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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-09-04

Norbeck of Redfeld. has aspirations
along that line, and would no doubt
push to the front.
Then Able of Beaddle, now lieuten-
ant governor, who has been mentioned
but denied the ambition that he wants
the place, might change his mind In
case there is to be a change in the
Office. r. o. Richards is already in
the field and it is alleged that he Will
be a petition candidate as an indie
pendent, which will place him before
the people on his individual platform
instead of one made by any committee
or individual other than Richards.
Whether that statement is true or not
is not vouched for in this, but is
given as it has been heard.
Early in the year there was a lot OF
talk in regard to the actions of the
state tax commission as having a
strong bearing on the coming cam
paign, but that is dying down. Work
will not have any material place in
the coming campaign and that before
they secure another assessment under
their plan of action, with increased
familiarity with the real situation in
the state, and with a better basis to
start from than they had for the first
year there will o be any friction in
regard to their work.
At least that appears to be the sit
uation now from the reports given out
at home by the auditors and other
county officials who anne to this city
to look into the work of the board in
equalizing. With these officers salts
fled that the best interests of the state
are being served the people generally
will not have much protest to make
The democrats are not making as
much noise as they did a few months
ago. But that does not mean thai
they have settled down to harmony
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-09-04

among themselves. The insurgents"
are quiet now because they have moth
ing to gain in yell,ag longer now that
they have been beaten all along the
line by the regulars. but they are pre-
pared to put up as strong a fight as
thew know how when the campaign
really opens and their proposal com
mittee meetings promise to be just as
interesting as the republican meet
ings in January.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-09-04

Theresa Frank was killed by the
accidental discharge of a shotgun held
by her brother Gus at her home three
miles northeast of Ivanhoe last Sat
urday afternoon at about half past
n o'clock. The girl received the
whole charge in the head and death
was instantaneous. The family was
just through with dinner and about
to go out into the field. The brother
took the shotgun down to examine 1t,
no doubt intending to take 1t with
him. The gun was discharged, but
how nobody knows. Theresa, sitting
in a chair, received the full charge
AS We understand, the load entered
at one side of the head, near the tenn
pie.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-09-04

A party Of tourists from near Sioux
Falls, met with an accident last Mon
day just north of town on the high
graded road, the a become unman-
ageable while crossing the bridge and
began to slide to the ditch, the driver
became frightened and turned the car
too quick and smashed one OF the
front wheels. 1t was not long before
they were on their way.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-09-04

The writer made a trip by auto with
c. w. Koenig to LeMars, Iowa, and on
to Sioux City and Ponca, Nebraska.
In the four states visited, South Da-
kota, Minnesota, Iowa and Nebraska,
We did not see any better crops than
in Brookings county and after seeing
corn on 5000 land in Iowa we realize
that Bookings county land has by no
means reached the top price.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-09-04

George and Rachael Walradth of
White, rejoice in the addition to their
family of a nice new daughter. The
bunch Of sweetness arrived Tuesday,
and all is we'll. Pa George hunted up
the family Bible, and contemplates
leading a better life so that his daugh-
ter will be nice-like her ma, Con.
gratulations.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-09-04

The state tax commission in equal
izing the real estate assessments
changed the figures for Brookings
county from 1926 as returned by the
county board, to $44.49 per acre Gus
ter county with an assessment of 1901
is the lowest and the tax commission
values Clay county land at $59.42
while $685. is the assessment for
Union county.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-09-04

We are pleased to note that a large
portion of unsightly weeds about the
city have disappeared this week. God
bless the cutters" Now let the city
fathers get the mower in operation
and give the side-streets a thorough
cutting, and then burn the hay" Do
il noWl
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-09-04
ELkTON

r rom the Record:
Mrs. w. j. Feigl and daughter, San
chen, left for Chicago, Tuesday noon,
where they will make their future
home, The household goods were
shipped the same day. Mrs. Feigel will
keep house fer her children, Ferdie,
Eunice and Sancheon, the two former
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-09-04
About the County
HENDRICKS
Frsm the

Frsm the Pioneer:
The Pioneer has some samples of
apples and plums from the farm of
Chas. Schwartz in H~ansonville which
gives conclusive proof that Lincoln
county can raise superb fruit.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-09-04

Next Tuesday school will commence.
The teachers are all scared now and
the principal, f. w. Hutchinson has
rented the house formerly occupied by
F. II. Austin and is moving his house
hold goods in and will be on hand on
the opening day. Eda Larson will
teach the upper intermediate, Florence
Hiel lower intermediate and Miss
Minnie Erickson the primary.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-09-04

