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Douglas Island news., 1916-09-29
stroller

Iu view ot Che fact that every young mau who marries must run sort of family gauntlet, the Stroller is sur prised that SO macy ot them marry at ull. But young msn will stand for almost anything when be is keyed up for matrimouy.
 Years ago ths Stroller had a room mate named Clarence who became im- bued with the ldea that he ought Co be married. Clarence was no spring chicken and be vas vice Co the fact that it was as easy Co get gone on girl who had the coiu as it was Co get dippy on a girl employed st central. He had also observed that the girls who could not throw on che lugs at home were the very ones Co put a crimp iu hubby's roll after they were married.
 After circulating among the town bunch for couple ot mouths and making copious notes iu a memoran- dun book be finally drew red circle
Douglas Island news., 1916-09-29

probably don't know rum from Red Raven Splits.
 "Kiss me, mother, kiss your darliug' is familiar Co everybody, but no song writer has over written anything about "Kiss me, father" Good men have lived and died for untold centuries, yet who ever head of a child "lisping @ prayer at fathers knee?"
 The Stroller does not for a moment wish Co be understood as deprecating "Mother." On the contrary, he is will- iug Co give her an the credit to which she is entitled-and that is great deal. But he docs think that "Father" should be immortalized in song other than as druukard who hangs around "paint stores" while "the clock in Che steeple strikes one" and several more. or as "Sltting before the Are, smoking his pipe of clay" while "Mother" and sister Ann" ato cultivatiug humps on their backs bending over washtubs.
 Bo it far from Che Stroller Co desire Co stir "Father" up to mutiny, but the fact remains that he is not appreciated aud that be ia che most abused of all creatures of tho biped class, aud tho Stroller would be pleased Co see some movements inaugurated that would bring him Co Che front iu a different aud better light than chat in which he now figures. While the Stroller be- lieves in "Augel Mothers,n he believes as firmly iu "Augel Fathers but he never sees anything in either song or verse about the latter, and iI be can, iu his weak aud feeble way, do anything toward starting campaign that will tend Co boost "Father," be will feel that bis pilgrimage through this vale of tears has not been in vain.
Douglas Island news., 1916-09-29
Early-Day Map

Capt Howe has souvenir Of early pioneer days in Alaska that is well worth preserving. it is a miner's cloth map Of the upper Yukon river from Juneau to Forty Mile made in 1887 by Sttt 6 Anderson. From this map the government has published several cop- les bat the original from which all early maps of Alaska were copied is still iu Che possession Of Capt. Howe.
 It shows the original trail ftom DHealey's store" across the summit and from Windy Arm direct to "Whito Horso canyon" and down the river Co Forty Mile. On Sixty Mile and Forty Mile "coarse gold" is marked. Most an the old time laud-marks are desig- mated on the map, an of which call up the days of thirty years ago. The cap tain secured this map from an old time friend in Juneau some 20 years ago.-Auchorag 10th Star.
Douglas Island news., 1916-09-29
DOUGLAS PEOPLE PRAISE
 SIMPLE MIXTURE

Many iu Douglas praise the simple mixture of buclSthorn bark, glycerine, etc., known as Adler i.ka. This remedy Is the most THOROUGH bowel cleanser ever cold, being even used successfully in appendicitis. ONE SPOONFUL relieves almost ANY CASE of consti. patton, sour or gassy stomach. ONE MINUTE sfter you take it the gsssee rumble and pass out. Adleri ka can not gripe uud tbe INSTANT action is surprising. Guy l. Smith, druggist.
Douglas Island news., 1916-09-29
New National Hymn

My country, 'tis Of thee, Land where things used Go bO
 So cheap, wo sing, Land whero folks once could buy Things that arc now SO high; To thee, with many sigh,
 Our memories cling. Some of the people swear That what they eat and wear
 Takes an their wad. Others avow that they Now eat but once Q day, And for that cannot pay,
 So help them, God. Thy peoples humble plea Is that Thou now wilt free
 At least one leg. On flesh Of beef and swine We do not ask to dine But give us, Lord divine,
 One good, fresh egg. Our fathers' land, with thee, Blest home of liberty,
 We choose to stop. We don't exactly like  So soon Co honcoward hike, Bot we must bit the pike
 If things don't drop.
Douglas Island news., 1916-09-29

