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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-05-17
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L. L. Erb returned the last of the
week from a visit to Cedar Rapids,
Iowa. He states that the crops are
about the same as they are here and
the weather improving.
Roger Culhane, Of Elkton, was a
caller at the Office on Wednesday and
made us one of his customary pleasant
visits. He thinks he would like to
move to Brookings to live.
The attention Of the street commits
sioner is called to the iron gratings
that connect the sidewalks with the
cross walks, most or them are bent
and sunken In the middle and need
Strengthening.
Miss Nellie Erickson, formerly at
Britton, is now employed by S. w.
Jonason & Co., general contractors, of
Aberdeen. Miss Erickson is a daugh.
ter of Ole Erickson, of Bruce, formerly
county commissioner.
A letter from Mrs. M. E. Wimsey to
a friend, states that she expects to be
back in the city by June LIST. Miss Sue
Bennett, with whom she has been, is
much improved, and after recovering
from her late operation it is expected
that she will be restored to good
health.
Adolph L. Waltner. who has been at
tending college, has enlisted in the big
army Of agriculture and has gone to
the home farm at Freeman, this state.
Diamond Valley Stock Farm is owned
by Jacob Waltner & Sons, and enjoys
a reputation as breeders Of Percheron
and Belgian horses.
A letter from j. s. Cottingham in
forms us that he is now with the New.
ton Lumber & Manufacturing Co., at
Colorado Springs, Colo, and is occupy
ing the position of cashier. This com
pany is extensively engaged in the
milling and manufacturing Of high
grade lumber, and owns and operates
several mills.
Geo. p. Sexauer was called to Mime.
apolis Tuesday evening to attend the
funeral of F. j. Clark, associate editor
Of the Northwestern Miller, the great.
est -four journal in the world. Mr..
Clark had been a very close friend of
the Sexauers on the many trips made
by the millers and Mr.. Sexauer feels
his passing away as a personal loss.
G. P. returned this morning.
The Jarvis building Is rapidly assum.
ing an interior condition that will per.
NIT Of the final transfer of the business
to the new location. The shelving and
other fixtures are of the latest pattern
n with the unique and excellent
lighting system the store will be a
great credit to our business enter.
prises. Mr.. Jarvis is moving his stock
slowly and 1t may be a week or so be.
fore he is all moved across the street.
Last Saturday evening Oscar Jorn.
lin was arraigned before Justice Nor
man Hanson on a charge of gambling
and on pleading guilty was fined thirty.
nve dollars. which he paid at once.
There need be no apprehension over
there being any gambling house In the
city. 90 this was merely the culmina-
ton OF q friendly game between
friends W. where there was . dis.
pute over q Jackpot. Some loser must
have sQuealed.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-05-17

Thomas C. Reynolds wd John j. Nc
Lane SWA 20-111-47. $4,000.
Gorene Christopherson wd Maria
Rishoi lot 6 blk 3 Oy;oe's add Brook.
ings. $4,000.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-05-17
COUNTRY TELEPHONE RATES

In q talk with Mr.. Rowe. of the
Brookings County Telephone Com.
pany. We learn that there is some dis
satisfaction among patrons on account
Of . raise in the rates per month for
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-05-17
Real Estate Transfers

. . . .
For the week ending Monday night
Furnished by
BROOKINGS co. ABSTRACT co.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-29
COUNTY BOARD MUST
BOOST FARM LANDS Is
PER CENT NEXT MONTH
Unpleasant Duty Confronts
\ Equalizers as Result of Re-
:, cent Legislation

County auditors and county COM
missioners are looking forward with
some dread to their July meetings as
county boards of equalization, for at
this time, under an act of the last
legislature, they must increase 20
per cent the assessed valuation of all
farm lands. city lots and other real
property in the state. Such property
heretofore has been assessed at Is
per cent of it's actual value.
Last winter the legislature In an
effort to approach one step further
toward single tax adopted new
classification, which increases the as
sessed valuation of real property to
80 per cent of the actual value; re-
duces improvements on farms and
city lots, livestock, agricultural ma
chinery, ETC., from Is per cent to 20
per cent of the actual value, and
household goods, furniture, wearing
apparel, stocks, bonds, moneys and
credits to per cent.
The state auditor has notified coun-
ty boards that in making the new
equalization they must anticipate tax
needs, for two years, as it will be i'm
possible to assess real estate again
until 1919. He calls attention to the
fact that many towns and villages
have low assessment OF real prop
ertyand that these towns and vii
lagos, if they expect to have money
to supply their needs during the en-
suing biennium must reverse their
previous practice. "
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-29
REMIT lance Man: +: !:
HITS HOME TRA|L;;.
F AM|LY SUFFERS
Slope County Frenchman. Be
lieved to Have Effected Re.
Cancellation Leaves

