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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-11-08
Hobo Day. Friday, November 10.

Hobo Day. Friday, November is.
- pair of Women's Shoes at 800.
Gillespie q Rogers, Footfitters.
Mrs. j. p. Cheeyer went to Lake
Benton, Mimi, Tuesday morning to
make a visit Of several days with rel
atives.
Miss IVA Bollman, of Clark. who has
been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. II.
Billick for a week, returned to her
home on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roger Culhane, of
Elkton, came to the city Monday
evening and visited until Tuesday
morning with relatives. Returning
home by train.
Elmer ~Stangeland, who has been
clerking in the Hauff dry goods store
for some time. has quit the employ
of Mr.. Hauff and is now employed with
Olson-Graves Co. in the Model cloth
ing store.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave McComb, of
Stoughton, Wis, Were guests at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. l.. II. Billick
over Sunday. They We're on their way
home from Selby where Mr.. McComb
has large landed interests.
Rev. and Mrs. B. A. Benson were
called to Albert Lea, Mimi, on Friday
morning by a message announcing the
death of the brother-in-law Of Mrs.
Benson, a prominent business man Of
that place. They returned home Tues
day morning.
NJ. G. Carlisle left Monday evening
for Dallas and Gregory TO start the
campaign for the Y. NJ. G. A. war fund.
He will give addresses in several
towns west of the river in the inter
est Of the fund and get work under
way before his return home.
Lieut.. Bland Catlett left Tuesday
morning for Grand Rapids. Wis, to
visit his sister, Miss Winifred. From
there he will go to Chicago to pur-
chase his army equipment, and on his
return in the course of ten days, e
poets to be called on to report for fur
ther training.
H. l.. Hopkins, accompanied by Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. G. Carlisle and J. II.
Hubbard autoed to Watertown on
Sunday to attend a big rally of the
y. NJ. c. A. held by the churches Of
that city in the evening. An enthus-
iastic meeting was held in the NJ. f.
church and a good start made for their
war fund campaign.
The Frank Miller family, who have
been living on the old r. II. Williams
farm, southeast of town, have sold off
all their stock and moved to Rock
Rapids, la. Joy Miller, the son, was
called to the National Army. and there
being no n to work the farm. the
Millers We're compelled to give it UP,
as Mr.. Miller's health will not permit
him doing such work.
We notice in a dispatch that Dallas
L. Keck, who is county agent for Red
Lake county, Mimi, has been warned
against takers who are in that part
of the state trying to sell Lodge
Proof Oats" They claim that these
are exceptional oats and they charge
the exceptional price of $500 per
bushel. Have any of these kind of
takers been heard of around here?
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-11-08
Twenty-Five Years Ago
From the Register


A very light sprinkle of snow fell
here Tuesday.
Mrs, j. w. st. John is clerking for
skinner 4 Sherwin.
Mrs. Il G. Hunt has returned from
her trip to Wisconsin.
Mrs. y Il Sweezey departed for
Nebraska last week to visit relatives
during the winter.
John Nipple. candidate for state au-
ditor, was in the city and county the
latter part of the week.
f. D. FELTON, has leased the Natesta
buildin2 recently vacated by Mrs. II.
G.. Hunt and has opened "A tin shop.
Y. Steuerwald has greatly improved
his farm this year. His big new barn
adds much to the appearance OF the
place.
Hon Thos. Thorson, Of Canton. can
didate for secretary of state on the
republican ticket. was a Bookings
visitor the latter part of the week.
Geo Workman has newly painted
his farm dwelling in Eureka township
and is s~aining a substantial footing
amon1 the best farmers in Brookings
county.
Il $ Lyon. Chas. Collins, Thos. Old
ham and Leslie Dewing returned Sat
urday from a weeks outing among the
ducks and geese up in the Lake Hen
bricks region.
Jacob Haber, Sr., living only a Few
miles north of the city, has the finest
farm residence in B~rookings county.
in fact it is one OF the best DWELLINGS,
in the county.
At the annual election Of Brookings
lodge. No. II, \. +. 4 4. NJ. held Tues-
day evening the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
f $ Lorimcr, w. NJ: w. II. Roddl",
S. w; Geo. A. West, J. w; H. l.
Stearns, treasurer; VIM. NJ. Brooke,
secretary.
Herbert Mathews. of Willow Lakes,
a graduate of the Agricultural college,
spent a couple of days in the city the
past week visiting among his many
friends. He was on his way to Lin
coin. Nebraska. to attend the UniNer-
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-11-08
Local and Personal
J. Z. Brooke. Local and News EDITOR. Thone LII
Hobo Day, Friday, November IS.

