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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-10-31
n MONEY U
Tt be

That there is virtually a money
trust, even if no such combination
exists in an incorporated and tangible
form, and that a control over the
credit and banking operations of the
country is essentially under the do
miniOn of two men, J. P%ierpOnt Nor
gan and John D. Rockefeller, is the
stated conclusion of a report just
made to the congressional committee
by experts set to work several months
ago to investigate the alleged money
trust, says a Washington dispatch.
These investigators reach the con-
clusion that sc per cent of the fnan-
cial, industrial, transportation and
other operation of the United States
are within the control of these two
master men and the small regiment
of bankers, captains of industry, rail
road officers and lawyers who accept
their lead and carry out their plans
and policies.
The vast, the overpowering financial
control which these two men exercise
over the industrial and financial af-
fairs of the United States has been
built up, the experts Of the Pujo COM
mittee assert, by their establishment
and extension of the interlocking sys-
TEN Of directorates.
Furthermore, according to the re-
port submitted to the committee, there
are no quarrels among the big inter
ests," but, on the contrary, those in
terests are or good terms and follow
the general policy of working to-
gether.
This is contrary to the popular as
sumption, but their conclusions, the
banking and currency committee in
vestigators say, are borne out by their
study of the directories of all the
important corporations in every part
of the land.
In four pamphlets, just privately
printed for the use of Chairman Pujo,
the committee. and Samuel Untermey-
er, their counsel, the total assets of
the Morgan-Rockefeller group are fig
ured at 39,71l,328,G7S, divided as fol-
lows:
Industrial and public
utilitiac S1E COG Q5o Ola
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cOnsin as his home, but investigation
disclosed the fact that there was no
such town in that state. 1t is be-
lieved, however, that he came from
Wisconsin, as in his delirious mo-
ments before he died he spoke of his
people in Wisconsin.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-10-31
BIRDS EYE e

No Saloons.
Two Bands.
Two Hotels.
Fine Hospital.
Three Dentists
Six Physicians.
Eight Churches.
one State Bank.
TWO Osteopaths.
Steam Laundry.
One Music Store.
Chinese Laundry.
Three Drug Stores.
Big FIGURING Mil.
$25, 900 City Hall.
Three Restaurants
One Machine Shop.
Three Barber Shops.
Two Meat Markets.
Three Tailor Shops.
Two Jewelry stores.
Two Livery Stables.
Two Cigar Factories.
Two National Banks.
Three Lumber Yards.
Four Weekly Papers.
Fine Lake Near City.
Two Furniture Stores
-Four Grain Elevators.
800, 900 Court House.
One Department Store.
Four Blacksmith Shops.
Moving Picture Theatre.
Two Exclusive Groceries.
City OF Beautiful Homes.
Two Large Auto Garages.
Good Water Near Surface.
Glove and Mitten Factory.
Four Thousand Inhabitants.
Best Schools in the State.
Cement Block Mandatory.
Marble and Granite Works.
$4,000 Brick School Building.
One Bond Insurance Company
Two Exclusive Clothing Stores.
Culhane Adjustment Company.
$40. 900 High School Building.
State Circuit Court held here.
Municipal Telephone Company.
Educational Center OF the State.
Two Plumbing and Heating Firms.
Municipal Sewer and Waterworks.
Good Volunteer Fire Department.
United States Experiment Station.
One Gents Furnishing Store.
Three Exclusive Millinery stores.
County Seat OF Brookings County.
High School on the Accredited List.
Seven Hundred Students In College.
Over $500. 900 invested in Education.
Finest Church Buildings In the State.
Best Bakery in Eastern South Dakota.
800, 900 invested In Beautiful Churches
Finest County Fair Grounds in the State
First-class Opera House and Auditorium
Seven Hundred Students IN Grade Schools
State College of Agriculture and Mechanic
Arts.
New 500. 900 Agricultural Building a
State College.
Two Rimierd Halls and Bowling Alley q.
places OF amusement.
Electric Light and Heating Plant Owned
and Controlled by City.
Brictson Manufacturing Company, makers
of the Brictson Tire Tread.
Strong Commercial Club with 230 Mem
Ders in Good Standing. Fine Club Rooms
Surrounded by the best farming land In
state, where crops are sure and bounti-
full.
Bookings is Located on the Main Line OF
the c. & N. w. Ry. from Chicago to Pierre
the CAPITAL OF the State. Also Headquar-
ters for Train Crews Running North to
Watertown and on to Redfeld and Gettys-
burg.
Beautiful trees line the streets and the
city presents a fine appearance, matted as
It is IN the midst of a fine growth OF shade
and ornamental trees. Her citizens are
willing and ready to encourage and assist
every helpful industry.
Home of the Brictson Tread.
WHAT WE NEED.
A Gas Plant.
A Good Hotel.
Canning Factory.
More Business Enterprises.
More Manufacturing Enterprises.
More People That Like to Go to Church.
More Young People Who Want an Edu-
rptinp
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Copyright. 1906, by ]. b. Lippincott
All rights reserved
CHAPTER w.
Almost a Proposal.

