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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-07-27
QUESTION OF FAIRNESS

Whose OK" Is quite a trite saying.
Somewhere sometime, the writer heard
that h who seeks equity must first
do equity" IL the city Of Brookings
possesses one-third of the autos in the
~county-then it sur follows, that they
use the highways more miles in the
other twenty townships than do the
other two-thirds of the autos In any
one county commissioner district. The
county organization Is not supposed to
be a pork barrel" A county commits
sioner is supposed to see the whole
entire county In his administering the
the aaffirs OF the county. Get out of
the ruts! BE fair. Spend more mental
energy and muscular power in intelli-
gent road repair, properly draining and
filling of low spots! One Of the great
est needs in this county Is for the edi-
tors to understand the highway situa-
ton and then talk to a tangible point
and make their talk felt. If n could
tally up the number Of miles made by
the autos kept in Brookings and sub
tract those made In the Brookings dis
trict from the total, there would be rs
great a surprise as the weather Is hot.
The writer agrees; be fair,-but also
be intelligent. When n gets out
with the crow bar, the spade, the
shovel, the pillow, the scraper and
wagon each year for thirty or forty
years in succession and then travels
the highways in season and out of
season he should imbibe a little know
ledge in highway construction and
should be willing to be fair too!
Now just let the people of Brook
ings city get busy and come out say
from two to three miles and do some
intelligent highway work-use good
men with a spade as "slickers" where
ever there is grading done; the late
grading along some Of the roads will
be full of mud holes as soon as rains
come because Of the hard and soft
spots left for lack Of a "slicker." In
fact the road will be in a worse condi-
ton than had no work been done. No
use to waste as much money rs is
done. A six or eight horse grader is
money wasted to do blowing with;
better use a plow and only four horses
and at the proper time Of the year;
you take the taxpayers money freely;
you should give him back 100 cents on
the dollar. r. M. Crawford.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-07-27

case of beer found in an automobile be.
longing to a party Of young men pass
ing through town. Scott broke the
bottles and claimed he had a right to
under the law. The parties brought
suit and the constable was forced to
settle for the beer and pay the costs of
court.
A terrible wind and hail storm swept
over Clark county Tuesday night of
last week and destroyed hundreds Of
thousands Of dollars worth of property
and crops 1t was one of the worst
storms which visited South Dakota in
years. At Clark the fair association
lost it's fine agricultural hall and the
racing stables.
The young m of Cavour have or.
| ganized a baseball association and
placed a team in the field. The mem
bers Of the team are devoting several
hours each day to practice work and
in the near future will be ready TO
issue challenges to the other ball teams
of this part of the state. The team en-
joys the distinction Of being the only
baseball nine in the state composed Of
Women
Eight people were hurt, three ser
iously, when the south bound Milwau-
kee passenger train passing through
Trent at 10 o'clock Saturday morning
struck an automobile driven by +. T.
Peterson, of Vienna. The three SER
iously Injuries are Gladys, age 8, Mil
dred, age Z and Roy, age 5, children Of
Mr.. Peterson, the driver and owner of
the car In the car besides Mr.. and
Mrs. p. r. Peterson and their three
children were Ole T. Peterson, Of Dell
Rapids, a brother of the driver, and
Clifford Olson, age 10, and Minerva
Olson, age s, children of Otto 1. Olson,
of Trent. None except the three Peter
son children were seriously injured.
The following South Dakotans were
granted patents Tuesday, July IS: AL
fred r. Linstrom, C~astlewood, catch
and lock for doors; Sylvanus Van
Keuren, Aberdeen, aerial torpedo drop
ping mechanism for air ships; Ray
mond Miner, Faith, combination tool.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-07-27
COUNTY CONFERENCE

The B~rookings County Universal
Franchise League has the pleasure OF
announcing that DR.. Efie McCollum
Jones, a finished orator, and Mrs. Elsie
V. Benedict, a curbstOno orator, work
inc under the auspices of the N tional
Woman Suffrage Association, are to
hold, together with prominent workers
Of this state, a series of county con-
f~erences throughout the state; and will
be in Bookings about the 18th OF
August, the exact date to be announced
later.
DR.. Jones was the efficient chairman
Of finance in the recent Iowa campaign
and one of the best speakers at the
great mass meeting in Minneapolis
which began the Mississippi Valley
conference last May.
This is to be a county conference
and it is hoped that every township
will be numerously represented. 1t is
an opportunity and an obligation for
voters and those who have influence
with voters, to hear these accredited
presentations of a question that is to
be decided by votes at the corning
election. Secretary.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-07-27
EXITING

