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Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1915-01-28
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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-02-25
NELSON LOSES MONEY
Mix-up in the Office of Secretary Of
State Subject of investigation

Tht Pierre correspondent Of the
Sioux Falls Press has the following tc
say of the mix-up in the Office of the
secretary of state, in which j. Il. Mel
son, formerly of Brookings, is con
cerned:
"A large sum of money-between
81, 600 and 50, 000-was stolen from a
drawer in the desk of John II. Nelson,
assistant secretary of state, in the
office of that department, according to
the testimony of Mr.. Nelson before the
joint investigating committee. Nelson
gave this as the reason why the cash
account vas short and December set
Elements had not been made until
January %. The loss he said, was
also responsible for some of the dis
crepancy found by Accountant Tru-
ran, although some of it was due to
error, loss of credit accounts, and fail
ure of the accountant to give credit
for items charged twice by mistake.
Nelson took on himself the full
blame for all the shortage and him
self deposited $1,000 in the American
Exchange bank to make up the amount
of the December settlements. He de-
clared the errors were due to over
work, as Secretary of State Glassner
had done practically no work in the
office during the two years of his term.
Nelson was very reluctant to give
the reason for the delay in settlement
with the treasurer and the fact that
the money vas not in the bank to pay
the same until he had deposited on
January %. When convinced that he
was obliged to answer he told of the
robbery. Said he had not told Of it
nor notified officials because it was
money carelessly left by him in a desk
drawer, after being taken out of the
vault to deposit. 1t was his own loss
and he did not want it to become
known.
HE could not tell the committee the
amount hat was taken and vas very
uncertain as to the time of the rob-
berry, at first not knowing whether 1t
was in the first or the latter half of
the year 1914. When his memory was
refreshed by referring to the bank
books, he said it was in October. This
shortage had been carried along until
January, when he made the deposit.
He was confident that if it were not
for the loss his cash book would prac-
tically balance.
Nelson's testimony indicated a very
loose system of keeping accounts and
the committee, which has nearly COM
pleted its work and is expected to re-
port in a few days, undoubtedly to
recommend reform in that particular"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-02-25
A GOLDEN

Tuesday evening, February 23rd was
a rare occasion at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Zene Poole, it being their fiftieth
anniversary. Golden weddings are
rather rare events, and when they &C.
cur many memories come trooping into
the mind. Mr.. and Mrs. Poole were
married in 1865 at Leeds, Columbia
county, Wis, and moved to Brookings
in 1885, where they have resided ever
since. About seventy friends and
neighbors gathered to help the worthy
couple celebrate the occasion. The
evening was spent very pleasantly,
later on a delicious luncheon was
served, at which time Mr.. and Mrs.
Poole were presented with a purse of
gold and silver. Although fifty years
of welded life have passed away, Mr..
and Mrs. Poole are still hearty and
well, and were able to join with great
animation in the pleasure of the
event. The company at a late hour
took their departure wishing them both
many more anniversaries.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-02-25
DEATH OF CLARA DAVIS

Clara Alice Davis, oldest daughter of
Mr.. aud Mrs. w. j. Davis, was born
February 3, 1886, near Flandreau in
Moody county and departed this life at
Phoenix, Arizona, February 18th, aged
20 years and IL days.
Miss Clara had been in poor health
last fall, in company with her mother,
she went to Phoenix in the hope that
the climate would be beneficial. She
was given the best of medical atten.
ton and nursing, but in spite Of these
the complications of diseases with
which she was affected fastened the
end.
Services were held at the undertak,
ing rooms at Phoenix, conducted by
the Presbyterian minister. Hospital
nurses and other friends whom Miss
Clara had made there furnished music
and many beautiful floral pieces. The
remains arrived here Friday night and
the funeral was held from the First
Presbyterian church Sunday afternoon
conducted by Rev. w. A. Mast. The
abundance of beautiful flowers testified
to the esteem in which the deceased is
held. Interment was made in Green
wood.
Miss Davis was a graduate of the
Bookings high school, class of 1906,
and has been a teacher since that time.
She taught for two years at Gettys'
burg, but was obliged to give up her
work about a year ago.
Miss Clara was a young woman of
most excellent traits Of character and
made many friends wherever she went.
She united with the church while she
was still a child and has been most
faithful to all her duties and privileges
to the extent of her ability. She leaves
to mourn her untimely departure her
father and mother, one sister and
many friends who deeply ~sympathize
with the family in this hour of their
deep sorrow.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-02-25
CHARTER DAY AT COLLEGE

