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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-04-12
ALTON--R1CHLAND

Miss Celia Brown is here from North
Dakota visiting her mother and broth.
ers.
Mrs. Fred Bruning entertained the
Ladies Aid Wednesday afternoon.
Georgia FELTON, visited Sophia and
Katie Karstan Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Kinney were shop
ping in Bushnell Wednesday.
Miss Vera Giem returned home Wed
nesday after a few days visit with
friends in Bushnell.
School in District 20 enjoyed a vaca-
ton Thursday and Friday as the teach
er, Miss Seifert, was writing teachers
examination in Brookings.
Mrs. S. Braton and daughter Dorothy
visited Mrs. Clark Kretsinger Thurs
day evening.
Among those who spent Saturday
evening at the Earl McKeown home
were Mr.. and Mrs. U. r. Mills and chill
dren, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Giem, Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. McRae and son., Mr.. and
Mrs. William Heesch and children,
Spencer Hamilton, and Bernard Eel
ton. Refreshments were served at
midnight.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Giem were shopping
81 Elkton Friday. Their daughter, Miss
Vera, remained over for a few days
visit at the Main and Bairey homes.
Miss DAILY Schimel returned to her
home after a weeks visit with her Sis
ter, Mrs. George Clausson.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. McRae and son were
Easter Sunday guests of the U. B.
Hakes family.
Genora and Bernard Kinney return
ed home from Elkton Friday after a
weeks visit with their grand parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Honan and two
spent Easter with relatives in
Bookings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Wiley and baby
autoed out from Brookings Sunday
and were dinner guests Of the U. r..
Mills family.
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ARGO

A large number of the farmers az.
tended John Weiner's auction sale
Saturday. They report that IL had an
excellent sale.
Mesdames Reshoi and Ch-:stianson
autoed out from Bookings last Thurs
day and attended the Ladies Aid at
Peterson's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Green spent Sun.
day with their daughter, Mrs. Tony
Jensen.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Otteson and son
Merrell and Miss Agnes Nelson partook
of an excellent Easter Sunday dinner
at Mrs. A. G. Christianson's.
Mr.and Mrs. Ansel Kerr of near
Bruce visited the latter's father, Ed.
Fleming, on Easter Sunday.
Mrs. Peterson entertained the Danish
Ladies Aid at her home last Thursday
afternoon. A large crowd was pres
emit and they report a jolly good time.
This community was shocked to hear
OF the sudden death of the only child
OF Henry Postera who died suddenly
wednesday evening. The funeral was
held at the German church Friday. The
bereaved parents have the heartfelt
sympathy of the whole n%eighborhood
In their great sorrow.
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About twenty-five Of the young PEG.
pie gathered at the home of James
Otteson and spent the evening in dane
ing and playing games. In the early
hours of the morning they wendell
their way homeward declaring it was
the best time they had enjoyed this
year.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bechen spent
Wednesday evening at the Dan O'Brien
home. At the usual time a dainty four
course supper was served by the hos
tess.
Mrs. James Nelson was a Thursday
afternoon visitor at the Green home.
Emil Otteson spent Sunday at Chris
Thompson's.
Nels Rishoi OF Brookings spent sew
eral days in this vicinity looking after
interests on his farm,
About t~hirty-fve people gathered at
the home of Chris Christensen and
gave him a surprise party Saturday
evening. The ladies brought an excel
lent lunch which added much to the
jolly time.
Mrs. Herman Michael and little son
were welcome visitors in Argo SO Mon
day afternoon.
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PRESTON