Marmarth, N. D., June ga no.
nance involving the Bourbons of the
old regime is scented in the sudden
departure of Emil Flasque, a home
steader living in the rim rock ada
cent to the Little Missouri, who stole
away in the night following the re-.
ceipt of a communication bearing a
crested letterhead from his father in
France. Flasque took with him the
only team of horses on the place, a
fine pair of blooded animals, and left
his western wife and two little chill
dren alone on their homestead with
meager food supply s<-r'
After waiting several days her hus>
bands return, Mrs. Flasque, carrying
her babes, made her way to the Sam
White ranch several miles distant,
where she was taken in and cared for.
Flasque is reported to have been a
remittance man, and neighbors, who
have some trusty ropes awaiting his
return, believe that the note which
caused his departure was a letter
from his parents suggesting recon.
Citation
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-29
BkER* TWO To ONE
SHOT IN FIRST IS.
POLITICAL DOPE
Forecasters Have Him Elected If
He Can Poll Half as Many
Votes as Frazier I

That the next representative in
congress from the First district will
be a Nonpartisan Lacquer is regarded
safe two to one shot by shrewd
politicians who have carefully sized
up the situation. :, The. supreme
courts decision as to whether Olger
B. Burtness shall or shall not appear
on the official ballot as the repub-
lican candidate will, in their belief,
make very little difference in the re-
suit. The presence or absence Of
tn names OF Judge Henry G. Wick of
Pembina, Frederick T. Cuthbert Of
Devils Lake and Charles W. Plain Of
Milton as rival individual republican
nominees will have greater effect, for
1t is fair to believe these gentlemen
II they remained on the ballot would
receive some votes in spite Of their
av0wed desire to withdraw.
'::sFsssd$ NV Real Question. 49,: Va.
The real question is whether the
First district, which gave Lynn J.
Fra&ier, NOnpartisan republican can
didate for governor, 5000 more votes
than 1t gave Henry T. Helgesen, a
straight republican candidate for con-
gress, will stick" to such an extent
as to give John NJ. Baer, Nonparti-
san nominee, walkaway over a deld
Pf at least three opponents, and even
those most bitterly opposed to the
league and methods adopted in the
nomination of Eaer are bound to con-
Tess the probability of an affirmative
answer July 10.
h,. Frazier's Vote in First.
Last November Lynn J. Frazier
polled 2S,90S votes in the First dis.
trict. Henry T. Helgesen, republican
candidate for congress, received 90.
7O9; George A. Bangs, democratic
candidate, 1896, and V. Grams, So
cialfst, 622, total of 34,567 votes be-
Ing cast for congress. Lynn ]. Fra.
zier, the leagues leading vote-getter,
received within $3.50 as many votes
as all of the candidates for congress
combined. Frazier is resident of
the First district, has thrown his sup
port to Baer and will take the stump
Tor him next week. All of the DOW
erful machinery of the Nonpartisan
league is behind Baer. Politically,
the league cartoonist is an unknown
quantity, but he has the league stamp
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-29
TOBACCO HABIT
EASILY OVERCOME

A New Yorker, Of wide experience,
has written a book telling how the
tobacco or snuff habit may be easily
and quickly banished with delightful
benefit. The author, Edward J.
Woods, 1923 M, Station E, New York
City, will mail his book free on re-
quest. H., .
The health improves wonderfully az
ter. tobacco craving is conquered.
Calmness, tranquil sleep, clear eyes,
normal appetite, good digestion, man.
ly vigor, strong memory and a gen.
eral gain i'm efficiency are among the
many benefits reported Get rid of
that nervous, irritable feeling; no
more need of pipe, cigar, cigarette,
snuif. or chewing tobacco to pacify
morbid desire. It
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-29