Mrs. f. II. Ripley came down from
Brookings last Friday afternoon and
from here drove out to the pleasant
farm home of VIM. Hoy and spent the
home Sunday evening.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-09-04

Mrs. Tom Maxwell and children re-
turned home last Thursday evening
from Missouri where they had been
visiting relatives and friends. Mrs,
Maxwell says that the weather has
been exceedingly hot in Missouri, the
mercury going as high as la in the
shade and no relief at night. She
says that ii is difficult for people in
this section to realize what they have
suffered from the heat in the south
this summer.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-09-04
VOLGA

From the Tribune:
Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Corcoran went
to Rochester, Mimi, last week where
Mrs. Corcoran underwent another
operation at the hospital. Mr.. Cor
coran returned home the first of the
week and reports that his wife is do
ing as well as can be expected.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-09-04

Tommy Connolly and little daughter
OF Minneapolis, were visiting home
people here over Saturday and SUNDAY
last. All were pleased to greet Tom.
my one more. They returned home
Monday noon.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-09-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Mall returned to their
home after spending a few weeks visit
ing at the home of their son VIII.
Miss Helen who has been here part Of
the summer accompanied them home.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-09-04

now holding positions in the city. Mr..
Feigl will remain here for awhile and
continue in the cream and poultry bus
mess. Billy will need your smiles in
his lonesomeness. Coed luck to him
and his Chicago family.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-09-04

In nearly every town in the country
there is an ordinance against riding
bicycles on the sidewalks. In this
town there is something worse. The
half grown kids are in the habit Of
racing up and down the side walks
with little express wagons and if one
doesn't get out of their way they run
into them. AT mail time when the side
walks in front of the post office is full
of people this is a great nuisance that
the city marshal ought to stop, es,
pecially during the busy hours.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-09-04
BRUCE

From the Herald:
F. J. Snyder, whose farm is Just
southwest Of town, is putting UP a
cement silo. The blocks are made
here in Bruce and he has two teams
hauling them out. The silc is to be
SO feet high.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-09-04
AURORA

Frsm the Times:
Miss Lulu Casserly of Brookings,
was over here last Friday ~instructing
her pupils, she has a large class here
and is a very good instructor in music.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-09-04

Rev. J.. ID. Grull, of the Reformed
church, who has been spending a
month or two at his old home in Hol-
land, returned home the first Of the
week and has again taken up his min
isterial duties. He reports a very
fine trip across the water and back.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-09-04
WHITE

From the Leader:
Mrs. Geo. -Etting and daughters,
Misses Ruth and Doris and Mrs. Earl
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-09-04

McKeown Of washington Springs,
were over from Brookings Friday ever
ing and called at the J. E. Dricken
and Chas. Martin homes.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-09-04

The Register Popular want Ads
are result getters. Try them.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-09-04

Here is as fine a piece OF goods as
ever was built. The Jewel people do
not know how TO make a better thing
than these or they would do it, they
are equipped with an elevated oven, a
warming closet that will keep things
warm, and has the same capacity as
a range. the glass door in the oven
which makes 1t very desirable. The
regular price of this magnificent stove
is $500. Sale price $4,000
Another stove the same size without
glass oven, the regular price of which
Is $4,000. Sale price ..........$24.o0
The one a size smaller, ..... $1,000
These are all the new process
stoves, no generating, and they are
genuine, bal gains. III you don't SO
will give you one and make 1t a bar
gain anyway.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-09-04

LANTERN
Our number two F. o. X. Cold Blast
Lantern Is extra large, has a large
heavy refined fount, extra large tubes
which prevents 1t from blowing out in
the wind, a very heavy chimney. The
cap and top is one piece so it can't
get OF as the old ones do, they are
made in the very best way. Price $f.1o
I also have another-the old style
number two, STOOL
And still another style for ...... CSC
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-09-04

have teas and tables in both triple
and quadruple plate and this years
designs are the most handsome things
0 ever saw. They are just as good
as they are handsome.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-10-31

ADVERTISE in the
LEADER. Largest
Paper, Largest Clrcu-
lation. $50 per year,
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-02-06
Postals Aid Safety First.