The Universal Franchise League
met at library hall last Wednesday
afternoon. The members present re-
ported a successful beginning of the
canvass for funds, and the league here
by thanks all who contributed. More
money is needed, however, and it is
hoped that many will find it in their
hearts to respond generously to this
call. Further contributions will be
gratefully accepted.
The ways and means committee
sale which was postponed on ccoun
of inclement weather.
The next meeting will be held on
August 2, and everybody is invited to
come. If you are in favor Of equal
suffrage, come to help, if you are luke
warm or Indifferent, come to be en-
Unused, if you are opposed, or undecid-
ed, come to hear the "other side" of
the question. Secretary.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-07-27

ing my stage days, and I was stopping
at a small hotel, in one of those horrors
which we are spared in pictures-the
one-night stand. My room was several
stories up, and in the middle of the
night, there came an alarm of fire. Well
/ won't go into the whole story, but l
came much carer death that time
than / have ever done in the most
hazardous serial. The staircase burn
ed out first, there were no fre-escapes,
and / was at my window all prepared
for a Jump TO the cobble stones below,
when a fireman's ladder came up out
of the smoke, and a big l~ife-saver lifted
me off the window-sill. Then and
there / determined never to be caught
in that ~predicament again. / invested
In a rope with a patent attachment,
and set to work to learn to lower my
self to safety from the highest window.
At first | dared only go down one story,
but | practiced with determination,
and now | don't think / should mind a
twelve-story building. And / discover
ed that rope climbing is a wonderful
exercise for the arms.
"Of course you know l have had the
bad luck to be hurt several times in
playing, but each time it was accident
and not lack Of physical preparation
which was responsible. In Lucille
Love my side was torn open, and |
could not spare time to let it heal
properly. Later in The Broken Coin
a fall from a horse %reopened the wound
and sent me to the hospital, and in
The Dumb Bandit | hurt the same side
again. But accidents will happen in
the best regulated studios, and possibly
| might have been out altogether by
now, If | had not hardened myself by
regular exercise so as to be ready for
emergencies when they come"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-07-27
.MOyIEDOM"


Miss Grace Cunard, star with Fran
els Ford of Peg O. the Ring" The cur
rent Universal serial. has given her
views on the necessity for physical ex-
ercise, for the Physical Culture Maya
zine.
"All screen players lead strenuous
lives, which demand the pink of physi-
cal perfection" she says. "but surely
no M Is more vigorously under the
necessity Of keeping In condition than
tho serial rlayer. Stunts arc the life
and soul OF the film serial, and l have
certainly performed my share of them.
But you cannot suddenly undergo a
severe physical strain without grave
risk.
Mature, or something. gives o
your nerve to begin with. but I don't
know anything which will enable you
to keep your muscles In condition. but
regular attention. In a Of the cpl
sodes of The Broken Coin for ex-
ample. 4 had to swing by Eddie Polo's
hAndeb on which mine were locked,
from : high window In the side Of q
buil63ngs opposite. Ny nerve. which
am thankful 10 say has never failed
me y9k would have been equal. I hope,
~ he feat q any time, but tho muscles
- ny arms certaiply would not have
11oo1 the strain mon them. II they
haA nj been ~ ~ strains.
= have IN oe[r1naI method OF de.
veloplnN the arms which at the same
tlMe strengthens the whole body, and
keopQ ~ oupple. Cuyicusly enough. I
rot 4ho 49, lnom ono 0f the higeest
~ v0rr< 1879 fhnk 4 nVor had Al NV
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-07-27
STATE NEWS

