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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-05-20
THOMAS L. PAY DEAD.

Thos. l.. Pay, father of Mrs. A. E.
James of this city and one Of the
pioneer settlers of this COUNT, died
at his nome at Arlington Saturday
afternoon, aged Is years. Mr.. Pay
came to Brookings county in 1888,
locating at Oakwood, where he made
his home until the death of his wife
several years ago, when he moved to
Arlington. He is survived by four
children, William z. Pay of Detroit,
Mich; Asher X. Pay Of Sioux Falls
Mrs. A. f. James of Brookings, and
Mrs S. l.. Bunday of Arlington. Mr..
Pay was brother of Byron Pay, one
of the first settlers of the county The
funeral was held at Arlington Mon
day afternoon, and Mr.. and Mrs.
James attended from here.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-05-20
MAY MUSIC
FESTIVAL ON
GREAT ANNUAL EVENT BEGINS
TODAY.
MINNEAPOLIS SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA WILL GIVE TWO CON.
cERTs TOMORROW.

Brookings' great annual May Music
Festival begins this afternoon with a
recital by the music department fac
ulty of the State college. This eve-
ming the college orchestra will give a
symphony concert, assisted by local
talent. The Minneapolis Symphony
orchestra and soloists will appear for
the first time tomorrow afternoon and
in the evening will give a second con-
cert, assisted by a chorus of seventy
five
The board was opened for the res
ervation of seats at the Spedden &
Paige drug store Tuesday morning and
at 6 o'clock there was a crowd on hand
waiting for the store to open.
The Minneapolis orchestra ap-
peared in Kansas City last week and
the Star of that city makes the follow
ing comment:
"A new standard Of music in Kan
sas City was made by two remarkable
concerts in convention hall yester
day afternoon and evening. The
size of the audience and their en-
thusiasm gave the event an atmos
phere of a musical festival. That the
undertaking was also a financial sue
cess is matter of congratulation tC
organizers and supporters.
1.-The visit of the Minneapolis Sym
phony orchestra was an event in it
self. It's organization is remarkable
for excellence of training rather thar
| for number Of members and its per
formance throughout was thorough.
"The afternoon event belonged pri
marily to the orchestra, which gave
a fine account Of itself. The genera
excellence of the makeup and thu
efficiency of the orchestra were not
able in everything played, but es
pecially in the symphony. The or
chestra adapted itself most admira
bly, to the modulations and tn
spirit Of the work.
"The score was beautifully real
by Conductor Oberhoffer, whose dom
inant notes are refinement, grace ant
artistic honesty"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-05-20
DENIES REPORT.

dispatch from Washington says
that Postmaster Hitchcock has issued
a denial of report recently given
wide circulation that the postoffice
department would require rural route
patrons to buy in the aggregate so
cents worth of stamps a day in order
to have their route continued. The
postmaster general says that no such
order has been issued, nor have any
instructions or statements been given
out by the department that could be
construed into such a ruling.
1t is believed that this report in re-
gard to- purchase of stamps by rural
route patrons may have grown out of
a recent action Of the pOstoffice de-
partment in regard to a rural route
that had not been patronized suffici.
emily. The postmaster, as is usual In
such cases, was advised that unless
the patronage on the route increased
and there was more extended use of
the mails by the patrons the route
would be put on triweekly basis or
discontinued, but the department is
sued no order in regard to the
amount of stamps to be purchased by
rural route patrons.
Mr.. Hitchcock says it is barely pos
sible also that the erroneous state
ment may have originated in this
way: Owing to hardships and delays
to rural carriers occasioned by pat
rons placing loose coin in mail boxes
for postage when desiring to dispatch
mail, postmasters are directed by the
department to urge upon patrons the
desirabilty of providing \ supply of
stamps in advance of their needs. But
there is nothing contained in these
directions, says the postmaster gen.
eral, TO warrant the statement that
patrons must purchase an aggregate
of so cents worth of stamps a day to
secure a continuance of their route.
There are now in operation in the
United States 40,525 rural mail routes,
served by 40,392 carriers. Of these
routes 6S3 have tr-weeky service. Up
to May II the postoffice department
had received a total of 59,522 peti-
tions for rural service upon 1876 of
which adverse reports were made. OF
the 1890 petitions now pending 119
have been assigned for establishment
June /, for June 16, and 116 for July
l, leaving 1854 unacted upon as yet.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-05-20
COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT

