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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-01-03
3 WANTED

on the first OF January the Public
Service Reserve will inaugurate Il
campaign to enroll, through local
agents, a great membership first in
the following states: Oregon, Wash
ington. Montana. Idaho, Utah, Wyom-
ing. South Dakota, North Dakota, Col
orado. Minnesota. Nebraska, Iowa,
Wisconsin. Nj sorli Ecl VII enro"
are not placed under any obligation
TO go where the country most needs
them. when called, unless they want
to and are satisfied with wages and
conditions. The reserve seeks only
men who are not at present employed
in war industry and particularly
wants to enroll every mechanic who
might be available for shipbuilding on
the Pacific coast.
Previous experience in actually
building ships is not required, but the
man must be qualified in some me
chanical trade which can be used in
a shipyard. Any man who is a ne
chanic can find a place to work in a
shipyard. He can do more for his
country by shipwork than by anything
else. The public a help by persuad-
ing mechanics to enroll in the Public
Service Reserve of the Department of
Labor, whose agents will soon begin
to personally confer with the me-
chanics. Everybody can help by max
ing known the fact that previous snip
building experience is unnecessary, so
long as the man is a good mechanic
and. can use the right tools. Local
agents of the reserve will be glad to
explain this fully to any man who Is
not sure that his ability would be SUIT
able for shipbuilding.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-01-03
NOTICE TO PUBLIC

If every one who knows of the en-
liStment of a nan in the service OF
his country, from Brookings county,
they will be doing the county a good
turn by reporting it to the local board,
as Is asked in the following notice:
To the People of BroOkings County:
If you will each one OF yOu, kindly
send to the local board for this coun-
ty the names and designation of all
men who have enlisted in the service
of the L. s. it will cut down the
amount OF men to be drafted from this
county. DO this at once, and help
your county as well as the men who
will be drafted from the same. State
their names fully and the branch Of
service they enlisted in, stating the
place of the enlistment if possible.
Local Board.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-01-03
A DRY GOOD TIME

The hook and ladder company of
the city fire department had a roast
turkey feed at Macs Cafe on New
Years eve. It was a bone dry" feed,
as becomes an arid state like South
Dakota, and in this respect il differed
slightly from some feeds put on by
the fremen in other, and As some OF
the boys put it. better days. The
bunch sat down at 11:15 and were do
ing Justice to the fine feed when the
Old Year passed into the new. a toast
to 1918 was solemnly drunk with city
water. The guests Of honor were c.
f.. Sorenson, chief Of the department,
and the following veteran firemon
who are now on the retired and honor
airy list Of the hook and ladder com
pany: II. f. Haroldson, Geo. Purdy.
VIM. Cameron. The following active
hook" member We're present: c. NJ.
McGinnis, I. A. Taylor, Carl Tbayer,
John Murphy. Walter Johnson, Carl
Dakin, o. A. %Simpkins, Wallace f
Purdy, Henry Arneson. Neil Donald
son Lloyd Hyde.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-01-03
GARAGE CHANGES HANDS

The Ford garage. established and
SO ably maintained for a number OF
years in this city by A. +. Bunday. has
been sold by him 10 George Brown.
Mr.. Bunday feels that as his boys are
both in the army II is not necessary
for him to work 50 hard. and that his
two bis farms Will be all that he ne, 4
give his attention To. In di~posing of
his realty hold mas. the garage and
land on which it is located 90 10 Mr..
Brown, Mr.. Bunday VIII retain for the
present the fifty feet just south of ii
on the alley. hoving sold The house
and los feet of the lot formerly tn
Episcopal reetory and where the Re-
Paul Roberts is now living. to Dr. b.
T. Green. 1t Is surmiscd that Or.
Green desires to have an available To-
cation for a hospital If anything goes
wrong with the one on the Hill.
Mr.. Brown. who will take possession
of the garage on March lSt, or per
haps a little before that. is an old res
ident of Nolga. where he built a very
fine public garage which has been
rented for some time. Having sold
that to Mr.. Fraley. Of Aurora. he will
give up his place as a rural mail car
rier and move to Bookings and man
age his new property. The Ford ga
rage has always been a popular place
for auto owners and the agency for
the little "tin car" has been a profit
able thing for Mr.. Bunday. Under the
direction of Mr.. Brown the old repu-
tation will no doubt be maintained and
the business continued with as much
success as in the past. The Register
will be glad to welcome Mr.. Brown
and family when they arrive in the
city to live.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-01-03
NOTICE TO REGlSTRANTS