Plans for six drainage bitches in
Moody, Lake and Miner counties have
been approved by the state engineer.
The largest ditch will be dug by
Moody and Lake. 1t will be nine
miles long and will drain approx
mately $500 acres of land. Three
bitches will be wholly within Lake and
two In Miner. In all over forty miles
of ditch will be dug in the three coun-
ties.
The board of county commissioners
Of Deuel. county have turned down the
petition Of the town of Brandt for a
vote on moving the county seat from
Clear Lake to Brandt at the Novem-
Der election. There was not enough
Of signatures to the petition.
There Is a family in Sully county
that would delight the heart Of Col.
Roosevelt. They recently went to
town to have their picture taken. and
1t required Ave autos to carry the
father, mother, children and grand
children.
The people of Clark will soon vote
on the proposition to bond the city for
SIG, 900 to build a municipal electric
light plant.
Profits totaling $1,000 were earned
by the municipal saloon which Is oper-
ated at Sturgis during the year ending
June 80. This was shown by the an
nual report of the Sturgis Municipal
company, which runs the saloon. The
company has no outstanding indebted
ness and took up $1,000 worth Of city
warrants during the year.
The police at Mitchell rounded up
several hundred !. w. WI one day last
week and succeeded In getting them
out Of town on q north bound train.
They had come from Sioux City on an
appeal from Eve members who were ar
rested the day previous and thrown
into Jail.
Madison IL figuring on paving some
of its streets. II the work 10 under
taken It Will be late In the fall before
1t can be finished a. thirty days notice
for bids must b given.
The new homestead law authorizing
homesteaders west Of the river to ale
on additional land up to $40 Gre II
making = lot Of business for the land
o0icea The settlers are generally tax.
NJ advantage OF the Startling act.
Andrew Scott. copstable ~ Storia.
81 Into difficulties when he opened .
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-07-27
Poula is buying the farm left by her
brother-in-law.

A meeting was held at Schultz hall
last Friday evening, which was poorly
attended because it was not generally
known, at which the proposition was
made to sell the electrical plant to the
town Of Bruce. AS Bruce is only in
co~rporated as a village, nothing can
be done until Bruce is incorporated as
a city SO that bonds can be issued.
Therefore a petition is being circulat-
ed to have the town incorporated as a
city. After the city incorporation is
secured, a vote will have to be taken
as to the city's purchasing the electric
plant. The price and terms of the
same will of course have much to do
in determining whether the sale can
be made.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-07-27

Elkton township is doing some hne
road work this year. Under the direc-
ton of w. NJ. Kemper, chairman of the
township board, about $1,000 worth OF
work is being done on the roads. Inc
people of that township feel that
money spent that way will bring them
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-07-27
TOWNSHIP DOING GOOD WORK
Elkton Township Taking Lead in Putting County on Good
Roads Map

in other sections of the county where
ship boards.
At the September meeting of the
county board the chairman of the sew
eral townships will be invited to meet
with it, and road work will be dis
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-07-27

Hans Terkelsen and family have
moved from their farm northwest Of
this city to their new residence just
completed on the east side. The ole
home is now occupied by Nels Ter
kelsen.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-07-27
VOLGA

From the Tribune:
This week Gust Leite will start the
erection of a fine new residence on
his farm in lakewood township. The
carpenter work will be in charge OF
Otto Dahl.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-07-27

Otto Dahl and crew have just com,
pleted remodeling John Gruseth's barn
and have built a large hog house on
his farm. Mr.. Gruseth is one of the
up-to-date farmers of this section.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-07-27

Miss Ada Kast who has been attend
ing summe school at Brookings was
taken i'll last Saturday morning with
an acute attack Of appendicitis. Her
mother and brother, Ernest, went owe
to Bookings and an immediate opera
ton was decided upon. The operation
was successful and she has been gain
ing ever since and is on the way to
speedy recovery.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-07-27

The new school board met last week
and organized for the coming years
work by electing l.. M. Armstrong,
president OF the board; Peter Liebbert,
vice-president; +. NJ. Enright was ap-
pointed clerk.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-07-27

Dyball & Cotton have been building
a large addition to their coal ware
house. They have also made a number
of other improvements to their eleva
tor property the past few weeks ant
now have one Of the most convenient
grain houses in this section.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-07-27
BRUCE

Frsm the Hsralds
Mr.. and Mrs. McWilliams returned
from Redneld this morning. They say
there was . big hail storm up there.
n. J. Skarioken made IN auto trip to
Brookings today, taking with him Nj.
and Mrs.. Jerome Pcula who are set
Ting up the Jerry Pouaa estate. Mrs..
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-07-27

