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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-09-28
WILL TEACH AUTO DRIVING.

A practical course in automobile
instruction will be offered by the
State college in the spring, beginning
April 2, and will continue three weeks.
This course offered by the department
Of engineering will be devoted exclu-
sively to the study Of the care, opera
ton, and construction of the automo-
bile. The automobile will be taken
apart and all OF the individual parts
examined, and then re-assembled so
that the student will become familiar
with the construction in all minor
details. Lectures will be given on
the gas engine and all its parts; igni-
ton, electrical systems, cooling sys-
TENS, and the mechanism in general.
1t is intended that the student OF
this course will be in condition to
care for a car, so as to insure safety
to the mechanism, as we'll as economy
in general running expenses. This
course will be popular with students
who wish to take a course which will
give them means of earning their
college expenses the following sum
mer.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-09-28
A GOOD

In spite of the drought this year
students are coming in every day to
attend the State college and all in
dications are that the attendance this
year will compare very favorable with
the proceeding year. Meny students
who have been coming in late are
reporting for their classes and the
attendance is gradually climbing up
ward day by day. A source Of much
eradication is thefact OF the increased
attendance on the part OF the high
school graduates throughout the state.
1t is becoming better known year by
year that the State college offer I'M
usual opportunity for the study of the
general science, civil, mechanical, and
electrical engineering, and high school
graduates throughout the state are
learning to take advantage Of these
opportunities.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-09-28
BANK SWINDLER CAUGHT

The bank swindler who has recent
ly been operating in this section and
passed severel worthless checks
signed by ]. M. Smythe Of this city
and drawn on the Bank Of Brookings,
was a%pprehended at Bowbells, N. d.,
last Saturday, He was caught earlier
in the week at Condo, in this state but
escaped from the officer and it was not
supposed that he would begin opera
tons again very soon, but in less than
a week he was issuing bad checks in
North Dakota. He was identified as
the same party by the discovery Of
several blank Bank Of Brookings
checks on his person. He will have
to stand trial at Bowbells first and
when they are through with him the
authorities of Tracy and Pipestone
will take him in hand.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-09-28
NOW is THE TIME

Now is the time to destroy grass
hopper eggs according to Professor
H. C. SEVERN, state entomologist, at
the state college. The best way to
destroy the grasshopper pest is to
destroy the eggs in the fall, by har-
rowing, disking, cultivation, and plow-
ing the soil in which the eggs have
been deposited. The soil should be
stirred about two inches in depth,
which will reach practically all the
eggs. Female grasshoppers may lay 100
eggs each in the fall, and they choose
a moderately compact soil which
is seldom touched with a plow. Grass
hoppers choose waste lands, road sides
alfalfa fields, uncultivated fields, and
margins along fences. The eggs are
deposited in pod-like masses, not over
two inches beneath the surface. Pro
fessor SEVERN states that il these
measures are followed at the proper
time this fall, that a locust pest may
be avoided next summer.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-09-28
PROSPECTS ARE GOOD

The first weeks football practice at
the South Dakota State College shows
that the team this year will be COM
posed Of unusually good material.
Nearly all of the last years aggrega-
ton has returned, and many of the
men have spent the summer in man
ual work hardening up their muscles
for the fall season. Among last years
veterans are Bibby, Lockhart, Pence.
Johnson and Jensen. A goodly mum,
Der of new high school players have
reported 20 Coach Johnson, and among
these are Catlett, Caldwell, and John.
son. All these were picked last year
for the all-state high school eleven,
Last years second team was com
posed Of players almost equal in
ability to the first team, and from
these and the other rev corners a
strong bunch will be selected. With
forty men on the gridiron each even
ing in preliminary practice with the
bucking machine, tackling and forma
ton work, Coach Johnson Is expectand
for the results which are sure tt
show before the season ends. 1t II
expected that the back field and line
will be unusually strong and that al
a whole the team will be Symmetrical
| and we'll balanced.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-09-28
BROOKINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA. SEPTEMBER %. 1911.
TO %BRookINGs CITIZENS.

