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Pocahontas star herald., 1916-07-07
Singing Convention

An invitation has been extended
to the singers Of Randolph county
by Hoover Odom, president Of the
Middlebrook class, 10 hold the next
convention at that place on the 5th
Sunday IN July. The invitation has
been accepted and the convention
will be held there on the date nam
ed. Particulars regarding a meet
ing OF the executive committee, the
program and other details, will be
published later.
l.. F. Blankenship,
County President.
Pocahontas star herald., 1916-07-07

sl35. Anyone who would like to
help would be apprecia e by the
committee.
l. ID. Rapert and wife and S.
ii. Parker and wife visited at the
home Of w. A. Brown Sunday.
Mr.. Spence is still improving.
Mr.. Lehman Of Pocabontas and
Herman McNabb of Maynard were
at this place one day last week.
Berry Cummings and family Wis
tied at the home Of Jim Stevenson
Saturday night.
Pocahontas star herald., 1916-07-07
Mrs. iIettle Green Dead

New York, July 3.-Mrs. Hetty
Green, known IS the worlds
wealthiest woman, who was so
years old, died today. She had
suffered three strokes Of paralysis
during the last two months aud for
several weeks had been virtually
helpless.
Estimates Of her fortune range
from $50, 900, 900 10 800, 900, 600,
Pocahontas star herald., 1916-07-07
Boy Kills bis Brother

Jonesboro, June 29.-Playine
with 22 caliber rifle which they
believed was not loaded resulted IN
the death today Of Harrell Stroud,
four.year-old son Of Anderson
Stroud. The boy was shot in the
head by his brother, Alfred Straud,
SIX years old, and lived but a short
time.
Pocahontas star herald., 1916-07-07
MIDDLEBROOK

MIss Mildred johnson of Success
Is visiting friends and relatives
here this week.
The building committee, com.
posed Of w. A. Brown, S. If.
Parker and Bin Spencer, have lie,
the ront'7ot for rebuilding the 81,
loan church, to Bill Navy, for
Pocahontas star herald., 1916-07-07
SODA WATER

Delivered to your home a case Of
2.dozen bottles assorted Aavors &C
cents, PoCAHoNTAs BoTTLING Co.
~ If. Phone No. 254.
Pocahontas star herald., 1916-07-07
Local and otherwise

County court has been in session
at the court house this week,
Nothing Of special importance,
however, has been passed upon by
the Judge.
Tom stephens aud II. X. Roberts
Of Union township were transact.
ing business m Pocahontas Mon
day.
Lost Fountain pen. Finder
please return to Ben Johnston aud
receive reward.
John Holt OF Warm Springs
brought his father, w. L. Holt,
and his daughter, Miss Lilly, TO
DonIphan Tuesday aud they de-
parted on the noon train for Buck.
horn, Mo-, to visit relatives. Don.
iphan Prospect, News.
A woman in the White river
country has bought a new-fangled
Washing machine which hooks TO
. rocking chair and does the weeks
wsshi ng every Monday morning
while the woman rocks the baby to
sleep. You can't get ahead OF the
women IN the Ozarks.
We want to make bigger and
better and more prosperous place Of
our home community, but il is diff.
fcult of accomplishment when so
many insist on beginning at the
top and sliding downward.
L. Wilmington and X. l.. and
Nell MoGrew Of Success came up
Friday to attend the Poca Doniphan
ball game aud see the Overland shot
of. They made the trip in a car.
Mr.. Wilmington bought wheat
here last year.-Doniphan Prospect.
News.
Fountain pen lost-Finder will
be literally rewarded by returning
same to A. J. Lewis at the furni-
tnre store.
Teddy has come out for Hughes,
and that means there is no longer
any Progressive party to conten |
with. But Teddy can't hold all
the forces he held for himself for
Hughes. These Progressives are
an independent bunch and they will
not follow their leader into the
camp of the regulars. Ark.
ansas News.
Miss Irene Chambers of Warm
Springs Is spending this week with
Pocabontas relatives aud friends.
Two railroad companies have
employed more than 800 grad yates
Of the telegraph department of the
Springfield Business College, and
are calling for more every month.
Every young man who would
like TO be a station agent,
operator or train dispatcher should
write ]. A. Taylor Tor a special
telegraph catalog.
Anti-prohibltlon forces in Ark
ansas are now circulating petitions
TO have the statewide prohibition
law referred to the people IN the
November election. They will IN
all probability secure the $4,000
signatures necessary TO have the
measure submitted, hut the proba-
bility that the law will be repealed
by the voters of the state is remote
indeed. Arkansas has tried one
year of prohibition, and she likes
It.
A news item from Walnut Ridge
says: "a meeting was held at
Fender school house this week to
advocate two good roads for north.
east Lawrence county. The meet
ing was unanimous for good roads
under the Alexander law and a con
tract or agreement will be signed
up by property owners Saturday"
They are building good roads all
over the country, and Randolph
must keep up with the procession,
Friends of State vide prohibition
in Arkansas have started a move
ment TO erect a monument TO the
late Senator L. g. White, of Pine
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-12-01

