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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-11-18

1t looks as though Aurora was get
ting an exceptionally good reputation
as a stock market, Judging from the
amount of stuff that was marketed
here Saturday. 1t caught the buyers
and the bank, both unawares, so Ear
were their receipts in excess OF their
estimates made in the morning. AS
a result the buyers were short OF
enough cars to ship out and the bank
short of money to pay the dealers
checks. However, no n was turned
away and the experience will serve
to war; both the dealers and bank
tn guard against a similar inconven
fence.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-11-18
AURORA.
From the Times:
Miss ella Tiller visiter her sister
Gertrude in Brookings, on Saturday
evening. The latter is sick with tom
silitis and a fever complication.

w. II. Larrabee and wife and f. }.
Stevens and wife expect to leave next
Monday for Florida and via, SPEND the
winter about twenty mites north or
Tampa. Both parties have contracts
for ten acre tracts of land and may
decide to locate permanently there If
climate and condition. prove satisfac'
tory.
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About the County
ELkTcN.


From the Record:
The creamery at Ward was burned,
Sunday morning about two o'clock. IL
IS probable that the fire originated
from the gasoline engine. The build
ing and machinery was "A complete loss
to Thos. Waggoner. the owner. The
property was valued at about $500
and partly insured. We all ~sympathlze
with Mr.. Waggoner in his calamity.
II. r. Esterly Of Fort Pierre, was
on the streets Saturday evening, with
q handsome hand-carved diamond will.
low cane It represents three years
Of labor, done with an ordinary pocket
knife and considerably finishing is
still to be done. The can Is 4 thing
OF beauty, and many cast c%Oyetous eyes
upon 1t. Mr.. Este-ly Is a brother-i1-
law OF John Rain, with whom he Is
visiting.
Bills are out announcing a novel
contest in McKean's pasture at sun
up on Thanksgiving day between
Louis Petersen, the "champeer" Of the
Minnesota line, and u Sam Alberts.
The sport Is thus: The parties ar
rive just rs the crisp air OF the morn
ing Is mellowed by the first sunbeam.
An ordinary wash tub is then filled
with hot water and soapsuds, into
which various articles for cleansing
are thrown. After they are thoroughly
saturated the contestants take them
up one at a time and rub them brisi.ly
up and down IN the wash board placed
In the tub. This Is kept up until the
hands arms and face are OF Milwau-
KEGS famous color then they proceed
to place the articles on q line placed
for that purpose. The enc getting his
"washout" first is the winner, and will
receive a handsome silk combination
bandanna; no second prize. Mr.. Pet
erson was willing to allow Mr.. Alborts
three minutes IS n .arGicap, on ac-
count OF his extra distance from tie
tub, but Sam refused, preferrirg to
win, IL he can, on his merits. Saffron
lined underwear will be barred. Chas.
Halferty has consented to act as ref
cree, therefore no talking will be al
lowed during the tubfest. He will also
receive contributions for the contest
ants to test their ability upon. At
first sign of ~dawn-will you be there?
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-11-18

That corn husking machine Of AL
Nostrum's, drawn by four horses
works like a charm and does away
with cold fingers. II will husk am
sized corn from popcorn to the biggest
dent and husk it clean and neat. 1t
Is going to make corn raising much
more easy and profitable.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-11-18

head OF Holstein Friesian cattle Tor
which he paid $1,000. This should
make a fine herd. The Holsteins are
rapidly coming to the front for dairy
cattle, and Mr.. Giles should be In posi-
ton to realize a good profit from his
investment.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-11-18

Wednesday evening while Pete
Severson was assisting in getting a
safe into Hammers store a bar
slipped and three fingers of his left
hand were caught between the safe
and cepe~t walk. The middle finger
was badly mashed while the index and
fourth fingers were badly pinched.
The doctor is of the opinion that he
can save the smashed finger, although
it will be a day or two before he can
tell for sure. 1t is indeed a bad ac-
cident for Mr.. Severson and everyone
hopes that his hand may come out as
good as ever.
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j. NJ. Rexford's condition still re-
mains critical with little Or no change
from a week ago. He is able to ST
up occasionally for a few minutes in
a day, but not for a long time on ac'
count of a serious heart trouble. He
still loses his right mind ut times.
His brother from Waubay is expected
to be in Brookings the latter part OF
the week.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-11-18

