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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-05-10
BLACK AND YELLOW TRAIL

b. and y. boosters to the number of
$50 gathered in Lake Preston Monday
night for a Black and Yellow trail
meeting. Enthusiasm was on tap to
such an extent that the trail associa.
ton is assured of the best kind of sup.
port from all Kingsbury county.
The Commercial Club Of Lake Pres.
on called the meeting, and it was
largely attended by business men from
nearby towns and farmers interested
in and willing to boost for good roads.
Louis Altfllisch, of De Smet, vice.
president of the trail association for
kingsbury county, was n of the
speakers. He stated that %Iroquois had
already raised the funds for the Black
and Yellow trail, that Manchester and
De Smet had completed their budgets
and that Arlington had a good start or
theirs. K~ingsbury county's $500 will
be received before the week is over
The secretary, O. M. Phelps, Of
Huron, told of the state and federal
aid in good roads, and also explained
the plans of the Black and Yellow
trail. The Kingsbury county men took
up the plans with much eagerness and
are entering the association with a
good deal Of enthusiasm.
Robert Henry. of VOlga. is the vice.
president for Bookings county and at
an early date a big meeting will be
held in this city in the interests of the
trail.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-05-10
SHERIFF HOLDING
TWO BAD ACTORS
VOLGA MARSHAL ARRESTS TWO
SUSPECTS AT RAILROAD
STATION
ONE HAS A DOUBLE PRISON RECORD
One Prisoner Admits to Serving in
Penitentiary-Other Claims
%lnnocency

Last Thursday after the Register
was published, the marshal at Volga
~telephoned over to the sheriff that he
had arrested two men at the G.. & n.
w. railroad depot in that town and
that they We're carrying tools that
marked them as "%yeggmen." Sheriff
MINER and Deputy Donaldson went
over on the early evening train and re-
turned on the late train with the men
and placed them in the county bastile.
Saturday these gentlemen sat for their
photographs and cards were mailed
early in the week to police officials
over the country, with a Jew to finding
out the record of the men.
The smaller of the two admits that
he has served time in the penitentiary
at Sioux Falls and also at the Federal
prison in Leavenworth, Kansas, both
for postoffice robberies. The other
man, Anderson, claims that he had
travelled across country from Madison
on foot and had only met Howard, the
other man, and was engaged in a mo-
mentary conversation with him. How
ard has agreed to plead guilty before
any other judge in the state except
Judge Sherwood, and Ben Schaphorst,
who is acting as his attorney, is pre-
pairing an affidavit of prejudice to
present SO that some other judge will
of necessity have to pass sentence.
While there seems to be little evidence
to connect Anderson with Howard IN
any way, he is being held at the request
of outside police officials for a further
investigation Of his record, and the
truth of his story. Bad associations
will cause trouble for the most limo
cent man.
Pictures of these men will be found
on another page with a brief reference
to their records.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-05-10
PREACHERS MEET SHERIFF

On the invitation of Sheriff Miner, a
meeting was held on Monday afternoon
in his Office to consider the enforce
ment of the new prohibition law. TWEEN
ty-four persons accepted the invitation
among them being representatives of
most of the religious bodies in the
county. Representatives Dalthorp, of
Volga, and Reshoi, Of this city, were
present to tell of the thought of the
legislature when it adopted the bill
that has become a law. States Attor-
ney Purdy was also there to give such
advice as was asked.
While there at first seemed to be
quite a diversity of opinion on the
method to be adopted by the county
officers in the enforcement of the law,
the meeting adjourned with a very
complete understanding of the situa-
ton and an accord of feeling on the
way the officials should proceed.
If every citizen will just try and DE
a law abiding citizen, there is little
danger that any unpleasantness will
arise. But as the law is very strict
there are bound to be some who will
believe that their personal rights have
been invaded. The safest plan will be
for every one to be law abiding and il
dissatisfied with the operations of the
law then to go about its repeal in the
way provided.
The following were those in attend
ance: Revs. r. V. Richardson, G.. Even
son, Henrik Voldal and O. o. Berg,
Representative A. B. Dalthorp, n. q.
Rude and C. O. Cotton, of Volga: Revs.
julius Engle and Theo. Bebensee and
Chas. Hartwig, Of Elkton; Rev. II. ID.
Seastrand, of White; Rev. F. w. Stoll,
of Aurora; Revs., F. j. Hoffman, r. j
Aitchson and H. Ct. F. Atrops, of
White; County Commissioner Halyor-
son, of Sinai; Revs. w. A. Mast, NJ. B.
Milne, Father Dooley, B. A. Benson, II.
Christophersen, and Messrs. |. I. Ell
verud, c.. f. Schulz, and Representa-
tive Reshoi, of Brookings.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-05-10
TWO BRooKINGs BOYS ENLIST