Following is the program for the
twenty-third annual commencement
of the State college, June to 0:
saturday, June 5-
500 p. m. Final contest of the lit
erary societies, college chapel.
sunday, June C.
1890 a. m. Baccalaureate sermon,
BY Rev. John w. Taylor, d. d., Alb
erdeen Methodist church.
500 p. m. Address before the
Christian associations, by Rev. c. II.
Grube, Miller Presbyterian church.
Monday, June =
Inspection of the departments by
gIests.
80 p. m. Senior class play: "A
Midsummer Nights Dream" Grand
Opera house
tuesday, June s.
100 p. m. Alumni picnic luncheon
on the campus.
$50 p. m. Senior class day exerci-
ses, Grand Opera house.
Wednesday, June g.
1890 a. m. Commencement ad-
dress by Professor William B. Owen,
Ph. d., of the University of Chicago.
Comforting of degrees by Regent
Norby.
Annual meeting of the Alumni asso-
citation, College chapel.
100 p. m. Alumni banquet.
$50 p. nj. Reception to the gradu-
ating class at the presidents resi-
dence.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-05-20
STEAMBOATS, ON SIOUX?

If Brookings people are unable to
get to Sioux Falls by rail they may in
few years to go by water. The
Sioux Falls Press says:
"Will the noise of the steamboat
ever be heard up the Big Sioux river?
"Do not answer hastily, for Uncle
Sam is taking up the problem serious.
ly. Think of it-go by boat from
here to New Orleans, or return How
ever, it would not be advisable for you
to pack your wraps and get ready to
go this summer. -
"But Uncle Sam really takes his in
land waterways seriously. In a letter
to George H. Perry of this city, Capt.
Edward H. Schulz, of the United
States engineering corps, says he ex-
poets to be in Sioux Falls today or to-
morrow to investigate the commercial
Importance of the Big. Sioux river.
Capt. Schulz has charge of this dis.
trict of the inland waterways investi.
CATION"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-05-20
BROOkINGS
COUNTY GIRL
WINS ORATORICAL CONTEST At
COLLEGE.
MISS IVA HINCH, OF WHITE
is AWARDED. FIRST HONORS
THURSDAY EVENING.

The annual oratorical contest for
high schools in connection with the
high school track meet, was held at
the college chapel last Thursday eve.
ming. First honors were awarded to
Miss Iva Hinch of the White high
school. Theron Brown of Center
vile, was given second place. and Will
Chappell of Brookings, third.
The orations were of an unusually
high order of merit and as a result the
markings of the judges were very
close. A good crowd was in attend
ance and the program, interspersed
with musical selections, was greatly
enjoyed
The contestants, with their orations
were as follows: "A Hero of Peace,
Theron Brown, Centerville; Fidelity
Miss Iva Hinch, White; The Acquisi
tion of Wealth." Walter Coakley
Flandreau; For Value Received
Promise to Pay" Walter Burge, Castle
wood Theodore Roosevelt" w. b
Chappell, Brookings.
1t is hoped next year to have a.
least a dozen schools in the contest
This years contest was the first held
and its success was highly gratifying
to the management.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-05-20
COUNCIL LETS CONTRACTS.

Monday evening the city council let
the contracts for street sprinkling and
hauling the city coal. The sprink-
ling contract was awarded to w. J. Da-
Wis at $65 per month. There were
other bids lower, but the business men
who pay over fifty dollars month
toward the sprinkling, insisted on Mr..
Davis, and he was given the job. He
is the best man the city ever had
for the work, and in this case there
would have been no economy in get
ting cheaper man. The contract
for hauling the city coal was given to
o. o. Jermstad at thirty cents ton.
Mr. Jermstad was not the lowest bidder,
and just why he was awarded the con-
tract is not plain, as there were no
extenuating circumstances, as was the
case with the sprinkling. This man.
ner of letting contracts will very soon
discourage bidders and the city will
do we'll to get one more than one bid
on the job next year.
DR.. Bradbury appeared before the
council and informed them that a re-
cent survey showed that the telephone
building extended over on his lot
about a foot and half. Dr. Bradbury
last week commenced the excavation
for his office building which will be
built just east of the telephone plai\.,
and this was when the mistake was
discovered. Just what will be done
has not been determined The city
purchased the lot and building from
the private company which originally
owned the telephone system, and it
seems to be up to them to make a
settlement with DR.. Bradbury. The
building was built according to a sur
vey made by A. b. Crane, formerly a
member of the college faculty.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-05-20
DECORATION DAY EXERCISES.