At Uncle's Funeral
EHt Clerk L DOW GezhaFdl
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-12-01
YOUTH FALLS FROM
ROOF; Is NOT HURT

Young Ring, employed by Major
Moore, the timer, this afternoon fen
from the roof at the lower mill of the
interviewer group. At first it was
thought that the youngster had sus-
tanned broken bones or some other
serious injuries, but DR.. d. T. vii
liams, who had been summoned. dis
covered the boys bones to be intact
and administered local remedies that
should soon restore hi INTO his for
mer equilibrium.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-12-01
KINGS DAUGHTERS.

The regular monthly meeting Of the
Kings Daughters Hospital Circle will
he held Saturday afternoon at three
O'Clock at the hospital 1tnc
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-12-01
FCa SALE AT The
COURT HOUSE SATURDAY

Five passenger Ford touring car
Sale at o'clock. % 3t@
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-12-01
Gaa gaa-Alse

Ne Ionensf snseiatels FAR
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-08-03
To RAISE FUNDS
FOR COMPANY c
COMMERCIAL CLUB WILL START
MOVEMENT AT BAND CON.
CERT THURSDAY EVENING
EPW0RTHL LEAGUE WILL AID IN THE WORK
Patriotic Musical Program by Band
And Address BY Dr..
Bracket

The band concert will be held Thurs.
day evening instead of on Friday
evening, and the Commercial Club will
take the occasion of soliciting funds
fer the benefit Of Company c.. during
or after the concert. The Epworth
League will also serve ice cream, the
proceeds to go 10 the fund.
The band will give a complete pa.
triotic program and during he even.
ing DR.. Bracket, of the hospital, will
make a short address.
Many of the towns in the state,
where militia companies are now IN
the army, have already raised funds
for tier boys. Brookings would have
done this some time ago but for the
uncertainty of orders 10 the front and
the further fact that our boys were
we'll provided for. Now that they
have gone to the front many feel that
the time has come to raise a fund to
provide them with necessities not fur
nished by the state or general govern
ment.
1t is a patriotic movement and it is
hoped to raise a good sized fund at the
concert tonight. Everybody is invited
to come out and boost the good work
along.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-08-03
JOHNSON-SLOAN

Wednesday afternoon at four o'clock
at the home of the brides parents oc-
Cured the marriage Of Miss Phoebe
Sloan to Mr.. Clifton H. Johnson. kew.
William A. Mast used the ring cere-
mony in uniting these two young peo-
pie in the holy bonds of matrimony.
Mr.. Johnson is the youngest son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Johnson. lie IS q
young nan of excellent qualities and
of good promise.
Mrs. Johnson is a daughter of Mr..
James Sloan who lives five miles north
of Bookings. She is a young woman
of attractive personality and Of many
excellent and winsome qualities.
The wedding was solemnized in the
presence of the immediate friends and
relatives Of the contracting parties. "A
bountiful wedding supper was served
to the guests who departed wishing
the bride and groom a long and pros
porous life. \
Mr.. and Mrs. johnson will reside on
the Johnson farm a mile northwest
Of Brookings.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-08-03
MORE COUNTY FAIR NEWS

