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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-01-28
The Mystery OF
The Yellow Room
By CASTOR LE.oUx Il r sS1s11so:

place"
"And between the mattresses
There was only one on the bed, and
on that mademoiscllc was placed, and
NJ. Stangerson and the concierge I'M
medlately carried il into the labora'
tory. Under the mattress there was
nothing but the metal netting. which
could not conceal anything or any
body. Remember, monsieur, that there
were four of us. and we couldn't fail
10 see everything, the chamber IS SO
small and ~scantily furnished. and ali
was locked behind IN the pavilion"
venturcd on a hypothesis;
PERHAPS he got away with the mat
trcss-in the mattress, Anything Is
possible In the face Of such a mystery.
In their distress Of mind NJ, Stangcr
son and the concierge may not have
noticed they were bearing a double
weight. especially II the concierge
were an accomplish. ] throw out this
hypothesis for what Il Is worth. but il
explains many things and particularly
The fact that neither the laboratory
nor the yrStibule bears any traces OF
the footmarks found In the room. If
IN carrying madcmoiSc!le on the mat
troes from the laboratory they rested
FOR n moment there might have been
M opportunity for the man IN Il TO
escape"
"And them" asked R0uletabille. de-
!iberatcly laughing under the bed
felt rather ycXed and replied
~ don't know. hut anything appears
possible"
1.-THE examining magistrate had the
same idea. monsieur" said Daddy
Jacques. and he carefully examined
the mattress. He was obliged 70 laugh
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THE BED.

at the idea. monsieur, as your friend
a mattress having a double bottom:"
My friend alone seemed able to talk
htelligently. lie called out from I'M
der the bed:
"The mat here has been moved out
Of place. Who did it,"
we did. monsieur" explained Dad
dy Jacques. when we could no find
the assassin we asked ourselves
whether there was not some hole In
the floor"
There is not" replied Rouletabille.
us there a cellarY'
mo, there's no cellar. But that has
not stopped u searching and has not
prevented the examining magistrate
and his registrar from studying the
door plank by plank, as If there had
been a cellar under It,"
The reporter then r%eappeared. His
eyes were sparkling and his nostrils
Quivered. He remained on his hands
and knees. Thus he made his way to
the four corners of the room, so to
speak, shifting and going around ev.
erything- everything that we could
see. which was not much. and every
thing that We could o see. which
must have been Infinite.
The toilet table was q simple table
standing on four legs. There was
nothing about 1t by which 1t could
possibly be changed into a temporary
hiding place. There was not a closet
or cupboard. Mile. Stangerson KEEP,
her wardrobe at the chateau.
Rouletabille literally passed his nost
and hands along the walls, CONSTRUCTS
OF solid brickwork. When he hat
finished with the walls and passed hi
agile fingers over every portion of tn,
yellow paper covering them he rcache,
to the ceiling. which he was able I,
: touch by mounting on a chair place,
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English SPAWN Liniment removes
Hard, Soft or Calloused Jumps and
Blemishes from horses; also Blood
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Coughs, etc. Save $50 by use Of one
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r. ROYS.-General practitioner and
surgeon, also special attention given
lung troubles, piles and chronic dis
eases. Rooms 4 and 5 Binford block.
Office hours: 10 to u; 2 to D.
Phone-Main 10; residence K-210.
Residence, corner Medary avenue
and Williams street.
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DIR, z. w. FORSEE-OSTEOPATH-
Graduate under the founder, A. T.
Still. Office and residence Collier
Building; phone LAG. Calls attended
at all hours. Consultation and ex.
animation free.
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To Redden|
the Blood
Rich. red blood.

NlCn, Icu Diooo'
Tha, is what pale, weak, nervous people
need.
Red blood to form new cells and tissues, to
lnviporate the nerves, TO strengthen the heart 8
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Pills and because of its wonderful blood build
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There is no guess work, no experimenting
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Mrs. II. HARBoUCH, Mansfield. Ohio.
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The portrait and signature Of A. w. Chase
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Itch cured in 80 minutes by Wool.
ford's Sanitary Lotion. Never fails.
Sold by F. L. Villas. Druggist.
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OSTEOPATHS

