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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-10-05
DISASTROUS FIRE

A disastrous fire swept away most Of
the buildings on the farm owned and
operated by WILDER Atkins eight miles
southeast Of the city Saturday after
neon. The fire was started at the
barn by the children playing with
matches. BY the time it was discover
ed the fire was beyond control. The
high wind from the south carried the
flames from one building to another so
rapidly that little OF the contents could
be saved. Neighbors rushed to Mr..
Atkins assistance and did all they
could to ave property.
The horse barn, containing hay, har-
ness and some feed, was destroyed,
two fine calves were burned, a soft.
cattle shed, silo filled with silage, sill
age filler, wagon, tsraw' stack and a
lot of small truck all went up In
smoke.
Mr.. Atkins lost in all about so, 0
with not a dollars worth of insurance.
SO much Of his property was destroyed
that he will have to hold a sale Of
other personal property to raise money
to carry him over until next year and
do a little building this fall.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-10-05
BRICTSON MAY MOVE

1t has been rumored for some time
that Bookings might lose the Brictson
Manufacturing Co. which has been for
years making the Brictson Tire and
other Brictson products here.
A, reporter for the Register inter
viewed Mr.. Brictson this week, and
while he did not say that he contem-
plated i owing he admitted that sew
eral cities are bidding for his business
and have offered him some f1attering
inducements. In fact a number of
places have been after him for several
years. Up to the present he did not
feel that the time was propitiOus for
considering any outside propositions.
His business, however, has grown to
such an extent, and in view Of the re-
cent reorganization of the company
found necessary for the extension of
the territory, he feels he should have
a larger factory and larger field to care
for orders and at the same time get out
work that now has to go to other on
Germs because of his inability to get
out all of the parts which enter into
the finished products he is placing on
the market. He says he must have a
factory which will at first employ from
300 to 500 hands and increase as the
h~pcipecc dOac
For years Mr.. Brictson has maintain
ed Offices in the New Century Building
where several people are employed. A
number of hands are also employed at
the factory, and all of these people
spend their money in the city. 1t will
mean much to Brookings if Mr.. Prict-
son can be induced to remain; a loss
if some other city can persuade him to
leave.
Brookings has lost several good in
situations in the past. 1t is not neces-
sary to name them; but their loss was
a blow to our progress and to the up
building Of the city.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-10-05
LEAGUE MEETING

Twenty-four Of the sixty-two mem.
bers of the Brookings Child Conserva-
ton League met in the library room
Tuesday afternoon and enjoyed the
following very interesting program:
Mrs. Lentz acting as hostess of the
day:
Mrs. j. c. Alexander read my Sym,
phony" from F. l.. Pinet.
Miss Bloomquist, music.
Mrs. T. c. Connolly, "Our Aim"
Mrs. f. f. Mccall read a very inter.
esting paper about Worry"
Mrs. NJ. e. Culhane gave a review of
an article on Worry.
Mrs. Smith read "The Earl King"
Following the program the members
took part in an interesting discussion
of the subject Worry"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-10-05
u. S.
RELIEF
CHRISTOPHER SUFFERERS

The United States Relief for suffer,
ers from ravages of Grasshoppers. will
be issued at Sioux Falls, County of
Minnehaha, on the 10Th day of May,
1875, to the persons enrolled by u. s.
Officers in the towns of Lake Valley
and Medary, Bookings Co. One men,
Der of each of the following named
families must be present early on day
specified to receive and sign for the
rations and clothing to be given them.
w. II. Packard, Lars Larsen, Carrie
Stone, Lars Engleson,, w. II. Harvey,
Henry Hughson, Abigail Smith, Geo. II.
Smith, John l.. McMaster, T.. f. Morris.
ID. NJ. SCOTT,
Lieut.. LIST Inf.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-10-05
3 GETS PATENT