If a farmer wishes to find out the
amount of corr he has on the ear,
multiply the length of crib in feet by
width in feet, and divide by two and
one-fourth. The easy way to divide
by two and one-fourth is to multiply
by four and divide by nine.
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vOLGA.
From the Tribune:

From the Tribune:
A. b. Dalthorp and A. II. Norvold
have purchased new Buick automo-
biles. The formers is one of the large
FIVE passenger cars while the latter's
is OF the anne pattern as DR.. Scan
lan's. Mr.. Norvold expects his car
within the next week or two, while
Mr.. Da%lthrop's will not arrive before
the first Of the year.
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WHITE.

From the Leader;
Ross Horning got In a mixup with
his pillow team In which he received a
kick In the shin that made him limp
for a few days. The team turned
over the pillow but finally go so entang'
led In the harness that they could not
get away.
A citizen Of Whi+e received a letter
from a friend In the west, who was
Dragging on his town. He wrote
-I'l send you . copy Of our paper 90
that you q see what We are DOING
The story Of business push was read
a the advertising columns Nut sea,
The Leader II informed that Chas,
auSS fscsntiy pdfc6ausG Sikfssn
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-11-18

The prosperity of a town is not
guaged by the wealth Of it's inhab-
itants. but by the uniformity with
which they pull together when any
important undertaking is to be accom-
plished. A man with a thousand dol
lars at his command and a love for
his town In his heart can do more for
the upbuilding of 1t than the million
aire who locks up his capital and
snaps his fingers at home progress.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-11-18

For a number of winters there has
been a desire 20 provide a conven'
lent place for skating and with this
fact in mind a number of the young
men met at Hammers store on Tues.
day evening and organized a skating
club. The following officers were
elected: President. M. l.. Erickson;
secretary, Conrad Lee; treasurer, A.
e. Hillestad: manager, G. II. Clews.
The following were appointed a com.
mittee of three to select grounds for
a rink; c. II. Clews, John Frerichs,
Carl Johnson.
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Name Who?
ANNUAL STATI1M EN'C.

For the Year .EnaiAG december 31at,
A. -. :".S.
OF he Conditions and Affairs of the
RELIANCE INSURANCE O. PAM.
organized under the laws OF the State
of pennsylvania. maze to tue Conn.,
missioner of Insurance of the State
Of South Dakota, pursuant to the laws
thereof. President, William Chubb;
Secretary. has. J. Wister, Jr.; In
corporated. Apr. 81, 1871; Commenced
business, Aug. 8, 1874; Bome office,
429 ain ST., Philadelphia, Pa.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-11-26
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luopIu us 81 Loieqouq uIopom ouL
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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-11-26
L.. MAUK
TIE SHOE MAN
Mems, Women's, and Children's
Dress Shoes
a Social Proposition

The W%oinan's Guild of st. Paul's
church, have been requested to give u
series Of seven ~ dances at Leonard
Hall, beginning early in Drccinl~.
Cards also. for those vino dc-ir.. Tarr.
assemblies are to raise funds n.cd II 1T
their contemplated " Tt. 49, N.il 49,
for social enjoyment during the g. ming
season. IL is planned to give one a.-
scrnbly each month. OF Thursday even.
ing. Good music will he secured and
light refreshments served. The price
for the entire season, will bc $40 ir paid
in II SUN. before the beginning of the
series. including gentleman and lady.
or 5000 n couple payable in monthly
nstallrncnts. Single tictnt5 fIr Ia lies
only. 5Oc per dance. Tho Guild re.
quests. those who will jim in this plan,
to leave their names at Mr.. l.. j..
Wintcrinantcl's store by Saturday q
ing NOvcmler21th.
by order Of the committee.
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MAKES CAPITAL OF KNOWLEDGE.
Nu''ce Tor the Worker lust GETTING a
Start In His Career.