All old soldiers, whether members
of the Post or not, are invited to take
part in the Decoration Day exercises
Monday, May 81. Also Sons of Vet
Grams, Spanish war veterans, city
council and civic societies. The pa
rade is to form in front of the G. A.
R. hall at $3.50 a. m, in the following
order:
City Band
City Council.
Company c.
Grand Army of the Republic.
Woman's Relief Corps.
Sons of Veterans.
Spanish War Veterans
Public School Pupils and Faculty.
College Band.
College Cadets.
College Faculty.
Fire Department
Civic Societies.
Citizens in Carriages.
The afternoon exercises will be held
at the G.. A. r. hall at 2:30. Hon.
Philo Hall will deliver the address:
The Memorial services will be held
ON Sunday, May 80, and the G.. A. r.
and W. r. c. invite all churches TO
unite with them in Union Memorial
services at the Presbyterian church.
At 1O:3O Rev. Hugh Robinson will
preach the memorial sermon.
The G. A. r. and w. r. c. will meet
at the g. A. r. hall at 9:45 a. m.
sharp and march to the church in a
body w. p. Slocum, Com
w. r. Stowe, o. ID.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-05-20
OUR KIDS WIN TWO.

The Brookings kid ball team had a
great day last Saturday cleaning up
both the Volga and Arlington teams in
two games played at Volga. They
won from the Volga kids by score
of 10 to 2, and then bested Arlington
to 2. Theteam goes to Watertown
next Saturday for a game with the
Watertown youths. The Brookings
team lined up as follows in Saturdays
games:
Roy Simmons, catcher
Winnifred Ray, pitcher
Charley Tidball, first base.
Leslie DeLapp, second base.
Dutch Simmons, shortstop.
Harry Fridley, third base.
Quincy Morrow, left field.
Shorty Dakin, center field.
Charlie Alton, right field.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-05-20
GREGG MAKING GOOD.

A letter from A. W. Dressed, who is
now at Spokane, Wash, to John Muir
ply encloses some clippings telling of
the remarkable work of Gregg, who
pitched for the college team two or
three years ago. Gregg is with Spo-
kane, and is considered one of the best
pitchers in that country.
In his letter Mr.. Dressed says:
Knowing that you are keenly inter
ested in base ball dope, am enclos-
ing some clippings which refer to
Gregg, who pitched for the college
about three years ago. He is rated
here as conner and the fans are par
ticularly friendly toward him. They
are playing remarkably fast ball IN
this league and have a number of big
league players. One of the umpires is
Flynn, who umpired in the Iowa
league some years ago and was seen in
Brookings when Sheldon and Rock
Rapids played at the college grounds
you remember the game, don't you?
Capron, the Minnesota football star, is
playing left field for Seattle and is the
heaviest hitter in the league. Erick-
son is with Vancouver and is winning
most of his games. Spokane is base
ball crazy, about 1000 people at yes
terday's game. thought l heard Doc.
Tenant doing some roofing, but
couldn't locate him"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-05-20

Brookings county is planning on hav-
ing special train to attend the Home
Coming at Aberdeen June 16-17-1S.
This Home Coming is for the two Da-
kotas and no doubt will prove a pleas
ant affair.-Hetland New Era.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-05-20