Mr.. Geo. W. Cobel, of the First Ma
tional Bank, was recently granted a
patent on his U. S. Mailing Savings
Bank System. 1t consists Of a coin
card which will carry any coin up to a
half dollar. Bills, drafts or checks
may be placed with the coins and a
sealing flap comes over all and seals
them in. There is a duplicate deposit
slip at the end Of the card, n Of
which is retained by the depositor be-
fore mailing to the bank. After proper
sealing the card is slipped into an en-
velope and mailed to the bank. With
this system it is not necessary to
keep checks, drafts, paper money or
small coin about the house where they
may be lost or stolen. All can go to
the bank as promptly as though you
were living near it. And it can be
followed up from day to day, records
kept and your money safe.
1t is the best thing ever invented for
farmers or those at a distance from
town who can not get to the bank daily
or who wish to have a savings account
drawing interest.
Mr.. Cobel is naturally enthusiastic
over his invention, and, stated to the
Register that it has already brought
him considerable business. There IS
no doubt that other bankers will want
his device and that he will have many
calls for It.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-10-05
RALLY

The democrats held a rally at the G..
A. r. hall Wednesday evening which
was well attended by the deciples of
Jefferson and Wilson. Sheriff MINER
presided and introduced the speakers,
Ralph Johnson, Jack Gregsby, W. A.
Shoemaker and Joe H. Kirby, of Sioux
Falls. and Mrs. DeVoe, OF Washington,
who spoke briefly on woman suffrage.
The young speakers from Sioux Falls
all belong to the Young Mems Demo-
cratic club and are touring the state in
the interest of Wilson. They are good
takers and held the interest Of all
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-10-05
The Carrie Stone, mentioned on the

The Carrie Stone, mentioned on the
sheet, was a sister of w. II. Harvey.
Lars EngelSon was father of DR.. c. J.
Engelson now practicing medicine in
this city. w. II. Harvey still lives
here on Sd street. Abigail Smith was
the mother of Mrs. w. II. Harvey and
G. II. Smith was her brother. j. II. Me
Master is still living at old Medary.
The Henry Hughson referred to is
John II. Hughson, for years a promin-
ent farmer of Trenton township and
who a~fterward moved to Bookings
and participated in business and civic
affairs. He died a number of years
ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. II. Avery who still
live in Bookings were among those
who received aid.
F~orty-one years have passed away
since this relief was extended, and in
that time a great change has taken
place. Men who We're then young and
doing their full share toward making
this section the veritable garden that
we now find It have been gathered to
their fathers, and boys and girls of
that day wea silvered locks and go
forward to their daily tasks with falter-
ing steps. Those who are left, how
ever, wear the laurel wreath of victory
in the winning of an empire for their
families, and they can look back com
~placently on the days when it ooh the
courage of a crusader to stand up
against the privations of the then new
country.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-10-05
WORSE THAN ZEPPELINS

From reports available it is shown
that from January first to September
first there were 1,040 people killed and
more than 5000 injured in auto acct
dents in the United States. These re-
ports come from the large cities where
a record is kept, but there are prob
ably as many more W reported. In
England during the last year only 1858
people were killed and $40 wounded Dy
the zeppelin raids Of the Germans.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-10-05
GOPHER'S RIVAL
WILL Be STRONG
SOUTH DAKOTA LOOKED UPON BY
MlNNESOTANS AS HARD
TEAM TO BEAT
GAME IN MINNEAPOLIS NEXT SATURDAY
Twin City Foot Ball Reporter Warns
Gophers Against Big Sur
prise

Ben Peoples, the Minneapolis Jour
nal football reporter, thinks the CO.
piers may have a big surprise handed
to them next Saturday when the State
College football team goes up against
the defenders of Minnesota's almost
invincible line. Below the Register
gives this experts dope on the near
approaching game:
Minnesota football followers who are
expecting the opening game of the sea-
sol with South Dakota State College,
October 7, to be a soft snap, may get
a surprise, according to the dope
emanating from the camp of the new
Gopher practice game rival. Accord
ing to reports from Bookings, South
Dakota State is an eleven fully as
strong as the North Dakota u team
and in a class with the Ames team,
whose place it occupies on the Gopher
schedule.
The Brookings team has been practic-
ing since the first week in September,
Coach Ewing having taken his men to
camp then. They have worked with
the n idea of holding Mime
sofa to a low score and doing the same
with Wisconsin, October IA. Ewing is
an eastern college man, the dope goes,
and by good showings against Mime
sofa and Wisconsin, hopes to get a
game against some eastern eleven
next fall and thus get a chance to
show his coaching ability in his home
territory.
Lost One Last Year
Last year South Dakota State lost
but one game to the South Dakota uni
versity team, 7 to 0, and played North
Dakota to a 0 to 0 tie. Only four play
ers of last years team are missing this
fall.
Among the veterans returning is
Skinner, who is conceded to be the
best Splinter in the state and one of
the best halfbacks ever developed in
South Dakota. Other veterans on the
team this fall are expected to be Jen-
nings, tackle; Hoover, fullback; Fish
er, left end; Mccoy, right end, and
several other old stars who are de-
%veloping fast under the systematic,
consistent and able training of Coach
Ewing.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-10-05
THE CITY SCHOOLS
ARE DOING WELL
FIRST MONTH SHOWS A RECORD
BREAKING ATTENDANCE AND
is STILL GROWING
LITERARY SOCIETIES ORGANIZE FOR YEAR
Football Team Going After State
Championship-Oefeated FIan-
dreau Saturday