Two 0 n Of Mrs. A. A. Poole, of this
city, have enlisted and gone to thu
front, if we have one. Roy, the elder.
who has been a trained marksman for
some time and been performing on the
Orpheum circuit has enlisted in the
artillery in the east and qualified as a
marksman. Lloyd, one of the twins,
enlisted in the navy while attendine
school in Minneapolis and has been
sent to a training ship in Boston har-
Dor. Mrs. Poole learned of Lloyd's in
tentions and endeavored to get to the
Twin Cities before he left, but was Just
part of a day late.
When interviewing the naval recruit.
ing officer, she found him to be one of
her school friends in Wisconsin, some
years ago. Mrs. Poole spent about a
week visiting her daughter, Mrs. Dods.
worth, and on her return brought her
little granddaughter, Helen, home with
her for a visit.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-05-10
BABY WEEK CELEBRATION

The w. C. T. Il. will observe Baby
Week May II and IS, in the prayer
meeting room Of the Methodist church.
Mothers and babies of first and Sec
ond wards are invited the first day and
third and fourth the second day. On
the evening of the first day a public
meeting will be held to which all are
cordially invited. The meetings in the
afternoon are open to every n in
their respective wards. Children three
years old and under will be given a
thorough examination by the different
physicians of the city. This will take
place in the forenoon Of each day from
$3.50 a. m. to II ocn Each child
will receive its own individual record
sheet, thus eliminating the contest fea-
ture entirely. No prizes will be given.
The following is the program May II:
3 O'clock p. m.-Music; Talk on
Health, DR.. Fisk; Solo. Mrs. Fisk;
Talk-Pre-Natal Care, Care Of the
Mother, Care of the New Babe, DR..
Stoll: Music.
Evening-S:30 p. m.-Music; Paper
The Fathers of the Bible, Mrs. Porter;
Music. Mr.. and Mrs. Gillespie; Paper,
The Mothers of the Bible, Mrs.
Nickerson; Music; Paper-Character
Building, Mrs. |. Atkinson: Song
America.
Friday afternoon the same talks will
be given by Drs. Fisk and Stoll and
Mrs. Thompson and Miss Leekly will
sing.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-05-10
BROoklNGS BOY BEST ORATOR

Marshall Knappen carries off first
prize in state contest held at Mitchell
Friday night.
First honors in the state high school
oratorical contest held in the assembly
room of the high school building at
Mitchell last Friday night went to
Marshall Knappen, of Bookings. Sec
ond place was awarded to Lewis Rich
ardson, of Sioux Falls.
The winning Grafton dealt with the
martyrdom of Belgium. The speaker
portrayed the sacrifice that had been
made for civilization, national honor
and integrity. The Grafton was well
constructed. It was delivered in a
forceful manner, and the award of first
place was V in doubt.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-05-10
CHILD CONSERVATION LEAGUE

The Child Conservation League met
in the library DON last Wednesday
and listened to the following interest
ing program:
Miss Leila Linn sang a very pretty
solo, accompanied by Miss Francis Car.
Isle.
Paul Roberts talked on the subject:
The Playground Movement"
After the program the members dis.
cussed the need for a supervised play.
ground for Brookings children this
summer and it was agreed to work to-
ward this end. A meeting of men
and women to consider this project
was held Wednesday evening of this
week.
The next program will be in the
library room May 18th at 400 p. m.
This is to be a children's program
each member to bring the children.
Mrs. F. E. Mccall will tell children's
stories. Mrs. w. A. Ostrander will
a paper, Why Mothers and
Teachers should be good story tellers."
1t was decided at the previous meeting
that each member should bring a dona-
ton Of money for the relief of Belgium
children. Mrs. Fisk will sing a group
of children's songs and Mrs. Lentz will
act as hostess.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-05-10
CITY APPOINTME NTS