when you get a job. just think OF
yourself rs actually starting out in
business yourself. as really working
TOT yourself. Get as much salary rs
you can. writes Orison SWEET Mardcn
III the Success Magazine, but remem-
Der that tina Is n very small part Of
the consideration. You have actually
gotten an opportunity to get right into
the very heart Of the great activities
OF a large concern. to get close to men
VINO do things; an opportunity 10 alb.
o knowledge and valuable secrets
on every hand; an opportunity TO
drink In. through your eyes and your
ears. knowledge wherever you go In
the establishment, knowledge that will
be Invaluable to you In the future.
Every hint and every suggestion
which you can pick up, every bit OF
knowledge you n absorb. O should
regard as a part OF your future capital
which will be worth more than money
capital when o start ont for your
self.
Just make up your mind that you
are going TO be o sponge I'm that IN.
stitution and absorb every particle OF
'ntOr' Il ION and knowledge. every sug.
gCsii"n possible.
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rh..Lsairi.a

A Commonwealth in which nearly
every citizen owns the roof that shelters
him, in which peace and contentment
are enjoyed by all classes, and pinching
poverty is almost entirely unknown. is
indeed blest by Divine favor. 1t is
fitting that u citizens, in grateful
recognition of the bounteous gifts they
have received, return feryent thanks to
Almighty God for His beneficent care
and protection.
The year now drawing to Il close has
been replete with the manifestations of
Godfs goodness to us. No epidemic of
disease has ragged within our borders.
Prosperity has returned to electrify our
dropping industries: Labor has found
steady and profitable employment, and
every home has felt the comforting
influence which attends material pro
gress in all lines of useful endeavor.
Now, therefore, /, D. s. Dickerson,
Lieutenant and Acting Governor of the
State OF Nevada, i'll conformity with
the proclamation of the President OF
the United States. do hereby designate
as Il day of general thanksgiving Thurs,
day. the tYenty-fifth of this present
November, and do urge and recommend
that throughout the State the people
cease from their w1ltel o~::lpI.iIaI
and ut their several homes and place,
of worship reverently thank God fol
the manifold blessings He has bestowed
upon us
Given under my hand and the Great
Seal of the State of Nevada, at
the Capitol, in Carson City. thi.
lSEALl twentieth day of November, in
the year of our Lord one thou
sand nine hundred and nine.
d. l.. DICKERSoN,
Lieutenant and Acting Governor,
W. G.. DOUGLASS.
Secretary Of State.
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Equal Pay for EQUAL Work.

furthermore, a new commodity in
n line has usually to be introduced
at a lower price than the standard
article commands. even though Il be
In no way inferior. Women have not
sprung f~ull.panoplied into business.
and tho more efficient must for n time
be injured by the others. And another
aerious handicap is that n woman IA
rarely a good Judge Of the value of
her work. Time will adjust salaries
as II does other values.
In no conceivable way car tho
equal pay for equal work" cause be
advanced more rapidly than 4 Ia be.
Ing furthered by these women who arc
making OF themselves q second mir
OF hands and a second brain for their
employers. Moreover, they know that
for the time they have been I'm busj.
ness their progress has been remark. /
able. The very fact that women arc
given the business confidence they re.
ceive argues well for ultimate fair. I
ness. for the average man Is inclined
% meet courage and determination !
lalfway'-Colller's Weekly.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-11-26
oUILLBAcK BUYS A NEW CLOCK.
Then He Shows False Economy Of
Keeping Old One Too Long.

AT last" said Mr.. Quillback, I'VE
have bought a new clock. and good
ness knows we needed II.
The old clock was n small, round,
nichel.plated timckeeper we had had
for some years. and in the course of
time II began TO show signs of wear
But we hated to go to the expense OF
n new clock as long as we could make
that m do, so we kept it. shaking her
up most every day for something like
a year until finally Il got to be so tire.
some that we mustered up courage
and bought n new clock.
And then l did a little figuring. In
the course OF n year | had spent an
average OF five minutes a day shaking
up that old clock on, say, 300 days,
making, TO ave the cost OF a new
clock. a gross total OF time spent
amounting to 1900 minutes. You di.
! this by 60 and you find that | had
spent In shaking up that blessed old
clock n little more than 25 hours!
Now, In the way OF income, you
know. don't pretend to class up with
the Rockefellers and Carnegies and
mat sort OF folhs, but figuring my
earning capacity on the modest basis
of 30 cents an hour ] find that | have
spent In shaking up that miserable old
ticker time to the value OF $3.50! And
the new clock cost only 60 cents!
"Of course. buying the new clock
when we did instead OF a year sooner,
we saved the wear on II in that
period, and II we count the life OF
such a clock at say ten years we End
that we have thus saved about seven
cents worth Of wear Oh the now clock
and this. properly, Of course. should be
deducted from the $3.50. but ever al
that. In the best showing possible we
find that to save GO cents we have met
with a net loss OF $12.43, to say moth.
Ing OF the wear and tear on us caused
by the a%ggravation OF having to shake
the old clock up every day and make
It GO!
we had been, as in 80 many ways
we are prone to be. penny wise and
pound foolish. but we are learning
wisdom and We haven't got to shake
he old clock up any more. IL yway."
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-11-26
WANTED TO FEEL THE LIQUOR
Haf.orowned Man Evidently Was Not
Used to Taking Water.

