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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-03-15

H. Schutjer and family arrived last
Thursday with three cars of stock,
machinery and household goods from
their former home in Iowa. AS men,
toned in the Leader some time ago,
Mr.. Schutjer is the new owner of the
half section farm located just west of
town and formerly owned by II. G..
Trepp.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-03-15

companied them from that city to
Volga. Mrs. Wright's health is not at
all good and Miss Pernelle Holt, grad
uate nurse, is assisting with her care
at the family home northwest of the
city.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-03-15

Schonewille, who recently purchased
the Kane property in this city, is
building a large addition to the barn.
Contractor Phillips has charge of the
work.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-03-15

Henry Leins and family moved onto
their new farm northeast of town last
Thursday. He moved his stock and
machinery several weeks ago. Henry
has great faith in this section of the
country and made his second buy as
near the farming portion of White as
he could get.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-03-15

Mrs. j. n. Hymes and daughter, Mrs.
Jas. Wright, who have been at Den
yer, Colorado. for some weeks, re-
turned home last Thursday evening.
Mr.. Wright went to Omaha and ac-
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-03-15

A baby boy arrived at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. DenOtter, of this
city, on Wednesday evening of this
week.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-03-15

Chas. Wilmott and family arrived
here Thursday of last week with two
carloads of household goods and
stock from their former home at GAIA,
Iowa. They have purchased the old
~Sparenborg and Graves farms south
west of town.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-03-15

Or. d. L. Seaman went to Bookings
Monday and operated on a patient at
the Deaconess hospital and also on
Ivan Grudem at his home.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-03-15
ABOUT II COUNTY
WHITE

From the Leader:
The old schoolhouse is being torn
down by Mr.. Valentine. The lumber
will be used for building improve
ments on his farm north of town.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-03-15

Edward Lynch of Argo township,
who has been residing at the home of
for the past several years, passed
away at the Packenham home early
Friday morning of last week, March
End, at the age of about 68 years
after a lingering illness, the cause of
death being hardening arteries and
heart trouble. The body vas shipped
to his old home at Lacon, H., for in
terment beside his wife who preceded
him some years ago.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-03-15

Spring election is not far off and
will be held on the third Tuesday in
April, the 18th. There will be elected
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-03-15
VOLGA

From the Tribune:
George Cotton went to the county
seat on business Monday and walked
home in the evening.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-03-15

Frank Murphy was telling US the
other day of a very interesting letter
received from Arthur Lynch of Long
Beach, Cal, recently. Mr.. Lynch
mentioned in his letter of the big
South Dakota picnic held there re-
Gently and which is an annual event
with the South Dakotans, and says
there were 121 present who at n
time lived in Bookings county.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-03-15

a mayor, a city treasurer, a justice of
the peace and four aldermen.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-03-15

Wanted-Good clean cotton rags
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-03-15

Try a Register Popular Want.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-04-20
Notice Of Public Improvement

And of Special Assessment No. 143 for the
construction of q sewer on South Park
street between Ridge street and Stewart
street
To All Whom 1t May Concern:
Pursuant to a resolution Of the Commits.
| session held upon the 9th day of April
A: D. 1917 notice is hereby given that the
City of Owosso proposes to make the fol.
lowing improvement, viz:
To construct sewer on South Park
street between Ridge street and Stewart
street
That the plans and specifications and
estimates Of cost are on file in my office
for public inspection; that the Commits
sion have designated as the special assess
ment district upon which the special as
sessment for said improvement shall be
levied all the lots and parcels of land
fronting and abutting upon said proposed
improvement, the same to be assessed ac-
cording to benefits.
The Commission Of the City Of Owosso
will meet at its regular session on Mon
day, the 30th day of April, A. d, 1917,
will hear objections to the improvement
as aforesaid and to the district to be as
sessed.
Notice is also hereby given that the
special assessment heretofore made by the
City Assessor for the purpose of defray-
ing that portion Of the costs which the
Commission decided should be paid and
provement as aforesaid Ia now on file in
my office for public inspection. The Com
mission Of the City Of Owosso will meet
S0th, A. d. 1917, at 80 O'clock in the
afternoon to review the special assessment
and hear any objections to any assessment
which may be made by any person deem
ing himself aggrieved thereby.
Dated April 11th 1917.
ARTHUR H. DUMOND.
City Clerk
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-04-20
Sale of State Tax Lands.

