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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-13
Takes Up New LeaisIatieve Proaral

Washington, D. c., May 13.-The
house today began adjusting itself to
new legislative program of concentra-
ton on antitrust bills and appropria-
tion measures, with adjournment in
contemplation July 10. The date is
tentative, but administration leaders
hope to ADJOURN by that time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-13
SMITH CHIEF OF
SHRINE COUNCIL
Member Damascus Temple,
Rochester, N. Y, Honored
by Atlanta Gathering.

Atlanta, Ga, May 13.-Dr. Frederick
r. Smith of Damascus temple, Roches-
ter, n. Y, was elected imperial po-
tentate of the imperial council, Noble
of the Mystic Shrine, today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-13

San Diego, Cal, May 13.-A wire
less from the battleship California
says Huerta has revoked his order for
bidding carrying on trade with the
United States.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-13

Associated Press
Exclusive Wire
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-01-08
HANSEN CONFIDENT

That he intends to push ahead in
his efforts to develop an alfalfa plant
which will thrive upon the high and
dry prairies of the western portion of
the state is the policy outlined by
Prof. N. E. Hansen in a statement
made by him to a Pierre newspaper
man this week. He was on his way
to the Hurlburt farm ten miles north
of Pierre, where the first of the exten.
sion work of the root spreading species
from Siberia was made in that section
last season, and where arrangements
have been practically completed to
utilize forty acres of that farm for the
work next season. Later Prof. Han
sen will go out to the Jeffries ranch
near Sansarc, in Stanley county,
which is another Of the experimental
farms for that species of alfalfa, and
also look into other places west Of
the Missouri where trial work has
been under way for the past two
years. He says that he intends to
continue pushing his experimental
work along the lines he has pursued
for several years and believes that he
will be able to show that he has a
plant which will thrive on the high
and dry prairie.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-01-08
SOCIETIES INSTALL OFFICERS

The following officers of Union En-
campment No. % were installed on
Saturday evening: Chief Patriarch,
c. e. Palmer; high priest, T. S. lie
Fevre; senior warden, S. p. Luckin-
bill; scribe, w. r. Vinegar; treasurer,
F. L. Simmons; junior warden, w. J..
Pickett; guide, Rio Miner; first watch,
A. F. Mix; second watch, Chas. Will
son; third watch, c. A. Grossman;
fourth watch, Edward Jermstad; in
side sentinel, f. w. Messerschmidt;
outside sentinel, S. J. Rudolph.
The following officers of Brookings
Lodge No. 40, l. o. o. f. were installed
Monday evening: N. G., Rio Miner;
v. c., F. w. Messerschmidt; secretary,
C. E. Palmer; treasurer, II. f. Harold
son; warden, A. w. Thompson; con
ductor, c. A. Grossman; r. S. N. G., s.
]. Rudolph; l.. S. N. G., w. J. Pickett;
r. s. v. G., A. w. Clarin; L. S. v. G., j.
H. C~hidester; r. S. s., E. c. Sheldon;
L. S. s., A. F. Mix; o. G., S. P. Luckin-
bill; 1. G., Chas. Wilson; chaplain,
Edward Jerrastad.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-01-08
SCHOOL REoPENED MONDAY

Monday morning at 9 o'clock the
children of Brookings started back to
their school, after an absence of two
weeks for the Christmas vacation.
The r%eopening of school after the
winter holidays is an event comparing
in Importance with the first day of
school in the autumn. The attend
ance is larger than that of the fall
There are three more weeks of the
present semester. At the opening of
the second semester classes will be
started in the first primary grades
and children 6 years of age or will be
6 before June, will be admitted.
New subjects will be begun in the
high school and the new schedule will
provide for more of the socalled prac-
teal studies.
Beginning with the new year ar
engagements r being formulated to
provide for addresses before the high
school by business and professional
men of the various vocations.
Pupils of the grades and students of
the high school were greatly pleased
when it was announced through the
superintendent that the teachers were
not Romans, but they were going to do
as Romans do and cancel all debts or
demerit marks against the pupils and
start the new year with a clean record.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-01-08
OUR MAIL SERVICE

AS the Register predicted last week
the mail service since the third car
rier was taken off has been simply
vile. Last Thursday, the first day
under the new system, the carrier ar
rived at the writer's home at three
o'clock in the afternoon, Friday he
did not get there at all, Saturday he
wandered in at nine o'clock in the
morning, having evidently been work
ing all night; Monday he got there
at nine-thirty in the morning; Tues
day he arrived at four o'clock in the
afternoon and yesterday he failed to
show up at all. This kind of service
is enough to give a man the jim-jams,
and it seems as though there ought to
be some good democrat high in the
councils of his party that could have
this remedied. The government
aims to give good service and we do
not believe they would stand for what
has been given under that name the
last week.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-01-08
BIG TIME TOMORROW NIGHT

