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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-26

think a little investigation on the part of
the member from Portland will show
that weather strips are not what is need
ed but that it is the screen that / have
stated; and 1 move that the order lie
on the table until we can have an investi-
CATION of the subject. In former sessions
portable screens have been put over
those ventilating systems. which has
saved some of the draft
The order was then tabled.
Mr.. Emerson of Lewiston presented the
following order:
Ordered, That the superintendent of
buildings be, and hereby is, instructed to
procure and have placed above the
Speakers chair in the Hall of Repre-
sentatives a suitable coat of arms of the
State; and ordered further that spe-
cial committee of three, consisting of the
Speaker and two other members to be
appointed by him, act with the superin-
tendent of buildings in making any ar
engagements for suitable design, contract
for said coat of arms. and see that the
same is put in place as soon as practi-
cable
Mr.. EMERSON: Mr.. Speaker, shall l
add a few words OF explanation with
reference to the order just read2 The
suggestions that have been made are to
fill the entire window space directly back
of the Speakers chair with board form,
so that outside the building it will have
the appearance of curtain drawn. On
the inside attached to this form in the
lc, ~,
four feet as space will allow, a suitable
design of the coat Of arms of the State.
so that persons approaching the hall, or
from any part of the hall or gallery. the
eye will first catch the design of our
State seal
The subject has been taken up with
several of our representatives, including
our Speaker, and the superintendent Of
buildings, and it unanimously considered
that it will be very appropriate and will
add very much to the decoration. of the
hall. We have seen similar decorations
in public buildings in other places, an;
why should not Maine be up to the
standard? If the order has a passage.
it is assumed that as soon as the com
mittee named can ascertain the cost am.
style of a suitable design, a resolve will
be offered for an appropriation to cover
the cost of the same. which will probably
not exceed 5000. Mr.. Speaker, | move
that the order have a passage.
The order received a passage.
Reports Of Committees
Mr. Baxter from the committee on jul
dietary to which was referred bill, An
Act to amend Section q of Chapter of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-26

has concurred with our order for ad-
journment. and that when the House
iadjourns. it will stand adjourned until
s O'Clock tomorrow morning.
On motion by Mr.. Dutton of Bing
ham,
Adjourned until o'clock tomorrow
morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-26

Brier pipes are not made. as is quite
commonly supposed, from the roots OF
the sweetbriar, which is n rose and too
small for the purpose. but from the
white heath. a shrub OF Southern
France. The name comes from bruyers.
meaning heath"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-26

Mr.. Harris from the committee on sea
and shore fisheries, to which was re-
ferred Resolve in favor of printing the
biennial report of the Maine State Sea
Food Commission, reported that the
same Ought TO pass In new draft
under the same title.
The report was accepted and the re-
solve tabled for printing under the joint
ruies
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-26

rectly or indirectly from the effects OF
the war. About every family IN England
and France had lost one or more mem
bers; il doesn't matter whether IL IL
poor man or well 10 do. No soldier can
be made in six months; IL needs six
months of service to make a good sol
der.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-26

the Revised Statutes of Maine, relating
70 the time of opening and closing of
polls, on State, national and muhiclpai
elections reported that the same ought
not to pass
The report was accepted and sent up
for concurrence.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-26

4 On further motion by Mr.. Rounds,
the bill was tabled pending reference.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-26


following order:
Ordered, That the Superintendent Of
Buildings be instructed to procure forth
with suitable weather strips for the Win
dows of the Hall of the House of Rep
resentatives.
Mr.. ROUNDS: Mr.. Speaker, I want to
say that the other night here was pretty
cold and some of US had to get out of
our seats on that account. If strips were
put on. the windows could still be open.
ed whenever desired.
Mr.. BARNES of Houlton: Mr.. Speak
er. If it is in order l move that this mat
ter be referred to the committee on pub
lie buildings and grounds.
The SPEAKER; This being a House
order it would not properly go to joint
committee. The House is competent to
pass an order of this sort.
The order then received a passage.
On motion by Mr.. Cole of Eliot, 1t was
voted to reconsider the vote whereby this
order received a passage.
Mr.. COLE of Eliot: Mr.. Speaker. 1t
seems to me it would be unwise to pass
an order of this kind without having
some knowledge of the amount neces-
sary for putting on weather strips I
think the gentleman from Portland (Mr.
Rounds) perhaps does not understand the
situation here. do not believe that the
cold you felt the other night came In
around the window. If he will go to the
ventilating system on the sides here he
will find that draft of air strikes where
he is sitting. 1t needs not weather
strips on the windows but screen over
the ventiIating system. It has been the
misfortune of nearly every member OF
this House, ever since it was built VINO
had the i'll luck to draw seat near ono
Of these ventiating systems to nea1S
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-09-27
PETER LUNDEN SURPRISED