STATE OF MICHIGAN-Auditor
General s Department, Lansing, April
2, 1917.
Notice is hereby given that certain
lands situated in the county of Shia-
wassee bid off to the State for taxes
of 1913 and previous years, and de-
scribed in statements which will be
forwarded to the Office of the Treas
urer of said County, and may be seen
at said office previous to the day Of
sale, will be sold at public auction by
said Treasurer, at the County Seat,
on the first Tuesday of May next, at
the time and place designated for the
Annual Tax Sale, if not previously
redeemed or cancelled according to
law. Said statements contain a full
description Of each parcel of said
lands.
ORAMEL B. FULLER,
Auditor General.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-04-20
Citation of Probate Court
TO Be S.rved on Non.
Resident Owners Of Land.
STATE OFMICHIGAN,
County of Shiawassee-ss.

STATE OFMICHIGAN,
County Of Shiawassee-ss.
At session of the Probate Court for
the said County Of Shiawassee held at the
Probate Office In the City of Corunna on
1917. '"' VI Ap''' a. ~
Present, Hon. Matthew Bush, Judge Of
Probate.
In the matter of the application of the
County Drain Commissioner Of the County
OF Shiawassee, In said State. for the APP
polntment OF three disinterested Special
Commissioners, to determine the necessity
Tor deepening, widening, strengthening
and extending drain known as the Ed
gar drain. and for the taking of private
puhlic for the purpose thereof, and the
just compensation to. be made therefor.
whereas, on the third day of April, A,
made to this Court by the said County mtS
Drain Commissioner for the appointment
or three disinterested Special Commission
ers, to determine the necessity for deepen
ing, widening, Strengthening and extend
ing said drain and for the taking of pri-
vate property for the use and benefit of
the pubic for the purpose thereof and
for; N' '"e'e
And Whereas, this Court did, on the
third day OF April. A. ID. 1917, upon a due
the proceedings heretofore taken I'm the
premises, find and declare the same to be
In accordance with the statute in such
cust dHu PROVIDED, ana did. there
upon, by an order entered therein, an
point Monday, the 30th day of April A.
ID. 1917, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon OF
the Probate Court In the City of Corunna
In said County as the place when and
where q hearing upon such application
would be had, and did then and there or
der that all persons whose lands were to
be traversed by such drain and such i'm :.
provements, and who had not released
right Of way and all damages on account
thereof, to appear at the time and place
designated, and to be heard with respect
to such application, II they so desire, and
to show cause, II any there be. why said
application should not be granted;
And Whereas, there IL now on file with
this Court description and survey OF
such proposed drain, from which said
description and survey IL appears that the
land to be traversed by such drain and
proposed improvements and the commence
ment, general course and terminus Of such
drain are as follows, to-wit:
commencing nc a point 4 32-100 CHAINS west
and 1s-i0o links south OF the re corner OF the
u OF u Of SEQ ~, rs N RSE Shiawag
see County, Michigan, thence 35 deg W min.
on the following De, cribed land: The "
Of the ne Y and the W. Of the
e n OF ne Y OF said SEQ 10, east r
the railroad right OF wav across safu
section John n Warner owner. s0-io0
chains TO a point 3 20. 100 chains southwesterly
trim the north line Of said section ~ meas.
ured along the east line Of the right OF way OF
aais railroad right OF way.
Length OF drain on sale land 10 3 500
chains.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-04-20
National Iron and Metal Co.
DEALERS IN ~
Rags. Rubber. Paper. Iron. Metal.
Hides, Pelts and furs
Union Phone $40
204 Comstock Street OWOSSO
Commissioners Notice.

