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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-01-25
ARGO

Messrs. Conrad and Emil Otteson
and Lester Fleming spent Thursday
evening at Peter Green's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Rau and chill
dren spent Tuesday afternoon at John
Bechen's.
Miss Blakely was a pleasant visitor
at the Otteson home Monday evening.
The Fleming and Delaney families
spent Tuesday evening at Robert
F1eming's to help celebrate his birth
day.
Miss Beulah Otteson has been on the
sick list the past week.
James Nielsen and family and How
ard Mossier spent Monday afternoon
at Dyson's.
The Ladies Aid met at the home Of
Mrs. Christianson last Thursday after
The ladies spent the time in
tying a comforter for Mrs. Christian
son.
The Bechen children are sick with
the chicken pox.
Supt. H. w. Blakely spent Thursday
afternoon visiting his sister Mary and
pupils and on Friday he visited Miss
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-01-25
CORRESPONDENCE
NORTH BROOKINGS

Mr.. and Mrs. J.. w. Dunlop and son
Merit spent last Saturday with
friends at Bruce.
Frank Degenais left Tuesday even
ing for his home at Atchison, Kansas.
Mrs. Tatge and Mrs. Baldridge
spent last Thursday afternoon with
Mrs. Keck.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Tompkins, Mr..
and Mrs. f. b. O'Hair and Mr.. and
Mrs. J. w. Dunlop were entertained
Thursday at the j. A. Keck hone.
Grange met last Friday evening with
a good attendance. The new Master
was elected and he, with the new lee
turer, will be installed at the next
regular meeting, February 2. A liter
airy program was given and the sub
ject of the non-partisan league was
discussed. There will be a further
discussion of this subject at the next
meeting. There will also be a feed.
A good time is expected and every
body should avail themselves of the
opportunity of attending. Debate on
question Resolved, That dairy cattle
are OF more value to the United
States than beef cattle" will be a part
of the program.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-01-25

shopping in Bookings Saturday, also
having dental work done.
Miss Winnie Huska was absent
from school Monday and Tuesday on
account Of sore eyes.
Those who attended East View
school twenty days ending last month
were Gladys Phillips, Winnie Huska,
Reuben Phillips, Emma Huska and
Eva Phillips. Those receiving the
Gladys Phillips, being both "a 1870.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-01-25

Of beet. the tenderest you ever ate.
How much win you have? Also choice
cuts Of Lamb. Mutton. Pork. At for the
gods. Our policy; Just what you
want. when you want it at the lowest
market prices.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-01-25
STERLING

Mrs. Robert Loban and children
visited Mrs. Aug. Peterson Friday.
Martin Thompson purchased a new
Ford last week.
Albert and Nels Dimes marketed
several loads of hogs at Bruce Friday
and Saturday.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-09
EVERYTHING IN READINESS FOR
M, r. A. MEETING,

Winona, Miss, May 9-All arrange
ments have been perfected for the
Mississippi Press Association meeting
to be held at Laurel May Is, 16 and
II, and it will be one of the largest
in the history of the Association, was
the announcement given out today by
President Walker Wood. The session
will carry a line Of business that is of
vital importance to the entire print
ing interests Of the State. The un-
precedented high cost Of all printing
materials, uniform basis of estimating
job work, a uniform advertising rate
for weekly papers, the organization Of
auxiliary press associations in various
sections of the State for closer bust
ness relations and cooperation, are
among the many important questions
that will be given consideration.
Laurel has arranged a splendid pro-
gram for the entertainment of the
editors and the ladies of the city have
arranged a special social program in
honor of the wives Of the editors.
The last day Of the session will be
spent In Gulfport, where the press
will be the guest of the Mississippi
Centennial.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-09
1898 and ID
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Sixteen years ago we won the war with Spain,
not because we were remarkably efficient on land,
because the Spanish navy was remarkably
and it's land forces worse.
Our land forces at that time were fearfully
mismanaged in the commits .oilary departments.
The army beef scandal was 50 odoriferous that its
memory still fingers.
We enter into the present war in a different
spirit, with new methods, better efficiency. The
selective draft is applied the first time in our
history, end the most remakable thing has been
that virtually everybody is in favor OF it. This
gives US greater power, of course, and under a
more democratic system. We have become con-
WINGED that the volunteer system favors the slack
err at the expense of the patriot. We didn't think
so in 1898 and up to a few years ago still thought
volunteer soldiers were unbeatable and the only
kind we needed. Our ideas in this respect have
changed since as recently IS 1914.
In 1898 surface ships VIC 3 supreme on the sea.
The submarine was not developed and not con-
sidered a naval possibility. Now our most baf-
fling problem is the submarine. Instead OF seek
ing an enemy that could b. seen, as in 1898, we
seek a sea-foe that does his most nlurderous work
when unseen.
Last" but not least" the war of 1898 was
child's play compared to this oned :sff ?rn, tgac.ee
child's play compared to the present one. 1t was
merely a skirmish. Unfortunately, the present
is the real battle.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-09

