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

James Whitcomb Riley, the Hoosier
poet, has answered the last great call
of nature to the genuine regret of mil
lions of his countrymen. Riley was a
lover of nature and of the human race,
and quietly, u~nassumingly and sweetly
sang his way into the hearts of mil.
lions by his quaint and humorous style
of touching subjects Of human inter
est. He always spoke in the language
of the common people and the simplest
child could grasp his meaning. He
was a true interpreter of the fanciful
side of child life. He also went deep
into the philosophy Of life in a homely
dialect which appealed universally to
those who followed his writings. Like
Burns, the great Scotch poet, he lived
close to nature, was genuinely humble
and retained his youth to the last. His
sympathy and simplicity marked him
while alive and will live as long as his
memory Is cherished. The last poem
of his life was written July Il, 1914, on
the death of his friend, Geo. A. Carr,
and is as follows:
O playmate of the faraway
And dear delights of boyhood's day,
Anu JIltllu anu CDIlI dut Llu' anu - l'u
Through length of years Of life beside,
/ bid you thus a fond farewell
Too deep for words or tears to tell.
But though lose you more
To greet you at the open door,
To grasp your hand or see your smile,
| shall be thankful all the while
Because your love and loyalty
Have made a happier world for me;
SO rest you, playmate, in that land
Still hidden from us by His hand.
Where you may know again in truth
All of the glad days Of your youth
AS when in days OF endless ease
We played beneath the apple trees.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-07-27

Official reports show that there are
21.071, 900 men of military age In the
United States. These are men be-
tween the ages Of Is and As. There
are other millions above and
below the military age who could
fight If called upon. Our country has
the and the men If marshall
ed and trained to defend itself against
any power on earth. We are isolated
from the powerful military powers by
two great oceans, and with proper
coast defenses and a strong navy we
need not fear for the future. What
Americans want is peace and just suf-
ficient military strength to maintain
1t. After this European war Is over
the great powers will be SO exhausted
that a respectable navy and a small
but well equipped army will be about
all that we will need.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-07-27
II CROW'S-NEST


Almost every one who is able to do
SC tries to take a vacation during the
hot season and the occupant of the
Crows Nest has claimed a short period
OF rest and recreation. 1t Is still hot
enough but one can get a refreshing
breeze n in a while II he mounts
the heights and resumes his daily
duties.
The drinking fount on the corner of
Williams and Main has about outlived
it's days of usefulness in its present
condition. 1t ought to be replaced by
a better one and that would have a
more convenient place for some of our
dumb animals to Stake their thirst.
Some people would rather walk a block
to drink out of other fountains than to
~patronize one that Is quite frequently
the drinking place for other than hui
man beings. Let the next fountain be
a little better arranged.
@ @ @
Window card and many other kinds
OF advertising would be more effective
IL out of date ads were to be cleaned
up promptly after the occasion for
their use has passed. Old bills and
cards are so common oft times that
new n do not attract the attention
they deserve. 1t was noticeable that
all Ch~autauqua banners and ads were
gathered up the day after the program
of the week vas completed.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-07-27

Much discussion Is going on among
the newspapers of the state over the
ACCESSIBILITY of allowing a five-sixth YER
dict by a jury to determine all cases
except in criminal actions. The con
census of opinion seems to be that a
ive-sixth verdict will work no hard
ship or wrong to any civil litigant, that
ten jurors out of twelve ought to de-
eide and that the verdict will be emf
nently fair. Even among lawyers this
view is largely held. In criminal
cases 1t Is perhaps best to still hold to
a unanimous verdict. Human passion
and prejudice largely enter this field
of jurisprudence, and 1t Is well to safe
guard the interests of those on trial
for crime as well as that of the people
and the state.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-07-27

An unexplained phenomenon has oc.
Cured In the course of the gulf stream
in the Atlantic ocean. That the stream
has changed its course Is seemingly
borne out by the presence of man-eat-
ing sharks in the North Atlantic, &C
cording to sea n~avigators, and the high
temperature of the waters within 200
miles OF New York City. Another
unexplained phenomenon was the un-
usual climatic conditions In this coun.
try the past two years. Did the warm
gulf stream swing far out into the
ocean and thus lower the temperature
Of the water neal the coast and the at
mosphere yer and adjacent to 1t? Is
II now swinging back near the coast
and raising the temperature? This Is
an interesting problem the solution of
which might easily explain the un.
known u Of the climatic changes.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-07-27