Mr.and Mrs. Earl Kinney and family
visited Sunday evening at the Gibbins
home.
Howard Warmer was an Estelline
visitor Monday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Lee returned Mon.
day morning from an over Sunday visit
with relatives in WATERFOWL.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Drink and Miss
Ruth. Of Bruce. spent Sunday with rel.
atives In south Preston.
Miss Lucille Fasbender was absent
from school this week suffering with an
attack of eye trouble.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Lee were Brook
ings visitors one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Wiese entertained
relatives from Estellme at dinner last
Sunday.
Harold Jones Of lakewood visited rel.
atives in this vicinity last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. T. Lee spent Easter
with relatives in volga.
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Aurora Times" which Mr.. Larrabbe
edited for several years, and which has
been greatly missed.
Claire Lovejoy returned from Madi-
son Saturday evening. Mr.. and Mrs.
Lovejoy returning later.
Sunday evening Rev. NJ. e. Nickerson
of Bookings delivered an impressive
sermon to a large appreciative au-
dience, his subject being THE Resurrec-
ton" The church was tastefully
decorated and an appropriate Easter
program had been prepared to complete
the Sunday evening service.
j. NJ. Johnson received the sad news
Of the death of his youngest sister Sun.
day and left Tuesday noon for Mil
waukee to attend the funeral. The
sympathy of the community is extend
ed to Mr.. Johnson and family.
Frank Messner and Earl Miller
motored to Flandreau Tuesday after
noon.
Among those who were shopping in
Brookings Saturday evening were,
Mesdames Chas. Short, Ray Thayer, r.
Wilkinson, Will Hahn, j. G. Clemans.
w. L. Malt, c. Muilenburg, Earl Miller,
c. S. Ripley, Winfred Ray, Misses
Grace Short. Lilah Schaffer, Margaret
Thornton, Mabel Buckley and Frank
Pike and Milan Mccoy.
N. A. Lovejoy and family spent
Saturday night and Sunday at the A.
j.. Lovejoy home.
Tuesday afternoon the many friends
of Miss Elsie Korte, a bride of the
near future, gathered at her home and
presented her with many useful and
beautiful gifts for her new home, after
a delightful luncheon was serv-
ed by Grace Short, Mrs. Chas. Short.
Lola and Anna Korte.
Mr.. Tasker, who has been wiring
of the houses here, and started
an electrical shop here left this week
for Lake Benton where he will enlist
with the National Guard.
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CORRESPONDENCE
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FOUNTAIN

Miss Ella Swanson. a teacher in the
Brookings school, spent Saturday and
Sunday with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. j. Swanson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Jensen We're
guests In the NJ. Nausbaum home Sun.
day.
Miss Ethel Hubbard was an over
night visitor at the A. j. Engel home
Tuesday.
Geo. Dixon OF Watertown gave an
interesting talk on potato growing at
Fountain school last Wednesday even
Ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lundeen and family ate
Sunday dinner at Ira Browns in North
Brookings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Seas entertained Mr..
and Mrs. Gleiter and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robbins and baby and Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Seas and baby to Sunday
dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bane were shopping
and also visited their daughter, Mr.,
Hussey, in Bookings Thursday.
Mrs. II. Pullman enterts med eight
boys to dinner Sunday in homer II
Elmer's fourteenth birthday A good
time is reported.
Miss Ethel BghLs:1 We. ~ Ailing-
ton Friday evening ard Ysited until
Sunday with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Engel and children
visited at Will Ross's Sunday after
noon.
Dir. and Mrs. Buettner spent Sunday
afternoon at Frank Swanson's of
Prairie Home.
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MEoARY

There is not much news at present.
A very few are going to get their crops
in before they do anything that will
make readable news.
Mr.. Goodroad was driving in these
parts Sunday.
Mr.. Culbertson was a Medary visitor
Friday.
A few from here attended church ser.
vices Easter Sunday at the Hughson
school house. They report a fine pro
gram.
Mr.. Roth was driving here the first OF
the week.
DR.. Miller and Sam Cornell of Brook.
ings were motoring here Thursday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Grom were driv.
ing In Trenton Sunday.
Springs work is at last well under
way. Some seeding was being done
last week. Gardens and crops are the
main topics Of conversation.
Some of the Medary school ma'ams
were writing examinations Thursday
and Friday.
Mr.. Lunden and Mr.. Stearns were
Brookings visitors the first Of the
week.
Martin N. Trygstad, one Of our earl.
lest settlers. was a Brookings visitor
Monday.
r. M. Crawford was waking here
Monday.
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OAkWOoD