Horace Bixey. the doyen OF Missis.
sippi pilots. is still at the wheel at SO.
To him Mark Twain served his appren.
ticeship.
A vicksburg reporter asked Mr.. Blk.
ey a recipe for a hale old age.
Temperance. young man. the pilot
replied. "Intemperance IL what kills
Us on. oh, the Victims" he said. in his
Whimsical way, the SAT victims OF in.
temperance | have seen!
Once l remember a passenger OF
ours fell overheard. We fshed him
out with n boathook after be had been
soaking on the bottom half an hour or
30. We laid him limp and sopplng on
the dock. and a steward ran for the
whisky bottle.
AS I pried the name mouth open TO
pour some whisky down his throat, his
lips moved. A kind OF murmur came
from them. | put my ear down close
TO listen and ! heard the half.drowned
wretch say:
Roll me on a bari fust TO git some
o this water out. tn weaken the
Ticker cleveland Leader.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-11-26
HAD TO De IN PROPER FORM.
without HE Retaining Fee Young
Lawyer Could Not Act.

An i%mpecunlous young lawyer re-.
Gently received the following letter
rom a tailor to whom he was In.
debted.
Dear sir-Kindly advise mo by 70.
turn mail when ] may expect a remit.
lance from you In settlement OF my
account. Yours truly. j. Snippcm."
follower OF Blackstone lmmc.
diatoly replied:
Dear Sir--l have your request for
auVice OF n recent date, and beg leave
70 say that not having received any
retainer from you | cannot act in The
premises. Upon receipt Of your check
Tor $3.50 I shall be very glad 10 look
tho matter up for you and 10 acuunint
you with The results Of my ~fny.s,Iga.
IONS. ] am. sir, with great respect,
your most obedlcnt servant. barclay
y. Coke."--Succcss Magazine.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-11-26
Making Alfalfa Meal is a New Industry
Secretary IF State.

An alfalfa meal mill is now in op-
GRAFTON at Baker City, Ore. 1t has IA
capacity of thirty tons per day. The
alfalfa is fed into the usual band cut
ter and carried through it into the mill
proper. where it is cut into shreds by
the heavy corrugated rolls. 1t is then
carried by means of a fan through a
conduit to the loft of the mill and
into a busting machine where the dust
is taken out and later, since it is the
pulverization Of the fine leaves of the
plant that makes the dust, this is mixed
with the coarser meal and sent down
through Il spout to the sacking machine.
The product sells at about 81 per
hundred and owing to the chopped con-
dition is said to be an admirable feed
for horses, cattle, hogs, sheep and
chickens, supplying the need of green
feed. In the form of meal it is claimed
that the animals get much more
nutriment than from the same bulk of
hay.-Humboldt Star.
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s.stA Fork Neus

