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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-11-29
DR.. B. II. Sayre, local veterinarian.

DR.. B. II. Sayre, local veterinarian.
Mrs. Paul Girman spent Sunday
with friends in Elkton.
f. NJ. Kremer loaded a car Of sheep
Saturday for the Chicago market.
Prof. r. b. Forsee, of the state col
lege. is spending a few days this
week attending the state teachers
meeting at Sioux Falls. This being
the thirty fifth annual meeting, Mr..
Forsee went down to meet some Of
the old teachers with whom he has
been acquainted during the years ne
has taught in the state.
AS far as we can learn there will
be a large attendance OF the teachers
of Brookings county at the state
meeting at Sioux Falls this week. We
cannot give all the names of those
who will attend, but from reports it
would seem hat nearly all of the
school boards of the rural schools have
made it possible for their teachers to
attend. City teachers will not be in
as large a proportion.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-11-29

Leon Pultz. Ruth Caldwell, Ruby
Solberg. Julia Lynch, Frances For
see. Bernadine Baldridge, Gwendo-
Ign Dunbar, la Tiff, Ruby Alison,
Myrtle Bowles, and Ella Bartlett.
The program will be as follows:
() Whistling solo, Claire Wiley; ca
Roman school; CD Girls chorus; (4)
Piano solo, Harriet Peterson; 60 Solo,
Byrne Smith; co Roman wedding,
scene /; ca Solo, Edna Riley; go
Scene II; 60 Boys quartet; (10)
Scene III. The admission to this new
style of entertainment will be Zoe.
The Girls Glee clubs met last We'd
nesday and Friday, according to their
custom. The Boys Glee club met
Friday and the music period was fol
lowed by the programs Of the four lit
erary societies. These were unusually
interesting and several Of the alumni
visited them.
The six-weeks' tests in those sub
jects that are taught in the morning,
came Friday. The tests in the after
noon subjects came Monday.
The football team expected to leave
for Hot Springs Monday night but
word came that Hot Springs was
playi ing men that were ineligible to
play and so was barred from the asso-
citation. Coach Nelson is trying to get
a game with Sioux Falls, who also
claims state championship. But
BrOokings will have the championship
there is no doubt of it!
Push the Bomb high so 1t will drop
with more force!
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-11-29
Local and Personal
las II Cronk Cniropractor
j.. r. Brooke. Local and News Editor, Phone

Jas. II. CrOnk, C~niropractor.
Whats the matter with Brook
ings?"
County Superintendent Herbert w.
Blakely is at Sioux Falls this week at
tending the state educational associ-
alton meeting.
The Brictson Mfg. Co, have been
loading a car with the furniture and
fixtures of their offices and the same
will leave soon for Omaha. w. T.
Johnston left Friday evening for
Omaha and will attend to the opening
of their new Offices.
Thos. Martinson, of Randall, Mimi,
arrived Saturday evening for a visit
of a couple of weeks with his sons.
Tom is looking as spry as ever, but
is trying to disguise his face with a
beard, and no man as young as he is
should disfigure himself that way.
Prof. ]. G. Hutton, accompanied by
eight members of the geology class
at State College, made a trip TO Lake
Benton on Monday. After a visit
there they walked to Verdi, doing field
work on the way, and coming back on
the evening passenger. This is one
of the regular trips made by the class
every year.
The Baptists held service in he
tabernacle Sunday morning, the Rev.
Robt. H. Pratt, of Sheboygan Falls,
Wis, conducting the service and
preaching. Mr.. Pratt will probably
stay in the city for a few weeks as
a supply for the Baptist church, and
will represent them in the tabernacle
services. Several persons who at
tended the Sunday morning service
speak of Mr.. Pratt as a pleasing and
forceful speaker, and a gentleman
whom it is a pleasure to meet.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-11-29
Twenty-Five Years Ago
From the Register


