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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-08-03
COURT HOUSE.
Bookings. SO. Oak.

Sealed proposals addressed to the Board
OF County Comissioners of Bookings Coun-
ty, South Dakota. will be received by the
County Auditor, Mr.. O. j. Otternes. until u
o'clock noon, September 9Th, 1911, for the
furnishing and placing in position in the
new Court House at Bookings. SO. Oak,
of all fixed and movable wood furniture.
all of the fixed and movable metal furni-
ture. metal counters, and all composition
light fixtures. All of the work and ma
terials must conform to the plans and
specifications therefor as prepared by Bell.
lyric & Chapman. Architects, 800 Auditorium
Building, Minneapolis, Minnesota. and on
file at the Office of the County Auditor
where the same may be examined, and at
the office of the Architects on and after
August end, 1911. All of said work to be
completed and material furnished not later
than April LIST, 1912.
All bids received will he opened and
passed upon publicly by the Board at the
office of the County Auditor, on the above
mentioned date. The contract or contracts
will be awarded to the lowest responsible
bidder.
Plans and specifications for the personal
use of contractors may be obtained from the
Architects upon application by depositing
Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) of which Ten Dol
lars $4,000 will be refunded to each con-
tractor who returns the plans and specif-
cations within ten G0) days after the
contract is awarded.
Each bid must be accompanied by a certi-
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total Of the bid. which check shall be made
payable to Louis Johnson. Chairman, Coun-
ty Commissioners: this deposit will be re-
turned to the bidders whose bids are re-
jected and to the successful bidder upon
his entering into a contract with said Board.
in accordance with said bid. and the giving
of a satisfactory bond with surety 10 said
Board. the penalty Of which shall not ok
coed the full amount Of the contract price,
which contract and bond shall be entered
into within ten DAYS after the date Of no.
tihcation that the bid has been accepted.
Should the bidder fail TO enter into such
contract and bond within said time. said
deposit shall be forfeited 10 said Board. The
Board reserves the right to reject any oT
all bids.
Dated at Bookings. South Dakota, this
End day of August. 1911.
Board of County Commissioners,
Per Louis Johnson, Chairman,
Board OF County Commissioner
Brookings County.
Brookings, S. Oak.
o. J. bitterness.
County Auditor of Bookings County,
Brookings, s. Oak.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-08-03
NOTICE OF HEARING PETITION FOR
LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATIONS.
az South Dakota.
County of BrookinEs. ! ~

state OF South Dakota.
County of Bookings. ! ~.
In County Court
In the matter OF the estate of j. p.
Groen. deceased.
The state Of South Dakota sends greeting
TO Tettje Groen. Peter Groen. Mary Bos,
Jennie Koch, Alice Groen, Maggie Groen.
Kate Groen. Minnie Groen. Kobe Groen,
Mathllda Groen, heirs at law and next Of
kin OF j. +. Groen, deceased. and to all
To whom these presents may come.
Notice is hereby given that Tettje Groen
has nled with the Judge of this Court, a
petition praying FOR Letters of Administra-
ton of the estate OF J. i. Groen, deceased,
and that Monday the twenty-frst day of
August 1911 at ten o'clock a. m, OF said
day. being a day or a regular term of this
Court. to-wit. OF the July term, 1911, at
the Office of the County Judge in the Court
House In the City of Brookings, County of
Brookings has been set for hearing said
petition, when and where any person in
terested may appear and show cause why
the said petition should not be granted.
Dated at Brookings. S. d. this End day
OF August \. d. 1911.
Geo. p. Hall,
Judge OF the County Court.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-08-03
SINAI.

Ole p. Simonson has his new resi-
dence in town enclosed.
John Borsvold Is again at work on
his telephone central office.
Potatoes look very promising now
so there is hope for a good crop.
The Pigeforening offered to buy
pews which offer was accepted by the
meeting.
Last Monday we had the heaviest
shower OF rain this summer so now
We can rest assured of a good crop of
corn.
Rev. G.. n. Isolani with family Wis
tied at n. o. Borsvolds last Monday
evening. They expect to return to
their home this week.
Lake Sinai congregation had a
meeting recently and decided TO put
a furnace in their church providing
the necessary funds can be raised.
Nearly all cutting OF small grain is
finished and many have started stack
ing. Some farmers gets a good crop
and some do not get hardly anything
especially on high ground.
Last Saturday Sheriff Halvorson was
in town selling the property OF Christ
Nelson who at present Is a boarder
a. Halvorson's. A very large crowd
attended the sale which brought a
fair price. T. D. Nesbit cried the sale
and he always manages to get a good
price for everything he sells.
Thursday last week c. Halvorson
was buried. He had been a resident
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-08-03
WON THE PRIZE AT BAKING CON-
TEST-PROCEEOs BENEFIT
COLLEGE.

