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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-08-05
AROUND BRUCE

A heavy rain Friday afternoon will
reports Of a bad hail storm southwes
of Bruce.
Farmers are more encouraged nov
as corr has began to tassel u the
past week and looks fine; and with
favorable weather %henseforth there
still may be a good corn crop.
Mrs. Geo. Bunday, Jr, of Hayti. ar
rived at Bruce Thursday and visited
with relatives in town until Friday
evening when she went home with
her father, John Borstad and will
visit there a week or two.
The dance at o. G. Mitchell's Fri
day flight was well attended and a
fine time enjoyed by all present.
Mrs. Frank Ribstein entertained the
children of her Sunday school class at
her home in Bruce, Wednesday after
noon Dainty refreshments were serv-
ed the children on the lawn. A very
pleasant afternoon was spent by those
present.
The attendance of the Ladies Aid
meeting at Mrs. Tollefson's Wednesday
the largest of any thus far held. A
fine supper was served and about eight
dollars and thirty cents was taken in.
Mrs. r. F. Caldwell and son Don and
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Caldwell and chill
dren returned Friday evening from
their visit in Iowa.
Don't forget the big dance at Bruce
Tuesday night, August 10th.
The next meeting of the Ladies Aid
of the Norwegian church will be with
Mrs. Studsdahl.
The Ladies Aid of Bruce met with
Mrs. Reeves last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Smith were shop
ping at Bruce Saturday evening.
John Borstad and Geo. Christopher
were at Bruce Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Olson we're shop
ping at Bruce Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Hoffman and chill
dren were Sunday afternoon visitors
at John Borstad's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Hammond return
ed home Thursday evening from their
visit in the southern part of the state.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Hammond left
Monday for a visit with home folks.
r. A. Kerr was at Bruce Friday af-
ternoon.
s.. A. Buck will build a new hip roof
barn 32x40 on his farm northeast of
Bruce. Arthur Dixon will do the
building and will begin work Wednes-
day of this week.
The three general stores at Bruce
broken into by robbers recently
and something from each store was
Mesdames Bohnhoff and Drink from
Preston, were seen in Bruce Monday
week.
A slight frost Monday night of this
but no damage done SO far as
known, although cold enough Monday
for a snow storm.
This week corn has begun to silk
out. o, the broad smiles of We farmers
now.
Geo. Bunday, ST., was at Watertown
Monday of this week.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-08-05

considerably damaged by the hail
east and southeast of Lake lakewood
last Friday. The heavy rain and wind
injured the corn and other grain in
the surrounding territory where the
hail did not strike.
a daughter was born 10 Mr.. and
Mrs. Amos B~rackenburg last Saturday
morning.
Fred Schwartz and Wayne Stein
hart were Sunday visitors in the Fred
Krumm home.
Miss Hattie Williams of volga, visit.
ed for several days with friends in
this vicinity.
The Volga Campfire Girls chaperon-
ed by Mrs. Ed. Samis and Mrs. AL.
Schwartz, who spent a week camping
at Lake lakewood, returned to their
homes last Wednesday.
Art Liebsch OF Windsor, accom-
panied by his sister, Mrs. Roy Miller
and husband who autoed to Iowa for
a brief visit with relatives, returned
home the first of the week.
Miss Alice Valdez and mother from
Moody county, are visiting this week
in the Amos ~Brackenburg home.
This community was largely repre-
sented at the baseball carnival held in
Volga, last Thursday where the Brook
ings ball team was defeated by Ar
lington and the latter by the Volga
team.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-08-05
WHY FARMERS BUY AUTOS

An investigation by Farm Life, GOV.
ering seven counties in southwestern
Indiana, shows that twice as many
cars are being sold this year as last;
and that about rs per cen of the ma
chimes going out this season are being
sold to farmers. Farm Life declares
that not only are average farmers buy
ing machines, but that every fourth or
fifth man interviewed, if he had no
car, is planning to buy one-this year
or next-if his crops and his livestock
turn out according to his
reasonable hopes. This unusual in
vestment is attributed by Farm Life
largely to the decrease in the price of
machines, and the need felt by the
for a time saving and pleas
ure saving vehicle. In no instance
was it found that the farmers neglect
ed their f1ocks and fields to go Joy
riding; on the contrary, the machine
were prosperous and happy.
A machine helps to keep the boys and
girls on the farm, it does away with
the lonliness of rural life by making
a suburbanite of it's owner, and puts
the town and the country in closer
touch, both in a social and a business
way.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-08-05
during the worst possible storms.

