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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-08-30
CARE FOR BLIND BABIES

The last legislature passed a bill
providing for the care OF blind babies
and children who have not reached
school age, in suitable institutions
there. This was necessary as there
were no facilities for caring for blind
babies at the state school.
Under this authority, babies are to
be sent to the Blind Babies Home
maintained by the international sun
shine Society at Summit, New Jer-
sey. If o know Of any blind baby
advise the parents, or do it yourself,
to correspond with Mrs. J. +. Bird,
WatertOwn, S. d., who is the state
president of the society. She will
gladly answer questions relative to
the law and the school. No mother
with a blind child need feel that her
baby is being neglected by the state,
for If she will part with it before it
becomes crippled or feeble minded,
the state will send it to an institu-
ton properly equipped to care for
blind babies.
1t would be a kindness for anyone
knowing of a blind child who is not
being educated, to advise Mrs. Bird,
and she Will help the parents to bring
the matter to the proper authorities
and see hat the child is sent to a
school. Printed matter viii be fur
nished and all help given to any moth
er Of a blind child who will write Mrs
Bird.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-08-30
COLLEGE AT STATE FAIR

The coming state fair is a great
educational institution, says President
+. c.. Perisho of state college, there
fore state college viii send to the big
exposition at Huron a valuable series
of exhibits from eleven different de
partments. These displays are not
only of great educational value but
are intended to show the confidence
o. the college in the merits of the
state fair and a desire to cooperate
with the State fair board.
The following exhibits and demon
STATIONS will be SEN to Huron:
The entire south wing of Agricul.
tural building viii be filled with col
lege displays in: Agronomy. a spec
ial potato exhibit; Entomology, show
ing insect pests and their control with
special emphasis upon ~grasshoppers.
Engineering, featuring the proper use
and test of concrete building mater
ials and electric farm lighting plants:
Veterinary, emphasizing the work of
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-08-30
OAK LAKE

Messrs. julius and Oscar West
gard were county seat visitors re
Gently.
Business called VIM. II. Allen to
Brookings one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Reppe, Sam
Clawson and Pete Haugen spent Sun
day in Minnesota.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Fitzsimmons
and two ladies from the Twin Cities.
were calling in Oak Lake Saturday.
Messrs. Lars Bonnes and Arthur
Udseth, of Hendricks, Mimi, were
buying hay in Oak Lake Saturday
evening.
Jens Reppe and family called ut tht,
w. H. Allen home Sunday.
County Commissioner Thomas Kid
man attended an official meeting at
Brookings Tuesday.
Oscar Westgaard. Geo, Lundy, Will
liam Blomberg, Ole Bakken and Ole
Trooien have been drafted and passed
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-08-30

vcniont and pack together. We can
In that way ship oftener and keep
IN" county work together. Smaller
shipments VIII be ropacked at head
quarters and mixed up with work
from other places.
We have received notice of the al
lotment of knitted garments for our
chapter (Which includes the whole
county,. We are TO make 200 sets
a set consisting of muffler, sweater.
pair of thumbless mitts and pair Of
socks. The socks are to be gray or
white, the other articles either gray
or khaki. We have the latest instruc-
tions in knitting from the Woman's
Bureau of the Red Cross and will be
glad TO supply the same on applica-
ton. Any knitted articles you may
have completed, please send in at
once
Come to the Red Cross booth at
the County Fair where all questions
will be cheerfully answered.
MRS. A. S. HARDING, Chairman.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-08-30
SIOUX VALLEY

The frost Monday night was not a
very nice thing. but We hope it has
not done much damage.
Mrs. Rufer and daughter, and her
father, We're calling at jerks Wednes.
day of last week.
The Aid society at Mrs. Vannetta's
Friday was we'll attended.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. +. Steen are the
proud and happy grandparents of a
fine little grandson born to their
daughter, Mrs. Turklesen, the 23rd
Mother and babe are doing fine. and
grandpa is wearing a broad smile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Behrend and chill
dren were visiting at jerks Sunday
afternoon.
Mrs. Pease and daughter, Eva, left
for Rochester, Monday morning. to
consult the doctors there about Miss
Eva's health. We hope she will be
restored to health again.
Miss Bertha Knutson was calling at
jerks Saturday evening.
Mrs. Champ and Miss Myrtle Pease
were Brookings callers Monday after
noon.
Arthur fluffy was on the sick list
Saturday.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-08-30
PARNE