State OF Michigan. The Probate Court for
the County Of 5hiawassee.
In the matter OF the estate OF Geors
Claucherty, deceased
We. the undersigned, he wing been appointed
BY the Hon. Matthew Bush Judge of Probate
In and for the County OF Shiswsssee, State of
Michigan. commissioners 70 receive. examine
and adjust all claims aud demands OF ali per.
sons against said estate, do hereby give notice
that We will meet nc she ONCE of y sfren Pier
po0t In the City OF Owosso, In said County, on
Monday, the 20th day Of May, A D. 1917,
and on Saturday, the 2lst dav of July. A. ID
1917, ~ ten o'clock In the forenoon Of each OF
s.io days. for the purpose OF receivins and
that four months from the 9th day Of March,
A. ID. 10 z, are allowed to creditors TO present
their claims TO said Commissioners for Rd-
justment and allowance.
Dated. the 9Th day OF March. A. d. 1917.
FRANK RAESE.
WARREN PIERPONT.
Commissioners.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-04-20
.dOBILIziyG THE
NATlON's BUY-AT.
HOME PROMOTERS
James Eaton Tower, Domestic
Science Expert, Analyses Mail
Order Advertising and the
Magazine Move Against 1t.

AZ the very lowest estimate the re.
TN trade Of the United States amounts
10 $4,000 ooO. 900 q year.
This trade IL shared roughly By two
. yroups Of distributors. On the one
hand we have the large department
stores Of the big cities Of 100000 or
over and the big mail order houses
located In but two or three Of the very
largest cities
On the other hand. we have the whole.
salers and jobbers. the retail stores Of
the smaller cities and towns. and the
general stores In the sparsely populated
regions. With this group we must place
the trade papers and house organs, rep.
resenting the interests Of manufactur.
ers and jobbers, and the great national
magazines Of general circulation, whose
interests also lie on the side Of dis
tributors Of branded and advertisable
products.
The annual retail business Of this
country is $4,000, 100000 year.
But It Is the country and small
town merchant rather than the city
retailer who suffers most from mail
order competition. The New York
Times Analyst Of March 8, 1913, esti.
mated the number Of country stores at
100000. with a total business amount.
Ing to $1,000. 100000. 1t will therefore
be seen that the mail order business,
competing mostly with this class and
amounting to $50O,OO0,0O0 a year.
amounts to 20 per cent Of the total
rural trade Of the country.
The fight between the retail mer.
chant and the mail order man Is his
toric. For years local merchants as
sOciations, boards of trade and similar
bodies have been striving to promote
the buy at home" idea.
But II the recent startling news
which comes from New York means
anything 1t means that these hundreds
Of thousands Of ''buy at home" boost
ers, scattered throughout the land.
have won a new and powerful cham
pi0n, whose cooperation means lead
ership. force and direction for the buy
at home" movement everywhere.
The Butterick company Of New York,
with an output Of 150,O00,O00 period.
Icals a year. has definitely allied itself
with the local merchant as against the
mail order man.
From one printing plant there go to
the women Of the United States every
month no less than 100000 maya.
zines. Among these are the Delinea.
tor, sthe Designer, and the Woman's
Magazine. At one fell swoop, begin.
ming with their April issues, these
magazines banished from their col
umns all mail order advertising. The
sacrifice In revenue, 1t is understood,
amounts to hundreds of thousands of
dollars annually.
The verdict as to whether for them
this was q piece Of good business" or
merely q costly concession to senti.
ment rests with the nations retail
merchants.
without wishing to pose as proph'
ct, II Is my personal belief that this
step on the part Of these magazines Is
SO significant, so vital to the retail
merchants Of America, that they Will
Inevitably fall In line behind these
leaders of the host and accord them
such substantial and sustained sup.
port as to prove their recent stand to
have been not only a courageous limo.
walton, but a piece Of good business"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-04-20
Saves s. Buying at Home.

Professor Paul II. Nystrom placed
an order with local merchant In
Madison, Wis.,. amounting to nearly
$50. In the provision line. The total
cost to him amounted to So less than
mail order house prices before con.
sidering the freight at all. The total
saving. including the freight charges
amounted to not less than $3.50 on a
$50 purchase.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-04-20
s,or., e... Mali Order Prices.