DR.. cHAs. c. BRADBURY-Osteo-
path. Rooms, 2O5 New Century
building. Hours, 9 to IL; 1870 to 8.
Phones. Office 81, Residence 30
Calls answered promptly in country
and city.
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OLAF ElDEM.-State's Attorney. At
torney at Law. Collections Will re-
ceive prompt attention. ONCE over
First National bank.
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3. T. GREEN-Physician and surgeon
Office, Binford Block Room l. Phone
B-9. Hours 9 a. m. to II m. l p.
m. TO ) p. m. Residence 1l5-6th Ave.
Phone 293. Hours ) p. m. to 9. a. m.
y m. to l p. m. Calls answered at
all hours.
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Or. L. G. BORSr.-Dentist. Office,
Front rooms second floor New Bin
ford block. Phone-Main 8; Resi-
dence, Green 233.
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ATTORNEYS

]. p. Cheever. w. Nj. Cnee'er
cHEEvER 4 Observation-Disclosures
& Counselors at Law. Office In Bin
ford block.
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SCElLANE OUS

r. J. cARLlSLE.-Abstractor.
2O1.202 New Century block. COM
plete Abstracts Of Brookings, Co.
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Professional Cards.
PHYSICIANS
Brookings Hospital

Brookings Hospital
r. E. Boyden A. n. Stoll.
Home phone al Home phone 54o
Physicians and Surgeons.
Hospital and general practice; ear
eye, nose and throat. City offices
rear of First National Bank Building.
Office hours Q a. m. to II m; 1870 p.
m. TO 5 p. m. Hospital I p. m. to 3
p. m.
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Or. A. w. HYDE.-Physician and sur
geon Office in Hyde-Harris block
Office hours: 10 to II a. m. l to 8
D.. N. Phone-Ofice, 34-1.
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E. c. MILLER, NJ. D.-Physician and
surgeon. Hours-9 to 1870 a. m.
1870 to 4:30 p. m. I to 8 p. M.
Phone-office, Main 7S.-Residence.
Red, 275.
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DENTISTS

DR.. E. A. tENTZ.-Dentist. ONCE
Front rooms over First National
Bank. Phone-Main 116.
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CHAPTER VII.
In Which Rouletabilie Sets Out on
an Expedition Under the Bed.

0OULETABILLE, having pushed
open the door Of the yellow
room, paused on the threshold
~ The chamber was dark. Dad
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Dr,A. w. ChaSe's
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THEATR RICAL
"FrFTY MILES FROM BOSTON"
Drew Good Crowd at the Grand Opera
House Last Evening.

George NJ. Cohan's delightful musi-
cal comedy, Fifty Miles From Bos-
tcn," drew a good house at the Grand
last evening in spite of numerous
counter attractions. The piece is
semi-pastural in character and re-
minds one in some ways OF George
AIDES County Chairman" The COM
1any was a capable one and received
on the whole. as enthusiastic re-
ception as any musical attraction pre-
sented at the local play house this
season An especially appreciable
feature was the fine musical program
which teemed with the jingles OF
George M Cohan. The local orches-
ira entered into the spirit Of these
sprightly airs with unusual vigor and
earned much favorable comment
There were number of the cast
deserving OF special mention, prob
obly the most popular OF whom was
Mrs Westford. who took the part OF
Mrs. Tilford. There were prob
ably many in the audience who we're
unaware that they were applauding
The clever comedy of n younger sister
of Lillian Russell; in fact, the only
sister of the Queen of Comic Opera"
who follows the stage for a vocation.
Mrs. Westford, better known as SUI
zanne Leonard, her real name. only
:oturned to the stage a season ago,
after having retired from the protes-
sion. She was formally In vaudeville,
and like her celebrated sister, won
,nuch fame as a foot-llght favorlte.
Last season she was with Lillian Rus
sell in "Wildfire," having the part of
Janet. Her work last evening was very
good
Hazel Lowry. as Sadie. the post
mistress, was well received, She is
pretty slip of a girl, graceful in her
movements and charming OF manner.
The part of Bess In Little Johnny
Jones" was written for Miss Lowry.
but instead of being the first to play
IL she was engaged as understudy TO
George Cohan's sister, Josephine. in
his successful Running for Office. ="
She afterwards played Bess as antici-
pated.
w. D. Stevenson as Joe Westcott
won approval with the audience and
did very Well with the opportunities
afforded by the part. He has been
seen. however, to better advantage,
especially in the original Merry
Widow" where he had the part OF
the Prince playing opposite the
charming Cecilia Lotus of mimicking
fame.
Messrs. Sparks and Willard as the
comedy beligerents were heartily ap-
piauded Walter Richardson, as
young Harrigan, and Thomas Emory
as Jed, did we'll throughout. Jimmie
helton. as the juvenile boy-around-
the-barD, was also enjoyed.
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"THE GREAT OIVIOE."