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schachat and
f.mily, also Mr.. Larsen, of Moody
county, visited at the Fred Huska
home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Thornton and
family We're driving in this vicinity
sunday afternoon.
Fred Rhinehart and Eberhart
Palls autoed to Trent. Sunday. and
so called at the Schrader home.
Walter Schmidt and Bin Hillycalled
at the Lars p. Nielsen home Sunday
evening.
Last week while Mr.. Nielsen and
daughter, Sena, were going to Bush
nell they were struck by a car which
had no lights. Miss Sena was
Knocked over the dashboard. tearing
her ralncoat and leaving her with
several bruises. The horse ran away
and the buggy was damaged quite
badly. Nobody was seriously hurt.
The Goldsberry children visited the
Iiuska children Sunday.
Mr.. Lars r. Nielsen and daughter.
Scna. were down to Lake Campbell
sunday.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-08-30
RlCHlANO

Louis Risch purchased a Dodge
ton, last week.
Misses Alice and Margaret Torney
visited at George Hamilton's Friday
afternoon.
Miss Marbara Balzer is again assist
ing her sister, Mrs. c. J. Risch. with
household duties.
Roy Grafton, of Elkton, is erecting
a new granary on his farm in east
Richland.
Mrs. Louis Risch and children. and
Mrs. John Balzer, visited Sunday at
the Hamilton home.
Mrs. VIM. CROWN, of Toronto. spent
the first of last week at the home of
her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Stamp and Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Motter and family
autocd to the latter's parents. near
Lake Benton, Mimi. Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Trulock and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Tru-
lock and family, Of Hendricks. Mimi,
spent Sunday at Chas. Erickson's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Boelens and fam
lily visited Sunday last. at Dell Rapids
and vicinity.
MI. and Mrs. Louis Risch and fam
lily visited Sunday at Charley
Crockett's, and with old friends at
Ward.
VIM. Motter Is the proud owner of
a Dodge touring car, purchased of
c. O. Peterson, OF Elkton.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-08-30
LAKE

Approximately thirty-hve bushels 81
barley and thirteen bushels of fax p.
acre and plenty Of oats have been re-
ported from the threshing.
Ole Lours is about through wit
his stacking, and has been helpin-
Ellef void with his stacking for .
few days. Mr.. Void finished STACK
ing Monday.
Christ Johnson and family move
on the Moen farm, down at the LAKE
Wednesday of last week.
Chas. Harmon, from Springfield
Mimi, has bought the farm whicl
Mr.. Johnson has been renting. bu'
owned by August Dorm, of Sprine
field.
The meeting at the schoolhous,
Sunday was well attended.
Hans Hanson and family visited
p. j. Bogen's Sunday.
Grant and VIII Trulock and fam
HES autoed to Elkton Sunday to visif
Nj. and Mrs. Chas. Erickson. Mr.
Erickson is a sister of Mrs. VIII Tru
lock.
We are pleased to learn that r. O
Midtoyne has a new Ford.
Mr.. N. Bogen, from Oak Lake, wa.
seen in this ne%ighborhood Sunday.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Nor
seth, August 26, a baby daughter
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-08-30

the new animal health laboratory .
of taking the college direct TO the
farms by means of county agents. pc.
cialists. short courses and farm or
carnations. school of Agriculture.
exhibiting industrial work of stu
dents; and home economies and in.
dustrial art in connection Sith extcn
sion exhibit.
In the stock barns the animal hus.
bandry department of the college viii
exhibit pure bred Aberdeen Angus,
iIerefords. fat-rumped Siberian sheep,
and cross bred American and fat
rump. The dairy department will
show purebred Holsteins. Guernseys,
Jerseys and Ayrshires. The dairy de
partment also Will exhibit an instruc-
tive creamery display in the dairy
building.
In the horticultural building the col
lege will show the progress with new
fruits, hardy alfalfa and the milling OF
prose- with an improved Russian mill.
This will interest western farmers.
The boys and girls club work of
the extension division will conduct a
daily series of demonstrations in can
ming, baking, drying and preserving of
fruits and vegetables in the Woman's
building.
Farmers! Your college wants to
meet you at your State fair.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-08-30