We have had stormy weather for
several days. Last night q heavy rain
fell. which lasted nearly all night.
Last Friday Charles Mcconnell
finished joni c. McInnis's new house
Mr. McInnis's family will move into II
in a day or two.
Miss Mamie Mckee who has been
very i'll for several days is now inprov-
ing, we are pleased to relate.
Charles Clayton left for Starr valley
Wednesday to attend the annual session
of the Grand Lodge l. o. G. T.
The social dance given in the 1. o. G..
T. hall last Friday was u well attended
and enjoyable affair.
Mr.. James Squier went to Elko,
Saturday.
Chas. Mcconnell went to town Friday,
he expects to return in u short time t
build q house for F. T. Hunter on hi:
homestead.
Crops here this season were good
Clayton Bros. and browns big ditch
made the desert blossom as the rose
On the new land recently put int
cultivation and irrigated with water
from this ditch, Clayton Bros. raised
over 1000 sacks of barley and Drown
Bros. u large crop of oats. Let enter
p.ise continue. There are thousand!
of acres of excellent sagebrush land il
Nevada that will with the magic toucl
of water. give the farmer grand return!
for his labor.
Mrs. w. S. Clayton and her son.
Walter and Charlie, returned recently
from their visit to r. D. Bailey's family
of Diamond Valley and A. w. Clayton.
family of Alpha, Eureka Co. Nevada.
Miss Edith Landon returned from
Elko last Thursday.
1t gives us pleasure to state tina
Mrs. Arthur l.. Clayton's health i
steadily improving.
GUALTERIO.
Lee. New Nov 81 IgOl
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-11-26
A Playwright Says Cycling Skirts
Were Also Common There.

The discovery has been made 10
Paris recently. that the Greeks 2,00t
years ago wore corsets and other ar
ticles of modern feminine dress, &C
cording to the Paris correspondent OF
the New York Times. Nine. Paquin
and Jules Bots disclosed the fact In
the latter's play, La Furie." at the
Coincide Franchise, for which the IA,
nous dressmaker designed. the cos,
tunes after consulting some OF the
Oldest records. Jules Bots said to me:
There is really nothing new under
the sun. The ordinary conception OF
Greek dress refers only to certain pc,
RODS. i know what l am talking
about.
Il have studied the works OF SchlIe'
mann on Mycenae and OF Evans and
De Mosso on the prehistoric epochs,
l have made excavations at Knossos
and In Crete. l have visited museums
l don't imagine the things write
about. The Grecians OF the most an,
Client periods had modern figures. This
Is the point / insist upon. Look at
he statues OF tho women, ancient
Greek vases and sculptures and you
VIII sec ribbons, c~rinollne. head
dresses. basques and corsets. The
cycling skirt was the usual mode al
the court Of Agamemmon."
To prove his points NJ. Bois had pho
%tographs OF old sculptures and vases
These are extraordinarily Ike the
modes OF 1880. From these Nine. Pa
quin made the costumes for the play
or course. this upsets popular ideaI
about Greek dress. and probably a mu
steal play showing Ulysses In pajama!
and Dido In a kimono will be pro
duced on the boulevard as a result.
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Anelents Loved Ovst.rs

That the oyster was I'm common use
ny primeyal man has been conclusive.
~ shown by the discovery I'm the
Kitchen mlddens" OF Denmark OF
many thousands OF oyster shells. show.
ing every evidence OF having been mr..
tihcally opened. In ancient Greece.
also. the oyster apears to have been n
recognized dellcacy. for DIR. Henry
Schliemann, the eminent German
MISUNDERSTANDING, II will be rcmom.
bered, became an American citizen
during the great California gold rush
In MS historic search for the ancient
and somewhat mythical city Of TROY
found many oyster shells I'm The ruins
u The five prehistoric settlements of
iIissarllk.
But IL was Rome I'm the hcirh, NJ
Ter power and opulcncc that. bY SIM.
ing out the Uystc" as the ~. 90 J,.
'esistance OF the Roman bai, ur,tnp
nails. conferred uroH the ,ystrr ua
49, title as II of the mos; 4, i,lnis
ind appetizing foods vi hin go. L,,s.
I mhih.-NatiCmal IA aI.ne.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-11-26
dissolution OF Partnership

Notice IL hereby given that the part.
ncrsiiip heretofore existing between n.
Hing and George Wah is this day dis.
s,lvcd hy mutual consent, George Wah
retiring from the firm. The business
Of the Hing restaurant will hn confirm.
cd by n. Hing who will pay all debts
against the restaurant and collect all
bills due the same.
n. HING
GEORGE WAN
Elko, Nevada. October &. 1909.
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Milk! Milk!

From May l, 1909, | will furnish
milk as follows: One quart per day for
one month, $3.50; ! gallon per day for
n month. $50; IL gallon per day
for one month, $50; from five gallons
up per day 30 ceuts a gallon.
EUGENE l.. CIPRIANI.
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coRsETs IN ANCIENT GREECE

Lee, New, Nov. 81. 1909.