Mrs. w. H. Murphy was an Elkton
visitor Friday.
DR.. Geo. MacMurphy was up from
Elkton Wednesday.
j. V. Walker was at Watertown
Tuesday on business.
Henry Subelia was up from Tracy,
Mimi, Saturday night.
NJ. T. Wimsey is a worse demo
craft than he ever was.
Miss Lila Harkins departed for her
home at Gary last Monday.
Jonas Lien will teach school in
Lake Hendricks this winter.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Killing
Sunday morning. Nov. IS, 1892, a girl.
Geo. Purdy has his new residence
enclosed and when completed viii
make a fine dwelling.
Mrs. A. w. Hyde arrived home from
an extended visit with friends east,
last Wednesday evening.
Prof. j. c. Written will start for
New York next week to attend the
Cornell university during the winter.
Miss Nellie Folsom will visit friends
in New York during the winter and
may return to Chicago before sprlng.
Hugh II. West returned from Ames.
Iowa, last week and will enter into
the practice Of veterinary science in
this city.
Cyril G. Hopkins, assistant in the
chemistry department Of the a%gricnl-
tural college, departed Tuesday for
New York state where he will pass
his vacation in study at Cornell uni
versity.
In the election of Grover Cleveland,
and both branches of congress given
to the democrats, it looks as # the
change in the policy of the national
government.
The state board of regents have ap-
pointed a new board of trustees for
the State Agricultural college as fol-
lows: E. T. Sheldon, Miller; /. X.
Larson, Dell Rapids; Chas. Collins,
Brookings; John Geise, Waterto~n;
j. G. Carter, Ipswich.
1t is reported that the state board
of regents have removed the follow
ing professors from the faculty of the
agricultural college: Professors | II,
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-11-29
Let Heymer wire your house.

Whats the matter with Brook
ings?"
S. II. McCarl returned Saturday
night from a trip to his ranch at
Beulah, Wyoming.
Buy your Christmas gifts at \. W.
C. A. bazaar, Friday evening, Dec. 18th,
North building, college.
J. p. Alexander went to Elkton Mon.
day and drove from there to Elan
dreau, on business for his firm.
Mrs. Emily Smith, of Bryant, ar
rived Monday morning and will spend
most of the winter at the home Of
her son., c. w. Smith.
F. c.. Paige has moved his family
to Hetland, where he bought out a
drug store. They have purchased a
house there and are very nicely sit
uated.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. NJ. Pittenger are
the parents of a pair Of fine baby boys,
who arrived at their home on Satur-
day. Infants and mother doing nice
ly and the father is some proud of
his boy family.
Mrs. Nellie MILFORD, h~ousekeeper
for j. L. Jarvis and daughter, returned
Friday evening from Dundas, Mimi,
where she had been called on account
&c A. ;H,1a,n 30 har ,Nnthar "hn &c
now much improved in health.
Bert Bandy and wife arrived Sun
day evening from their home at Jor-
dan, Mimi, and visited several days
with Mrs. Bandy's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Janke. They went to Vol
ga to spend Thanksgiving with Mr..
Bandy's father and mother. Bert
says that farming is the real thing
these days.
Reports from NJ. c. Coleman are to
the effect that he is getting along bet
ter than had been expected. The
physician expects to take the weights
from his legs soon, and has said that
he expects to send him home by the
first of the year on crutches or braces
This is SO much better than his
friends had been led to believe posi-
BILE, that they are much pleased tC
know of this favorable condition.
A letter from f. A. Robinson states
that the Cobel Mail Banking System
is nicely settled in their new Chicago
offices, but that they find they can not
chase around Chicago as easily rs
they did in Bookings. He says, "We
Miss Lehner, Mr.. Libby and myself
miss the good people in ~Brookings
Brookings and her good people, as
both have certainly favored me, and
my efforts there have been successful
in the fullest extent"
Anil r. Heyer, who was formerly
a resident Of the city and has beer
living in North Dakota for severa
years, has enlisted in the regular
army and is at present stationed a
jefferson Barracks, st. Louis, Mo. II
a letter to a Brookings friend he say:
that the barracks is sending out Of
receiving from a thousand to ffteer
hundred men every day. That the!
have plenty to eat, except pie anC
cake, and that he likes the life rea
well. He says the mess hall seat!
four thousand at one time.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-11-29
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

