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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-01-04
"HAS GOT THE HABIT"

Chicago, December 20, 1916
Dear Mr.. butcher:
Reading the Register each week is
a habit of so many years standing I'm
afraid | should find breaking off diff
cult of accomplishment and, perhaps,
serious in result.
Pm enclosing a check which you will
please have credited to my subscrip-
ton account that the weekly visits
may continue uninterrupted.
Not the least interesting of all the
weekly features do find twenty-five
Years Ago" and trust you will make
sure of a regular appearance of the
review Of events and happenings which
were of intimate concern to I'VE old
timers" and which recall to mind the
good friends of longer ago than it
seems.
May l bespeak continued prosperity
for yourself and the Register family p?
Yours truly,
Lloyd +. Work
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-01-04
WHO ARE THE "IDLE RIcH?"

Kimball Graphic.--The Brookings
Register in ia special holiday edition
contained a full page announcement
that the banks of that city held 49,
5000 of deposits and issued a chal-
lenge to the entire state to name an
other town no larger than Brookings
that could make an equal showing.
The Register in an editorial comment
ing on the fact said:
IF the outsider could see the beau
tiful modern farm homes, barns and
other buildings going up in this county
he would Don be convinced that the
back to the farm movement is no
joke. The farmer is the real king in
this country and a large share of these
bank deposits belong to him. Right
now the farming u Of this
county are keeping a large number of
families in luxury and idleness, not
only in B%rookings, but in the sunny
climate Of California, the southern
states of Florida, Georgia, Texas and
Arizona"
"The farmer is the real king in this
country and a large share of these de-
posits belong to him." the Register
tr%uthfully says. And the Register Is
right about the large part of it. Fully
so per cent Of the deposits in banks
belong to the farmers. Ask any bank
err and he will tell you so. In many
localities ii will run a higher percent
age than eighty. It is true also, how
ever. that 80 per cent of these farmers
are men Of limited ready money means.
In the aggregate the sum Of total de-
posits is large, but divided among SO
many individual depositors it is small.
The question naturally arises: when
you come to talk about taxing bank
deposits do you hit the idle rich or
the other fellow?
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-01-04

to the notifications they have received
both by letter and through these col
umns of their indebtedness. We have
explained numerous times why it is
impossible under present conditions
to send the paper at the present price
unless prompt payment is made and We
now take it for granted that those who
paid no attention to the matter are in
different as to the results. Therefore.
1t will not come as a surprise to them
when the paper is discontinued and
the account placed in an attorney
hands for collection. We would like to
keep every name now on our list as
regular subscribers but absolutely
cannot accord to do SO unless they pay
promptly.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-01-04

People are talking hard times and at
the same time are living better than
kings did a hundred years ago. Moth
ing is too good for the average Ameri-
can family no matter how much 1t
costs. There is no thought of cutting
out needless expense. If the boy wants
a $40 gun to hunt jack rabbits he gets
it, and Mary gets a wrist watch or Il
piano. Good schools are right at our
door, but it is more in keeping with
swift society to send the children
away to some eastern school. Pota-
toes cost $1.75 per bushel, but who
would live on rice in preference?
There are a hundred ways we could
cut the expense, but we are too busy
keeping up with the style of a richer
neighbor to think OF curtailing bills at
the stores. That the people will
change is too much to hope for at the
preesnt time. 1t will require a panic
something worst to wake up the
majority of our expensive living PEG
pie.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-01-04
A LETTER FROM IDAHO

Our old friend Stewart Young writes
the Register a very interesting letter
from Rathdrum, Idaho, and amone
other things he says:
Receiving and reading your paper
always reminds me of many old and
tried friends, some of whom like my
self, have gone West to try to bette
themselves in health or financially
and while many have succeeded, some
have failed, as is always the case.
"All Of my people are pretty well and
so far as | know, all from Brookings
are well and fairly prosperous.
81 am glad to learn, by reading the
Register, that B~rookings county and
city are doing so Well and wish to say
that we, in Idaho. are keeping pace
with the rest of the country. Roscoe,
my son, and | are still in the banking
business, but | am interested quite ex
tensively in farming. | have $50 acres
in cultivation and while it does not
yield quite as we'll as some of the land
in Bookings county, We always get
better prices for the most of our pro
ducts. When | came here in 1902 land
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-01-04
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

