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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-03-07
r. r. COMMISSIONER HERE

F. C. Robinson, a member OF the
Dakota railroad commission,
was in the city Yesterday looking up
some matters in connection with
our rural telephone lines. We &C
knowledge a pleasant call from Mr..
Robinson with whom we have en-.
loved an acquaintance dating from
orr residence in Clark In 1884.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-03-07

reH should always retain title to and
the management of the building. A
resolution was finally adopted in
structlng the board Of directors to
secure to the children the title TO the
building. If possible to do so legally.
the ground upon which the building
Wlll stand will be leased to an associ-
alton composed Of the school districts.
or fair stock will be issued to the
different districts to the mount which
they contribute.
II question of a yice-president for
each township was discussed and it
was the general opinion that it would
be a good move. The matter was
left 10 the board Of directors, who will
make the appointments at their meet
ing tomorrow. Many names were sug-
sested at the meeting and the vacan.
cies will be filled by the board.
a special invitation to the news
paper men of the county to attend
the meeting had been issued by the
Commercial club, but outside of the
local members of the craft, Editor
Pratt Of ElktOn was the only one 10
respond. During the meeting DR.. A.
w. Hyde, NJ. G.. Carlisle, President
Rudolph and others paid deserved
tributes to the work of the news
papers Of the county in boosting for
the fair.
John Messerschmidt and G. n. Ken
nard had a lively debate on the ques-
ton Of who was the better corr rails
er and all around farmer, to the huge
enjoyment Of the audience, and It was
decided that honors We're even.
The discussion of the afternoon had
taken up nearly three hours time, SO
the real business of the meeting, the
election of a board Of directors, was
declared in order. Seventeen names
of prominent residents of the county
we're placed in nomination., and the
following board of nine directors were
elected: S. j. Rudolph, Brookings;
H. r. Claussen, Elkton; E. c. Disc Il,
Br~oOkings; F. II. Austin, Bruce; J. A.
Keck, Bookings township; G. N. Ken
nard, Brookings; H. l. Stearns, Med
airy; Ed. H~illestad, Volga; E. c. Shell
don, Brookings.
This gives the fair a splendid board
of directors and as nearly as possible
representatives of every part of the
county. In past years there has been
some complaint that Brookings city
had tried to run the fair and to coun-
teract this several Of the old members
of the board from the city were only
too glad of the opportunity to step
down and out. However, as the work
of the fair is all done in Brookings,
it is absolutely necessary to have at
least a working majority of the board
from this city. The new board is
composed Of four members from
Brookings who, with the secretary,
will probably form the executive com
mittee to act for the board in matters
that at any time require immediate
attention
The directors will meet tomorrow
afternoon at four o'clock to elect Off
GERS for the coming year.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-08-18
Tokal Breyities

LATE Henderson paid us 50 cts. on
subscripshion. so cts. amt very much
but It's good cal when you diddent ex-
peelet to git ennything. LATE still owes
us $14.
A little rain wouldn't do any harm.
On the contrary it would cool things
off some.
1t was cloudy down Snake Bend way
last wk but no rain fell here.
If It wouldn't be asking too much we
would like to have some of our dead
beat subscribers who are back on their
Subscriptions anywheres from 10 TO
IS yrs pay us few dollars at the pres
ent writing We could use this sum to
a good advantage purchasing few OF
the necessities of life if we had it.
While polling around Our office
totfer siay we come acrost several back
copies of the Boogle of 1884 which we
will sell to them as apply for them first
at the ridiclclus price of S cts. per copy.
w HCIC NdIl you BCl lLlC dHShiCtl HloIOAy
Of Bingville this cheep?
There amt so much sickness in Our
midst as there was spell back, and as
a result Doc Livermore, our horse
dociter & human speshialist is a good
cal discouraged and down in the mouth.
Jim Hill killed a blacksnale FIVE feet
long last wk but it nearly skeerd Jim
to deth afore he killed it--Jim come
within a inch of steppin on the reptile.
Buck Henderson has sick OK on his
hands. Buck says he'll try to save the
OK if he can but If he can't then he'll
sell 1t for beef after it dies. Who
would want to cat the beef of a sick
OK we askl
Shorty Andrews got his hair ciipt
agin one day last wk, but not afore II
needed clipping, being as 1t was down
in front over Shorty's eyes and almost
long enuff behint TO braid
We guess these Is all the local brevi-
ties we can think of at the present
writing.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-08-18
!
That's What Seth DeWheTTy Our
Town COnStuhhIe Believes Has
Took Place In Our Midst and
Seth Says He Will Run the
City Parties to Earth or Bust
in the Attempt-FuiI PartiCu-
lars Below.

