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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-09-01
BY MRY ROAERzy RZNZXz4R
1t had been anything but q joke

ness. 1t had been anything but a joke
to us.
"Dr. Walker l said tartly, Il fail
to see any humor in the situation.
Since | came here, n man has been
shot, and another one has died from
shock. There have been intruders in
the house, and strange noises. II that
is funny, there is something wrong
with my sense of humor."
You miss the point" he said, still
good naturally. THE thing that is
funny to me is that you insist on re-
naming here, under the circums-
tances. I should think nothing would
keep you"
You are mistaken. Everything that
occurs only confirms my resolution to
stay until the mystery is cleared"
Il have a message for you Miss
%Innes,' he said, rising at last. Mrs.
Armstrong asked me to thank you for
your kindness to Louise, whose whim,
o.c"rring al the time it did, put her
e. @"eat Inconvenience. Also-and
'hie IS a delicate matter-she asked
o 80 appeal to your natural SYM
t- or Ter, at this time, and to ask
iii not reconsider your de-
cision about the house. Sunnyside Is
her home; she loves it dearly, and
just now she wishes to retire here for
quiet and peace"
She must have had a change of
heart" l said. ungraciously enough.
Louise told me her mother despised
the place. Besides, his is no place
for quiet and peace just now. Any
how, doctor, while l don't care to
force an issue, / shall certainly re-
main here, for a time at least"
For how long," he asked.
MY lease is for six months. l shall
stay until some explanation is found
for certain things. My own family is
implicated now, and ! shall do every
thing to clear the mystery of Arnold
Armtsrong's murder"
The doctor stood looking down, slap
ping his gloves ~thoughtfully against
the palm of a well-looked-af after hand.
you say there have been intruders
in the house?' he asked. You are
sure Of that, Miss lnnes?"
Certain" :
I'm what part?' '
"In the east wing" '
Can you tell me when these intru-
sions occurred, and what the purpose
seemed to be? Was it robbery" l.,
NO" I said decidedly. "As to time.
once On Friday night a week ago,
again the following night, when Arm
old Armstrong was murdered, and
again last Friday night
The doctor looked serious. He
seemed to be debating some question
In his mind. and to reach a decision. ,
Miss %Innes," he said, Il am in a
peculiar position; | understand your
attitude, of course; but-do you think
o are wise? Ever since you have
have come here there have been hos
tile demonstrations against you and
your family. I'm not a croaker, but
take a warning, Leave before any
thing occurs that will cause you a life
long regret"
81 am willing to take the RESPONSE
bility." | said coldly. ,
think he gave me up then as a
poor proposition. He asked to be
shown where Arnold Armstrong; body
had been found, and | tool him there.
He sc%rutinized the whole place care
fully, examining the stairs and the
lock. When he had taken a formal
farewell / was confident of one thing.
DR.. Walker would do anything he
could to get ME away from Sunnyside.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-09-01