The report of the Bookings city
schools for the first month ending Sep
TENDER 20 shows a total enrolment of
500. There are 474 boys and 495 girls
enrolled. A number enrolled Monday
morning that are not included in the
report, and the 1000 mark will b.
reached before the close of the second
month. The high school had an en-
rollment at the close of school Friday
PAP. There are 115 boys and 127 girls
enrolled. As of whom are seniors, 50
juniors, IS s%ophomOres and 70 fresh
men. The junior high school has 70
boys and 50 girls enrolled, a total in
this department of 139. There are 10S
department, Sc girls are enrolled n
the domestic science department.
The senior class which is composed
of 20 boys and 26 girls had a delightful
social and class dinner at the domestic
cSiNl'' ioolho III ~ 81 DulIulhS
Thursday evening from 500 to 500 p.
m. Miss Biersdorf, who is the class
advisor, and a number of the other
members of the faculty were present
and shared in the pleasures of the
evening. After serving a three course
dinner, Edmund Haugen, president Of
the class, called on the faculty visitors
for speeches and responses were given
in a cheerful and delightful manner.
President Haugen was then called
upon for a speech and in response stat
ed that the class of 1917 had many
that they hoped to carry out during
the year and that their work in school,
as well as their social functions, may
be a credit to the class as well as the
school.
Tuesday evening of last week the
teachers of the city schools had a 600
o'clock luncheon in the domestic
science rooms. Plans had been ar
ranged for an out door picnic at the
close of school but owing to the n
clemency of the weather these plans
were changed to an indoor picnic and
such it proved to be as all enjoyed the
evening, and especially those who
were favored by Miss Wilson with an
auto drive.
The four literary societies met at
the close of school Friday to organize
for the semester.
Coach Guetzloe took his football
warriors to Flandreau Saturday where
he met the warriors of the Fiandrcau
high school. The game was well 2t-
tended and many of the football fans
of the city drove over to see the game
Flandreau has a bunch of fine fellows
on their team and while they played a
loosing game they proved themselves
to have the real spirit of the right
kind. Our boys were well treated and
came home feeling that Flandreau was
a fine bunch and knew how to take de,
feat and be courteous al the same
time.
Next Saturday at 2:30 the Water
town high school gridiron warriors
will meet the Brookings invincibles in
a battle royal at the college field.
Watertown is coming with their forces
organized to full capacity to contest
the strength of Coach Guetzloe's or
g~anization. This promises to be n
of the greatest games Of the season,
not excepting the big game with Me-
chanic Arts of st. Paul which will he
staged here November 18th.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-10-05

Rev. R. A. Bruce and wife went to
Mitchell Monday evening on matters
connected with his church work and to
visit friends.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-10-05

