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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-08-08
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Mr.. and Mrs. John McComb of
Paullina, Iowa, visited Friday and
Saturday at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
John G.. Raak.
The Business Girls Club will serve
ice cream at the band concert Friday
evening. The proceeds will be donat-
ed to the ambulance fund.
Miss Esther James of Ipswich, Wis
tied for a week with her friend, Miss
Hazel Mears, in this city, returning
to her home on Tuesday morning.
The Fad shows official Government
Mar Pictures every Tuesday, begin
ming on Aug. 18th. Remember first
show will start at 7:3O instead of 300.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Fry returned last
Thursday evening from Clinton, ILL.,,
where they were called by the death
of Mrs. Fry's mother. They visited
also for a short time at Blooming
ton, while away from home.
Last Sunday was the first service
in the Baptist church under the pas
torate of the Rev. Earl V. Pierce. and
the congregation was treated to an
excellent common sense rmo In
the evening Mr.. Pierce preached the
sermon at the union service held in
the U. P. church and again demon
strated the fact that he is a preacher
who it is a pleasure, as we'll as a
profit, to hear.
The body of Mrs. Sarah Satchell,
one of the earliest settlers in Brook
ings was brought here from Grinnell,
Iowa, by her son. G. w. Satchell, on
last Thursday evening and interment
occurred that same evening in Green
wood cemetery beside the grave of
her husband, who died and was buried
here many years ago. Another son,
who lives in the country heal Aurora
was also in attendance at the funeral.
NJ ScINlCc was uclu mere dS Tic III
neral proper was held in the Iowa
city where Mrs. Satchell had for
many years made her home.
A very happy event occurred Sat
urday evening at the Lutheran church
when the young people of the church
entertained the student soldiers from
the college at a reception. A taste
full musical program was rendered
and the Rev. B. A. Benson made a
short, but telling patriotic address.
Refreshments were served to the
guests on the church lawn and a most
enjoyable time was passed by all who
attended. More of these good Eel.
lowship meetings between the sol
diers and the townspeople, will help
to send these men away to their duty
with q better appreciation of the fact
that the country Is back of every man
who fights for the right.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-08-08

George II. Stoddart, city auditor,
has been confined to his bed for a
week by very severe illness, but was
able to sit up in bed yesterday. We
trust he will soon be able to be at
his post of duty,
Orson Rexford of Aurora and the
elevator agent of whom he purchased
the -four, which he was accused Of
boarding, have both been bound over
to the federal grand jury in bonds Of
$500 each after a preliminary hear
ing before a court commissioner.
Their cases will come up at the next
term of the federal court when it
meets at Aberdeen.
Volga has been fortunate in securing
as superintendent of their schools for
the coming year, A. A. Coulson Of De
Smet, who was almost nominated SUI
perintendent of public instruction in
the May primaries. In the drafting of
Mr.. Macarthur, their former superin-
tendent. they lost a finely equipped
educator, and they r extremely
lucky in being able to enlist the SER
vices of a man with the experience
and ability of Mr.. Coulson. Brook
ings county will be glad indeed to
welcome him as a resident of the
county. AS county superintendent of
K%ingsbury county he has been a great
ucces
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-08-08
NOTICE Of TAKING DISPOSITIONS

State of South Dakota,
County of Bookings, SIS.
In Circuit Court. Third judicial Circuit.
John f. Pierce,
Plaintiff.
Helen Pierce,
Defendant.
To Helen Pierce. the above named de-
PENDANT:
You Will please take notice that the
dispositions of Mrs. Nicholas Sartoris and
Mrs. Edward j. Burke will be taken on
behalf of the plaintiff at the office of
stuart q. knight. attorney at law, at No:
46s state Street. in the City OF Schenectady.
County OF Schenectady. State of New York
on the 4th day of September. 1918. COM
mencing at the hour Of two o'clock in the
afternoon OF said day, and that the exam
nation or said witnesses and the taking
OF said dispositions will IL necessary, be
postponed and continued until they are
ruby completed. and when so taken will
be used In evidence upon the behalf of
the plaintin In tho above entitled action.
Dated at Brookings. South Dakota, Aug.
7, 1918.
Cheever & Cheever,
Attorneys for Plaintiff. Brookings. So. Oak.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-08-08
ONE PACKAGE TOO MUCH