of approval, and experience in other
contests has proven that to be suf-
ficient.
May Cast 10000.
1t has been predicted that because
of the unusual interest in the ap-
preaching fight, 10000 votes will be
cast July 10. The assured candidates
will be Olger b. Burtness of Grand
Forks, republican,; H. H. Aaker of
Grand Forks, progressive Nonpartl'
san republican; George A. Bangs of
Grand Forks, democrat, and John NJ.
Baer of Fargo, Nonpartisan. Grant
ing Aaker a scattering support of
5000 votes, and assuming that Bangs
will hold fair proportion Of the
1926 supporters who voted for him
last fall. there will be left approx
mately $4,000 votes to be divided be-
tween Burtness and Baer, and if
Baer, with the league back of him,
polls half as many Nonpartisan votes
as were cast for Lynn j. Frazier last
fall, he will finish a thousand or two
to the good and leave Burtness third
man.
Stiff Fight On.
There is being made on Baer such
a fight as Frazier was not subjected
to. While Macarthur, Fraziers op-
ponent, had strong support through
out the state, the democratic organ
ization was not back Of him as the
republican organization in the First
is now behind Burtness. Old war
horses, such as A. IT, Kraabel of Cliff
ford, elected Acknowledgements last
fall, with the endorsement of the
league, have come out openly for the
republican, nominee. The Fran, here
tofore the only Norwegian Dublica-
ton supporting actively the league
propaga nda, has declared, its neutral
ity lin the present fight. Congress-
man Halvor Stevenson of the Ninth
Minnesota district, it is announced,
from Grand Forks, will tour the First
district in the interests of Burtness'
candidacy. Lemke's action in endeav-
oring to put over Baer as the repub-
lican candidate has lost the league
friends, and there are so many fac
tors entering into the campaign that
the result cannot be gagged by past
standards.
In spite of all these facts, however,
the betting at present favors Baer,
simply because it is the belief of
astute political prognosticators that
league members, regardless of party
affiliations or the man, will vote for
their candidate with view to con-
vincing the public that the league is
not, as has been claimed. "slipping."
Burtness has terrific handicap to
overcome. He has to his advantage
the fact that he is a Norwegian in
district where his people FREEDOM
mate; he has been progressive; new
er regular; never aligned with the
old "standpat' organize ton.
"WiIl Beat Frazier Vote"
e d. c. Coates. campaign manager for
Baer, even goes to the extent of pre-
dieting that the cartoonist will get
more republican votes in the north
ern counties Of the district than Gov
ernor Frazier did.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-29
Linton Has Curfew
That Works: Mothers
Declare it's q Bear

:. :. :. :. :. :. :. :: :. :. :: :. :. :. I: ::
Linton, N. D., June 29.-A ::
= common, ordinary brown bear, ::
: not candidate for congress ::
I: or any other consideration but ::
: liberty, is roaming at large ::
: somewhere in the environs of ::
= Linton, and mothers are find ::
= ing it less difficult to keep ::
: hayward boys home nights. ::
= Bruin was brought back from ::
: the Peace River country in i.
:: Montana by n. c. Lynn and ::
:: A. D. Tough, and he escaped ::
: captivity a day or two alto, !:
= his arrival here. Z:
: :: !: :: : :: :: I: :: :. !. :: :. Z:
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-29

Wilkinson has a thoroughly nor
NAL COW which he pastures near
town and milks twice daily. For
the last 10 days he has gone
through the motions, but obtained
no milk. Confident some friend
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-29

the COW, and at the end of that
period she was found bone dry.
Now there are being revived an
the stories of bull snakes, king
snakes and tango lizards that ever
had currency in the cow country.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-29

or enemy was getting his milk,
he left town and arrang ed to have
the pasture closely watched dur.
ing his. absence. The: guard re-
manned, On duty for 4S hours, dur
ing which time no one approached
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-29
Modern and MedieDal
Meet Wien Arrotv6ead
Plugs Motorcar Tire

@ @ @ O @ 9 O o o o 90 o O o 3 o
: lnkster, n. D., June ga :
meeting Of the modern and me- I:
- dieval took place here when T. :.
:: A. Nelson, stopping for fiat tire, :.
= found an Indian arrowhead firmly !:
: imbedded in the thick rubber. :
o o q q q q o o o O o o o o q @
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-29
Bob Wifkinson's
CotO Presents Big
Mystery Of Year

Regan, N. D., June pa real
Conan Doyle mystery is depriving
Regan folk of valuable sleep. Bob
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-12
Other Cities
Anthracite Shipments.