The Great Divide" is in three acts.
The first represents the interior of a
cabin on a cactus farm in southern
Arizona. the second picturesque
plateau high up in the Cordillera
mountains-"the roof OF the world
and the third the parlor of an old New
England home in Milford Corners.
Mass. From this some idea Of the
spirit of the play may be formed. The
heroine is Massachusetts girl who
goes with her brother to Arizona to
make their fortune in the cactus fibre
industry. There she meets a man of
the West. one used to wild, care~frec
existence and loose philosophy of
life. They are strangely met and she
Is strangely won. This is in the first
act. The remainder of the play Is
dramatic adjustment of the lives of
the Puritan woman and the son OF the
mountains and plains.
The man is regenerated through
love for the woman, while she. at first
all pride and priggishness through
training and heredity. at last by force
OF the same sovereign power-love-
recognizes him as her lord and mast
or. At the Grand Friday and Satur
day evenings.
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AXEl CARLSON is
DECLARED lNSANEN

Salt Lake Jan. 20-Axel Carlson.
who killed his sister-in-law, Matilda
Ecklund, at Sandy on Thursday night
will escape the eXecutioners for the
same reason that Harry K. Thaw did
not suffer the death penalty for the
killing of Stanford White. Carlson is
pronounced paranoIac. Further
more, the lunacy commission which
has been sitting upon his case for two
days saws that he is a degenerate of
the worst type, D
The commission has found that Carl.
sons case is one of unusual maIfor
nation No two members of his body
are alike. His right ankle is enlare
ed. his right ear, right noetril. right
shoulder and hip are all abnormal and
OF peculiar formation. His hips are
sunken. His right eye differs from
the left In It's form and expression.
All OF these things, which were dis
covered by the doctors who made n
physical examination of the murder.
have resulted In decision TO send
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STAselNG AFFAIR IN SALOON
George Sorenson Victim of Henry
Hardin in the "Ocean Bar"

Salt Lake. Jan 20.-A stabbing af-
fray in which George Sorenson, aged
%. married, and residing at 347 East
Second South, was the victim. took
place at the Ocean Bar" saloon, To-
Gated on state street. Just south cf
Second South this afternoon. Soren-
sen, who is a teamster, in company
with a man named Henry Hardin,
and a number Of other teamsters. we're
drinking together when Sorensop and
Hardin came to words AS Hardin ap.
preached Sorenson. Sorenson put his
hands lightly on the shoulders of 'he
former Hardin suddenly pulled ont
lcng bladed pocket knife and inilist-
ed severe cash in the abdomen cf
Sorenson. The assailant then escaped
by way of the back door. Sore1san
walked 10 police headquarters, accom-
parted by his friends. where IN exam
ination was made Of the wound. but
refused to let the police surgeon al
tend to the injury, saying that he pre-
feIred to have 1t attended to at home,
aud left the station. The police are
on the lookout for Hardin.
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who happened TO drive to the barn TO
leave horse there. He quietly noti-
fed Patrolman George Harris and
The latter lost no time in getting to
the scene.
Upon arrival of Harris at the
barn, the youths saw him and started
to run Harris seized one of them and
halted another by threatening to shoot.
The third managed to make his es-
cape In the darkness.
The two young men arrested gave
the names of William King and Geo.
Smith. AT first they declared the
third youth told them the oats be-
longed to him. and that it was all
right to remove them, but later when
1t was learned they had stolen the
horse and buggy they admitted their
guilt They had evidently planned
to make a big haul as they had pre-
paled Is sacks OF oats to take away.
They Will be charged with burglary
in the second degree The police are
looking for the third member of the
gang
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member of the Y M C. A.. but that
he went there and rendered money TO
play pool and was allowed to play.
TERRIFIC MUD SLIDE
IN PROVO CANYON
Considerable Damage Is Done to the
Telluride Power Plant.

