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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-08-26
INDIVIDUAL" WATERMELONS.

The latest agricultural fad is the
individual watermelon. Melons will
be grown just big enough for one.
Then they will be served on a china
plate, with a silver knife and q tissue
doiley. But who wants such a thing?
The finest thing about a watermelon
is its %sociability. The proper way to-
eat a melon is for one man to buy it.
And then he sticks it under his arm
and casually says, "come along" to
those who happen to be there. A
shady corner with a dry goods box
handy is chosen, and then the first
jack knife produced opens the ball.
Each man cuts his own slice and say
ing as he does that he only wants a
small piece. The fellow who bought
the melon is accorded the privilege of
having at least a part of the core.
When each man has carefully wiped
the tobacco trimmings from his knife
blade and appropriated his share of
the melon, ne axes a place where
he can spit the seeds about ten feet
over the edge of the sidewalk. His
shirt sleeves serve as a dolly. and who
would ask for a better? And when
they have finished that melon every
man knows that the rest of them are
better fellows that he had ever be-
fore supposed. The jack knives are
carefully wiped ON their rousers and
restored to their places, and the group
di~sperses, but the melon has done its
work. Individual melons! 1t is moth
ing but a cowardly attempt on the part
Of the agricultural department to work
up a sentiment in favor Of the anti
treating idea, and should be frowned
upon at the start.-Arlington Sun.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-08-26
EDUCATIONAL SUGGESTIONS.

The Register is in receipt of the
Following letter from l.. A. Fell, presi
dent OF the school board of Lead
which he is sending out to the school
boards of the state:
We believe it is to the business
advantage of the schools of the state
and the people whose money we
spend, that every school board in al
least the important districts, be rep.
resented by some of it's members at
the annual meeting of the State AS.
ISOLATED School boards, to be held
next November at Lead.
There are problems which we. as
the business representatives of the
people, ought to consider and there
are lines along which we might profit.
ably cooperate.
We conceive it to be sound business
for each board to send at least one
OF Its members to this annual meet.
ing and to pay his expenses thereto,
Experience has shown. in states where
such organization has been develop,
ed. that a representative seldom re.
turns from such a conference with.
put some suggestions that will enable
his board to get larger returns from
school moneys expended. or without
some idea of school Improvement that
VIII prove q benefit and blessing to
the children of his community.
we enclose . list Of topics which
IRE suggested for discussion and con.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-08-26

to be earnestly hoped that the birds
will be left unmolested TO thrive and
multiply. There can be no excuse now
On the part Of the 'soUners" in the
country that IF We don't kill 'em, the
town sports will come out with their
dogs later and kill 'em all" That
always was a lame excuse It's alb
solutely rotten now. Moreover, the
protection to the chickens is of vastly
more benefit to the farming communi-
ties. The birds devour myriads of
grain destroying insects. The writ
er has no personal interest in the
matter. 1t is a matter of Indifference
whether or not another prairie
chicken ever falls from his gun, but
he wants to see this grandest of all
South Dakota game birds conserved
as long as possible. The game
law is very strict in its provisions. We
will have a new county game warden
appointed within a week, and it will
go hard on any one killing a prairie
chicken in the next two years, or
ducks before September 10.-Kimtall
Graphic.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-08-26

The Trans-Mississippi congress in
session at Denver last week adopted
resolutions praising Secretary Wilson
for his efforts in behalf of the farm
ers and stockmen of the country. The
agricultural department is doing grand
work fer the American people, and is
being more appreciated every day.
Secretary Wilson has been at the head
of this department of the government
for the past twelve years and after
next November he will have served
longer than any other cabinet officer
in the history of this country. Brook
ings will soon have an opportunity of
entertaining the distinguished secre-
tary, as it has had several times in
past years. Mr.. Wilson is expected
to arrive here next week for a visit
at the home Of his son, Prof. ]. w.
Wilson. and it is expected hat he will
remain some time for a rest.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-08-26