1~1ARLY Sunday morning the old
coach was got ready. for Miss
Ellen sang in the church choir,
81 and we had to make an early
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-10-31
WHAT WE NEED.

WHNI WE NEED.
A Gas Plant.
A Good Hotel.
Canning Factory.
More Business Enterprises.
More Manufacturing Enterprises.
More People That Like to Go to Church
More Young People Who Want an Edu-
cation.
The Methodist Deaconess Association to
take charge of the BrookiDgs Hospital.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-20
CONVICT APPEALS CASE.
Montana lneendiary Asks the Courts
For a New Trial.

Missoula.-J. l.. Chevigny, now serv-
Ing a term OF twelve years for arson
In the state penitentiary, applied for
a thirty days continuance on the mo-
ton for new trial by his attorneys,
In Judge Webster's court. The at
torneys stated that additional time is
necessary to complete bill of excep-
tions. Chevigny will take his case to
the supreme court, where the recent
district court proceedings will be gone
over In an effort to secure a new trial.
He has served about six months OF his
time.
Chevigny was convicted for setting
fire to a downtown rooming house,
upon which he held a mortgage, to
gain the insurance. Several persons
were hurt in the fire. He was a pro.
minent contractor. and was reputed to
be worth over 100000. Suits against
him by persons injured in the fire ag.
gregate more than 100000.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-20
SHELLS CAUSE A ROMANCE
kansas Girl Writes Name on Two
eoss and Young Men Seek Her
Hand.

Hackensack. N. IA girl on farm
near Topeka. Kan. whence eggs are
shipped a. far east as Hackensack.
has a fondness for the romance of
egg-shell acquaintance. Her name
and address on two eggs fell into the
hands of Theodore Sidore and George
Zile, who room and board together.
Neither told Of the discovery. but
quietly started correspondence
which resulted In each receiving the
girls photograph. Tive proposals
were sent westward and each brought
letter Of acceptance.
One evening each accused the other
Of being lovesick. whereupon confess
sions were made that each was the
victim Of the same eggshell romance.
Both are making preparations to 20
west to see the girl The loser is to
be the best man.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-20
NEWS OF MONTANA
Important Happenings Of the
Week Briefly Told.
THIRD TICKET IN FIELD.
Prosressives Hold Harmonious Con.
vention.

Helena.-The state progressive con-
vention made Senator Dixon temper.
airy and later permanent chairman.
The report of the credentials com.
mittee seated 500 delegates with a
voting strength Of 29O. representing
ten votes from each county. Four
counties were without representation.
The nomination of Senator Dixon
was by reclamation, and other nomin.
ations were made as above without
developing any friction or serious con-
tests.
Frank Edwards of Helena and Sen.
ator Dixon. old-time enemies, united
a sort of an armed truce and the plat.
form over which II was expected there
might be a contest was acceptable to
the convention as reported.
The platform adopted advocates the
submission Of all important questions
to the people; direct primary and d.
rect election Of United States senat.
ors; enactment of a corrupt practices
act; complete reform of taxation;
arbitration Of all labor disputes: pro-
hibition of child labor: full publicity
Of all legislative caucuses; repeal Of
the law permitting one corporation to
absorb another and greater encourage
ment to the thousands of settlers and
farmers now building homes on tho
public domain.
The ticket follows:
For senator. Joseph l.. Dixon; for
governor, Frank j. Edwards; for lieu
tenant governor, w. ID. Symmnes: con.
gressmen. Thomas M. Everett, George
A. Horkan; for secretary of State,
George Metcalf; for treasurer. ii. j.
Thompson; for auditor, Edward Crum-
rine; superintendent of schools, Bert
A. Tower; for states attorney, c. w.
Sawyer; for railroad commissioner, II.
A. Moore; for presidential electors.
Conrad Cohers. James T. Sanford.
Samuel Gordon, A. w. Merrifield.
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Funeral Instead Of weddinq.