"SITKA HOT SPRINGS" Accom- modatious, American or European plan, For terms apply Co Dr. l.. F. Goddard, Sanitarium Alaska.-Advertisement.
Douglas Island news., 1916-09-29

tectives iu female apparel But all the old man said was, "It you want Co marry the girl, do it, but don't expect Co weep out your matrimonial troubles on my shoulder Mamie is nice enough girl, even it she has been en- gagged six or seven times. Good luck, my boy, but you will fnd that mother in-law a fierce proposition"
 But Clarence was not daunted. What he stood for that girl was something wonderful, although he saw less ot her than of any other member of Che fam fly. He had to talk about Delsarte movement Co hor sister, baseball Co her brother, cotton and tariff with her father and the old woman dragged him off with her once a week 10 the Band of Hope Temperance Club. And tho Stroller was keeping Clarence up all this time ou moonshine whiskey which he took from rural friends on sub scription.
 Clarence thought everybody iu town was interested in his approaching marriage, but aside from himself and Mamie's family, nobody cared two whoops about it.
 The eyentful day at length arrived aud everything passed off on schedule. The skids were we'll greasod and it was a very successful launching
 An this happened over twenty-five years ago and Clarence and Mamie aro still as happy as pair otturtle doves. The Stroller suspicioned at tho time that it was a case of love, otherwise he could not understand how Clarence ever stood Che ordeal instead of com hitting arsenic or otherwise calling it oG.
 A correspondent writes the Stroller asking it he cannot start a movement that will tend Co boost "Father" in the estimation ot the general public Tho correspondent asserts that whore hun dreds ot columns have been and are bee ing written boosting "Mother," there is seldom liue written in heralding the praises of "Father."
 While che Stroller had never given Che matter much thought, Che cores poudeut's reference Co it has caused him Co carefully consider Che question and the result Of that consideration is that he has come Co the conclusion that "Fathern Is tho most neglected, even maligned, person among all human beings. Pathetic aud tender poems are dedicated Co "Mother," but the best "Eather" gets is Co loo depicted as uu old soak. In fact, up until a few years ago the Stroller does not TO. member of having heard any song about "Father" except "Futhgr, dear father, come home with me uuw.' This old song about "Father" would be snug at temperance meetings, "tather' being represented as Q hardened odd snuer who would probably cremato several members of bis family after be got home. ln later years Father has besu held up Co ridiculo iu "Evety- body works but mther.n Even the little children are heard to slug:
 
 "Mama's a lady, papa's e bum,
 Mama loves tea aud papa loves
 rum,'
 and in nine eases to every ten "papa'
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NORTH ~BROOkINGS

Mr.. and Mrs. James Sloan, Sr., visit
ed on Saturday afternoon at the F. F.
Baldridge home.
Marvin Keck left Tuesday morning
with the S. d. S. G.. Military Band on
a concert tour to the western part Of
the state.
The families of the neighborhood
very pleasantly surprised Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Johnson on Wednesday. They
took with them, we'll filled baskets and
a most delicious dinner was enjoyed.
Miss Grace Lindsey left on Monday
morning for Mankato, Mimi, where
she will resume her school work.
Misses Phoebe Sloan and Myrtle
Keck and Messrs. Dwight and Clifton
Johnson, Ray Johnson and Lester
Sloan were entertained on Tuesday
evening at the Earl Killing home.
Friday night is the regular grange
night. There will be a program and
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NOTICE OF PETITION U
CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE BY 4
ADMINISTRATOR PURSUANT
TO CONTRACT
State OF South Dakota,
County of Brookipgs SIS.