Last Sunday afternoon about one
hundred and fifty of the relatives,
.neighbors and old friends OF Peter Lun-
den, of Medary township, three and
a half miles south of the city, sur
prised him and his good wife. They
came from all parts of the county and
from as far away as Sioux Falls. And
to make the occasion one to be re
membered they brought along a pair
of fine, big easy rockers for this good
couple to rest in after they move to
town. Everybody had a good time
and light refreshments We're served.
1t will be forty years in February
since the Lundens first settled on the
corner where they have always lived,
and it will be some wrench to break
up and move to town. Mr.. Lunden
has bought the house of +. c. Dokken
on Main street, south of the mill, and
they are moving in this week. Pete
has always been one of the safe,
steady citizens of Medary township
and he will now be one of the best
citizens of the city. We bid them both
welcome to a life of more rest and less
worry.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-09-27
LIBRARY FOR CO. c

A library of over a hundred books ot
good fiction are being collected by the
friends of Company c, to be their own
property and to go with them to camp.
Each book has a book plate in ii win
the name of the donor. The pupils
of the high school have taken a great
interest in this matter and have
helped wonderfully in the collection
of the books. Others have %respondc9
generously, one member of the college
faculty giving fifteen volumes Of first
class novels. The mechanics OF Com
pany C have made a box to hold the
books. with hinges and handles, and
It will go with them as their regular
baggage.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-09-27
A TWO MILLION BANK

Anyone a short time ago who would
have dreamed that Bookings would
ever have one bank in which over two
million dollars We're deposited. would
have been called foolish. But such
is the case right now, and right here
in Bookings. The Bank of Bookings
has grown until today it is a real fin
ancial institution of fair proportions.
On last Friday they had in deposits
the sum of $2.116,953 .6S, and if that
is not a sum of such respectable pro-
portions as would make the inhabitant
of a prairie town proud, then the
criticism can only be made by a New
Yorker.
When one remembers the little
white building in which the Bank of
Brookings did business in the old days
and the fact that it then only had de-
poSits to the amount of $127,33S.S3,
one is amazed at the growth that has
been going on in our midst. In 1900
with the deposits as given last above
the work was all handled by two men,
with the occasional assistance of a
third man. Now they employ nine or
ten all the time, and have at times
when busy two or three more. In its
growth during the past seventeen
~ Tho InnnGifG nf fhiS hnnl h a xn
grown in a steady name In 1905
at the same date they had risen to
$3.50, $500, in 1910 to ~$355,433.O2, in
1915 to $752,S26.31, and in 1916 TO
$1,401 1856. Then in the past year
they have jumped with remarkable
activity to the present figures of ST.
49, 53. G8.
All this goes to show that the men
in control of the bank have the full
est confidence Of the people, who
have money to deposit, and that the
nj in which they handle this
money is productive of returns both
to the depositor and themselves.
Bookings is proud of this, her larg-
est banking institution. and in giving
ii due credit it takes nothing from all
the other successful banking institu-
tons of the state. In fact it rather
spurs them on to follow in the foot
steps of this prosperous institution
and try by the following of good bust
sition in the financial world. The
Register coneratulates the Bank Of
Brookings and all its officials on this
handsome result of their combined eff
forts.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-09-27
BROOKiNGS COUNTY FIRST