Hobo Day, Friday, November IS.
IS pair of Women's Shoes at 81 90.
Gillespie & Rogers, Footfitters.
Z. L. Levi and wife, of ~Belyiderc,
H., are guests at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. b.. Herreman this week.
Rev. j. William CLANCY, Of Chicago.
a NJ. Z. missionary to South Ameri-
ca. was the speaker at the college
chapel Tuesday morning. In the even
ing he addressed a y. NJ. C. A. meet
ing at the college and on Wednesday
evening spoke at the NJ. E. prayer
meeting at the church.
Corporal James May, a Kadoka boy
at Camp Greene, writes friends urging
them to support the South Dakota
campaign to raise funds for y. NJ. G.
A. war work. He says: Right here
| want to speak a word for the Army
and Navy Y. NJ. c. A. Their work has
done a great deal of good. Every
evening there is an entertainment, and
writing material and magazines are
always available. | cannot say too
much for them. They are soon to
start a campaign in this country to
raise $35, 0 900 and the people of
Jackson county can feel sure that their
money will be used in the right chan
nplS"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-11-08

Children's hose, 10 cents. all sizes.
Gillespie & Rogers, Footfitters.
Wilbur NJ. Johnson returned the last
part of the week from Colorado. hav-
ing placed his land there in condition
for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. ID. Walrath, OF Wa
tertown, came down Monday to be
present at the chrysanthemum show
which opened at the college Monday
evening.
Rev. and Mrs. NJ. f. Nickerson have
completed their auto trip To the coast
and are located at rs Wayne Ave.
Portland. ore. They made the jour
ney without mishap and are in good
health.
Rev. Mr.. Donaldson. of Lewiston.
Mont, was in the city over Sunday
visiting his sisters, Mesdames Selix
and Adams. He is the pastor of the
NJ. +. church in a Montana city, and
went from here to Tracy to oficiate at
the marriages of his niece, Miss
Frances Blakeslee.
The Register has received a picture
of Camp Funston from Corp. j. w.
Sponsler and it certainly is some city.
The only objection is the lack of di-
~versity in the architecture. The pie
ture not being printed in colors We
cannot just distinguish where Jchn
is standing. but a cross mark shows
where he sleeps and eats.
Miss Frances Blakeslee was mar
ried at the home of the grandparents
in Tracy on Tuesday to Herbert Stew
ems, of Wilmer, MINI. The day was
also the golden wedding anniversary
of her grandparents and the affair was
a double wedding celebration. The
SeliX. Adams and Whitmore families
of this city were in attendance. The
ladies of these families being daugh-
tiers of the elder celebrants.
At the NJ. +. parsonage on Satur-
day afternoon occurred the marriage
of Fred Hinkley and Miss Ina Mailey,
the Rev. |. NJ. Hareett officiating. Miss
Frances Blakeslee being the only at
tendant. After the ceremony the
young couple left in their auto for a
trip with a destination that they re-
fused to reveal. On their return they
will make their home on the Huxley
farm, where the father has been re
siding. They are well known and well
liked young people of our community
n have the sincere good wishes of
all their friends for a happy life. If
they had left more information about
their wedding and their plans the Reg
lister would have been glad to give the
news to our readers.
Children's hose, 10 cents. all sizes.
Gillespie & Rogers, Footftters.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-11-08

