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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-07-12

Moberg, Swering and Wiley all vot-
ing aye. Motion carried.
Bond and oath of Office Of Chas.
Shea and Nels Gullick were presented
and read. Moved and seconded bonds
and oaths of Chas. Shea and Nels
Gullick be approved and placed on file.
All voting aye on roll call. Motion
carried.
A request was read from Mrs.
Sarah Swenson Starring for rebate on
1916 taxes for and same a on mo-
ton referred to committee on tax
alton.
Moved and seconded Treasurer be
instructed to transfer 100000 from
the water works fund to the telephone
fund. All voting aye on roll call. Mo
ton carried.
Assistant State Accountants report
as below was read.
Moved and seconded report be
made a part Of minutes. All voting
aye on roll call, Motion carried.
Pierre, SO. Oak.
June 4, 1917.
Hon. Peter Norbeck. Governor,
Pierre, South Dakota.
Sir:
Pursuant to a request for an ex-
animation OF the records OF the city
of Bookings, South Dakota. by his
honor the Mayor. My assistant Mr..
T.. /. Lampy has made such examin-
alton and makes the following report.
Yours very truly,
J. f. TRURAN,
Executive Accountant.
Brookings, SO. OAK,
May 10, 1917
Hon. j. f. Truran,
Executive Accountant.
Pierre, South Dakota.
Sir:
As per your request and under the
provisions of Chapter 206, Laws 1913,
/ have made an examination of the
records of the City of Bookings, SO.
Dakota, and herewith submit my re-
port of the same.
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rant allowed j. II. Roberts upon MS
depositing 10000 certified check. On
roll call Beals, Halvorson, Hoy, John'
son. Martinson, Moberg, Swering ana
Wiley voting aye. Motion carried.
The cost for the new water ana
sewer connections on Main street was
presented and on motion referred TO
committee on water and sewer.
Moved and seconded the continual
ton of street work preparatory to paw
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221 as read be passed and approved.
On roll call Beals, Halvorson, Hoy
Johnson, Martinson, Moberg, SwerinS
and Wiley all voting aye. Motion
carried.
Estimate of Engineer Mather on
sewer work by ]. II. Roberts was pre-
scented, being final, amount $1032.65
balance and stated that work was
complete less two hours. Moved and
seconded report be adopted and war
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sac. 565.l6 s41o.565.i 6

s4lo. 565.16 $4iO. 565. IL
Collections credited to the incor,
poration fund are chiefly derived from
taxation, and only a small portion is
collected from miscellaneous sources.
Collections made for the other funds
are derived from the Municipal Plants.
Treasurers Receipts
1t has been the custom in the past,
to prepare statements of the amounts
due the City from the users of Elec-
tric Light, Heat. Water and Telephone,
these statements when paid were
stamped Cancelled by the treasurer. 1t
is recommended, that in the future the
Treasurer issue receipts for each
item collected and that the receipts
be entered on a cash book in num-
erical order, at the close of each days
business the receipts a be totaled
up and a deposit slip made for the col
lections during the day, a carbon copy
of this deposit slip should be delivered
to the City Auditor, showing the total
collections Of taxes, Electric Light.
Heat, Water and Telephone.
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ing and sewerage and establishing new
grades be postponed until a later
date. On roll call Beals, HalvOrson,
Hoy, Johnson, Martinson, Moberg,
Swering and Wiley all voting aye. Mo-
ton carried.
On motion Council adjourned.
G.. II. Stoddart, w. H. Leighty,
Auditor. Mayor.
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City d
G.. H. Stoddart, Auditor

W. ~ OtOUUUKt' FUUIVOI
The City Auditor should keep a
General Ledger account with the
Funds. arranged in the following man
ner. first an account with the City
Treasurer. charging him with the col
lections made and crediting him with
the warrants paid. then the Fund
Accounts should follow. City General
Fund. Sinking Fund. Library Fund,
Musical Concert Fund. Electric Light
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COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

