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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-08-10

Shoes sale still on at Gillespie &
Rogers, Footitters, Bookings.
See those nice fall suits and dresses
at the Cole Mercantile Company.
Miss Ruby Jarman is spending a few
weeks in Minneapolis visiting rela-
tives.
Miss Barbara Green, who had been
visiting the F. M. Kremer home in
this city, departed Saturday morning
for her home in Minneapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Jacobson and
children, accompanied by Miss Bernice
Crandall, came over from Beresford
Sunday for a short visit with the A. w.
Collins family. They brought Mrs,
Collins home in their car.
The famous Boughton Juvenile Con-
cert company, a guaranteed Chautau-
qua attraction, at the Pleasant Hour
next Monday and Tuesday. This COM
pany has Played the Madison and Big
Stone Chautauqua and is the kind of
an attraction that is guaranteed to
please, or your money back. Admis-
sion 10c and 15c.
T. NJ. Void, who has the contract
for building the fine new court house
at Rock Rapids, Iowa, came home Sat
urday for a visit. The construction
work is nearing completion, and the
new building will be one Of the most
substantial and beautiful in that state.
1t is patterned after the new court
house at Flandreau but is a few feet
longer and wider. The cos will be
about $150.000.
Martins Fireworks, which are to fur
nish the big closing night feature at
the Bookings county fair to be held
at Bookings, S. D., on the nights of
September 6, 7 and s, are really mag
.nifcent productions. and these displays
are of much greater magnitude than
are usually shown, except at the state
fairs and largest expositions. While
they are not produced here on the
same scale witnessed by visitors to
the Worlds Fair, yet they are of the
same identical quality and dazzling
splendor.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-08-10
UNEQUAlLED TRAIN SERVICE TO
CHICAGO VIA CHICAGO &
NORTH WESTERN RY.

August and September are ideal
months to visit eastern cities, seaside
and mountain resorts. Take advant-
age of the low fares now in effect per-
hitting stop over at Chicago.
Fast modernly equipped daily trains
to Chicago.
You arrive in the new passenger
terminal adjacent to the hotels and
business district of the city.
Direct connections with fast trains
for the east.
For full particulars apply to any
ticket agent, Chicago & North West
ern Ry.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-08-10
the Frank Smothers home in this city.

the Frank Smothers home in this city.
DR.. Torwick was called to Chicago
Tuesday evening by the news that his
sister had passed away.
Mrs. Clarence Peterson and children
of Bookings, were visitors at G. T.
K%nutson's Sunday.
Mrs. Anton Hasle, of Brookings, was
week end visitor at the home of her
mother, Mrs. Rogholt, in this city.
The hotel barn has been bought by
c. w. Smith and workmen arc now
moving it to his farm northwest of
this city
Mrs. Ed. Smothers and son., of
.Brookings, have been visiting at the
Frank Smothers home in this city the
past week.
Postmaster Dalthorp has received
permission to move the postofiice and
he has rented the corner building from
j. l.. Hall. The building is being over
hauled and will be put into condition
to make a very convenient post office.
Some newly weds from Brookings
were stopping at a hotel on their bridal
tour. The wife had retired and a little
later the husband raped at the door Of
what he supposed was his room and
called out: Honey He knocked
again and this time an indignant voice
responded: go away, you idiot, this
is a bath room, not a beehive"
The choir of the United Norwegian
Lutheran church of this city and a
number of others made a trip to Jas
per. Minnesota, Sunday. They left
here early that morning and took part
in the forenoon services Of the Synod
church about four miles from Jasper.
After the services the entire party
went to the home of Mrs. A. II. Nor
vold's brother where a picnic dinner
was enjoyed by nearly 200 people.
There were eight auto loads in the
party which included the following:
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Martinson and
daughter, Miss Anna; Mr.. and Mrs. A.
H. Norvold and family; Mr.. and Mrs.
H. M. Norvold and son Walton; Mr..
and Mrs. J. c.. Hoff and daughter Mil
dred; Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Hammer
and daughter Lila; Mr.. and Mrs. John
Lee and family; Mr.. and Mrs. J. l..
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-08-10

Postmaster Dalthorp has received
permission to move the p%ostofiice and
he has rented the corner building from
]. l.. Hall. The building is being over
hauled and will be put into condition
to make a very convenient post office.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-08-10