Miles City.-Day lie Suer. a mer-
chant banker OF Terry. forty miles
east OF here, secured a marriage II.
cense. In Miles City and announced
his intention to return to Terry to be
married. Later he wrote note to his
fiancee bidding her goodby and telling
her he intended committing suicide by
leaping into the Yellowstone river
from a county bridge two miles west
OF this city. His coat containing
money and papers was found on the
bridge. The sheriff with deputies Is
dragging the river. hoping TO find the
body.
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Thlrty-Five Bushels.

Billings.-The heaviest yield OF win
ter wheat harvested from nonirrigated
land has just been threshed on the
farm Of C. n. Stockwell. twenty-five
miles north Of this city. The field
contained ninety acres and averaged
thirty-five bushels. 1t was seeded late
last fall and cultivated according to
scientific dry farming methods. An.
other good yield was that of w. e.
Winter OF the Lake basin country
north Of here. who has Just threshed
s.70o bushels Of white oats from l2o
acres Of nonirrigated land.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-20
GAIN SHOWN IN GEM OUTPUT
Sapphire Leads In Tabuiation for 1911.
With the Turquoise Second and
Emerald Third.

Observation-Disclosures output of
precious gems. though small. In In
creasing every year. and the total for
1911 showed a goodly increase over
that OF 1910. according to Q bulletin
just issued by the United States geo
logical survey. The yield In 1911
showed S2.7so worth of diamonds,
$500 worth Of emeralds, S1lS,a13
worth Of sapphires and $4l,115 worth
of turquoise. Promising finds OF emer.
aids have been made In North Caro-
lima. some Of the gems running a.
high ~ 500 to $500 Q carat The
largest emerald found has been about
one inch By three-Quarters by one
hall Most American diamonds come
from California and Arkansaa
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-20
Old Roman Wall Unearthed.

A part OF the wall which once en-.
closed old st. Paul's. London. has been
discovered In excavations at tho cor
ner Of Paternoster Row and st. Paul's
alley in London. The wall. which 10
about go feet long. 10 made of chalk
and rubble. and was built In tho
twelfth century. On the same site
pieces OF q Roman amphora. Roman
vases and some Samian ware have
also been found. Other finds" include
Q camel's skull unearthed In High Hol.
born and . large quantity of pipes of
the eighteenth century. Under some
old stables in Bartholomew Close
one Of the oldest parts of London
three Norman arches have been found.
They are close to one another. and
Are believed to have formed part OF
the cloisters Of the priory which once
stood on this site.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-20
ASSAILS AMALGAMATED.
Roosevelt Asserts Company Fought
His Nomination At Chicago.

Billings.-The Amalgamated Cooper
company was assailed by Colonel
Roosevelt In his campaign through
Montana. He said he knew last
spring that the company would do all
1t could to defeat him for the repub-
lican nomination and II would have
benefited none to come out hero.
You had no direct primary In this
state" he said. In his speech here.
and i knew perfectly well that the
Amalgamated Cooper company would
do me- II 1t got the chance"
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-20
SENDS WIFE So, ENDS LIFE
Felix Curry, Cincinnati Salesman,
Says He Prefers Death to lIv-
ING Without Money.

Chicago.-"To My Wife: Here Ia
sail the money ! have left. don't
want to live longer without money.
SO good-by. hate to do It, but
cannot bear to live longer under
these conditions.-Felix."
After writing this note Felix Curry.
a travelling salesman from Cincinnati.
committed suicide by inhaling gas in
a hotel at 205 South Halsted street.
His body was found by Louis Click.
another roomer. Letters showed
Curry lived at 22S South Atkinson
street, Cincinnati. He came to Chi.
cago five days ago.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-20
Savants At MIssouIa.

Missoula.-The eighty members OF
The geographical societies of the world
were entertained by the Chamber OF
Commerce during the short stop OF
their special train at Missoula. They
were especially interested in the city
among the mountains and its agricul.
tural, horticultural, mining and other
interests. Fred Plummer. chief OF the
division of geographical forest work.
who has been at Missoula on inspec-
ton work. Joined the special here.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-20
DOG SAVES DROWNING WOMAN
Canine Pulls Her From New Jersey
River When Her Canoe 10
Overturned.