! Six people were killed and several
more badly injured in the first races
held ON the new auto course near
Indianapolis, and speed maniacs have
pronounced the opening a decided sue
cess. The worst feature Of it is that
two OF the killed We're spectators. If
the drivers of these mile-a-minute ma
chimes want to firt with death that is
their own affair, but they should be
walled in where they can't injure any
one but themselves,
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-08-26
Personal and Local

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Dawes left yes
terday for a visit at Magnolia, MINI.
Prof. Willis left Tuesday evening
for the sub-stations at Highmore and
Eureka.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. j. Tisdale returned
home Saturday evening from a visit
to their old home at Lake City, MINI.
Mrs. n. Z. Hansen and children re-
turned home Tuesday evening from a
visit with her parents at La Crosse,
Wis.
Mrs. E. H. Patterson returned home
yesterday from her eastern trip, dur
ing which time she purchased her new
fall millinery.
Miss Lila Alton arrived home Tues
day evening from Chicago for a six
weeks visit with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Alton, before taking up the
years work with the Chicago Ladies'
quartette. Miss Lila's musical success
is very gratifying to her many Brook
ings friends.
S. H. McCarl, who returned home
this week from a trip to the Pacific
northwest and California, informs us
that in all bis travels he did not
see a section that compared with the
Las Vegas, New Mexico country, eth
er in price, or present or future pros
poets.
Prof. a. B. Crosier returned home
Tuesday from Lethbridge, Alberta,
Canada, where he looked over the
country and invested in some land.
He brought back some samples OF
grain grown in that country and it is
certainly about as fine as any we ever
saw. The wheat and oats were espec-
tally good and the professor said that
he picked some from one field that
will go over fifty bushels to the acre.
DR.. Chas. G. Bradbury returned
home Friday from Minneapolis, where
he spent the week attending the ses-
sions of the annual convention of the
National Osteopathic association. He
reports a fine meeting, with the best
attendance in the history of the asso-
citation. There was an interesting pro
gram of papers and demonstrations,
principally by professors from the diff
ferent osteopathic colleges. DR.. Brad
bury's class of '04, Still college, was
the best represented at the conven-
ton, members being there from all
sections of the country.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-08-26
WADE ELLIS IN DAKOTA.
Now Prominent Lawyer Tells of Early
Struggles.

Wade II. Ellis, former attorney gen.
eral of Ohio, who locked horns with
the Standard Oil company of Ohio
and is to be made head of the new
trust busting division of the depart
ment of justice, tells this story OF his
residence in South Dakota:
"By and BY was 20 years old
somebody started a morning paper,
the Cincinnati Sun, and | was en-
ployed as city editor. Later | resign
ed to study law. In 1889 / was grad
uated from the law department of
| Washington and Lee University. A
man in the class ahead of me had
gone to Wheeler, territory of Dakota,
to practice. He wrote and asked me
to be his partner, saying that he had
been elected prosecuting attorney and
painting an altogether pleasing pic
ture. My father thought it was a
fools errand, but gave me 800. /
stopped at Butler to visit my sister
ldiiu TtItW curly bCQufilhtduSCS l.
thus reduced my cash capital.
wheeler, when | arrived with S.
was composed of a frame court house,
a general store, a bank and a few
dwellings,. 1t was on the edge of an
Indian reservation and contained, l
suppose, about fifty men. ONE and
children. Court was held each year
in June. l arrived on the scene in
September. Nine months in the de-
sert of inaction was rather a dreary
prospect to contemplate. My partner
and l slept in the Jail, which was
otherwise u~noccupied.
Our office was in the court house
and cost us nothing for rent. Men
came to play poker on our table and
to read our daily newspapers, but they
offered us no business. My associate
traded some with the Indians but our
partnership did not include his out
side operations. At the end of six
weeks I hadn't earned a penny and
was feeling pretty gloomy. l was
hired to make a few speeches in the
interest Of Huron against Pierre in
the matter of a suitable capitol for the
newly organized state of South Dako-
ia. 1 hadn't eel Huron, but that
made no particular difference; I
hadn't seer Pierre either.
-
Somebody said something about
Chamberlain and its fine possibilities
for persons of my profession. I bor-
rowed q horse and buggy, and drove
ninety miles v e the prairie. only to
find Chamberlain swarming with law
yers as poor In money and future as
myself. On my return to Wheeler 1
had considerable less than a dollar in
my pocket. My partner and l then
separated. not In anger. for he 10 still
one Of my best friends. but that we
jmieht not appear ridiculous. Sam
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-08-26