The business men of the city will be
the guests of the college men at the
annual "Get-Together Fest" at the
college gymnasium tomorrow evening,
beginning at eight o'clock. This will
be a strictly informal affair and is sure
to be very enjoyable. The college boys
appreciate the interest the down town
people take in college activities and
take this manner of showing it.
There will be athletic stunts, includ-
ing boxing, wrestling and a tug Of
war between student and faculty
teams. There will be music by the
college orchestra and Dean Hedge and
college songs and yells whenever they
can be worked in to good advantage.
The following short speech-making
program will be carried out, with Pres
ident Slagle as POSTMASTER:
Talk-"Relation of the College to
Bookings" .Philo Hall
Talk-"Prunes and Progress"....
.Chas. e. Hall
Talk. Dick Chappell, 1913 Football
Captain.
Talk. Bernard Sheehan, 1914 Foot
ball Captain.
Talk. Coach Harry w. Ewing
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-01-08
BOYS TO CAMP AT COLLEGE

A. w. Palm, better farming superin,
tendent Of Codington county, says In
the Public Opinion:
Through the cooperation of the
Coddington County Better Farming
Assn, the county superintendent of
schools and the State College of Agri-
culture at Bookings, a Farm Boys
Camp from this county has been ar
ranged for on the State College cam
pus at Brookings.
During the latter part of the month
of June about seventy farm boys from
Codington county will be given a
chance to spend a few days in a boys
camp on the college grounds at Brook
ings. OF urse the trip will be a sort
of a recreation for the boys, but aside
from that it will be an educational trip
to the last degree. Through the cour-
tesy of the faculty of the State Col
lege we have been assured every as
sistance possible. Soils and crops will
be studied right out on the experiment
tai fields. Here some of the expert
ments of the utmost Importance to the
state are being carried on and the
boys will learn the results from actual
ly seeing what is going or. We will
study live stock and dairying by using
some of the best types of these differ
ent animals found in the state as OBJ
ject lessons. We will also study horti-
culture and fruit growing. Also horses
sheep and swine, using the college
herd and focks as text.
"Details of the plan are being work
ed out at the present writing, but this
much Is assured. The Farm Boys
camp for about seventy boys from Cod
ington county will be pitched on the
college grounds at Brookings and a
profitable and pleasant trip is assured.
During n of the days that the
boys are in camp an automobile train
will be run from Codington county to
Brookings and all people who have
cars are invited to join. Lectures and
demonstrations will be given and the
college thrown open for inspection.
Better count on joining the tour. You
will find it a pleasant place to go.
IAN attempt will be made by the
Better Farming Association to meet
most IL not all of the expenses for the
boys camp. One boy from each school
outside the city Of WATERFOWL will be
selected for the trip. Scholarship and
industry will form the basis of selec-
ton"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-01-08
JOHN KIRK MARRIED

A copy of the Madison, Wis, State
Journal of December 31st, reaches us,
with the following account of the mar
riage of John r. Kirk, a graduate of
the State College, class of '07, who is
well known to many of our citizens:
miss Murray Ketchum, the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Ketchum, 222
North Charter street. was married to
John Robert Kirk of Springfield, S. D.,
at II o'clock, Wednesday morning, in
the Grace church. by the Rev. A. A.
Ewing.
1.-THE bride wore a gown of ivory
duchess satin, trimmed with seed
pearls. She wore a veil caught with
orange blossoms and carried a shower
bouquet of roses and lilies of the val.
ley.
"She was attended by her sister,
Miss Iva Ketchum, as maid of honor,
wearing a gown of rose pink satin
with an overdress of marquisette. Miss
Mary Kirk, a sister of the groom, act
ed as bridesmaid. Sne wore a satin
gown of pale amber color. Both she
and the maid of honor wore lace caps.
"A brother of the groom, James Kirk
of Seattle, Wash, was best man.
Harlie Ketchum, a brother of the bride
was groomsman, and the ushers were
Harold Crothers, of Brookings, s. D.,
and C. M. Woodwork.
Miss Stella Martin, wearing an am
Der colored satin gown and Miss Nettie
Kelly, wearing a gown Of pink satin,
were the altar maids. The four ribbon
bearers, who were dressed in white,
were Miss Camilla Haley, Miss Gather
inc Hershey, Miss Grace Vergeront
and Miss Winifred Keith, of Galesville.
Miss Jessie Post sang % Promise
Me- after which Miss Annie Swain
played Mendelssohn's wedding march
as the bridal party entered the church.
Following the ceremony the bridal
party were entertained at a luncheon
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-01-08
PARCEL POST CHANGES

