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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-16
Proposals for Blank Books, Stationery
Printing, Etc, For Grand Forks

Proposals for Blank Books. Stationery,
Printing, Etc, For Grand Forks
County.
Notice is hereby given that sealed bids
will be received by the undersigned.
County Auditor Of Grand Forks county.
up to 10 o'clock a m, May l. 1917. for
and Miscellaneous Supplies for the off,
Gals Of Grand Forks county, for one
nle with the County Auditor. Bidders
receiving the contracts must be prepar-
ed to furnish good and sufficient surety
bonds approved by the board of county
commissioners for double the amount Of
their bid conditioned upon the faithful
performance Of their contract. All bids
to be enclosed in sealed envelopes and
Books or Bids for Stationery" or
Bids for Printing" as the case may be.
The board of county commissioners re-
serves the right to accept or reject any
or all parts Of bids at their discretion.
Dated at Grand Forks. North Dakota,
this 4th day of April, 1917.
HANS ANDERSON,
County Auditor.
april e-1e-23.J
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-16

Green sailed hides. 80. ~ rs
Green sailed BULLS. rs IS
Green sailed calf. ...... rs; 81
Green sailed kip ....... al 40
Green sailed glue hides
and skins .......... 10
Green sailed Deacon
skins. each .........$15o 500
Green sailed horse
hides. as to ixe..... $500 ,os7.oo
Green sailed ponies,
mules. CLUES. etc.. 81. so to $50
Green sailed colt skins,
as to size .......... so to s1.:s
hides l to &c less
Than above prices
on cured stock.
Dry flint hides and skin. 80 to Sc
Dry and sailed hides and
skins ~ to CSC
Dry damaged hides and
skins ............... 20 to .4c
Dry glue hides and skins .l2 to 16c
Dry huh and stag hides. .is to zoe
Rendered tAllow ..... 90 to .oec
Green pel.s. full vooled.
each ......:.......s1.25 to $3.50
Green pe!ts. short wool.
each ..:............ so to $1.25
Green ~shearlinss and
clips, each .......... .lb to soc
Above prices for butcher lots. SIM
gle hid shipments lower.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-16
WINNIPEG CLOSE
son is

when I was your age" remarked
Mr.. Grabcoin, IT never had as much
as a dollar at n time for spending
money"
Poor old dad" replied young Regi-
Maid Grabcoin. when I near You
make a remark like that I feel as if it
were my duty to take you out to a
cabaret with me some night and make
YOU enjoy Observation-Disclosures
Age-Herald.
The reason some people are so
blame poor is because they don't un-
derstand when money talks.
Girls, when you go for a ride with
your only only, be sure that he drives
a dark horse what won't winnie.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-16
LIVESTOCK

South st. Paul, April 16.-Hog re-
ceipts $500; steady to strong; range
SIS to $15.75; bulk s15.40 to $3.50.
Cattle receipts. 1890; killers 10 to
Csc lower; cows and heifers, Sc to
$1,000; stockers and feeders. slow to
steady, 5 to 10; steers, $3.50 to $12.25;
calves steady, IS to $12.
Sheep receipts, 10, steady: lambs,
SO to $14.60; ewes, $3.50 to SLIPS;
wethers, Sc to $12.
Chicago, April 1e.-Hog receipts.
$4,000. slow. 10 to 15c under Saturday
average; hulk $3.50 to $16.1O: mixed
$3.50 to 1920: rough $3.50 to $16.-
IS; light. $500 to $16.O5; heavy.
$3.50 to $16.25; pigs, $3.50 to $14.-
SO.
Cattle receipts. 1900, weak: native
steers. 1926 to S13.25; stockers and
feeders, 1928 to $40: calves. 50 to
s13.25; cows and heifers $50 to $10.-
90.
Sheep receipts, $4,000, weak; weth-
ers. s1o.e5 to $13; lambs, $12.1O to
$3.50.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-07-05

Last Thursday night, a party in
charge of II. LaLOnde Of Brookings.
the party including Hans Thielson,
and several other Aurora boys called
Henry Schmidt out at 1880 p. m. to
charivari Herman Erickson. The boys
made elaborate preparation and pro-
ceeded to the Erickson home, where
they found Herman still living in sin,
gle blessedness and themselves the
subjects of the joke. They were not
near so happy on the return trip as
they were on the way OUT.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-07-05
Local and Personal
DR.. E. w. Forsee. Osteopath.