A call from the Commercial club:
You have an opportunity to help
yourselves, your community and your
fellow men by giving ear and hand
to an effort to continue and promote
the hospital and it's objects in your
city.
Hospitals are always at least semi
charitable institutions. They never
pay in dollars and cents. but like
your breakfast or your sickness must
have attention.
During the past the hospital has
been supported by the owners and
the physicians. 1t is clear to these
people that some sort of public back
ing must be supplied If the hospita,
shall be continued. We want to do
this as a community so that the ply
sicians Of the county or elsewhere
may accommodate their patients and
so that people needing such attention
may secure it without travelling hun
dreds of miles.
Now, without trying to enlist any
particular religious body to take this
in hand the board OF directors of the
Commercial club deem it best to pro-
vide a hospital body or committee
consisting of one representative from
each religious body, every lodge, the
woman's club, also a representative
of the City Council, one from the Com
mercial club and the home member
of the board Of county commissioners.
These various representatives to be
elected or appointed by their respec-
tice organizations at once and these
to meet Monday evening at the Com
mercial club rooms. This hospital
association will probably name an
executive committee to have the spe-
cial work in hand.
This arrangement Is designed to
enlist the interest and help Of all
to the selfish interest of none.
For further information please note
communications from the secretary of
the Commercial club.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-09-28
A GOOD FAIR

The Brookings county fair came to
a close on Thursday after n of the
best fairs in the history Of the county
The exhibit this year was n of the
best that has ever been shown in this
county, in spite of the fact that this
year was a poor one for crops in gen.
eral. The fair management worked
hard for the success Of the fair and
they are entitled. we believe, to com
mendation.
The races on Thursday were called
off early in the morning, as the heavy
rain Of the previous day and night and
threatening weather made it look as
though the day would be a bad one.
However, it cleared away about noon
and the sun came out warm, making
a very pleasant day The rainy wea.
Their of Wednesday was a serious set
back for the fair, as it spoiled that
day and undoubtedly kept the crowd
down on the last day.
The fair played about ever financial
ly although the accounts have not all
been Strengthened up. The attendance
during the week was excellent con-
sidering the weather and this gen
erous support was all that saved the
association from another deficit. 1t
was hoped that a generous balance
would be in the treasury this year to
from previous seasons and had the
weather been good there would UNI
doubtedly have been a good surplus.
Fairs, however, have to take their
chances with the weather man, and
plans are already being discussed to
makes next years fair bigger and
better than this years.
The attractions Of the last day in
Guided a wrestling match in front Of
the grandstand, a motorcycle race,
exhibition Of fancy shooting by the
Peters expert, and a big parade Of the
prize winning stock. The wrestling
match came to a close after Hartwick
and Miller had been on the mat
about twenty minutes, the latter
fainting away. The men had been
giving exhibitions all week and Miller,
who was not in very good condition,
was exhausted. There was no rough
work on Hartwick's part, as some
OF the spectators were inclined to
believe.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-09-28
COMMERCIAL CLUB NOTES.
Yes, the club is busy all the time
Board meeting tonight.

Yes, the club is busy all the time.
Board meeting tonight.
Discussion of methods to keep open
the hospital in Bookings will be con.
sidered.
The club is taking up the matter in
conjunction with other clubs relative
to a Winnipeg to the Gulf automobile
road. We feel that this should pass
through Brookings county and Brook,
ings city and plenty of cooperation
of the right kind on the part of the
city and county will produce this re-
suit. Lets all get busy on this.
164 members to date.
SO members wanted.
Every man who is interested in the
welfare of this community should be
on our list.
What is more every loyal citizen
will be.
The monthly meeting falls on Fri
day the 18th of October. If you are
not superstitions come out and swell
the crowd. 1t will be worth your
while and your mere presence will
do some of your share of the boost
business.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-09-28
JANSMA GIVEN A YEAR