L. .
MEDARY

Gladys Hill called at MIR. Lundens'
Tuesday.
Miss Ellen Maher was a Brookings
visitor Tuesday.
II. l.. Stearns was motoring in Me
dairy Monday.
Mike Gum was a Brookings visitor
Saturday.
Mrs. Polsean called at the Lynch
home the first OF the week.
This has been a very nice fall for
threshing. not being very much like
the last time.
There is to be a social at the Hugh
son school house this week-Friday
evening. Ice cream and cake will be
served for the benefit of the church.
Everyone is invited.
Oscar Atkins was driving here one
day this week.
II. o. Simon and family spent sun
day at Lake Madison.
The weather seems to be some
colder nights and mornings, although
hot during the day.
w. n. Atkins is hauling out his
silo this week.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-08-30
RED CROSS

| have just returned from a weeks
stay at the Red Cross headquarters
in Minneapolis, where | took a course
in the making of surgical dressings,
which gives me full power OF super
vision of all such work in Brookings
county.
Many changes have been made
since We received our instructions
and it will be necessary for me to
give those who wish to do this work
personal instruction. | will do this
for all branches of the county free of
charge.
| am sorry that we must. as it were.
go back to the beginning and make
a new start. But we are o the only
chapter, | find. that started in wrong.
While | was at headquarters ! was
also allowed to assist in the inspec-
ton of all the garment making that
concerns US, so after the county work
passes through my hands it will be
accepted without question at head.
quarters.
They are shipping only one thing
in a box now, and as the new stand
ardized-2 fl. X , TT. x 3 #. it is ad.
visable for all branches to bring their
work into Brookings whenever con
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-08-30
aaDasgaantM aCGNaeaA1

eye while rescuing her little son, wac
had yentured out to explore the bee
hive.
An auto party consisting of Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Thomas. Mr.. and Mrs. Al
len, and others arrived Sunday from.
Baraboo, Wisconsin, for q visit in the
T.. r. and G. ". Kennoy homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Warren and
Mira. Olive Warren motored from IIet
land and spent Sunday in the f.. 4
Kinney home.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-08-30
FOUNTAIN

Mr.. aid Mrs. Elmer Pullman and
W and Mrs. Brink were callers at
II. ~. Pullman's, Sunday evening.
Mrs. Fred Buettner spent Sunday
afternoon with Mrs. II. w. Pullman.
Mr.. A. G. Lundeen and family are
the proud possessors OF a new Oak
land car.
Henry Dupraz and Floyd Engel at
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-08-30

the physical examination. They are
excellent young men and will Dc
first class service defending the red
white and blue.
A threshing machine from west O..
Toronto is doing some threshing ful
O. II. W~estgaard
Carl Stcnsland and ole Rogne-
are both making nice runs, shoe
threshing.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-08-30

%Brookings, Wednesday evening, and
received their diplomas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Pullman ate
sunday dinner at j. +. Seas.
Little Floyd Pullman has been
quite sick for several days and under
the doctors care.
Miss Grace Lindsay is assisting
Mrs \. q Lundeen cook for thresh.
this week
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-08-30
'Gets- It," z Drops,
corns Peel Off!
For Is Cents Peel Off Is Corns.

"Gets-It." the greatest corn dis
covery OF any age. makes joy-walk-
ers out OF corn-limpers. II makes
you feel Xix the Statue OF Liberty.
Buy a liberty" bottle OF "Gets-It"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-08-30

Wanted-Good clean cotton rags at
the REGISTER office.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-08-30
ut Will Come or In One Complete
Piece!'