paid off church debts to the amount CT
s51.30S.
twenty-five charges report no debt,
while several others have fully cover
ed all by subscription. The ladies'
aids have reported over $4,000.
Epworth League
THE league held an institute in con-
nection with the camp. 1t was quite
well attended. The speakers gave good
service. DR.. Gatz and Miss Chappell
won many friends, and DR.. Trennery
who gave us some stirring addresses
on Sunday school methods, made an
impression that will not soon be for
gotten.
"The ladies of the church report
over $4,000 this year. Three aids re-
port over 81 200 each. Huron, ST.
67O.32; Miller; s1,O26.91; WATERFOWL,
$1,55S.5O.
"The Women's Foreign Missionary
society has been about the Masters
business and also makes a good report
which shows earnestness in labor.
"The hospital reports it's very best
year. Miss Wood has certainly prov
ed herself master of the situation.
Brother Bracket, Of Iowa, was secured
as field worker and the choice seems
to be a happy one. A movement is on
foot to enlarge the hospital so that the
growing patronage can be cared for.
There have been 332 patients up to
the first of this month. The daily
average has been a little over II. The
month of August it ran thirteen, and
thus far this month nearly fourteen.
The gross earnings have been s12,-
1851, while the disbursements have
been $10,S21. This has enabled us TO
take care of all current expenses and
apply considerable on old accounts.
"The benevolences have suffered
this year because of the almost COM
plete failure of the small grain crop.
We have done our best for all benevo-
lences."
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-10-05
Retired Veterans

The names of nineteen veterans, or
retired preachers of the conference
were called, and all continued in the
superannuate relationship. They are:
ID. w. Chamberlain, c. B. Clark, G.. i.
Corwin, f. L. Dean, w. ID. Decide, II.
I. Farr, w. |. Graham, w. 0. Gram, J.
G.. Hall, Lewis HartsOugh, A. Jamison,
A. S. Loveall, o. A. Phillips, r. c. Nc
Reynolds, Thomas Simmons, A. T..
Tanner, J.. A. Wiley, T. H. Youngman.
Pierre Gets Conference 1917
Rev. r. A. Bruce, of Bookings, gave
a hearty invitation on behalf Of the
church at Brookings for the confer
ence to be held there next year. DR.. j.
E. Edwards gave a hearty invitation to
Pierre, which was seconded by DR..
Notson, a former pastor of the church.
The vote resulted in favor of the
Pierre invitation, which was made un-
animous by the motion of Mr.. Bruce.
Pierre is at the center of the state,
geographically, and has recently erect
ed a fine church at a cost of about
$4,000.
Newell reclamation news. [volume] (Newell, Butte County, S.D.) 1910-19??, 1916-01-20
Livestock Breeders
To Meet At Mitchell

Professor }. w. Wilson, secre-
tary Of the South Dakota Improv-
ed Live Stock Breeders Association
announces a great meeting Of
live wires" at Mitchell, and a
great combination sale on February
2 and 3. The list of pure bred
animals offered for distribution
and exchange. includes 157 head
representing twelve breeds. Prof.
Wilson suggests that farmers will
here have an opportunity of buy
ing from reliable fellow farmers.
Full information may be obtained
by addressing him at Brookings.
Newell reclamation news. [volume] (Newell, Butte County, S.D.) 1910-19??, 1916-01-20
Non-contiguous Entries.

On January Z Senator Sterling
introduced an. amendment to the
enlarged homestead bill which
reads as follows: Provided, that
any person who has prior to the
passage of this Act, made home
stead entry of lands|of the charac-
ter herein described and is unable,
because there is no vacant land of
like character contiguous to his
original entry, to enter additional
land, may be permitted to make an
additional entry of NoNcoNTIGUoUs
land of the character described in
this Act, which shall not, together
with the original entry, exceed
three hundred and twenty acres;
such additional entry to be subject
to all the provisions Of this Act
relating to improvement. cultiva-
tion and final proof"
Newell reclamation news. [volume] (Newell, Butte County, S.D.) 1910-19??, 1916-01-20
Test Seed Corn Now.

Il would advise making a gen.
eral test of seed corn right away,
but would not advise shelling it
now," says agronomist A. N.
Hume of State College. "Shelled
corn does not retain its vitality as
we'll. Store it in the ear if the
general test is good and then make
the ear test next spring, say in
April, some weeks before planting.
So far AS | can tell at present,
it would seem that good, live, we'll
acclimated seed corn in So4lh
Dakota will be in demand next
spring. This will apparently be
true even though it happens to be
mixed. Although mixed seed corn
is not as good as pure seed, how
ever, well acclimated mixed seed
corn is obviously better than
southern grown corn of any kind"
Newell reclamation news. [volume] (Newell, Butte County, S.D.) 1910-19??, 1916-01-20
Black Hills Evergreens
On The New Farm

