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contest has no significance witt
regard to the national election this
! year.
aa &. re alearlY mistaken.
ID viii be- opposed bY
a Republican candidate. and, from
present Indications, that candidate
will be Col. Roosevelt-Col. Par
kers' friend and patron.
The issue whether the Dem9-
Gratis shall retain control of the
government or whether the Re-
publicans will be returned to
power will be- seJtled. and
Louisiana must do her part in that
settlement.
But beyond this, if Mr.. Roose-
Yelt is the nominee, the issue
whether the United States shsIl
remain at peace with all the world,
or be plunged into war with a
large portion of the world will be
the most important one to be
settled.
Will Mr.. Parker kindly Inform
the Democrats, whose vote he is
seeking, bow he stands on this
question:
And particularly. will he tell
them on which side the powerful
influences of the State adIalnis-
tration will be thrown in the event
of his election9
Will it be on the side of the
Republican candidate and presi-
dent, whether he be Roosevelt or
some other Republican: or will it
be on the side of that peerless
statesman Woodrow Wilson?
Surely the Democrats of Louis
ana will insist upon being inform
ID upon these matters before they
,ast their votes for a Republican
Democrat for governor.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1916-03-02
New Orleans, La.
Feb. %. 1916.

Mr.. T. G. Barnes,
Care-The Natchitoches Com
mercial Assn. Traffic Depart
ment, Natchitoches, La.
Sirs:
Please refer to your letter u
January 18th, addressed to pc q
master, Natchitoches. La, relati G
to additional service between NJ =
chitoches and Cypress, which " 5
referred to this office for consid, :
alton.
This will advise that instructio )
were issued, effective Februa Y
5th, Tor the postmaster at n :
chitoches TO make closed DOT b
daily, except Sunday, for Shrel >
port and Cypress railway postal
clerks operating in train Al, viii n
is dispatched from Natchitoch IS
from train 40. This will email e
mail to be delivered at all poil IS
between Cypress and Natchitocl s
between 6:25 and 1856 a. 10. viii h
it is thought will afford the nece )
sary relief under the circuI i
stances.
For your information, will sta 5e
that from careful watch kept and
report made to this Office OF the
amount of mail that has be- n
forwarded for delivery oetwe n
the points named, it is found tn Il
for a period of ten days there h IS
been 81 pieces of mail matter. j l.
cluding letters, circulars an d
parcels, from which it would see d
that there was a daily average fl
less than three pieces of M il
matter, and this is thought to re
very small amount of mail a. d
hardly justifies the handling oft 81
closed pouch for the purpo e
named; but possibly this may )e
due to the fact that the patro IS
and business men of the Nate i
toches post Office are not TAXI g
advantage of the additional faci i
ties, and the matter is brought o
your attention for such considt =
alton as may be necessary f r
placing the matter before yo RI
ASSOCIATION so that advantage c. 4
be taken of the additional m. Il
service which will prove of me e
benefit than appears to have fl i !
lowed the establishment of e |
service.
Very respectfully,
II. Nj. ROBINSON i
Superintendent !;
Thinking this might be of / Il
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1916-03-02
official Journal Parish of NatchitOchcs
Parish School Board.
City of Natchitoches.
The Charges by the Times
Picayune Against DR..
PierSOn.

The Times Picayune recently
published a series of articles which
fiercely attacked DR.. Clarence
Pierson in connection with the
management Of the Insane Asylum
at jackson.
The articles constituted dis
tinct departure in journalism of
this State.
They were preceded by one or
more prominently displayed and
heavily loaded articles which
we're evidently designed to pre-
pare the public mind for some
horrible disclosures.
Then followed the disclosures,
10 which the helplessness and
wretchedness of DR.. Persons
alleged victi 1900 insane
patients-were portrayed so often
and with SO much dramatic skill
that it excited suspicion of both
The motive for making the charges
and the existe nee of the facts
alleged.
Some few of the charges are
grave, but for the greater part
tney are trivial. DIR. Pierson
promptly asked a suspension of
lgenent by the people of the
otAte until he could be heard,
rc,nlnding the people at the lime
the charges had already been made
tho subject of a searching investl-
CATION by the board of administra
tlol of the asylum, which inYesti-
gation res ulted IN bis complete
~ asiss m
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Very respectfully,
II. Nj. ROBINSON