The Misses Ethel and Lillian Krum
were Bookings visitors Thursday and
Friday.
Miss Ida Nelson, teacher of the
Terklesonschool, is driving from her
home now.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. A. Allison and fam.
lily spent Sunday at the Hepler home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin Carver visited
at George Ericson's Sunday afternoon.
Several from this vicinity attended
the show 1.-THE Battle Cry of Peace"
in Volga Saturday night.
The Ladies Aid of Oakwood-Windsor
townships met with Mrs. John Ander-
son Thursday afternoon
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Santema visited at
Arie Van Rokel's one day last week.
Lewis Gednalski visited with julius
Webema Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Nelson and fam
lily and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Nelson
spent Sunday at the Fred Williams
home.
Lloyd Steinart visited Erwin Leite
Sunday afternoon.
A. H.. Norvold visited at Gust Leite's
Thursday.
Miss Ethel Krum, teacher of the
Schwartz school, has started driving TO
her school.
Henry Hansen visited at Gust Leite's
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Harold Reeves, Lily Peterson, Lyle
Peterson, Minnie Veenhaas, Ancil
Knutson, Teddy Knutson, John Veen-
baas.
Mrs. Ralph Nesbit is spending sew
eral weeks visiting at the home of her
sister, Mrs. John Wiersma.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Veenbaas and
children were Sunday evening visitors
at the Wiersma home.
Mrs. AL. Schwartz spent Saturday
and Sunday at the Ed. Samis home in
Volga.
Pupils who were neither absent nor
tardy this month: Ida Santema, Ger
ret Santema and Albert Santema.
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Tracy ~Vermeulen, ANIMAL Vermeulen,
AIRY V~ermeulen, Minnie Vermeulen.
Jacob Vermeulen, Gladys Gruseth,
Tracy V%ermeulen, Anna Vermeulen,
Miss Clara Gruseth and Mrs. Olger
Granum spent Saturday and Sunday at
Bookings.
Miss Alma Gruseth took the teach
ers' examination held at Brookings
Thursday and Friday of last week.
Several of the rural schools had a
vacation Friday owing to the fact that
it was Good Friday.
Sven Peterson and family spent
Sunday at the Andrew Hudebehn home
at Volga.
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AURORA

Mrs. N. M. Woodbeck and Pearl Kir.
by were shopping in Bookings Satur.
day morning.
The hrst number Of the aurora Re-
view" y local newspaper. was issued
last week By Guy Thornton and it is a
newsy little sheet. reminding US Of the
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Gus Ponto passed through here Fri
day enroute for Mr.. Telkamp's in Tren-
ton, where he purchased some seed
speltZ.
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Pure Bred PercherOn Stallion
Reuben M, 1O262O Il.
LICENSE CERTIFICATE
State Of South Dakota, State Live Stock Sanitary Board. Pure Brd Licens
Certificate NJ. 2H5

Certucae 10 EIo
III pedigree of the stallion UNI Reuben NJ, 10620 owned by Geo II
cd"lUr DpohnsS ou y D. y. HcCoh, MI feasanr la" described as l-
lows: Color, Dark Grey; Breed. Pure Bred Percheron; foaled in the year 1912;
has ben. examined at the State CapHol Pierre D by theS State Live Stock Sani-
larry Board, ant it is hereby certified thatth he said stallion is of pure breeding and
is registered in a stud book recognized W the S Department of Agriculture
Washingto d c.
The above famed stallion has been examined ~ Dr.. c F Morton, of lake
Preston, a duly licensed veterinarian of the State of South Dakota and is reporter
free from infectious contagius or tansmhsibl disease or unsoundnes and is
licensed to stand for public service in thu state of South Dakota Turing the season
of 1916. April 49, 1916. Renewed 1917 Recorded in Book / Page 49, 6-316. L.
H. Ripley County Auditor
A f Beaumont Sec j e. PHELPS. supt
(SeaD
REUBEN M, is a very dark grey 5 year old; A ton or better horse
of rare conformation, and action. He will walk 5 miles per hour, and
loves to do it. There is no lost motion in his gait, a his feet go
straight ahead of each other, without any side motion.
He has abundant bone and plenty of quality, is a sure breeder and
was good enough all round to be sold a s a two year old to go to head
one oft the good herds of purebred mares in this State and "a secured
to head the Crawford herd only after his former owner had sold all of
his mares
He will stand the season of 1917 at Home Saturdays and SUNDAYS,
the rest of the time in the Country North from Bookings and Aurora.
TERMS: $500 to insure a live colt, fee being due when colt
stands and sucks, or when mare lis disposed of in any manner. unless it
be known to u that she is not in foal.
We will take all usual and ordinary are, but we will not he held
responsible should accidents occur.
Any mare, if shown at the County Fair while with foal to any sire
owned at Crawford Farm, which wins a blue ribbon in her class shall
have her fee Immediately cancelled, and any man who shows at the
County Fair a colt, yearlng, or two year old sired by ay such sire.
which wins First in class, shall be entitled to one free colt the follow.
ing year.
Geo. H. Crawford, Owner
John Doyle, Groom
NN0TMST
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should consist. in part. Of one Of our
roaSts. We are famous for the quality
of meat We sell. whether It be fresh.
smoked or corned. All You need do is
telephone Us your wants. Our service
dces re resi-.
Nix & Crossman
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voLoA TOWNSHIP

Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Liete and children
spent Sunday at the John (sruseth
home.
Evening star., 1917-09-27
OLIVER T. BOYD HONORE0
BY PENNSYLVANIA ROAD
Son of Late George w. Boyd Becomes
General Passenger Agent of
Railway System.