When a girl begins to get serious
about q career that doesn't include q
cottage, a husband and the little access
eories Of happiness, ninetysnine times
cpi OF a hundred she Is headed for full.
gro,
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-09

SWAT H FLY NOW!
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And now all our fly ~swatting has been SO per
cent, in vain! This conclusion weighs on our mind
following perusal of report by the city entomolo-
gist of Philadelphia. This parsonage entones
learnedly that it isn't the flies you swat, but the
microbes and germs on them that are in alliance
with the undertakers..
A swatted fly, he says, is quite as perilous as
an unswatted fly if the dead creature is permitted
to lie around the house. There are just as many
deadly germs, microbes and insect carriers on a
fly as on a live one, he AYERS.
Thus science marches VIGOROUSLY on, giving US
new evils with every drum beat!
The only safe way to kill microbes, it seems, is
to throw the dead flies in the stove to hurn-said
stove unfortunately not being a feature OF many
of our homes in the summer time-or prevent the
flies from progating their kind by killing them
NOW.
At this moment there are breed flies in every
home! It is the time of year for them to get busy.
BY swatting them diligently now, and taking the
trouble to hunt them in their hiding places, you
will kill innumerable flies with every swat before
they are born-and also millions, if not billions,
of microbes.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-09

After the war some Of the great
munition plants are to be turned into
dye works, but the passionate house
holder need not delay repainting his
house until then.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-09

1t has hSen suggested that the name
Of the United States be changed to
Fnisitania or Usona. The persons
who christen apartment houses prob
ably are behind this movement.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-09

We read that they are making syn
thetic milk from peanuts, and w sup
pose It would he permissible to refer
to the gigantic intellects Of some Of
our statesmen as synthetic brains.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-09