Svorkmo; Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Nelson;
Mrs. Carrie Lee and daughter Eva and
sons William and Edward; John
Gruseth and daughter Clara; Miss AL
VIVA Sneve and George Martinson.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-08-10
THEY ARE OUR BEST MER-
CHANTS

" J. r. Hamilton, former advertls-
= ing manager for John Wanamaker,
= says-"Any man Is careless who
= doesn't turn to the advertising
I" news Of his local newspaper for
" whatever he ls going to buy, be-
= cause the best merchants are al
= ways the one who advertise.
They are the men who stand back
y of what they do and say. They are
y the guaranty of good faith In the
= business world"
.
P. ]. Erie and family are spending
the week at Lake Campbell.
Shoes sale still on at Gillespie 4
Rogers, Footftters, Brookings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Wilson are thu
happy parents of a son born to then
Sunday.
Mrs. G. NJ. Thune and family, of Tor
onto, were Sunday visitors at the II
c. Johnson home.
DR.. G. L. Brown, who was east oil
business for State College, returned
Sunday from Chicago.
w. r. Whitehead got an average o
80 bushels of oats from a field hC
threshed the past week.
Miss Ina Larson, who resides nortl
of the city, has been the guest of Mis-:
Cecilia Sanders this week.
j. w. Warren was an Elkton bust
ness visitor Saturday and Monday. HI
has been repairing one of the eleva
tors at that place.
The z. F. Evans quarter section O
land north of Brookings was sold tt
H. G.. Williams Monday the considera
ton being $4,000.
The Encampment of the G.. A. r. ant
the National Convention of the w.
C. will meet at Kansas City, Mo-, Aug
ust 2Sth to September LIST. The state
president, Mrs. Rebecca Shea, expect!
to attend this convention.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-08-10
VOlGA

From the Tribune:
Mr.. and Mrs. Marcel, Of Upton,
Iowa, who are visiting friends at
Brookings, were week end visitors at
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-08-10

A big improvement on the Herald
corner is being made by putting in a
cement culvert and covering the whole
corner of the street with plank.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-08-10

Rev. Freeman and family left Mon
day for a vacation of a month. They
went in their auto and will make sew
eral stops on the way to visit friends.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-08-10

Miron Bunday has commenced his
big garage on Main street. 1t will be
rs by 100 feet, the largest auto garage
in the county and probably in this part
of the state.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-08-10

According to the county equalization
board Bruce is the only place in the
county where the personal property
valuation exceeds that of the real es-
tate. The real estate in the village is
put down at 1882, los and that of the
personal property at $156,053. In all
other towns the real estate valuation
exceeds the personal property largely.
Some one shot a horse belonging to
the chickering's, in the pasture east of
the depot. The bullet went in just
above the eye and a probe was made
for about three inches but it could not
be reached. 1t was thought the shoot
ing could not have been accidental as
no one has any occasion or right to be
shooting in town.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-08-10

Ray Pickering was injured in his
fall more seriously than was at first
understood. 1t may be another month
before he will be able to work.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-08-10
O H COUNTY
BRUCE

From the Herald:
The farmers near Hayti are entitled
to much sympathy as many of them
lost their entire crops in the recent
hail storm up there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-18

to Idaho avenue, and Idaho avenue,
Van Ness street to Pierce Mill road.
grade and improve, $500.
Fifteenth street, Webster street to
Buchanan street. pave, $1,000.
Ninth street, Allison street to Buch-
anan street. pave, $500.
EVartS street west of 18th street
northeast. grade and improve, $500.
railroad avenue southeast, Pennsyl-
vani' avenue to 22d street, pave,
$500
OILS street northeast, 10th to 18th
, streets, grade and improve. S1,loo.
Charming street northwest. LIST TO
North Capitol streets, pave, $4,000.
Hobart street northwest, sherman
avenue to Georgia avenue, pave, $4,000.
Mckinley street, Connecticut avenue
TO Ssth street, pave. $500.
kanawha street east of Connecticut
avenue, pave. So 800.
"Woodley road, Connecticut avenue to
9th street, pave. $500.
"Ashmead place, Connecticut avenue
to Belmont road, pave. SO o0o.
Re mont road. 10Th street to Goth
street. pave. $4,000.
"Champlain avenue. kalorama road to
Columbia road. pave, S11.s00.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-18
daho avenue, grade and improve