ne LETT astonished him-and myself.
l admit-by promising a new CARPET
Ior his church. He was much affected.
and | gathered that he had yearned
over his ragged chapel as a mother
over a half-clothed child.
You are laying up treasures, Miss
lnnes he said brokenly, where
neither moth nor rust corrupt, nor
thieves break through and steal"
sem him home In the car, with q
punch of dollhouse roses for his wife.
and he was quite overwhelmed. AS
1or me, had a generous glow that
was cheap at the price of a church
carpet. / received less qualification
and less gratitude-when | presented
the new silver communion set TO st.
Barnabas.
had a great many things to think
about in those days. l made a list Of
questions and possible but
l seemed only to be working around
In a circle. | always ended where
began. The list was something like
this:
Who had entered he house the night
before the murder?
Thomas claimed IL was Mr. Railsv
whom he had seen on the foot path, and
who owned the pearl cun-link.
Why did Arnold Armstrong come back
after he had left the house the night he
was killed?
No answer. Was 1t on the mission
Louise had mentioned?
Who admitted him.?
Gertrude said she had locked the east
entry. There was no key on the dead
man or in the door. He must have been
admitted from within.
Who had been locked in the clothes
chute?
Some one unfamiliar with the house.
evidently. Only two people missing from
eye nnUschold, Rosie and Gertrude. Rosie
I'D been at the lodge. Therefore-bu
So ii Gertrude? MiEht it not have been
''r mysterious intruder ugain!
WHO had ~accosted Rosie on the drive ,
Gain- perhaps the nightly visitor. II
~eomed more likely some one who sus-
0r TOD a recret at the lodge. Was Lou.
~ fn3"r surveillance7
who had passed Louise on the circular
staircase?
Could 1t have been Thomas? The key
to the east entry made this A POSSIBLE
ity. But why was he there, II 1t were
indeed he?
Who had made the hole in the trunk-
room wall?
II was not vandalism. 1t had been done
quietly, and with deliberate purpose. II
I had only known how 10 read the pur-
pose of that gaping aperture what l
might have saved in anxiety and mental
strain,
Why had Louise left her people and
come home to hide at the lodge?
There was no answer as yet, to this,
or to the next questions.
Why did both she and DR.. walker
warn us away from the house?
WIG was Lucien Wallace?
What did Thomas see In the shadows
the night he died?
What was the meaning Of the subtle
in Gertrude?
Was Jack Bailey an a~ccomplice or a
victim in the footing of the Traders
bank!
What ~all-powerful reason made Louise
determine to marry DR.. Walker?
The examiners were still working
on the books of the Traders bank, and
1t was probable hat several weeks
would elapse before everything was
cleared up. The firm Of expert &C
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-09-01
BlRDsEYE VIEW OF BRcCKrNGs.

No Saloons.
Two Bands.
One Bakery.
Three Hotels.
Three Dentists.
Six Physicians.
Two Laundries.
One State Bank.
Eight Churches.
Two O~steopaths.
One Music Store.
Big FIGURING Mill.
Four Restaurants.
Four Drug Stores.
One Machine Shop.
Two Meat Markets.
Two Cigar Factories.
Fine Lake Near City.
Three Barber Shops.
Three Weekly Papers.
Two National Banks.
Four Grain Elevators.
Three Lumber Yards.
Moving Picture Theatre.
City Of Beautiful Homes.
Best Schools in the State.
Good Water Near Surface.
Marble and Granite Works.
Four Thousand Inhabitants.
Glove and Mitten Factory.
Cement Block Mandatory,
sac, 900 Brick School Building.
$50, 900 Grad School Building.
Municipal Telephone Exchange.
One Bonded Abstract Company.
One Semi-Monthly Farm Journal.
County Seat OF Brookings County.
United States Experiment Station.
Seven Hundred Students in College.
Municipal Sewer and Waterworks.
Finest Church Buildings in the State.
One Monthly Periodical, The Collegian.
First-class Opera House and Auditorium.
State College of Agriculture and Mechanic
over Nine Hundred Students in the City
Schools.
Two Billiard Halls and Bowling Alley as
,la ces of amusement.
Electric Light and Heating Plant Owned
nd Controlled. by City.
Brictson Manufacturing Company. makers
II the Brictson Tire Tread.
Surrounded by the best farming land In
ne state, where crops are sure and bount.fu!.
Beautiful treer line the streets and the
.ity presents a fine appearance, matted as
( IL In the midst OF a fine growth OF shade
ornamental trees. Her citizens are will
ng and ready TO encourage and assist every
ielpful industry.
Home of the Brictson Tread.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-09-01
Professional Cards.
PHYSICIANS.

3. r. GREEN-Physician and surgeon.
Office, Binford Block, Room l. Phone
B-9. Hours 8 a. m. to IL m. L p
m. to 5 p. n. Residence lib 9th
Ave-, Phone 293. Hours 5 p. m. to
9 a.. m, IL m. to l p. IN. Calls
answered at all hours.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-09-01

Typewriter ribbons for Oliver, Rem.
mington and Underwood machines at
the Register cface.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-09-01

=. ROYS-General practitioner and
surgeon, also special attention given
lung troubles, piles and chronic dis
eases. Rooms 4 and 5 Binford block
Office hours: 10 to IL; 2 to 5.
Phone, 10; residence, BIOL. Resi-.
dence, corner Medary avenue and
Williams street.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29