IIece.
right now,-free yourself at once
from all corn misery. 1t will peel
Off painlessly, in one complete piece.
any corn, old or young. ard or soft.
or between the toes, any callus. or
any corn that has resisted every
thing else you AVE ever used. on
1t comes like magic. Guaranteed.
All you need is 2 or 3 drops of
"Gets-It," that's all. "Gets-It" is
the only safe way in the world to
treat a corn or callus. It's the sure
way-the way that never fails. 1t
is tried and true-used by millions.
Never irritates the flesh or makes
the toe sore. 1t always works; peels-
corns-Off-like-a- banana-skin CSC a
bottle Is all you need pay for
s'Gets-It" at any Grug store, or sent
ON receipt Of price by q. Lawrence
Il Co., Chicago. Ill
Sold In Brookings and m a
he worlds best corn remedy by Clyd
ridball.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-01
FRUIT and FARm

foodstuffs in transit have been con-
Quoted. The object of these investi-
cations is to secure better co-opera-
tion between shippers and carriers
and greater efficiency in methods of
handling, with a view to eliminate,
or at least greatly to reduce, the pres
en- waste.
Well-tested systems of accounts
and records for primary grain ele-
vators, for livestock shipping asocia-
tions, and for cooperative stores
have been issued. Systems for coun-
try creameries and cotton warehouses
have been divided and are being test
ed under commercial conditions.
Systems perfected by the department
for farmers cooperative elevators
and for fruit and produce associa-
tions already are in extensive use. A
plan for adapting farmers grain-ele-
vator companies to the patronage div
idend basis has been worked out and
published.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-01
History of Motion Picture Industry
By Beatriz yMieheiena

prietors of the local "opery" houses
on some kind of a percentage basis
As his enterprise grew in prosperity
and promise he began to cast longing
eyes toward the showman's Mecca
the bright lights of Broadway. Fin
ally when he felt himself sufficiently
cntrenched in the business, he took
his Vitascope, a projection device OF
his own invention, and, nothing
daunted, invaded New York city.
He no sooner had ordered his room
and bath, and announced himself
with true showman's promptness in
matters of press agency, than he
dumped up" against J. Stuart
Blackton and Albert A. Smith. We
may imagine that his first meeting
with these two was quite way short
of a "love feast" For Blackton and
Smith, previous lyceum entertainers
of the most finished and artistic
type, had but a short time before
launched an enterprise in which they
were just beginning to prosper in
gratifying proportions. Their stock
in trade was the Vitagraph protector
invented by Smith and promoted
through lis and Blackton's combined
ingenuity.
Immediately they heard of Rock
and his Bioscope, they recognized a
rival of disquicting. portent. Shortly
they found that his device, through
both its intrinsic merit and similar
ity of name, was threatening theirs
with absolute ruin. So a meeting
was arranged, to be followed by 9th
err meetings. While Blackton and
Smith feared and admired the Vita
scope, Rock, with a quick eye for
mechanical niccty, saw certain points
of superiority in the Vitagraph
It also happened that all three OF
the men were in position to feel the
growing demand for more motion
picture films, and to sense the posi-
bilities that might be found in pro
ducing same. This combined with
their original consideration to argue
the advisability of laying aside al
differences and amalgamating for q
joint endeavor. Thus was launched
in what might well be considered as
still the dark ages" of the motion
picture industry one of Americas
greatest producing organizations
Time has proven the wisdom Of the
team work that this early amalgama-
tion made possible.
(To be continued.)
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-01

film, which subsequently became OF
vast Importance, not so much because
of any superiority in themselves, but
because both gave objective to the
companies originally incorporated to
promote the sale of said devices, but
later changed in purpose to the film
ing of motion picture productions on
an elaborate scale.
AS matter of fact, / presume that
there are but few people associated
with motion pictures, unless they be
of the veterans, that now remember
that the names Vitagraph and Bio
graph came first into being as terms
designating projection machines.
Such, however, is the case, and the
Vitagraph and Biograph companies
at first interested themselves exclu-
sively in the exploitation of their re-
spectiye devices Both offer instruc-
tive illustrations Of the peculiar and
almost chance evolution that was re-
sponsible for many of the earliest
and now in many cases the most
prominent film-producing concerns.
The magnates of the Vitagraph en-
terprise were Messrs. Blackton,
Smith and Rock (the last named but
recently passed away, thus leaving
the enterprise, in its present day
vastness, in the hands of the former
two). OF the three, William Rock
was the first to interest himself in
motion pictures. Several years be-
fore the dawn of the present century
we get a passing glimpse of him dis
playing motion pictures to the aston
ished inhabitants of New Orleans
Thence he roved leisurely northward,
showing pictures and adding to his
stock of films as he went.
Finally he reached New England,
having so circled as to miss New
York en- route. Throughout Massa-
chusetts he played from town to
town, "whackin' up" with the pro-
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-01
United States Bureau of Markets
Does Effective Work.