Bingville amt been stirred ur for a
turrible long spell as it has been for the
past few days by what Seth Dewterry,
our lion-hearted town constubble be-
lieves to be a murder which has been
committed in our midst Consterna-
shion has rained soopreme and what
has occurd has been about the only
topick of conversation in Bingville
sinst it happend.
Last Wensday Amzi Gookins went
out to his pastchure back of Bingville
to salt his cattle. Jest after he had
crossed the fo7t ng over the brook and
had elm the fence into the pastchure
Amzi's attenchjcn was attraclIted to
somethink red N s. ground near the
fe4ce and he went up closer to see what
it was
Well, to make rng story short it
was blood-thats what it wasl
Amzi hurried up and sailed the cattle
and returned home and went down to
Hen Weathersby's store and told there
what he had found. Seth Dewberry,
BingvilIe town constubble, was among
them present and he was turrible inter
ested at onct. Seth he askt AMI lot
Of questshions about what he had found,
as to how long the blood had been
there, did he see any signs of strug-
gle or of the body being drug away,
etc, etc, and cushioned AMI to tell
the truth, the whole truth and nothink
but the truth, becu~, if he diddent it
would go hard wit. him. AMI was
purity skeert, as he was afear1 Seth
might accuse him of the muru er, where
as he said he was as innocent as a lam.
Seth said he wouldn't give no opinion
about the murder until he had went to
1.-THE scene Of the crime and AOoIed for
clews, which he would Il hit off.
Seth said he wassent surprised that
AMI hadn't found emmy clews becuz
how could you expeckt a person who
wassent a detecl1tif to see things that
he (Seth) would see as plain as day,
being as his life had been devoted to
tracIin esprit criminals to earth, as
you I say.
So he went home and got some
extry idges for his revolver and
polish up his constubble badge and
set on for where AMI had found the
blood follered by several of our most
respeckted citizens, who was ankshious
to see what TUX place, attrackted by
morbid curiosity, probably.
Well, as Seth was crossing the foot
log over the brook mad was 1ookin
ahead instid of watching keerful where
he slept, his foot slipt aud he fell six
feet into the brook with a splash, The
weFteF was oaiy three feet deep, but
when Seth landed in the brook he stum-
bled and fell In clean over his head. He
rig up and wades ashore, indulging in a
stream of perfanitty that awed the
spectators into silence, Seth wassent
hurt none except his feelings, and after
this calamity happend Seth was tur-
rible cross and irritable and bossed
eEeFybuddy sFeaHd like everything,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-08-18
EDDYTORIUL

Thanksgiving time don't come
until November when we, the in
habitants of Bingville, will devote
a whole day to returning thanks
for whatever we have to be thank
full for, or if we amt got nothing.
to be thankful for we will be as
thankful as we can for whatever
we have got to be thankful for and
be thankful it amt no worse than it
is.
In spite of the fackt that Thanks
giving day is so fur in the fuchure,
we are agoing to write a breef
eddytoriul this WIZ. on being thank
full. In Our opinion Thanksgiving
day ort to be changed from Nover1-
Der to August becuz now is the
proper time to return thanks
instid of postponing same until for
couple or three months from now.
At this writing most everybuddy
in Bingville has harvested their
crops and garnered them into their
bins and graneries which is now
filled fit to bust and running over
and for this reason we are of the
opinion that this is a sufficient rea-
son for returning thanks for SIGH
bounty which has been visited upon
US.
We are of the opinion that all
the citizens of Bingville and the
farmers of the surrounding COM
munity ort to set a day apart to
be devoted to returning thanks for
all his. The wheat crop is turrible
big this yr., likewise corn, hay,
oats, potaters, ct cetery too numer-
Gus to mentchion.
We persoom that everybuddy in
Bingville would jine hands in de-
voting a day to thanksgiving SIGH
as we have mentchioned excepting
Dave Whittleby, who lives two
miles south of Bingville, and amt
fetched his harvesting as yet. Dave
he sets on the PLAYER and smokes
his old corncob pipe and says he's
too plum drove up with work of
one kind and another to do his
harvestin. That's the trouble with
Dave Whittieby-he's siowern cold
noiasses and ailus beilint like a ole
cows tail.
How does this idee of a general
thanksgiving time at this season
of the yF. strike your If t strikes
you favorable let us know through
the columns of the Bugie and we
Will cteeffuily voice your senti-
ments and agitate the matter, Then
IL It Is thoft desirable. let mass
meeting be held at the TAwR Hall
SONS eyg, sad RPpini committees
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-08-18
| Want Your ThTashing