Provo, Jan 20.-A terrible mud
slide. which did damage TO the extent
OF $4,000 and put the city in darkness
and without power for time. occur
red this morning In Provo canyon,
near Heislets ranch. two miles above
the power plant, The slide totally de-
stroyed about 400 feet of the flume of
the Telluride Power company and 1t
will be impossible, officials state. to
repair tho fiume under ten days OF
two weeks. The heavy rain OF last
night and this morning loosened the
mud on the side of the mountain and
caused the slide. Power and light for
the city arc now being supplied by the
Telluride company's plant at Logan.
The snowslides on the Denver & Rio
GTande road In Provo canyon have
now been cleared away, but still trains
are unable to run between here and
Heber City. With the clearing Of the
big snowslide at Bridal Veil Falls. two
immense mud slides were found op
posIte Ferguson's ranch. Not train
has been run over the road to Heber
City from here since a week ago last
Sunday, and none will be run before
Friday or Saturday, as 1t will be Inn
possible TO get the tracks cleared OF
the mud before that time The mai
for Heber City Is being carried on the
train as far as Fergusons ranch. a
handcar comes down from Heber tc
the other side Of the slide and the
trip Is made over the mud on foot The
mall is then taken to the handcar, and
In this manner reaches Heber City.
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TELEPHONE SYSTEM FROM
BOSTON TO OMAHA PLANNED

Boston. Jan. 21.-Plans for tho con-
Gtruction OF an Independent long dis
tance telephone system from Boston
10 Omaha and Lincoln, Neb.. calling
ior an expenditure of S5000,000, will
De perfected, it is said during the
conference of independent telephone
company officers. which will convene
in this city on Saturday next, Fin
ancial arrangements have already
been made. according to information
~ hand. and the details of construc-
ton and operation only remain to be
adjusted The project has been under
discussion since last May and is being
engineered by Max Koehler. one OF
the most prominent Independent tele-
phone men in the country, and by H.
c. Snfel. OF st Louis. Officers Of
Independent telephone companies gen
orally will be identified with the move
ment. Within the next FIVE years, IT
is said, approximately S30,000,000 will
he invested In the enterprise.
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TWICE-ToLo TESTIMONY.
Ogden People Are Doing All They Can
For Fellow Sufferers.

Ogden testimony has been publish.
ed to prove the merit of Doans Kid.
ney Pills to others in ogden who suf.
fer from bad backs and kidney ills.
Lest any sufferer doubt that the cures
made by Doan's Kidney Pills are
thorough and lasting. We produce con.
firmed proof-statements from Ogden
people saving that the cures they told
of years ago were permanent. Here's
an Ogden case:
Thos. w. Wootton. 1872 Barlow Lane.
ogden, Utah. says. For a year or
more my back was very lame and sore
and pains through my loins were so
severe that ] was hardly able to regain
an erect position after STOPPING. In
the morning when / arose the pains
would be so acute that ] would hardly
be able TO move. AT last ] decided TO
trv Doan's Kidney Pills and procured
a box from Badcon's Pharmacy. They
promptly eradicated the trouble. -
(From statement given July 30.
1906.)
Cured to Stay Cured.
On the 21st OF September, 1907. Mr..
Wootton confirmed his former state
ment. saying: THE cure Doans Kid.
ney Pills affected has proved perma-
nent and | heartily recommend them
to anyone suffering from kidney COM
plaInt'
For sale by all dealers. Price so
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New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan sand
take no other,
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territory below the 60O-foot level OF
the Mohawk shaft
The Clermont shaft Is bottomed In
the Mohawk quartz mass. which has a
thickness OF 400 feet and in the cen.
ter of which is the ore shoot proper
In passing through the hanging side
of the quartz formation the shaft
encountered ten feet of ore assaylng
to per cent copper and S14 to SIG
IN gold. This ore was entirely unex-
pccted. as there are no values on the
banging wall in the levels below. The
shaft is being carried down to
depth OF 925 feet, where. after cut
ting a station, drift will be extend
Snoot
Developments on the Combination
and Red Top continue extremely IA
vorable, the openings of the former
locking better than ever heretofore.
Since resuming operations at the Red
Top, drift has been extended $50
feet north. in the direction OF the
Duunellan lease, in which commercial
ore has been disclosed for its entire
length Recent drifting south has
also extended the known ore body
over 100 feet in this direction
Goldfield is now a proven camp.
The leasers, to whom II is everlast-
ingly indebted. are being retired and
within a very brief period operations
will be exclusively company account.
The directorate was changed this
week by the addition of three names
Mr. Charles Hayden. Mr.. j. A.
Carstairs. representing New York and
Pittsburg interests, and w. c. 'Ral-
stop of San Francisco. representing
Pacific coast interests. The other di'
lectors are MesSrs. Geo. s. Nixon.
Geo Wingfeld. j. D Hubbard and j..
II Mackenzie, the general manager.
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CHILDREN PLACED
IN HOMES BY COURT.
MIR. and Mrs. Plommer Adopt a TWO
Months Old Baby; Other Cases.