Railroad men giving much thought
to preventing injuries. A novel meth.
od is being employed by burlington
officials and employees to lessen the
frequency of accidents to men in rail.
road service. safety Postal Cards
addressed to the superintendent are
put at the disposal of the men, who
are encouraged to send in suggestions
for making conditions as safe as pos.
sible In yards. shops, etc. The large
number Of these postal cards received
Is an indication Of the great amount Of
interest being taken in Safety First,
and most OF these suggestions we,e
valuable, reporting conditions which
had become dangerous and which it
was simple matter to remedy. 1t is
evident that the officials can hardly
see every Obstructed passageway, every
piece Of defective machinery, every
rotten board in platforms along hun
dreds Of miles OF railway; but some
employees, somewhere, knows about
every such condition and the Safety
Postal is found to be practical means
OF reporting these dangerous things 50
that they may be ssfe before someone
gets hurt.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-02-06

February the second month Of the
year has ordinarily twenty eight day s
In leap years it has twenty nine days.
In the reign of Numa two months
were added to the year, January and
February, January was placed ut the
beginning Of the year and February at
the end. In 452 Is. C. the decemvirs
placed February after January and
this arrangement has been allowed To
stand ever since.
The ancient name Februarius was do.
rived from the verb februare, meaning
to purify, or 1t came from Februa. the
Roman festival. The most noted days
are on the second which is known as
Candlemas Day, on the fourteenth
which is st. Valentines Day, and the
twenty fourth which is st. Matthias
Day.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-02-06
Ella Ewing Dead.

Ella Ewing, said TO be the TALES
woman In the world, died ut her HON,
In CORN, Friday, after a long illness
Miss Ewing was 81 years Of age. She
was an only child aud until IA years o.
age she was perfectly normal. Tier
she began TO grow until she had reach
ed the height Of 8 feet ~ inches. Be
fore she had attained her full height
she injured her self while playing with
other girls and from then on she was a
trifle humpbacked. Had she not been
slightly stopped her height would have
been very close to o feet From the
sole Of her feet to the waistband of her
dress the distance was 8 feet Z inches.
Her shoe measured ~ inches In length
aud she was compelled to ascend an
ordinary stairway by placing her feet
sideawys. When travt ling and obi ged
to stay over In hotels. two beds had to
be- placed side by side aud she would
lie diagonally on them. She wrote
with ease on the ceiling of any room
and would amuse her friends by look.
Ing through the transom. 1t required
twenty eight yards Of goods to make
her a plain dress without any frilis
aud trimmings.
Her perents were normal, her mother
being small. Her father WAS tall, but
could walk through under the out.
stret ch+d arm Of his daughter without
touching it, while the mother could
touch her daughters shoulder with her
finger tips.
Miss Ewing's mother died seven
) ears ago. Miss Ewing had travelled
extensively, both with shows of vari.
Gus kinds and at different times rs
of shows of which she
was the chief attraction. She always
had with her one Of her girl frie nds
She had refused numerous proposals
OF marriage, preferring to remain
single as she said that she was u freak
While Miss Ewing was a Riantess,
no one could tell that she was abnor-
NAL In size when seated at u table IL
was only when she arose that she
showed her wonderful height. llei
features were large and SO were hei
hands but it was only when she was
that her full greatness could
be appreciated. -
After she quit travelling she btilt
ncrseif modern home near Gorin.
Mo- The house was built by and for
Ter, with everything in proportion to
Ter size. The ceilings were IA fee,
,igh, the doors 10 feet high, and the
teps broad SO that she could ascend
hem withOIt trouble. The furniture
vas also in proportion Madison mo
Times.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-02-06
Good Roads Needed

Poor highways contribute to tue high
price OF farm produce to the consumer,
for transportation charges enter into
the ultimate cost of every article of
food produced on the American farm.
The Influence of roads on prices re.
fleets not only upon the man who raises
the product and transports it to mar
ket, but OH the consumer as we'll. This
is one reason why highway improve
ment has become a state and national
issue, says Farm and Home. It is one
reason why country roads should be
constructed aud maintain d out of the
general funds Of the public instead of
by assessment against adjoining prop
erty or from strictly local sources.
The average cost per ton per mile
for transporting goods on American
highways is 90 cents; in France and
other European countries it costs Q to
IL cents. The greatest obstacle to
highway improvement in many states
is the manner in which public money
has frequently been expended, aud the
fear that large sums will be spent
without securing adequate permanent
results. Whenever the American tax.
payer has reasonable assurance that
public funds will be efficiently ex-
pended he shows an increasing will.
iDgness to be taxed.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-02-06

At last our Chamber Of Commerce Is
underway. We can now look for some
real work being done. An Organiza.
ti0n Of this kind can do much for the
CITY, the community, the county aud
the Chief Is exceedingly well pleased
that orr business men ure In the har.
ness. This organization Is not formed
simply to furnish q place Of amuse.
ment for the business men, altho that
" one Of Its features. but It is primarily
formed for the betterment Of Red
Cloud. We dream Of factories aud
great institutions aud are prone to
look TO the future for the great bene.
Ats We desire but the present is with
Ms and full Of possibilities This body
Of men can be Of untold use to the city
council In helping to solve some of he
vexing problems of municipal owner.
ship. determining the best way to use
the road funds, more than that, this
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-02-06