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The high school was delighted last
Tuesday by a short talk by Miss Car
olyn Hosford, of the evangclistic par
ty. II was mainly al announcement
Of the meetings for high school girls
to be held at 4 o'clock, Wednesdays
and Fridays, in the United Presby-
terian church. This church was chos-
en- as it is the closest one to school,
and not on occur Of any church
preference. At the meeting last We'd
nesday the following officers were
elected: President, Viola William
son; vi~ce-president, Vivian Christoph-
ersOn; secretary, Iaida Williamson +;
treasurer, Violet Fassett. With these
efficient officers and Miss HOsford, the
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-11-29

circuit. j. NJ. Aldrich, Il. A. Williams,
Geo. +. Dawson, Robt. f. Kerr, S. II.
Lapham and Miss Burkey. Secretary
W. :. Frost has also been displaced
the report states.
John Farrand and Toney Lentz
made a wager before election. If
Harrison won, Toney was to carry
John from the barber shop to the
postoflice. and should Cleveland be
elected, Farrand was to carry Lentz
over the same course. Last Monday
Farrand donned a Harrison hat, bound
with Grape, and adorned with feath-
ers and sh%ouldering Toney he marched
up Main street blowing a tin horn.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-04-05
BIG STRIKE
IN GERMANY

Copenhagen. (via London). April s.
The Berlin Tageblatt says that labor
difficulties have broken out in the big
Vulcan ship building works at Ham
burg. The workmen demand a one
third increase in their wages. The Vul-
can works are where most of Ger
many's great ocean liners have been
built
Labor difficulties and strikes have
been reported from various sections in
the last few months. Trouble of a seri-
Gus nature in Hamburg was reported
from various sources following the
Russian revolution. These reports were
substantiated by statements of social
lst deputies in the reichstag referring
to the deplorable events in Hamburg
and Bremen"
A strike occurred in February in the
Krupp works at Essen. the heart of
Germanys munition and artillery in
dustry. More recently strikes have
been reported among the munitions
workers at Dusseldorf and among the
coal miners at Penseburg. These
strikes were said to be caused by the
food scarcity, which was also credited
with being responsible for serious riots
in Berlin and other big cities.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-04-05
THOUSANDS SEE
WH|TLOCK LEAVE
U. S, Minister to Belgium and
Party. Travelling With
Chinese, Reach
Berne.

l3erne. April (via Paris. April 5)-
Brand Whitlock. American minister to
Belgium, reached Berne at 6 o'clock
this evening looking worn and weary.
He admitted feeling extremely nervous
and fatigued after the tremendous
strain under which he has been work.
ing, which has been especially hard
during the last few weeks.
German Officials Along.
Mr.. Whitlock was accompanied from
Zurich to Berne by A. Stovall, Ameri
can minister to Switzerland. who. with
the legation attaches, went part of the
way to the frontier with him.
The Swiss government sent three
high officers to Schaffhausen to meet
the Americans to accompany them to
Seruch From Brussels to the frontier
the Whitlock party was escorted by
Baron Won Falkenhausen, an official
especially delegated by Governor Cen
eral con Kissing. The party left Brus-
sells on Monday night on special train.
Chinese Travel With Him.
In addition to 60 Americans compris-
ing the legation staff, consular agents
and all but five of the Belgian relief
commission officials, Mr.. Whitlock
travelled with the Chinese charge DAFT
faire from Brussels, with his staff and
their families. The Chinese officials
had received instructions to leave
Europe from Havre at almost the same
time as the Americans.
Mr.. Whitlock described his departure
from Brussels as extremely touching
The Belgians who. since the breach OF
relations between the United States
and Germany have been pathetically
anxious lest the departure of the Amer
leans might mean starvation for them
gathered by the thousands at the Care
du Nord to say farewell.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-04-05
"DRYS" WIN GREATEST
VICTORY in HISTORY
Two State Capitals and a Great
Lakes Port Adopt Pro-
hibition.

Chicago. April 5-"Dry" forces won
their greatest victory in the history Of
the prohibition movement in the middle
west yesterday, when the capitals of
.wo states and one of the principal
cilies of third, in addition to a num-
Der of small towns. voted to close their
saloons.
Springfield, Ill., and Madison, Wis,
we're the capitals which went into the
prohibition column, and Duluth, MINI
the third city of the state and one OF
the principal great lakes ports, voted
the same way. Practically complete
returns show that 81 towns other than
Springfield voted dry" in Illinois, while
II granted license. Eleven of the
towns voting dry" already were dry
while nine of those favoring the sa-
looms had them the past year.
In Wisconsin az towns are shown tc
have favored prohibition. while "a voted
to license saloons.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-04-05
SPIES IN DEPARTMENT
OF STATE DISCOVERED
Significance of Presidents S Ref.
erence to Them Apparent
Strict Law Expected.