\" A timber belt of evergreens on
the prairie farm will add very much
more than their cost to the place
and will be a source. of beauty and
a JOY forever" says Prof. N. E.
Hansen, in recommending Black
Hills spruce and pine for this pur-
pose. He says:
The Black Hills spruce and the
Black Hills pine are now dug 10
large quantities by nurserymen
under government permit in the
Black Hills forests, and seedlings
may also be obtained from the
forest service. The young trees,
a foot or less. are much more apt
to live than larger seedlings.
Nurserymen take these young seed
iings and transplant in beds with
brush shade the first year, shutting
out about half the sunlight. This
gives the young trees a chance to
change gradually from forest con
ditions to the unobstructed light
of the prairie..
Spring planting only is advisable
for evergreens. The gathering Of
pine and spruce seed is now quite
an industry in the Black Hills
region and it is hoped that it will
become more and more SO for the
prairies of South Dakota. The
spruce transplants much more
easily than the pine. Nurserymen
find it best to transplant the Black
Hills pine al one year of age, and
transplant every two years while
|ih the nursery. If the subsoil is
hard, it is all right to loosen the
soil with dynamite, but this must
be done in the fall to allow for
settling of the soil during the
winter. Spring dynamiting makes
the soil too loose in the spring.
The Black Hills pine grows much
faster than the Black Hills spruce,
b ,nce / would put it on the outsi 9
OF the windbreak and the spruce
on the inside. The older planta-
CONTINUED on the inside
Newell reclamation news. [volume] (Newell, Butte County, S.D.) 1910-19??, 1916-01-20
Frozen Radiators.

Cases of frozen pumps and ra-
diators are beginning to come in
now,' said the proprietorQf local
garage. Il had my first call last
evening when a local business man
called up to report that his radia-
tor had frozen and in the same
breath he asked me if he couldn't
thaw it out by pouring boiling
water into the radiator filler pipe"
Fortunately he hadn't done
anything of the sort already for if
he had it might have meant a pretty
good sized repair BILL"
In spite of ordinary precau-
tions, pumps and radiators will
freeze If only the pump is froz-
en- it can be thawed out without
damage by pouring hot water over
it until the water drains from it
freely. Afterward the engine can
be turned over slowly by hand to
see if the pump is entirely free.
Starting with engine power is apt
to result in a broken pump shaft
or some other serious trouble un-
less every particle of ice has been
removed.
when the water in the radiator
or engine becomes frozen it is .
serious matter. If the ear can be
towed into warm room or garage
independent of its own power 1t
will usually thaw out without
damage, but if this cannot be done
the first thing is to completely
thaw out the pump with hot water
and see that it is working freely
by cranking the engine by hand.
Next cover the radiator and
hood with blankets, disconnect the
Newell reclamation news. [volume] (Newell, Butte County, S.D.) 1910-19??, 1916-01-20
Loaning School Money

Newell, South Dakota.
January IA, 1915.
Editor News: !.
Some time ago you
published statement that the
county commissioners had made a
loan of So, 900 to one individual.
from the permanent school and
endowment funds. In a report of
the session of county commission
ers just concluded | note report
Of a Joan from this fund Of $1,000
to one Barber I do not know if
these reports are correct or not,
but this much is certain, that it is
unconstitutionaland illegal for the
commissioners to loan more than
81, 900 to any one person. firm or
corporation on farm lands.
Respectfully,
j. H. Wilkinson.
Newell reclamation news. [volume] (Newell, Butte County, S.D.) 1910-19??, 1916-01-20

+! fan belt if you can, and then start
the engine under its own power,
running it slowly. 1t will heat
rapidly of course. Don't let the
engine get too hot. Stop it pccas-
ionally, but keep it blanketed COM
pletely all the time, so as to retain
around the engine and radiator all
of the heat generated by the en-
gine. 1t will boil violently, and
in all probability will steam, but
if it is not run too long this will
do no harm.
After working carefully along
this line the engine and radiator
will thaw out, perhaps without
damage, although it is hard to
thaw radiator without leaks re-
sulting. In fact the mischief is
usually done before the thawing
process, by the expansion of the
water when freezing occurs.
Many engines have been crack
ed by freezing. Frozen radiators
are frequent. The best safeguard
of all of course, is to drain the
engine thoroughly on cold nights
or fill the radiator with the proper
amount of a good ,anti-freezing
mixture. Gazette.