Owing to our big holiday business
and the fact that the office force has
not been able TO re-arrange the sub
scription list Of the Register - con-
form to the announcement made that
we would discontinue all subscriptions
not paid in advance On January 1st we
are going to extend the time to Febru-
airy 1st. After February tst all those
who have not complied with our terms
for the advance payment will be dis
continued and, II owing, their accounts
will be placed in the hands Of our at
torneys for collection.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-01-04

The Mitchell Republican is sore be-
cause q majority of the sound educa-
tors or the state have seen At to refuse
to furnish Il with copy" on the Jones
matter. The Republican has a right to
discuss that matter to its limit II it
wants tGA The educators Of the state
also have 4 right to leave # to the
Rebublican 70 exhaust the subject.
This u q free country. and while we
have nee speech sometimes silence
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-01-04

could be bought for from $3.50 to
$1,000 per acre and the same land is
now selling at from $4,000 to $4,000
per acre owing to improvements and
location and in some localities, where
water has been put on for irrigation
purposes and have improved the land
by putting out orchards and buildings,
land is selling at from $4,000 per acre
UP to $4,000 or $15O0.00.
with very best regards to all of my
Bookings friends, | am.
Yours very truly,
Stewart Young.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-01-04

For fear it will display too much
magnanimity the British government
has decided to not make known it's
peace terms before all other powers
have spoken. We wonder what Eng
land will do if Germany demands that
Ireland be given self government in
case Belgium is set free.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-01-04

Like a false diamond the word Xmas
is a "phony" term. Christmas means
something. It is the birthday OF
Christ, the Savior of the world. Minis
tiers of the gospel, teachers and news
papers should see to it that the term
finds no place where they have in
fuence. Why should any n be
ashamed to use the word Christmas
Christ is an honored name throughout
the world. Let's stick to it and cut
the Xmas out Of our vocabulary.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-01-04

It is said that there is nothing left
of the republican party in Ohio ex-
cept the colored man who attends to
the furnace at the state capitol. 1t Is
different in South Dakota. There is
nothing left Of the democratic party
here except Congressman Candy, the
postmasters-and the sheriff of Brook.
ings county.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-01-04

During the late political unpleasant
ness" it was said that Wilson surren-
dered to the railroad men when the
Adamson bill was signed. The. rail
road brotherhoods now want the law
repealed. Something wrong some
where.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-01-04

Col. Roosevelt told the Kaiser on his
last visit to Germany that the German
army could lick" the whole world in
a year. The, colonel will hardly get an
interview with tie Kaiser at his next
visit if the Kaiser happens to see him
coming.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-01-04

Let George do the work" is all
right in America, but in England King
George thinks he needs the help of
a lot OF other fellows to lick the
Kaiser.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-01-04

The crowned heads Of Europe are
still too proud to quit fighting. Per-
haps If they had to go into the trenches
for a time themselves they might lose
some of their false pride and return to
a sane condition.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-01-04

Like the early Christmas shopper
Mr.. Bryan believes in doing his 1920
campaign work early. We wonder If
Champ Clark's "old houn' dog" will
live until that date.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-01-04
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank all the kind neigh
bors and friends who in any way as
sisted us during the illness and death
Of our loved one. Mrs. \. w. Collins
And Fcmily.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-01-04

The Crown Prince visited his father.
the Kaiser. just before Christmas, but
1t Is safe to say they did not arrange
for their Christmas turkey at Paris
nor at London.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-01-04
IN EXPLANATION

IroQuois Chief.-Subscribers who do
not receive The Chief after the next
issue will understand that their names
have been taken on the subscription
list because Of their failure to respond
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-01-04

The peace advocates have failed to
consult Henry Ford. What is the
Kaiser or Wilson thinking about any
way?
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-01-04
HI CROW'S-NEST



