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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-01-20
FARMERS INSTITUTE.

The exact date of the farmers insti-
tnte for Brookings has not been set,
but 1t will be held some time in Feb
ruary Frank Sherwin, president, and
G. N. Kennard, secretary, of the Brook.
ings County Farmers Institute asso.
citation, hand us the following an
nouncement:
The Brookings County Farmers
Institute association will give the fol
lowing cash prizes at their annual in
stitute to be held In February, 1910
Let every farmer interested in bet
ter corn crops, bigger yields and better
culture get moice on himself and lei
us have the best corn show In the
state next year.
Best bushel Minnesota No Is cal
seed corn $1,000.
Second best bushel Minnesota NO
Is ear seed corn $500.
Third best bushel Minnesota No. 1:
ear seed corn $500.
Best bushel ear seed corn, any var
iety $1,000.
Second best bushel ear seed CON
any variety, $500,
Third best bushel ear seed corn. an,
variety. $500.
Best 10 ears corn. any variety, $500
Second best ten ears corn, any va
riety. $500.
Third best ten ears corn, any va
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-01-20
ANNUAL MEETING.

The annual meeting Of the stock.
holders and directors of the New Cen.
fury Company will be held at the
offices of the Brookings Land and
Trust Company on Tuesday February
sth, 1910 at ZOO o'clock p. m. for the
purpose OF electing directors and Off.
Ger for said company for ensuing year
and transacting such other business
a. may properly come before said
meeting.
~ +. J. Carlisle,
Secretary of New Century Company.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-04-14
Oakfield and Brayton

S. Il. Nelson went to Omaha Tues
day on business.
E A. Chittenden's family arrived
here Thursday from Des Meines.
Chris Jessen shipped three carloads
of cattle TO tho Omaha markets Mon
day.
John Parrett, who is working near
Anita visited Sunday at the parental
home.
Mrs. Floyd Freeman left Monday
for few days visit with relatives in
Audubon:
Mrs. Harris and Mrs. Link Akers
returned to their home in Lewis the
past week.
Puma Freeman was in Atlantic,
Friday and Saturday visiting at the
j. j. Curry home.
Anton Juhl took S. r. Nelson's
auto to the garage in Extra to have
it repaired Monday.
j. B. j. Lohner, real-estate dea-
Ter of Extra was transacting business
in BraYton Tuesday.
Mrs. Labon Betz of Atlantic came
up Saturday to attend tho funeral Of
her cousin, Mrs. May Rogers.
Max Bendixen and Arthur Hansen
of Omaha visited relatives and friends
here from Saturday until Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Andersen are
the proud and happy parents Of a
fine baby boy born last Wednesday.
M. P. Petersen and wife were made
happy Sunday when the stork visited
their homo and left sweet baby girl
DR.. Koob, Chris Hoegh and Ramie
Miller were business visitors in At
lantic Tuesday, going down in the
auto.
Jim Larson, Robert Nelson and
Eli Hansen drove over to Kimballton
Sunday to hear the worlds best vio-
linist.
S. r. Nelson took number of
Brayton people over to Kimballton
Sunday to hear the worlds renowned
violinist.
McGovern & Co. shipped two car
loads of hogs the latter part of last
week and on Tuesday of this week to
{ Des Moines.
1 /. P. Hallock went down to Allan.
tic Monday and visited at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. j. j. Curry, re-
turning Tuesday.
v. E. Horton, who has been visl-
ting relatives and friends here the
past week left Monday for his home
at Dallas, South Dakota.
Mort Jones of this place and May
Dill OF Atlantic surprised their many
friends here by quietly going to Om-
aha and being united in marriage.
Luther Hensley, Mrs. J. l. Hensley
and Mrs. Grace Wilkins drove down
in the auto Monday and one of their
tires broke, 80 they had to telephone
back to Extra for repairs.
Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Nellie Boggs
of Elliott, Mrs. Bills of Grant and
Mr.. Cakes and son of South Dakots
attended the funeral Of their relative
Mrs. Carl Rogers, Sunday.
Word was received here Monday
from Owen Ide at Long Beach, Cali.
fornia that he arrived in the city and
found Uncle Oliver Smith very low
with very little hopes Of recovery.
Art Thompson and Rosie Hansen
stole march on their many friends
here by quietly going TO Audubon
"Wednesday and there being uni,ec
in the holy bonds of matrimony. Nj
and Mrs. Louie Petersen entertained
them with wedding dinner. Tn.
news soon spread and of course the
cigars were passed among his friends
and the usual tin pan brigade fur.
uished music in the evening, which
received ice cream for their treats.
Last Monday night, after Mr.. Par
dee had closed his store in Oakfield
which was formerly occupied by tn,
Three Smiths, and gone to his home
for the night, some person or per-
sons quietly drove up to the back oil
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-04-14
Pastors Puzzle Made Plain.