Idaho avenue, grade and improve
$1,000.
"Talbert street southeast. Nichols
avenue to shannon place. pave. s2.7oo.
shannon place southeast, Chicago
street to south terminus Shannon place.
pave, $4,000.
Ninth street northwest, TO
streets. pave. s2.s0o.
Allison street northwest, Georgia
avenue to Iowa avenue, pave, 400.
webster street northwest. Georgia
avenue to Iowa avenue. pave, S2.40p.
iowa avenue northwest, Webster
street to Allison street. pave. $4,000.
sixteenth street northeast. Brent
wood road to Rhode Island avenue,
grade and improve, 5000.
"Hamlin street northeast, 18th to 18th
streets, grade and improve, $500.
Thirteenth street northeast. frank
lin street to Girard street, grade, 81 800
Mount View place southeast. Morris
road to Talbert street, grade, S2.1o0.
Canal road northwest, retaining wall
reconstruct, S21,Wlo.
Livingston road southeast. Giesboro
road to District of Columbia line. grade
and improve, $4,000.
Van Ness street, Connecticut avenue
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-18
New Suburban Streets.

The bill specifies new suburban road
work as follows:
Morrison street northwest, Connecti-
| cut avenue TO 3sth street, pave, $500
necticut avenue to 41st street, pave
s12.S0O.
Legation street northwest, Connecti-
cut avenue TO 39th street. pave, $1,000
Connecticut avenue. Tilden street to
Pierce Mill road, pave, $1,000.
shepherd street northwest. 9TH to
5th streets, pave. S3,s00:
shepherd street northwest, Georgia
avenue to l4th street, pave. SlS,6O0.
Douglas street northeast, lOth to
18th streets. pave. $4,000.
Twentieth street northeast. Jack
son street to Lawrence street, grade
and improve, $1,000.
"Kearney street northeast, goth to
22d streets, grade and improve. $1,000.
"Jocelyn street east of Connecticut
avenue. pave, $4,000.
buchanan street, 14th to 18th streets.
pave. $1,000.
Allison street. 14th to 18th streets.
pave, $4,000.
Fifth street northwest. Rock Creek
Church road to Shepherd street. pave.
$500.
"Twenty-f1fth street southeast, Penn
sylyania avenue to @ street, grade,
s4,700.
Adams Mill road. Clydesdale place to
Harvard street. grade. $1,000.
"Thirty-eighth street, Massachusetts
avenue to Macomb street. pave. $4,000.
"Woodley road. Wisconsin avenue to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-18

ninth street northwest, Georgia ave.
nue. to Kansas avenue. pave. $1,000.
"Soventh street northwest, Rock
Crock Church road to Taylor street,
pave, $500.
Irving street northeast. 18th to 18th
streets, grade and Improve. $500"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-18

Twentieth street, Biitmore street TO
Kalorama road. pave, $ll,700.
Lowell street, Wisconsin avenue to
saith street. pave. $4,000.
New York avenue and U street
northeast, Florida avenue to Bladens-
burg road. grade, $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-18

9Th street south OF street northwest.
Grants increases of $S.360 for much
needed Increases at the Public Library.
although the Commissioners asked for
S11,12O increase.
Provides fifty-two new salaries for
the schools and increases the school
budget 1881 900.
Appropriates 100000 for the Ana
costa fiat Improvement project, an in
crease of 100000.
Additional Schools.
Provides for additions to the school
system as follows:
Four-room addition. at the Deanwood
School. including an assembly hall,
$4,000.
Additional ground and a four-room
addition and assembly hall, at the
Gage School. s5o.ooo.
Fou--room addition, assembly hall
and gymnasium. remodeling, etc, at
Phelps School. SJ0.noo.
Additional ground at Henry D. Cooke
School. S1JOuu
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-18
Opening Of Barry Farm.

