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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-06-22
SNElSON rs BUSY.

II. w. Snelson, the contractor, has
been a very busy man, although he has
enough leisure time on his hands to
figure with anyone contemplating
building This year he has completed
a house and barn for Frank Pike.
north OF the city; a house for Bert
Pierson Of Bushnell: a house and barn
north Of town for Lester Barnard. At
the present time he is building a big
twelve room house for G. A. Ponto,
south OF the city, and a house and
barn for Mrs. Maryland, northeast Of
the city. This bunch of improvements
completed by one contractor shows
what the farmers OF Brookings county
are doing to improve their farms. and
is a pretty good criterion Of their
general prosperity.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-06-22
SOUTH DAKOTA
CROP SITUATION
PROSPECTS FOR THIS YEAR ARE
ONLY FAIR THROUGHOUT
THE STATE
CORN PROMISES THE LARGEST YIELD
Hot Weather Undoubtedly Did Much
Damage to Small Grain, Espe-
cialIy to the Dat Crop.

reports from every portion of South
dakota indicate that this state will
harvest a comparatively light crop. The
drouth and hot weather during the
latter part of May and early June did
great damage and although good rains
came later the crops in many places
were beyond help. The situation is
not at all alarming, for the farmers
have had a succession of good crops
and are financially able to weather a
poor season.
Reports of the condition Of the
crops vary, but all agree that the coun-
try west of the Missouri river is pret-
ty we'll cleaned out and that there will
be practically nothing raised there
this year. That section has had al
most no rain and the failure will fall
especially hard on the new settlers,
many of whom are lily prepared TO
stand financial failure.
East of the river the outlook is
more encouraging and with some good
rains in the next few weeks the situa-
ton viii be greatly improved. In spots
the crops look very bad and in other
sections they are very fair. Corn
seems to have weathered the drouth
the best and that crop viii be perhaps
a little better than the average. Wheat
Is also fair, but barley and oats, es-
pccially the latter, are poor. The oat
crop has probably been hit the hardest
and there will be little to harvest.
In Brookings county the crop will
be better than almost any other coun-
~ il the state. according to LEGAL poo
pie who have been over South Dakota
lately, but even at that we viii have
only a fair crop. 1t is very good in
some spots, in others poor, but the ay-
crage will be fair. Like the rest Of the
the corn is the best looking crop,
while the oats has been badly dam
aged. Wheat is fair, barley not quite
so good, and the hay crop will be poor.
But on the whole the farmers Of Brook
ings county have reason to be thank
full, for they will get at least a fair
crop, while many of their neighbors,
in counties not far distant, will get
yapv 1if+la FOR tblir Iohprc
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-06-22
MRS. M'MAHON LOSES SUIT.
II. Stoddart, Auditor.

Another phase in the Mcmahon case,
at Deadwood, which a year ago at
tracted widespread attention came
with the rendering of a verdict by a
jury in the circuit court OF 5000
damages against Mrs. Nellie McMa-
hon, in favor Of w. E. Ladd, as guar
dian OF the minor children Of the late
David p. Thomas. Thomas. who was
an attorney and formerly from Iowa,
was shot and killed by Mrs, Mcmahon
in his office. she alleging that he had
declined to yield up certain property
to her. Mrs. Mcmahon was later
acquitted OF murder, but was ordered
to the insane asylum, as her plea for
acquittal had been temporary insanity.
Judge MCGEE at Rapid City granted
her a habeas corpus relief ard the
suit for damages by the Thomas chill
dren ia the latest outcome Of the at
fair. Mrs. Mcmahon Is reported to be
we'll to do.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-06-22
INSTRUCTION FOR FARMERS.

The day of ~haphazard methods in
farming is past. There was a time
when a man figured that IL he could
not do anything else he could ent a
piece Of land and go to farming. To
day, however, a farmer must be as eX-
pert in his work If he would sue
coed as a lawyer or a doctor in his.
South Dakota is in no way behind
the other states OF the union in this
regard and through her state college
of agriculture is educating the farm
ers of the state in the best possible
scientific methods. The latest develop
ment at the state college is the issu-
ing, through the Western Newspaper
Union. of weekly articles for the ben
eft OF the South Dakota farmer.
These are prepared by experts who
understand conditions in South Da-
kota and should prove exceedingly
valuable TO those who are anxious to
adopt the best methods in their ag-
r%icultural work. The Press and Da-
kotan has purchased the service for
the benefit OF its farmer readers
Yankton Press and Dakotan.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-06-22
COMMERCIAL CLUB NOTES.