The following winners in the dairy
contests at the State Fair are an
nounced by A. p. Ryger, state dairy
expert and secretary of the state
dairymen's association:
Creamery butter class: f. l.. Ban
mann, Elkton, score "a, and II. Skak
Petersen, st. Onge. score 1875. Mr..
Baumann was awarded the silver tro-
ply offered by the state dairymen's
and buttermakers' association.
Dairy butter class: Mrs. Sam Hoff-
ner, Cavour, score SO, and Mrs. NJ.
Andrews, Huron. 92.5.
The Crescent Milk Company. Sioux
Falls. won first in display, and the
Modern Dairy Depot, Watertown, was
awarded first in the market milk and
cream class.
The silver trophy offered by the
dairymen's and buttermakers' associ-
alton in the milk production contest
was wor by a Holstein cow, College
Belle Wayne End, of the State Col
lege herd, with a production of 1895
pounds milk and 5.75 pounds fat in
AZ hours.
The winner for the six tests held
during the year by the buttermakers'
association will not be announced IN
til the annual meeting held later In
the year.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-09-27
MEN EXEMPT BY BOARD

The District Board has handed
down decisions in eight cases of men
who had exemption claims before
them, and have discharged the fol
lowing men as exempt from service
in new army:
Cecil Skinner, who had an indus
trial claim before them and who also
had appealed from the decision of the
local board on dependency grounds.
Oscar E. Atkins, who claimed ex-
emption on industrial grounds.
Percy Moore, who claimed exemp-
ton on industrial grounds and who
had appealed from the decision of
the local board on dependency
grounds.
VIM. H. Kracke, who claimed ex-
emption on industrial grounds and
who had appealed from the decision
of the local board on dependency
grounds.
E. II. Preusler, whose claim for ex-
emption had been recommended by
the local board. This man had al
ready gone with the forty-one last
Friday morning, and was wired at
Sioux City to return.
Roy II. Tyler, who claimed exemp-
ton on industrial grounds and who
had appealed from the decision of
the local board, on dependency
grounds.
Arthur l.. Eckman, who had ap-
pealed from the decision of local
board on dependency grounds.
These men who are exempt should
not forget that the regulations regard
ing exemptions read: ANY certif-
cate of exemption or discharge is
sued by a district board may be with
drawn, modified or renewed by the
district board, if in the opinion of
such district board, the circumstances
Of the case require that the certificate
should be withdrawn. modified or re-
newed."
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-09-27
A OF A

The state of trade all over the coun-
try reported by Bradstreets this week
is running in cross currents. Read
justments to wal basis result in IT.
regular movements, but expansion IS
evident. Gains over last year more
in value than volume. House trade
larger and retail buying improving.
Cautiousness bred in large lines by
price-fxing uncertainties. High levels
of prices force some readJustments.
Money more active. Frost damage
10 staple crops not as great as re-
ported, but garden truck hit badly In
north. Strikes numerous, especially
on Pacific coast. Industry hampered
by this and by insufficient supplies of
labor, coal and other materials.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-09-27
WAR LIBRARY FUND

A report of the sums collected since
Monday for the war library fund as
announced in last weeks paper, shows
the following receipts. The names
given are those of the deputy sheriffs
having charge of the collections:
Laketon-Hans Peterson, $3.50; Ed
Hoey, $14.50; Sam Sorenson, $500.
Brookings (city)-Will Hanson, $53;
Medary-Oscar Hanson and M.
I~saacson, S41.50.
Elkton-D. NJ. K~retsinger, $24.
Trenton-G. H. Koerper, $14; Jas.
Biggar, So.
Making a total Of $194.50, as the
receipts up to date with many more
townships to hear from.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-09-27