The local board wishes the follow
ing regulations published for the gen
cral information of all registered men
and their families.
The following are instructions from
the provost marshal general to the 10
cal board for Brookings county, South
Dakota:
!. If a registrant has both a wife
and child. but there are such other
sources Of support available that the
removal Of the registrant will not de
prive the dependents Of reasonable
adequate support, he is TO be placed
in subdivision A Of Class Two.
2. II a registrant has a wife but
no children and there are such other
sources OF support available that the
removal of the reeistrant will not de-
prive the wife Of reasonable adequate
support he goes in Class One as not
being included in any other division
in the schedule. Local Board.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-01-03
MILLIONS JOIN
THE RED CROSS
FINAL RESULT OF BROOkINGS CO.
DRIVE ENLISTS QUARTER
OF POPULATION
OIHER COUNTIES IN STATE FAR AHEAD
Time And Opportunity For Others
WIG Did Not Join To Come In At
Once And Pay Dollar

The following is a report of the late
drive of the Red Cross for member
ship and while it shows a good aver
age for the county. ii does not show
thar We lead the procession as We
should ii. +. Haroldson. the treas
urcr. will receive your membership
sc at any time. and the one You
do this the better for the county:
The drive for the increase in mem,
bership to the Red Cross is over and
Bookings county has something over
1000 new members. Some of these
1000 are renewals, but each one paid
a dollar for the year 1918. This mean
that about 25 per cen of the popula-
ton of the county are Red Cross mem
bers, and about 80 per cen Of the pop
ulation of the city of Brookings. This
is good, and yet there are surely Il
good many who ought to be enrolled
who have not yet become members.
Other counties have far surpassed us
in this drive. Belle Fourche has
every single person in town enrolled.
Dallas has so per cen of her popula-
ton Kingsbury county has one fam
lily of sixteen members all enrolled.
There are a good many families in
Brookings that have a service flag in
their windows. but no small crosses
on il, meaning that only n member
of that household belongs to the Red
Cross.
Wouldn't it be a fine thing if every
family in Brookings had 100 per cent
membership? We really do not ex-
poet that. but We know that there are
many who should be members and
who are not. We will not have an
other drive for members, but member
ships may be paid to the treasurer,
II. +. Haroldson, at the Farmers Ma
tional Bank. and he will furnish you
with a Service Flag and a button.
Some houses were missed on the
drive, some families were away from
home. Such things are inevitable dur-
ing such a campaign, but each one
skipped ought 10 feel that he or she
should join anyway, ever if 1t requires
some trouble to do so.
Are we going TO be satisfied with
less than 80 per cent Of our popula-
ton members of this organization that
is standing behind our boys as is no
other? doubt if the people of Brook
ings county will let that percentage
remain as low as that.
Twenty-Five million is the total
membership of the Red Cross in the
whole country as is announced by the
National Headquarters this week.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-01-03
CIRCUIT COURT ADJOURNED

The regular term Of circuit court
will convene next Tuesday and Judge
w. n. Skinner will be on the bench
and will hear all the usual naturaliza-
ton matters and a few motions that
may come up. The real term has been
adjourned for four weeks and will
convene on February 9Th, at which time
the jury will report.
This adjournment is made neces-
sary because most of the attorneys
are busy as a legal aid board in help
ing the registrants fill out their Ques.
tionnaires. The Deuel. county term has
been postponed and this gives us the
opportunity to use their time. So for
the accommodation of everybody this
change has been made and the jurors
have been notified by the clerk.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-01-03
MEN WILL
HEAD NEXT DRAFT
BY THEIR ANSWERS TO CUES.
TlONNAIRE THEY PLACE THEM
SELVES IN CLASS ONE
MUST PASS THE PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
One Hundred And Thirty-Nine Mel
SO Far Found To Be Eligible
For Service

The following are the serial, or red,
numbers of one hundred and thirty
nine men whose questionnaires have
been received by the local board and
where the men by their have
certified themselves as being in Class
One.
The Register was notified Of this
list just before going to press and
while we had the time to get the num-
ber3 we did not have time to get the
names This list Of numbers will be
notice to the registrants as to how
they now stand in the order of call,
and next week we will have the list,
with such other additions. as the local
board will furnish us, with all OF the
names of the men in their order mum.
Der:
These figures to be read from left to
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-01-03
LUTHERAN CHOIR ELECTS