Eugene Alter of Minneapolis and
Erwin Alter of Ludington are spending
the holidays with their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Oscar Alter
1t is reported that bacon is getting
cheaper and that hungry man can
now get all the bacon and eggs he can
eat for about thirty dollars.
Mr.. Alfred J. Buscheck, principal of
the Cedarburg high school, is spending
the holiday vacation at his home in
this city and made a call at the PILOT
office Saturday.
Postmaster II. G. Kress returned
from Washington Saturday, where he
had been to confer with the postmaster
general about postal bank matters.
Our Cleaning & Dye Works guaran-
tees best work at lowest prices.
FRED HELLsINGER,
lll6 Washington st.
% Opposite Park Tel. Black 656.
Mr.. Theodore Miller, formerly of
Cato, but now of Polk county, Wis, is
here on visit to friends. Mr.. Miller
settled in Polk county over year ago,
where he purchased large farm.
Mr.. John WINNER of Newton was a
caller at the PILOT office Saturday.
Mr.. WINNER recently sold his farm in
the Rapids and purchased an so acre
farm in Newton.
University of Wisconsin students
home for The holidays are the follow
ing: George f. Armenian, Fred AL
ter, Kenneth Burke, Eugene Chloupek
Henry Duckart, Kenwood Egan, Fred
Esch, Ottmar Falge, Elmer Gerald
son, Walter Gielow, Adolph Kozda,
Burt Markham, Edgar Paulsen, Hen
ny Prochaska, Oscar Richter, Walter
RietZ, Walter Schroeder, Adolph
Schwartz, Paul Staehle, Otto Stangel
Erwin Stephan, George Wehrwein,
Dan Nespor, instructor; James Muir
ply, Hugo Stoll, Misses Gesine
Baench, Eulalia Croll, Nita PITT, and
Mamie kabat.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29

New Year greetings are greetings of
good will How they soften hard
hearts, purify base desires, sweet
en- bitter thoughts, and make every
deed purer and holier; every wish
kinder and tenderer. Let hearts ex-
pand, sympathies enlarge, and good
will reign. Let benediction drop
from lips, and substantial gifts fall
from overlooking hands. Make cheer
less homes radiant, and hopeless
hearts to thrill with unspeakable
gladness. Forgive your enemies.
Bury the past. Rise above the mean
and petty resentments which you
may have harbored against those who
have not used you well. BE generous.
Get ready to start the new year with
kindly feelings and more noble am
bitions Make the New Year of 1911 a
day to which you can always look
back with pleasure and gratitude.
Peace, good will unto you, dear read
er and Happy, Happy New Year to
you ALL
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29
Farewell Old Year.

The old year will soon have past in
} history. We part with it as with
b old friend. To some it has brought
(uch joy-:o others sorrow. Yet we
re unwilling to say farewell. Like a
alsied man it totters as it nears the
I'D of lifes journey and goes forward
bward that vault wherein doth lie the
rms of dead dynasties and sheeted
bnturies swept 10y the remorseless
and of time to that great graveyard
the entrance of which rises the i'm
ginary tombstone upon which is in
tribed these words The Past. There
a sublime solemnity in the slowly
loving, yet never varying, tide OF
ears. Man has marked its course in
} hours, days, weeks, months, years
I'D centuries, yet it rushes on, on, on,
nd still on, unmindful of the marks
lised to measure the tide that never
res. Dynasties have risen, hourished
I'D decayed; cities have sprung from
brittle plains and then sank beneath
le deserts drifting sands; continents
ave reared their lofty brows above
he oceans trackless waste only to re-
lrn to the coral caverns from whence
hey rose: races have risen to the noon
splendor and become lost in the
epths of night, but Time, patient,
reless Time, sweeps on with the same
egularity as when it first issued forth
= rom Gods hand, to the chant of the
orning stars that proclaimed Crea-
on's dawn. And yet time is but the
'nage of eternity, the shadow of a
|loreless sea, the type of duration
pr which all the ages past and all the
eons to come would not make or con-
'itute the first faint flush of the first
reak of the dawn of its second morn
kg. ETERNITY, thou pleasing, dread
ll thought That never ending rule
'lcceeding the crash of matter and the
reck of the worlds, suns and systems.
Intelligence has achieved triumphs. 1t
|hs read the stars of heaven and can
|rtell to q second when the sun will
Z hidden in partial or total eclipse; it
IN read the history of the creation on
he rocks of nature and unfold the Sc
|'ets hidden in the bowels of the earth;
! ut when it attempts to grasp the sig
ffcance of eternity it stands abashed
bid dumbfounded at its inability to
an infinite plan.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29
OFFICE HINTS,