Judge Seward held a one day ses'
sion OF circuit court at the court
house Tuesday. Frank Jansma, from
north Of Volga, pleaded guilty to re-
moving mortgaged property from the
state, and was given a year in the
~penitentiary at Sioux Falls. He took
some mortgaged stock to Iowa and
disposed OF it and was apprehended
there by Sheriff Halverson. The case
OF Frank Murphy vs.. Sophia Wilson
Grow, an action to quiet title. was
heard. The Nesson divorce a o was
up for trial and was taken under ad
visement by the court.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-09-28
COUNTY EXHIBIT
WINS At MITCHELL
BROOklNGS COUNTY DISPLAY is
AWARDED FIRST PRIZE At
CORN PALACE
PROVES HURON AWARD WAS CORRECT
Brookings County's Exhibit Scores Up
Thirty-ive Points Ahead Of the
Thirty Other Counties

Just to prove that the winning of
first prize at the state fair at Huron
was no fluke, the Brookings county
exhibit went down to the corn palace
at Mitchell and carried off the first
premium among a field of thirty coun-
ties. The county exhibits at the corn
palace this week are said to be much
better than those at the state fair,
there being more counties represen-
ted, among them being the great corn
growing counties in the southeastern
section of the state. Brookings coun-
tvs display scored up th~irty-ive
points ahead Of all competitors, which
proves that it is the best one in the
state this year.
The news was received from Mitch
ell yesterday and caused general rs
joicing, as the winning of these two
great prizes by one county Is unusual
and goes to prove that Brookings
county is the banner county Of the
state, at least for this year anyway
when the drough is badly ~effecting 9TH
ers. The news from Mitchell was also
welcomed for another and very good
reason. After the judges at the state
fair had awarded Brookings county
the first prize the Huron newspapers
saw or thought they saw, room for
doubt and their plant was taken up
by the Kingsbury county papers, who
claimed that the exhibit from that
county should have been given first.
The victory at Mitchell therefore was
especially welcome, as it vindicates
the judgment of the state fair judges
and proves that Brookings county on
merit was entitled to first honors.
The first prize at Mitchell carries
with it a cash award of $3.50 and this
with the $175 for first premium at
Huron and SIS for the largest dele
CATION at the state fair makes $500,
which will just about pay the cost
of collecting and arranging the ex-
hibit.
The Brookings County State Fair
association certainly has reason to be
proud of it's first years work and the
victories should encourage it to do
as well or better next year. The
association was not organized in time
to do the most effective work this
year, but the coming year will see
an early start made toward the coun-
ty exhibit. Pure seed will be Sc
cured and given to reliable farmers
to prepart stuff especially for the
county exhibit and the asso-
citation will he on the job early
picking up the hest grains and vege-
tables, so that next year the exhibit
should have a much easier time win
ming honors.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-09-28
STATE IS GAMER
BY LOWER RATES
RECENT DECISION OF JUDGE Will.
LARD BENEFITS US CON.
SIDERABLY
ALL WILL STAND ON EQUAL GROUNDS
The Change In Rates Based on Low.
est Of Old Rates Which Places
Towns on an Equal Basis