This is to let you know that the
thrashing season is here agin and that
I'm getting my thrashing machine in
to gear to do thra-h'1g with for them
as desires thrashing +.d and who don't
want thrashing did who has a big
crop of wheat or sts
All you as have bad your thrashing
did by me in the -4st knows that !
have aIlus did a sAriLtacktory job and
will do the same asin whenever I git
the chanst. That's all I want-the
chanst.
Ny thrashing masheen Is the best
one in this end of the CO. and / have
improved II good cal during the sum-
mer. have put a new belt on it
and made other changes which I de-
sire to call to your notice,
If you have any wheat or oats to
thrash confer with me at the earliest
opportoonitty and I win thrash them
for you, Don't wait until others have
made arrangements with me becuz then
| might not be able to do your thrash
ing until along in September eF Octe-
Der being as would be bespoke,
See me about yeuF thxashins aad
let me hggeF en- the job which I will
do with great cheer.
Yours foF fhFashiRF,
LEW DOOLITFLE,
siagFilis FH2ASHER
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-08-18
Personals

Alb SINNERS Rheumatic has give him
a good cal of trouble agin last wk.
It's in his left arm this time. Not long
sinst it was in Abs right leg. Alb says
his rheumatic is turrible migratory and
he wishes to thunderashion it would
stay still in one place long enuff to git
cured up
Miss Tabitha Jones while working on
a shirtwaist which she is making for
herself jabbed herself turrible with the
needle almost to the bone. Tabitha
says she was 1ookin out the winder at
somebuddy passing at the time or she
would not of done it.
Rev. Saml Moore, Our beloved pas
tor was the recipient of a old suit of
clothes last wk from Cy Hoskins our
respected citizen. Cy give Rev Moore
the old suit of clothes which had got
too tight for him iLstif of paying
money on the pastors back salary. Cy
weighs $50 pounds and Rev Moore is
long and slim but Mrs. Moore thinks
she can make the suit over to fit him.
Miss Samantha Deevers is on the
silklist as ushua1 and expeckts to be
for a indefinite period. We don't know
of ennybuddy in Bingville who gets as
much happiness outen being miserable
as Samantha.
Jaspar Hawkins had cow to come
in fresh on him last wk Mother &
calf doing we'll Jasp was a good cal
surprised as he diddent expeckt the
7ow to calf until next wk.
Hank Dewberry says he will be glad
to see winter come agin as it has been
so alfred hot all summer and chat he
amt been able to keep cool even. in the
shade Hank amt done lick of work
all summer. His escoose is that in
summer its too hot to work and in win
ter its too cold
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-08-18

murder mystery has been solved, not
by Constubble Dewberry, but by Ami
Goolins, who first found the blood.
AMI was lookin over his cattle sgin
yesterday making up his mind which
ones he would sell, when he discuvverd
that one of EN- had its leg and chest
badly tore and had bled considerable.
Ami then exanind the barb wire fence
near where he had found the blood on
the ground and found cattle hairs on
the barbs where the steer had jug it.
self agin fhe fence.
If you want to git Seth mad as wet
hen all you haft to do is TO ask him
how he is coming along with his mur-
der mystery.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-08-18

to make arrangements for same.
If this idee don't strike you it
don't make no partickler differents
to us. The main thing we wrote
this for was to fill up this collum
with a eddytoriul about something
or other this wk. At first we
couldn't seem to think of nothink
to write about until we thort of
this, which ansers the purpose very
well, and as result we won't
haft to shrugged in the mental
throws of anguish for cddytoriul
to write about until next wk.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-08-18
We Can't Get No

advertisement 70 FIJI up this space with
this wk and we may not be able to get
any ad to fill Il up with next wk, 90
for this reason we offer this spase
for sale to whoever needs spase to
advertise anything In their line and to
such we will sell this spase dirt cheep,
We would rather sell It that cheep than
to have nothing to put Into Il at all,
II you believe In advertising take ad,
vantage 81 this turrible opportunity
and buy this spase fer a geed cal less
than Il Is weFth. If yeu believe that
advertising pays here Is ehanst eov
you to shsw the courage of youF cen.
See US about this spase at esse,
EDITOR RIAGVAAE soooEa
5iagViile =
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-25
HILLSBORO PLANS
FOR THE TOURISTS