during the worst possible storms.
Make your road dry. Build it hard
and compact with a crown sufficient
to shed water rapidly to the side
bitches, and with ample culyerts and
drains. To keep your road dry main
tain the drainage in good condition.
Drag your roads after each rain: drag
ging fills in the ruts, smooths the sur
face, and maintains the crown. On the
road which has been properly drag
ged the rain finds no place to collect
and soak into and soften the surface
Unless the rain is of long duration the
surface is softened but very little. AS
as the rain has ceased and the
road surface dried so that the clay
is not sticky, but while it is still plastic
drag the road again. Any depression
or ruts which have been formed during
and after the rain are thus filled, and
the surface smoothed up and plastered
with a thin plaster of clay or
earth which packs and becomes very
hard under passing traffic. There
fore, in order to make and keep your
road dry, first provide for good drain.
age and then maintain the good drain
age by systematic dragging after each
rain. Diligent attention to these points
Will, in general, insure an earth road
fairly passable at all times and very
good most of the time.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-08-05
TRENTON

Harvesting has begun on most OF
the farms and although some fields
are lodged badly, very little of the
big crop will be wasted.
Henry Raymer returned last week
from a few days trip into North Da,
kota. He talks quite favorably OF
moving up there next spring. Brook.
ings county will do for us.
]. e. Harvey and Harry Thompson
were driving a colt to a roadcart one
day recently when the bit broke and
the colt being frightened by some
horses In a nearby pasture became un.
manageable and al away. Both men
struck the mud safely am later
caught the colt unframed near e. B.
Newton's farm.
The men Of Trenton Grange re-
ceived q most bountiful feast last Fri.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-08-05
CORRESPONDENCE
SINAI

Untended for last week)
The ice ream social held at Ole
Quail's last Saturday evening was well
attended and all report a good time.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Myhres boarded
the south bound train last Wednesday.
Bud Stromme has resigned his posi-
ton at the Elgin drug store, we do
not know what his plans are for the
future.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Johnson of Madi-
SON, have been visiting at Mrs. John
Felberg's theh past week.
Engeman Rensvold spent Sunday at
Carl Bursvold's.
Rev. Shepnett of Minneapolis, de-
livered a good sermon in the west
church last Sunday evening.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-08-05
STERLING

Louis Alrick was q business visitor
ct volga Friday,
Mr.. and Mrs. e. c. Gerton called at
the Rob. Loban home Sunday.
Edwin Holom of volga. is assisting
Albert Odegard through harvest.
Geo. Trygstad marketed hogs at
volga Saturday.
John Alrick and o. T. Haugen autoed
mn to near Clear Lake Monday where
the latter has some land interests.
Miss Ida Alrick was q caller at the
Iuth johnson home Friday evening.
Nrs. soderholm and sons Alton and
Orion OF Minneapolis. arrived last
- Tor a few weeks visit with old
rkrahors and friends. Mrs. Solder
1prneriy resided in this vicinity
AVA some fifteen years ago
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-08-05

"Doan's Kidney Pills are excellent for
banishing backache and other symp-
toms of kidney trouble. My trade is
hard or my back and kidneys. When.
eve l find the kidneys irregular in
action and my back weak and lame,
| use Doan's Kidney Pills. They fix
me up all right"
Price SOC, at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Anderson had. Foster-Milburn
Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-08-05

Don't leave poison around the house
where small children can get it. The
statement has been made that many
children have met their death from fly
poison, which was carelessly left in
easy reach of them, while their deaths
were attributed to cholera infantum.
are similar.-Bruce Herald.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-08-05

Mrs. Nels Oiness and Mrs. Solder
holm visited friends at Volga Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Nelson and
John Y%oungburg of Bookings, called
at Robert Loban's Friday.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-08-05
SUMMING UP THE EVIDENCE

Many Brooklnos People Have Been
Called AZ Witnesses.
Week after week has been published
the testimony of Brookings people
kidney sufferers-backache victims
people who have endured many forms
of kidney, bladder or urinary disor-
ders. These witnesses have used
Doan's Kidney Pills. All have given
their enthusiastic approval. It's the
same everywhere. 10000 American
men and women are publicly recon-
mending D~oan's-always in the home
papers. Isn't 1t q wonderful, convinc-
ing mass Of proof? II you are a suf-
ferer your verdict must be TRY Doan's
Arst."
Here's one more Brookings case.
r. II. Anderson, PROB. Of blacksmith
shop. Second st., Brookings. says:
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-08-05
LAKEWOOD

Ed. Schwarts and Jerome wyman
were among those whose crops were
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-24
Moving Calipatria Ostriches.