Council Hall,
City of Brookings. July 2, 1917.
City Council met in regular session
with Mayor w. II. Leighty, Aldermen
Beals, H~alvorsOn, Hoy, Johnson, Mart
inson, Moberg, Swering and Wiley
present.
Minutes of last regular and special
meetings were read and approved.
Committee on claims made favorable
report on the following bills:
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II. r. Haraldson, Treasurer.
Upon the request of the Mayor, the
records of the City Treasurer were
checked from March l, 1912, to May
/, 1917.
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PatroniZe the advertisers.
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Moved and seconded bill of sl41.9O
in favor of the State of South Dakota
for examining books read be allowed
and warrant drawn for same. On roll
call Beals. Halvorson. Hoy. Johnson,
Martinson, Moberg. Swering and Viii
ley voting aye. Motion carried.
An Ordinance amending Ordinance
No. 43 of the City of Brookings was
given its second reading. On roll call
Beals, Halvorson. Hoy. Johnson. Mar
tinson, Moberg. Swering and Wiley
voting aye. Motion carried and same
was declared passed and approved and
became Ordinance No. 81.
Moved and seconded salaries of w.
ri. Hotchkiss and f. w. Hyde be made
$1,000 per month each from July 1st,
1917. On roll call Beals, Halvorson,
Hoy. Johnson, Martinson. Moberg.
Swering and Wiley all voting aye. Mo-
ton carried.
Moved and seconded rJels Gullick
salary be raised to So. u per month
and j. j. Connellvs DC raised to $1,000
per month. commencing .aly LIST, 1917.
On roll call Beals. Halvorson. Hoy.
Johnson. Martinson. Moberg, Swering
and Wiley voting aye. Motion car
ried.
Resolution No. 221 being a sidewalk
resolution was presented and read.
Moved and seconded Resolution No.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-19
FROST REPORTS SINKING:
or THE CITY or MEMPHIS

WASHINGTON. March lS.-Consul
Frost at Queenstown. reported 10 the
SSltc department Tonight tho sink
ing by German submarinc of the
American steamer City OF Memphis,
saying forty-ninc survivors had been
picked up ana that an Admiralty vcs-
sol vas searching for eight missing
The consuls dispatch follows:
American steamer City OF Memphis,
Cardiff to New York. reported sunk
by German submarine =. NJ March II.
thirty-hvc miles south of Fastnet. Fiji
teen survivors landed Schulz r. NJ
today. Thirty-four SURVIVORS on Nd.
miralty vessel. which continues search
for cight missing. Will land Baltimore
con Irish coasp probably to-day"
\ second dispatch from Consul Frost
at Queenstown. stated that thirty-t three
survivors OF the City of Memphis land
cd at Queenstown. and that seven
Continued on Second Page)
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-19
BODY OF HETH BURIED

lBy Associated Press. ]

ROANOKE. VA, March 1S.--The re-
mains Of stockton Heth. Jr.. who was
shot and mortally wounded by Pro-
fcssor Charles T.. Vnwter in tho lat
ter's home on tho Virginia Polytechnic
Institute campus at an early hour
Tuesday morning. wore buried at Rad
ford to-day. The funeral services
were held from Norwood the family
home OF the Heths.
The ceremonies were conducted by
Rev. Robert Nelson and G., i. a. Mar
shall. Of Rlacksburg, assisted by Rev.
n. j. Woods, of RIacksburE. and Rev.
j. H. Whitmore, Of Radford.
The pallbearers were George r..
Miles. of Marion: Fitzhugh Campbell.
Of Wythcville: Julian ". Addison, Of
Lynchburg; G. II. and II. c. Tyler. Of
Radford; Major NJ. r.. Bright, i. T..
Campbell and Is. NJ. Floyd, OF Blacks
burg,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-19
REFUSE TO WORK
UNTIL ISSUE. rs SETTLED

MARTINSBURG. W. VA. March Is
operation OF freight trains on the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad between
Cumberland and Brunswick, Md. a dis
tancc OF 100 miles. has been suspended
following the refusal to return to duty
o! 1000 trainmen who quit work he
fore notice Of the postponcmcnt Of tho
railroad strike for forty eight hours
had been received. Officers of the local
hrothcrhoods declared that tho men
would stay out until all differences had
hccn satisfactorily adjusted in New
York. The trainmen held meeting
this afternoon. and il is understood
they voted to stand together.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-19
60 RACK ONLY AFTER
STRONG I:XIIORTATIONS
IBv Associated press.l