Washington. D. c., April 5-The sig
nificance of President Wilson'S warning
of German spies even in our offices OF
government" became apparent when it
was learned that on several occasions
trails of the German secret service have
been discovered within some of the
most closely guarded precincts of the
executive departments.
Although officials do not believe that
access mas been gained by the foreign
agents to any information of great inn
portance, they are convinced that not
even the state department has been
free from invasion.
No evidence on which prosecution
can be based has been found.
A stringent spy law will be one of the
first war measures requested of con.
gress by the administration.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-04-05
GERMAN PRESS TOLD
NORWAY HAS RIGHTS
Slaughter of 1nnocents Is Re.
counted by Paper Replying
to Yelled Threats.

Christiania, via London, April 5-The
Tidens Tegn, commenting on attacks
made by German officials on the Nor
wegian press, says:
These gentlemen declare they have
no wish to prevent freedom of speech
in Norway. but that Norwegians must
understand Germany's position and
must not condemn or rebuke the Ger
mans for their methods.
ut is necessary for the Norwegian
fleet to sail if Norway is not to starve.
Even small neutral states have claims
to the right to live, and ships are
necessary for the very existence of Nor
way.
Germany cannot expect good from
the press Of Norway when peaceful sea-
men are daily shot down helplessely.
Since the outbreak of the war 42O Nor
wegian ships, one-quarter of the entire
Norwegian tonnage, has been destroyed
and 325 Norwegian men and women
killed and 100 more are missing, but
Norway must not complaint"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-04-05
GRAND JURY INDICTS
BLANCHETT FOR DEATH
Trial on April 13 for the Alleged
Killing of Clyde D. Armour,
Former Sioux City Clerk.

Elbert W. Blancett has been indicted
for the killing of Clyde D. Armour,
Sioux City young man, on october 23,
while the two were ell route to the Pa
cific coast in Armour's car. Trial will
take place on April 13 and will be at
tended by Roy and Glenn Armour, Da-
kota City, brothers of the dead man,
and by DR.. j. e. DeWalt, Sioux City
dentist, who made a set of teeth for
Armour shortly before his death.
Positive recognition of Blancett was
sworn to before the grand jury by Is
citizens of Las Vegas and Santa Fe,
as the man who represented himself
to have been Armour. j. E. Dyer, an
auto dealer, has sworn that he pur-
chased the Armour car from Blancett.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-04-05
DEADLOCK REACHED
OVER LIQUOR BILL
Nebraska House Rejects Senate
Substitute Measure
to Conference.

Lincoln. Neb. April 5-By a vote of
10 to Z. the house refused to concur in
the senate amendments to the house
prohibition bill and it will be sent to
conference
Both houses spent the morning pass
ing bills. In the senate the lieutenant
governor cast an affirmative vote on Il
chattel mortgage bill and his right to
do so was challenged. The house bill
making all county officers elected for
four years was passed by the senate.
The house passed bills making pipe
lines common carriers, providing for
state censorship of moving picture films
and requiring the display of the ma
tional flag on all school buildings and
in school rooms.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-04-05
oHREeoN AND vILLA JOIN.