To the credit Of car city rowdyism
and drunkenneses aTJ almost things of
the past. During the holidays there
were no outward evidences Of excuses
OF any kind and the new year was
ushcred into place as quietly as n
week merges into another. 1t is re-
ported that some good resolutions We're
made and put into force even before
New Years. There was one good OBJ
ject lesson that had its effect upon a
certain class of offenders and the re-
suits so far have been very beneficial.
II is to be hoped that no new crop of
tipplers are laying the foundations for
a habit that is hard to get rid OF later
in life.
About this time of the year a great
many directors meetings, annual and
other meetings are called and the
average business man or public-spirit-
ed citizen has many demands upon his
time. To make matters worse, some
times it takes a certain number to
make a quorum and a not very small
percent of those who are expected to
be present are habitu2lly late and com
pei the prompter m to lose valuable
time in waiting for the slow ones to
appear. People who would not think
OF taking another's property will trifle
with the time of a group of men who
are waiting for a quorum for the trans
action of business. They will come in
late and try to laugh the matter off as
little consequence to the others.
Shouldn't all such tardy one be sub
ject to a fine?
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-01-04

There is plenty of small pox, dis
turbance and fever in Mexico; other
wise it is a good place in which to live.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-01-04

The best definition of a forced laugh
the Register has seen is that Of a man
laughing at a joke on himself.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-01-04

The BARRIERS defeated Hughes for
president, but the kids think he would
make a great Santa Claus.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-10


Consul Gaulin a MaTseilles. All of
crew said to have been saved.
- CONGRESS- MAY BALK ON SOME
OF WILSON'S WAR PLANS
Washington, April 1O.-Cabinet
meeting today on fifth day Of the
war, had to consider:
The Austrian break;
Opposition within congress on the
administration war measure, and,
Announced plans for financing the
struggle.
Perhaps most serious proposition
before cabinet today was that Of con-
gressionaI opposition to selective
CONSUMPTION idea. Congress, instead
of meeting emergency quickly and
unfaIteringly, is hesitating. Pres.
Wilson himself has attempted-prOb-
ably successfuIly-tO stem the anti
draft spirit within military committee
itself.
However, the general view today
was that this revolt against admin
istration plans would CTumble.
AS lOI uudllCC AC4llcl41AD5 II 10
thought that they will be gladly
granted once they are introduced in
congress.
Administration plan is to get these
under way Thursday and then to
offer the bonds to popular subscrip-
ton.
Everyone will have an opportunity
to buy bonds. Advertising may be
resorted to in an effort to dispose Of
this "old glory issue. Bonds will
probably be sold in small denOmina-
tions so that people will have widest
opportunity to participate.
Further steps toward Austria APP
DarentIy await next move on her
part.
Seizure of Austrian vessels, de-
scribed offfcialyas protective police
,,,ooer7ra' &c thought To have bnpD
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-10

So
CHICAGO WAR NEWS
IS . ss . 8
$50 tackles" will leave for east
tomorrow.
Six hundred enlisted in army and
navy yesterday.
Railroad chiefs discussed plans to
speed up transportation Of troops.
John Borden, Chicago millionaire,
named lieut.. commander in navy.
Grand rally of soldiers and sailors
will be held in Grant park tonight
1900 have enlisted in aviation sec
ton Of officers reserve corps in last
five days.
Hugo SiIvestri, Austrian consul in
Chicago, to turn over affairs to the
Swedish consul
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-10

SPY SUSPECT CAUGHT-PLOT TO
DYNAMITE Barred
Discovery Of a veritable colony Of
disloyal hyphenated Americans and
scheming aliens on the North Side in
the East Chicago av. and Hudson av.
police districts caused the dept Of
Justice to fill those neighbOrhOOds
with secret service men today. Four
teen spy suspects were taken into
custody on the North Side yesterday.
A plot to blow up railroad property is
said to have been uncovered.
Four men were arrested in the act
of blowing up a railroad bridge in
Dubuque, Ia, according to infOrma-
ton given out by the dept Of justice.
The bridge accommodates three
roads, the Illinois Central, Great
Western and Burlington.
The govt is making a minute in
vestigatiOn of papers found in the
possession of Gustav Jacobsen, under
arrest on charges of cOnspiring to
foment a revolution in India Max
Teich, part owner Of Hotel Atlantic,
withdrew from JacObsen's bOIG The
latter's friend, VIM. BOldenweek,
one-time strong Republican pOliti-
clan, Immediately got busy in his be-
half and secured Rudolf Seifert, 80
w. Washington, to take TECHS
place.
g - 49, 49,
CHICAGO WAR NEWS
. . . . g .
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-17
Rogue River Apples
Well Advertised