The Lutheran choir held their
nual meeting last Friday evening d
the home of Geo. G. Rude. The me I
ing was also in the nature Of a silr
anniversary, it being twenty-five yca:
since Mr.. Rude was first elected pr
ident Of the organization. During It'd.
evening the retiring president was pre-
scented with a handsome watch cha!i
with a gold knife attached, as a IT,
timonial for the faithful and earn
service that he has rendered the %
ciety. In view of the long time thu
he has acted in this official capacity
Mr.. Rude begged that he be relicv-'
of the duties of the office. and tn
choir elected A. O. Bortnem presideni
The choir has been one Of the yer,
strongest of the Lutheran church OF
CARNATIONS and has done excellent SCI
vice during all the years that it ha
maintained its organization. In
members are unanimous in their trib
ute to Mr.. Rude for the great servic
that he has rendered in acting a
their executive. A good share Of thi
time he has also been the leader
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-01-03
MITCHELL LAW ABIDING

Aside from the fact that the wonl-
ems boudoir of the local %calatoose has
been turned over to the ladies of the
Red Cross for war relief work, and
that one lone drunk lodged ms night
in the jail. Mitchell has not much
need for either police or Jail. The
monthly report for last month di-
vulges the above information, and
adds that the crime record for the
past month consisted of eleven viola
tons of the auto traffic regulations.
determination of Is homeless dogs
furnished the thrillers for the period
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-01-03
FARM AND HOME COURSE

The Farm and Home Course at the
college is well attended this year and
the instruction given is of the most
valuable that men and women can re
ceiye in these strenuous times. II
was planned for the best interest Of
those who were likely 10 attend and
is meeting with great favor. Many
people outside of the agricultural
walks of life are attending and a
glance over the audience viii reveal
the faces of bankers, merchants and
other business men.
Tomorrow and Saturday viii be the
final sessions of the course and a cor
dial invitation is extended to all Local
people to be in attendance. The fol
lowing is the program and it is Wei
worthy of the study Of all who read
this paper and can make it possible
to attend.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-01-03
BUILDING ACT|VE
THIS LAST YEAR
TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTEEN
THOUSAND DOLLARS SPENT IN
IMPROVEMENTS
MAIN STREET GAINS FINE BUILDINGS
Dwellings Not SO Numerous AS In
Former Years But Business
Blocks Increase

During the past year Of 1917 the
building operations in the city Of
Bookings kept up remarkably we'll
considering the increase in the prices
of all material and labor. Four bust
ness buildings on Main street and the
big plant of the Produce Co. make the
total for this class of building show
up well. Such residences as were
built were of the better type of build
ing and there We're not as many ten
ant houses erected as is usual in or
binary years. In other words the
home building has exceeded the build
ing of houses to rent.
These figures given below are in
tended as much as possible to repre-
sent the value Of the buildings and not
include the value of the real estate,
and we may not be absolutely correct
in the amounts. We will welcome any
corrections and any additions to this
list and will publish the same next
week.
The people of the city can feel proud
of the business enterprise of our citi-
zens in keeping up our building rec
ord in the face of the high cost Of
everything. 1t shows that we have a
confidence in the ultimate success OF
our nation that even the greatest war
in history cannot shake. No unnec-
essary building has been done and no
useless expenditure of money has been
INDUCED in. Every one of the build
ing improvements have been needed
and justified and in the spending Of
money this way our people nave shown
a spirit of patriotic progressiveness.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-01-03
A OF A

The state of trade ali over the oun
try reported by Bradstreets this week
is quite strong. Inventories reveal
small stocks. Buyers Of spring goods
already asking deliveries. Holiday
trade irregular, but south reports rec
ord business in this line. Industry
hampered by car, fuel and raw ma
terial scarcity. A record year in value
OF output, though not in volume, in all
lines. Taking over of railways a tonic
to stock market. Physical improve
ment of roads hoped for to aid trade
and industry.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-01-03
Friday