SonGS0lN AMI VILLA JSIlNs
E Paso. Tex, April 5-Pancho Villa
bandits and the forces of General AL
varo Obregon Jointly will make war
upon the United States under an agree
ment made with agents of the German
government, according to persistent re-
ports reaching the border from interior
Mexico.
Overthrow of the carranza civil gov
ernment, which is declared to be
pledged to a neutral position in case of
war between the United States and
Germany is, according to the reports
to be followed by a merging of the
military forces of Mexico with the rev.
olutionary forces of Villa, Zapata and
domingo Arrieta, in waging war on
the United States. with German Off
GERS directing operations and German
reservists aiding.
Germans Are Organizing.
Germans throughout Mexico are or
ganizing military forces and are re-
ceiving encouragement from Mexican
military leaders. the reports say.
German agents, through the use Of
large sums of money have, according to
private reports from Chihuahua City.
brought about an alliance of Villistas
and the Obregon military factions in
norther Mexico, represented by Cen
erals Francisco Murgia and Jose Carlos
Murgeunia. Reports that Villa has
been paid Germany money to withdraw
his forces from the vicinity of Chihua-
hua City to San Andres, were brought
here by men in close touch with Villista
element .,..s.-
Through reputable men from Chihua-
'hua City it was learned that an agree
ment has been made bv Villa and Muir
guia to suspend hostilities against each
other. Instead Villa and Murguia forces
are to be held for orders from General
Obregon and are to cooperate with the
Obregcn faction in case of war be-
tween the United States and Germany.
Villa to Head Force.
Obregon is understood by northern
Mexican leaders to be strongly pro-
German and is expected to use the
military forces of Mexico against the
United States. The overthrow Of the
Carranza government, unless he at once
agrees to the pro-German program, is a
part of the plan suggested by German
agents and agreed to by the Mexican
military factions, according to the re-
port. In northern Mexico, Villa forces
will be under the Immediate command
of Villa, it is claimed, and will be sup
piled with money and supplies from the
Mexican west coast by German agents,
who have gathered large quantities of
ammunition and supplies at several
west coast cities.
In Juarez Germans, believed to be
agents of the German government, have
been for several days mingling with
Carranza military officers and, accord
ing to Mexicans friendly to CarranZa,
have been spending money freely on the
Mexican commanders CarranZa SYM
pathizers in JuareZ declared today that
a truce between Villa and Murguia
forces will mean revolt against Ger
man authority and they claim Murguia
will not be able to turn the army
against CarranZa.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-04-05
MUST FLY U. S. FLAGS
AT PUBLIC SPEECHES
New York Takes Steps to Curb
Seditious Utterances of
Street Orators.

New York. April after the grano
fury of New York county had passed
resolutions urging immediate steps to
suppress seditious utterances in public
places the city board of aldermen
amended the code of ordinances so as
to require all assemblies in streets
where public discussions are held to
display the American flag conspicuous
ly "at all times during the holding of
such assemblies"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-04-05
SCANDAL IN
AUSTRIA IS
DISCOVERED.

London. April 5--The Austrian min
listers of justice, war and finance have
resigned after the revelation of grave
scandal connected with army supplies.
according to a dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph company from The Hague.
These ministers assisted DIR. Franz
formerly director of the Vienna Deposit
bank, to escape the consequences of
having Illegally sold foodstuffs to the
army at exorbitant prices. At the tria.
of DR.. Franz documents were pro-
duced which convinced the judge that
the ministers had forged q paper which
was used in the bankers behalf. They
were summoned as witnesses and ad.
mitted their guilt, later resigning.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-04-05
GETS PASSPORT eY FRAUD.

New York. April 4.-George Born,
formerly Of Wilkes Barre Pa, is under
arrest here upon charge of fraudu
lently obtaining a passport from the
United States consul at Hull, Eng. His
purpose, it is alleged, was to obtain
credentials which would permit him to
travel through England and return to
this country.
Government Representatives Were
reticent regarding the case, but seemed
to consider the arrest an important one,
as they asked that bail be fixed at
$4,000. Born was unable to find a
hOndSYnan
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-04-05
SUB S ENT
TO BOT TOM

st. John. ~ r.. April 5-The sinking
of a German submarine which attacked
their ship 80 miles off Queenstown Ire
land. was reported by officers OF a
British steamer on arrival here today.
In a running fight the merchantmen
scored a direct hit officers said. and
the underseas boat went to the bottom
with all hands. The steamer was slight-
ly damaged by shell fire.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-04-05
GERMAN SAILOR TRIES
TO ENLIST IN MILITIA

Phoenix, Ariz.. April 5-Ernest
Schmidt. after having made application
to join the Arizona national guard, was
arrested as an escaped sailor from an
interned German freighter. Schmidt
escaped, it was said, from a vessel in
termed at Mexican port and made his
way into this country through Nosales.
He was on his way to the court house
to take out his first natura liZation
papers in the company of the recruiting
officer when he was identified. Schmidt
admitted that he had escaped from the
vessel but said that he desired to he.
come an American citizen.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-04-05
WOULD MAKE CITIZENS
OF GERMANS IN U. S.
All Who Have Been Here Five
Years Would Be Naturalized
by Townsend's Bill.

Washington. D. c., April 5-A bill to
grant American citizenship to all Ger
mans who have lived in the United
States five years, was introduced today
by Senator Townsend, of Michigan.
Thousands of Germans who have lived
here long time, he said, are anxious
now to become citizens, but had ne
elected to take out their papers.