Work was started this week on the
finishing of the second floor of the
Woman's building, and the needed
room for exhibits will be ready and in
order for the fair this fall.
Three hundred and fifty pennants
advertising the county fair are now
being worn by autos throughout the
length and breadth of Bookings cOun-
ty. Every n of the remnants bought
this year have been distributed and
still there is call for more. Brookings
county people certainly appreciate a
good looking pennant.
AS much of the small grain has been
damaged by the hot weather, it will
be necessary for those persons who
have good fields of grain to bring their
best specimens to the fair, so that we
will have the usual amount of good
exhibits in the agricultural depart
ment.
With the fine growth of grasses in
the county this year the display of
forage crops should be better than
ever before. Don't fail to bring in
your best specimens.
A. E. Bunday, the Ford agent for
lllC Coully, II nave oil dJIl dCllNt PRIV
position to offer to the owners of
Fords before the fair opens, watch
the papers.
Any one desiring a premium list of
the county fair can get n of the
secretary, either in person or by mali.
Remember that big reunion of the
old settlers to be held at the fair on
Friday, September 8th. This will be
the annual meeting as well as the re-
union. A lunch will be served by the
Fair association to all old settlers
present.
Remember the night fair. We are
planning the finest and biggest kind of
entertainment for you to enjoy on
Wednesday,, Thursday and FRIDAY
evenings.
Please remember, all you who have
good grain, that samples of it will be
needed ut the fair to keep up the
standard of the county. This has been
an exceptional year, only two like it
in thirty years. But we must not let
this keep the county from showing
what can be raised here. There are
lots of good grain fields and we must
have samples from these.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-08-03

bats and set out upon a determined ex
petition to rid the city of it's oppres.
sors. A shot was fired by the l. w. w
and from the oncoming posse II
brought a response of about Is shots
all fired over the heads of the invaders
Stones were resorted to by many OF
the Industrial Workers, but when they
saw baseball bats begin to flash in the
sunlight, supported by a determined
display Of other weapons, the army OF
invasion lost heart and their retreat
soon became a rout.
Another Gang at Big Stone
With their enemy vanquished a mum
Der of Ortonville men crossed the Big
Stone lake to Big Stone city where
some trouble with the l. w. WIS had
been reported. Here it was found that
about so business men had rounded UP
about rs l. w. WIS and, assisted by
the O~rtonville contingent, soon had
them out of sight of town.
Considerable trouble, due to the
Industrial Workers, has been reported
in this vicinity recently. Today a
number of that order held up st. Paul
freight train No. SO near Milbank
where they also robbed four laborine
men who had refused to join them.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-08-03
FIRST SURPLUS
SHOWN IN STATE
FINE SHOWING IN THE STATE
TREASURY AT END OF FISCAL
YEAR OF 1916
OVER TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS TO GOOD
After Paying $4,000 For County Agri-
cultural Supervision From Gen.
eraI Fund

Pierre, August 3.-For the first time
since the organization of the state of
South Dakota, the showing of the
state treasury at the end of the fiscal
year 1916, showed a surplus. The cash
on hand in the general fund showed at
$310,618.75, with the only Indebtedness
$4,000 00 of outstanding general fund
warrants. Besides this there was
transferred from the general fund to
the county agricultural supervision
fund 5000. The state also paid out
by several thousand dollars, less on in
terest on warrants than was received
from the banks which paid interest on
their daily deposits, leaving that much
better showing for the state. The re-
ceipts from the general taxation for
the fiscal year ending June 30last were
all funds for the year $3.50, 534.60. For
the previous fiscal year the general tax
receipts were $1,154,1 1925, and the
total receipts from all sources $685.
551.67.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-08-03
BLAST HEARD IN FIVE STATES