Bv Associated press)
BALTIMORE, MD. March 1S.--The
striking trainmcn Of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad who quit work last night
returned to-day. after being out more
than sixteen hours. They did so only
after strong exhortations on the part
of the heads of the Baltimore locals and
representatives OF the grand lodges.
who came here from New York on a
special train.
\ stormy session was held in n hall
hero this morning. aud the leaders were
heard with difficulty. After tho mcct-
ing tho men went back to work.
IT was ANNOUNCED tonight that the
200 men at brunswick who had stayed
out on strike all OF to-day returned to
work tonight.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-19
uEMOSES BIG MENACE
TO PREPARATIONS FOR WAI,

WASHINGTON, March is.--Word
that the railroad strike had been called
off brought mingled satisfaction and
relief to administration officials to-
night Particularly in view OF the
sudden increase of tension tonight
over relations with Germany, it was
felt tho settling OF differences between
the railroads and brotherhoods re-
moves big menace TO proper internal
preparations for national defense.
News Of tho agreement reached the
White House after President Wilson
had retired.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-19
No LEAVES AND FUULOuGHS
IN SOUTH CAROLINA
Try Associated rr.ssl

IVY Associated freSs. ]
COLUMBIA. :. g.. March lS-rhe
mastering out OF the Second South
Carolina Infantry. recently returned
from the border and in camp at St,N.
:. g.. near here, was stopped TO day
on receipt of orders directing tho Fed
cral mtistcring officer to await FUR
thrr instructions Only the sanitary
detachment OF tho organization had
been discharged from Federal service
when the orders were received. No
leaves and furlouEhs were to be grant
cd. ii was said
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-19
NORTH CAROLINA TROOPS
TO RE HELD IN SERVICE
rBy Associated Press.

RALEIGH. y. c.. March lS.--An or
der from the War Department was re-
ccired at the Adjutant- Generals office
here to-day suspending the order for
the muster-ou of the Second and Third
North Carolina Regiments OF tho Ma
tonal Guard and brigade headquarters
and directing that they be held under
arms after arrival.
The Third Regiment is on its way 10
Raleigh. having been sent here from
Texas for inuster-out. The Second
Regiment has not yet started from El
Paso, but is now in readiness to en-
train for Goldsboro. where it was to
have been mustered out.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-19
NEGRO is KILLED
Shot by detective when lie Is Fouud
Ia Cnr Norfolk aud
Western.
ISpccial to The Times Dispatch. !

PETERSBURG. VA, March IS..-It Is
reported that detectives OF the Norfolk
and Western hallway caught three
men. one white and two negroes. in u
freight car ut Sutherland. in Din
widdic County on Thursday night. and
on entering the ear TO arrest them,
met with stin resistance. one of the
negroes fought desperately with n
knife. and Was shot and killed. tho
detective who he attacked being forced
to use his pistol in aclf-drfcnsc. The
other two men surrendered, and are
now locked up in pinwiddic Jail to
await trial. Tho dead negro was un-
known about here.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-19
WAR DEPARTMENT SAYS
ORDER COMES FROM PERSHINC:
INV Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, March lS.-War De-
partmcnt officials said tonight that
no orders had gone from here holding
National Guard troops in the Federal
service. II such orders had been is
sued. they said. ii undoubtedly was
due TO local conditions and the lack
of sufficient officers to muster the men
out now. Whatever instructions sent
out would come from General PERISH
ing. commander or the Southern De-
partmcnt.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-19
Al Demaree's Famous
Baseball Cartoons

BcEinninE To-day. in The Timcs-
Dispatch. Al Dcmnrec, tho star
pitcher for tho CaIcnGO CuI,s. will
contribute Il series Of spOrtInR ear
to0ns to run during tho contuG scn-
son.
Dcmarcc Is ns clever with the pcn
ms with the baseball. He is the only
iuaiOr-Icnguc bnII player who iH an
artist, md bc TX known nationally
ns the "AthIctic-C -Curtooni.t."
SEE TIMES-DISrATCU
PICTURE SPORT PAGE.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-19
RUSH ORDERS FOR
MOBILIZATION CAN,