Beginning Jan. l the parcel post sys-
TEN was extended so that fifty pounds
packages can now be sent anywhere
within the first two zones. The rate
for fifty pounds is thirty cents for the
city or rural carriers and ffty-four
cents for the first and second zones.
The Twin Cities are unfortunately
just outside of the second zone and it
will be impossible to send packages
of that size to or from those points.
However, twenty pound packages may
now be sen to any zone, and the rate
from the Twin Cities to Brookings for
a package of this size will be forty
four cents. Elkton is just within the
second o m that radiates from the
Twin Cities and will therefore get the
benefit of the fifty pound package rate.
The second zone from Bookings in
cludes Sioux City, Sioux Falls, Water
town, Mitchell, Aberdeen and Man
kato.
The increase in the size of packages
that may be sent to all zones from
eleven to twenty pounds and the addi-
ton of the fifty pound packages in
the first two zones indicates that the
parcel post system is to be gradually
extended until it covers packages of
~ 1~a or a~rv -;.A 30 .- - - A.
country. For short distances the par.
eel post has the express companies
beat a block on rates and it looks as
though Uncle Sam would eventually
put the express trust out of business.
However, to do this the government
must make adequate prov sion for the
prompt delivery of packages, as well
as lower rates for long distances.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-01-08
WORKS WELL AT DE SMET

The De Smet News says that the
commission form of government is
working satisfactorily in that town
and that there has been an absence
of discord and a very satisfactory
amount of work done during the past
year. There has been some talk Of
bringing the question of a commission
form of government for Brookings to a
vote next spring. We are not prepared
to say that it would be a good system
or poor system for Brookings to adopt,
but we do believe that as a progress
sive city 1t would be well to investi-
gate its merits. If any of our readers
know anything of it's operations, either
good or bad, in other cities we will,
be glad to give space to it.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-01-08
JURY LIST

The term has been continued t,
Monday, January 10th, jury to repor
on Tuesday, January Goth, at II
a. M:
H. c. Trepp, Alton Twp.
j. H. Simmons, Sherman Twp.
Fred Pauline, Medary Twp.
Henry Bensen, Bookings Twp.
Christoffer Medsen, Laketon Twp.
George Hast, Eureka Twp.
w. r. Coleman, Volga City.
Z. G. Messner, Trenton Twp.
o. w. Negstad, Lake Sinai Twp.
George e. Baker, Aurora Village.
James Sloan, Brookings Twp.
Roy Mcknight, White Twp.
Mike Quinn, Alton Twp.
Z. B. Harte, Brookings City.
S. NJ. Colburn, Parnell Twp.
Mike Heintz, Alton Twp.
Cornelius Wagenear, Bangor Twp.
Christ Austad, Bangor Twp.
H. G.. Hartman ,Parnell Twp.
Charles Martin, White Twp.
G. N. Scheetz, Preston Twp.
H. E. Thompson, Winsor Twp.
Henry Myrand, lakewood Twp.
Chester King, Argo Twp.
Mike Maher, Brookings Twp.
Charles Johnson, Sterling Twp.
August Schade, Bangor Twp.
J. F. R~ibstein, Bruce Twp.
Ed. Murphy, Elkton Twp.
Chas. Lunschen, Parnell Twp.
Elmer Honan, Alton Twp.
Tom Gullick, Brookings City.
H. ]. Hanson, Lake Hendricks Twp
John Johnston, Bookings Twp.
T. H. Hurney, Alton Twp.
Lars L. Alrick, Sterling Twp.
l.. E. Olson, Brookings Twp.
Walter Lees, Elkton Twp.
Herman Heinrich. Aurora Twp.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-01-08