In the course Of a comparative In.
vest,eation of mail order houses and
retail stores o. A. Charles. president
az the National Home Trade league.
Muncie. Ind. purchased more than
! 900 articles from mail order houses
ana In each case proved that he could
have bought them as cheapT OF for
- 10 his local stores.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-04-20
lseaI Grocery Cheaper Than M. o.

IocuI Orocery OhedPe' Tie" VT 70
The Dry Goods Reporter, published
In Chicago, calls attention to Wis
consIn grocery store that advertised in
the local newspapers list of seventy.
three articles. giving mail order house
prices and its own. In every case the
store was az low or lower than the
mail order house. The grocer made an
offer Of q saving of 25 per cent over
the mail order price to any customer
who world place a twenty-five dollar
order with him.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-04-20
!, Per Cen. Prof. For M. o. House.

AZ Per Cent Profit For N. O. House.
The largest mail order house In Chi.
caso sells for $1.21 a fountain pen
which can be obtained from the manu-
facturers In sNew York for 500 per
rross, or 60 % cents each. At this
cosf the pens net the house 81 per
cent profit. The usual profit on foun-
tain pens sold directly to retailers by
manufacturers IL 68 2-3 per cent on the
cost.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-04-20

light around your home. just as hundreds of
men ana women are doing. Work is easy.
plrnsant and permanently proftAble. Be your
own poss and build your own business. You
mse 10 risk, make sure profit right along.
send name. address,. one reference. u.
BROWN, % Murray ST., New York CITY.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-04-20
GcoMan4
Operations
The Right Medicine in Many Cases
Does Better than the Surgeons
Knife. Tribute to Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound.


Des Moines, Iowa-aMy husband saws would
have been in my grave today had it not been ios
lydia e. Pnkham's Vegetable Compound I sui
Iered from serious female trouble and the docors
said could not live one wear without an oneretson
MY husband objected to the operation and had me
try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound j
soon commenced to get better and am now weii
mend Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Comnonni -
any woman as wonderful health restorer.n-Mrs
BLANCHE JEFFERsoN,7 03 Lyon St, Des Moines Iowa
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-04-20
Another Operation Avoided.

Richmond 1nd"For two years and weak from
female troubles that when going stairs 20 very sovy
with hands the steps then sit down the rest The
DOCTOR said he thought should have operation
thought would not live to into house. My daughter
asked try Lydia E. Pnhams Vegetable Compound she
taken with good results did my weakness disappeared
gained In strength moved into home do all kinds
work. and raised hundreds of chickens cannot
enough in praise Of Lydia Pnkham Vegetable Compound"
NJ o. JOHNSTON, Route d, Box 100, Richmond Ind.
Of course there are many serious cases that only
surgical operation will relieve. We freely acknowledge
this but the above letters, and many others like them
amply prove that many operations recommended when
medicine in many cases is all that is needed.
you special advice write Lydia e. Pnkham Me.
cine Co. (cOnfdentaD Lynn, Mass Your opened
read and answered by and held in
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-07-05
Letter From California.