II it is electrical-we have it. Hey.
mer Electric Shop.
Home made bread. Call at Bish-
man house on I'd st. and 9th Ave.
of Arlington, were visitors in the city
last Friday.
Mrs. Oscar Hanson left Saturday
morning for a visit of a week or so,
with relatives at Butterfeld, Mimi.
Mrs. A. r. Weaver went to Carriers
vile, Iowa, Saturday morning for a
visit of a week or more with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Shannon. of Water
town. motored down from there on
Saturday and visited over Sunday at
the home of W. J. Gentle.
A. l.. Davis returned home from "A
trip to southern points, which includ-
ed Cozad, Neb., and Excelsior Springs,
Mo, on Saturday of last week.
Mrs. j. l.. Mccoy, of Columbus, O.,
mother of Mrs. B. L. Thompson, is in
the city making a visit at the home of
her daughter. She plans to remain
here about a month.
Mrs. Martin Scholl and baby, who
have been visiting at Pierre, stayed
on Saturday, between trains, at the
home of her aunt, Mrs. j. l.. Tree, on
the way to her home at Waterfowl.
r. A. Mark, of the Void Construct
ion Co., left Saturday for st. Paul on
a combined business and pleasure
trip. He will visit over the Fourth
with his wife's family in that city.
On his return he will be accompanied
by Mrs. Mark aid the baby.
c. S. Hall, who has been in the en-
ploy of the city at the power station,
has gone to Arlington, where on the
first of the month he took charge Of
the municipal lighting plant. His
mother, with whom he has been max
ing his home at 521 Third street,
will join him in the near future, and
they will become residents of Airing
ton.
Fred Olson and wife, who have
been visiting with friends and rela-
tives here, left Monday for Blunt to
visit their daughter Mrs. Beebe. AT
ter a stay there they will go to their
home at Power, Mont, where Fred is
employed in the buying of grain. They
are much pleased with Montana and
say that they are satisfied with their
change of residence from here.
Plans are now in the hands of Geo.
p, Sexauer & Son. for their new ella
vator to be built at Volga. Everything
is provided for that is necessary to
make it an AL house and when com
pleted no town along this line of road
will be better equipped. Work is be.
ing delayed in the account of trouble
in getting material shipped from the
east, but as soon as possible the build,
ing will be built. 1t is planned to be
ready for the purchase of the fall crop,
Sergt. c. A. Moiller, of Parkston,
who is travelling owe the state as a
recruiting officer for the different com
panies of the Fourth South Dakota
infantry, has been working in the
towns surrounding Brookings, getting
men to enlist in Co. c. He is having
very good luck in the work, having
gotten over twenty at Arlington last
week. He was also working at Elkton
and other points in the county, and ii
is hoped that his work will result in
securing the required number Of men
for the company.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-07-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Erickson depart
ed Tuesday evening for Edgeley, N.
d., where they will visit Mrs. Ole
Bjornstad and family. they used to
live near Bruce some time ago, from
there they will go to Glendale, and
Coopertown, to visit relatives and they
expect to return by Wheaton, Mimi,
where they will visit their son II. B.
Erickson, who is managing an eleva-
tor.
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ElKTON

From the Record
The city fire gong called out the nre
boys, and a few others, Tuesday nlght
about 1900 o'clock, Fire was dis
covered in the roof of p. c. OLearys
pool hall, but a squirt or two from the
hose put the flames to sleep with
some damage to the roof, and plaster
ing on the ceiling.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-07-05
Let Heymer wire your house.
DR.. B. H. Sayre, local veterinarian.