The pastor of West Philadelphia
church was very much surprised and
pleased last Sunday night when in the
course of the service crowd of per-
sons fully 40 strong entered and seat
ed themselves in the rear pews. The
service continued with the clergyman
congratulating himself on his unusual
ly large congregation when suddenly
the door opened and a man stuck in
his head
Here she comes" he announced in
a loud whisper.
Instantly the late corners arose en-
masse and rushed to the door. The
pastor was so perplexed at the strange
occurrence that after service he spoke
to one of the vestry who had been
standing by the door.
Don't you know what happened?"
asked the vestryman, laughingly.
NO" answered the clergyman, "but
would like to-
why, a car broke down right in
front of the church. Everybody got
out after a few minutes, and, seeing
a chance to sit down, they all came in
here, leaving one man on watch
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-04-14
DATING a Skull

The righteousness in placing the
date of the Gibraltar skull at 100000
years ago lies in the fact that the
basis of argument thus laid defies rea-
sonable dispute. Working from so
long ago it is manifestly difficult, If
not utterly hopeless, to come to more
reasonable things. If the life-date of
an unearthed skull is placed, say, at
10000 years ago, some one may rise
and remark that it would be more con-
sentative to date the. find at, say. 1900
years ago. But what would be thought
of an archaeologist or any other sort
of "gist" who methaphorically stared
Prof. Keith in the face and asserted
that instead Of 100000 years ago, the
Gibraltar woman whose skull is under
observation lived perhaps only $4,000
years ago? The excellpce of the
Keith hypothesis Gf one may call it
that), is apparent.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-04-14

The dance given by Juhl and Sykes
at the hall Saturday evening was
we'll attended and all report merry
time.
Soren Nelson has bought Leigan's
and Koobs interest in the automobile
which the three parties owned in
partnership and now Soren is sole
owner.
DIR. Koob and wife accompanied
by S. r. Nelson and wife drove down
to Atlantic Saturday evening and
while in the city the ladies did some
shopping.
Chas. Marks left here Friday for
his home in Colorado, where his
wife and baby has been for sometime.
Chas. has been detained in the depot
here until another man was found
that could fill the position.
When you are in town don't for
get to call at the restaurant. Nora
Larson will be glad to serve you with
a quick order lunch, ice cream or soft
drinks. We have nice line of fresh
candies and fruit always on hand and
everything kept up-to-date.
ms N. Larson
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-04-14
WEAK ON FINANCE
GIRLS STUDIES OF MONETARY
SUBJECTS NEGLECTED..
Mr.. FatherIy's Daughters Are Charm.
ing In All Ways, But They Have
Strange Ideas as to the
Handling Of Money.

Strange ideas of finance our chill
dren are likely to have" said Mr.. Fa-
therly. For one thing, they seem to
think we are made of money"
IF they want anything they think,
apparently. that all they have to do is
to ask their father for the money.
That he might have difficulty in sup
plying all their wants is something
that seems never to occur to them,
and they don't understand it when
sometimes have to tell them that
there is kink in the exchequer and
that cannot just then honor their
demands. But they have other queer
ideas about money. For instance:
I'VE make our two daughters each
weekly allowance of money for their
various lesser wants. They spend this
money as they go along for many lit
tie things, or sometimes they accumu-
late it until they get enough for some
bigger thing that they want, and then
they buy that. And then sometimes
when the time has come when they
want to get this more costly thing
they find they haven't accumulated
quite enough. They borrow the ball
ance of me. That is to say, they get
an advance on their allowance, which
they pay back in lnstallments at their
convenience.
THE home bank lets them take
their time about this. and sometimes
they are pretty slow. 1t is hard, up
hill work for anybody to repay bor-
rowed money; | guess we all know
that. So we never worry the girls
about repaying this borrowed money;
we let thew take their time about it.
and we charge them no interest
Then comes along a week when
the home bank is pinched a little and
when it would be a help to call some
amount on these small loans; which
we do, when agreed to by the other
party. by deducting sum from the
weekly allowance and crediting the
same to the account OF the loan as an
1nstallment in repayment. We don't
actually get in any money by this you
understand, but we have to pay out
less. and that in the circumstances
may be help. And now what do you
think one of my daughters says to me
when | make her this proposition?
She is ready and willing, in fact
glad. to let that deduction from her
allowance be made this week, to be
credited to the account of her loan,
but since this money is going to be a
help to me she wants to know if 1
don't think l ought to allow her some
interest on it, | have been out this
money all this time, but when she
pays any of it back she thinks ought
to pay her something for the use of
It,! Isn't that bewildering?s
1T IS my experience that Mrs. Fa-
therly is a great economist. She never
wastes penny and she can make a
dollar go further than anybody ever
knew; but our daughters. charming
girls as they are, have only the haziest
notions about finance, and one of
these is that money grows in their IA
TIERS pocket"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-04-14
FEAR RETURN OF THE DEAD
sIsnlfloanos Of Strange Funeral Rites
That Prevail Among I'm.
civilized Peoples.