Anthracite shipments. HINES
Barre, July 1.-The shipments OF an
thracite for June, according to reports
TO the Anthracite Bureau of lnforma-
ton, established a new record, not
only for that month, but for any month
in the history of the region. Mine
and washery operations were both
pushed TO the limit permitted by the
supply of labor and of railroad cars
and they responded by a record-mak-
ing tonnage of which the railroad
shipments amounted to 7,O49,037 tons,
an increase over the preceding month
of 1852 tons. This is the first time
in the history of anthracite mining
that the shipments have exceeded
100000 tons.
Compared with June, 1916 the ship
ments last month showed an increase
of 1.4l2.O62 tons, or % per cent. The
largest previous shipments were made
in March of this year when the quanti-
ty sent TO market was 6,9S9,075 tons.
Total shipments for the first six
months of 1917 have amounted to 3D.
SCI .093 tons, against 33 ,42l ,665 tons IN
1916, and 32,32s99l tons in 1915, the
increase over 1916 being 4,245,428 tons,
or 1921 per cent, and over 1915, $685.
102 tons, or l6 per cent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-12
Dividends

Midyale Steel & characteristics quar-
terly dividend of sl.50 n share. payable
August l To stockholders OF record July 20.
United States Rubber.-Regular quarterly
dividend Of per cent on the first preferred
stock payable July 81 to stockholders OF rec
ord July 20.
Fort Worth Power a Light.-Regular
quarterly dividend of ls4 per cent on the
preferred stock. payable August l to stock
holders of record July 20.
Griffin wheel.-Regular semi-annual divi-
dend of per cent on the preferred stock.
payable August | to stockholders of record
July 10.
Nash Motor.-Regular quarterly dividend
OF u. per cent. payable August | to stock
holders Of record July 20.
sapuips Refining Company Of Oklahoma
Regular quarterly dividend of per cent.
payable August | to stockholders of record
July IL.
dcnd of , per cent on its common stock. pay
able September / to stockholders OF record
August 10.
Illinois Northern ENTHUSIASTICALLY quar-
terly dividend Of u per cent on the pre-
ferred stock. payable August to stockhold-
ers of record July 20.
Penn Sem-annual dividend OF 3
per cent. payable August 1 to stockholders
of record July II.
American Glue. Regular semi-annural
dividend OF 81 share on the preferred
stock. payable August | TO stockholders Of
record July ls.
Edison Electric Illuminating Of Brockton
Regular quarterly dividend OF 81 a share
payable August to stockholders OF record
July l6.
lowell Electric Light.--Regular quarterly
dividend Of $3.50 a share. payable August |
TO stockholders OF record July Is.
Atlantic Safe Deposit. Scmi-annual divi-
dend Of per cent. payable July Is to stock
holders OF record July 10.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-12
Foodstufs Speculation
Active in Argentina
Living Cost at Buenos Ayres
Shows Big Increase

Ever since the beginning of the war
the cost of living in Argentina has
been steadily advancing, according to
a report from the American Consul
General at Buenos Ayres. Prices in
that country have reached such ex-
tremes that ordinary articles formerly
imported or produced in abundance are
now considered Injuries. This en-
hancement of prices, which shows no
signs Of abating, now affects both I'M
ported and domestic products. The
rise in freights. war insurance and in
creased prices OF tin plate for con-
tainers account for higher prices Of
some foreign products, while domestic
goods cost more because of the large
expectations TO the warning nations At
high prices. The abnormal situation
has also brought about considerable
speculations in foodstufs. TO the det-
riment Of the Argentine consumers.
The price Of refined sugar at Buenos
Ayres is now % cents a pound, COM
pared with 10 cents year ago. Bread
has advanced within the year from Sc
TO sac a pound; eggs from 80 TO 80
cents dozen; beef loin from 9l3o to
iliAc: lamb from 76c 10 s5c; pork from
l6c TO l8c. butter from 33c TO i3c
pound, and cheese from 2jc to &c a
pound.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-12
Liberty Loan Bonds
Sell Below Par
$1s5,50O,OOO in Temporary
Certificates Issued by N. Y.
Federal Reserve Bank