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ADVERTISING RATES ON REQUEST.
Entersd 1t Greenwood postofdce as secondclass matter
GREENWOOD, MISS, MAY 9, 1917.
Big as life the iceman is out to get his bit.
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Paper wars have been conducted, but never to
success.
Well all soon know whether the draft law is
dodge-proof.
The ism that counts for most right now
Americanism.
AnAAnhA
It is even possible to do your bit with a profit,
buy Z war bond.
Mh "a
The mefe fighting is speeded up the quicker
peace will come.
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Nothing new for war to be more popular than
taxes to conduct it.
IT'S doubted that if Bob La Toilette were made
dictator he'd quit kicking.
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AS near as we can make out, a "soul kiss"
inevitably makes material trouble.
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4 world vote, by countries, would award the
ler championship to the Kaiser's government.
AAAAAHA
Except in the U. S. House Of Representatives,
almost everywhere there is %chorused, LET Teddy
60"
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Our dollars got into the war ahead of our flag,
but Old Glory will be there when we are ready to
fight.
Significant of public sentiment is the applause
every time Wilson cuts red tape to hurry prepare
tons.
According to Congressman, the sentiment that
stands out in war tax letters they get is, keep EN-
Of me"
Maybe Nine. Joffre would be jealous, if he had
one girls hair in his cap, instead Of that of fifteen
girls.
AAAAhAA
"How much can the consumer be scared into
payinq'' seems to be the work motto in too many
lines of trade.
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80 tms JILL, III lAO0L AAPOA C*AAV ohN o~
said by. the French and British commissioners
can't be printed.
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There are now rival gas exhibits at the Nation
al Capital-one to celebrate the Tooth anniversary
of it's commercial use.
Possibly Russia's army can make a success Of
its undertaking to boss itself, but a lot Of people
will have to be shown.
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No matter what the war tax act may specify, in
one way or another every manjack OF US will have
to come across with a share.
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He's president Carranza now, but that hasn'
.lessened his desire to "touch" Uncle Sam for q
hundred million real dollars.
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Have no wish to emigrate, but would appre.
ciate a tin from Italy on how it continues to be
the cheapest country to live in.
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No man with religious ~scruples against doing
so win be asked to fight, but that's no reason HI
shouldn't do his bit as a citizen in other and safer
ways.
=. Now they are talking Of cutting out ~rneatles'
days in England because they increase the con
sumption of bread-have to fill up on something
you know.
nAAAAAA
More evidence from a trustworthy source tina
It's time for two listed s~watting, not waiting
sThe German army is as yet untouched by tn
lack Of food"
4 Some say Won Hindenburg hypnotizes his sol
diers into believing they are winning when the.
are getting licked. That should make the win
ming allies laugh.
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DIVERS AND RULE OF SEA.
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In a way, battleships still rule the seas-but
not the ports, the harbor intranees, the lnlets, the
bays. or the mouth of the rivers. For if that were
true the British fleet ere this could have reached
Keil canal. They haven't-the submarines won't
let them.
What's the application to the United States.
Simply this: That under the restrictions OF
international law-without going a whit beyond
the requirements of national usage-the subnaa"
rine are mastery weapons Of coast defense.
Such being the case, the United States should IN
reality be safer from attack than ever before, pro-
vided we have an adequate supply OF submarines,
Fo rho battleships have successfully ventur-
ed into an inlet, the mouth of a river, or a harbor
when submarines were about. 1t is too dangerous.
The submarine has stiffened up the defense
possibilities of all nations. But that hasn't any,
thing to do with the manner in which Germany
uses this new machine.
The Germans are casting mines wholesale in the
"barred zone," and mines, even less than subma-
rines, arc no respectors of hospital ships.
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OBJECT OF COMMISSION
nanhn
The Anglo-French commission, it appears
came to this country primarily to tell the president
the necessity of transporting American units
abroad at the earliest possible date.
Their request has brought about a serious d.
versity of opinion between the president and his
cabinet on the one hand and the army general
staff on the other. The former are in favor Of
early troops abroad, the latter pin their faith IN
larger forces later.
It is difficult to decide which is the better plan.
One thing is certain, that small units of American
troops along the western front now would not be
as noticeable as a large unit later. Ahundred
thousand men on the western front doesn't make
much of an impression, but 10000 would at least
be noticeable.
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AN HONOR
It is an honor to serve ones country. 1t is an
honor to be selected by the government to such a
task. 1t is an honor to have the stamp Of physi-
cal fitness officially applied by the government.
This ~selective draft means entering into a
charmed circle to which everyone is not given to
enter. The requirements are high. No young
lady, interested in a young man, need ever doubt
his perfection of manhood if Uncle Sam considers
him good enough to fight in his armies.
AAhAAAA
The sport shirt joke is again coming into style.
Two seasons Of jest have bean unable to kill II of,
~ II likely Is with us to stay.
NWNM &E E&W GAMZM NWEE IEM& Wvu W
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-09

" yays to sdvstbs ~ this paper
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-03

being as he is stitch a awful liar that no.
buddy cant skeercely believe ennythink
he says.
Sam Snyder tux Miss Polly Hayes out
for sleigh ride in Sans pung tother
evg and while Sam was payin too mulch
attenshion to Molly and not watchin
where he was a going the horse run
the pung into snowdrift and tipped it
over and spilled Molly out and hisself
too. Sinst that Molly wont speak to
Sam and it is roomerd that their en-
gagement is off Sad, sad
Jake Holmes had his old family hall
clock to go hack on him last wk for the
1st time in 80 yrs and Jake says it don't
pear to have a tick left in it and he cant
fix it neither. AS a result. Jake don't
know whot time it is emmy of the time
most of all at bedtime when hes got to
walk a quarter of mile to Sim Hoov-
ers his nearest nabers to look at Sims
clock and find out whether its time to
go to bed or not This is turrible chore
for Jake when the snow is as deep as It's.
OBSERVER.
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ANOTHER "GROUNDHOG"
EDDYTORIUI