oliver r. Boyd. son of the late
George w. Boyd, passenger trame
manager of the Pennsylvania rail-
road, has been appointed general
passenger agent of the system, his
appointment being announced by the
board of directors of the road James
p. Anderson will succeed the elder
Boyd.
oliver T. Boyd is particularly well
known in Washington. having been
city passenger agent here from May to
December, 1905. He Is a member of
Temple -Noyes Lodge. No. 80. F. A. "A.
NJ.
Mr. Boyd has been in the employ
of the Pennsylvania railroad for
twenty years. starting as clerk In
the advertising department December
1, 1897. later moving into the pas
senger department. From 1908 TO
1919 he acted as general passenger
agent of the Hudson and Manhattan
railroad in New York. Returning to
the Pennsylvania in 1913. he was
made division passenger agent. He
Is thirty-nine years old. His new
quarters will be in Philadelphia.
James P. Anderson. who succeeds
George W. Boyd, is fifty-ive years
old and has been in the employ OF
the Pennsylvania railroad continu-
ously for thirty-sevens years.
Evening star., 1917-09-27
WARM WELCOME AWAITS
JAPANESE COMMISSION

NEW YORK, September 27.-The nag
OF Japan took its place today along
side those Of Americas other allies in the
war in the already flag bedecked streets
in honor Of the visit to New York of
the imperial Japanese commission,
headed by Viscount Ishii. The visitors
will spend three very busy days. A
program almost as strenuous as that
provided for the French and British
commissions has been arranged for
their entertainment. Upon the arrival
OF the Japanese this afternoon at 3:45
o'clock they will be received by a citi-
.ens' COMMITTEES Of which E. H. Gary
will be chairman The feature Of the
reception will be the presence at the
Battery Of the new 165th Regiment. of
which the nucleus was the celebrated
old ssth. Numbering S.7s5 officers and
men the 165th will act as military es-
cort for the Japanese. It will be re-
Viewed by the visitors as it marches
up 6th avenue Immediately after the
o{ncial welcome at city hall.
4, Members Of the mission will be the
guests Of Mr.. Gary at a private dinner
Tonight.
Evening star., 1917-09-27

sAlrts is exAAastsd ror TIP prsgent
many Of the mon In ealnp have nee1
provided with gray nannea shirta
These are made On the same pattern a.
the khaki garn1enta but are ef lighter
material and bluish gray In color
Ono entire battalion Of men from
Pennsylvania have been ntted out with
these shirts which give them somewhat
the appearance Of an athletic club when
they are out taking their ealiethenie
exercises.
The District Of Columbia and Mary
land will furnish all the men who are
to arrive In camp the remainder Of
this week. Next week mere Pennsyi-
The problem Of transpertati9n in the
one. Ths number of Army trucks
available tor hauling supplies to the
various barracks h limited and the
trucks are kept on the go from early
morning TO late at night.
The wfstehed condition Of practically
ali OF the roAds-or trails. as most
Of the men cali them-throughout the
camp plays havoc with these trucks.
and when one breaks down 1t Is likely
Evening star., 1917-09-27
D. c. Men Have Making
of Crackerjack Soldiers,
Is Officers Comment

CAMP MEADE, Md. September 81
When taps sounded last night the Sc
lected men of divisions 1 and Z, the
first of the Districts quota for the Ma
tional Army to arrive at Camp Meade,
had things fairly we'll arranged in
barracks 40. block 8, where they are
located. The men are messing for the
present in barracks 35, just across the
street, as the kitchen of their own mess
room has not been completed.
But all the iron cots on which the
men are to sleep were in places. each
with it's bedsack filled with clean. fresh
straw. Two army blankets and an
army poncho were issued to each man
yesterday afternoon, SO they had plen-
ty of bedding.
Rapid progress was made in getting
the men on the muster rolls, the Off
GERS in command of the company to
which they have been assigned saying
the officials of the local boards had
done their work well. Most of the men
went through their physical examina-
ton during the afternoon. and a large
number of these also received their
typhoid prophylaxis and vaccination, so
that only a few were left to receive
these attentions today. officers stated
late yesterday afternoon that no re-
jections had been reported for the first
details from the National Capital.
Evening star., 1917-09-27
Trinity College Graduate.

A graduate of Trinity College. Con-
necticut. his work in behalf of the deaf
won him an honorary degree from that
college. and degrees also were bestowed
upon him by Yale, Harvard and Colum-
bian. now George Washington Univer-
George Washington and of Howard uni
versities. His fame was international.
At the invitation of the British gov
eminent he appeared before the, royal
commission in the interest of deaf-mute
education France made him . eheva-
lier of the Legion Of Honor. He was
| author Of the Popular Manual OF In
itsrnational Law" and also wrote "Ths
tLdfe Of Thomas Hopkins 0allapdet."
Evening star., 1917-09-27
100 to Go Tomorrow.