Under the provisions Of Chapter 1852
Of the Laws of 1911, the railway de-
partment Of the state has carried out
a table of rates for express compa.
MES, which, under the refusal OF the
United States court, to grant an in
junction, went into effect on the 21st
of this month, says a Pierre dispatch.
The express companies have accepted
the schedule a IS worked out by the
state department, but have accepted
it under protest, and will continue
their fight against such a rate, with
the new rate is in effect until the
court declares it to be inadequate, If
it is ever declared. The law pro-
vides for a uniform schedule OF rates,
between stations in this state, said
rate not to exceed seventy per cent
of the rate in effect January first 1909.
The 1909 legislative session passed a
similar act making the reduction
twenty per cent, and this was accept
ed by the American Express COM
pany, but fought by other companies.
The new schedule which went into
effect last Thursday shows a decided
difference when compared with the
rates of the American company, and
will show yer a greater discrepancy
when compared with the rates Of other
companies. AS an example Of the
difference, the following rates were
picked from the list:
Sioux Falls to Pierre, per hundred
pounds, old rate $1.3O; new rate IS
cents.
Aberdeen to Pierre, per hundred
pounds, old rate $1.OO; new rate IS
cents.
Deadwood to Pierre, per hundred
pounds, old rate $500; new rate rs
cents.
These figures were on straight hauls
in different sections, but when the
attempt was made to secure uniform
rates, there was found to be either
a haphazard fixing of rates, or rank
discrimination. AS a sample Of this
was the situation between two towns.
The old rate from Sioux Falls to
Carthage was $1.00 a hundred pounds,
while the rate on the same sized
package to %Iroquois, on the same line,
but twenty miles longer haul vas 60
cents. Under the new rate, the resi-
dents of both Carthage and Iroquois
We're called upon to pay at the rate
of 35 cents per hundred pounds. The
old rate meant that the residents of
Carthage would pay the company one
dollar a hundred pounds, while If the
same package were SEN on to Pierre,
directly through Carthage, the rate
from Carthage on to Pierre would
only be 80 cents in addition, the dis
lance from Carthage to Pierre being
almost twice that from Sioux Falls to
Carthage. The rate made Is based
on the lowest Of the old rates which
the company themselves had fixed,
and all are brought to the same COM
parative standard for like distances.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-09-28
A COINCIDENCE

AS w. H. Murphy, deputy register
Of deeds, was recording the usual
grlst of deeds last Saturday he came
across one that held more than or
binary interest for him. It proved
to be the patent to his homestead In
Alton township, this county. upon
which he settled in 1879. Mr.. Murphy
had never seen the patent, as he
sold his land before 1t was issued.
giving the land receivers receipt in
lieu Of a deed, as was the custom in
those days. The patent had been IN
the Waterfront land office since II was
issued, until called for last week to
be recorded by the present owner
Of the land.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-09-28
A JAMES PA"

At the opera house tonight the Of
rering will be Mr.. Boyd B. T%rousdale
in the great New York success. MARY
James Pa" Mr.. Trousdale has been
here before and will always be a
welcome visitor, his last visit being
as Robert Worberton in "The Man On
The Box" In his new play, he Is ad-
mirably cast and is supported by a
company of unusual merit. A COM
plete scenic production is carried in
GLIDING three huge printing presses
on one of which a paper Is printed
during the section Of the End act. This
is positively w Of the greatest
novelties ever presented on any stage,
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-09-28
EXHIBIT TO

] T. Sarvis and Harry Killing vent
to Mitchell Friday morning with the
Bookings county exhibit, which car
ried of the first prize at Huron. 1t
was not shown at the Brookings coun'
ty fair, as handling it does not help
It any and 1t was thought best to
keep it in Is good shape as possible
for corn palace week.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-09-28
THE WEATHER

The past week has seen some more
cold wet weather, but the frost seems
to be hanging back remarkably well,
and there is now hardly q cOrnfield
in this section but what is safe. The
fine corn crop will 60 elong ways to-
ward making up for the lighter yields
OF other grains.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-05-19
SILICA OR GLASS SAND
AS SEEN BY GEOLOGIST