Two-mile run-Gay, Belle Fourche,
first; Hallen, Deadwood, second;
Skartvedt, Lake Benton, third. Time
10:45.
Shot-put-Roberts, Flandreau, first;
Young, Huron, second; Barker, Dead
wood, third. Distance, Al feet 2 1-2
inches.
mer-throw-Roberts, Flandreau,
first; Young, Huron, second; Sshmidt,
Madison, third. Distance, 13O feet.
Half-mile run-Caldwell, Brookings,
first; Pettigrew, Flandreau. second;
Gay, Belle Fourche, third. Time,
2:10.
12O-yard hurdles-Habeger, Madison,
first; Kelley, Brookings, second; Chap
pell, Brookings, third. Time, III.
Discus throw-Roberts, Flandreau,
first; Young, Huron, second; Hewitt,
Brookings, third. Distance, 105 feet,
inches.
100-yard dash-Bentley, Deadwood,
first; Roberts, Flandreau, second;
Knox, Huron, third. Time, 1922.
Pole vault-Catlett, Holiday and
Chappell, all of Brookings, tied for
first, second and third. Height,
feet, 6 inches.
44O-yard dash-Knox, Huron, first;
Caldwell, Brookings, second; Petit
grew, Flandreau, third. Time, Sc Sec
onds.
50-yard dash-Freed, Huron, first;
Bentley, Deadwood, second; Reeves,
Brookings, third, Time. 5:3.
Broad jump--froed, Huron, first;
Howard, Pierre, second; Bigelow,
Flandreau, third. Distance, 20 feet
1-2 inches.
220-yard hurdles-Kelley,B ,Brookings,
first; Freed, Huron, second; Habeger
Madison, third. Time, % seconds.
220-yard dash-Bentley, Deadwood,
first; Roberts, Flandreau. second {;
Knox, Huron, third. Time, 23 2-5.
Mile-run-Gay, Belle Fourche, first;
Allen, Deadwood. cond; Simonson
Lake Benton, thi"1 Time, 4:57.
High jump-Howes, Pierre, first;
Catlett, Brookings, second; Howard
Pierre, third. Height, feet, inches
Relay-Won by Huron. Time, !
minute, 80 3-5 seconds.
The points won by each Brook
ings boy follows:
Kelley ..................
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-06
Discovery of Mammoth Cave.

Everyone has heard of the Mammoth
Cave of Kentucky, but few probably
are aware that Its discovery was due to
the search for suitable earth for the
manufacture Of saltpetre. The anxiety
to find saltpetre earth was due to the
Embargo bill passed by congress in
1907, which forbade American vessels
to sell for Europe and foreign vessels
to land cargoes in America.
The Americans needed gunpowder
and to make it they required saltpetre.
They had been getting 1t from Spain
and Italy, but the Embargo bill stopped
that, and there was no American sup.
ply of the substance. A rowing chem
ist named Samuel Brown had shown
how saltpetre or potassium nitrate
could be obtained from cave earth. And
so the quest for caves was begun and
assiduously continued.
When the Mammoth Cave was found
every part of the great cavern was
searched for cave earth. From pit, by
ways and avenues slaves carried out
the heavy loads of petre earth. Many
thousands of tons We're treated and the
rude chemistry of the day produced
something like 100000 pounds of salt
petre within two years.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-06
CLOTHES AND THE STAGE.

What an Actress Learns About the
Art of Individuality in Dress.
The actress soon learns to approach
the subject of dress in way that rare
ly occurs to the average woman upon
whom its necessity is not enforced
though that necessity exists in ordinary
life quite as much as on the stage, and
overlooking it is the secret of much Of
the bad dressing we see, says Julia
Marlowe in Women's Home Companion.
The actress Is bound to wear clothes
that will keep her in the picture, and
such favorable attention as she attracts
by her clothes is due to the design,
material or style Of the gown itself
only so far as these all melt into tho
scene in which they are worn.
How much the average woman could
learn in this one particular from the
hard school of stage experience! How
few women know how to choose even
house gown that is in harmony with
the surroundings of their own homes.
OF course, dressing for the street is
more difficult, but even there ordinary
forethought would prevent many of the
selections In dress which. American
women allow themselves. Dressing for
the social function is the most difficult
of all, on this very account, for there
each woman is at the mercy Of other
women present, most of whom have
dressed with no thought of the environ
ment, while on the stage the actress
knows that every other costume, like
her own, has been calculated for the
| picture.
And this principle allows plenty OF
latitude for individual taste and judg
ment In dress. Even we stage womer
develop ideas of our own and have oui
| favorite kinds of costumes. | DOM
know of part in which l take more
comfort than Parthenia In "Ingomar,
and | believe in the artistic lines anG
graceful freedom possible in the loose
flowing style of dress in vogue before
the days of stays and princess gowns
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-06
A FRONTIER MARKsMAN.
Wild Bill HickOk's Skill In Use OF
the six Shooter.