The junior class come up to expecta-
tons by winning the third annual
charter day meet held at the gym
nasium between the classes OF the col
lege last Saturday afternoon. This
class was first with 3S points; fresh
men, second, %; props, third. Il;
sopohomores, fourth, II; aggies, fifth,
IA; and seniors sixth, with 6 points
all of which were scored by Ike John
son..
At one o'clock in front of the gym
the band played a few pieces, then
went up stairs to play between events
for the large crowd which had gath
cred for the meet. Several OF the
boys were first trying out for the 2o-
yard dash. President Perisho opened
the meet by giving a short talk, not
on cooperation among the faculty and
student, but on winning out in the
world as well as in track events.
The first event of the afternoon
was the 20-yard dash, of which the
preliminaries were fully as interest
ing as the finals. Skinner, soph., won
first place; Walker, freshman, End;
Miller, junior, 3rd.
The fence vault was the second
event in which the drums helped when
the men lit. Lawler, soph, took first
in this event at S feet 10 inches.
Weber, junior; Walker, freshman; Gil
bert, prep; and Kennard, junior. tied
for second and third. Standing broad
jump was pulled off at about the same
time, in which Mitchell, prep. first in
this event, 9 feet 10 inches; 2h inches
more than last year. Burdett, prep,
second; and Lawler, soph, third.
The potato race was the next event.
Strachan, freshman, winning first;
Humphrey, junior. second; and Moyle'
aggie, third. Time 1888. In the pole
vault there were several entries. but
contestants were thinned out gradual.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-02-25
HEALTH EXHIBIT AT COLLEGE

Several thousand people attended
the first extensive health exhibit of
South Dakota at the State College
Friday and Saturday. This exhibit,
which was arranged by Shirley ?.
Miller, professor of zoology and bio
logy, his assistants and students,
covered 1000 feet of floor space, and
graphically showed the causes and
methods of prevention or control of
tuberculosis and typhoid. In addition
to the displays, Prof. Miller gave two
important illustrated lectures on the
production of antitoxins and v%accines.
Each of the thirty or more booths of
the display was in charge of an in
structor or a student of the depart
ment.
Among the important features Of
the exhibit were displays showing:
how flies contaminate food and carry
disease, means of treating garbage to
kill house flies, how to dispose of sew
age, how typhoid is spread by milk
and water supply, a typhoid sick room,
the deaths from tuberculosis in South
Dakota, how tuberculosis is carried,
utensils used by a tuberculosis pa
tient, diet for an incipient tuberculosis
patient, an outdoor sleeping tent built
by the students, fresh air sleeping gar
ments, window tents, sanitary fly
proof privy, sputU.n cups, hysenic
tooth display, views of the South Da-
kota sanitorium for tuberculosis, and
numerous bacterial %vaccines, tuber-
culins, and diptheria antitoxins.
Prof. Miller also showed effective
antiseptics, apparatus for bacteriology
laboratory, proper methods of clean
ing and busting a house with vacuum
cleaner and absorbent dust cloth, ster-
ilization of water and dishes for use in
home operations, and articles for
household first aid to the injured
Among other interesting features were
displays Of media used in water de-
termination. tubercule bacillus and
tissue infected with it, tuberculin test
showing rise in temperature, growth OF
bacteria from the air. from water and
from coughing in or kissing a petri
dish, typical cultures Of bacteria on
media, media constituents-with mum
erous charts. bulletins and books
covering the subject Of public health
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-02-25