Lindley, the banker, met me in the
road one morning. / shall always re.
member Sam with gratitude. With
beautiful tact he said:
Ellis will you do me a personal
favor?"
eff | can | replied, realizing my
utter helplesness."
""Well,' Sam said, I want to lend
you 5000 until spring
81 didn't accept the money, but ]
established my office in Sam Lindley's
one room bank. The carpenter with
whom | boarded and who was patient.
ly waiting for his money built me
three short shelves for my library,
consisting of Dickens, Thackery and
Burns, and the statutes of South Da-
kota. Sam gave me a chair. The
keeper of the livery stable let me
have a school desk that was stored in
the corner of his hay NOW.
"Old Mother Marble lived - the
creek on a homestead. She was my
first client. Joe Kubel, a Bohemian,
owed her ONE money and gave a $40
gold piece. She brought Sam the coin
to learn if it were good. Sam balanc-
ed it on his index finger and hit it
with his jack knife. In his opinion,
the coin vas counterfeit. He also
expressed his professional judgment.
81 hear Mother Marble said, in
some excitement, that there's a new
liar in town. I'll go straight to him
Sam proudly introduced us. | sued
for $40, emitting all reference in my
brief to the counterfeit gold piece.
The attorney for Kubel demanded a
jury. Kubel said he had paid the
debt. We replied that the money so
paid was bad. Kubel insisted that it
was good. He had secreted it in a bin
of oats and the dampness had rusted
it. | called Sam Lindley, the banker,
as an expert. Sam declared authora-
lively that pure gold never rusted.
We heard the jury slam the coin on
the floor a good many times. The
verdict was for us. Under the statute
| was allowed 20 per cent of the sum
recovered, besides my fee as an at
torney. The justice of the peace turn
ed the coin over to me as an unclaim-
ed exhibit in the case. | sent it
to a bank in Sioux Falls, and they
sent it to Washington. In the course
of a month | received a $40 gold GER
tificate from the treasurer of the
United States with the statement that
the coin was perfectly good, but had
been effectively minted. That was
my first fee as a practicing lawyer"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-08-26

The eastern press gives former Con,
gresham Picker credit for being the
originator of the rural delivery idea
and the success of 1t makes no mean
monument to a public man. Major
Picker secured free delivery for
Faulkton, as an experiment when 1t
was but a village of three or four hun.
dred people and that was the begin
ming OF the movement for the general
delivery of mail to the people at their
homes.-Canton News.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-08-26

ference at the annual meeting next
November, and ask your consideration
of their timeliness and your sugges-
tons of other topics which in your
judgment should prove profitable.
Getting the most out of the peo-
pies money-suggestions of business
methods in school expenditures.
Is requiring a large part or all of
a principals or a superintendent
time in class room teaching. good
business?
The ~desirability of having the sup
erintendent or the principal on pay
for twelve monthe instead of nine.
Are rural and town school districts
large enough to get the advantage of
wholesale rates in buying and to COM
mand specially prepared teachers?
If not, is cooperation or consolidation
feasible?
Is training in manual and domestic
arts feasible for the ordinary indie
pendent district? And if so, what
should be the beginnings in instruc-
ton and equipment?
Should graded schools having five
teachers or more. have special instruc-
tor in penmanship? Will obtainable
results justify the increased expendi-
ture?
Our duty in the matter of assisting
our boys and girls who do not com.
plete the high school, or ever the
grades, to become breadwinners or
bread-miXers.
The business economy of allowing
irregularity in attenance to be the
cause of furnishing instruction in the
same topics to the same pupils two or
more times.
What should school board do to
equip their grounds properly for play
and to furnish competent supervision
of the playground?
How may city and school libraries
NC iCu W IO-OpSIdte anu thereby dNOlQ
duplication of effort and expense, as
we'll as to serve the people better?
The textbook problem; experience
and results of public ownership, or
rental of textbooks in South Dakota.
State law requiring music to be
taught, how can we get real, practi-
cal results? Shall we engage a spec
ialist to instruct several nearby
schools, under a cooperative plan,
or shall we engage teachers who are
competent musicians, that the spirit
of the law be fully met?
Desirable analcgies, in powers and
duties of each, between the manage
ment of a corporation by a
and a board of directors, and the
management of schools by a superin.
tendent and a board of education.
What may be done to secure data,
through u state department, of the
valuation, taxation, financial condJ
ton, receipts, expenditures, ETC., of
Independent school districts for pur-
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-08-26