State Of South Dakota,
County OF Bookings SIS.
In County Court.
In the matter Of the Estate of liver Reppe,
Deceased.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that the 18TH
day of February, 1916, at goo o'clock in the
afternoon at the office of the County Judge
at the Court House in the City Of Bookings,
Bookings County. South Dakota has been
fixed as the time and place for hearing the
petition Of Aylmer Cole filed in this Court,
for conveyance to him by the Adninistrato
Of said Estate of the following described real
estate, to-wit:
The North Half of the North East Quarter
of Section Nine go and the North Half or
the North West Quarter of Section Ten tlO)
all in Township one Hundred Nine (lO9)
Range Fifty 600 West of the Fifth +, NJ
situated in Brookings County, South Dakota,
which petition sets forth the facts upon
which the claim of said petitioner is pre-
Dictated and
IT APPEARING to the Court therefrom
that said liver Reppe in his lifetime contract
ed to convey said real estate and died before
making conveyance and that if living he
might be compelled to make such convey
ance; at said hearing any person interested
in said matter may appear and object to the
granting OF said petition.
Dated at Brookings, South Dakota, Janu-
airy 18th, 1916.
(SeaD GEO. L. HALL,
Judge OF the County Court.
Cheever & Cheever. Attys.
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ILAkETON
Continued from Page Six

many friends hope for final and speedy
recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Lund ate din
ner Tuesday at the Chris Christensen
home.
Chris Kjellsen did chores for An
drew Norgaard the fore part Of the
week, while he was at Watertown.
C. C. Madsen returned home from
Sioux Falls Monday evening.
Chris Nielsen was a pleasant visitor
Friday in Laketon SO.
Miss Elsie Larson spent the latter
part of the week with friends near
Badger.
A few friends and relatives were
pleasant callers at the Andrew Nor
gard home Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Lund and chill
dren returned to their home at Sinai
Tuesday evening, after spending the
past week with relatives in this yicin-
ity.
Victor Pay, rural carrier No. l, was
obliged to stay at Albert Nelson's Fri
day night, owing to a bad breakd wn
to his sled.
Chris Nielsen called on his cousins,
the Norgaard brothers, Monday after
noon.
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SINAI

o. y. Johnson, who for the past five
or six years has been cashier of the
First State Bank of Sinai, has sold his
stock and interests in the institution
to II. G Tommervik, of Arlington. Mr..
Tommeryik ven to Arlington at the
time the late +. A. Peterson of Sinai.
left Arlington to become cashier of the
SINAI bank and for the past eight years
he has been the efficient and popular
cashier of the First National Bank of
that city. He is married and Mr.. and
Mrs. Tommervik have three children.
While Mr.. Tommervik expects to come
to Sinai the first of February to as
sumo his new position, the wife and
children will probably remain at Ar
lington until spring. During Mr.. John
sons connection with the Sinai bank
it has had a steady increase in bust
ness and is one of the sound financial
institutions of this part of South Da-
kota. The first of the year it received
its new certificate from the state bank.
ing department and its deposits are
guaranteed under the new state guar
anty law. While Mr.. Johnson's retire
ment from the bank will be generally
regretted, it is a matter of deep salts
faction to know he will be succeeded
hv a pnptInn,ap IF Tho ahilifu nnI in
tegrity of Mr.. Tommervik. Mr.. John
sons future movements are rather un-
decided, but he expects to make his
home in Sinai for some time at least.
The other officers of the bank-A. p.
Thompson, president; o. A. Quail, Jr.,
(Alvin), assistant cashier, continue in
their positions as heretofore.-Volga
Tribune.
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YOUNG FARMERS CLUBS

The number of boys and girls enroll
ed in extension club work under Supt,
w. NJ. MAR last year, according to his
report to director of extension, G.. w.
Randlett, was 2,5S2, an increase of 81
over 1914. The boys and girls under
his direction produced 100 bushels of
potatoes, 800 pounds of pork, 700
chickens, 40S loaves of bread. 3l2
pieces of sewing and numerous other
things.
While a number of the youngsters
failed to produce any corn on account
of frost all say they will try it again
this year.
The following extracts from the re-
port will give an idea of the scope and
value of work done by Mr.. MAR:
Follow up instructions were sent to
the club members in every project. In
all 10000 sheets of instructions were
mailed. Hundreds of personal letters
were received and answered during
the year. Many of the club members
were visited by the local and state
leaders. Fifty-two gardens were visit
ed and judged by the superintendent
and the county agent in the fall. Blank
reports were sent from this office to
all club members.
Prof. G. f. Farrell, assistant ma
tional leader in club work, spent three
days in March with the superintend-
ent. Under his instruction two fall
festivals were planned and carried out
successfully, one at De Smet and the
other at Webster. Nearly five hun
dred children attended and took part
in these two programs alone, consis-
ting of an exhibit of club members
products, games and contests. At
Parker on boys and girls day there
We're more than three hundred boys
and girls from the ruarl districts. The
entries by club members numbered
235. One feature of the program was
a street parade of the boys and girls
and their parents, headed by the city
band.
"The superintendent gave eleven
canning demonstrations with a totaI
attendance of 655. One week was de
voted to a canning school and demon
STATIONS in Coddington county in co
operation with the county agent. Nor,
demands for demonstrations of this
kind were received than could b,
given.
Through the generosity and inter
est of the agronomy department o
State College rs pounds of kaolianl
seed was given the department foI
free distribution among the boys il
the kaoliang clubs. Each boy wa.
given IL ounces of seed, enough t.
plant one-fourth acre.
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