Nearly all savage people (and not
Few civilized ones), dread lest the
dead should return to trouble them.
Bor this reason an Australian tribe
VIII always desert camp in which a
man has died, and erect new miamias
at some distant spot. Among many
African tribes hole is knocked In the
wall OF hut in which man dies, and
the corpse is carried through that In
stead of through the doorway, 80 that
the spirit of the dead man may not
be able to find Its way back. Some
Bornean tribes have similar dread,
and elaborate precautions are taken
to prevent the dead from returning to
the living. At the graveyard stick.
cleft in the shape of v, is placed
IN the ground, and through this the
funeral procession passes in single
Tile. AS soon as the coffin has been
placed on the stage erected for the
purpose, the people commence their re-
turn, following one another's heels as
quickly as possible, saying as they re-
pass through the V-shaped stick:
Keep back, close out all things evil
and sickness" When the whole par
ty has passed through, the cleft ends
Of the stick are tied together, and this
Is then regarded as "a wall that sep
arates the living from the dead" By
SO doing they believe that they shut
out the spirit of the deceased. They
believe that the spirit OF the dead is
not aware that life has left the body
until short time after the coffin has
been taken to the graveyard. and then
not until the spirit has had leisure to
notice the clothes, weapons, and 9TH
er articles belonging to its earthly es.
tate, which are placed with the coffin.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-04-14
Notice

Sometime ago we received letter
from the Pc tai Department at Wash
ingtou requesting y full inspection of
the roads on he routes out of this
office I'd Tuesday | went with the
carrier No. over his route.
The roads, considering the weather
we have had, are in deplorable con-
dition On the whole route of % mi.
there were but D miles gone over
with road drag. That was done by
Claude Kitelinger and Wilson Parrot
whom we must praise far the work
they did. We found three culverts
worse than none and dangerous to
cross aud two county bridges con-
demmed and in such condition that
team may break through any time
and fail perhaps 40 feet to the bottom
of the creek. The Department does
not permit driving over such bridges
consequently these parts OF the route
where they are, is now condemned
and no service will be given until
they are repaired.
These bridges etc. were taken up
with the proper authorities last fall
but nothing was done SO now have
placed it in the hands OF the County
Attorney aud you who are not doing
your part perhaps had better be LOOK
ing into the matter.
Respectfully,
GEORGE A. ARNOLD
Postmaster
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-04-14
Another Dodoe.

Theodore P Shonts, at dinner in
New York. told street railway story.
IA man boarded one of the long
run surface cars with an enormous
sack" he began.
You'll have to pay for that sack
said the conductor. sternly.
"'Oh, no. said the passenger. oh,
no; never pay for it.
"'Off it goes, then the conductor
decreed, and he seized the sack and
heaved 1T forth into the street. 1t fell
heavily, with dull thud.
"The passenger leaped off after it.
wringing his hands.
"''My goodness he cried, you've
killed my partner"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-04-14
In Memory Of Mrs. Carl Rogers

Dearest sister, thou hast left US,
In this dreary world below
All the joys you have in heaven
In this world we do not know.
Oh, the days are sad and lonely
Since, dear sister thou hast gone,
And our lives are full of sorrow
Since you left our loving home.
Now our hearts are torn and bleeding
When we think thy voice we hear;
In the dark and midnight hour:
Dearest Sister are you here?"
Yes, dear sister, we will follow
In the footsteps thou hast trod
Leading to our home in heaven
Where we hope to meet our God.
We will work and do our duty
AS you babe us days ago;
For we know tbs for our Saviour
That we sorrow here below.
It's so sad to do without thee
In this dreary world to roam,
But We'll work until our Saviour
Calls his loving children home.
Oh how sweet will be the meeting
When our weary life is DER
There to meet our dearest loved ones
In that world which we adore.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-04-14
A Monkey Trick.