ment in the public schools, passed the
house with shall read" but the sen
ate enacted it may read" leaving the
condition as it is now. Before it be.
comes a law the house viii have to
concur.
The Birch bill requiring inspection
of private hospitals, converts, etc, by
the board of county commissioners,
which was defeated early in the ses.
sion, by its friends unwittingly tabling
an adverse amendment, which carried
the main bill with it, and was reintro-
duced is now before the house without
recommendations of the committee.
The plan to conserve artesian waters
was defeated in the house, its oppon-
ponents arguing that it was an un-
necessary attempt to interfere with
private property.
The house defeated plan to provide
all constitutional officers with $50
monthly contingent fund to pay special
expenses occasioned by living in
Pierre. The Governor and Supreme
Court have been receiving such an
expense account for years. State Audi
tor Handlin now says that since the
house declared the $50 for all officers
unconstitutional, that he will not honor
the Governors and Supreme Court
vouchers.
Senator G. S. Bobb of Dawson has a
plan to permit any county on majority
vote to bond itself for the construction
of a county hospital.
General appropriation bill will be
introduced this week.
Harry A. Robinson.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-02-25
NEW STOCK SERIES

Secretary Kerr Of the Building and
Loan association tells us that the asso-
citation will start a new series March
/. Over one thousand shares of stock
are out on the first two series and five
houses have been built by the associa-
ton. 1t Is hoped to sell at least 500
shares of the new series and this, with
the income from the other two series
will provide funds enough to build
Ave houses this season. There Is an
demand for the money by those
who wish to build and at least q dozen
houses could be built II the associa-
ton had the funds. The association
stock offers = good safe investment
and It Il Z mighty Ane way Tor 4 yogng
nan 70 save money.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-02-25

ly until Skinner, soph, and Kennard
junior, tied for first and second, and
Wagner, soph, third. Height 8 feet,
8 inches.
In the standing high jump Mitchell,
prep, took first; Revell, freshman:
Laxson, junior; Jones, soph; and Ike
Johnson, senior, tied for second and
third. Height 4 feet 5 inches.
The running high kick was taken by
Humphrey, Junior; Doner, aggie, and
Mitchell, prep, tying for second and
third. Height s feet 3-S inches.
The rope climb was taken by Stew
art, aggie; Walker, freshman, End;
and Bauer. aggie, third. Time $50
seconds.
Mitchell, prep, took first in the run
ming high jump at S feet, and Laxson,
junior, and Boyle, aggie. tied for third.
Ike" senior, took first in the shot
put, 33 feet liz inches. Crissman,
aggie, End and Belk, aggie, third.
The juniors won the medicine ball
rae in l min. S.4 seconds. The tug of
war Was also won by the juniors
against the aggies. The juniors even.
ed up with suction soles what the
aggies had on them in weight.
The juniors won the relay but for
feited it because of a foul called On
the touchoff, giving the freshmen the
10 points.-Collegian.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-02-25
APPROPRIATION BILL IN

The general appropriations bill was
introduced in the legislature late Tues
day night and 1t provides something
over two million dollars for the run.
ming expenses Of the state for the com.
ing two years. The State College
is given $685. for the year from
July /, 1915, to July 1, 1916, and $685.
$50 for 1916-1917. This is the general
maintenance bill and 1t Is not known
what items 1t includes. II there IL
any appropriatioas 1T auildings It Win
come under apesiaiGtlllo = ths next
week. .. 4
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-02-25
COLLEGE BAND TO TOUR
Fine Organization Will Make Trip over
State the Coming Spring