1000 a. m.-Joint session.
Topic-Gardens in war time.
(a) Varieties and management
CD Sanitation.
(c) Storage.
cd Conservation.
200 to 4 p. m.-Women's section.
Topic-Table service.
(a) Table setting for home
dinner.
CD Serving for informal gath
erings.
200 to 4 p. m.-Men's section.
Topic-Beef Cattle.
(a) Feeding cattle for profit
CD The influence Of a pure
bred sire.
Saturday
1000 a. m.-Joint session
Topic-Farm management.
ca Field management.
Department.
CD Farm accounting.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-01-03
SUICIDE AT BRUCE

Clyde Ribstein. a son Of Frank Rib
stein, of Bruce, was found hanging n
his fathers elevator IN New Years
evening about ten O'Clock He had
sold a load Of coal at 2:3O in the Of
ternoon ard that was the last seer of
him until found dead.
Sheriff Miner and the coroner went
up but no inquest was deemed neces-
sary. Mr.. Ribstein had not been well
lately and was respondent. He was
about 81 years old and unmarried.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-01-03
BREEDERS HOLD
ANNUA [MEET|NG
HOlSTEiN FRlESlAN BREEDERS
OF STATE ASSEMBLE IN CITY
AND VISIT COLLEGE
GOOD ATTENDANCE Of MILCH COW MEN
Second Day OF Meeting Is Made Part
OF The Farm And Home Course
At College

one OF the very best meetings OF the
tion of the state was held in this city
Tuesday and Wednesday. on Tuesday
they met at one O'Clock in the assem-
bly, room at the city hall and after the
address of the president and the read
ing of many valuable papers by breed
ers from all parts of the state, they
held their annual business meeting.
After seven years Of service as presi-
dent of the association. ever since the
organization. y. A. Zollman, the states
attorney cattle raiser of Mitchell, re-
fused a reelection and Prof. c. Larson,
ident. Mr.. Zollman is a ~tireless work
er for the propagation of this breed of
cattle and in his address emphasized
the fact that it had been proven TO
him that as a real factor in the cattle
industry, the Holstein was of the
greatest Importance. His claim to its
supremacy for both milk and beef was
supported by i~ncontestable facts cited.
Prof. Larson needs no introduction
to our readers, his work throughout
the state making him n of the big
men in doing things for the upbuild-
ing of the agricultural interests of
South Dakota. p. X. Crothers, the
faithful secretary who has served dur
ING the life of the association, was
reelected, as were the other officers.
Brookings, where Mr.. Crothers lived
for four years, knows that he is the
right mar for that place and could
have no superior in extending the
work of the breeders.
In the evening a banquet was ten
dered the visitors by the Commercial
Club of the city and it is reported 10
have been a very enjoyable affair
Tuesdays session was at the col
lege in conjunction with the Farm and
Home course. That the men were on
tertained and benefited goe without
saying. and the many splendid com
pliments paid the college, the cour~e
and the work being done there, WIS
music to the ears of all those who are
interested in great state institu-
ton. After adjourning last evening
the members all expressed their en-
..,,, g III. y;p;t md ct,nlya in com
plimentary terms of Brookings, the
college and the Commercial Club
The following is a list Of the breed
ers in attendance: Erick Iiesby, Hot-
land; Forest b. Hebson, Wolsey; Sars
A. Bruce. ~Lesterville; Guy +. Bruce,
! Lesterville; w. y. Worrall, Alpena
+. +. Corwin, Rock Valley, Iowa; NJ.
ID. Harris, belmont; O. |. BorsVoId,
Sinai; F. J. Snyder, Bruce; Prof. G..
Larson, city; s. NJ. Etzel, BristoI.
Theo. II. Thompson, Astoria; T =
Gage. Croton; NJ. j. Smiley, Bej'
Fourche; G. G.. Gilman. Mission Hii
p. p. Hoff, city; Tom Maher, city.
p. A. Zollman, Mitchell; G. f. Brown.
Hartford; Lloyd Brown, Hartfofd
Robt. cleveland, Hetland; c. II. NJ"
eners, Groton; p. A. Boyd, Arlington
A. +. Test, Mitchell: f. +. John-o..
HetIand; C. II. VIM. Bemis; L. 6
Larson, Langford; w. f. Abbott, Sioux
Fails: p. r. Crothers, Badger.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-01-03
FLOWERS IN CALIFORNIA

John Swenehart writes the Register
from Long Beach, Cal, and says the
weather Is very pleasant-"rather
strange to see all kinds of flowers In
bloom out of doors at Christmas time.
Tournament of Roses will be held at
Pasadena on New Years day, that's
about IS miles from here"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-01-03