Salt Lake. Jam 21.-Two children.
one a 2-months-old boy. deserted by
unnatural parents. were placed in
homes by the juvenile court at It's sit
ting Wednesday morning
The boy, born out of wedlock and
left upon doorstep In the southeast
cIn part of the city a few hours after
birth, was first placed in the State
Street orphGnage; but before the or
der was carried out he was adopted in
Judge Lewis division OF the district
court by w. R. and Jane Plummer,
upon whose doorstep he was placed by
the unnatural mother The youngster
viii be known as David William Plum
mer
The other child, Teena Mumford. a
12-year-old negro girl, was taken into
custody by Mrs Jane Council, ne
gress.
Ben Bishop. II years old, ward OF
the court, has not lived up to the re-
quirements of his parole from the
State Industrial school, TO which he
was committed for petty thieving about
four months ago, and he was taken
into custody and remanded to the
school. Young Bishop has expressed
a cesire to join the navy and as soon
as his brother, George Bishop. can
make arrangements TO accompany him
II a recruiting station he will be re-
leased from the school to enlist in the
navy The lads parents are dead.
Two boys, 16 and II years old re-
spectlvely, one of whom said he learn
ed to play pool at the Y. NJ. C. A.
were allowed to go upon probation on
the charge of frequentlng poolrooms.
One of the lads said he was not a
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| SALT LAKE AND
| STATE NEWS |
LEGISLATURE
HAS BUSY
DAY
UNIVERSITY TO BE VISITED BY
LEGISLATORS.
Senator Miller Brings Claim Of Ere.
derrick Blake, Containing Startling
Statements, Before Senate.

Among the matters brought to the
attention Of the senate yesterday al
ternoon was a claim presented by
Senator Miller for Frederic Blake, a
we'll known citizen of Washington
county, who demands 100000 from
the state ON the ground that he was
wrongfully imprisoned In the State
Mental hospital at Provo for 20 years
Before he was sent to the place he
was looked upon as man of wealth
Since then he has lost all, and con
tends that he suffered all kinds of
torment in the institution.
Blake. In his letter to the senate
and house of representatives, says
that he was admitted TO the asylum
from st. George, Jan, 5. 1887. under a
false report and without a hearing.
Mt the hospital, he asserts. the at
tendants swore at him and threatened
that he should go away in a wooden
box. He asserts that they dashed him
against the walls and stamped on him
with their shoes, fracturing his skull.
Ihdohih6 LILO liSHt euI dUQ TlD6- nc
asserts that he was put In room for
corpse. He asserts, Il don't be-
lieve Christ suffered more" On one
occasion he escaped to Salt Lake City.
After being brought back he was tied
and strapped to an iron bed and beat
en- with an oak club. On this occas-
ion, he says. his right arm and ankle
were broken. On another occasion, he
asserts, he was visited by number
OF men at midnight and quantity OF
poison was forced down him He says
that another effort was made to Kill
him by locking him up in a close room
and not allowing him 10 take exercise.
Before being sent to the hospital.
Blake declares, he owned homes.
horses, cattle. sawmill and farming
lands. He now says he has but seven
acres OF land left. He also mentions
a number of employees at the hospital
who can be called as witnesses. He
declares that should the state not sec
fit to allow him 100000, he will be
satisfied with a pension OF $500 Il
year.
In the senate, Senator Miller intro