HiIIsboro, n. ", Nay 24-During the
past few weeks. HillsbOrO has come to
the realization that it VIII be an i'm
portant point on the new coast TO coast
automobile route, which viii pass
through il on its way from Elephant
Butte and Las PalOmas valley to Dem
ing. and the citizens have formed an
informal improvement association
which has to date borne fruit in the
establishment of a small park at the
entrance Of the town, and the prepare
ton Of the business men to institute
such improvements in their properties
as VIII make the town attractive.
A new industry has been established
in the completion Of an ice plant,
capable Of furnishing both the town
and surrounding country with a regu-
lar supply of Ice Committees have
also been appointed 70 investigate and
report on the condition OF the roads
leading into the town and suggest new
routes between important points and
the county seat
intentions to bring before the inter
ested public the advantages Of settle
ment within its confines county
advertising ageR has been appointed
to Investigate and report upon the best
methods for Pacing these advantages
before those Interested and the atten-
ton and SUPPORT of New AeSico's SEN
ators has bFen secured and aid prom
iSed In gazing government investiga-
lions ID IN z geological structure, ethno-
Logical remains, and agricultural PROB
aDllules OF the country.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-25
TEXANS CONTINUE
LEASING OF PISTOLS
Gross Receipt Tax Is Tested
in Court and SuS-
tanned.

Austin. Texas, May 25.-The practice
Of leasing pistols instead Of buying
them viii continue in Texas. The gun
toter~ has long been the bane of many
communities Of the state and most Of
the shooting tragedies are traced 10
the old time habit Of carrying POCKET
pistols. In order to lessen the mortal
ity from this cause, the legislature, IN
response TO a general demand from
the more advanced class Of cltlzens OF
the state has been trying for several
years to make IL a difficult and risky
business for a man 10 carry q pistol
Heavy penalties OF fine, ranging from
IS TO $780, and Jail Imprisonment for
carrying concealed weapons sre provld-
ed by law, but these have failed 10
do away with me dangerous practlce-
Another step towards the elimination
of the pistol from Texas was taken
four years ago when the legislature
passed a law imposing q tax OF on per
cent upon the gross recelpLS from the
sale of pistols and all other pocket
weapons Of a similar character Local
dealers in arms all over the state pro-
tested against the tax They found
that it was practically pronloltory-
They could not compete with dealers
outside OF the state who did not nave
to pay this tax and which could DO
mail order interstate business Then
q bright thought occurred TO the Texas
dealers. Why not lease the guns in
stead Of selling them outright! This
method was soon quite generally
adopted. When a prospective pistol
purchaser entered q store a CONVERSE
ton something like this takes place;
I want TO buy sixshooter-
4 am very sorry; we have none for
sale but we viii lease you one" says
the dealer.
This proposition often provokes as
constituent On the part OF the Gus
toner.
What do want to lease a gun for?'
he may reply. Il want TO own it."
Our terms Of lease are so advanta-
them, smilingly explains the man be-
hind the counter
he then proceeds to explain that the
heavy gross receipt tax makes II i'm
possible to sell the pistols. but that the
law does not prohibit the leasing Of /
them for a period Of SO years The /
explanation usually proves satisfacto-
nv TO the prospective purchaser and I
he signs q lease, made out in legal I
form, giving the lessee the right TO use
the pistol for a term Of 90 years upon [
payment Of certain stipulated sum. (
which is, Of course, the price for the I
weapon.
Leasing Of pistols instead Of selling /
them is being done by dealers all over !
the state il is said. In this manner /
they evade the gross receipt tax Of so !
percent
An Austin dealer decided to test the /
Of the tax and upon /
his refusal 70 pay to the state the tax /
on the gross receipts from the sale Of 1
pistols, he was sued for penalties The |
trial court sustained the law and the /
state appellate court has Just affirmed Z
this decision.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-25

Elaborate Ceremonies Mark
the Opening Of Great Con-
crete Bridge.
MAKES PENINSULA
OF THE GULF CITY

