish have you, Tom?''
 Seven fine fellows; one would weigh nearly two pounds" said Tommy, also
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BY CHARLES LINCOLN PHIFER.

B1 CHAhl4ES L1N(OIN fh1b
 0 Fl, pshaw I don't want to go to H school" whined Willie Boy.
 H What ails the childT" asked " his father In apprehension.
 'He hates to start, that's all" replied his mother After he has gone a few days you couldn't tie him away"
 Perhaps strap oil would be good for him." suggested his father.
 Willie Boy understood what they meant and felt aggrieved. He was a much abused boy, anyhow, he thought, and he wished to die so that his parents might feel bad and understand how he had not been appreciated. He went of to him self to think 1t over and to enjoy the agony of his mother as she bent over hls white and lifeless form. They said he was pouting. thus adding to the ignominy they were heaping on him and mak- ing 1t necessary for him to die two or three times in order to punish them the more. At last Willie Boy grew so sorry for himself that he cried aloud. Then he was sent to bed.
 You can't expect a live, healthy boy to lie awake all night dying in order to get even with his parents, and you need not wonder that after awhile Willie Boy went to sleep. Then he began to see things-Dream People they were.
 The first one that came to him was the Purple Man. It seemed perfectly natural for him to be purple, and Willie Boy 4night have made friends with him if the fellow hadn't begun scolding. Willie Boy" he scolded, you don't want to go to school. When I was boy like you are l didn't want to go to school either. So I grew up to be the Purple Man. and became a foreigner to everybody. You don't know what that means, willie Boy. You haven't a home anywhere in all the world when you are foreigner. Even
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swimming ashore. But, say, Andy. let's have climb before going home. It's not late-not supper time for two hours yet. See how high the sun is." And Tommy pointed his finger toward Old Sol, still hanging high in the sky. You know the suns way down over that big hill when we have supper"
 "All right, kid," said Andy, always wishing to humor his little counsin. Andy was four years Tommy's senior and felt himself quite a man when compared with his young kinsman. Well go up that big tree wonder that hasn't any lower limbs. It's not so easy climbing a limb less tree, is it7 And I want to test your ability"
 Bet my best marble that I can go to the top of that tree in short order,'' de- clared Tommy Just you watch me- And off he started, going up the tall tree like cat. There were no limbs near to the ground, and Tommy had to do his climbing scientifically, as he said.
 Pretty soon he had reached the top most branches of the tree and was way ing to Andy, calling out: "Heigh, oh, down there. How is your weather? The climate up here is fine" Then he waved his arms again, and in doing so lost his balance and fell to the ground, the branches breaking his fall most of the way. But the last eight feet was un- broken and he struck with great force, falling across his arm in such a way that his wrist was badly hurt, and when Andy ran to lift him he cried out with pain. "Oh, my wrist. Oh-o-o-o!'
 Andy lifted Tommy to a sitting posture and examined the hurt member. It did not take him very long to find that Tom my's wrist was broken. But he did not divulge this fact to the poor sufferer, for he knew the fright would only intensity Tommy's suffering.
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town lay in an opposite direction from their fathers farms, which joined.
 I've must have the doctor take a look at this sprain," said Andy. Sometimes a sprain is pretty ugly unless attended by a doctor.'
 Nothing more was said till Andy went into the doctors office. There he placed his burden on a couch in the reception room. Then he summoned the doctor from his private office, where he was con- sulting with a patient. Say, Doctor, please excuse me for interrupting you, but have a case out in this room that wants immediate attention" Then Andy whispered a few words to the doctor in explanation.
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cA Queer Baseball Game

do sand and mud clung to their feet but they did quicker work in donnlng their clothes than they were wont to do of mornings. Then they crossed the footlog to the bank on which the stranger stood lie had bat and ball. but no team was visible. Dumpy asked the man, cauti- ously:
 Where's your teamY'
 m play the whole bunch of you my self; but you must give me first at bat"
 The boys laughed at this, and were quite willing to take their first ''outs" Finding some rocks, they quickly made bases and formed diamond and skinny. giving his men their positions, took his place in the pitchers box At the home plate the stranger waved his bat lu- dicrously, missing the first ball thrown by a wide margin.
 The next ball he hit to right field and started round the bases. Butch" Duncan ilelded the ball well and sent 1t to Clarence Seholes, who played third base Clarence caught 1t and awaiting the furious rush of the stranger, stepped aside and easily tagged the runner out. Instead of stop ping. the fellow increased his pace til he reached the home plate, sliding in until q cloud of dust was raised Then calmly picking up the bat. he faced Skinny.
 But you are out" reconstructed Skinny.
 "Our team is allowed three outs isn it?"
 Skinny laughed and assented. de sent n straight, swift ball. which the stranger fouled. Dumpy, the catcher ran under 1t and easily caught 1t.
 Two outs on us, muttered the stranger, and again faced the pitcher.
 Skinny first sent an ln-shoot. which puzzled the batter, causing him to fan the air. slow drop was equally deceptive. and an out-drop was the third strike and the third out.
 Now my team Is in bats.'" yelled Skinny, and the boys advanced to th- plate.
 "0h, not yet. I've got another strike coming replied the lone batter
 But there were three strikes on you.'