Auditor, G.. H. Stoddart; Attorney,
c. o. Trygstad; Chief Of Police. Nels
Gullick; Assistant Police, j. j. Con-
nelly: Street Commissioner. Bert Pier.
son; Chairman Health Board. DR.. E. c.
Miller; Member Library Board, e. H.
Sexauer; Superintendent Water. Light
and Heat, A. w. Morton; Superintend-
emit Telephone. Chas. A. Shea; Engin.
eer. J. A. Hegeman; Chief Fire Depart
ment, 3. n. Carlisle.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-05-10
HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI MEET

The graduates of the Brookings high
school of 1915 enjoyed their second an
nual reunion last Thursday evening at
the home of Miss Edith Poole. At six
thirty o'clock the guests arrived and
after a hearty welcome of each one
present the call came that supper was
to be served. Each one found his place
by dainty place cards. There were SIX
small tables, each one having a bou-
quet of pink and white carnations
upon it. Misses Matte Stoddart and
Elizabeth Randall served the three
course upper which had been pre-
pared by Edith Poole, Pearl Randall
and Ora Larson. After supper the
guests enjoyed themselves by music
and playing card games.
Out of the thirty-eight graduates
twenty were present. Only those in
this city and nearby towns were in
Guided. Ora Larson, Pearl Randall,
Mrs. Daisy Elston Ward. Hazel Skiff.
Dorothy Squirting. Esther Somers,
Edith Poole, Leila Linn, Frances Car
Isle, Alvia Anderson, Harold Knutson,
Frank Bergeim, Albert Thompson, Guy
Austin, Albert Browning, Walter
Whitmus, Andrew Pultz and Ray At
kinson were those present from the
city, and Nellie Erickson and Alice
Grape of Bruce.
Everyone present departed hoping
that this is not to be the last reunion
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-05-10
PRINCIPALS

At the suggestion of several of the
high school principals of the state, an
invitation was extended by Prof. A. O.
Boyden, of Huron, to meet in that city
last Saturday. A comparatively large
number accepted and were present. A
program of IAN informal nature had
been arranged and was carried out
with interest and enthusiasm. OFF,
GERS were elected and arrangements
will be made for another meeting, at
which it is certain that all of the
accredited high schools will be repre-
scented.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-05-10
SOM SHOWING

For proof Of the prosperity of this
section of the country We refer you to
the two bank statements published In
the issue,-those OF the Bank Of Brook
ings and the Farmers National Bank
and the advertisement Of the First Ma
tional Bank. We still hang around the
three and one-half million mark with
out any trouble.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-05-10

Teddy Heck came ove from Mar
shall. Minnesota, this week to have Q
visit with his mother before her de-
parture for Iowa.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-05-10

G. A. Mathews and family arrived
home this morning from California.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-05-10

Mrs. B. =. Lloyd, wife Of the Airing.
ton Sun, We :. visitor In the city on
Monday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-05
HONEST PEOPLE

M HE following test as to
VI honesty on the part of
the average person was
tried recently.
One dollar was mailed to
each of 100 New Workers, with
an accompanying letter stating
that this money was due from
an imaginary company, Any
body receiving the dollar
would see at once that it had
been sent him (or her) by mis-
take, and-if honest-would
hasten to return it to the send
er. Fifty men and fifty wom-
en-, of various professions,
were chosen as the victims or
material for this laboratory ex-
pertinent. Thirty-three women
and thirty-one men returned
the dollar. Sixty-four New
Yorkers out of a hundred are
apparently proved honest.
As a matter of fact the score
should be still higher. 1t is
logical to excuse some of the
100 on the grounds they may
have accepted as true the state
ment that they had the money
due them from some company,
Others may have failed to re-
turn the money because of ne
glect or Incidence, rather than
because Of dishonesty.
There are lots of honest peo-
pie in the world despite the
cynics. Furthermore the num-
Der is increasing and will con-
tinue to increase. Improved
commercial standards require
| it.
S-S-S-SSOASSS-S
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-05
UNCLE SAM ADDING TO
AMMUNITION RESERVE