All " the land courts are being
more careful in admitting foreigners
to citizenship. Recently one judge in
New York rejected fifty applicants out
Of one hundred twenty-five. 1t is safe
to say that three years g every mar
in the bunch would have been ma.
turalized. The rejected men have had
a lesson impressed upon them. They
will not lightly regard so great a boon
as citizenship in this land of the free,
and will no doubt come back to court
in a year able to satisfy the judge that
they will make good citizens. Whole.
sale admission to the great privileges
of membership In our governmental or
%ganization Is not apt to impress any
foreigner. What easy is lightly
priced.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-07-27

1t Is charged by DR.. Scott Nearing
that our schools are becoming Organ
lied plutocracies." This may be true
of some of the eastern universities and
colleges where our rich young men go
to be exclusive and cut up high
jinks," but it cannot be said of the
great majority of our American higher
institutions Of learning nor of our
common school system. Some of our
higher institutions of learning have
even gone too far toward socialism and
our commo school system is as demo
cratic as it Is possible to be. DR..
Nearing has too narrow a view. He
sees the whole school system from the
view point of a few exclusive schools
which are un-American.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-07-27
REVIVAL MEETING AT CHURCH OF
CHRIST

The revival meeting at the Church of
Christ Is growing steadily in attend
ance and interest. Last Sunday even
ing a fine audience was present to hear
Evangelist Moss preach on "The
Origin Of the Churches" He used a
large chart to illustrate his sermon
With this chart he showed the origin
of the New Testament Church or
Church of Christ on the day Of Penti-
cost, ffty-three days after the cruel
fixion of Christ. The church was
founded by Christ himself, through his
inspired apostles, upon a divine founda-
ton, with a divine creed, divine laws
and ordinances. The evangelist then
traced the departure from the apostolic
church in the third century resulting
in the adoption of the Nicene creed,
325 A. ID. and later in the formation OF
the Roman Catholic church. He then
told of the withdrawal Of the eastern
branch Of the Roman church, resulting
in the Greek Catholic. He then traced
the rise of Professionalism in the reform
alton of the fifteenth and sixteenth Gen.
turtles and showed that the %organiza-
ton Of every one Of the denominations
was an attempt to reform the Roman
church. It was distinctively a reforma-
ton movement. Then the evangelist
showed that the latest movement is to
restore again the New Testament
church, which will result In the unity
of all Christians.
The meetings will continue four
weeks. The subjects Evangelist Moss
will discuss for the coming week are
the Bible"
Friday now to Read and Under
stand the Bible"
Sunday a. m.-"Preparation for the
Lords Supper"
Sunday p. m.-"Fifteen Things That
Save"
Monday-"The Holy Spirit in Saliva
ton"
Tuesday-"The Witness OF the
Spirit"
wednesday-'"The Gospel in Saliva
ton"
Thursday-"Faith in Salvation"
Special music Is sung at every SER
vice. Mr.. Moss has some fine solos
with which he is delighting the au-
dience from night to night. The peo-
pie Of Brookings r invited to these
services.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-07-27