Are you a member of the club? II
not as a good citizen of Brookings you
should be. Come on in, the water is
fine. The Club rooms are beautifully
furnished and equipped for your com
fort and convenience. Drop in once
a week, if only for five minutes at a
time. Touch elbows with the rest of
your townsmen. Get to thinking and
acting with the crowd. Get the habit
of pulling with the bunch in little
things and when some big proposition
shows up that might be the making
OF our city we will by thorough organ
ization be able to pull it r
The Club has granted the use of the
bandstand on the school grounds for
the union church meetings during the
summer months.
A committee has been appointed to
secure pennants advertising the
Brookings county fair and the opening
OF the college year. They will be dis
played on all vehicles, particularly
automobiles.
The board Of directors urge all the
club members as individuals to do all
in their power to make the coming
Brookings chautauqua a C This
is n of the many enterprises that
benefit the town. Boost for it,
Membership cards are being gotten
out by the committee on printing and
will be mailed to the members during
the coming week. Members are re-
Quested to preserve these cards for
visiting purposes in other towns of
the northwest.
We want to increase our member
ship by fifty during the next thirty
days, which will be an easy task if
each member helps. Get busy and get
your best friend to join if he doesn't
already belong.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-06-22
loWANs HAVE GOOD TIME.

The Iowa picnic was held at Sim
mons grove south Of the city last Sat
urday and was n of the biggest
events of the many good times held by
the Iowans. Over three thousand peo-
pie were present and there was
enough doing to give them all a good
time. Rev w. A. Black Of this city,
delivered the address, OF the day, and
It was a good one, and an interesting
program was carried out. Some good
sports were held, including a ball game
between Prairie Home and Riverview,
which was won by the latter team.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-06-22
GETTING lAWLESS.

The bicycle riders OF the city are
getting pretty bold again, as none OF
them have been arrested IN the last
few months, and they are making fire.
quent use OF the sidewalks, to the
annoyance and danger OF all pedes-
TRANS. A city ordinance expressly
prohibits the use OF the walks for b.
cycles and there are liable to be some
arrests unless the scorchers keep in
the road where they belong. The
roads are as hard and nearly as
smooth "a the walks and there is alb
solutely no excuse for violating the
ordinance.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-06-22
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Council Hall,
city OF B~roOkings.

NJu4'lI nan,
city of Brookings.
June 20th, 1911.
City Council met in special session
with Aldermen Bagley, Bradbury, Hoy,
Moore and Youngberg present. Mayor
w. II. Leighty, Aldermen Hoover,
Jermstad and Swering absent.
IN the absensa of the Mayor and
President of the Council. Hoover, Vice
President B4gley presided.
Meeting called to submit for sec
onl "2adIng ordnance No. ., 20 Act
On engineers estimate on Roberts
and Few, water extension contract
and 20 convene into an equalization
board. Ordinance No. % was sub,
nlittcG and given a second reading
and oil roll call Bagley, Bradbury,
10Y, Moore ind Youngbo.,5 voting
dtP Ordinance No. 29 was declared
rassed an approved
Moved and seconded treasurer be
instructed to transfer 100000 from
the incorporation fund into the water
works fund. All voting y on roll
call. motion prevailed.
superintendent Morton submitted
an estimate of material on hand and
work completed by Roberts and Few
on contract for water extension.
Moved and seconded Roberts and
Few be allowed 100000 as partial
payment on contract and warrant be
issued for same. On roll call Bagley,
Bradbury, Hoy, Moore and Young
berg voting aye, motion carried.
Council then adjourned and con
vened itself into a Board OF Edualiza-
ton with +. F. Bagley as acting
chairman, Bradbury, Hoy, Moore,
and G.. H. Stoddart, Audi
tor. as clerk.
The assessor not being on hand and
not having them in readiness, board
on motion adjourned until 8 o'clock,
m, Thursday June 22nd.
e. f. Bagley, presiding
Vice President.
Attest:
II. Stoddart. Auditor.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-06-22
BANK OvEME

A large vault Is being built in and
other improvements made to the
rooms In the rear OF the First National
bank building, which will be occupied
by H. Fishback. The bank will also
enlarge its safety deposit Vault and
make a fore convenient arrangement
for its patrons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-16
FOR IL CENT STAMP
State Treasurer TulIey Points Out Its
Convenience.