New Brunswick, N. IA homeless
Newfoundland dog limped forlornly
through South Boundbrook few days
ago, and fingered under the boathouse
on the Raritan river. The dog was
lying on the pier when Miss Bertha
Thompson put out In her canoe.
When she was 80 feet from the pier
she dropped her paddle. and In trying
to recover 1t upset the canoe. The
next instant the dog had plunged on
the pier and was swimming swiftly
toward her. AS she came up the sec
ond time. the animal fastened his
teeth in her clothes and In few min
utes had her safely on shore.
The dog no longer Is homeless.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-20
u PROVES LOYAL TO C0MRADE
Convict Abandons Chance to Escape
When Friend Falls and sprsins
His Ankle.

Leavenworth, Kan.-Richard o.
born's loyalty to his oomrade. Thomas
Johnson. prevented his escape from
the federal penitentiary here. Osborn
had reached the top Of the thirty-foot
wall which surrounds the prison.
when Johnson. who was half the way
up. fell and sprained his ankle. o.
born returned. The two men were
discovered in an areaway and return.
cd to their cells.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-20
English Honors Cost Money.

The letter patent granted for the
dignity OF q baron cost a150. and for
that Of q baronet e100, payable to the
board of inland revenue. other ex.
penses to be incurred by the newly.
honored include crests or new coats.
ofarms. while some wish to have their
genealogical trees" properly made
out Consequently tho Heralds' col
lege Ii busy after the issue OF list
Of honors. and the total expenses oil
. baron are not far short OF e400
and those OF q baronet exceed e200
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-20
UTENSILS COST $4,000, 900
Committee Of Government Experts
Makes Inventory Of Persian
Cooking Utensils.

Teheran.-The shah's cutlery and
kitchen utensils are worth $25,000.-
600. according to a committee of gov
eminent experts appointed to make
an inventory.
The committees report shows that
no other court. not even that OF Spain.
has such elaborate pots and pans at
the Persian. They are all gold plated
on the inside. and the plainest are of
silver only.
The kitchen salt and sugar canisters
are of massive silver. but the spoons
and fork. plates and dishes are of
solid gold. while most OF the knives
have handles incrusted with precious
stones.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-20
Leap of Thirty Feet Is But Sport
for Swiss Chamois.
caprleornus From Switzerland Keeps
ct. Louis Neighborhood Amused
by Aerobatle Feats-Hurdles
Barns and Coal Sheds.

st. Louis. Mo.-Frank B. Meste-
nacher Of the Thirty-six engine house
has at his residence q channels (Rup-
lcapra tragus). or Swiss mountain
goat, that is at once the wonder, de-
light and mystery of the neighbor-
hood
Born and bred In the Swiss Alps,
this goat amazes the neighbors by
most astounding leaps. 1t is nothing
Tor him to jump on q shed or add
ton" roof twelve or fifteen feet high.
Often he will jump on to the porches
which ornament the second story.
thence to the roofs of the houses.
A jump on the highest roof, about
twenty to thirty feet, is nothing for
MIN. He can walk right up to a fence
Twelve to fourteen feet high and fy
over 1t like a bird. The grace with
which this chamois makes these amaz-
Ing leaps attracts and delights all
who see him.
Dwellers In the vicinity Of Meste-
machers home. who In hot weather
sleep on their porches, have been Wis
$500 W tho CuoulOlo tuo
He has all the impudence and curl.
osity OF the common goat and 10 at
tracted to make his jumps by any
thing that may excite his interest. In
this way he has jumped on every roof
that has attracted him save that Of
Christian Brothers college. which 10
some distance away.
Those who have seen him perform
are sure that he can leap to the roof
OF the Third National bank building
II he cared to do SO. and say that the
only Jump he has not taken is into a
second-story window. They would not
be surprised to see him do this at any
time.
When the channels gets going across
the back yards he takes fences in his
stride and hits the ground but once
In each yard. He hurdles coal sheds
and stables a. II they were a foot
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-20
A Pen and Ink Shakespeare.

to Atlantic City. referred good humor.
eddy to his rather illegible handwrit-
ing.
"But my hand is nothing" he said
TO that OF Horace Greeley"
Poor Greeley once quoted from
Shakespeare In n leading article. IT'S
true. It's pity. and pity tbs tbs true
This appeared next day:
"'Tis two. tbs fifty. It's fifty. It's
nfty-two'"
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-20
Baby Of Immigrant Expires In Fathers
Arms on Liner After . Glimpse
Of America.