lakewood IA; Preston 10; Winsor 26;
Elktcn City 40; Bushnell Al; White
25; Aurora Village 1913; Bruce 25;
Volga City 81.
Lovcr-Lake Hendricks 27%; Oak
Lake s; Oslo IT; Lake Sinai A.; Bang
or SO; Laketon 81.
Threshing Machine Separators-
Raise-Parnell 107%; Alton 40; Oak
Lake IS; Aurora Township 25; Alton
A; Argo SO; Medary 7; Volga Town
Elkton City 8; White 20; Aurora vii
lage 113; Volga City 80.
Lower-Lake Hendricks 58pb; Sher-
mar 20; Brookings Township A; Oslo
4; lakewood A; Preston 16; Bangor
40; Win1or 3; Bushnell 20; Bruce 20.
Observation-Disclosures Town
ship 20R; Richland Q; Lake Hen
bricks IT; Alton $50; Sherman 25;
Oak Lake 33; Aurora Township 40;
Alton 20; Argo 20; MeIary 3; Brook
ings Township 80; Sterling %; Volga
Township IL; lakewood z; Lake Sinai
2; Bangor 3; Laketon IL; Elkton City
Is; Bushnell "A; White 33; Aurora
Village A; Volga City 16.
Lower-Parnell 1891; Trenton s.;
Eureka 10; Oslo IS; Preston 6; Sinai
Town Is; Brookings City II.
Motorcycles - Raise - Lake Hen
bricks 48R,; Parnell SO; Oak Lake
so; Argo ia; Eureka Il; lakewood
so; Laketon ST; Bushnell so; White
so; Volga City IL; Brookings City 49,.
Observation-Disclosures 733; Par
nell 8; Oak Lake %; Alton 4; Argo s.;
Brookings Township 27; Winsor Al;
Laketon 10; Elkton City 81; Volga
City 10.
Lower-Elkton 12Gl Alton g.; Tren-
ton %; Medary 10; Sterling 10; Oslo
1; Volga Township IS; lakewood A.;
Preston II; Lake Sinai IA: Bangor So;
Bushnell 81; Aurora Village 33; Bruce
IS; Sinai Town %.
Agricultural Implements-Raise-
Alton 1901; Sherman 30; Oak Lake
80; Medary so; ~Brookings Township
80; Volga Township 81; lakewood 80;
Winsor 80.
Lower-Lake Hendricks 400; Tren-
ton 30; Aurora Township 10; Oslo 40;
Bangor 10; Laketon SO.
Household Furniture and Provisions
'-Lower-Lake Sinai 5000.
On motlOn 10 raise the OF
the lands in Oslo Township 7pb above
last years final average for the town
ship the vote stood as follows: Davis,
Tollefson and Jarvis, Yes; Halverson.
No.
Tuesday, July nth, 1916
Board convened rs a Board Of Coun-
ty Commissioners at 8 o'clock A. M,
July 18th, 1916, with all members pres
ent.
After being called to order the
Chairman named the following com
mittees on settlement with the Coun-
ty Auditor, County Treasurer and Reg
lister of Deeds: Davis, Halvorson and
Kidman on settlement with the Audit
or and Treasurer and Tollefson and
Jarvis on settlement with the Regis
ter of Deeds.
The days of the 18th and 18th were
spent in checking the above named
officers and until noon the 18th at
which time the following reports were
brought in and approved.
Brookings, So. Oak, July Is, 1916.
We, II. c.. Halvorson, c. H. Davis
and Thomas Kidman, the committee
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-07-27

The labor bureau at Washington has
made it's annual report and We learn
that the cost Of living is trending
downward. Potatoes are % per cent
lower, meats from A to 5 and twenty
cent. Flour and sugar, as all good
housewives know, are higher by Is per
cent. The bureau may be and perhaps
is-correct. but what the printer wants
to know when is print paper and job
stock going to join the other necessi-
ties of life and start downward. The
man who drives the jitney bus would
also like to know when Johnny Rookie
Teller feels he is rich enough to lower
the price of gasoline.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-07-27

Respectfully submitted,
H. c.. Halvorson,
Thomas Kidman,
G. H. Davis,
Committee.
Bookings, So. Oak, July IS, 1916.
We, r. o. Tollefson and J. L. Jarvis,
your committee on settlement with the
Register of Deeds, respectfully report
that we have checked over the re-
reports of Conrad o. Lee, Register of
Deeds, with the records of the office
and find that all fees collected by him
during the six months ending June
30th, 1916, have been accounted for as
shown by his reports.
We find that thetotal amount col
lected by him for the last six months
ending June 30th, 1916, is $1,648,00,
which amount has been deposited
with the County Treasurer as shown
by receipts.
R. o. Tollefson.
J. L. Jarvis,
Committee.
July 18th, 1916-Afternoon Session
Board spent the afternoon of July
18th in the country viewing sites for
(To be c%ontinued)
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-07-27

The foreign trade Of this country at
the end OF the fiscal year, June 80,
Amounted to the enormous sum Of
$685. 0O, 0OO. or = gain Of $2.108.026s-
900 over last year. Here Is \ gain OF
practically rs per cent In y foreign
trade in the short period Of . year.
This - owing. no doubt. largely to war
conditions, and un4uestionably q big
percentage Of the money spent with US
has rome into war supplies However.
when We come t. realize that In 1872
tie foreign trade q this country ftst
pnesed the million mark Il can readily
So aoon that We have moved fast IN the
lDro6uotion u world necessitieA We
~f6n1 today 81 the head Of producing
noflrek ~ closing our ports for elk
mouths ~ could upenestionably starve
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-07-27

the balance of mankind so much has
the world come to depend on us for
supplies. Our power over the world
In this respect is SO great that 1t forms
one of the most powerful defenses at
the disposal of the president should he
ever be forced to use 1t.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-07-27