A great deal of interest is being
manifested at Calipatria over the
moving of the ostriches of the Cali
patria ostrich farm from the present
location east of town to their new
home to the north and nearer the
sea.
There are over 600 of these birds
and it is the intention of the man
agement to move them all in motor
trucks, which without doubt stab
fishes a new record for motor truck
transportation.
Bismarck Drayer will have charge
of the moving and he predicts plenty
of excitement for those who care to
come and look on.
The first permanent location to be
chosen for the farm was over on the
Calipatria Eastside Farms. where the
bonus offers now hold good, but the
other location was finally chosen be-
cause it is nearer to the stone and
gravel beds Of the Salton sea.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-24
PEPOULATION OF
Ell CENTRO is 5000

The population of FL Centro, in
cluding every resident within the cor.
porate limits of the city, is $500
These were the figures made public
today by members of the census tax.
ers for the Elks' lodge who for the
past 2 weeks have been compiling the
figures to determine whether the pop
ulation of Ell Centre is sufficient to
grant the installation of an Elk lodge
as that organization requires a popu-
lation of 5000 before a lodge can be
established.
For week census takers were
engaged in canvassing every district
IN. the city and for 5 days more a
corps Of clerks have been preparing
a card index of the names secured by
the census takers.
The original number of names at
the conclusion of the census showed
6.387 residents in this city, but with
the completion of the card index it was
discovered that 487 names had been
duplicated.
The city trustees some months ago
approved of settlement of the popu-
lation problem by means of the CEN
sus, and it is expected the result of
the census will be presented before
the board at their meeting tonight.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-24
ENTERTAINED GIANTS
But UNDETECTED

The automobile, that hurls people
hundred miles across country in a
day, often makes the nabob look COM
monplace and the ordinary mortal like
a prince.
A case in point is the fact that in
the evening an auto dashed up to the
Oregon hotel, and E. P. Ripley, pres
ident of the great Santa Fe railroad,
and Fred Harvey, the great dispenser
of provender to Santa Fe travellers,
stepped out, got supper like common
mortals, and, still pretending to be
Of common clay, went to the Tulane
theatre ard saw the film drama, went
to their beds without the aid of a
brass band or a corps of flunkies, got
up in the morning early, grabbed
breakfast, and flashed away toward
San Diego.
No one knew thew were coming, and
practically no one knew they had ar
rived until they were gone.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-24
High School Notes.
(By Thomas r. Wilson,

The Senior class are holding class
meetings nearly every day and are
actively engaged in the work of pre-
pairing for their graduation exercises.
Samples of invitations, calling cards
and diplomas have arrived and they
are busy selecting the ones they life
best. AS this class is the largest one
ever graduated from this school they
are determined to have the best exer-
cises possible.
The La Solano staff is busy getting
together the material for the book
which must soon be published. This
photographer has been busy taking
individual pictures of the members of
the Senior class and of the staff. He
has also taken pictures of the differ
ent athletic teams, the undergraduate
classes. the fire clubs, the executive
committee, the orchestra, glee club
and various other group pictures.
The executive committee will hold
their regular meeting this afternoon
and will hold court session, having
three members up for disturbing the
assembly.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-24
Exposition Formally Dedicated.