MOTTO IS HEREB GIVEN; That sealed
bids will be received by Trenton School Dis
trict No. 81, Bookings County, South Da-
kota. The same to be addressed to F.. G.
Palmer. at Bookings, South Dakota, Clerk
OF said School District. Said bids shall be
for the purpose of erecting a new frame
school house with full basement. in accord
ance with plans and specifications on file in
office of County superintendent.
As a guaranty of good faith a certified
check for S100. 0O) One Hundred Dollars
must each sealed bid. said
checks will be returned Immediately to each
unsuccessful bidder.
Said School District reserves the right to
reject any and all bids, which will be opened
at the office of said clerk on Monday, the
18th day of February, 1916, at 200 O'Clock
=. NJ.
Dated this 14th day of January, 1916.
+. G. PALMER,
Clerk of School District No. 81, Trenton
Township, =. Q. Bookings, South Dakota,
r Z. No L
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usually bad roads. Glasco got it's paw
ing down in time to see the immediate
benefits. The result is that Glasco will
double it's paving this spring.
And 1916 promises to be as great a
year for paving as any of it's p%redeces-
-ors. Most of the fifty towns are going
70 add to their paving and the list is
not going to stop at half a hundred.
Larned, population 1900, will award
contracts for Z 5000 square yards of
paving this month, its first.
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VERIFY 1T
The Proof Is In Bookings, Almost at
Your Door.

The public statement of a Brook
ings citizen is in itself strong proof for
Brookings people, but confirmation
strengthens the evidence.
Here is a Brookings citizen who tes-
tilted years ago that Doan's Kidney
Pills relieved weak kidneys and now
states the result was permanent. Can
any sufferer from kidney ills ask bet
ter proof? You can investigate. The
case is right at home.
A. B. Hanson, Brookings, says: 81
suffered from lameness across the
small of my back. My case was of long
standing and it vas hard for me to get
relief. Doan's Kidney Pills, procured
at Villas Drug Store, relieved me Of
the lameness and aching in my back
and | have since had no trouble"
Statement given September 20, 1907
OVER FIVE YEARS LATER Mr..
Hanson said: "The cure Doan's Kid
ney Pills made for me has remained
permanent"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for a kidney r~emedy--get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Hanson had. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Props, BuQalo, N. Y.
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Advertisements will be inserted In this
column Tor One Cent . word each Insertion
II Cent a word for each succeeding insertion
no advertisement inserted for less than 25
cents. Cash must accompany the order.
Paid up subscribers to the Register can
take advantage Of this department at q Is
cent minimum for the first insertion II cash
accompanies the order. Unless cash accom-
panies the order 10 cents extra will be
charged for booking and billing.
We believe that every advertiser In this
department is absolutely reliable and respon-
sible. Our readers will confer a favor By
promptly reporting any found to be other
wise.
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NOTICE OF HEARING PETITION o
LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION

State of South Dakota,
County of Bookings IS.
In County Court.
In the matter of the Estate or John
Houghom, Deceased.
Pursuant to an order of this Court made
on the 18th day of January, 1916, Notice Is
Hereby Given that the eth day of February,
1916, at 200 o'clock in the afternoon at the
office of the County Judge at the Court
House in the City of Brookings, Brookings
County, South Dakota, has been appointed
by the Judge of said Court as the time and
place for hearing the petition OF Theodore
Houghom for issuance to him of Letters or
administration in the Estate of John
Houghom, deceased, when and where any
person interested in said estate may appear
and show cause why said petition should
not be granted.
Dated at Brookings. South Dakota, this
18th day of January, 1916.
(SeaD GEO. 4. HALL,
Judge of the County Court.
Cheever & Cheever, Attorneys.
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feed. Every n is most cordially in
vited 10 be present-those who are
not members as we'll as those who are.
The young people of the community
spent last Friday evening at the home
OF Grace Lindsey. The evening was
spent with games and @ general gool
time after which refreshments were
served.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-02-03
WELL PAVED VILLAGES