In the edition OF the CHRISTIAN
Herald of November 81 appears an
article entitled Harvesting the Red
Apples" by Earle William Gage, in
which he gives an interesting history
of the apple-growing industry of tho
United States. Incidentally with the
mention OF the great fruit belts OF
the country is that of the Rogue
River valley, which is fast becoming
noted for its apple products. AS tho
Christian Herald carries about $780,
600 paid subscribers which enables
it to reach more than 1000, 900 peo-
pie, the Rogue River valley has som0
worth while advertising in the fol-
lowing excerpt:
"Medford and Ashland, in Jackson
county. Ore, which is better known
as the Rogue River valley fruit belt,
are the cities most renowned as dis
tributing centers for Oregon's fruit.
The practical salesmanship methods
employed by the fruit exchange OF
this section has caused the yenera-
tion of the Englishman for his king
and his roast beef to yield space for
the Yellow Newtown pippin grown
in Rogue River valley. The best
Yellow Pippins grown on earth are
produced in this valley. The chief
varieties of apples grown in Rogue
River valley are Newtown and Spitz-
enburg. The record yields of the two
varieties are 592 boxes Of Newtowns
and $40 boxes of Spitzenburgs to the
acre. The former variety brings from
$3.50 TO So per box and the latter
from $2.75 to $3.25. II is not, there
fore, excessive to state that apples
under scientific cultivation and care
may be made to produce a profit OK
$500 per acre.
The increase in fruit production
in Rogue River valley for the past
six years has been moro than 1000
per cent No other fruit district OF
the world can show so remarkable a
gain in so short time. More than
I1200 cars of fruit are annually
shipped from Medlord and Ashland,
Compared with the area Of the Cold
en- state, Jackson county shipped
more than one-sixth as many cars OF
fruit as California. The annual
fruit checks which the growers OF
this region receive in return for their
fruit reach above the miliou-dollar
mark
There have been years when tho
Jackson county placer mines re-
turned many millions, but the gold
once removed from the earth leaves
little for future generations to rely
upon for financial support. Not SO
with permanent agriculture, for
when the millon-dollar apple crop
has been shipped to the people OF the
world the agricultural wealth has noe
been repleted but increased in value
"If the entire fruit crop of jack
son county were lined up in one rail-
road train Of refrigerator cars, this
train would be more than ten miles
In length
"The success Indicated by these
facts and figures has been brought
about by the energy thrift and fore
sight of the fruit growers of this re-
gion. Jackson county fruit growers
as whole have used the very hest
judgment in adopting scientific
methods in all thei, herticultnsaa
practice and salesmanship.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-17

FOR Furnished or unfur-
nished modern eight-room resi-
Adence at GA Boulevard. This is
an elegant home place with nice
yard, furnace, fine bathroom, two
(, toilets, chicken run and good out
buildings. 1t is now well fur
nished, but will take the furniture
out il tenant desires unfurnished
house. Fine location, good view,
level ground Call Bert r. Greer
at the Tidings office. before Satur-
day eyepiQgu
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-17

Your first and biggest duty today
is to help Uncle Sam win the war in
order to make peace. Food con-
servation in every American home
means an abundant supply for the
mer at the frcnt and for famine
stricken France. Are you doing your
share?
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-17
FOR SALE Or TRADE

FOR SALE OR TRADE for land or
other property in southern Oregon
or northern California, 1873 acres
two miles south Of Eugene depot:
we'll fenced with woven wire; 40
acres In cultivation; good roads.
Also fine high residence site OF
three and one-third acres with
beautiful trees, near car line, and
three lots near Eugene high school.
H. c. Galley, $40 Fairview street
Phone 431-J. 51-1mo.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-17
IvTERURBAN AUTOCAR 90.