Sioux Falls, :. D.. June 2S-Entered
in the contest at the New Theatre
were over Sixty Baked products, the
result Of the efforts and pride OF
women residents and housewives OF
Sioux Falls. ; u. The excitement
ran at its height the day OF the ex-
hibition. Cakes, cookies. pies, dough
nuts and bread were spread in gOr.
geous array. Fifteen expert cooks of
the city were impartial judges. The
award was given 10 Mrs. J. w. Craig
OF this city, who TRANCE to say, had
done very little baking in her life,
prior % a month ago After being in
teryiewed she stated that her at
tendance AT the Free Baking School
operated 70 advertise X. c. Baking
Powder, had helped her so marvellous
" that she determined 10 try the
methods and other valuable points
about the art OF baking used at said
school. Mrs. Craig is the recipient
Of praise, prize and approval, and it
just goes 10 show how much good
can be learned and how much &C.
complished in a short time.
The Lady Baltimore prize cake
baked by Mrs. Craig, was taken from
the X c Baking Powder Cook Book.
same brought the highest price of
all cakes auctioned after the musical
program.
Now the Ladies Of ~srookings can
sample this Prize Cake at G. A. r.
Hall, which opened Wednesday, Au-
gust 2. Other good things to eat
served. No charge.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-08-03

of Lake Sinai Township since 1879 in
which time he took an active and
prominent part in both political and
church matter. In the latter he was
honored with the Office Of deacon
since the organization OF the First
Lutheran church here, which Office he
held till his death. This funeral was
the largest that ever occurred in this
locality and the church was crowded
with people from far and near.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-08-03
RELIEF FOR SETTLERS.

Owing TO the drought in western
South Dakota an appeal has been
made to the congressional delegation
for relief. 1t is asked that persons
who have made homestead entries be
relieved from the necessity Of resi-
dence on their lands for the full time
required by law, in order that they
may go elsewhere to make a tempo
rary living until crop conditions en-
able them to return, this time not 10
be deducted from the time of resi-
dence required by law.
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orrespondenC
PRAIRIE HON e.

Mrs. Nellie Chapman spent Monday
afternoon at Mrs. Bulls
Mr.. and Mrs. Walker spent Sunday
with friends in Brookings.
Miss Margaret Sloan spent last week
visiting friends near Bruce.
Mr.. and Mrs. Renolds and Mr.. Henry
McComb spent Thursday afternoon al
Arthur Larson's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Blakley spent
Saturday and Sunday at Mr.. Land
marks nea Astoria.
Miss Mary Blakley returned Tues
day from Worthwhile, where she has
been visiting relatives.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-02-15

portation, purchaser must furnish
over a million dollars in cash to pay
the farmers and hold the wheat for a
favorab BILE market to sell. The farmers
are the owners of this million bushels
of grain, and the cash required by
them, it they are organized to hold
their grain for a favorable market in
which to sell, would only be $120, 600.
Therefore, they can carry and ship
their own grain to market with small
cash requirement, as agalDt the pres
ent method where they haul their
grain to town and sell it at the best
price they can get.
Secretary Wilson, in his recent re-
port, estimates the cost of distribu-
tion of farm products between the
producer and the consumes at over 80
per cent OF their value.
This is a nine billion crop country.
Therefore, the distributing cost, ac-
cording to the Agricultural Depart
ment's estimate, is AZ billion dollars
a year. 1t one-half of this, through
proper business methods, could be
saved to the farmers, it would mean a
saving of over two billion dollars an
nually. There could be no better or
bigger reason given why the farmers
should apply business methods to the
handling of their products. At pre-
sent, needless profits and unnecessary
expenses are enormous; and they will
continue to be big and will keep the
cost of living high until the farmer
advances through organization to a
point where he can use the best
business methods in marketing his
crops.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-02-15