New York, July 3~0.-Property loss
estimated at $685. OO, 900 was caused
early today by a series of terrific ex-
blossoms of ammunition awaiting shop
ment to the entente allies and stored
on Black Tom island, a small strip of
land jutting into New York bay off
Jersey City. The loss of life still was
problematical tonight. 1t will not be
determined definitely until there has
been opportunity to check up the work
men employed on the island and on
boats moored near by.
Two are known to be dead and at
least two more are missing. Scores of
persons were injured, some of them
probably MORALLY. The detonations,
which were felt in five states, began
with a continuous rapid fire of small
shells, the blowing up Of great quaint
ties Of dynamite, nitroglycerine and
other high explosives, followed by the
bursting of thousands of sharpel shells
which literally showered the surround.
ing country and waters for many miles
around.
Like Earthquake
Fire that started soon after the first
great crash which spread death and
desolation in its wake destroyed tnir.
teen Of the huge warehouses of the Ma.
tional Storage company on Black Tom
island, in which was stored merchan.
disc valued at between 81, O00. 900 and
$4,000. 900. The flames, shooting into
the clouds, were reflected against
New York's sky line" Of towering of.
fee buildings, which only a few mo.
ments before were shaken to their
foundations by an earthquake. Miles
Of streets in Manhattan alone were
strewn with broken glass and shatter.
ed signs.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-08-03

And Bright in Heavens jeweled crown
They shine forever more"
Mrs. Mary B. Norton was born in
Fond du Lac county, Wis, October II,
1861, and died in Bookings, August /,
1916. She moved with her parents
when a child to Dodge county, Mimi,
where on December Is, 1879, she was
married to Fred D. Norton. They
lived there two years, and then came
to South Dakota and located on a
farm eight miles northeast of Brook
ings where seven children were born
to them. They are. Vinal Norton,
Ollie Melcher, Christina Bushnell,
Chas. Norton, who live in Bushnell,
and Daniel, Orilla and Parmenus, who
are still at home. Eight years e
they moved to Bookings where they
resided at the time of her death.
At the age of sixteen she united
with the Christian church at Concord,
MINI. After coming to Bushnell she
and Mr.. Norton united with the
Methodist church about 1884, there be-
ing no church Of their own faith there.
When they came to Brookings they
again united with the Christian church
OF which she was a valued member
until called away.
The funeral will be held today at
two o'clock. Services at the home
will be conducted by Rev. Edgar, a
former pastor at Bushnell and a friend
of the family. The w. r. c., of which
deceased was a beloved member, also
will have services, and the pail bear
ers will be members of the Sunshine
Club Of which she was a member.
The deep sympathy of a host Of
friends goes out to the family at this
time.
Under the sod they silent sleep es
Over their graves we silent weep"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-08-03

Prof. w. G. Bennewies and family.
of Wichita. Kans.. are here for an ex-
tended visit with his mother. Mrs. M.
e. Bennewies. They made the trip in
their auto.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-08-03
PASSING OF MRS. NORTON

There is no death: the stars go down
To rise upon some fairer shore,
And Bright in Heavens jeweled crown
They shine forever more.n
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-09
CHANGES AT THE ELECTRIC PLANT
The $24,s5O Expenditure Which Commissioners Want APP
proved Includes Besides Boilers, Automatic Stokers,
Raising of Roof Apparatus for Increasing Draft Founda-
tion New Steam Line and Removal of Present Boilers

Inquiries on Wednesday in regard to
the amount which the board of gas
and electrical commissioners decided
to ask the court of common council
to approve for the installation of two
new boilers at the lighting plant, dis
closed the fact that the sum includes
more than the purchase and installa.-
alton price of such equipment, for
there are changes which the new and
bigger boilers will necessitate.
According to the bids which the
commission received for furnishing
two boilers erected at the plant their
actual cost by the lowest bid will be
$14, 800 as shown by the figures which
are in the hands of the secretary of
the commission. 49,
Bids were asked for two 500 horse
power boilers with superheaters and
the following were received:
Bigelow Co., New Haven .. $17,707
Babcock & Wilcox Co., Boston 1861
Heiney Safety Boiler Co., Boston $4,000
1t is proposed to install automatic
stokers so that the boilers can be OPP
Grated at 800 per cent. overload If
necessary to carry the peak load which
would be between and o'clock in
the evening. Such stokers have never
been used before and it is claimed that
they would effect saving in labor
operation.
Bids foc these were received as fol-
lows:
Combustion Engineer Co., Bos-
ton SO,4OV
Westinghouse Electric Co., Bos-
ton 1,ZoV
American Engineering Co. BoS-
ton Jaw
Stack Too Short, Roof Too Low.
For these new and bigger boilers it
has been found that the present stack,
to which a ten foot addition was added
few years ago is Is feet too short,
and the present foundation would not
stand such an addition 1t would
therefore be necessary to install an
induced draft apparatus which would
cost 81 ,450.
The new boilers being larger than
those they would replace could not
be accommodated in the present boiler
house and It be necessary to raise the
roof Of the plant about six feet which
would cost about $1,000. Mo- only are
they higher but longer and inasmuch
as they would occupy the space which
is now used by the industrial railway
for bringing fuel from the bins to the
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-09
HoLsTEIN RECORDS BROKEN.
Williams Farm Queen Broke Seven
Day Milk Record.