Never send articles for publication
without giving thy name, for thy name
often secures publication of a worth
less article.
Thou shouldst not rap at the door of
Il printing office, for he that heareth
thee rap sneereth in his sleeve and
looseth time.
Thou shouldst never read the copy
on the printers case or sharp and hook
ed container thereof, or he may knock
you down.
Neverinquire of the editor the news,
for behold it is his business to give it
to thee at the appointed time without
asking for it.
1t is not right that thou should ask
him who is the author of an article,
for it is his duty to keep such things
to himself.
When thou dost enter his office, take
heed of thyself that thou dost not look
at what may concern thee not, for that
is not meet in the sight of good breed
ing.
Neither examine thou the proof
sheet for it is not ready to meet thine
eye, that thou mayest understand.
Prefer the Manitowoc PILOT to any
other paper, and if thou hast not al
ready done SO, subscribe for it immedi-
ately. Pay for it in advance, and it
will be well with thee and thine.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29

Christmas, the religious holiday Of
the whole world, has come and pass
ed; the bells will soon ring in the new
year, 1911, and the holidays, with all
their gaiety and gladness, and gloom
and loneliness and sadness as we'll
will be but a memory.
We can look back TO them but can
not live those days over again They
are gone with the things that are
gone, and when we remember how
poorly We spent them, how we re-
proach ourselves Hearts may be
aching today because Of our unchari-
tableness they may 90 on through
the years, and try as we may We can
not drive the pain away. Souls are
around us on the verge Of despair and
yet We took not a step TO hold them
back. Mortals were tempted and
tried, almost beyond endurance, and
We spoke no word Of encouragement
or sympathy. The friendless and
the poor and the sick and the solitary
we have neglected and passed by.
Oh, how cold and selfish and unchar-
liable we, nearly all Of US, have been,
And thus the New Year comes to us
freighted with memories.
For the good that We have done
there il 80 much OF genuine satisfac-
tion, and for our observation-disclosures so
much Of regret, that it ought to be
lesson enough without this sermonette.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29

A good resolution for the hard
worked housewife to make for the
New Year is that she will find time
each day for nap, or rest at least
of fifteen minutes; that she will take
every other evening at least for read
ing or playing games with her child
dren, and at least one afternoon in
the week for social visit, a ride, n
walk. These would not be impossi-
BILE for the busiest woman, who will
look carefully into her methods and
see if there are not superiluities she
can cut off, trimmed underclothing
that can be made plain, and thus
save sewing and ironing; cakes and
pies and preserves, for which palmer,
more wholesome food can be substit-
uted.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29

Yes, a year has brought many chang
es in many homes, and many of them
sad ones, too. There are hearts with
a loneliness in them that is ineXpress-
ible. The cherished one of their
hearts best affection, their very
life and light, their JOY supreme, is
no longer here to cheer by their pres
ence, to encourage with kindly voice
or soothe with the tender touch of the
hand. Alone and in silence we miss
the cheerful face and pleasant smile.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29
FOR SALE.

Saloon and Cheese Factory, with 50
acres of land, in Kewaunee County.
Both doing good business. Price, in
GLIDING everything on the place, ex-
cept household goods, $1,000. This is
very cheap at that price. viii trade
for farm or city property
A. +. ScHENIAN,
~ Manitowoc, Wis.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29
A Woman S Great Idea

is how to make herself attractive. But,
without health, it is hard for her to be
lovely in face, form or temper. X
weak, sickly woman will be nervous
and irritable. Constipation and Kid
ney poisons show in pimples, blotches,
skin eruptions and wretched complex
ion. But Electric Bitters always prove
a godsend to women who want health,
beauty and friends. They regulate
Stomach, Liver and Kidneys, purify
the blood give strong nerves, bright
eyes, pure breath, smooth, velvety
skin, lovely complexion, good health.
Try them. SOC, at Henry Hinrichs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29