Tuesday evening while he attended
the movies, a young man named Ora
ham from near Bruce, left his auto
outside. When he was ready to go
home the a had disappeared and
has not yet been found. A young lad
of a %well-known family in Brookings
is also missing, and while there may
be no connection between the two dis
appearances, yet they are sufficiently
connected to cause the officers to be
looking for both of the lost articles
in the same place.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-09-27
STATE COLLEGE
FIRST ASSEMBLY
THE FIRST MEETING IN CHAPEL
EXERCISES OF STATE COLLEGE
HELD ON TUESDAY
COMPANY sc" ARE GUESTS Of HONOR
Splendid Program OF Music And a
Patriotic Address Made BY Pres
ident Perisho

he exercises at the lrSt assembly
at the college on Tuesday morning
was OF a nature to impress the new
student with the fact that, whatever
has been said about the state regard
ing any of the members of the faculty,
as to their loyalty, it is an assured
fact that the institution as a whole
Is as tru to the colors as any citizen
in the country. The big auditorium
was very well filled and in the singing
of the national songs there WAS no
mere lip service, but a true expression
of the heart of every n who was
joining in the singing. The frequent
applause Of the student body was also
a strong indication of the way their
hearts are leaning in this world con-
1ict.
Company c of the National Guard
was present as an invited guest, and
occupied seats in the gallery, Lieut.,
Anderson, in command of the com
pany, being on the platform with the
faculty. The splendid orchestra of
Prof. christensen was in fine form and
opened the program with "A beautiful
overture, which was encored and re-
sponded TO with a patriotic selection.
A hymn was sung and Prof. MAR led
the assembly in the repetition Of the
Lords prayer. After the usual an
nouncements. President Perisho, de-
livercd a very strong address along
the line of the patriotism that had
been shown by the students of the
college in responding to the nations
call. He spoke feelingly of the grad
uateS and students who are now doing
duty in many a place where the fiae
~ waving, and pledged the college, it,
faculty and the present student body
TO a whole hearted endorsement of the
position that the United States has
taken in this conflict: No one hear
ing the address could believe that any
me had ever questioned the loyalty
Of any one connected with the college.
And if the words of President Perisho
are to be taken as expressing the feel
ing of every member of the teaching
body, then no n need doub but
what theY are loyal and true to the
colors. l. is believed that no more
questionable utterances will be traced
10 the College hill, as we were in
formed while at the college that the
ianitor, who wrote the letter support
ing the Peoples Council, to the Argus
Leader, and published therein last
Saturday, has been promptly dis
missed.
The meeting was the first assembly
of the student body for the year and
the only vacancies to be discovered
were in the seats that would have
been occupied by those seniors and
juniors who are serving their country
in the hour of her great need. TIL"
tribute paid them in the address of
the president was an indication of the
feeling that exists for them and their
mission in the hearts of those who
are remaining in the student ranks.
AS a whole this first assembly was
a splendid one and if indications at
this time are any criterion, then the
coming year for State College Is
bound to be a grand and glorious one.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-09-27
OUR NEW r

This city is about to have the ac-
commodations of a new hotel. situated
close to the depot. Purchase of the
old Park Hotel by w. II. Conklin, has
been noted in these columns before.
and now the reconstructed building is
fast approaching completion and will
soon be ready to open to guests.
Anyone who remembers the old
Park. once the Commercial House,
and its inside arrangements, would be
greatly surprised to go into the build
ing now and see the changes, the old
hall is dispensed with and the stairs
now go up from the Office. New sleep
ing rooms have been created on the
the parlor. A new gentlemen's toilet
has been built on to the house and
every one of the new features are of
the lasting design and thoroughly
modern.
With twenty sleeping rooms. twelve
of them are supplied with hot and
cold running water. A new hot water
plant is being installed which fur
nishes both heat and hot water for
the rooms and heats all the other por-
tions of the house. Wall paper has
become a thing Of the past and the
walls are finished in a hard wall fin
ish all over the building. A separate
writing room has been provided for
the accommodation of the travelling
public that is away from the Office
and Will permit quiet for the writer's.
render service to those who want its
use.
In the kitchen department, Mrs.
Conklin has arranged things so that
the greatest amount of service will be
possible without interfering. The
walters will never have to look out
for some n being in their road, and
the cooking force will have their side
of the room without being molested.
The vegetable cellar is just under the
kitchen and arrangements are made
to have all these articles prepared be-
low, thus keeping all refuse out of the
cooking place. A small ante-room,
where are kept the coffee urn and
many Of the other things to use in
the dining room. separates that room
from the kitchen and acts as a bar
rier to the usual cooking smells.
Many of the conveniences, especi
ally in the office, are the work Of
Walter a. Campbell, carpenter. lie
built a fine desk, letter box. hat racks,
key board and many other useful con
trivances. They all compare very
favorable with the factory built arti-
cles that could have been used in the
furnishings.
All in all the new hotel starts off
with a very convenient and Well ar
ranged equipment. Clean and new are
all the furniture, many of the rooms
being equipped with chiff robes for
clothes. The c%arpeting, wall decora-
tons, furniture and other room Access
series all make the sleeping part of
the house a comfortable place to live.
Brookings has long needed more
hotel accommodations and this new
house, though not as large as tn. town
really needs, is a splendid addition TO
the possibilities Of hospitality to offer
the visiting stranger. There is no
doubt but what il will have its full
share of the patronage of the travel
ing public. 1t is a hotel worthy of
all the success hat will be its portion
of the business.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-09-27
GUARD COMPANY
TO LEAVE SOON
c WILL LEAVE BROOK
INGs FOR SOUTHERN TRAIN.
ING CAMP VERY SOON
COMEN TOMORROW FOR LAST GOODBYE
Bookings Holds Big Demonstration
At M. E. Church-Judge Sherwood
Makes Rousine Address