In last wks Buggle in this here
identikal collum there was very
intelligent & comprehensive eddy
torlul on whether or not the
Grounding would see his shadder
when he come outen the ground
and tux look around last Friday
which was Febooary 2, or in other
words Grounding Day" and if
you read the Buggle as clost as you
ort to you must of seen said eddy
toriul and prohtted by it.
Well, this wk being as we did
dent happen to think tip emmy par
ticker subjeokt to dash off eddy
toriul about and being as the time
was gittin shorter from day to day
and that hour has now arrove
when we have Jest simply got to
take UP our eddytoriul pen and
dash off a eddytoriul about some
think or other-we repeet that be-
ing as this is the case we thort it
wouldn't be a bad idee to write
another eddytoriul as to whether
the Grounding seen his shadder or
whether he diddent, thus getting
two eddytoriuls outen the same sub
ieck, or in other words killing two
birds with the same stone. When
eddytoriul subjecks is as skeerce as
they have been for the past several
wks and sinst we have been put to
it to a turrible degree in order to
git enythink in the eddytoriul line
to write about we aint got emmy
considerations scrooples aginst
writing twict on the same subjeck,
or even four or five times if it was
sent for the looks of the thing.
From what Investigation we
have made there is a considerable
differents of opinyun amungst
them as KEEP their eyes open last
Friday concerning whether the
Grounding seen his shadder or not.
Some says he did whereas others
says he diddent and for this reason
there amt what you mite call a
consensus of opinyun in the matter
a tall and as a result several of our
most respectful citizens who dis
agreed on this pint has had words
about it and in one case come to
blows.
Ras Simpson down to Hen
Weathersbys store/ the day after
Grounding Day says. ''Well, the
Grounding seen his shadder yes
terday allrite and I calkilate we
will have six wks more of bitter
cold wether.' Then up spoke Jim
Perkins who lives FIVE miles west
on the turnpike and happend to be
in Hens store at the time and Jim
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-03
Hen Awful Mad
Bad BIud BetWixt the Prop Of Our
General Store and Cy HOskins
One of Our Most Respeckted
Cittizens---!n Our OpinyOn Cy Is
Mere to Blame Than Hen Is H.
Existing PartickIers Will Be
Found Below!

Cy Hoskins one of our most re-
specified (also titest) citizens who it is
said is the richest man in Bingville and
ackshually has several hunderd dollars
in the bank at the CO seat, (a1tho Cy
denies this & is a1lus pleadin poverty &
Hen Weathersby, prop of our General
Store. had falling out in Hens store
last Tuesday evg and as result Cy has
TUX a sollem vow that he wont newer
buy cts worth of mdse often Hen as
long as he lives but will trade else
where whilst Hen has TUX sollem VOW
that he don't keer a whoop if Cy don't
being as all he ever purchased. at the
store ennyhow was few seegars, but
whenever Cy wanted ennythink worth
while he allus went to the co seat to
trade and Hen says he considers loosin
Cys custom is merely good radiance to
bad rubbish. Here is the particklers OF
how it happend:
Last Tuesday evg about E p NJ. Cy
dropped into Hens store where several
of our most respeckted citizens had al
reddy assemble to spend the evg smok-
ing & in soshial discourse discussing
the topicks of the day when Cy as soon
as he had went into the store and shet
The door behint him walkd over to Hen
VINO was beh1nt the counter and says,
Hen, whot is the price of a bari of
suggar?"
Hen was almost TUX often his feet for
the time being being as during the 81
yrs which he has run the Bingville
store he amt newer sold whole bari of
sugar to emmy one single customer and
being as Hen had jest got a bari of
sugar in which was down cellar and
haddent even been opend he thort it
would be turrible slick stroke of biz
ness to sell it to Cy by the whole entire
bari instid of dribblin it out by the Id
and half-lb for wks and munths afore
it was all sold to say nothink of gittin
the profit on the entire bari at onct be-
fore the sugar lost weight by dryin out
being as evrybuddy knows that bari
of sugar loses from 10 to 20 lbs and
sumtimes more dryin out afore it is sold
and nobuddy knows this fackt bettern
Hen which we persoom is why he allus
damps down his sugar with water every
onct in while while he is selling it out
by the lb and if all reports be true we
guess Hen damps his sugar down
oftenern even onct in a while!
Be that as it may Hen after he had
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-03