Mark TulIey, state treasurer, believes
that the postoffice department shoulu
issue II cent stamps In SendlnS reg
istered and special delivery letters Il Is
necessary to use at least two stamps
a ten ard q tWo-cent stamp to carry
Mr.. Tulley argues that when one stamp
carrying such a letter the cost OF IS
suing the stamps would be reduceo anu
a greater convenience result Tor pat
rons In an interview on this subJect
today Mr.. Tulley stated his views as
.aThe postoffice department under the
af7Y1inistration of Postmaster General
Hitchcock has been financial success,
being more than self-supporttng the last
fiscal year Something that has not oc-
Cured in that department for a goou
many years
MIR Hitchcock is entitled to great
credit for his wise efficient and econom-
ical management of the affairs OF tha nat
departne nt, but it seems to me that ne
that would still lessen the expenses with
out diminishing the revenues an iota, or
impairing the efficiency of the depaTt :
Il would suggest the issuance OF post
age stamps in denominations of Il cents
for the reason that registered letter
now requires II cents postage and there
fore takes two more stamps when one
II cent stamp would do the work just as
well. and be more convenient to the pub
lie in sending the many thousand regis
tered letters that are sent in a year.
Both Saving and Convenience.
ssF3y adopting the above plan, the gov
eminent would save the difference in
cost of issuing one u cent stamp instead
of two or more stamps, or enough to
send a registered letter I am aware
that the saving in cost of issuing one
stamp or one hundred stamps would be
very little, but on the extra number the
government now has to issue in one year
would amount to considera Bile.
THE state treasurer's office sends out
several hundred registered letters in the
course of year, and that is only a small
per cent of those sent by the state of
Kansas to say nothing of the tremend-
Gus number sent by the United States"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-16
BUSINESS IN PoLITICs
Is Advocated by Governor Harmon al
Transmississippi Congress

Kansas City. Nov. ia plea for
Improvement in the spirit and meth
DDS of conducting public business by
the government was made by Governor
Judson Harmon of Ohio. in an address
before the Transmississippi congress
last night.
st IS said we have too much poll
tics in our business he said. I'VE
certainly have generally too little bust
ness in our politics. 1t is serious
reflection on the institutions of which
we are SO proud that the many AMI
costly enterprises undertaken by pub
lie agencies should be carried on IN
such loose. s1ipshod and inefficient
fashion that with honorable excep-
lions here and there which show the
possibilities of Improvement, what is
done by the government takes longer,
costs more and is worth less than the
same thing in private hands
"Our governme can not fulfill our
/ Just expectations until it shall faith
fully represent economy. thrift, atten-
ton to detail and fidelity to honest
purpose IN accomplishment, for which
the American people are distinguished
| And nobody can do more to bring this
about than citizens on whose earnings
/ and resources the cost of maintaining
/ the government chiefly falls
Referring to the waterways OF the
west. Governor Harmon said:
THE Panama canal has given added
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-16