Mrs. Norton, of Brookings, has been
very low for several days and her
daughters, Mrs. Melcher and Mrs.
Bushnell, have been with her most OF
the time and hope for a change for the
better.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-07-27

Ivan Fftes, a young man living near
Nunda, was brought to the local hos
pital one day last week suffering from
a eve case Of appendicitis and peri
~tonitis. An operation was performed
with the hope of relieving the young
mans sufferings, but his condition was
such that he passed away the follow
ing day after his operation.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-07-27
ABOUT TIE COUNTY
BUSHN

From the Enterprise:
Heiko Duin's oldest daughter Is
quite sick with measles and compli-
cations. DR.. Morgan, OF Elkton, is II
attendance.
G.. Wilson and his crew of carpen-
ters are busy this week putting the tin
ishing touches on the Chas. Davis
building.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-07-27

Arne Knutson went to Lincoln coun
ty last week where he was called b.
the death of Mrs. Knutson's mother
Mrs. Peter T. Grubbrud, who die,
Thursday at her home in Norway town
ship in that county. The deceased wa
so years af age and was an old resi-
dent of that locality.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-07-27

Gerret Bowman and family and G
De Jong returned last week from Lark
North Dakota, where they went to loob
over the country and visit the San
Knoll family. They like the country
near Lark real well and state that Mr.
and Mrs. Knoll are getting nicely set
tied In their new home.
Evening star., 1916-12-26
SAYS MARRIED WOMEN
MUST REAR 3 CHILDREN
If They Fail, Population Will Not
Be Kept Up, Genetic Body
Is Told.

NEW YORK, December 2G.-Every
married woman capable Of bearing
children must at an average bring
three children to maturity il the popu-
lation is to be kept up and not in
creased, it was declared here today at
meeting of the American Genetic AS
sociation by DR.. Robert J, Sprague of
the Massachusetts Agricultural Col
Iege OF the graduates of our woman's
colleges. he said. only onc-haif ever
marry. and "the average number OF
children per graduate is less than one" J."
The meeting Is being held by the as
sociation as one of the affiliated organ
izations taking part in the sixty ninth
convention of the American Association
for the Advancement of Science.
Discussing the constructive aspect OF
birth CONTROL" DR. Sprague went on to say
that "for one great section OF the popu-
lation we need birth control and for the
other birth release" He declared birth
control was practiced extensively among
the middle classes of our native popula-
ton in the Industrial and intensely civil
lied regions Of this country" On the
other hand, he said, excessive birth rate
beyond the ability Of parents to support
and beyond the resources of the nation to
provide opportunities is one OF the great
est evils that can befall a people,
The present convention is said to rep
resent the largest aggregation of sciep-
lists ever assembled at one time 1t Is
estimated that from 1000 to 10000 scien-
.ific men and women are here to attend
atty meetings in various parts Of the
city.
Evening star., 1916-12-26
WIFE NEED NOT FOLLOW
HUSBAND TO NEW HOME
Exception to the Rule, Found In
Court Of Appeals Decision in
Marschalk Case.

The Court Of Appeals today decided
that there is an exception to the rule
that a wife must follow her husband
to any suitable home he may select.
The question arose in the case of Ethel
Marschalk against her husband, Andrew
Marschalk. The case was decided sew
eral weeks ago. but the court today
rendered a substituted opinion.
The evidence showed that as the re-
suit OF quarrel the husband left the
home which he and his wife had Sc
lected and on which the wife had paid
$1,000 at the time it was purchased.
The husband provid ID a new home for
the wife and insisted that the wife fol-
low him to 1t.
Mrs. MarschaIk refused. and assigned as
a reason that she had put $1,000 into
the house and If she left their former
home she would risk losing this amount
and also the monthly payments OF 5000
that had been made out Of their joint
funds thereon for four years.
Tho court held in an opinion read by
Chief Justice Shepard that the husband
had left the home selected by the parties
without just cause, and that II he did
not return he should pay his wife $40
a month for her maintenance. The wife
was represented by Attorney S. McComas
Hawken and Representative Sydney
Mudd, while Attorney Henry l. Quinn
appeared for the husband.
Evening star., 1916-12-26
DECISION is REAFFlRMED
BY CONTROLLER WARWICK
Sum Paid for Abstracts of Title to
Anacostia Flats Not Chargeable
Against Appropriation.