furnished music during the evening
TO the delight of those present.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-23

including several reserve officers who
took their examinations before the
camps were opened.
THE best qualified Of all reserve Of
flcers and candidates" reads the cir
cular will be selected to become Off
GERS Of the regiment which the train
ing company represents. The object Is
to appoint from each company, troop,
and battery men in such numbers and
grades that-added to the officers APP
pointed from the regular army-the
full quota of the corresponding regi.
ment will be provided. The total num-
be- selected and the number in each
grade will. therefore, depend upon the
regular army contingent appointed to
each regiment
Upon this basis-since it is expected
that all colonies and many majors will
be selected from the regular army
it is probable that there will be be-
tween forty and forty five commissions
available for each Fort Sheridan COM
pany of 167 men. But this will depend
on later developments.
1T is more matter of enforcing a
high standard" says AdJt. Gen. Mccain,
than Of appointing a large number
1t should be borne in mind that other
training camps will follow if the war
continues. An excellent man with three
months training is far superior to a
weak man with a years training. Hence
1t is better to rely on the excellent men
OF the next camp than to rely on weak
men. no mattr how much time they
have devoted to training"
But at the close of the statement
there is an indication that the second
series of camps, due to open about Aug.
10. may be the last.
Some men in first camps who fall
to win commissions will have some
chance in the second series. They will
be those who have given definite
promise"
The memorandum also holds out
promise of temporary commissions in
the regular army for some of the camp
candidates. All other commissions will
be in the officers reserve corps.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-23
BOUTON LAD ENlISTS.
Fourteen-Year.Old Boy Runs Away TO
Join Army.

Bouton. June 23.-Keith Spurrier, a
boy who has made his home and been
reared from infancy by Jacob Burk-
hart of Peoples township. left home
last week without saying anything
about his intention, and went to the
Des Moines recruiting station and en-
listed. The boy is only IA years old,
and while immature in age he was
a man in pin. steal development.
He was about the house as usual
during the afternoon. il being rainy
day and unable to do field work. and
when ne was missed nothing was
thought of it until the evening came
when he did not return the folks he
came uneasy about him and COM
menced a search. No trace of him
was found until several days later
when it was learned he had been seen
Robert Burkhart immediately left for
Des Moines The recruiting office was
closed when they arrived and the?
were obliged to remain over until the
following morning. Upon inquiring
they found that the young man had
enlisted the day before and had been
Immediately sent 10 the training camp
at Fl. Logan, Colo. They were notified
by the recruiting officers that the
Young mar would not be released and
the searchers returned home.
The young man has always expressed
strong conviction of his duty 10 serve
his country, and a Stacker he held in
adherence, and was very much dis
appointed when he found his age would
no, entitle him to register.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-23
HOW OFFICERS WILL BE PICKED.
Adjutant General Says Best Leaders
Will Be Chosen.