significant that Argentine shipments re-
ported today were only hal1 the total % =
year ago. Announcement was maze aLso
that the chief holders OF cash wheat mere
have raised their prices a little more.
In the option pit the opening was the
same as last night to Ac higher. NAY NAY
started a shade to 1sQ14c up at $L0o5es
touching 977kc and then advanced 70 Viva.
Statements that late sown winter Wneet
districts in the United States nave SUI
fered from the recent severe chanse q
temperature added strength to the prices
The close was firm at $1.O07s, net gam
'C0RN-Corn rose in sympathy with
wheat The only selling was OF scat
tered character from commission con-
Germs May opened a shade to &c higheE
at 641kG645sc to 64Ssc and ascendeo 10 oOc-
Alleged slow progress OF nusklnB aIl0
cribbing brought about addiuonal nrIn -
ness but profit taking caused reacuoIa.
The close was firm and &c net hlgher at
6514c for December.
OATS+Oats felt the effect or the up
ward swing of other cereals May started
at last nights level, ASS, and was hoisteo
to 5014c. -
Professionalism sales were I'M
changed to nc down with May oehs se sg
SIS 721k for pork; $685. for lard and $s-SO
to $S.621k for ribs.
RYE-No. 2 91Q92c.
BARIEY-S5c@$1-2S
TIMOTHY-$13 0O615.25.
CLOVER .50Q20.0O.
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Continued from Preceding Page.l
companies would soon give us one
cent letter postage and insure our
postoffice department against annual
deficits"
other Addresses
Addresses by Congressman VIM p
BorIand on Waterways" and by Gov.
John Burke of North Dakota on i'm
provement of inland waterways for
NAVIGATION as we'll as an address by
Darwin P. Kingsley of New York city
on Life Insurance and Justice, oc-
cupied the remainder of the conven-
tons time
perienced in the valley of the Mis-
souri, river. Governor Burke advo-
Gated the building of great reservoirs
in the mountains of Montana where
the stream could be damned and the
water from the melting snow, which
makes the famous June floods" could
be held.
From these reservoirs" continued
the governor, 1.-The Semi-arid districts
of the west can be irrigated while the
falls from the great dams will furnish
water power for factory and mill
Today's program also included ad-
dresses by c. H. McCuistion. mayor OF
Paris. Texas, and Henry J. Allen O
and Business Mems Clubs; Their In
huence in Town Building"
Addresses upon inland waterway
subjects we're scheduled to be delivered
bv 8. NJ. Parkman, chairman of th'
rivers and harbors committee of th'
house Of representatives, and Charlie
n. Haskell of Muskogee. John II
Kirby of Houston. Texas, was down To-
an address on National 1ndustr1a
Conditions"
Tonight Champ Clark, speaker 0
I the national house. and James A
/ Reed. United States senator from Mis-
z-14 i
j dresses unon' 1.-THE IMPROVEMENT of In
/ land WATERWAYS for Navigation
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billiards are not permitted. the liquor
seller is unknown excepting as an oc-
casfonaI bootlegger, cigarette smoking
ia tabo0ed. A large number or auto
mobiles are owned in the city and
throughout the county, but JOY r1dlng'
as known in the cities is unknown TO
the people in this community. 50 the
shock of a real scandal may be better
appreciated.
described as the Puritan stock OF TINS
section of the country and while the
men go about their labors, they DO NOT
seek to increase the publicity wnlch
they consider to be g. blot tnat can
never be erased on the name of the
community.
Shady Bend, now more commonly
known as Tarville, is a quiet village.
The casual observer would not believe
the citizens were capable of perpetual
ing such a crime as stirred the state
last summer.
Towns Population Fifty.
It has a population of less than fifty
people, Two elevators. an alfalfa
mill. one feed and -four mill, three
stores, a blacksmith shop and less
UP the rest of the town. 1t was here
the tarring was planned and executed
The witnesses and veniremen nave
been spared the suspense of the delay
of court in not being required to ap-
pear until today.
Ed Record the barber, does not at
tract mich attention at this time Rel
atives of Miss Chamberlain are center
ing the fire against the others because
of their wealth. Record has no rich
relatives to assist him in fighting his
battles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-16
FACTIONS FIGHTING
Chinese Rebels Fail Out Among
Themselves at Chang Chow.

Annoy, Nov. 16.-Practically the en-
tire southern half of F'o Kien province
has gone over to the revolutiOnists
and there are disorders in the interior.
At Chang Chow rival factions are
fighting for the control of the local
government. Foo Chow reports that
the provincial government there is
making strenuous efforts to restore
order; people who had fed are return
ing to the city and the shops are being
opened.
Hing Hwa, a coast city about fifty
miles south of Foo Chow, has accept
ed the new government quietly and
many of the old officials remain at
their posts.
In this city the radical element is
organizing the republican government
The noderates who wished to declare
Annoy Independent without committing
it to the revolutionary cause are not
being consulted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-16
Kansas CITY Produce Market.

Kansas city Nov. 16.-WHEAT-Cash
Market unchanged. No. hard 98ca$1-0 5
No. 3, 96cQS1.O3; No. red, 9S1sa99c; No.
9, 'ee0e8c.
CORN-New, market unchanged; old,
NC up; No. 2 mixed, 76c No. 8, 751zc; No.
white, 7515c No. 8, 75c.
OATS-Market steady. No. white,
4S1k@491zc; No. 2 mixed, 47G47szc.
RYE@94G95c.
HAY-Market steady Choice timothy,
$19 50n2000; choice prairie. $13O0d13-50.
BUTTER-Creamery, SIC; firsts, 3Oc;
seconds, CSC; packing stock, zoe
EGGS-Extras, 3Oc; firsts, CSC; seconds,
17c.
WHEAT-Receipts, % cars.
CLOSE: WHEAT-Decennbe r, 973S49734c;
May, s1.O05s; July, 921zc.
CORN-December, 64%c; May. 645sc;
July 643k G647kc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-16
TO CUT LIVING COST
Chicago Women Plan to Start ssBig
Discount Store"

Chicago, Nov. 16.-SeveraI Chicago
women believe that they have plan
which will be long step toward re-
ducing the cost of living. It is to band
together 100000 purchasing heads of
households as patrons Of a big dis
count store.
The proposed store is to have down
town location and will start out with
30, 600 square feet of bargains accord
ing to one Of the women promoters Of
the project Only women are to be
employed in the store and purchases are
to be made by the coupon system.
The avowed purpose of the women
is to reduce the cost of living from Ia
to 25 Der cent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-16
DEER BUMPS INTO CAR
Deep Cash Fifteen Feet Long Left by
His Antlers.