The sum of $3.50. paid for twenty-five
abstracts OF title to property con-
demned for the reclamation and de-
velopment of the Anacestia river and
flats. is not proper charge against
the appropriation made by Congress
for the reclamation and development
OF the river and fats. So rules the con-
troller of the Treasury. W. w War
wick. reafiirming a former decision.
Col III. c. Newcomer. Corps of En-
gineers. L. s A, in charge of the work,
requested a reconsideration of the for
mer decision. He gave FIVE reasons at
great length, summarized by the con-
troller in his reply.
Controller Warwick conceivcs the
clear provisions of the statute and the
law require an attorney of the Depart
ment OF Justice to supervise the eNamf-
nation of titles, condemnation proceed
ings, etc. in cases of this kind The
law. he states. contemplates that the
proper Judgment shall be procured and
the rights or claimants settled thereby
Evening star., 1916-12-26
HORSES BANQUET
At SHOW GROUNDS
Animals Get Fine Meal, With
Apples and Carrots
for Dessert.
THEIR DRIVERS FEAST ALSO
MENU

No, this bill of fare is neither an
imaginary one nor one arranged to
grace the feast of some vegetarian Or
ganization. 1t is a real menu, and Is
really being served today. the occasion
being the second free annual free Christ
mas dinner for horses, staged at the
horse show grounds. 18th and c streets
northwest
You've guessed IT; the coffee and
doughnuts are for the drivers. And If
it seems that this combination is ind1-
gestible for the very middle of MORN
ing, remember that 1t is rather BRISK
day and that if eaten and drunk to the
accompaniment of a subdued sort OF
double shuttle clog it always sets
much easier.
Last wear 4 few horse lovers got to-
gether and extended an invitation TO
owners and drivers of horses and mules
that did not often get cnance fedilS
to fill up to come down to the snow
man One hundred and two responded
This year. with enlarged contributiohs
and with many more people interested,
1T is hoped that by o'clock when tne
feast ends a thousand faithful beasts
will have smacked their lips over a
final mouthful.
Each Horse Carries Away a Load.
First the horse or mule gets feed
of oats, all put up in certain sized
bag. Next he is led by his driver to an
evergreen tree, from which he can
browse a good red apple and large
orange carrot Then the driver, with
powdered sugar from a recent dough-
nut still showing around the facial ori-
fee, Is given load of cornstalk fodder,
and the pair go forth, refreshed and in
rigorated.
Mrs NJ. r. Blumenberg, Mrs. Ira E.
Bennett and Miss Bennett have general
charge of the banquet, assisted by
number of horse lovers, including Mel
win C. Hazen. district surveyor, who is
providing the stack of fodder, and Mr..
Joy of the Fairgrounds Association.
who is in charge of the coffee urn and
doughnut platters.
Carpet slippers come naturally after
a good dinner. The Animal Rescue
League has affixed to the box stall
sheds, for the drivers information.
samples Of the "non-skid" carpet shoes
that it provides each year for those
horses which. for lack of time or
money, cannot be roughshod. in order
to cope with Washington's slippery as
phalt on stormy days.
Evening star., 1916-12-26
POLICE RECEIVE PRAISE.
Head of Retail Merchants Associa-
tion Lauds Pre-Christmas Activities.

Congratulations for the work done by
Washington's police department during
the pre- Christmas rush are extended to
MAJ. Raymond W. Pullman. superin-
tendent of police. in a letter sent to
him today by X. r Andrews, president
Of the Retail Merchants Association.
The exceptionally arduous task was
performed in most praiseworthy
manner. and l feel sure. in comparing
the volume of crime with the volume
OF business, that Washington shows a
cleaner record than any other city in
the country says Mr.. Andrews In
spector Grants force of detectives did
splendid work IN the stores, and | feel
sure that the plans you have under way
for policing the interiors and exteriors
of stores will exercise most whole
some influence In keeping down thiey-
cry of every character"