Ring out blithe bells of the New
Year. Ring loudly and Justify, that
every. heart may be filled with JOY and
gladness; that the sweet, mellow re-
sounding echoes gradually dying out
in the distance. may bring sweet
content to all, quieting fear for the
future, and making each nearer fully
resolve to faithfully keep the good
resolutions made when first thy joyful
and sweet sound burst upon thy hear
er'S ear.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29
A Dreadful Wound

from knife, gun, tin can, rusty nail,
fireworks, or of any other nature, de-
mands prompt treatment with
Bucklen's Africa Salve to
prevent blood poison or gangrene.
It's the quickest, surest heal
er for all such wounds as also for
Burns, Boils, Sores, skin Eruptions,
Eczema, Chapped Hands, Corns or
Piles. 25c. at Henri Hinrichs'.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29

Do not be too confidential; no one
ever gave her family affairs into an
others keeping without living to re-
greet it. There are plenty of other
things to talk about. Be as friendly
and sociable as you like, but talk on
matters that do not touch either Of
you too nearly.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Get ready to write it 1911. How
me do scoot.
P. J. Kelley of Mansfield, Ohio, is
ONE for the holidays.
Mrs. Giles Dow of Stoughton is Wis
| ing with relatives here.
| Mr.. Helmuth lander of Gibson made
call at the PILOT Office on Friday.
r. c. Douglas spent Christmas with
lis parents at Eau Claire.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. West left Friday
br visit at Evanston, III.
Mr.. Robert Lemke left Tuesday on a
tsit with friends at Chicago.
Mrs. Jos. Siebold of Greenstreet was
listing in the city Wednesday.
Mr.. Louis Muench of Cato was call
at the PILOT office Saturday.
Burton Hanson left Friday for visit
18th friends at Whalen, Mimi.
Fred Zentner, Jr., of Chicago spent
christmas with his parents here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reinhardt Rahr lett
tuesday on a trip to Milwaukee.
Mort De Lano is spending the holt
laws with his parents in this city.
Mrs. Henry Murphy left Friday on a
isit to her parents at Milwaukee,
Mr.. John Kunz of Kossuth was a
aller at the PILOT office Saturday.
r. J. Vida of Menominee, Mich,
pent Christmas at his home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Schwandt are
isiting with relatives at Appleton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Cornell were visit.
no relatives in Newton on Sunday.
Miss Olive Albers is spending the
olidays at her home in Sheboygan
Mr.. Jos. Zahorik of Taus was a call
p at the PILOT Office Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Murphy left Fri
law on a visit to friends at ShaWano.
Ed. JUL and family of Chicago spent
christmas with relatives in this city
Mr.. and Mrs. John Thiel spent
christmas with friends at Fond du Lac.
Tim Kelley of Fort Atkinson, Wis,
nent Christmas with his parents here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. De CURE spent
christmas with friends at Fond du Lac.
Mr.. Jos. Brady, teacher at Silver
AXE, was in the city Saturday and
,ade the PILOT Office call.
Kenneth Kelley of Green Bay spent
christmas with his parents in this
ity.
The Misses Grace and Lillian Ziemer
f Kewaunee are visiting with relatives
ere
Miss Louise Franz is home from the
'hicago Art Institute, for the holidi-
avs
Atty. f. f. Groelle and family spent
christmas with relatives at Unity,
Wis.
Messrs. Anthony and Pat McNnlty
f Liberty Were callers at the PILOT
flee Wednesday.
Miss Margaret Vanish of Coopers-
own was visitingin the city last Thurs
ay.
Miss Olive Jones. spent Christmas
With relatives and friends at Water
own.
w. T.. Larson, state rural school in
pector, was visiting friends in the city
ionday.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29

The following would be an excel
lent New Years cosmetic: For the
lips, truth; for the voice, prayer; for
the eyes, pity; for the hands, charity;
for the figure, uprightness; and for
the heart, love.