This is the season of the year when
the towns are advertising their county
fairs, says the Pierre Free Press, and
there r a surprising number for this
western state. The fair idea is get.
ting quite a hold on the people and
they use this meal as one way OF
advertising their community and bring.
ing the citizens Of the community to
town to have . good time. and see
what has been crown in their own
county. The fairs : not particularly
moneysmakers but they fully serve ths
purpose for which they are intended
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-08-26

brated his birthday last week and was
assisted by several young lady men,
bers of his congregation who spanked
him so hard that he is now Ill in bed
and will have to take his meals off
of the mantel for some time. He will
probably take to the woods when his
next anniversary rolls around.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-08-26

Secretary of the Interior Ballinger
and Clifford Pinchot. chief forester,
are having a nasty row, which has oc-
cupied more than it's share of news,
paper space. II T. Roosevelt was in
power they would have it out in his
private Office and Teddy would furn.
ish something himself to fill up the
said space.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-08-26

Mitchell made a ten strike by Sc
curing the United States Marine band
for corn palace week and although the
bands services will cost several hun.
dred dollars more than any other mu.
steal organization that could be Sc,
cured, the increased patronage will
more than make up for it.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-08-26

ish the money for a visit either north
or south. What care we for Green
lands icy mountains or midas coral
strand so long as bountiful cTops re-
ward he who cultivates the soil?-
Geddes News.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-08-26
poses of comparison?

poses or comparison!
Is the nOn-enforcement of the com.
pulsory education, the juvenile delin-
Quency, and the anti-cigarette laws
an economic loss to the community
and particularly to- the schools? What
is our duty?
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-08-26

Aberdeen was all excitement last
week ver the prospect of having a
big packing plant established there,
but it turned out that the report vas
a fake. Aberdeen should be thankful.
They couldn't use that new roof gard
en- with a packing plant in close prox-
unity.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-07-25
THREE MEET DEATH
At RAILROAD
CROSSING
Speeding Passenger Train Hits
AutomobiI Driven by Pro-
mi0ent Michigan Banker and
Politician.

NY Morning journal special Leased Wire
Ncuominee. Mich. JulX 2I-Threo
people were Killed at Bath Creek to.
day. when the automobile Of ole
Erickson, president of the state bank
OF Escanaba, was struck at a grade
crossing by a Chicago and Northwest
ern passenger train. The dead:
OLE erickson, owner Of the
automobile.
MIS-. OLE ERICKSEN.
Miss BELLE EItlCkSEN. seventeen
years of age, niece of Nj. and MIS-.
Erickson.
Edward Erickson, brother of Belle.
Chauffeur James O'D0nnell and Ed
ward Erickson and daughter Bertha,
near relatives Of the banker. were also
ia the automobile, but escaped in
jury by jumping. When they first
saw the train they were within three
feet of the tracks and had too much
hcadWny Ia be stopped in time. Tho
train struck the rear of the automo-
bilc With crushing force.
ole Erickson was nftv-eight years
of age and Il native Of Norway. lie
was prominent as "A republican poll
tician was mayor of Escanaba for
two terms and served two terms in
the loWor house of the Michigan leg
isiaturc.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-07-25