Virginia National Guard orcaniza
tions not yet mustered out include the
First Squadron. Virginia Cavalry; the
Signal Corps and the Engineers The
First and Second Regiments and the
Richmond Howitzcrs have been mus
tered out
Plans for Il mobilization camp in or
near Ricnmond for all Virginia troops
are still going forward IL was an
nounccd by the War Department that
establishment of mobilization camp
was but part Of a general scheme for
preparedness but moro recent events
imperiling the relations between the
United States and Germany may cause
tho fastening of all effort to establish
suitable camp.
The Virginia militia on a war foot
ing would amount to 5000 mon. If n
general call were issued, this state
would Inc called on probably to fur
nish quota OF o5. 300 or $4,000 men,
or about one-ffticth OF tho total called
for by the President that being it's
proportion by population,
The telegram received by Colonel
Wright yesterday is as follows:
suspend muster-out of all National
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-19
REGARDLESS OF DECISION
ON THE ADAMSON LAW
Details. Being Worked Out by
JOINT Committee, Will Be Com
pleted by Noon To-Day.
WASHINGTON MUCH RELIEVED
settlement Removes Big Menace to
Proper Preparations for Ma
- tiOnal Defense.
nv Associ.teLp

NEW YORK. March Ia-Thc confer
chco committee Of railroad managers
carly this morning authorized Pres
ident wilson's mcdiators to make
Whatever arrangements were nccessa Iy
Win the railroad brothcrhoods to call
OF tho threatened strike.
An official OF tho conference commit
t"" or railroad managers announced at
$50 O'Clock that the railroad strike
was on
f"w minutes after the announce
inent was made the railroad managers
went from the Grand Central Terminal
TO tho conference hotel. and we're
Joined Immediately by tho mcdiators
lhey refused 10 make amy statement
on tho way TO the meeting room II
was presumed tho announcement would
be made through Secretary Lane
The mediators and managers were
believed TO be awaiting the arrival Of
the brotherhood chiefs. who had re-
tired before making the announcement
That the strike had been averted.
The brotherhood men arrived a, the
hotel at l:2o. and Immediately went to
the conference room.
Tho managers left the conference
room at O'Clock. but the brotherhood
CHIEFS remained in conference with the
nediators. II WAS learned that Daniel
willard, one of the ncdiators. had in
iorined III" hotel management that he
would give up his rooms this morning.
SECRETARY LASE SENDS
ron NEWSPAPER MEN
The mana gers. headed by Elisha Lee.
returned 10 the conference room at
go. and Secretary Lime sent for the
newspaper men
Secretary Lane issued this state
ment:
Regardless Of the decision of tho
supreme Court on the Adamson law,
the basic eight-hour day will 20 into
effect"
The details arc being worked upon
By Joint committee. which will have
IFS negotiations completed by noon"
Mr Lane said.
The formal letter in which this au-
'Aoriza.ion was made. signed by Elisha
-.cc. chairman OF the managers COM
n!ttce, vas as follows:
In the national crisis. precipitated
10y events Of which we heard this
afternoon. the national conference COM
m!ttec OF railroads joins with you in
the conviction that neither at home or
abroad should there be fear or hone
tnat the eH'clent operation of the rail-
roads Of this country will be hampered
or impaired.
Therefore. YOU are authorized to as
sure the nation there will he no strike.
.rnd. az basis for such assurance. we
hereby authorize the committee OF the
council Of National Defense TO grant
TO the employees who are about to
strike whatever adjustment your COM
Intttce deems necessary TO guarantee
'he uninterrupted and efficient opera
,ion OF the railroads as an indispensi-
bic arm of national defense"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-19
FREE CAMP At CHARLOTTE
Is OFFERED TO STATE
Es. .Assnciatch Prcss.l

CHARLOTTE, y. G.. March lS--Act-
ing Adiutant- General Peterson, at Ra-
leigh, to-day tclesraphed Mayor IT. l..
Kirkpatrick asking if Charlotte would
provide mobilization camp for the
First North Carolina Infantry. To-
night, a camp site was rendered the
State. and lights. water. barracks and
railway facilities were offered without
expense To the State or Federal gov
crnment. Whether this is q merely
preparatory stop was lot made known.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-19
Commands Still in Federal
Service Are TO. Be
Held for Present,
Says Telegram.