New York.-Baby Frans Schea.
aboard an Atlantic liner. was due to
arrive recently In the United States.
land Of promise. To steerage compan.
ions his parents had told Of their am
billions. centered In the boy and the
wonderful future planned for him
Two days out from sight Of the
statue Of liberty the boy became Ill,
The ships surgeon carefully examined
the baby and gave . hopeless mega
tive to the mothers entreaty.
But he must live to see America!"
cried the father. 1T is for the boy
that We came"
Again the surgeon shook his head.
Just then q light twinkled like q
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-20
College MEN IN HARVEST
Many Of Them Help to Gather Con.
neetieut Tobacco Crop and Re-
eeive Good Wages.

Springfield. Mass. = Undergraduate
students from Yale. Harvard. Prince
ton and Dartmouth are providing In
valuable help on the big Connecticut
Valley tobacco plantations during the
harvest season which II now at its
height College men who are working
their way ind that harvesting tobacco
II moro congenial than collecting fares
or guiding trolley cara The vasss
oaid vary from $1.2S to - . day.
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nrefiy on the horizon. Some one
shouted that It was the Fire island
light. the first signal Of the new coun-
try.
With the gasping babyin In his arms
the father went on deck. He held lit.
tie Franz aloft- The child's dropping
eyelids lifted for q moment at sight
OF the far on light Then they closed
forever.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-20
American Iools Preferred.

A favorite sport in New Zealand. Al
also in Australia and Tasmania. IL com.
petition In wood chopping and saving:
and In these contests. which attract q
great deal Of interest. the champion
ships are always won through the use
OF American tools. In fact. the expert
woodsman working for prize would
never think of using any other kind Of
tools.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-20
TOO ERUDITE; IS DEP0RTED
Vienna Professor, Who Speaks Only
Latin and Greek Sent Back by
Authorities.

New York.-Dr. Carl Mantur, for
merly professor Of astronomy at the
University Of Vienna, who came to
New York on the liner Potsdam, was
deported by order of the Ellis island
authorities. When he arrived he had
. ticket to Morton Grove. near Chica-
90. But he said he was going to
Mars and insisted on II. Moreover.
he insisted on speaking only In Latin
and Attic Greek
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-20
GOAT IS HIGH JUMPER

high. He is a wise old goat and takes
life easy. except when molested by
children. who love to see him per
form. He is very fond Of salt and will
Jump anywhere to get 1t.
He is immense In size, being about
three feet six inches at the shoulders.
and looks more like an antelope than
q goat.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-20
BULLET IN BRAIN; LIVES
Portland Policeman Receivers After
Being Shot Through Head
by His Wife.

Portland, Ore.-Police Sergt. Ever.
EFT 8. Peachin. after lying two months
In . hospital from the effects of a
bullet passing through his brain. ap-
peared at the police station and an
nounced that he would resume his
duties. In q At Of hysteria last June
his wife fired two shots into his head
and then took her own life.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-20
Move for chanoe In Time.

The French ministry OF public works
Is endeavoring to have the govern
ment adopt the system Of reckoning
tire on railways by the use OF the
hours from 1 to "a, instead OF IL noon
to IL midnight. This system has al
ready been adopted by many conti-
mental railways and has been In op-
Grafton for years on the Canadian Pa
ciHc railway.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-20
British Metropolis Leads In Mud.

According to l.. Meerson Clancy OF
st. Louis. who is now In London.
there Is more mud In the British me-
tropolis than in any other of the big
cities he has been in. and his REQ
ord includes Paris. Berlin. Vienna,
New York. Washington. Baltimore. St
Louis and Milwaukee.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-20
Man e WEEDS CIR, n

New York.-Frederick Hernby. aged
50. Of Philadelphia. has been married
In Long Island city. to Aiss Emile
Fleming. who ID only -
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-20

MA Winsiov's Soothing Syrup for Chiidreu
teeshiug. softens the gums. reduces innamma-
ton. siiays pain. cures wind collie. sc bottle.
AAv.
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Art 0tatIstIco,

We imported last year S17.643.000
worth Of works OF art. 20 years old
and over. free OF duty. besides $673. 1876
worth Of art works produced abroad
by Americans. We exported $9s9. 1921
worth Of paintings and statuary.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-20

Babies and grievances grow larger
with nursing.
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And many a man does the things
privately that he denounces In public.
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CURES ITCHING SKIN DISEASES.
,A ts .mooS All Ses ,se2n "a "a Az