Superlntende1 2
Thinking this might be of / +
terest 70 tie public. it is submit !
ed to YOU for publication. N
Barnes looked into the matter al ]
it is hoped the change will be 4
decided Improvement in pub. :
conditions.
Transportation Com.
Per PHANOR BREAZEAL :
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1916-03-02

Communications are solicited, and
we will not be held responsible for any
views contained therein.
No attention will be paid to annoy
nous letters.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-04-27

fourth Of those offering to enlist have
proven acceptable up to date and it
will take a long time to fill up the
quota unless something startling oc-
ours within the year. 1t is a evefa
ton to learn that such a large proper
ton of those offering their services to
the government have to be rejected on
account Of unftness to meet the re-
quired standards Of physical examine
ton. If a supreme test shall come and
the country is threatened with a real
danger from the outside the patriotism
Of the country will provide a sufficient
to meet all ordinary emergencies.
When once aroused the physically able
will present themselves for service 50
far as is necessary.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-04-27
DISHONEST ADVERTISING

The United States Supreme Court in
a decision, made this week, defines
more clearly than ever before what
constitutes dishonest advertising
through the mails. the supreme
court held in effect that advcr-
t~isers, even though they give pur-
chasers value received for their money,
are guilty of fraud il by exaggerated
advertising propaganda they have led
to expect more. Officials declare the
decision will pave the way to scores of
prosecutions and make possible the
enforcement of a much more stringent
federal supervision of mail advertising.
The opinion was announced by JUS
tice McKenna, reversing the district
court in southern Florida which quash-
ed an indictment against officials or
the New South Farm and Home com
pany. The indictment charged unlaw-
full use of the mails in selling ~ten-acre
farms. The Florida court held that If
a purchaser received his moneys
worth exaggerated propaganda was not
fraud. Justice McKenna took the posi-
ton that it vas an offense if the article
sold did not serve the purpose report
ed, no matter what the value might
be.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-04-27
Mr.. FARMER COMES TO TOWN

Farmer James j: 81 am with YOU
in your campaign for Community
Building, | notice YOU advocate LOYALTY
TO home industry. also YOU speak Of
home patronage. etc. But let me tell
you a few things. | W a half sec
ton four miles from Ourtown. When
started in quite a number of years
ago we lived in a shanty and the barns
and stables were nothing 10 brag
about. but as soon as possible we
built a comfortable home and con
structcd a coed barn and Other build
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-04-27

Iroquois Chief:-The present pri-
mary law will be greatly modified or
repealed in its entirey in the not dis
for anything. In every state where the
primary law is in operation the voters
are dissatisfied with it. 1t is cumber-
some, expensive alike to the people
and candidates, DISCREPANCIES parties,
causes voters to lose interest in public
affairs and utterly precludes the rank
and file from any voice in the selection
Of party candidates. It's effects are
for it.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-04-27
HI CROW'S=NEST

After all, the question of the differ.
ence between individuals Is largely
due to their ideals. While a large ma
jority OF our people in the city and the
surrounding country had enough re-
gard and respect for the Easter ideal
to attend church services once or twice
on Sunday, there were many others
who eve gave the day any consids ra-
ton, whatever. A few profaned the
day insofar that the clutches of the
law are giving them some uneasy mo-
ments. Some thoughtless youth also
few into the face of Good Friday sentl-
ment and engaged in social festivities
that should have been deferred. A very
small percent Of our population can
give the city an unfavorable name and
the worst Of it is that the well-dis-
posed have to suffer for it.
From all appearances 1t will take
more than IN ordinary episode to
arouse the martial spirit in this coun-
try, after reading about the horrors Of
war for the last twenty months. The
spectacular in battle has disappeared
and mere digging and hand grenade
lighting does not appeal to the ordinary
The government is having
much dificulty in recruiting enough
men to bring U standing army up
o the standard number fixed by a late
let Of congress-. Not more than a
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-04-27