"Cnder the authority contained in the
act making appropriations to provide
for the expenses of the government of
the District of Colum bia for the fiscal
year ending June 80. 1914, and for
other purposes, which authorizes the
Commissioners to prepare a new high
way plan for any portion Of the Dis
trict of Columbia under the conditions
therein named, and the said Commits
sioners are authorized and directed to
prepare new highway plan for that
portion of the District of Columbia
included within the subdivision known
as Barry Farm: Provided, That the
width of any highway shown on said
new plan shall be not less than forty
feet
Upon the approval of said new high
way plan for said subdivision of Barry
Farm. the said Commissioners are au-
thoriZed to open, extend or widen any
street. avenue road or highway laid
down on said plan. and in the interest
of economy where buildings project
beyond the highway lines shown on
said plans. and it is practicable to
move such buildings back to such high
way lines. the said Commissioners are
authorized to designate such buildings
in the petition of condemnation as
buildings to be moved, and when SO
DESIGNATED the condemnation jury shall
allow in its verdict for damages to
such buildings no greater amount than
may be necessary to move such build
ings; and the Commissioners are fur
Their authorized to include in such
highways any land owned by the Dis
trict of Columbia that they shall deem
necessary. The cost of said condemna-
| ton proceedings and all expenses in
| cident thereto, including the cost o.
| surveys and of the preparation of plats.
| shall be paid from the appropriation
herein made for the extension of
streets and avenues"
! thereafter in all proceedings for
| the opening, extension, widening or
Strengthening of alleys and minor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-18
Provision for Repairing.

Repaving work is provided as fol-
lows:
Fourteenth street southwest. from p
street to d street, fifty-fve feet wide
$1,000.
TX street northwest, from Washing
ton circle to goth street, forty feet
wide. $4,000
X street northwest. from 2sth street
to Rock creek. forty feet wide, s1I,50O
First street northwest, from Penn
syiVania avenue to + street, present
width. $4,000.
Thirteenth street northwest. from E
street to street, sixty feet wide.
$500.
20 street northwest, from 18th street
to 18th street, forty feet wide, $4,000.
twentieth street northwest, from I
street to street. thirty-lwo feet wide,
$500.
Wisconsin avenue northwest, from NJ
street to street, present width, forty
seven feet and thirty-five feet, $1,000
First street northwest. between De-
frees street and / street, thirty-two
feet wide, $3.50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-18
Increases Recommended.

Fire departnent-The following In
creases in salaries are recommended.
Thirty-eight captains from s1.4O0 to
$500 each, $500: 40 neutenants
from $1,000 to $500 each, $4,000; 40
privates at 1850 to be sergeants at
$1,000 each, $4,000: 1s3 privates from
Sl,6s0 70 s1.l40 each. s10.3s0
Health department-The following
additional employees are recommended:
One chief. bureau of vital statistics.
sl,Soe; clerk. $500. l sanitary inspect
or, $1,000; / sanitary inspector, $500; 8
| food inspectors at s1.4oo each. $4,000;
assistant bacteriologist, $500: 1 mes
sengef. $500: / Waterman, $500.
"A director of the bacteriolortcal
laboratory is transferred from the per
| diem roll at $4,000.
THE amount to be paid for personal
services from the appropriation for
prevention Of contagious diseases is in
creased from $4,000 to $4,000.
| "IUTenile Court-The following addf-
tional employees are recommended: One
probation officer for adult cases. $1,000;
l investigating officer for adult cases,
| $1,000; l messenger, $500.
Board OF charities-An additional
inspector at $1,000 in recommended
| Home for the Aged and Infrm-A
foreman of construction and repair at
500 and night Waterman at $40 are
| recommended
| Tube culosis Hospital-One addition
al orderly at $3.50 and an additional
| ward maid at $240 are recommended.
Board of children's guardians-A
clerk at $500 is recommended
| Industrial Home School for Colored
! Child IA farm laborer at 1850 is
provided.
| Industrial Home School--A clerk AT
5000 is recommended.
water department-An additional
clerk at $1,000 and two additional meter
| computers at $1,000 each are recon-
mended.
THE duties Of member of the board
iof examiners of steam engineers are
Imposed uDon the master mechanic and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-18

streets and for the establishment OF
building lines in the District OF Coium- :
bia the jury of condemnation shall not
be restricted as to the assessment area,
but shall assess the entire amount
awarded as damages plus the costs and
expenses of the proceedings as benefits
upon any and all lots. parts OF lots.
pieces or parcels of land which they
may find will be benefited by the open
ing, extension. widening or straighten-
ing of the alley or minor street, or by
the establishment of the building line
as they may find said lots, parts OF
lots, pieces or parcels Of land will be
benefited"
Hereafter the supervisor Of play
grounds of the District of Columbia
may, in his discretion and with the con-
sent and approval of the Commission
ers. accept the services of such persons
as may volunteer to aid in the conduct.
management and upkeep of the SAID
Fairgrounds: Provided, That this shall
not be construed to authorize the ex-
penditure or the payment of any money
on account of any such volunteer serv-
ice
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-18
New Employments and Pay.