Chicago, June 21-Thousard DIS of rel
at.ves and friends Of men in the re-
serve officers training camps and
many Of the candidates themselves -
found an answer Tuesday to the i'm
portant question of what chance each
student in the camps has for a COM
mission. to what rank he may aspire
to ascend in his first Jump, and 10
which army he will go II he wins out.
The information was contained in
circular memorandum issued by All
Gen. P. H. Mccain Of the war depart
ment from Washington. In Chicago it
was distributed from the central de-
partment. rs opening words explained
that it was ISSUED "to correct an er-
roneous impressio..' concerning the
war departments policy with respect
to the selection OF officers from the
camps.
In applying tho information 10 the
local situation IL should be remembered
that the Fort Sheridan ramp consists
of thirty unirs-twenty infantry COM
panies. six field artillery batteries. and
two cavalry troops. TIE average num-
her of men in each OF these aDits is 1851.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-23
CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS NEAR
COUNCIL BLUFFS BRING
DEATH AND INJURY.
MAN BLOWN FROM BOAT
ON LAKE MANAWA BROWNS
Graders Buried Under Immense Slide
From Hill Being Moved to Make
Way For Road-one Is Killed and
One Fatally Hurt and Third Is Sc
riously Injured.
pecial to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
Council Bluffs, June 23-One drown
ed, another smothered to death and
two others dangerously injured is the
record of a chapter of accidents occur
ring near Council Bluffs hast night.
Axel Sorensen, aged %, was drowned
at Lake Manawa where he was blown
from sailboat on which he and five
others were taking a sail. 1t was fifty
minutes before the body was recov-
cred
Jack Mead, was killed, John Simons.
probably fatally injured and Jack
Downs seriously injured when they
were caught in a landslide at the
grading camp north Of town. Hundreds
of tons Of earth from hill that is be-
ing moved TO build a new road fell and
caught the men.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-23
Grinneil and Vicinity.

Special to Times Repubncan.
Grinnell, June 23.-Rev. and Mrs. E.
w. Cross have had the pleasure of en-
PERTAINING as their home guest Miss
Johanna Lynn. who is on her way from
Glasgow, Mont, where she has been
teaching, to her home in Galesburg,
Ill
Miss Hazel Coutts has Just started
on a six weeks trip to California.
Miss Ivyl Walling was in Mason City
on Wednesday evening last at the we'd
ding Of two Grinnell College graduates,
Harry Swarner, class of '1S. and Miss
Marie Lepper. class of II. The groom
has good position and the couple will
make their home in that city.
Grade Principals Edna and Lizzie
Davis have gone TO Beatrice, Neb.. for
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-23
Thefts Are Proven,

Washington, June o2.-F'rank B
Eoyes, president of the Associated
Press. explains the significance Of the
decision as follows:
The broad effect of this decision is
to establish the right of the Associated
Press and of every other news gath
ering agency to enjoy the fruit of it's
industry. expenditure and enterprise.
The Injunction against the secur-
ing Of our news by corruption Of en-
ployes and by surreptitious theft re-
CURED, of course. only proof that these
means were being employed, but the
concern thus enjoined contended that
after Associated Press news was print
cd in one newspaper or placed on one
bulletin board all right OF property
vanished and that il could De freely
taken and sold in competition with the
Associated Press and with its individ-
ual members who had paid for its
original gathering.
Greatly to our satisfa ction, the court
has decided that such contention Is
subversive to fundamental justice.
This proceeding has greatly added
to the debt OF the honorable newspa-
pers of the country to Melville e.
Stone. the general manager Of the As
ISOLATED Press t1E
For years Mr.. Stone has insisted
that the printing of news could be
stopped by an application to court Of
equity; that no such court would, after
the gross wrong done by such pirating
mad been adequately explained to it,
permit it to continue and in the deci-
sion just given his long held opinion
has been triumphantly indicated, a
result mainly due totthe exhaustive
preparation Of the teaSe-Aby him.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-23

shots with the remaining four and then
when more Lafayette fliers came to his
rescue the enemy quartet hurSiedly
sped away.
Lufbery was the guest Of the French
general commanding the Sixth army, to
which the Lafayette escadrille will
shortly be attached. The latest ex-
plot of the Lafayette squadron as q
whole was a remarkably successful
bombing expedition over enemy reserve
barracks at point six miles deep in
the German lines. The entire escadrille
flew at an altitude of bare 500 feet.
disregarding anti aircraft guns, and
fired their machine guns and dropped
bombs upon military establishments.
roads and batteries with good effect
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-23
Solder Un,Oittingly
Asks His General
4 70 Garry q jug