Ida Estella Billings was born at
Spring Creek, Mimi, in October, 1867.
She came to South Dakota with her
parents at the age of II years, and
remained a resident of Bushnell and
vicinity until her marriage to Chas.
Stevens in the fall of 1887. Became a
member of the NJ. T.. church in her
girlhood, and later became affiliated
with the Church Of Christ. Scientist,
of Boston, Mass, remaining a faithful
member of the same until her death
which occurred on April Sth, at Mar
shall, Mimi. She leaves to mourn ner
death her husband, Charles Stevens, Of
Marshall. Mimi; her mother, Mrs. B.
r. Billings, of Brookings, S. D.; three
sisters and one brother, Mrs. II. C.
Van Dyke, of Manning, Iowa; Mrs. C.
A. Davis and Miss Birdie Billings, of
Bookings, S. D.; Roy Billings or
Lynd, MINI. The body was brought
to Brookings Monday evening. Flu
neral services were held from the M.
E. church on Tuesday, interment being
made in the Brookings cemetery. The
Of the entire community is
extended the family in this their hour
of sorrow.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-04-27

This week Gust Leite moved his
family from their home in this city 70
the new farm in lakewood township,
directly west of the August Nelson
farm. The host of good friends ol
this family, while regretting their de-
parture from the city will wish them
the best Of success in their new under
taking, and are indeed pleased that
they are no farther away.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-04-27
WASHINGTON
BY J. {. Jones

Say YOU are a reader of this paper, and
we will send you on approval the hand
some volume entitled: MOUNT VERNON,
THE HOME OF W~ASHINGTON The
cover and ink used in printing are colon
ial blue, and the tule is in gold leaf. The
paper is French vellum, and the color,
colonial buff. The illustrations were
made by our own artists, by special per-
mission of the authorities of Mount
Vernon. This is the story of impressions
left by IA trip to Washington's home, and
an eminent authority says: "Breathes
more of the real spirit of the place than
anything else ever written" Regular
price SI.O0. If on receipt you find il
satisfactory, remit 75c; otherwise return
within one week.
l.. s. PRESS ASSN
Bond Building, Washington, D. c.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-04-27

of the bladder. Mr.. Peterson vas at
one time a resident of Yellow Medi-
cine county, Mimi, and later lived in
Brookings county, South Dakota, re-
moving from there to Racine, Wis,
about fifteen years ago. About a year
ago he went to ST. Paul to live. His
health had been falling for some time
and he had been in the hospital a week
previous to death:
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-04-27
VOLGA

From the Tribune:
The city election Tuesday passed of
very quietly. There was no contest
and the vote was lights votes being
cast altogether. The regular nomi-
nccs-J. O. Sundct, Robert Kane and
j. c. Lee, received the following vote:
Sundct, A; Kane, 81; Lee, As. a few
of the "boys" in order to have a little
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D

From the Pioneer:
The Grim Reaper came without
warning and took to the Great Beyond
last Friday morning Mrs. Louise Reid,
wife of Chas. Reid, a resident Of Lin
coin county since 1877 and for a num-
Der of years just past living in Hen
bricks. The cause of death was heart
trouble.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-04-27

Mr.. and Mrs. John Smith are mourn.
ing the death of their infant son James
Matthew who passed away Sunday.
April 10, Of CONFUSION Of the lungs.
The little one was down with pneu-
monia the early part of March and
never fully rcgained strength and the
final summons came Sunday
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-04-27
ABOUT THE COUNTY
. . I
BUSHNELL

From the Enterprise:
The farmers in this community are
busy putting in their seed grain, in
spite of the rainy weather, Quite an
acreage has already been The
corn acreage this year will be much
less than that of the season of 1915,
and as the prospects are now We be
lieve the farmers are wise in ~increas-
ing the acreage of small grain.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-04-27

The White Sash & Door Factory is
now working overtime taking care of
the orders coming in. Joseph S.
Nagel who has entered into partner
ship with viii Reuter-, Jr.. in the Sash
& Door Factory established here by
Mr. Reuter- some two months ago, ar
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-04-27