Waterbury. Conn. Nov. 16.-A trolley
car from New Haven had narrow
escape from being wrecked in col
Tsion with two buck deer near Ches-
hire last night. The deer were cross
ing the track is leisurely fashion when
the car came along, running at nlgh
speed.
one of the bucks got safely clear OF
the car, but the other was a little slow
err and his antIers scraped the side, CIV
ing the passengers a jolt and leaving
a cash Is long in the woodwork
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-16
ALL PRICES UP.
Continuing Crop Damage Re-
ports Cause Wheat to Climb.
The Famine. in Russia Affects
5000, 900 People.
LITTLE CORN SELLING
Opens a Shade Higher in Sym
pathy With Wheat.
Grain Strength Causes an Adj
vance in Provisions.

Chicago, Nov. 16.-WHEAT-With rain
continuing to damage crops in Argentine
and with more rain predicted the wheat
market today began to climb. The news
was the more serious as the trade the
world over has been counting on record
crop in that country to overcome snort
ages in other quarters, notably fluSslas
where it was officially acknowledged last
night that the famine had already affect
ed 5000, 600 people. 1t regarded as
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ion of Mr.. Worton, a veteran oil and
gas man of Blackwell, who has loca-
ted many big gushers, it is one OF the
biggest gas fields in the world. Men
purportfng to come from Beaumont,
Tex, and Tulsa, have for days been
attempting to obtain leases on the lana;
Already two local companies are sdlo
to have been formed for the purpose Oh
getting leases on the land or any ad-
Joining land that might overlay gas or
oil. A well will be sunk at once.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-16
Chicago Produce Market.

aicaZO Nov. 16.-BUTTER-Ma
steady. Creameries, 241zgS2c; Diaries, Y
d2Sc. o-o
cases. At mark, cases included, 2O4z4c;
firsts. 23a25c; prime firsts, 26q2sc.
CHEESE-Mafket steady. Daisies
14skG15c; Twins, 1415622azc; Young Amer
icas. 143zd15c; Long Horns, 1454Q15c.
TATOES-Market steady. Choice 70
fancy, S0dS3c; fair to good, 75dSOc-
POULTRY-Marlket easy. Turkeys, 15c ;
chickens, SIC; springs, 1Oc.
VEAL-MarHet steady. so to 90 ID. wis.,,
Tic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-16

The gentler sex OF the Lincoln coun-
ty seat detest the publicity the trial
brings and have practically remained
in seclusion of their homes since the
court convened here. The city of Lin
coin. county seat of the county bear
ing the same name, is one of the par
tfcular'' cities of Kansas Its inhab-
itants number about z.200. Pool and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-16
New York Produce Market.

New York, Nov. 16.-BUTTER-Marle
firm. Creamery, CSC; extras, 34c; firsts,
31G321zc; thirds. 26Q27c: creamery held
specials, 321z033c-
HEESE-Market firm. State whole
milk September and earlier, specials,
15kc.
EGGS-Market steady and unchanged.
POULTRY-Anve, irregular; western
chickens, 1O1zQ111zc; fowls, 10Q1155c; tur-
keys, 14d16c; dressed, easy; western
chickens, 7G16c; fowls, 79161zc turkeys,
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Kansas City, Nov 16.-CATrLE-Fe
ket steady. Native steers, $5.o049.oOs
southern steers. $4.O046.25; southern cows
and heifers, 81 75d4.5o; native cows ana
heifers. sd 60f77.O0: stockers and feeders.
S3.5Oa5.5 80; bulls. s3.50Q5.O0; calves, 1900
7.25; western steers, S4.O0470Q; western
HOGS~Receipts 1900. Market steady
to strong. Bulk Of sales, s6.lO05.b; heavy,
Sc. 40a6.50; packers and butchers, $3.50
$50; lights, s5-75Q6.40; pigs, $4-zodo-oy
SfIFFP-Receipts 1900. Market steady.
Muttons S3.OO6I4-O0; lambs, sA00Q6-O0s
range Wethers and yearnngH, $3zb0a-loi
range ewes, S2.0003.76.