The Oklahoma geological survey
years to locate and analyze accurately
the different deposits of silica sand,
known as glass sand, that exist in
the state. Recent investigations of
Frank Buttram, chemist for the sur
vey, show that there are several prac-
tically inexhaustible ledges of sand
suitable for the making of glass. In
almost every instance this sand is of
the best quality and easily accessible
to transportation. The following To-
cations and analyses are examples of
the conditions as found.
Near Mill Creek, and within one mile
of the A. T. & S. F, R. R., glass sand
is known to outcrop in a level area
of over so acres in extent The de-
posit is believed to be over 100 feet
in thickness. 1t is chemically suited
for the best glass.
At Crusher the sand runs over 1896
1 pei CCuC pul0 olhCd. III ObuSl WOAuoi
it contains less impurities than does
the sand used by the Millington White
Led company, of Millington, Mo-. or
the Pacific Glass company, of Pacific
Mo.
| Close to Bromide the sand is pure
write in color. Here the outcrop forms
a ledge in a high cliff The ledge
proves to be over 400 feet in length
and from 20 to 80 feet high.
Samples have been taken from Mari
eta, Atoka, Antlers, Rolf, Tahlequal
and many other places in the Arbuckl'
mountains and the southern part o
the state.
Facts go to show that the glass san,
of Oklahoma is as pure as any in th
United States, and inexhaustible il
supply. Chas. N. Gould, director o
l the state geological survey, suggest
that the glass factories of Oklahom
: will be able to control that trade i
: this section of the country. At pres
!, ent there are no factories of this nf
g ture in the state but it is the opinio
e of the authorities of the survey tha
: it will be only a few months until
!, number of such factories are establish
ed.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-05-19
STATE LOSES IN FIGHT
TO keep GAS At HOME

Washington, D. c., May 15.-Natural
gas may be transferred out of Okla
homa, in pipe lines, and the state can
not prevent it, according to decision
today by the supreme court. The
court in effect approved the injunc-
tions to prevent Oklahoma officials
from interfering with the Kansas Nat.
lural Gas company laying pipe lines in.
to Oklahoma.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-05-19
SUMMER RESORTS
GALL LEGISLATORS
Talk of Adjournment Heard in Both
Branches of congress-senate May
Soon Pass Reciprocity Bill.

Washington, d. c., May 15.-Al-
though the special session of congress
is but little more than month old,
talk of adjournment in both branches
has already become general, Republi-
cans in both branches have been hint
ing that a recess during the hot months
would not interfere with legislation,
while many democrats in the house
are beginning to believe they will be
through with all they care to enact
of their legislative programme within
another month.
High temperature experienced last
week in Washington served to stimu-
late in the democratic representatives
more interest in summer resort mat
ters than in tariff questions. For sew
eral days they have been considering
the possibility of getting through for
the summer by June Is.
When the house meets tomorrow
there is nothing to come before 1t ex-
cept some inquiry resolutions. The
democratic majority intends to ward
off being drawn into discussion of gen.
eral legislation by consideration of
the discharge of calendar which is
loaded by the republicans with many
| I'm nlzC MI hnt tyan
lodged the calendar and have announc-
ed they believe it can be successfully
avoided in the future.
The reciprocity bill they expect the
senate to pass within month, and
then all that President Taft asked OF
the extraordinary session will have
been disposed of. The senate, they be
lieve, will then be ready to go home
Meantime the house will consider such
matters as army reorganization, labor
legislation and reform in the civil
service.
In the senate hearings will continue
this week before the finance commit
tee on the Canadian reciprocity bill
and on the floor the fight over the cleo
tion of a president pro tempore t.
succeed Senator Frye will be resumed
Representatives of the regular" anC
} "insurgent" republicans insist tina
there will be no break in the deadlock
The opposition of the "progressives
to Senator Gallinger will hold intac
it is said, and the "stalwarts" will no
yield to agree on some other cand
date.
Discussion in the senate of the bill
passed by the house on the popula
: election of United States senators ma
4 come up this week, Senator Borah II
e tending to call up the bill at the earl
I est opportunity.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-05-19
Joe COY to Meet Wuest.

Tulsa, Okla, May 15.-Con Riley,
trainer of Carl Morris and manager of
Harry Wuest, sparring partner of
Morris, announced Sunday that Wuest
and Joe Cox of Monett, Mo, the hope"
of Missouri, have been matched for a
fight at Sapulpa may 26. Cox is 19
years old. feet, IL inches tall and
weighs about 200 pounds. Recently
he knocked out Tim Hurley in two
rounds. He is regarded as fighter
of promise. Wuest, who once fought
draw here with Jack Geyer and 2
few weeks ago knocked out Jack Gra
ham at Sapulpa in two rounds. He
will fight at about 173 pounds.