Liberty Loan bonds sold under par
on the Stock Exchange yesterday. A
total of S2SS,OOO worth of the bonds
changed hands at 80 1850, while SCI 900
sold at 90 1880. An odd lot OF $500
sold at 80 1850
Reports from Washington that the
second instalment of the loan will bear
3i2 per cent, the rate carried on the
outstanding issue, was the explanation
for the decline.
The Federal Reserve Bank of New
York had issued up TO the close of bust
ness yesterday o5,500,000 in tenn
porary certificates to subscribers TO the
Liberty Loan from the second Federal
Reserve District. Of the total Sl54,
000,0 900 had been issued up 70 Tuesday
night, of which S1i5,000.000 were full
paid certificates and S9,500,0 900 certlii-
Gates on which 20 per cent had been
paid.
There was issued yesterday $4,000
900 Of the full paid interim certificates
and 100000 Of the 20 per cent paid
certificates.
All the staff and paraphernalia that
were used in the Offices at 30 Wall
Street in connection with the fotatlon
of the Liberty Loan have been trans
ferred to the Reserve Banks quarters
on the corner of Pine and Nassau
Streets
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-12
Canadian Government
Orders Freight Cars

The Canadian government Is report
ed TO have closed contract with the
Canadian Car and Foundry Go. (Lto')
for the manufacture at an early cate
of 5000 freight boxcars, each costing
about $4,000.
The work will be done at the Fort
William plant of the company, when
has been in process of completion LOT
some time and is now being put IN
readiness so that the cars may De
manufactured beginning the early part
Of September. The Fort "ilIlam
branch is said to be by far the largest
of plants owned by the company
1t is stated that the Dominion gov
eminent will use cars as finished Tor
its own lines primarily, although they
may be used by other railroad COM
NAMES that are short of cars after the
former lines have been supplied
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-12
Transfers Of Rural
Property in Argentina

According to report made recently
by the director of the division of rural
economy and statistics of the Argentine
Ministry of Agriculture, transfers Of
rural property in Argentina in 1916
amounted to sl29,s75,454. and the value
of mortgages placed on rural property
was S72,S27,937, or about So per cent
of the value of the sales. This is a con-
siderable increase over 1915, when the
value OF property sold was SOP ,529,52l,
and mortgages were given in the
amount of s60.676,376.
In nearly all provinces the sales in
1916 exceeded those of 1915. APPROX
mstely 20l,2l2,l66 acres have changed
hands in the past decade. much Of
which was sold several times during
that period.
or the total number of mortgages .
per cent were for less than S2l25. 10
per cent from s2.l25 to $500. IL per
cent from $500 to S2l, 200. and rs per
cent for more than $4,000. IL is in
teresting to note that most mortgages
are for large amounts, the small prop
erty owner receiving very little benefit
from mortgage credit.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-12
Uncertainty Makes
Steel Trade Dull
Embargo Not Expected to
Have Much Effect on
the Market

Although the steel trade is looking
obead IN many months of seemingly
limitless activity in production, the
nresent state of the market, strange 10
saw is one bordering on dulness, since
uncertainty over the governments re-
ouirements has imposed numerous re-
strictions on buying and selling by do
nestic consumers as we'll as exporters.
The effect on the market of the gov
bergo on certain iron and steel exports
according 10 leading trade authorities
will not be important, since exports Oh
mig iron. steel billets, structural Shapes
mates. ferro- manganese and scrap 10
neutrals have been small. 1t seems
likely that some restriction will be put
upon exports of ship plates to Japan as
this movement has been considerable
and mates are greatly needed for the
ships building here. "The Iron age
says:
There may be some reselling OF ex-
mort nroducts now on the books, Is in
the case of pig iron for Sweden ana
Holland. but the volume will be even
loss than that represented in the re-
sales Of recent months, where vessel
room could not be had for pig iron or
steel that had been shipped to various
seaports. There is no present basis for
the published report that the Exports
Council will use its control to dictate
prices at which exported commodities
shall be sold
while a dictatorship Of steel manu-
facture and distribution is less posi-
bility to-day than it appeared last week
the expectation of some form Of price
regulation, whether by the government
or by producers under government
sanction, has grown to be the chief
market influence. New business is less
than in two years, both domestic and
export transactions being held up by
Washington negotiations.
"Steel manufacturers estimates OF
government and Allies total buying of
steel products, expressed in terms of
ingots, approximate 100000 tons for
the coming year, at the higher rate Of
shipbuilding now thought possible, or
nearly 80 per cent of the country's
present steel output. In plates and
shapes the percentage taken for gov
ornment use is expected to go to 40
or so.
"A considerable addition TO the 81 900
tons of she'll steel recently placed by
the government is under negotiation.
There is evidence also of the release of
large amount of business that has
been awaiting Washington action. This
applies TO machine tools as we'll. ship
yard purchases running into large fig
ures"