People who travel through the west
and middle-west are pleasantly sur
prised to find SO many paved cities.
Even the little villages of 1000 or
5000 are not to be outdone by the
larger cities.
In many cases native materials,
shale and stone, are used to consider
able advantage. A solid foundation of
crushed stone is used and t. pped off
with fine material. Cutters and curb
ing of concrete are put in, thus pre-
venting washing during heavy rains.
This method of construction also pre-
vents traffic pushing the topping off
the streets into the cutters.
The question of expense is frequent
ly brought up but the citizen says, Il
do not have an opportunity to live in
this world but once, consequently, 1
want to have the pleasure of walking
on good sidewalks and driving my auto
over good streets and roads"
The following from the Kansas City
Times brings out many interesting
things which the Kansas towns have
been doing in the way of paving:
= = y = = . = = = = = = 4 4
= Fifty Kansas towns now have y
= paved streets. =
Only three towns of more than y
= 5000 persons have 10 paving. =
Only fourteen of the fifty have y
. more than 10000 persons, while y
= twenty have more than ten miles q
+ of paving. =
y Twenty three of them have less y
y than 5000 population. =
Two of them have less than y
= 1000 souls. =
= All paving laid and maintained y
V without a cent of saloon revenue. 4
+ = y =
Paving is contagious. The town
that starts it soon finds it can't stop.
Give a community one block Of brick,
asphalt or concrete and it soon ban
ishes mud and dust to the outskirts.
Albert Adams, merchant, will not do
business or a dirt street if Ben Brown
his competitor, fronts on a paved
street. Charles Chapman, home own
er. will not live on a mud road if he
can help it, when David Davis home
looks out On asphalt.
The difficulty is the first block.
There has been an idea that paved
streets were ~luXuries only to be en-
jOyed by cities; that modern streets
went with street cars and marble lob
bied hotels.
Kansas is a state of small towns.
Five years ago there were barely TWEEN
ty communities in the state with paved
streets, most of them of more than TO-
600 inhabitants. When the Star COM
piled it's first tabulation of Kansas paw
ing in December, 1914, the list had
grown to forty-four and Sabetha, popu-
lation 1857, was the smallest of them.
Last year the number was fifty, Clay
Center, Beloit, Harrington, Holton,
Tonganoxie and Glasco entering the
lists. The latter two have less than
1000 souls.
The example of Glasco. a Cloud
county village of $50 persons, now the
smallest community in the state with
paving, is interesting. Last summer
the main street was paved with con-
crete. The summer was one of un-
usual rains and consequently of un-
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PAGE NINE

Pig work was started for the first
time. The Morrell packing company
of Sioux Falls gave twenty-five dollars
with which to start it, and though the
work was started late the interest was
genuine. Fifty-six boys entered on the
of them finished on the first Of Sep
TENDER, complying with all condi-
tons"
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State Of South Dakota
rn,,ptp af rpnLinUo o0

State of South Dakota
County OF Brookings, IS.
In County Court.
In the matter of the Estate of George a.
Williams, deceased.
Pursuant to an Order OF this Court dated
February LIST, 1916, Notice is Hereby Given
that the 18th day of February, 1916 at 200
o'clock in the afternoon at the office OF the
County Judge at the Court House in the city
of Brookings, in said County of Brookings
has been fixed by the Judge of said Court
as the time and place for hearing the proof
and allowance to probate OF the last VIII
and Testament Of George "A. Williams ana
the Petition of JEANNE f. Williams for issu-
ance to her of Letters Testamentary, when
and where any person interested may appear
and contest said VIII and the probate there
of and enter objections to the granting of
Letters Testamentary to the said petitioner.
Dated at Brookings, South Dakota, Febru-
airy LIST. 1916.
GEO. p. HALL,
Judge of the County Court.
ChpeVpr II CheeVer, Attorneys.