GLENDALE, CALF, June 20, 1917. This
thriving little city is eight miles north
east of Los Angeles and at the south en-
trance to the great San Fernando valley.
| Eleven years ago Glendale had but 200
inhabitants. To-day it is incorporated as
city and has a population of 5000. 1t
owns its electric plant and water plant.
/ Two weeks ago a new M. E. church cost
ing SAP, 500 was dedicated Fine school
! buildings have been erected. A boule-
ward 200 feet wide and miles long runs
through the city. There is fine electric
car service connecting this with other
neighboring cities and growing towns.
San Fernando valley has an early history,
because here, more than 100 years ago
one of the % Spanish missions was found
ed. 1t has the largest olive grove in
the world, originally planted, by Spanish
Padres. In this valley the principal
fruits grown are olives, peaches and ap-
ricots. Berries of all kinds abound.
Vegetables of all kinds are produced in
immense quantities, especially sugar
beets. Berries are sold for cents per
box, potatoes and onions for cents per
pound. Crops of all kinds are luxuriant.
On June 9th l attended a picnic held by
the Maine Southern California@Associa-
ton. Five hundred residents of the old
Pine Tree State were present from near
ly every county. Waldo, Knox and Pc
nobscot were most largely represented
Judge Frank S. Forbes, formerly of Brooks,
gave the principal address. met a Mrs
Sawyer who was born at Belmont Corner
Her father was Elder Farnham also
met Mrs. Patterson of Belfast and Mrs.
Blodgett of Morrill,. am told that the
Maine Association has 5000 members.
They hold meetings frequently and have
tine program. l arrived at the picnic
too late to get any baked beans, and l as
sure you | was very much disappointed.
M. H. KIFF.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-07-05
RUBBER TIRES 60 YEARS AGO.

About 1856, two Massachusetts, men,
George Souther and George NJ Miller,
made set of rubber tires for buggy.
At that time Mr.. Miller was employed
by Mr.. Souther, and they used to drive
about a good DEAL They had a set of
rubber tires made. In this first set the
rubber was so soft that the tires used to
fly off when they drove fast, so they had
another and harder set made. The ex-
periments with this set were quite sue
cessful, and they no doubt would have
done well with them, from a business
point of view, but for the police.
They first put on the wheels an iron
tire or socket to hold the one of rubber.
The rubber tire was about seven-eighths
OF an inch in thickness, and was made
almost square 1t was made snug and
was sprung" on with rope. There
was about half-inch of rubber outside
the socket.
They took several short rides in their
newly rugged buggy, and one day they
decided to drive into Boston. They were
driving along Milk street, when they
were stopped by "Bob' Taylor, who was
then chief of police. He told them that
their rubber-tired vehicle was a nui-
sance; that it was menace to the safety
of pedestrians, particularly women and
children, and that he would lock them up
if they persisted in riding around Boston
in it.
Later they drove to Cambridge, but in
that city also a policeman held them up
and demanded a license for the rubber
tired buggy. AS they had none he Or
dered them not to ride it again in Cam
bridge.
That discouraged them completely.
They felt there was no use trying to car
ry out their ideas if the police were going
to condemn rubber-tired carriages as
common nuisances, so they slowed away
the tires in the old shop, and said fare
we'll to all their dreams. The tires were
sold later for junk.-Boston Transcript.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-07-05
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.

Pownal Lodge, F. & A. M. of Stockton
Springs have adopted the following reso-
lutions on the death of their late Brother,
Frank Jackson:
Whereas, it having been the will and
pleasure of our most Worshipful Supreme
Master to remove from our midst our late
Brother, Frank Jackson, Therefore, be it
Resolved, That in his death Pownal
Lodge mourns the loss of one, who was
ever ready and willing to do his part and
bear with patience his duties and trials
which came to him in this life, and the
community highly respected citizen.
Resolved, That we extend to the sor-
rowing family our sincere sympathy and
commend them to the care of Him who
rules the Great Universe, causing the sun,
moon and stars to move with uniform
regularity.
Resolved, That copy of these resolu-
tions be sent to thesorrowing family, also
be spread upon the records of this lodge
and copy sent to The Republican Jour
nal
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-07-05
Prospect FERRY.

Mrs. Percy Mills entertained the H. H.
club June 21St.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy West are stopping at
Stockton Springs.
Capt. w. H. Hartman was at home
from Rockland and spend Sunday with his
family.
Several from here attend the dance at
Standpoint last Friday night and all re-
ported good time.
A little son arrived at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett O'Neal June Oath.
Mother and babe are doing well.
An auto party consisting of Mr.. George
Hewes, Perly and Albert Hewes of Bangor
and Mrs, Burt Overlook and two sons
George and Narburt of Levant were
stalled at Prospect Ferry and had to re-.
main over Sunday. They were enter
tanned by Mrs. w. d. Hartman.