Glen H. Campbell OF the diary de-
partment of the Connecticut Agricul-
tural college reports that the past
month has seen several Holstein rec
ords broken by cows tested under the
supervision of the Storrs Experiment
station. Gardner Hall, Jr. & Co. of
South Wilmington and Lee S. Diclxin-
son of Bridgewater are the owners of
Holstein cows that have lately set new
marks.
Williams Farm Queen, No. 14sls4,
broke the one days milk record with
ninety-nine pounds of milk, displacing
Fany NJ. I'd owned by the Connecticut
Agricultural college at 9s6 pounds
This new record did not last long,
however. as Lily De Kol Pietertje. Cd.
No 191499. a stable mate in the Hall
herd. produced. in twenty-four hours
l04.7 pounds of milk.
Lily De Kol Pietertje End. also set a
new mark for thirty DAYS with 1886
pounds of butter from 26S9.1 pounds of
milk and In seven days 2s.s99 pounds
of butter from e20.5 pounds of milk
She dlsplaces Bawn Buckeye I'd, owned
by Wallace Holstein Co. with isis
pounds of butter. Williams Farm
Queen also broke the seven day milk
record for all ages with 65Ts pounds
of milk, which had been held by Fay
NJ. I'd. with 65G.7 pounds OF milk. This
COW is five years of age.
In the Junior three year old class,
Gardner Hall, Jr.s COW. Braeside
Amarillo Colantha- No. 1892. set a
new record of 27.S05 pounds of butter
from COILS pounds of milk, taking the
record from Kismet Best Segis Korn-
dyke, owned by NJ. c. Knapp with a
record IF 22.76.
Mr.. Dickenson's junior two year old,
Vienna Aaggie GrietZe De Kol, No. 226.
1874. produced 21.92 1pounds of butter
from 419.1 pounds of milk. displacing
Mile Kordyixe Wietske Sd, with 20esS
pounds, owned by w. J. and Percy At
Gibson
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-09
NORWICH LINE ALWAYS
FURNISHES GOOD SERVICE.
Local Man Tells Interstate Commerce
Commission That Service Has Inn
proved.


Among those who testified at the
hearing before the Interstate Com
merce commission on Providence on
Tuesday in regard to the divOrcing
of Long Island Sound steamer lines
from the railroad interests were Ar
thur NJ. Brown and E. S. Stevens, both
of Norwich, James H. Hurley of
Providence, Charles Root of Uxbridge,
Mass, and William A. Wall, secretary
of the Brown and Sharpe Manufac
turing company.
The substance of the testimony of
the FIVE witnesses was to the effect
that the separation of the sound lines
from the New Haven road will bring
about a lack of cooperation between
the railroad and Independent Sound
lines that will work to the disadvan-
tage of the shipping interests of New
ENGLAND Mr.. Brown representing the
bleacheries and cotton mills Of this
section opposed the separation of tina
Sound lines from the rail lines.
Mr.. StemenS, manufacturer of
wooden goods, with plants near this
city and representing textile manu-
facturers of Northern Connecticut
and Western Massachusetts, also ia
vored the retention of the boat sys-
TEN. He said the Norwich line had
always furnished good service, as
sorting that the system had improved
during the last few years.
In cross examination he said his
concern shipped three carloads of
case good a week. His annual ship
ments to New York would would
amount to several thousand tons, the
greater part of which are sent by
boat. He said he could not remember
whether there was any competition be-
tween steamboat companies operating
from Norwich to New York in 1895.
He would not favor any change in
the present conditions of the Sound
line boat service.