Lieutenant C~hristensen's 40-piece
military band under the management
OF John Freeman. will start out on
It's hrst concert tour over South Da'
kota this spring. Dean Hedge, head
OF the music department, assisted by
Miss Laura Ferguson, will accompany
the band and give a vocal program at
each OF the cities visited. Stops will
be made at Huron, Pierre, Rapid City,
Lead, Sturgis, Hot Springs and Dead
wood. The trip is to start out in the
spring about the last of May. The
schedule is not yet complete; more
cities will be added to the list.
Since the permission of the faculty
allowing such a trip was granted the
last of the week, President Loesche of
the band has been actively engaged in
arranging for the trip. "The band
boys" said Loesche yesterday, have
pledged the payment of $500 each as
a guarantee if the trip will not pay out
of itself. We do not plan to make
money on the trip but want to show
the people that we have a live State
College and a real band"
Among the players of repute in the
band this year are Chief Musician
Pickett who is by many regarded as
the best college trumpeter in the state.
Joseph Bergeim, baritone soloist who
was chief musician last year and is
now playing his third year under
Christensen. Tolagson, first from
bone. Shepard first clarinet. Oyloe,
tuba, who will do solo work. These
will be assisted by others of local
reputation who will make each section
of the band of such a nature that,
with the efficient direction of Lieuten-
ant Carl Christensen, it will hold its
reputation as the best college band in
the northwest.
Open air concerts will be given in
each city visited in the afternoons
free for the benefit of the high school
students. The students feel that the
band will make a hit on it's concert
tour. In the Black Hills Freeman,
the manager, and drum major of the
organization, has many friends and is
"a well known college booster, being
called King of the hoboes" since the
hobo movie films were shown in the
western part of the state. The pres
ence of States renowned vocalists
gives the assurance that this boost
ing organization will make good on the
coming tour.
The band boys will be able to secure
a special car for this trip. This will
reduce expenses and cheaper rates.
1t is the intention of the band to
solicit the cooperation of the Brook
ings Commercial Club in making the
trip a uccess They have always
stood back of the college boosters and
no doubt will do the same this time.
The plan is to make the concert trip
an annual affair. 1t has the unani-
nous support of the faculty and stu
dents. The booster club will talk the
concert tour among their friends at
home.-Collegian.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-02-25
NONE BETTER THAN S. D.

Arthur w. Hunt, a former resident
of South Dakota, now living in Los
Angeles, writes the Aberdeen Daily
News an interesting letter, in which
he shows that South Dakota is hard to
beat after all. Mr.. Hunt says:
Today the annual South Dakota
picnic was to have been held here in
Sycamore grove, but owing to the in
clemency of the weather l presume it
will be postponed. l have been here
about two and a half years and know
that there are quite a number who
would like to go back to South Dakota.
Some of them will go, others are only
waiting for the time when they can
secure enough booty to start them
when they get back into the middle
west, and where better than in South
Dakota?
THE present prices of farm pro-
duce, the war and it's unquestionable
effect for the better on farm produce
and for higher prices for farm pro-
duce and for higher prices for farm
lands, is a mighty strong drawing card
towards South Dakota. Lands that
will produce the necessaries of life,
flour, beef, corn and hogs, and other
foodstuffs that naturally grow where
such things are grown, will be in
stronger demand than ever before and
where can such things be grown to
as great an advantage, so cheaply and
on so low priced lands, as can be
grown in the jim River valley Of South
Dakota?
81 have knocked about a good bit in
the past six or seven years, from the
Atlantic to the Pacific, from the Gulf
of Mexico up to Canada, always look
ing for something better in the way of
land investments, but so far have fail
ed to find any place that equals east.
ern South Dakota.
Land values here are very high,
that is land that has been prepared
so that it will raise good crops. In
and about Los Angeles county and
southern California generally, good al
falfa lands into crop with an abund-
ance of water for irrigation and with
very ordinary buildings, are sold for
from $500 TO 1000 per acre. In the
interior valleys land is held at from
1925 to 5000 per acre for the land
alone, without water in most cases and
with no improvements at all, that is in
small tracts and where water is avail
able. Such lands are mostly colony
lands owned by large syndicates and
bought by them in large tracts from
among the old California ranchers,
many of them old Mexican grants.
They have been subdivided and are
being sold out in small tracts from
five to forty acres in most cases, and
by the time the settler gets his land
water and his buildings ready he has
quite a sum invested in his little farm,
more than he can realize a fair per
cent of net profit from his investment.
However, I don't want to be under
stood as a 'knocker,' in fact l would
say to you and others that when you
are ready, that is have made your pile,
one sufficiently large 10 keep you in
comfort without work, and wish 70
spend the remainder of your days in
peace and quiet, where you can enjoy
all the benefits of Gods chosen climate
on this earth. then you are ready to
come here and bask In Gods given SUM-
light. and drink of the waters of the
Los Angeles aqueduct'."
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-07-16