United States Bureau of Markets
Does Effective Work.
The work of the Federal Office of
Markets and Rural Organization has
developed very rapidly, and some no
table results have been secured. Def
mite assistance has been rendered to
the fruit interests of the states of
Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Mon
tana. An organization composed of
cooperative associations, corpora
tions operating for the producers and
individual growers, was formed dur
ing the past year. The purpose of
the organization is to secure broader
distributions through the establish
ment of uniform grades and market
ing methods. Through 1t the fruit
industry Of the northwestern states
should be placed upon a more eff
cient business basis: 1t comprises
65 per cent of the northwestern fruit
industry, representing an investment
of $3.50, 100000 and supporting ap-
proximately 10000 growers This is
probably the most important single
activity in forming cooperative or
ganizations that has yet been under
taken by the department.
Preliminary plans have been form
ulated for the investigation of foreign
markets for American farm products
and for assistance in the development
of the export trade under normal con-
ditions. A representative Of the de-
partment recently conducted investi-
cations in Europe along this line
The work, in so far as possible, will
4 be done in close cooperation with
: the departments of state and com,
merce.
A survey of state marketing activi
ties has been made and the results
published. Provision was made II
the appropriation act for the fisca
year 1917 for cooperation with tht
several states in the employment O.
marketing agents. This provision
should enable the department t
bring about close coordination o
the marketing activities and policie
of the various states with those o
the department.
The issuance of monthly cold-stor
age reports on apples has been con
tinued, and the work has been ex
tended to include butter, eggs an,
cheese. These reports show the cold
storage holdings throughout tn
. country and include a comparison o
the holdings of the current year witt
those Of the previous year. In CO
operation with carriers, extensive in
vestigations Of the economic waste o
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-01
ADVERTISING RATES.
IT'D ' IlIN T 10 U IF-" = --'@s
Display Advertising

Reading Notices. cents the line
straight.
Classified Column cent the word
first insertion, Y cent the word
each other insertion. Thirty
words or less one month, 81.
All written contracts for space al
ready in force will be rendered at
the old rate until contract expires.
Fraternal Orders and Societies.
Advertising for fraternal orders or
societies charging a regular initiation
fee and dues, no discount. Religious
and benevolent orders will be
charged for all advertising when an
admission or other charge is made,
at the regular rates. When no ad-
mission is charged, space to the
amount of fifty lines reading will be
allowed without charge. All addi-
tional at regular rates.
The Tidings has a greater circula'
ton in Ashland and its trade terri
tory than all other local papers COM
bined.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-01
Market News Service.

The value to producers of fruits
and vegetables of the experimental
market news service inaugurated in
1915 resulted in insistent demands
for the extension of the work. Dur
ing the past year telegraphic reports
have been received from thirty-three
important metropolitan markets and
from officials Of all railroads serving
producing territory. The informa-
tion thus secured has been furnished
to growers, shippers and distributors
through thirty-five temporary offices
In producing territories and eleven
permanent offices in large cities.
Statements from growers and ship
pers of tomatoes, peaches, strawber-
ries, cantaloupes, watermelons, on
ions, grapes, apples and potatoes in
dicate that the actual monetary saw
ing due 10 wider knowledge of mar
ket conditions has exceeded the cost
of the service many fold.
The education of producers in the
proper marketing of farm products,
the avoidance Of unnecessary losses
due to diversions in transit, and the
encouragement given to growers who
desire to reach new consuming CEN
ters are some of the benefits result.
ing from this attempt to develop fol
the farmer a reliable business basis