Did the ground hog see his shadow
or did he notY This question is much
discussed owing to the difference In in
terpreting the signs. Sunday the
second began with plenty of clouds
covering the earth but along about
ten O'clocl. the sun could be dimly
seen altho his rays were not strong
enough to make . shadow. An hour
later there was faint shadow and be.
fore night there was brilliant sun.
shine. Now according to some the
venerable ground hog came out of his
burrow early in the morning, looked
around and beheld not his shadow
then forthwith returned to his home
fully convinced that winter was
thing Of the past. But according to
others he stayed out and played around
the trees until frightened after while
bv the shadow he cast on the ground.
Then he returned to stay In his burrow
for six weeks. Authorities seem to
differ ~ 10 how this animal should
conduct himself SO we are left in
doubt. There Is another school OF
weather prophets which declares that
the ground hog has nothing to do with
the weather in Nebraska. Perhaps
ihe safe way to do IL to wait and see.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-02-06
Close

The lesson was from the "Prodigal
son. and the s. s. teacher was dwell.
ing on the character OF the elder
brother "But amidst all the rejoicing
he said, there was one to whom the
prod'gafs return gave no pleasure but
only bitterness; one who did not ap-
prove Of the feast being held aud had
no wish to attend IL; now can any one
OF You tell who this was?" There was a
snort lence, followed by the vigorous
dozen little mouths came the chorus:
Please Sir, 1t was the fatted calf"
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-02-06
Decline In Soil Fertility
6eod Advice from kansas

Prof l. Il. Call OF the Kansas Agri.
cultural College says in the last issue
OF the Orange Judd Farmer: Ever,
m III who has farmed in Kansas for the
past 30 years recognizes that the acre
yield Of Kansas crops has declined
during this period. The yield OF
corn in Nemaha county from 1875 to
1880 was 400 bushels, and since that
time has fallen gradually until in the
six'year period Of 1905 to 1910 only
1884 bushels were grown to the acre"
Prof. Call declares that this dimiuu.
tion in acre-yield Is characteristic OF
the state MS whole aud that it is due
to failure to restore humus to the soil,
to soil erosion aud to increasing acid
ity. Erosion may be remedied by ap-
plicHtion Of simple mechanical ings.
nuity in plowing and damming of
small draws; acidity may be readily
corrected by the addition OF line to
the soil and humus, or organic matter,
may be rapidly restored by growing
leHuminOus crops which also solve the
nitrogen problem.
What Is thus stated concerning Kan.
sas soils Is msasurably true also of Ne.
braska. While the loess soil Of Ne.
brasks is deeper snd probably con.
tains more OF the mineral elements of
fertility than the average of Kansas
soils the problem Of maintaining the
fertility of the first twelve inches Is
ever present with the Nebraska farm.
er. Nebraska leads Kansas IN the pro-
duction per acre of all grain crops ex.
cept the Kaffirs, but we cannot expect
to maintain our present lead without
putting into practice what almost
every farmer now knows about the
necessity Of growing alfalfa or clover
to keep up the fertility Of the soil. 1t
Is good time to plan your rotation
Tor twenty years to come before spring
work begins
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-02-06

At recent great religious gather.
ing, where there we're 1900 men rs.
sembled, the leader asked all those to
staud who received their first religious
traiuing in the Rural Church. Two.
thirds or more of the vast audience
rose to their feet. This proves that
the great leaders OF the church today
received their early religious training
In the Rural Church Of yesterday.
Has "the little brown church In the
vale" lost its power over the men of
today? Will its Influence of today
make the great Religious leaders Of to
morrow? At the present rate most of
the Rural Churches Of Nebraska and
other states will be closed up in the
next ten years. Are we ready to close
the doors of our Rural Churches?
This question is confronting the peo.
pie Of Nebraska at the present time.
1t will be one OF the vital themes at
one Of the Sectional meetings ut the
Conservation Congress to be held In
Lincoln, February 2O.2l.
All denominations and people of any
religious belief whatever are asked to
be represented in this Congress, that
the problem may be thoroughly dis.
cussed and some plan OF cooperation
for the Rural Churches derived.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-02-06

body should furnish the city a method
Of determining public opinion. We
need u place where we can talk things
over in friendly spirit Street corn
er information is unreliable and often
leads to wrong conclusions. The place
is row provided and everyone who is
interested in the city welfare should
join the organization and help make IL
% success