WASHINGTON, Jan. S.-The rising
cost of everything has even struck the
cartridges for the army rifles Briga'
munition General Crozier said and In
nance today told the house military
committee explaining request for
$4,000, 900 for reserve ammunition.
By June 80 the government expects
to double its store of small arms am
munition, General rozier said, and in
two years hopes to have on hand two
billion rounds for an army of mill
lion men.
BY June 80 the war department ex-
poets to have four hundred million
rounds on hand for machine guns.
Austria in the first IS months of the
war used up 5000, 900, 900 rounds
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-05
UNJUST TO WEST POINT

Npeculiarity of the national
u defence act of June 8,
1916, is that it provides
that when provisional second
lieutenants are appointed from
civil life they take rank from
their time of appointment even
though they must take two
years of probationary instruc-
ton.
The policy of allowing
these provisional lieutenants
to take rank from their initial
appointment works a hardship
on the West Point boys. A
West Point mans commission
dates from the time of gradu-
alton. Hence a cadet who
has taken a four years course
may find himself Outranked
by a provisional lieutenant who
is just entering upon army
training. 1t is not fair to the
cadet. 1t vastly lessons his
chance for promotion and
does much to dim his oppor-
tunities for a military career.
If the law is not changed it
| is said that prospective West
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-05
THE ONCE OVER

The less a man knows the more
suspicious he is.
Ii love is blind how can there be
love at first sight?
Most people are two-faced and a
few are three faced
Fortunate is the man who can give
good bank account of himself daily
All men are born equal, but at the
age of 4 a woman is more or less so.
A stubborn fountain pen has inter
rupted many a mans flow OF idle
thoughts.
Stays are supposed to brace a girl
up, but the stays of some young man
are apt to make her weary.
Some men who believe in the divis-
ion of labor let their wives do all the
work and they do the rest,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-05

we have i'm this county the bet
ter for all concerned.
Are proper steps being tax
cn to insure for the Indians the
use of the privileges to which
they are entitled? If such steps
are not taken in due time will
not non use work to the dam
age Of the Indians?
The subject is one merltlng
attention from the Indian bu-
reau and from those who rep
resent the commercial and In
dustrial interests of Umatilla
county.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-05

been very IN for some time is now
conyalescing rapidly
AT a rabbit hunt in the Lexington
country recently James Brown made
a record Of 21 and received the first
prize razor and strap.
Ryan & Wheatly sold one Of their
Clydesdale colts to ]. f. Temple for
$500.
c. A. Chapman has been appointed
night watchman for the year 1889.
Prof w. NJ, Pierce and others are
in town today attending the meeting
of the teachers reading circle Of
Umatilla county.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-05
28 Years Ago Today

(F'rom the Daily East Oregonian
January 5, 1882
Surveyor ]. B. Wilson is just add
ing the finishing touches to a map
of Umatilla county which has requir-
ed several months for completion and
is fine specimen of the draftsman's
art.
A company Of wisconsin capitalists
is preparing to start large lumber
ing enterprise in the Blue mountains
three miles from La Grande.
w. s. Staley and N. Patton are up
from Echo.
Mrs. Fred Page Tustin who has
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-05
NON USE MAY BE DANGER
GUS

~ F greater importance to
VI the Umatilla reservation
than the subject of dis
posing of the tribal lands is the
matter of using the irrigation
rights granted to the Indians
by their treaty and upheld by
decision of the circuit court.
The use of water on reserva-
fion lands may add wonder
fully to the productivity of
thousands of acres. 1t will
enrich the Indians and be of
benefit to the community. The
more diversified farming land
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-05

Point students instead of ac-
ccptng appointments to the
military academy will enter
the army by the civilian ap-
pointment route. Certainly
they could not be blamed for
taking such a course.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-05
THE COLONEL IS LOOSE
WILSON'S