Colonel l.. 5. Wright, mastering. out
officer assigned to duty at Richmond.
yesterday received official instructions
TO suspend muster-out of all National
Guard organizations. Colonel Wright
could not say whether significance at
tached TO the Instructions The order
was received by him during the after
noon.
Like instructions have been received
in Raleigh by the .Adjutant- General OF
North Carolina. and il was reported
here yesterday that troops now OH the
border will not he mustered out, but
be held pending further Developments
in the international situation
All Virginia troops are now on home
soil. the First Squadron. Virginia Cav
airy. which reached Richmond yester-
day afternoon. being the last TO return
from the border. The process Of mus
tering out the squadron was to have
begun this morning at S:3o O'Clock.
Last night most Of the men were per-
mittcd to go to their homes, but they
must report at the armory this morn
n
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-19
Wright Is Instructed
to Suspend Muster
OutofBzues Cavalry

Guard organizations until receipt of
further instructions. Utilize intcrveu-
ing time TO fullest extent towards COM
pfeting. as far AK practicable. details
incident to muster out"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-19
THREE AMERICAN SHIPS
SUNK BY SUBMARINES
Twenty-Five OF Their Men, Most OF
Them L. s. Citizens, Reported
aS Missing.
so WARNING GIVEN TO ONE
Men on the City OF Memphis Given
Fifteen Minutes to Get Away, and
Their Request to BE Towed To-
ward Land Is Curtly Refused.

LONDON. March 1S.-Threc American
steamships have been sunk by German
submarines. Twenty-Five of their men.
most of them American citizens, are
reported missing
The vessels destroyed were the CITY
of Memphis. Illinois and visilancia.
The crew of the Illinois has h.en
landed without loss OF life The miss
ing are from the crews of the other
two vessels
The disaster to the City of Memphis
occurred late on Saturday afternoon.
she had left Cardff. Wales. on Friday
in ballast for New York The Stars
ana stripes We're painted on Il large
scale on both her sides
1t was o'clock the next afternoon
when the submarine was encountered.
iiaNinS halted in response TO gunfire.
the captain OF the City OF Memphis
was ordered by the German commander
to get all hands off the vessel within
fifteen minutes.
The order was obeyed with celcrity.
All the ships company crowded into
tive boats. Then the submarine fired
~.
The sea poured in ut an Immense hole
smashed by the explosion. Captain and
crew watched the City of Memphis as
she settled rapidly. then suddenly divcd
out of sight.
CuRTLN REFUSE REQUEST
FOR TOW TOWARD SHORE:
Meanwhile. the submarine, which
was OF the latest and largest German
type. remained on the surface. its COM
mandcr and crew watching the SEQUEL
OF their destructive work AS the
weather looked threatening. the Amer
ican captain requested that the boats
BE- towcd toward land The com
mandcr Of the submarine curtly re-
fused this request.
Th" submarine left them to their
own devices, and they set out in tho
gathering darkness for the Irish coast.
The boats became separated during the
night.
Three Of them. containing thirty
three men. almost all Americans. we're
picked up at o'clock this Sunday
morning by IA British patrol boat.
which landed them. Other patrol boats
were immediately sent in search OF the
two missing boats. and they were
aftcrward landed.
Tho frciShtcr Nisilancia was torpe.
doed without warming by Il submarine
which did not appear upon the sur.
face. Fourteen OF her company are
missing. one is the fourth engineers
the others are scamen.
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8ie itets IN ioIhen 3etten burh-
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fdniideu @eipdiiern. QieIe @eriib.
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lei 8eItatigitug gefunoen. @enaiic
BIane betreffs 3uianmenlpirfena
Der onterifduiiden 5Iotte NIT Der,
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s5n5miiden nin1t Die 8erbaftuna
bon 5pionage peroaGtigen 4erio.
men ibren 9erlnuf uno gegen SOC
8eutidbe rpuroen feitganonlnterl ab.
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ten fnor1en fem.