statistics we have, through co-opera
tive organizations that business had
increased to the farmer to IS million
dollars. Their cooperative dairies
number 1872, 600, and the egg export
societies of Denmark have %, O0O
members This industry is now bring
ing them 10 million dollars a year.
Denmark is low country with an
area of Is, 900 square miles. Nebraska
is five times as large as that country,
yet for the past 25 years Denmark 8
history is unparalleled for prosperity
among its farmers, principally due to
the business way in which the pro-
ducers handle their products.
AS in older countries, cooperation
among our farmers is of the greatest
Importance. A man has only per-
form ed half his duty to himself and
his family when he produces a crop.
The other half is to market it to the
best advantage.
This is a day of cooperation. The
success attained through organization
with our timber lands, coal lands,
minerals and manufacturing indus
tries, and by our merchants and or
CARNATIONS of commerce could not
have been realized by individual
effort. These industries have their
agents for buying, for selling, and
have forces working together to make
every dollar in profit by saving every
dollar in expense.
To illustrate, if community of
farmers owns a million bushels of
wheat which is worth 80 cents in the
market, and it costs say II cents a
bushel for elevator charges and trans
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-02-15
Railroads and Cost of Living.
BY B. F. YOAKUM Chairman st. Louis & S. F. Ry Co.
Before Nebraska Farmers at Lincoln Nebraska.

None of the investigations which
have been made by Congress, by com
missions, by any department of the
Government, by any economic insti-
tuition or society, or by private inquiry
has shown that the cost of railroad
transportation has ANYTHING to do
with the increased cost of living.
The railroads have to pay their share
of the increased cost of labor and sup
plies, but these increased expenses
5 have not been met by adding to the
cost of transporting food and clothing
or other articles used by the people.
I know that the retailer often replies
in answer to complaints of high prices
that low prices are impossible on ac-
count OF higher freight rates. Such
replies are misleading. All investiga-
tions show that the railroad charge
for carrying products from the pro-
Queer to the user is small compared
with the profits and expenses paid to
the merchant.
Twelve years ago $1,000 would pay
for the same house furnishing goods
that it now requires $500 to buy in
Nebraska and other western states.
Ten dollars would then purchase the
same amount of wire nails as cost
$21. 80 today. 1t then only required
$1,000 to buy the same amount of
agricultural implements and lumber
as SIG. 40 buys now.
Conditions are just the reverse
when it comes to paying freight bills,
as SO. 90 will pun chase the same amount
of transportation as $1,000 were re-
quired to pay for twelve years ago,
although the railroads have to stand
the same high cost of living as your
selves. To illustrate how rapidly the
cost of living has advanced to the
railroads within the last twelve years:
Labor has advanced. .35 per cent
Coal ~
Steel rails and ties go
IdA0S Oh
and so it runs through every article
required in the maintenance and
operation of railroads.
Ii the price of the things generally
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-02-15


it is costing the railroads approx.
mately 40 per cent more to do bust
ness, the cost of living to the public
would have been 10 percent lower IN
stead OF from 30 to 65 per cent higher
than it was twelve years ago.
It has been a problem of no small
Importance to keep sufficient people
on farms to feed those in towns. Ac-
cording to the census reports 80 per-
sons out of every 100 in the United
States are farmers.
In France, the most prosperous
country of Europe, in many ways the
most thrifty nation in the world, 60
out of every 100 are farm workers. In
England, directly across the channel,
about % out of every 100 are farmers.
Lloyd George, Chancellor of the
Exchequer of England. showed the
effect of England's condition in a
recent speech in which he said that 7
per cent of the people of England are
in helpless poverty and 80 per cent
are part Of the time on the verge of
starvation.
1t will do the country good il farmers
will patiently study the business policy
of bees towards their drones. In the
past farmers have given too little con-
sideration to the economical handling
OF their products and to the expenses
and profits paid to those who do not
produce. Farmers have listened to
political agitators who denouDce rail-
roads and trusts but have nothing to
offer in the way of lower costs in
handling farm products and larger
returns to farmers.
We can now discuss this matter
frankly as farmers are commencing to
take advantage Of trust methods.
They no longer have any false notions
about using good business sense in
getting good prices. The Farmers
Grain Cooperative Association, The
California Fruit Growers Associa-
ton, the Texas Southwestern Truck
Growers Association, and many others
that are organized to handle the pro
ducts of the farm, depend for success
upon the application of business
methods which it was formerly the
fashion to condemn as trust methods.
The trusts were pioneers in reducing
the costs of manufacture and diStri bu-
ton, thereby increasing profits. In
the elimination of competition in
dividual hardships resulted, but this
could not be helped, any more than
in the introduction of labor saving
machinery, men are thrown out of
work The principle of the farmers
cooperative societies is to adopt the
same methods in reducing for mutual
profit the expense of trading between
the producers and users.
The organization of cooperative
societies in England commenced in
1874 with % mem bers. In 1908, the
last statistics We have, the members
are given as 2, 165, 600 and the profits
$50, 665, 600. They show over 33 per
cent advance to the producers with
out hurting the consumers.
The farmers business organizations
of Ireland, France and Germany all
show rapid growth, with large profits
to their members
The San Mateo item., 1911-02-04
100 PROOF WHTSKEY
By Express Prepaid
One One-gallon bottle 100 proof Whiskey
$500. gallons $3.50
By Express Prepaid