says, you're mistaken, Ras, being
as | set by the winder all day last
Friday and watchd and from sum
up until dark the sun never shined
onct enuff for a Grounding to see
his shadder speshially unless he
has dodgasted sight better eye
sightn what I've got"
do you mean to insinwyate
that line a liar" speaks up Ras
purity sharp. 81 tell you the sun
come out about II o'clock in the
forenoon and stayd out about five
minnits and l calkilate you must
of dozed off about that time or you
would of seen it."
Well, one word brung on another
and it wassent long until Ras and
Jim was standin up shakin their
fists under each others noses SO
c1ost that each one could smell EN-
and afore ennybuddy could per-
vent it Jim give Ras push aginst
the stove likenin to upset same and
Jim hauled off and hit Ras a clout
on the ear with his open hand
whereupon Hen prop of the gen.
eral store rushd betwixt EN- and
pushed EN- apart and KEEP on pushin
EN- until he pushed EN- both outen
the store and hollerd after EN- if
they desired to disgrase theirselfs
by fghtin like a couple of cats they
could do so outside his store where
they wouldn't do no damage exsept
to theirselfs.
1t was turrible cold outside and
being as Ras and Jim had both TUX
off their overcoats so they could fife
better and left EN- inside the store
they talkd the matter over conf
denchial betwixt EN- and desided
that they wouldn't fife but would
make up and berry the hachet instid
so they stuk hands and come back
into the store and Ras he bought
Jim seegar and Jim he brought
Ras five cts worth of peppermint
lozenges to take home to his
(Rasses) little girl and no further
illushion was made to Grounding
DaN by neither Ras nor Jim.
From what we can gather con-
corning them as observed the
wether close last Friday it pears
that the sun shined now and then
during the day in some places
whereas in other localities a few
miles away it diddent shine a tall
and this is what makes it SO diffy-
cult for person to tell whether
were a going to have erly spring
or six wks more cold wether.
Be that as it may we hope that
Spring will be erly instid of late.
and we believe we voice the general
sentiment of the entire conmoonit-
ty when we give expression to this
statement.
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sicker so he opend the letter. John was
better accordin to the letter. Eph then
seald up the letter in stitch way that
he don't calllilate Wilbur will ever know
he opend it and Eph don't calkilate Will
bur would care if he did know it.
Seth Dewberry our lion hearted town
constubble amt been doing mulch night
dooty lately on acct of the severity OF
the wether being as nearly evry night
the thermometer declines down to IS
or 20 degrees below zero. Seth says he
calkilates that when its too gorrammd
cold for him to be prowlin around on
dooty its also too gorrarnd cold for des-
prit criminals stitch as chicken theefs to
be prowlin around and that evrybuddy
in Bingville is safe as long as the cold
spell lasts.
Miss Amelia Tucker who was to of
gave select charade party to few
of the aleet of Bingville last Saturday
evg at her residents on Main st has
postponed this bong tong soshial event
untul some fuclure date on acct of the
fackt that Miss Amelia has been suffer
inc from chilblains lately.
Bud Hinckley who amt quite rite in
his head tride to thaw the ice often his
boots off tother day by pourin bilin wor-
ter on EN- from the teakettle when his
mother wassent lookin & by axident
instid of pourin the hot worter on his
boots Bud pourd the bilin worter down
inside his right. boot which was on his
foot at the time and the yells Bud let
outen him was heerd all over Bineyille.
We perdickted when we started out
to dash off these Personals" and 10
Llals' that there wouldent be menny of
en- & its turnd out jest as we perdickted
it would. 1t amt very often that we
make a perdickshion and this amt no
excepshion to the rule. Being as we
couldn't think up only a very few "Per-
sonals" & 'Lokals" when we started in
we had a suspisbion that there wouldn't
be. emmy moren than there is. Perhaps
we'll have more of both next wk.
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Country Correspon-
dence
CALAMITY CORNERS.

Gale Hooker who swore off smokin
on Jan lst being as his family fzishian
told him unless he done that he wouldn't
live a great while has TUX up smokin
agin. Gale says hes made up his mind
he ruther pass on few yrs sooner than
to live and not smoke.
Zeke Snodgrass tux your CORE
spondent at this place (who is ourself)
to book tother day for not mentchioning
the fackt that he had a COW who per-
sented him with pr of twin calls The
reason we diddent mentchion it was be-
cuz we thort Zeke was probably lyin