on settlement with the County Auditor
and County Treasurer, respectfully re-
port, that WI have compared all the
receipts of the last six months ending
June Goth, 1916, with the entries OF
the cash-books and find that they
agree; also we have compared the
warrants with the entries on the war
rant record and cancelled the warrants
properly entered.
We have also compared the receipts
and disbursements as entered on the
general ledgers and find that they are
properly accounted for and that the
balance in the hands of the Treasurer
at the close of business on June Goth,
1916, was $99, 309.72 accounted for by
cash items in the office and the sworn
statements of banks having the coun-
ty funds on deposit as follows:
First National Bank, Brook
ings, So. Oak. ...........$ 7,625.5S
Bank of Brookings, Brook
ings, So. Oak. ........... 7,O1O.32
Farmers National Bank,
Bookings, So. Dak....... 20,261.17
Farmers State Bank, Bruce,
So. Oak. ................ 5,OOS.97
First State Bank, Elkton,
So. Oak. ................. 6,5s2,Ss
First National Bank, Elkton,
So. OAK. ................ 6,76O.26
Bank of Aurora, Aurora, SO.
Oak. .......,............ 5,151.O9
Bank OF Bruce, Bruce, So.
Oak. .................... 7,977.O4
First National Bank, White,
So. Oak. 7,OO1.3l
White State Bank, White,
So. Oak. ................ 4,331.5O
Farmers q Merchants State
Bank, Bushnell, So. OAK. 4,94O.39
First State Bank, Sinai, So.
Oak. .................... 6,4O9.17
First National Bank, Airing
ton, So. Oak. ............ 1,921.7S
Citizens State Bank, Airing
ton, So. Oak. ........... 1,495.45
Certificates Of Deposits. $50. 100000
Coin 1912
Checks 717.48
Cash Items 3,976.10
Total .$99, 9O972
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-07-27
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS
JULY, 1915, SESSION

Steam or Gas Traction Engines
Raise-Richlnnd 275 %, Parnell IS;
Alton Ill: Trenton 80: Aurora Town
ship 116; Alton IS; Argo 70: Melary
ia: Brookings Township 80; Sterling
IS; Eureka 81; volge Township 81;
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-07-27

DeVelGe & Zelda, versatile and artistic equlhbr1sts, introducing heao'
and teeth balancing, also single and double contordon, slack wire eVou-
tons and great dental strength. Two clever artists performing absolutely e
fas of strength demonstration. This is al European attraction absolutely
unique in it's varied exhibitions of marvellous agility and originality. Mile.
Zelda is a fascinating picture in the various feas performed by this wonder
full little equiibrst Mons. Develde is known to n theatrcal world IN
general. as the Apollo of Stage Land" The costuming of these w clever
artists is bright and dazzling, making it an exceedingly lustrous and dign-
fed presentation.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-07-21
SENATE DEBATE ON
NAVAL BILL OPENED
MEASURE CARRIES $315, 100000 APP.
PRoPRiATiON-LARGEST IN
OUR HISTORY.

Washington.-The Senate began dis.
cussion OF the s316.ooO,00O naval bill,
the largest naval appropriation meas
ure by many millions in the nations
history, and bearing increases of near.
ly s50,000,000 over its total as it pass.
ed the House. Senate leaders EN-.
phasized their intention of expediting
its consideration and little opposition
arose to the committees amendments
presented.
An indication that the Senate is in
sympathy with the liberal increases
written into the bill by the Senate
naval committee was seen in the ap,
prevail without opposition of a section
increasing enlisted strength of the
navy from the present $4,000 to $500
men and 5000 apprentice seamen. The
House bill provided for an increase
to only $1,000 men.
When the personnel section was
reached Senator Norris asked for an
explanation of its purpose. Senator
Swanson, in charge of the measure,
replied that the section as drafted
followed the recommendation Of the
navy general board and would give
only a sufficient personnel to man the
best battleships and cruisers now in
commission and a so per cent compile
ment for vessels in reserve. Senator
Lodge, ranking Republican member
OF the naval committee, also declared
the increase imperative.
That there would be no partisan op.
position to the bill was apparent from
the beginning OF the debate, and lead.
ers regarded the progress made on the
first days consideration as highly en-
couraging.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-07-21
CITY ATTORNEY HAS NO FEARS
AS TO LEGALITY OF PUBLIC
UTILITIES MEASURE.
GOVERNOR GIVEN POWER
opinion Among Attorneys Who PART.
cIpated in Framing and Passing
Bill Is That Article 31e of Con-
stitution Does Not Apply.
New Orleans