-~ o.
Best Native White Bran, $3.50 per
hundred.
Choice kafflr Corn. sf.1O per hun
drcd. Ground knffir Corn. $50 per
hundred. kaffir Grit, SI.S5 Course
corn chop. $3.50 per hundred.
Ices Egg Maker, poo per package.
2 FOR Boo.
Germolonc, SIC bottles Zoe.
Chick Feed, t. per pound. Better
than The Kind usually sold ~ 30 per ID.
We arc la a position Ia handle grain
ana fred chrnply. and divide this saw
lug with orr customers Compare
these prices with what Aou have be"n
We %chcpriuliy quote prices
and ALLOW 40 man 10 mdcrscli rs.
T.. ". TEE.
2t2-2fi-2W W. Lead Ave.
Phone 10.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-07-25

IDEAS disseminated by Samuel Conn
pc1s, VINO twice saw Minister of Labor
Viviani while here, a large share of
credit for the Inauguration of this
policy.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-07-25

the states where the . cent rate pre-
walls our gross reNcnur actually in-
|crcasc4 t6 per cent iu the samc per
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-07-25
CASING. GAIN NNtZED PIPE. PIrL
FITTINGS.

Twenty tons OF now pipe fittings
kinds.
We can dip pipe i'm asphaltum. 10
required. at custom prices.
Pipe cat aud threaded according i'
dimensions.
Pipe ready for Immediate delivery
for any amouut YOU wish.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-02-06

A celebrated palmist, mind reader
and general second-story worker of
those who were weak In the second
story has decamped from Paris, taking
with him. to show that he was q
thoughtful man. the fortunes OF two
connding young women as we'll as
what small change he could pick up
Eternal vigilance on the part Of the
police will not keep some persons from
giving their money TO crooks and IA.
kers whose only excuse for getting 1t
Is that they appear to want It. A curly
mustache. dark rolling eye and an
once fitted up with a few charts Of the
stars Is all the capital needed to make
. living by the man who IL on. He
doesn't have TO know much Of any.
thing except human nature. With a
general understanding OF that and OF
the desire OF the owner OF the human
nature to give away his or her money,
the wonder worker gazes into the fu.
ture and sees nothing but lie of ease
for himself In his own case his pre-
diction comes nearer panning out than
do many predictions that he sells to
customers for neat price.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-02-06
THE JOURNAL
MONTE VISTA COLORADO
A Busy once.

When the third assistant postmaster
general makes his annual report to his
chief, the Introduction reads like the
list Of titles of an Oriental potentate,
for 1t summarizes the subjects with
which that office has to do. Here are
Just few Of them: The classification
Of domestic mail-matter. including the
determination OF the admissibility OF
publications TO the second-class rates.
the hearing of cases involving the
withdrawal Of those rates, use Of pen
atty envelopes, and the franking priv
ilege. questions involving limit Of
weight, the financial system-and this
In itself is an enormous business-the
supervision Of the manufacture OF
stamps, stamp-books. stamped envel-
opes. newspaper wrappers and postal
cards, money order and registry sys-
TEN. This year the deficit of the de-
partment is the largest yet-nearly
100000. The most OF the increase
over last year is due TO the action OF
congress In raising the salaries OF post.
ncsters and other employees Of the de-
Dartment and the rest to the extension
Of postal facilities. The constant study
to bring the department into closer
touch with the people. remarks the
Youths Companion. Is shown in nu-
merous little things mentioned in the
report. for example. new postal cards.
with space for message on the address
side; changes in stamped envelopes
which will permit choice Of paper by
the purchaser, and the printing Of ad-
vertising matter upon them: perm.s-
sion to perforate postage stamps for
purposes Of identification. This has
hitherto been withheld, but Is granted
now partly because SO many once boys
steal stamps-a curious commentary
on the class OF boys who are entering
business.