SO that the soldiers OF Company {
would realize that the whole town Is
interested in them the Commercial
Club arranged a big meeting for Tues
day evening, as a testimonial of our
regard. 1t was advertised to be held
in the Court House park, with speak
ing from the steps, but a change was
made on account of the cool evening,
of the demonstration. The church
was filled to overlooking, and as 1t
seats well over a thousand, it can be
safely said that twelve hundred peo-
pie were present. The band played
outside and the company were escort
ed from the court house to the church.
After the arrival there President w.
NJ. Cheever, of the Commercial Club,
presided. america" was sung with
Prof. Hedge as leader, and then the
chairman introduced Carl G.. Sher-
wood. judge of the circuit court. as
the speaker of the evening.
Every one who knows Judge Sher-
wood, knows that the words he ut
tered were the stirring, burning words
of an American patriot. Starting with
a reference to the historic place oc-
M~echlenberg. now Charlotte, n. c.,
where the boys will camp, he spoke
principally on the attitude that all cit
liens should have toward the govern
ment and this war. He paid particu-
lar attention to the st. Paul remarks
of Senator LaFollette, and his scath-
ing denunciatiOn of that mis-represen-
tative of Wisconsin was a JOY to his
hearers and continually evoked hearty
applause. The judge is always care
full in his choice of words and with
his splendid vocabulary. his apos.
trophe to the 'double-dyed and
double damned traitor" was a patrt-
otto classic. In his appeal to the men
of America the point was pressed in
again and again that we must do our
full duty and do it now. His closing
words were addressed to the men of
the company and were cheering, com
forting and helpful. No man who
goes to fight for his country and lets
the words of Carl G.. Sherwood guide
his course of action can ever be
wrong in what he does. 1t was a
magnificent and glorious address. His
hearers will not soon forget the strong
principles that he advocated, nor the
stirring way in which he appealed to
their sense Of the values Of a free life
in a free land.
Company C is going soon, when W."
must not say, if we would follow the
desires of the government, but there
will be a big meeting tomorrow in the
streets Of the city, it will be of a fare
well nature and everyone who gets
this paper in time is invited TO attend
anu Wish the boys a GOu-Spt'd,
They are a fine bunch of young men.
they attend strictly to business and
they are not afraid of doing anything
that they have to do. Brookinss
county is proud of them and we al
ways expect to be just as proud as we
are at this time. Come in tomorrow
and bid them goodbye. The meeting
will be all over by three O'Clock, and
you who live in the country can get
back in plenty of time for supper.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-09-27

Mrs. Bess Fromme and children, ar
rived last evening for a visit at the
home of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. J..
X. Fridley. Prof. Fromme is one Of
the faculty at the Virginia School of
Technology, at Blacksburg, that state.