DR.. B. II. Sayre, local veterinarian.
Ladies white shoes csc. Gillespie
& Rogers, Footftters.
Adjustable window screens. All sizes
Csc, soc, 35c, and soc at Jarvis.
The best and most complete assert.
can be found at the Register office.
The best ribbons on the market.
Mrs. A. f. Gentle and son Sidney,
who have been spending a few days
visiting friends in Waterfowl, return
ed home Saturday morning.
Mrs. Raymond Lievan was called to
her old home at Dixon, Illinois. Sat
urday, in answer to a message telling
of the serious illness of her brother.
Mrs. c. A. Skinner returned home
Thursday evening from her trip to
Washington, d. c., where she visited
her daughter, Mrs. Leila Coe, for sew
eral weeks.
Mrs. Ben Haas, formerly Florence
Phillips. and two children came from
Arlington last Friday morning for a
visit with the families of A. j., l.. j.
and G.. D. Kendall.
Dick Chappell came from Ames, Ia,
last Thursday to visit his father and
mother until about July 18th. He is
an instructor at the Iowa Agricultural
College and has to return to engage
in summer school work.
MI. and Mrs. Earl Fry motored over
from White Friday morning with their
cousin, Miss Grace Nelson, who took
the train here for her home at Wa
dena, MINI. Miss Nelson who has
been visiting the Haden and Fry fam
lilies, formerly attended school in his
city.
A letter from Mrs. E. C. House, who
is visiting in California, tells of meet
ing, in Los Angeles, a number of
former Bookings people. DR.. G. j.
Collier and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. w. II.
Roddle, Mrs. A. D. DIN, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. E. Lloyd, and Mrs. Lampy, nee
Rose Riddle, are all in good health and
enjoying life.
A party of Bookings county farm
ers left Saturday morning with S. j.
Rudolph, for Scobey, Montana, to look
over the farming country there with
a view to investment. T. S. LeFevre,
Herman Melcher, Geo. Robins, VIM.
Bushnell, Ar Engel, Louis Eberleln
and w. l.. Lievan, all of this county.
J. B.. Lievan, of Dixon, ILL.,, and the
party was joined here by five men
from De Smet.
The C%hautauquas at Sinai and Bruce
have both been held, and according
to reports from both places they turn
ed out fine. 1t was the first year in
either place for such a program and
il was with some misgivings that the
contracts we're ORIGINALLY entered in
to. But the result has more than full
filled the most sanguine expectation.
Sinai had a balance in the treasury
to carry over until mex year.
DR.. Hansen, of the State College,
saws that lawn grass will improve II
allowed to grow for a year or two
without cutting. This will also Kill
out the dandelions and is a sure cure
for that pest. OF course everybody
would think the man who did this was
lazy. but the doctor suggests that a
sign be placed on the lawn explain
ing the matter. Nothing doing. in
B~rookings, II would be almost as bad
as the old story for a bruised head, of
catching the x in the clothes line
while chopping wood.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-07-05

Resolutions pledging the loyal sup.
port Of the South Dakota State Bank.
ers' association and all its members
to the government in the wal crisis
were adopted at the closing session
of the associations annual convention
held in Huron. Other resolutions
were adopted opposing stamp taxes
on bank checks and recommending
repeal of the federal bankruptcy act.
The proposed stamp tax, declared the
resolutions, would cause an inoppor.
tune withdrawal of funds from banks.
The bankruptcy law was condemned
as making frauG easy. r. f. Cone of
Huron was elected president of the
association. Alex Highland of Aber-
deem was chosen vice-president. A. B.
Derling of Mitchell, secretary, and
Chas. Hunt of Wasta, treasurer. Rapid
City was chosen as next years meet
ing place.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-07-05

The Aurora boys played their first
game of ball this year with Lake Ben
ton on the Lake Benton diamond. June
"a. They played a very close game
with Benton in spite of the fact that
they have had no practice and had not
been on the diamond together this sea
of Lake Benton.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-07-05
VoL0A

From the Tribune:
Esther Walston Of Ida Grove, Iowa,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Harry Mel
son, in lakewood township. She Is
also visiting trends in this city, hav'
ing at one time been a pupil in the
local high school.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-07-05

After efforts extending over a num-
Der of wears, it now is announced that
the preliminary work Of turning a por-
ton of the surplus waters Of the Big
Sioux river into Lake Poinsett, lam
lin county, through Dry lake, will com
mence in the ear future. There is a
fall of IL feet from the Big Sioux
river to Dry lake, and it is probable
that a dam with a flood gate will be
constructed in the river. and that the
natural w~atercourse running from the
river to the lake will be dredged. The
proposed improvement is n of the
most important ever undertaken in
the state and when it is finished Lake
Poinsett will be one of the best fish
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-07-05