~ RESIDENT WILSON )
y5 sane and polite inquiry
u as to what the fighting
nations want as the price OF
peace appears to Col. RoOse-
velt as "profoundly mischevi-
Gus; profoundly immoral
wickedly false; a callous I'M
moral falsehood, a preposter-
Gus absurdity and a nervous
blocking of the way"
Is it not about time for a
sanity board to look into the
case of a distinguished ex.
plorer. retired statesman and
politician who was once rob
bed by Second story men" in
Chicago but lived to forget and
forgive?
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-05
snRscRIPTIoN RATES.
EACH DAY is NEW,

} The stars sweep on and ques-
ton not,
} T2,e seasons come and go
Tha Game is on, and win or
lose.
This is enough to know.
Another year, another day,
A moon to wax and wane,
And Life resolves itself TO dust =
From which it first was ta'en.
TIE caunons boom, the trum- 4
} pets sound,
} TIE bells peal loud the song :
} Each dawning brings a newer =
day
b A Day whose Night is Long"
} Cleveland Plaindealer. =
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-10-12
New CUTTING AGENT.

In the recent evolution Of new al
Toys, it is interesting to note that steel
Is surpassed as a cutting agent by a
metal containing no iron, though this
element has been since the bronze age
the basis Of practically all working
tools. The "stellite" of Elwood Haynes
claims not only the durable hardness
at high temperature that gives it
greater results than "high-speed steel'
in lathe work, but its resistance to
tarnish is an added property especial
ly fitting it for ordinary cutlery. Its
beautiful color and polish are said to
be quite unaffected by atmospheric
conditions or acid fruits. OF it's devel-
opment, Mr.. Haynes says that when
molybdenum is added to an alloy of
cobalt with Is per cent Of chromium,
the hardness gradually increases until
the molybdenum reaches 40 per cent,
when the product is exceedingly hard
and brittle, cutting deeply into glass
and easily scratching quartz. Taking
a fine polish, it is so hard as to escape
ordinary scratching. With 25 per cent
Of molybdenum, the resulting metal Is
fine grained, scratches glass readily,
and takes a strong, keen edge. The
alloy is too hard for forging, but 1t
can be cast without difficulty.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-10-12
DAN BEARD ADVISES SCOUTS.

Daniel Carter Beard, national COM
missioner of the Boy Scouts of Amer
lea, has issued instructions to the
scoutmasters throughout the country
urging them to see to 1t that "all
Scouts live up to the Scout OATH"
Mr.. Beard says: 1--WE want this to be
a great big organization. There is
nothing namby-pamby or sissified
about a real Scout. One of the old
Scouts, q faithful friend of ours, has
recently hit the trail over the Great
Divide-COlonel Cody-an Old-time
buckskin man; and l hate to think
what would have happened to anyone
in the Olden days had they ever limited
that Buffalo Bill was a sissy.
1--WE want no denatured, pasteurized
scouting. We want all you men to live
up to the Scout oath like real men.
Ours is no ring-around-a-rOsy game.
We are patriotic, we are Americans,
we are for peace, but in this war we
can. every one of us, be counted upon
to stand behind our president and do
everything and anything we can for
our country.
"Let us stand together like Minute
Men in the time of the Revolution"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-10-12
NOTES OF THE SCOUTS.

Alexandria Und.) Boy Scouts have
raised 75 acres of potatoes for the SOL
diers.
Boy Scouts in Wolsey, S. D., do
their daily good turn on Sunday by
wheeling an invalid woman to church.
Making paper candles for soldiers is
wartime service adopted by Boy
Scouts in Columbus, o.
The Salt Lake City public library is
collecting books to be sent to the SOL
diers and the Boy Scouts have turned
in 1000 volumes.
Scout Christian Geisler, aged four
teen, of Cincinnati, o., crawled into a
drainpipe leading from a sewer and
rescued a two-year-Old who had fallen
into the sewer while playing and had
been carried through into the pipe. The
Scout "snaked" his way along to the
imprisoned child, and by means of a
rope that he dragged along with him
the two were pulled back to safety.
Boy Scouts of Manassas, Va, put
up" big supply Of beans which were
going to waste in the garden. The
Gamer was operated over a wood fire
and the boys packed the beans and
sealed the cans without assistance.