A large crowd was in attendance at
the last meeting of Prosperity Grange.
Several important business matters
were discussed and will be worked up
during the next two weeks. The liter
airy program was well carried out and
was an enjoyable feature.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-04-27

Work is about to begin on the new
White State Bank building. The struc-
ture will occupy one lot and run back
ed Of brick with a white glazed brick
finish. The material for the walls will
probably be Of cement block.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-04-27

rived from ~Brookings Monday where
he has been employed and both are
now putting in hard ticks, taking care
Of the business awaiting them.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-04-27

Mr.. and Mrs. G.. y. Snyder departed
tl. first of the week for their new
ao.c at Tyler, Minnesota where Mr..
Sa.Ier goes to take the position of
manager of the telephone company.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-04-27
WHITE

From the Leader:
Word was received from Mary En-
right at Rochester, Mimi, that her
second operation was successful and
she Is getting along nicely.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-04-27

Ohse & Werdin, the building con-
tractors, recently finished the work on
John Bucks new basement barn. Mr..
Buck is one Of our new arrivals and Is
a hustler.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-04-27

fun out of the election, decided to
write names on the ballots and in this
way O. NJ. Olson received II votes and
Martin Christianson one. The newly
elected aldermen will succeed Messrs.
Hlllestad, Henry and Wilson the first
Of May.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-04-27

where Mr.. Pittenger has engaged in
business and where they will hereafter
make their home. VIII, who is a mem
Der of the senior class of the Volga
high school, will remain here until
after graduation.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-06-01
LARGE AUDIENCE GATHERED AT
HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
REV. COOK AND REV. CALL
SON ASSISTED REV.
GORNALL

Baccalaureate services were held at
the high school auditorium last Sun
day evening, a large congregation hav-
ing gathered to hear the exercises rem
dered. At the commencement of the
services the entire audience arose and
joined their voices in singing America,
after which Reverend Walter Callison
of the Christian church led in prayer.
Next followed a male chorus sacred
selection by the Arion Male chorus, and
scripture reading by Reverend r. w.
Cook of the Baptist church. A sacred
musical number by choir consisting of
members from the Federated church
choir, from the Arion Male Chorus, and
Mrs. M. R. Hattabaugh preceded the
sermon by Robert Edward Gornall OF
the Federated churches.
Reverend Gornall delivered d splen-
did message to the young people Of the
class of 1916. And he spoke along the
lines of the needs of moral education
and how the schools can promote such
a necessity. A very good sermon was
the unanimous opinion of the large con-
gregation present. Reverend Gornall
has the happy faculty in speaking, both
in his sermons and in public at com
munity gatherings, in reaching his
auditors by a broadminded presentation
of his subject. Therefore while his
message was to the seniors graduating
from the high school, yet it went farther
and reached beyond, and was inspira-
tional and instructive. The Arion Male
Chorus furnished second sacred mum
Der after the sermon.
Thursdays evenings commencement
exercises at the high school auditorium
closes a successful years work. AS the
Free Press has been prepared for the
press too early to report the graduating
exercises in this issue, next week full
account will be given.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-06-01
HIGHLAND SCHOOL CLOSES.
Three Graduates from the Eighth Grade
With Appropriate Program Friday.

Last Friday evening very success
1ul term of school was closed in the
highland school district three miles
north of Grangeville, and three young
people, Miss Lille VonBargen, Rosilla
Oldham and Clyde Won Bargen were
presented with their diplomas by Mr..
Joseph Oldham, clerk of the school
board. Miss Blanche Rapp, who has
been the teacher in this district for the
past two years is to be complimented
ON her diligent endeavor to bring the
work OF the school up to the best. The
school house was tastefully decorated
under her direction with the school
colors, lavender and white, and the class
selected motto. The young people
who finished their studies in the school
are planning to enter high school and
pursue the higher branches. 1t is very
gratifying to note the splendid progress
in all the districts of Idaho county to
bring the work up to the maximum of
efficiency.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-06-01
COMEDY OF ERRORS.
Grangeville Nearly Runs Itself to Death
in Tuesdays Game with Cottonwood
(By d. G. F.)