August Reinke returned from MS
eastern trip in prime state OF repair
He said the corn and small grain, at
points where he alighted in Illinois,
Wisconsin and Minnesota, were no
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-07-05
further ahead than right here in South
Dakota.

jolly Ed. Squirting was down from
Bookings. Wednesday, looking up B.
and Y. Trail matters, and posting bills
announcing the Booster Meeting at
BrOokings tonight.
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=
o THE COUNTY :
. .
ESTElulNE

From the journal:
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Dill, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clifford Quinn, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
Haas and children. and Peter Haas
from Arlington and Ed Phillips from
Brookings, spent Sunday at the Geo.
c. Lohr home. Peter Haas remained
here for a few days visit. He is Mrs.
Lohr's uncle.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-07-05

Herphy Looysen and wife nave peen
visiting at the home of Mr.. Looysens
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John Looysen
Mr. Jooysen was recently appointed
buttermaker at the State College
creamery. Mr.. Looysen is one OF our
homo hoys and for a time was en-
ployed as helper in our local cream
cry gradually working himself up IN
no business and after a short cream'
erv course at the College stepped IN
to the ranks of the first class butter
makers We congratulate him.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-07-05

Automobile registrations have reach
ed $4,000 so far this year, and the
whole registration for 1916 was a bit
over $4,000. so that already last years
record has been exceeded by ten
thousand. 1t is fully expected the
registration will at least reach 10000
this year, as there is but 5000 yet TO
register, and cars are always register
out July, August, and September, and
even as late as October, November,
and December.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-07-05
WHITE

From the Leader:
The Misses Hazel Hansen and Hat
tie Lanpher of Brookings and Miss
Ella Fleming autOed out from Brook
ings to White and other points Mon
day with sheriff MINER. The roads
were fine and the girls all enjoyed
their auto ride.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-07-05
BRUCE

From the Herald:
Tuesday morning DR.. Edwards. re-
ceived his formal commission as first
GERS Reserve Corps.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-07-05

Rev. Skartvedt of Washington Is
visiting friends in Bruce and vicinity
He used to preach in st. Petri church
in Eureka township several years
ago. His many friends are glad to
see him.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-07-05
AURORA

From the Review:
The young ladies of this vicinity
met with Miss Volker Monday after
moor to organize a branch Of the
Brookings county y. w. c. A.
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ing, hunting and pleasure resorts in
the state or northwest.

The board of directors of the Farm.
ers' Cooperative Packing company,
members Of which say the company
will build a million dollar independent
packing plant in some point in South
Dakota, will meet in Aberdeen on July
9 to definitely decide upon the loca.
ton of the plant. Several towns in
the state are aspirants for the loca.
ton.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-07-05

The members of the Headquarters
troop and the Supply troop of the First
South Dakota cavalry were sworn into
the federal service at Watertown, Fri
day of the past week,
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-07-05

Watertown and vicinity received an
other rain last Wednesday night
which is certain to make the crop
prospects look brighter, if such IA
thing is possible. The condition of
ward for this time of year, are almost
ideal. The Of rainfall that
night was not as much in Waterfowl
as commonly presumed, they receiving
only .35 OF an inch.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-07-05

Earl Fry. employed in the hard
ware department of the Farmers Co.
run a piece of glass into the end of
the forefinger of his left hand Sat
urday. In attempting to remove 1t a
piece was broken off and the local
physician had to open the finger to To-
cate it. The mishap has forced him
to lay off for a few days from work.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-07-05

If a Register Want AID will not do 1t
lit can't be done!"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-07-05

Edmund Hlllestad, NJ. Stumley, Nels
Dimes, Andrew Warnes, Nels Rishoi,
T. A. Tote and others from Volga
and other parts of this county attend
ed the annual meeting Of the Farmers
Mutual Tornado Insurance Company
at Madison on Tuesday of this week.
This company has been organized but
little over a year and has risks amount
ing to 50, 900, 900 and has cash On
hand amounting to $4,000. A board Of
nine directors was elected and the fol
lowing are the officers: President,
Edmund Hillestad, Volga: vice presi-
dent, L. c. Berg, Baltic; secretary,
John Hasche, De Smet; treasurer, c.
J. Johnson, Rutland.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-07-05