EApoSItlOn TOTndllg ptutditu.
San Francisco, March 24.--The
Panama Pacific exposition was for
mally dedicated by Vice President
Marshall this afternoon, acting as the
presidents official representative.
Despite threatening weather, thou
sands gathered in the Court of the
Universe to witness the elaborate cere-
monies of the event San Francisco
has looked forward to for , years.
The festivities began at noon, when
Vice President Marshall, Secretary
Lane and Assistant Naval Secretary
Roosevelt were guests of President
Moore. The party reviewed troops
composed of every available soldier,
marine and bluejacket in the vicinity
of San Francisco, forming an impress
sive spectacle such as San Francisco
has not witnessed in years. The dedi-
cation followed.
As Vice President Marshall pro-
nounced his first words the first gun
of the l9-gun salute was fired by
every Warship in the bay. A great
cheer rose from the jubilant hrong
as the exposition was at last formally
given to the world.
1t developed today that Vice Pres
ident Marshall and his wife "sneaked'
out last night and took in the Zone.
They strolled about the exposition sew
eral hours unknown.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-24
JAIL HAS INFLUX
OF BOARDERS

Six lawbreakers were brought to
the county Jail today from CaleXico
by Deputy Sheriff Kemp, as result
of the vigilance of the border police
The prisoners are:
Pink" Williams, charged with bur
glary and bound over to the Superior
court for trial.
Charles Davis, convicted on a petit
larceny charge and sentenced to l90
days in the county Jail. Davis was
taken after he had carried away cleo
trio fixtures valued at $l5, the prop
erty of +. IL. lockwood of CaleXico.
Harold Snedaker, convicted ON a
petit larceny charge and sentenced to
30 days in the county Jail.
James Murphy, Snedaker's compan-
ion in crime, convicted on similar
charge and sentenced to 60 days i'm
prisonment. Both were arrested after
they had carried away a can of cream,
valued at 81, from the Aitken Phar-
macy at CaleXico.
James E. Kennedy, charged with
robbery.
James f. Franklin, a negro, charged
Will Jul Siefiy
A trip to San Quentin almost a
month ago, the presentation there of
cards bearing a description of Frank
lin and a disclosure of this fact to
Deputy Sheriff Luther Wright, coup
led with the vigilance of the officer
today disclosed the record OF Frank
lin, who is sought by San Quentin Of
ficials on q charge of breaking pa
role.
Franklin, several years ago, was
convicted on a burglary charge in Los
Angeles county and sentenced to A
years Imprisonment in San Quentin
penitentiary. Franklin broke his pa
role, which was granted after he had
served Is months of his sentence, and
since that time officers have been un-
able to discover his whereabouts.
Wright, on glimpsing the negro this
afternoon, as he was booked at the
county jail, was forcibly impressed
with the striking resemblance exist.
ing between the much-sought parole
bi eaker and the burglar suspect, and
to verify his suspicious he searched
through the files and unearthed the
circular from the San Quentin Off
cials.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-24
LADY BIRDS TO
ARRIVE HERE SOON

If 100000 lady birds each lay 80
eggs and the larvae from each egg
consumes 30 aphis each day during
the period of nearly month in which
the larvae is metmorphosed from the
larvae stage to the adult bug, how
many lady birds will there be in the
valley in 30 days? This is the prob
lem that F. w. Waite, county horti-
cultural commissioner, propounded
this morning in attempting to solve
the ratio between the aphis and the
lady birds-after the latter had been
in the valley month.
Two million lady birds probably will
be shipped into Imperial county with
in the next few days to be placed with
the ranchers and cantaloupe associa-
tons for distribution to combat che
aphis that annually invades the can
taloupe and barley fields.
In the past the lady birds have
been shipped to the valley during the
climax of the advent of the aphis, but
the mysterious malady that is claim
ing myriads of victims from the ranks
of the lady birds at the state insec-
tary at Sacramento has led officials
there to plan an immediate distribu-
tion before the blight depletes the
population of the lady bird colony to
such an extent that the remaining
number will be insufficient to supply
the demand throughout California.
The lady birds, it is expected, will
be shipped to the valley in number
of consignments and the county hor-
ticultural commission is planning the
release of the insects on the day Of
their arrival.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-24