Curator Raymond L. Ditmars, of the
New York ZOO. was praising the intel
ligence of monkeys
"A Philadelphia man." he said, was
hurrying out Powellton avenue one
afternoon when, all of sudden, an
organ grinders little monkey dropped
dead. The poor grinders grief was
pitlfnl. The Philadelphia, touched,
gave him half dollar and fastened
away.
An hour later, returning through
Market street. he saw the same organ
grinder, and. just as he passed, the
monkey again dropped dead, and the
grinders grief was even more pitiful
than before.
The Philadelphia gave loud
laugh. The grinder. recognizing him.
laughed, too, but made no motion to
return the half dollar
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-04-14
Oriqin of the Bayonet.

The bayonet was due to the fortu-
nate inspiration of Basque soldier,
who, when he and his regiment, hav-
ing expended their ammunition, were
driven to bay in mountain ride near
Bayonne. suggested that they should
fix the long knives with which they
were armed into the musket barrels
and charge the enemy. This advice,
which was followed with complete
success, was the means of introducing
the weapon to the notice of military
Europe.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-04-14
Two Sides to Great Actress.

Mrs. Siddons was, on and off the
stage. two different people" On the
stage she was pytkoness. nightly hyp.
Noticed into passionate emotions by
the sight of the drop curtain and the
boards. says writer In her home
she was. at all events to the casual OBJ.
server. more than thought too much
a mere mother and British matron,
loving to be seemly and of good report,
shut in the tower of an uEimaginative
nature. Had she not been an actress
she would have made (such an OBJ
server might have said) an ideal
bishops wife.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-04-14
Advertjsinu.

why do you insist on making
speeches on the unpopular side Of a
subject?"
well" replied Senator Sorghum.
"the people see so many arguments on
the right side of a question that the
only way to get reputation for SEN
sational originality is to contradict
them"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-04-14
Worse Than Bullets

Bullets have often caused less suffer
ing to soldiers than the eczema L. W..
Hartman, Burlington, Me-, got in the
army and suffered with, forty years.
But Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured me
when all else failed" he writes. Great
est healer fsr sores, ulcers, boils, burns,
cuts, wounds, bruises and piles. 25c at
Nick Doffing's.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-04-14
A Leaninu 70 Art

(Which do you prefer. art or ma.
ture?"
art" replied Mr.. Crosslots. "The
pictures in the gardening magazines
always look better than what comes
up from the seeds you buy"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-04-14
MRS. CARL ROGERS
Died At Her Home Near 0akfield,
Thursday April 18th, 1910
Of Heart TrOuble.

Mrs. Stella May Rogers was born
Nov. 80, 1889 and died at her homo
near Oakfield April Z, 1910, of heart
trouble. She was the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Irv Jones and was united in
marriage to Mr.. Carl Rogers, March
81, 1910, being bride of only three
short weeks
A large crowd of her friends at
tended the funeral services, which
were held in the Baptist Church in
Brayton, Sunday April 10th.
After the services which were con.
Quoted by the M. E. minister of At
lantic, her remains were laid to rest
in the Oakfield Cemetery.
The friends neighbors and acquain-
tances of the bereaved family extend
their sympathy in this sad hour and
trust that their loss is her gain.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-04-14
The Lesson.