B. H. Buick sold his half section
farm east OF Estelline last week for
SIS an acre to VIM. Westra, who will
move onto this farm in the fall. Mr..
Buick and family have not decided
where they will live after this fall but
have decided to retire from active
farm life. Mr.. Buick has made a de-
cided success Of farming, having &C.
Quired a fine herd Of full-blooded Dur
ham cattle and the farming profession
will lose by his retirement.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-07-05

Geo. Dempster and son went to the
river fishing one day this week. and
on o of the many mosquitoes
were forced to retreat to a hay stack.
After remaining in hiding a few NOM
ents he looked out and saw some light
ming bugs and turning, said to his son.
its no use son. the mosquitoes are
coming after US with their lanterns.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-07-05

A bunch of the Argo people enjoyed
themselves Thursday at Lake Pom
sett. A big dinner was served by all
the ladies in honor Of Mr.. and MIS-.
Chas. Hill. The crowd were: Mr.. ana
Mrs. Robt. Fleming, f. F. Fleming,
Mr.. and Mrs. Len Packenham and son
Floyd, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Weinriech
and son Kermit, Mr.. and Mrs. I. PACK
enham and family. W. P~ackenham,
Mr.. and Mrs. Barnard. They all en-
loved themselves in fishing and var
ious amusements.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-07-05

Argo township is the banner town
shin in the amount of Red Cross funds
raised last week for the National Red
Cross organization. Peter Bentsen,
captain of the Red Cross team OF that
township. ably assisted by NJ. G. Erick-
son and j. l.. Haden were successful
in raising 1924 90 which is a remark
able demonstration Of the loyalty OF
that community for the work OF TINS
great humane organization.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-07-05

The farmers in the Como neighbor-
hood have organized a cooperative
elevator company to be known as the
Farmers Cooperative Elevator and
have elected the following board of
directors who will act as incorpora-
tors: T. l.. Tvedt. Christ Stensgaard,
Louis Olson. Oscar Ahnberg and Aug
ust Schade. The directors are still
soliciting subscriptions for stock and
it is learned that they are having good
success. Como now has n elevator
and if the present owners wish to sell
the same, the farmers state they Will
buy, otherwise they will erect a new
house. The officers of the new cor
poration have not yet been elected.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-07-05

The state insurance department has
admitted to do business in this state
the Provident Life Insurance com.
pany, of Bismarck, N. D., to write life
insurance. This is the company which
was organized by former Insurance
Commissioner Basford of this state,
and of which he is the vice president.
The Employers Indemnity Corpora.
ton Of Kansas City, has been admit.
ted to write employers liability and
casulty insurance in the state.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-07-05

James Barclay is of the stuff Of
which patriots are made. He is a
farmer living neal Selby. Writing to
the Selby Record. he says: Il have
a hired man who belongs to the ma
tional guard at Ipswich. and | have
a boy who joined two months ago. so
that will leave me without any help,
and I have about 600 acres in crop 10
take care of. If you can leave them
with me until after harvest ! will be
glad to have them go. | have another
boy in training camp in Colorado, in
the regular army, and ! have five
boys eligible who are from 10 to &c
years old. You can have them all il
you need them, and | will go with
them if | am needed"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-07-05
STATE NEWS

George Schlosser, as secretary OF
the National Editorial association
which meets in Minneapolis for the
thirty-third annual session July 9-12.
is able to report that the newspaper
men from all over the country are
coming in considerable numbers and
that Minneapolis people are arranging
a very fine local program. The popu.
larity of this years meeting lies in
the fact that the Minnesota editors.
the South Dakota association and the
Iowa association have all abandoned
their summer meetings, intending to
participate in the program OF the ma
tional association. Missouri and Ar
kansas are both sending large dele
cations, with the idea OF capturing the
convention for 1918 for their respect
i've states. Arkansas, particularly. is
making a very cordial bid for the
meeting, and using every effort to To-
cate it in their state.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-07-05

The county commissioners of Lake
and Moody counties are considering
bids which have been submitted for
the construction OF an immense drain.
age ditch through sections of the two
counties. One of the bids submitted
is for complete construction at a price
Of $32.467. AS about five hundred acres
OF land will be benefited by the con-
struction Of the ditch, this would
make an average cost of about $65
an acre.