and on the second ballot Gruseth with
drew in favor of Murphy, the final vote
standing, Lee, 1,442; Murphy, 564.
There vas a lively scrap on for SUI.
perintendent Of schools, but Herbert
Blakely of Sterling, developed unex.
pected strength and was an easy win
ner over his opponent, Miss Marie
Wunsch Of Elkton. The vote was l.
1877 to 403.
Minority Meeting
W. M. Cheever was elected chair
man of the minority meeting, and E.
d. Robinson secretary. The meeting
decided to put no ticket in the field,
but endorsed the following independ-
ent candidates: Paul butcher, state
senator; Nels Rishoi, Argo, R. F. Kerr,
Bookings, and julius Weise of Rich
land, representatives; F. w. Cuckow,
states attorney; C. H. Davis and Thos.
Kidman, county commissioners. They
also endorsed all county officers now
serving their first term. r. A. Storm
was selected as state proposal COM
~mitteeman, and w. M. Cheever as
state committeeman.
Democratic Meeting
The democrats met in the farmers
at the court house and nominal
ed nearly a full ticket, as follows:
Senator, Martin Stumley, Volga; rep
resentatives, E. G. Sheldon, Brook
ings, j. H. Simmons, White, F. E.
Woodland, Brookings; treasurer, J. R.
Fridley, Brookings; auditor, Jos.
Bairey, Bushnell; register of deeds,
=. F. Barg, White; sheriff, Fred
MINER, White; county judge, j. P.
Alexander, Bookings; states attor-
ney, Verne G. Wohlheter, White.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-01-08
THE HONOR ROLL

The following high school students
have a standing of 81 or above in all
their studies for the last month and
are given a place on the honor roll:
Frances Alton, Guy Davis, Dora
Dybdahl, julius Dybdahl, Esther Irish,
Cecil Brown, Genevieve Chappell,
Great Johnson, Phyllis Madden, Mary
Perso, Harry Solberg, Nina Telkamp,
Frank Bergiem, Daisy Elston, Julia
Enright, Erma Hubbart, Edith Poole,
Clara Shanbarker, Esther Somers,
Cecile Swift, Ray Bunday, Matte Cul.
bertson, Harold Hoover, Leonard Laid,
Esther Irish, Hubert Mathews, Laura
Nelson, Clifton Walters. Eugene Wix.
Laura Wood.
The following grade pupils have a
standing to entitle them to be on this
honor roll:
Edward Atkinson, Alice Arnold, Car
oline Giannotti, Annabelle Nesson,
Vesta Spooner, Lowell King, Josephine
Mitchell, Olaf Nelson, Winford Bart
cit, Harold Beatty, Gladys Elverud,
Eva Haugen, Gladys Lanphier, Har-
riet Stoddart, Burney Tolliver, Ruth
Eden, Frances Forsee, Violet Gain
nonatti, Leland Hoy, Marjorie Hub
bard, Frances Prahl, Bessie Bowles,
Bernice Bartlett, Helen Slightam,
Richard Vinegar, Kenneth Soule,
Leon Pultz, Forest Fem, Paul Erring-
ton, Richard Bracket, Percy Satchell,
Sarah Oyloe, Ruby Olson, Mable Ham
mond, Frances Forsee, Willard Erb,
Leona Christensen, Beryl Crook,
Eleona Ellis, John Johnson, Richard
Kendall, Lucille Marvin, Irene McCarl,
Genevieve Stead, Pamela Powers, Ken
meth Alton, Alfred E%lverude, Edgar
Elverud, Louise Grove, Clark Hill, Ad-
lowe Larson, Helen Philippson, Mar
jorie Cole, Gwendolyn Dunbar, Theo-
dore Hasle, Wilfred Matson, Howard
Powers, Merriel Spooner, Katherine
Harris, Anita Hanson, Jean Leighty,
Pearl Leighty, Ruth VanArk, John
Worden, Marjorie Hoy, Gail Earoldson,
Minnie Larson, Marshall Knappen,
Verna Sexauer, Elizabeth Brown.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-01-08
WE ARE SHOWING" MISSOURI

A. J. Sanders tells us of e good one
on our Missouri friends to the south
of us and you know old Missouri is
the only corn growing state in the
union. He tells us that a man from
that state actually came up to South
Dakota to buy corn. He stopped off
at Bushnell and through one of its
elevators bought $4,000 bushels and
shipped to that great corn raising
state. 1t looks as though Missouri
can't "show us" when it comes to
raising corn.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-01-08

held in the ~Elizabethan roo of the
Park Hotel.
Miss Ketchum was graduated from
the university in 1913. Mr.. Kirk re-
ceived his master of science degree
from the university in 1912. Mr.. and
Mrs. Kirk will live in Springfield, S.
D., where the groom is manager of his
fathers grain farm and a director of
the United Grain Dealers Corpora
ton"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-01-08
WEATHER REPORT

The weather report for the month or
December just issued by the Huron
Office shows that the month was the
warmest since 1894, when the average
was the same, 81 above zero. Decem-
Der, 1873, was the warmest in the his
tory Of the Huron Office and that was
only one degree higher than the aver
age Of last month.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-01-08
NEEDED N