There probably will be about 100
drafted men on the platform at Union
station tomorrow morning, when di-
visions Nos. 6 and II, will send their
first quota men to camp. Adjt. Gen.
Daniel Donovan. who was at the train this
morning, said he expected fully that
many men to go.
The quota for division No. G prob
ably will be increased over it's assess
ment of fifty EIGHT men. Officials said
today that at least sixty-two and may
be sixty-five men will go from this di
vision. Retreat roll will be sounded
for the men of this division at o'clock
this afternoon at room APT. District
building. In all probability these
drafted men will assemble at the
Northeast Masonic Temple. on Sth
street between E and + streets north
east, tomorrow morning, in time to get
to the station. James NJ. Daily has been
selected as leader on the trip to the
camp. with Raymond L. Pedlow as his
lieutenant.
Evening star., 1917-09-27
E. q. Patterson Dies.

Edward n. Patterson. . printing clerk
In the Post once Department for n
number Of years, died yesterday after
noon at his residence, ne Sth street
northeast. after brief illness. Funeral
services are to be held tomorrow after
noon at o'clock at his late residence
Interment is to be In Rockville. Md.
Mr.. Patterson had lived the greater
part Of his life In this city. Before en-
terine the employ Of the Post ONCE De
partment he was connected with the
eavernment printing office.
Evening star., 1917-09-27
Seeks Two Addresses.

The board for division No 5. which
will send its quota Saturday morning
with the quota from division No. 10,
is anxious to secure the latest address
of two of It's men. James ]. Coleman and
William Alfred Stoddard. and asks these
men to send in their latest addresses.
1T is important that registrants prompt
ly notify their local boards of any change
in address," the board announced today.
1T may avoid unpleasant consequences"
Retreat roll call for the men to go
from division No. IL will be held at the
Eastern High School headquarters this
afternoon at o'clock. Twenty-three
men are called from this division, but
Chairman A. GUIDE believes he can have
twenty-eight men on the platform to-
morrow morning. Francis Harper has
Evening star., 1917-09-27

! through the eastern portion Of Polygcn
wood The Qermans in redoubts on
the eastern slopes OF this wood sur
rendered, and within q comparatively
short time the Australians were surg
ing across the race course on the levsi
below.
Suffer Small Casualties.
North Of Polygen wood the Aus.
to them In two hours and twenty min
utes. the average depth Of their ad-
vance being 1900 yards. The entire
Australian operation was accompanied
with exceedingly small casualties.
It was q proud day for those Eng
lish troops who forced their way into
the western end Of Zonnebeke village.
Not since the bitter period OF April
1915. when the British were compelled
to withdraw from this place. had an
allied soldier entered 1t. The wound
Of this defeat was healed largely
wednesday. In the sector north OF
zonnebeke the offensive proceeded sys-
tematically until the Anal line was
rushed.
Artillery Preparation Good.
The Germans were active throughout
barrage fire before Wednesday morn
ing's attack, but 1t did little damage.
Much machine gun fire and sniping
was encountered at many places. but
for the most part the Germans did
not make a determined stand. The
blockhouses gave little trouble. The
British artillery preparation here had
been exceedingly good and the ground
was strewn with enemy dead. Serious
but brief fighting occurred at few
fthe fortified farms, and near tho
railway the Germans delivered an I'M
mediate counter attack, but this was
broken quickly.
Among the prisoners in this sector
were a number of Prussians. who are
sturdy-looking troops. Prisoners were
coming in ali along the line of the Of
fensive but it was impossible to estf-
mate the total further than that sew
eral hundred had been accounted 1of
at an early hour.
Evening star., 1917-09-27

Of drilling under competent driilmas-
ters, and they also have been learning
what they will have to do in camp and
how they will have to do 1t. Tn feel
ing pretty proud to be one of the off,
GERS commanding a company made up
of such mat terial"
The company tailors yesterday aft
ernoon began taking the measure of
the District men for uniforms. This
is taken to mean that the men from
the District are to get their clothing
immediately, probably even before some
of the organizations that have been in
camp for several days. Ordinarily the
men are not measured for uniforms
shoes etc. until the day following their
arrival. at the earliest. Several or
ganizations the men of which came in
last Saturday have not yet been mea-
sured.
Because the supply of khaki or o. D.