Freshman-Is this lesson .or the
week?
Professor-No; for the strong.-Un
versity of Texas Coyote.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-06-02
Improved Lands:

Valley and
full ubearing guaranteed $4,000
balance
toru the places %H
streds old
will
of the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-06

are lard over a broad hand Of real baby
Irish insertion. which runs down earh
side ~ the blouse front and a crochet but
ton ~ set IN the centre II each.
The collar has a -cslloped piece 81 the
material turned down upon a hand Of
lace and the cuffs are made m the same
wav. Given the butionholing. any one
could make the hlou-e any good -"am-
stress that ~. and yet the model - eE-
tremSlv good hooking
Another blouse also has a shoulder yoke
and the lac" which hordsr- this woke
turns at the throat line and runs down
each side Of the blous" front. the middle
front space b@iug filled 10y fine tucking
The sd" fronts are finely tucked from the
yok" and th" part next the lu" Of lac"
Insertion - formed Of a narrow eInhroid-
ery "dR" finished by t'ny scallopz. which
u" over the edge of m. la"" The shoulder
yoke or "paulett- ton ~ formed of this
fin" embroidery hand which has both
edges -calloT.'d and looks Ike embroidery
upon the hlou-" material. Lines 81 tiny
designs embroidered m the collar RIM
vertically on some chic blou-es b.tw cen
groups of fine TURKS and the color ~ re-
pratad "a m" edge 81 the fril. collars and
cuffs
~ the fine white blou-e- with uny
co'nrrd h"rns No have often spoken. and
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-06

DAINTY hand made or ~ loses lts essen
tiaI charm.
thousands OF tr1lis more or less coarse
are offered IN the shops, and some Of these
are excellent IN design. hut nothing can
ons-t hnenes- 81 material and hand
work. and tho girl who cannot anord TO
buy that sort u thing will do well to buy
dainty materials and do the work her
self, a task easy enough for any one Who
can roll a hem and sew on lace. though
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-06

the hlouses 81 striped and figured batiste
with white frill- bordered narrowly with
the color pr"dominasing IN the blouse
are deserving oG notice We saw the
other day remarkably good looking
model of the tucked tailor style with
plated frIll made in a silky looking cotton
which may have been hArist" or null
The de~Ign was a Persian stripe IN
which soft yellows and blues pre,iomI-
mated. alternating with narrow stripe
of white and a white friil had bordering
hand 81 the Persian set on with narrow
Irish lace. Collar and cuffs matched the
frill and there was tInv black cra.s at.
Fine cotton crepe. plain or embroidered.
and fine cotton etamine. PLAIN or en-
hroidered. preferably plain arr made mp
VA both the simp" and the elaborate
styles One "ttnln" blouzs that has
found ready al" - simply tucked n the
tailor mad" fashion. hut has Dutch
collar heavily rTnbrolderrd m white.
corresponding CUTS on the short sleeves
and an "mhroldrr'.d hand down tho md
die front from under winch falls friil
~ the sheer etamina
Tn" Dutch neck - ~esn m many good
BLOUSE models though ~ Occurs more
often upon IN" elaborate blou-"- than
upon The simple. and the sam" thing may
bs said 81 the short sleeve
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-06

1914 in IN" Orkneys. charged only siI
penc~.
The ghostly hsdts oG ~ Elmo. or cor
pOsAnts. ~hiCh appear At IN. mast head
~ IN the rigging Immediately prs.C,.,iiHg
a storm. date ba'k - the voyage of tho
ArgOnaut-. II tha-s marine will - the
WirTls remain stationary Or asCsnd. Eay /,
Dana. they are good oinen-. hut n they
dos md then foul weather will surely
follow 1t ~ fatal sign to have th" pale
hight thrown On ono faC~ How they
came NV IN. name ~ ~. Elmos lights ~
not known. although conjecture has "
that ~ Elmo WAS ~. Erasmus. VIM ~
esArly Art ~ always depicted A. carrying
a candle
The cr~duIity ~ mariners AwakenS ~
the mind 81 the landsman n conviction
Ut his eNtrens simplicity. yet the same
cr~dulity has sometimes h~en thoroughly
justified by subsequent events. No better
Illustration ~ 20 be found than m the
story " Capt Johnsons encounter with
the little bird On September u. 1851
At r. w. Capt johnson WAS standing
on the quArterd@ck % tho Norwegian
bark Ellen. when q bird few by grazing
his right shoulder. Wheeling round. "
few at his face and eventually was cap
tured II was unlike any bird that he had
the mors - on anrO,int ~ lie vicious
Imposition. for u I'ecked Havagely 40 any
and every thing within reach. Eventually
the captain caused " ~ H. killed and
thrown overheard I regarded the ar
pearancN 81 the bird A. an omen ~
aftsrwaFd confessed Accordingly he
altered his cOur.e = few points 20 the EAST
ward. the direction from which the bird
had come In consequence the Ellen fell
Ia With th~ wreck ot the Central America
aud vas inatruuiental IN saving forty
nine paassng8m nom C8rtain deaah.