Florence and Mabel Bitterness re-
turned last evening to Mortified,
Mimi, where they are attending st.
Olaf college. They have been spend
ing the holidays with their parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. J. Bitterness.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-01-03
$25.930.00
Grand total

Grand IOldl ..''''' 2-io'ooo'V'
The following is a list of buildings
and improvements that nave been
done on farms that are tributary 10
Bookings, to the extent that carpen-
ters and contractors of the city have
done the work. We have not added
them into the total Of local improve
ments. and simply give them for the
purpose of showing that the farming
community surrounding Brookings is
all the time keeping pace with, or
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-01-03
$69,700.O0
Business Buildings
$55,500.00
Public Buildings

Rantist Church 1913. 900. 90
Episcopal church e rectory. 22.0O0.0o
Manual Training Building. 100000
Veterinary hog house, (col-
Iege) 100000
The Monticellonian., 1918-10-11
TURKEY HAS PUT
 OUT PEACE TELLER
BRITISH CABINET CONSIDERS THEM AND DEVELOPMENTS FIX
 PGCTEB-7,ooo TURKS CAUGHT.

Iondon.-Turkey has made further indirect approaches to the allies through financial channels, which are being considered by the British war cabinet. the Standard says it learns on good authority. Important devel- opments, the newspaper adds, are expected
 More than 1000 Turks were taken prisoners when Gen. Allenby's forces occupied Damascus, the war office an nounced
 Damascus, the capital of Syria, was occupied by Gen. Allenby's forces, ac- cording to an official statement issued by the British war office
 Damascus is the Turkish base in Syria and Palestine and it's fall prob ably means the end of all Turkish resistance to Gen. Allenby in Pales- tine and Syria.
 The capture of Damascus marks an advance of 130 miles by Gen. Allen by's forces since September 2U, the day he launched his victorious at tack north of Jerusalem. In that time the British have captured mora than 50,000 prisoners, destroyed at least three Turkish armies and driY- en the enemy from Palestine anu a great part of Syria.
 Damascus is the junction point of railroads leading to the port of Beirut and Aleppo, 1S0 miles northeast.
 AleppO is the most important Thrlx- ish base in this region of Asia Minor, as it is a junction point of the rail roads from Palestine and Mesopota- mia.
 Damascus is the capital of the Villa yet of Syria and has a population of about 150,000. It is one of the holy cities of the Mohammedans, and the Arabs regard it as one of the four paradises on earth
The Monticellonian., 1918-10-11
KAISER TELLS ARMY
 IF HIS PEACE OFFER
ANNOUNCES CRUMBLING OF TEU. TONIC FRONT IN MACEDONIA
 AFTER HARD STRUGGLE.
WANTS HONORABLE PEACE
Declares Hour Is Grave, But Trusting Gods Gracious Help, We Believe Ourselves Strong Enough To De-
 fend FatherIand, Says Kaiser.

Berlin.-Emperor William issued a proclamation to the German army and navy in which after announcing that the Macedonian front had crumbled, he declared that he had decided, in accord with the allies, to again offer peace to the enemy.
 The text of the emperor's proclama. tion reads:
 For months past the enemy with enormous exertions and almost with out pause in the fighting has stormed against your lines. In weeks of strug- gles, often without repose, you have had to perseyere and resist a numer- leally far superior enemy. Therein lies the greatness of the task which has been set for you and which you are fulfilling. Troops of all the Ger man states are doing their part and are heroically defending the father land on foreign soil. Hard is the task
 My navy is holding it's own against the united enemy naval forces and is N@- oupPOI tliS. tilt dIIuy III it's difficult struggle.
 "The eyes of those at home rest with pride and admiration on the deeds of the army and navy. I ex- press to you my thanks and the thanks of the fatherland.
 "The collapse of the Macedonian front has occurred in the midst of the hardest struggle. In accord with our allies I have resolved once more to offer peace to the enemy, but I will only extend my hand for an honora- ble peace. We owe that to the he roes who have laid down their lives for the fatherland, and We make that our duty to our children.
 Whether arms will be lowered is a question. Until then we must not slacken. We must, as hitherto, exert all OUT strength unwearily to hold our ground against the onslaught of our enemies.
 "The hour is grave. but trusting in your strength and in Gods gracious help, we feel ourselves to be strong enough to defend our beloved father land. tSigned.) WILHELM.