Leave Ashland for Medford, Talent
and Phoenix daily except Sunday
at 900 a. m. and 100, 400 and
5:15 D. m Also on Saturday nighe
at 6:3O. Sundays leave at 300
a. m, 1890. 4:3O and $3.50 p. M.
Leave Medford for Ashland daily ex-
cept Sunday at 500 a. m. and 1000
400 and 5:15 p. m. Also on Sat-
urday night at 1915. On Sundays
1890 a. m, 1880, $3.50 and S;So
p. m.
Fare between Medford and Ashian0A
80 cents. Round trip so cents.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-17

To win the war we must save food
in every household, and at every
meal. and in this work the house.
wives Of America are as an army
with banners.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-17

] WANT TO BUY some calves. Pre-
fer them old enough to wean. Tel
ephone 4S5-J. w. E. Pierson,
boulevard. 1S-tl
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-17

FOR SALE BY OWNER-Large lot
with small house on Meade street,
Ashland, Ore. Price $3.50. War
rantee deed and abstract. Address
Mark Hebron, Boise City, Okla.
52-1mo.'
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-17

WANTED-Laborers and teamsters
by Warren Construction Company.
Camps at Oakland, lsadora and
Pose nm Ore. 5g-4t
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-17

O'Clock in the afternoon of said day.
JOHN b. WlMER,
City Recorder
Date of first publication, Record,
December ., 1917.
Date of first publication, Tidings'
December 13, 1917.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-17
FOR RENT

FOR RENT-Good four-room house
with good outbuildings and chick
en- yard, On Granite street above
the auto camp ground. This Is the
old Johnson place. IS per month
for the winter. Inquire Of Bert R.
Greer at the Tidings office. 39-tf
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-17

40 IRRIGATED ACRES, $S,5OO.
This improved farm in fertile
Illinois valley is probably the best
buy in southern Oregon this fall.
Terms il desired. Frank o. Nee
ker, Talent, Ore. 53-1mo.'
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-17
PROFESSIONAL.

DIR. ]. J. ENMENS-Physician and
surgeon. Practice limited to eye,
ear, nose and throat. Glasses sup
piled. Oculist and aurist for S. P.
r. R.. Offices, M. f. and H. Bldg,
opposite postoffice. Medford, Ore.
Phone SGT. 2l-tt
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-17

FOR RENT-Fair six-room house on
Granite street, above auto camp
ground. $5 per month for the
winter. Inquire Of Bert r. Greer
at the Tidings office. 39-tf
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-17

FOR SALE-Property on Oak street
95x175 feet. one-half block from
Hotel Austin. VIII divide lot
47hx175 or 95xS7h feet. Cali
at 154 Oak street 4U-tl
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-17
WANTED

WANTED-Man with teams to cut
and haul 500 cords wood. Drag
saw can be arranged. 115 Granite
street. 4S-lL
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-17

FOR SALE-Two four-room houses
with rs feet frontage Also one
lot. 50-foot front, on Pioneer aY-
enue. Also so feet frontage on a
street, with barn. will sell any
or all of these properties at bar
tain. Mrs. Lottie Pelton, 22S b
street cost
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-17

FOR SALE-Six mission rockers, oak
library table, 6-foot double-deek
! show cases, English breakfast ia
bic. all new H. s. Emery, 10
J Mechanic street. oS-lmo. y
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-17

CONTRACTING AND BUILDING
Frank Jordan, general contracting.
New and old work; cement walks.
cemetery coping, brick, cement.
4 woodwork, lathing and plastering,
cobblestone and general building
contracts. 5-tr
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-17

WHAT HAVE YOU in or near Rose
burg, Ore, in exchange for Ash
land improved? Mrs. A. Van Duyn,
Roseburg, Ore. 56-1mo.'
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-17

FOR SALE -22O acres of grain land,
four miles from Montague; loo
( acres in wheat now Excellent op-
portunity for profitable develop
J ment at price offered See owner
V.O N. Smith, Ashland Ore,