Correspondence Of Associated Press.l
Saloniki. May 31.-General Bailloud.
commanding part Of the French expe-
dictionary force in the Balkans, is 50
popular with his men that nearly every
good story originating in his corps Il
either about him or attributed to him
The latest anecdote going the rounds
tells how a soldier Of the rough and
ready style was returning to quarters
near Monastir with watering In each
hand. Coming across another mud
stained "poilu" sitting beside the road.
he hailed him:
Hello old man."
Hello" replied the other. i
"Say. can't you carry one Of these
Jugs for MOI"
Sure" and they went on together.
''Would you believe It," said the first
soldier, they've chucked me into the
grade Of corporal
What OF that" replied the other.
didn't they chuck me into the grade
Of generalf"
After nearly dropping his jug. the
soldier drew closer and made out three
faint stars on a mud-stained sleeve.
He drew himself up at attention and
6aluted.
walk on. corporal" said General
Bailloud, who wouldn't consent to give
up his Jug.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-23
WOMAN BUYS $3.50
OF BONDS WITH EGG
AND CHICKEN MONEY

Clarion, June 22.--The champion lib
erty loan patriot on record thus far In
Wright county Is Mrs. Albert Tice of
Grant township. Last week she in
vested in bonds her entire savings of
$500 for the past eight years. She
has the distinction also of having
saved the entire amount from the sale
of eggs and chickens and to have paid
for the groceries for the family be-
sides.
For Wright county the amount of
liberty loan bonds sold was 1920, 100
and for Clarion the amount was $780,
500, according to the final figures OBJ
tanned yesterday. Wright county's
share had been apportioned at $40O, 900.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-23
AppIied Science.

i've called, Mrs. Barton. to learn
why Tommy has not attended his class
lately" began the sweet, young Sun
day school teacher, frown on her
pretty face.
well, Miss Kelly" answered Mrs.
Barton, "the reason why I've kept
Tommy away from Sunday school Is
because the knowledge he received
there was making him wicked boy
"A wicked boy!" gasped the amazed
teacher. Really, Mrs. Barton, can
not imagine to what you refer"
You see, it's this way. Miss Kelly. !"
explained Mrs. Barton, determinedly.
''The last time Tommy went to Sun
day school you taught him that peo-
pie are made Of dust. Well, when he
came home he nearly frightened me to
death by trying to draw his little baby
sister into the vacuum cleaner!'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-23
STORES MAY USE PARCEL POST,
Wartime Economy Move Planned to
Cut Hugh Delivery Cost.

wv F1u8H OStiS~y WV.
Washington. June 21.-Retail and
department store merchants in the
large cities thruout the country have
only to organize their proposition for
local deliveries Of merchandise by par
eel post to start the reform in city
carriage
Postmaster General Burieson said
yesterday that If the merchants or.
CARNATIONS would submit their request.
it would receive consideration at once.
That the answer would be an affirma-
tive one there Is little doubt here.
THE whole matter" said Mr.. Burle-
son. as illustrated by what may be
seen any morning from the windows
CT my home. counted this morning,
for instance, seven milk wagons de-
livering along our block. Why seven?
Why not one%
The carriage bill Of Washington alone
is estimated to be 100000 a year
and 1t is conducted similarly to the de-
livery Of milk. BY the delivery Of
merchandise by parcel post 1t is est.-
mated the postoffice department could
save not only thousands but many
hundreds Of thousands Of dollars to
merchants in every city in the coun'
try.
First trial Of the proposed delivery
by parcel post would probably be mads
in Washington, where there would be
the advantage Of q local survey by the
department OF labor.
1t has been shown by a study OF the
methods. means and costs Of mer-
chandise delivery in washington that
notwithstanding the excellent pave.
ments and the general use OF auto
mobiles the percentage Of cost OF de-
livery is higher than anywhere in the
United States. The general average
was found to be per cent on the
value OF goods sold and delivered.
Postoffice officials said today there
was no doubt Of the ability OF the
government to take over the work and
do 1t more effectively and economically
than the various privste concerns are
now able to- do II.