The specific changes in the number
or grades of officers and employees O.
the District of Columbia government
and their rate of compensation as COM
pared with the current law recon-
mended In the bill are as follows:
Executive office-The pay of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-18
Health Department Expenses


In connection with the appropriation
for dispensaries OF the health depart
1nent:
Provided, That the Commissioners
may accept such volunteer services as
they deem expedient in connection with
the establishment and maintenance of
the dispensaries herein authorized
In connection with the salary of the
master mechanic of the water depart
ment:
who shall also act as a MEM
Der OF the board of examiners of steam
engineers. without additional compensa-
ton
"All per diem employees and day labor
ers of the District of Columbia who
have been continuously employed for
hve working days next preceding such
days as are legal holidays in the District
or Columbia, and whose employment
continues through and beyond said legal
noiidays may. in the discretion of the
Commissioners of the District of CO.
lumbia. be granted leave of absence
with pay for said legal holidays
That hereafter copies of all esti
mates Of appropriations in any wav af
fectlng the revenues of the District of
Columbia shall be furnished to the Com
Inlssioners of said District on or before
october first of each year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-18
Removal of Trolley Poles.

THE Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Company and the Brightwood Rail
way Company are directed and required
wires owned and used by them on
Georgia avenue from Florida avenue to
Rock Creek Church road northwest.
and to install non-grounded metalnc
circuit underground trolley system In
lieu of the overhead trolley system of
propulsion on the street railway lines
owned and operated by said companies
on said portion Of Georgia avenue.
THE Potomac Electric Power Company
and the Chesapeake and Potomac Iele-
phone Company are directed and re-
CURED to remove all the poles and
overhead wires owned and used by them
on said Georgia avenue from Florida
avenue to Rock Creek Church road
northwest. The removal of the said
poles and wires and the construction
of the said underground trolley system
shall be upon plans approved by the
Commissioners of the District Of Co
lumbia. and shall be completed within
one year after the date of approval of
this act: Provided, That if any or all
or said companies shall fail or neglect
to remove such poles and wires. or shalt
fail or neglect to complete such under
ground construction within one year
after the approval of this act, the said
companies, and each of them. shall for
lelt ana pay to the District OF Columbia
the sum Of 800 for each day of such
failure or neglect.
The Potomac Electric Power Company
Is directed and required to remove all
or the poles and overhead wires owned
and used by 1t on Water street between
9th and 14th streets southwest and on
all reservations and public spaces ada
cent thereto, and to ins all suitable and
SUFFICIENT underground conduits. con-
ductors and appliances in lieu thereof.
Inc removal of said poles and wires
and the replacement thereof by under
ground constructions shall be upon plans
10 be approved by the Commissioners
or the District of Columbia, and shall
be completed within one year after the
cate OF approval of this act: Provided,
Ihat II said company shall fail or ne
greet TO remove such poles and wires,
or, shall fail or neglect to complete such
underground construction within one
year after the approval of this act, said
company shall forfeit and pay to the
District of Columbia the sum of 800
for each day of such failure or neglect"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-02
FREDERICK &NELSON

THE favored styles and colors well represented,
and every purchase from these stocks carries a
definite assurance of fit and service satisfaction which
is the result of careful expert selection from thoroughly
dependable sources. -rrs, Floor.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-02
Women's Washable
Kid CIoUes

One-clasp Washable Kid Gloves, pique
styles, in ivory and pearl, with fancy
two-tone embroidery and turn-back cuffs
TO match. $3.50 pair
Two-clasp Washable White Kid
Gloves. pique style, with plain embroid-
cred backs, SIPS pair.
Washable Kid Gloves, piquc style. in
pearl. ivory. butter and tan, with heavy,
two-tone crochet embroidery, 500 pair.
One-clasp Washable Kid Gloves.
piquc style, in pearl, ivory, butter and
gray with contrasting embroidery, $3.50
pair.
One-clasp Washable Kid Gloves in
pearl, ivory. butter. tan and gray. with
plain embroidery, Sl.l5 pair.