tall. slender girl. Her eyes We're
almost on a level with his own.
Don't you want to tell me, dear?"
"He never gives me a thought he
said. COMPRISING his lips. He thinks
of no one but himself. God, what a
father."
Freddy, dear! You must not
speak"
Haven't ! some claim to his con-
sideration? Is it fair that | should be
ignored in everything, in every way?
| won't put up with it, Lydia. I'm not
a child. I'm a man and l am his son.
Cad, l might as we'll be a dog in the
street for all the thought he gives to
me-"
She put her finger to her lips, a
| scared lock stealing into her dark
| eyes. Jones was conducting the two
old, men to their room on the floor
below. A door closed softly. The
voices died away.
lie is a strange man. she said.
"IIe Is a good man, Frederic"
ITO everyone else, yes. But to me
Why, Lydia, II believe he hates me.
You know what"
flush! A man does not hate his
son. I've tried for years to drive that
silly notion out Of your mind. YOU
ooh, ! know I'm a fool to speak OF
it, but II can't help feeling as | do.
You've seen enough to know that I'm
.zl A. A1a-.c c~c - r;xLor yyYLo% IL
you think he has done? Can you
guess what he has done to all OF us? p
She did not answer. well, III tell
you just what he said in that wireless.
1t was from the Lusitania, twelve hun
dred miles off Sandy Hook-relayed,
suppose, so that the whole world
might know-sent at four this after.
noon. | remember every word of the
cursed thing, although | merely
glanced at 1t. Send the car to meet
Mrs. Brood and me at the Cunard pier
Thursday. Have Mrs. Desmond put
the house in order for its new mis-.
tress. : BY the way, 0 might inform
her that | was married last Wednes.
day in Paris 1t was signed James
Brood not ever father What dc
you think of that for a thunderbolt? p
Married" she gasped. Your ia
Their married."
Put the house In order for it's new
mistress" he almost snarled. THAI
message was a deliberate insult to me
Lydia-a nasty, rotten slap in the face
T .~oo, <hn "a, ~ xr,, ,rr.3rJ r.ut
as If it wasn't enough that he has
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-07-16

time. As for Lydia. pretty little
Lydia, he adored her. His heart be-
gan for the first time to sing with
the JOY OF youth, and the sensation
was a novel one. 1t had seemed to
him that he could eve be anything
but an old nan
1t was his custom, on coming home
for the night, no matter what the hour
may have been, to pause before Lyd-
las door on the way to his own room
at the other end of the long hall.
Usually, however. he was at home
long before her bedtime, and they
spent the evenings together, That she
IA his fathers secretary was OF no
moment. To him she was Lydia-his
Lydia.
For the past three months or more
he had been privileged to hold her
close in his arms and to kiss her good
night at parting. They were lovers
now. The slow fuse Of passion had
reached its end and the flame was
alive and shining with a radiance that
enFelODed DOtn OF tnen.
On this night, however, he passed
her door without knocking. His dark,
handsome face was flushed, and his
teeth were set in sullen anger. With
his hand on the knob of his own door,
he suddenly remembered that he had
failed Lydia for the first time. and
stopped. A pang of shame shot
through him. For a moment he hest
tated and then started guiltily toward
the forgotten door. Even as he raised
his hand to sound the loving signal.
the door was opened and Lydia, fully
dressed, confronted him. For a mo-
ment they regarded each other in
silence, she intently. he with astonish-
ment not quite free from confusion.
"I'm-I'm sorry, dearest" he be-
gan, his first desire being to account
for his oversight.
Tell me what has happened? 1t
can't be that your father is ill-or in
danger. You are angry, Frederic: SO
it can't be that. What is it,"
He looked away sullenly. ooh. it's
really nothing, ! suppose. Just an un'
expected jolt. that's all. was angry
for a moment"
"You are still angry" she said, lay.
ing her hand on his arm. She was a