Absolutely 100 proof whskey
In glass with handles $3.50 gallon gallons
express prepaid to office Southern Express Co. My whskey
wholesome mellow
TO It. CAN'T price. .
highly recommended medicinal purity
full
Old CONTINENTAL RYE-fo
Il! EXPRESS ALL
TOM CooPERS LAUREL ALLEY, Old Whskey
gallon gallons Whiskey
free TAKE YOUR CHOICE Of either address
C. COOPER, 4ss E. Bay St, JACKSONVILLE FLA.
/ Successor to J. H. Wooley.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-08-12
Motioa Ia cradltnrs

In the matter OF the estate OF Eliza
beth R. Edwards. deceased:
Notice Is hereby given by the UNDER
signed. John P. Edwards. executor
under the viii OF Elizabeth r. Ed
wards. late OF the city OF Fargo, In the
county OF Cass and state OF North
Dakota. deceased, to the creditors OF,
and all persons having claims against
said deceased, to exhibit them, with
the necessary vouchers, within six
months after the first publication of
this notice to said executor at the
Office OF The Forum Printing COM
pany. IN the city Of Fargo In said Cass
county.
Dated July 2sth, A. D., 1911.
JOHN p. EDWARDS, Executor.
First publication on the 2sth day OF
July. A. D. 1911.
w. J. cI4APP. Attorney for Executor.
Fargo. N. d.
Gully 20. Aug. 5-12-1s.)
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-08-12
PRINTERS FUND TO
BEAT LOAN SHARKS
ST. PAUL TYPOGRAPHICAL UNI
ION PLANS EMERGENCY BEN
EFT WHERE MEMBERS MAY
BORROW MONEY AT REASON
ABLE CHARGE.

st. Paul Pioneer Press: st. Paul
Typographical Union NO. 80 within
the next week win adopt plan that
viii help put the loan shark out of
business and give the members the
privilege OF obtaining loans from SIS
to SIS from the organization at rea-
sonable interest.
The committee Of three members
appointed some time ago to formulate
plans for the emergency loan fund at
q meeting Of the union yesterday aft
ernoon in Central hall annex, Sixth
street, recommended 1t be adopted.
The matter win be referred to the sew
eraI chapels Of the organization In
st. Paul for adoption. The commit
tee was composed Of William Meir,
Ross Miller and III. w. Goetzingef, and
the plan ia brief IL as follows:
$500 to Form Nucleus.
THAT 5000 be set aside to form the
nucleus of the fund from which mem
beers may borrow from 81 to $25. When
the fund shall have been increased by
Its earnings or otherwise to $500, loans
may be made up to and including $50.
The fund shall be revolving.
NO loan shall be made for a longer
period than ten weeks until the fund
reaches $500, when loans payable in
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-08-12
IN THE LABOR WORLD