This week the city put in another
street light between the depot and the
Masonic Temple. This has always
been a dark spot and the light will be
appreciated by all who have occasion
to go to the depot during the evening.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-01-08
HAS THEN ON THE RUN

Beginning with the new year new
rules will govern the parcel post bust
ness of Uncle Sam. The new regula-
tons are proof that the parcel post
is q great success and is being advanc-
ed in accordance with the needs of the
people. regardless Of the eject Of abb
solute destruction Of express cora-
panies. Many people regard The *
press companies As robbers ever
little sympathy a lo6t upon tth91f
emit expiring pIight-Toxcntp Hezald,
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-01-08
REGISTRATION
BOOKS CLOSE
THOSE WHO FAILED TO REGISTER
CANNOT VOTE IN CON-
ING PRIMARY
2,493 VOTERS REGISTER N THE COUNTY
Good Proportion Of Our Citizens vii
Vote In Dick Richards Little A.
fair the gath Of Next March

County Auditor Ripley closed the
registration books on last Thursday,
the first day of the year, and those
voters who did not get their names
enrolled cannot take part in Dick
Richards f~ree-for-all on the oath day
of next March. The books we're in
the hands of the county auditor dur
ing the months of November and De-
cember, the town and township clerks
having turned them in to that office on
the first day of November, and 1t was
the privilege of the citizens to go
there up to January LIST, and enroll
his name IL he had not previously
done so. Quite a few took advantage
of this provision and three hundred
or SO m were added after the
books reached the auditor. The total
registration to January 1, was 2.493,
which is by no means the total vote Of
the county, although 1t is a good big
majority of It. 1t is thought that the
total vote of the county is about 5000
SO that there will be a fairly good rep
resentation out next March.
Following is the registration by pre-
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-01-08
PIONEER RESIDENT DIES

Mrs. Rhoda Anderson received a
telegram Saturday evening informing
her of the death of her brother, Henry.
at Seattle, Wash. Mr.. Lawshe lived at
Tacoma, but it is presumed he was
visiting relatives at Seattle when he
passed away. He was n of the pion-
eer residents Of Brookings. but moved
to the coast a great many years ago.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-01-08

Mr.. and Mrs. ". ". Schoenwether q
Hancock, Mimi, were here last week
visiting at TIE home Of his parents.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-04-23
.HUERTA PROMISES
SAFETY TO ALIENS
Dictator Guarantees Them They
Will Not Be MOIGSted.

Mexico City, April 22.-General HUI
erta offers all guarantees to foreign
ems, Americans included, who may re-
main in Mexico and he will improve
this opportunity to show the wOr,s
that his government and Mexico are
moral and civilized"
This statement was given out early
In the day.
81 desire to make it plaln to the
American people," he continued. that
according to the official report from
the commander at Port Tampico re-
ceiVed by the Mexican government,
there was no flag in the boat which
landed and whose crew was detained.
fear that President Wilson has been
miSinformed on this point and that
he will inform the American congress
that the boat carried the flag.
''ln fact, the American flag has
nothing to do with the case, and
desire the American people fully to
understand this"
Many American residents have made
preparations to stay in the Mexican
capital, whatever the outcome of the
present crisis may be unless they are
ordered to leave by the Mexican au-
taoritics. They express belief that
they will not be harmed in any event
uadity.
Others are going to Vera Cruz or
are making preparations to leave if
eceSsary.
AS a precautionary measure a spe-
oial guard of twelve police was in
stalled in the American embassy.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-04-23
a "DRY" NAVY.

In commenting ON the recent order of
Secretary Daniels in abolishing the
wine mess for officers in the navy, The
Baraboo Democrat rightly says:
mot only il the order II temperance
measure, but it is another step in that
characterization Of the navy for which
Secretary Daniels has earnestly strivcn
since he took the Navy portfolio. The
enlisted mon have long been denied op-
portunity for the uso of liquor and Sec
rotary Daniels rightly holds that "'thcro
should not be on shipboard, with refer
ence to intoxicants one rule for officers
and another and n different rule for the
enlisted personnel.
The naval officers should experience
no difficulty in adapting themselves to
the new rule. II there are any who
feel that they can't get along without
alcoholic stimulants, it would seem
that the service would not suffer by
their resignations
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-04-23

program has been written by Mr..
Holmes, a member of the company.
His music is now being played by
some Of the leading bands of the coun,
try. including Sousas
They have been for seven years I'M,
der their present bureau management.
and not even one adverse criticism
has been received.