Robertson will be put in charge of
any new work, after his revealed APP
titude in maintaining the army's sup
ply system on an efficient level,
which is an important test. The
selection Of "A supply genius to be-
mean that the principal duty of the
staff has been changed to look after
the maintenance of munitions at the
highest level.
In modern trench warfare aeroplane
scouting has seriously interfered with
field operations and secret movements
of troops, which are basic conditions
of strategy.
Superiority in regard to supplies
has become the handspring to victory
The British seem SO impressed with
this fact that they are ranking then
qual termaster generals department
above the department OF strategy.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-24

scriptions in hopes of winning the
$4,000 bonus votes two or three times,
if possiols.
Entry Lists to Close.
Entry lists will close Saturday, aft
er which date no new candidate will
be allowed to compete. There is still
time to enter and win, but it will re-
quire energy and determination dur
ing the balance of the campaign.
Last Bonus Offer.
The last bonus vote offer expires
April ! and is for new subscrip-
tions for a year or more each, or year
extensions of new subscriptions given
prior to the announcement of this Of
fer. The bonus is $4,000 votes and
1t may be won two or more times by
the same candidate.
Scores.
Miss Nable Padgett, San Diego
Miss Zelia F. Webb, Calexico. 479 ZOO
Mrs. Edith Hancock, Ell Centre. .469, 100
Mrs. Robert Moore, FL Centro. 421 $50
Miss Lille Kissee, star route,
El Centro ............... 5000
Miss BERTHE b. Clements, FL
Centre ;........:.......... .315,SO
Mrs. Vaughn Azhderian, Melo-
land ;.::...:.............22 224 900
Miss Leah M. Wilson, Ell Centre 65.f;5O
Miss DorothV Meserve Brawley IO.O5O
MISS kuth Donahue' Calexlco. 1880
mrs. 1iarenee folks Cahpatria 1850
Miss Blanche Randolph Braw-
ley ....... .....;,a,..;,.....;........- 6.7OO
MIS- refey dhacker' ~ Centro 5000
MISS allaa bennett Brawiey. $3.50
MIS-. 6ert GoouWln' Callpatria. 5000
M!sS SQza F9lge' AIamorio. :. $3.50
MISS MAUD oase' hoitViiie. 1850
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-24
Crop Market Situation
Is Very Much Mixed

Never before has the market for
valley crops furnished so much
ground for study as this year, and
there is a degree of irregularity in
prices that is surprising. In some
cases the outlook is excellent, while
in others there is great uncertainty.
The one field crop now being mar
keted is asparagus, and so far as re-
turns have come in, the prices real
lied have been vastly ahead of last
year, with indications that the season
will be highly profitable
On the other hand, the outlook for
cantaloupes is most uncertain. There
is big acreage and the best of pros
poets for yield, and for early melons,
but there is demoralization among the
packers on account of efforts to en-
force the antitrust law against them.
That there will be lack of system in
distribution seems assured, and with
out systematic distribution the mar
kets must be demoraized. 1t is still
thought, however, that a solution of
the problem can be found.
In the livestock market, including
poultry, it is claimed that the en-
forcement of quarantine to keep out
tne hoof and mouth disease will give
steady upward tendency, forcing the
state to rely on its own resources for
meats. There are more hogs in the
valley than at any time for num-
Der Of years, and when the time comes
for heavy shipments, following the
harvest, from July on, the valley
should receive a large revenue from
this source.
The butter market is low and get
ting weaker, with quotations run
ming materially under those of the
Middle West. The feeling is coming
to prevail that Los Angeles has too
strong a hold on the dairy industry
of the valley, and that attention must
be directed in the near future to di-
vertlng large portion of the product
eastward, breaking the bonds that tie
the industry to the coast.
That the valley now has too large
an acreage of alfalfa for the livestock
available is the opinion of many per
sons, the price of hay being very un-
satisfactory, while rentals of alfalfa
fields are dropping in sympathy. This
Is making butter production cheaper
and thus helping the dairymen to meet
the situation. At the same time this
condition is furnishing a stimulus to
increasing the number of head of live
stock.
For the first time there will be a
considerable acreage of beans grown
in the valley, and it is hoped this
crop, being the first of the new sea-
son harvested in the county, will
bring big profits The market sup
ply has been depleted by the war and
prices range high.
Growers of Durango cotton have
been very well satisfied with the re-
suits from the last crop, and there
will be considerable acreage planted
this year.
The situation as described tallies
with that prevailing generally
throughout the country. where the
European was has demoralized most
branches of industry. while creating
feverish activity in few others. 1t
is believed, however, that the coun-
try is slowly returning to normal con
ditions, and this valley will gradually
get back with the rest of the nation
to its proper place.