| twenty weeks may be made.
Loans of SIS or less may be made by
the secretary treasurer without the
borrowers furnishing surety, II the
loan Is for more than this amount the
borrower must satisfy the executive
board an emergency exists.
Only members who are in good
standing can borrow money from the
fund. TO borrow from $3.50 to S25 in
elusive members must furnish two
sureties in good standing, who shall
sign the reverse side Of the note given
by the borrower.
System Of Loans and Charges.
Loans OF SIS or less are payable at
the end Of two weeks. On 81 loan
the total fee. including interest is 10
cents, making $1.10 the borrower has
to pay back at the end Of the two
weeks. On SIS the fee is rs cents. Loans
OF more than SIS will be made only in
multiples Of $3.50. payable at the rate
of one such multiple each week with d
fee OF 10 cents attached. Thus a man
who borrowed $40 would have to pay
sixteen installments of $3.50 each. The
borrower has the right to pay his
debt before maturity, however.
Any borrower who fails TO make a
weekly payment on or before the day
agreed on shall be fined 25 cents for
each payment missed. and should d
borrower fail or refuse to pay his note
within the time specified the secre-
tary-treasurer shall proceed immedt-
ately to collect from the sureties.
In the event Of the death OF mem
Der having an unpaid loan the amount
unpaid shall be deducted from the
death benefit and placed In the emer-
gency fund. The secretary treasurer
shall have charge of the fund under
the direction of the executive board
and shall report its condition st each
regular meeting Of the union.
The plan IL similar to the one now In
operation In Minneapolis, according to
officers OF the union, 1t has been suc-
cessful in that city. where three years
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-08-12

ago the fund was started with 5000. It
now contains more than $1,000 from
the earnings Of the loaning scheme.
No member Of the union who has
failed to make good on his payments
can borrow until the loan is paid.
Local 80 also appointed a Labor day
committee OF FIVE members to make
arrangements for proper observance
Of the day. The typos will take part
in the parade in the morning. This
committee composed of Messrs. An
derson, Goetzinger, Merrill, Rumsey
and Hanson, will report whatever ar
rangements are made to the regular
Labor day committee Of the trades and
labor assembly.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-08-12
GOMPERS WILL
VISIT NORTHWEST
PRESIDENT OF AMERICAN FED
GRAFTON OF LABOR HAS PLAN
NED EXTENSIVE TOUR INTO
THIS SECTION OF THE
COUNTRY.

Washington, Aug. 11.-Yielding to
an urgent request, Samuel Gompers,
president of the American Federation
Of Labor, will make an extended trip
through the northwest and the state
OF California during the next two
months. He win leave washington on
Thursday, Aug. IL, and viii arrive in
Denver at p. m. on Saturday, Aug.
10. From Denver he will start for
Salt Lake City on Monday morning,
Aug. 81, at s O'clock, and reach that
city on Tuesday, Aug. 20, at 1880 .. m.
Mr.. Gompers Will remain In the Nor
mon capital until wednesday, Aug. 2S,
and at $3.50 p. m. on that day viii
leave for Butte. Mont, which he will
reach at a. m. on Thursday, Aug. "a.
On Friday, Aug. rs, at 7:10 p. m. he
viii start for Spokane, where he will
arrive on Saturday, Aug. rs, at 6:20
q. no. From Spolakae he will proceed
to Seattle, leaving Tor that city on
Sunday. Aug. ~, at 500 a. m. and
reaching 1t at S:15 p. m. He will
leave Seattle ON Monday, Aug. 2s. at
1880 p. m, and arrive at Vancouver
on Tuesday, Aug. 90, at 8: 30 O. m. At
IL p. m. of the same day he viii start
on his return trip to Seattle, where he
will arrive Wednesday morning, Aug.
30, at o'clock, and leave Immediately
for Tacoma. From that city he will
start on Thursday morning, Aug. 81,
at I:40 for Portland. and will arrive
there at z o'clock the same morning
At 9 .. m. on Friday. Sept. /, he will
leave Portland for San Francisco, and
viii get to that city on Saturday. Sept.
2, at 9:18 p. m.
Mr.. Gompers will remain in San
Francisco to deliver the Labor day
address there. After that he will
visit other parts OF California. His
itinerary for this part OF the trip is
in the hands Of Secretary Gallagher
OF the San Francisco labor council.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-08-12
ITCHINCSKIN QUICKLY COOLED

Hot weather means skin trouble for
many people. but now you can stop
the itch instantly.
just few drops Of the cooling ana
healing winter green lotion AMI the
itch II gone not In half an hour
not In ten minutes-but Ia fave Sec
onds.
This simple wash II known as ID. ID.
ID. Prescription Tor Eczema, and
usually sells for 800 bottle. but
now BY special arrangement you can
get trial sire bottle FOR 25 cents. This
Will be enough to show you why We
always recommend p. ID. ID. ror all
skin troubles p. ID. ID. gives instant
RELIEF. Fout 4 Porferfead. Fargo Drug
Co. Waldorf Pharmacy Co. ECONOMY
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