Galveston, Texas, May 25.-With
governor Colquitt and other state Off
Gals present and with visitors by the
thousand from every portion of Tex
as. the new Galveston causeway which
links that city by a concrete roadway
with the mainland, was thrown open to
public traffic today. The governor
had issued a proclamation making the
day a statewide holiday. The cause
way cost the city S6,OOO,OOO. half of the
sum being contributed by the railroads.
The opening OF the caUseway marked
the conclusion of a 10 year battle OF
Galveston against the Gulf of Mexico.
The trinity of great protective works
fOrtifying the southern city securely
against tropical storms has been COM
pIeted. The people who placed con-
crete seaWau four miles long and II
feet high between their homes and
the hurricane whipped waters Of the
Gulf Of Mexico, who then nOlSted their
city Il feet in the air. flush with the
seawal, and pumped 100000 cubic
Yards Of sand from the bottom of the
ocean bed to raise the grade, have fin
ished the two mile concrete cauSeWay
that makes a peninsula Of Galveston
island
The havoc wrought By the storm Of
1900 had caused the fainthearted to
take such Of their families as survived
and move to the mainland 1t was
practically a picked band that stayed
to work out the city's destiny. Those
who stayed were imbued with firm
faith In the city's possibilities They
formed the old guard" Of Galveston
to whom the completion of the seawall,
grade raising and causeway holds
personal triumph.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-25
SUNDAY SCHOOLS TO
HOLD RALLY TUESDAY
Gathering Is Planned For
Cleveland Square; Music
bv Military Band.

The Sunday schools OF FL Paso. IN
der the direction Of the FL Paso coun-
ty Sunday School association, viii
hold a rally in Cleveland Square Tues
day evening. May IS. at T:3o o'clock
The schools. led by the Fourth cav
airy band, viii sing familiar songs and
the band win render number Of Sc
lections. Addresses will be made by
Rev. John E. Abbott of the West
minister Presbyterian church and at
torney r. L Nichols.
This rally marks the close Of a gen
eral campaign Of the schools to in
crease their mem bc-ship- over 1900
new members have ben added I'm the
past four months The attendance OF
the entire Sunday school forces of
the city is expected
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-25
ONE OF DEWEY'S SHIPS
is OUT OF COMMISSION
Yorktown May Be Sold to
MeXicO-Was With
Dewey at Manila.

vallejo. cal, May z5.-The gunboat
Yorktown. one Of the vessels Of Dew
ey's fleet which captured Manila, was
placed out of commission at the Mare
Island navy yard here yesterday It
Wss announced that the vessel prob
ably would be sold to one Of the Cen
trail OF South American republics, al
though it is reported that Mexico has
made a provisional offer of purchase.
The Yorktown was commanded by
the late admiral RObley j. Evans at
valparaiso. Chilli. during the strained
relations between the United States
and Chilli in 1891 Tt was Evans diplO-
macy. backed by the guns Of the York
town, that brought about a speedy set
tlement Of the dispute.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-25

Continued on Next Pagel
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-25

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Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-08-02
FOR SALE

A frst-class soda fountain. used but
little and as good as new. for sale
now a at bargain. For further par.
ticulars inquire at this Office.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-08-02

sUM M o ms
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
THE FIRST JUDICIAL DIS
rR1oT OF THE STATE OF NE
vApA. IN AND FOR the
COUNTY Of oRMSBY
Ths state Of Nevada Sends erect
ina I OTTO HARRIS WHITE.
LULU WHITE,
OTTO HARRIS WHITE,
Defendant.
Actsn brought in the District
q. W.T. Of the First Judicial District OF
ia. Stat, Of Nevada. ormsby County
and The csmpssint Ned in said county
in he snss Of the Clerk Of said DIS
,rs, Court, on the 4th day OF May
A. y. iSlz.
re- OTTO HARRIS WHITE de-
fsnAsnt:
Ysu are hereby required to appea'
n an .stisn brought sSsinst you oy
IN. ssoys-namsd Piainuf, in the pi'-
tr;st Csurt Of the First Judicial DIS
tr;ct Of the State Of Nevada, orm.oy
c~uuS and answsr col0sixint hieu
-hsrs;n within ten days exclusive o'
H. Aay ~f ssrvics) after the service
an ysu of thi. Summons II ssrVsa IN
,.;i Csupty, or if. served out 81 sara
County. but within the Distric''
,v..,x DAVIS, in all other cases iorty
dav,. Or juasrnsnt by default Will "
,.L.n AGAINST you according to 'he
,ray.r Of said complaint,
m. .aid action is brought to Cd
,ai, decree Of divorce and the euS
tsay Of Robert White. the m"o'
child Of plaintiff and defendant y"
n. grounds Of dsxsrtion and non
s,sssr,. =. Hoye fully appears in the
v.r;hed complaint herein, reference
IN which is hereby made. :,
AID YOU are hereby notified that II
,ar ia;l to answer said Csmpiaih''
=. aid Plaintiff will apply to the
c.,,t for the relief demanded.
Gwen under my hand this Atm Gay
of May. 1912.
GroRaE SPRINGMEYER.
Attorney for Plaintin
E;,,. ~;n,srtisn, JuneA 1917 Q"