City Attorney I. D. Moore entertains
no Tears as to the constitutionaity OF
the Nix public utilities bill. Some at
torneys had pointed out that there is
possibility of the provision in the bill
giving the governor appointment OF
four Of the five members Of the Pub
lie Utilities Commission contravening
Article 319 Of the Constitution, which
requires another method of selection
OF New Orleans boards. Judge
Moore does not see that this sugges
ton has raised the question, especial
1y in view of the published interview
with Bernard McCloskey, chief coun
sci of the New Orleans Railway and
Light Company, holding the bill con
stitutional.
I'm It's preparation and passage the
bill was handled by many good law
yers and was signed by lawyer as
governor" Judge Moore said" and its
constitutionality was never question
ed. see no reason to doubt it's con-
stitutionality, although have had not
had occasion to examine infinitely into
the question because the issue has not
been raised, and I observe that the
counsel for the New Orleans Railway
and Light Company says the bill is
constitutional"
The first sentence of Article 319 Of
the Constitution, which it is suggested
the act may contravene, follows:
1.-THE electors Of the city of New
Orleans and of any political corpora.
ton which may be established within
the territory now, or which may here.
after be embraced within the corpo-
rate limits of said city, shall have the
right to choose the public officers,
who shall be charged with the exercise
OF the police power and with the ad'
ministration of the affairs of said cor
poration in whole or in part"
The issue hinges upon whether the
powers of the public utility commits
sion fall within the provisions of this
first sentence. Opinion among the
attorneys who participated in the
framing and passage of the bill Is that
the article does not apply.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-07-21
TWO CAROL mas, TWO VIRGINIA.
AND TENNESSEE SWEPT-NlNE
LIVES ARE LOST.
ASHEVILLE WAS HARD HIT
Houses, Bridges and Railway Tracks
in Five States Have Been Washed
Away-Food Waters Are Reed
ing-ReIief Work Is Begun.

Raleigh, \. C.-FloOd waters which
swept parts Of North Carolina. South
Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee and
West Virginia taking a toll Of at least
nine lives, rendering hundreds Of per
sons homeless and doing property
damage variOusly estimated at from
SlO,oOO,0OO to $l5,O0O.O0O were reced-
ing.
The worst conditions obtained in
western North Carolina, where the
food was described as the most dis
astrous in the history OF that section.
Asheville and its envirOns were the
heaviest sufferers, but with train ser
vice at a standstill as the result OF
washouts, slides and lost bridges.
telegraph service badly crippled and
roads almost impossible, ii probably
will be several days before the full ex-
tent of death and destruction will be
determined.
|. Lower Asheville still was flooded by
the high waters Of the French Broad
River, which went over its banks,
sweeping away mills and other manu-
featuring plants and a number or
homes. Two deaths occurred in the
city proper, while six other persons
were drowned in the town OF Blltmore,
to the east. and two score persons, in
Guiding members of railway con-
struction gang, who went down with
bridge, were listed as missing.
Between Ashville and Salisbury
railroad bridges were washed out on
I the Catawba River and farther south
along the same river railroad and
highway bridges were carried away
and tracks were placed under water.
Sawmills and other property. as well
as livestock, suffered throughout this
section.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-07-21
T. r. Abandons Plan,

New York.-Col. Theodore Roosevelt
has bandoned for the presen, at
least his plan to raise a division of
volunteer troops, according to Rigs
HI Post, former governor of Porto Ri.
co, who has had charge of recruiting.
Mr.. Post said the plan had been
dropped as war seems unlikely.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-07-21
Mobile Loss S12,OOO,OOO.

Mobile, Ala revised estimate OF
the damage done in the city of Mobile
&C a result of the tropical storm, plac-
cd the total loss to buildings, shipping,
merchandise stocks, railroads, wire
companies, docks and water front and
other interests at approximately Sl2.-
nD0 400
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-07-21
Standard Oil Indicted.

Memphis. The Standard Oil Com
pany and seven of its local employees
were indicted by the Grand Jury upon
the charge of having refused to give
L. l.. Allen, state factory inspector, in
formation about wages, hours and con.
ditions of employment of men hired
by the company. The indictment was
brought upon complaint of Allen.