The local ball tossers and those from
Cottonwood crossed bats Tuesday and
when the game was over the score book
told a woeful story of the battle.
Kendall the slab artist, who opened
the battle for the visitors, seemed to
have an attack of stage fright and pro-
ceeded to hit the first two batters who
faced him and than gave the next one
free trip to first, after vain attempt
to locate the plate then Branscombe hit
one to center but our old friend Lange
was on the spot and Chick never had a
chance. The next man got in the road
of one of Kendall s fast ones and took
a free hike to first the next two men
hit for singles and then Fred Lange got
tired of seeing the men pass second so
he proceeded to call Rehder from right
field, who finished the game for the
visitors and aside from the 3rd and
4th innings he had little trouble with
the local lads. In the 3rd with two
down the visitors took an ascension and
before manager Fred Lange could get
them to light Grangeville had sent 4
men around the paths and then they
sarted right out again in the next inn
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-06-01
THROWN FROM HORSE.

While on his way from town to the
ranch last Saturday afternoon, j. NJ.
Olson was thrown from his horse and
sustained Injuries that were thought
for while to be of serious nature.
He encountered the electrical storm
which this community experienced
when near the l.. c. Arnold ranch and
Mrs. Arnold, who was at home at the
time saw him fall from the horse She
summoned help and he was taken to the
house and later in the day to his own
home. He was unconscious for while
and at first it was feared he had been
struck by lightning. DR.. Rains who
was called later in the evening found
nothing to indicate such was the case,
the man suffering from number of
severe bruises which he undoubtedly re-
ceived when thrown from his horse.
He was able to be out and around in a
few days but naturally is not feeling
as well as usual.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-06-01
THE SEASONS OPENING GAME.

Hub Wood and them cohorts of his N,
known as the "Grangeville Baseball
Club 1885, autoed over to Cottonwood
Sunday and tangled with the Cotton
wood ball tossers in bang up good ball
game that ended in 5 to victory
for the Cottonwood club after IL inn
ings of fast, hard playing. 1t was
positively the first appearance OIL the
locals as ball playing organization
for 1916 and "even the most sanguine
hopes" to borrow a phrase for the
Commercial clubs booster literature,
did not picture game worth while.
But the dope bucket was upset for fair
and the contest proved to be one of
mid-season calibre, with a plentiful
portion of baseball of all kinds dished
up for the fans.
The ninth inning found deadlock at
to 4, which same continued until the
11th frame, when the hosts managed to
send over the winning run, which, by
the way, came as gift pure and simple
from the locals.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-06-01
TWO MORE SENT UP IN A HURRY
Confession Secured From Sites Men
and Now in State Prison.

Nj. +. Anderson and Ray Prettyman.
two young men of Sites, after con-
fcssion made Friday to Prosecutor Hat
tabaugh and Sheriff Yates, were taken
to Moscow Saturday morning and SEN
fenced by Judge Steele to from eight
months to five years after the plea of
guilty by the defendants to second de-
gree burglary. Prettyman was taken
some time ago and upon information
secured after his arrest the officers
found Anderson was also mixed up in
the affair
Anderson had gotten out of the coun.
try but was captured at Denver.
Sheriff Yates arrived home from Den
yer Thursday night and while his priso.
ner put up talk of being innocent, by
Friday the officers had secured a con-
fession from him. Prettyman had pre-
viously admitted his guilt. They were
charged with the theft of $25 worth of
hides from a warehouse at Sites and it
is presumed the quick work of the
Idaho county officers in closing up the
case and dealing out justice will have a
wholesome affect on any others who
have in mind the carrying out of sys-
tenn of petty larceny of which there has
been more or less in the vicinity of
Sites of late.
BY the way, the manner in which
Sheriff Yates and Atty Hattabaugh
have been speeding up the law in the
way of getting their men in the state s
prison in double quick time in place of
leaving them lay in Jail awaiting the
regular session of court is being highly
commended by the taxpayers.