Wild Bill Hickok's Skill In Use of
the Six Shooter.
Wild Bill Hickok was the first fron-
tiersman who recognized the impor-
tance of proficiency in the use OF the
six shooter. This was the real secret
of his supremacy. He was an unerring
marksman and shot as accurately un-
der fire as when firing at mark, ap-
parently taking no aim.
Probably no man has ever equaled
him in the lightning-like rapidity with
which he cuold draw a weapon In time
of emergency and in the thorough self
possession that made 1t possible for him
to take advantage Of every opportunity
in savage conflict. He had standing
order to his deputies that they should
not rush In on him in any of his af-
trays and especially should not come
quickly up In the rear.
BY forgetting this man named VIII
liams met his death at Abilene, Hickoll
taking him for an enemy and firing so
rapidly that it left no opportunity for
recognition. He readily killed a wild
goose across the Smoky Hill with his
revolver. Riding at his horses highest
speed. he fired shot after shot into a
tin can or post few rods distant.
Standing at one telegraph pole, he
would swing rapidly on his heel and
fire pistol ball into the next telegraph
pole. These were some Of the simpler
feats he performed day after day on
the street to settle little wagers. He
could shoot hole through silver
dime at fifty PAGES and could drive the
cork through the neck Of bottle ut
thirty PAGES and knock out the bottom
without breaking the neck He could
do what the fancy shots Of the present
day do, and possibly some Of them
equal him as marksman with re-
yolver, but It must be remembered that
he was the first to acquire the skill,
and the so-called crack shots Of his
day were poor limitations at best, al
though most Of them boasted Of their
fame.
He shot just as well with others
shooting at him and at man as stead
lily as at any other target. There were
certain traits of his character, however,
that were almost womanly. He was
fond of children, and they liked him.
He declined to quarrel with the peace
full settlers of the community, the bust
ness men, on any provocation. There
was no foolhardy bravado about him.
Denver Field and Farm.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-06

things I've been a hard man all m,
life-too hard. But I've learned my
less and had my punishment-bitter
heavy punishment It's been. Mary
wife-our girl Winnie's waiting and
wondering out there. She knows that
I'm here. Can you--can you, for her
sake, IL not for mine, forgive the past!
Can we start life afresh-togetherY'
And the answer? Winnie knew five
minutes later, when they came to her
with shining faces and their arms lock-
ed, and such wealth of happiness in
her mothers eyes as had never been
there before. .-Wilfred Stretton in Lon
don Tit-Bits
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-06
oHAsEs SHIP 10000 MILES.
MaiIbag's Long Pursuit of the U. 8
Cruiser Milwaukee,


Cruiser Milwaukee.
A sack Of mail which left here four
months ago has just landed in Bremen
ton, Wash, says the New York Times.
Since it left New York it has Travelled
over 10000 miles in an effort to over
take the United States armored cruiser
Milwaukee, for the officers and men of
which it was intended. Before it final
ly caught up with the big cruiser this
sack of mail had been to San Francisco,
then to Honolulu, and back to San
Francisco; next to Panama, then to
Honduras, back to San Francisco again,
and finally to Bremerton.
When ship Is at sea and the length
of its stay in any one port is uncer-
tain the navy department directs the
relatives and friends of the officers and
men Of that ship to address all letters
for the ship in care of the postmaster
at New York. In the general run Of
things the Milwaukee's mail in the New
York postoffice accumulated until there
was a well-filled sack of letters and
parcels waiting for shipment.
One day in last July this sack Of
mail was placed aboard fast mail
train and hurried to Chicago, where 1t
was transshipped to one of the trans
continental expresses for San Francis
co, where the Milwaukee was In port.
But before the mail arrived Comman-
der Rogers Of the Milwaukee received
hurry-up order from Washington to
sail for Honolulu.
On the day before the Milwaukee
was due in Honolulu the sack of mail
was started on the same journey in a
fast mail steamer, but the Milwaukee
was 1000 miles out, bound for Pana-
ma, 5000 miles away, when the mail
steamer was sighted off Honolulu. Two
| days later the sack was on its way back
to San Francisco, where it arrived In
due time, and as the Milwaukee was
still between 1,500 and 1000 miles out
of Panama then, the San Francisco
postmaster hustled the bag on Pana-
ma-bound steamer The cruiser, how
ever, reached Panama first, only to be
ordered to Amapala, Honduras, thou
sand miles to the north and was well
on her journey when the mail steamer
| arrived.
The Panama postmaster found that a
vessel was leaving for Amapala within
forty-eight hours, and he transshipped
the sack Of mail to that steamer, but
the Milwaukee was steaning full speed
back to San Francisco when the sack
reached Amapala. The postmaster
there forwarded it to San Francisco.
Again the sack missed connection, as
the Milwaukee had sailed for Bremen
ton, Wash. Arriving there, the cruiser
was put in reserve, and the bag of mail
again forwarded from San Francisco
this time by rail-fnally reached the
boat and was delivered to the men.