How came Flubdub to be arrest
ed?"
We'll, he's an earnest exponent of
the theory that you ought to carry
home your own packages. Only he
had a package that was too much for
him."-Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-08-08
QUITE IMPOSSIBLE

WIKI see by this paper that more
than one-half of the worlds population
Is feminine"
Mkt don't believe 1t. II 1t were
so how do you account for the fact
that one-half Of the world doesn't
know how the other half lives?"-Idle
Hour.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-08-08
To, LATE TO CLASSIFY

FOR SALE OR TRADE-I have two
good improved half sections Of land
and n quarter unimproved l will
sell for cash or take a good residence
in On any of these tracts. These
farms are in Lake county. Write me
for particulars. Box rs. Lake Preston,
s. d.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-08-08
THE LESSONS OF WAR

$50 you're saving up to buy an air
ship? You're quite an ambitious lit
tie boy"
Eyes, sir; l wants to fly over jim
ME Mack's yard and drop bricks on
him."-The Airman.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-08-08
ONLY A LITTLE, HOWEVER

Why Mary had a little lamb
Well tell you in a trice,
You see it wasn't meatless day
And Mary had the price.
Boston Transcript.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-08-08

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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-06-01
METRO PALY SHOWS
BIG HOTEL. SCENES

Many of the most interesting
in THE Shell Game" a Metro picture
starring Emmy Wehlen. which is the
attraction at the Pastime theatre on
Sunday and Monday, were staged in
an elaborate and spacious hotel set
ting that was built at the Metro studio,
"The Shell Game" Is a perturbation
OF Kenneth l.. Roberts Saturday Even
ing Post story Good VIII and Almond
Shells
In appointments. this set which
occupied practically all the floor space
of the big studio was a follows: enter
ing from the street OnNthe left was
located the office of the hotel clerk.
the cashiers office and then the
managers office. Next to these were
two. elevators between which on the
wall was placed a regulation United
States Mail BOX with a practical mail
chute coming from the floors above
At the back of the lobby was the sigar
and magazine stand, a grand stair
case, and then palm room. To the
right rear was the hotel writing room.
and at the right front was the ball
room. The whole set was built in
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-06-01
SCENES STAGED AT
ESTATE or STAR

The famous "Bushmanor'' estate OF
Francis x. Bushman, near Baltimore
was used for exterior scenes in the
Metro picture, "The Brass Check, .
which will be the attraction at the
Alta theatre on Sunday and monday.
Beverly Bayne is co-starred with Mr.
Bushman in this screen adaptation of
George Allan England's All-Story
Weekly story Of the same name.
The stars handsome residence was
used for the staging OF exteriors of the
Trevor home. His house has ain early
Englisheexterior. similar to Lord Rag
lan's ideas of a country home, with o
Colonial interior. 1t contains thirty
five Jorge rooms which are furnished
with one of the rarest collectins OF
furniture In America. 1t is one hum
dred and fifty years old and stands In
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-06-01

the center of a tract of one hundred
and ten acres. Some of the land is
farmed, but Mr. Bushman does not
participate extensively in agriculture.
as his motion picture work keeps him
constantly away from "Bushmanor."
The Metro star has a valuable collec
tion OF live stock which includes
twelve horses. eight cows. five grown
dogs. and thirteen puppies. Amons
the horses are four of the finest in the
United States, Nubian King. Petroleum
Redfield. and Araby.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-06-01

mountains of the san Jacinto Range
for whole day. riding wildly down
steep mountain trails.
To provide knitted sweaters and
other articles for the Metro men who
have entered the service of the Amer
ican Army and Navy, the women
stars of the Eastern and Western
studios have formed a knitting club.
The charter members of the club in
clude Beverly Bayne, May Allison
Emmy Wehlen. Viola Daua, Edith
Storey, Madame Nazimova, Emily
stevens and Mrs. Sidney Drew.
Emmy Wehlen, popular Metro star
is to pose for a special reel of films
showing the latest Paris and New
York styles IT will be shown through
out the country fer the benefit of the
American Red Cross.
Arnold Daly. when making the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-06-01
Story of a Girls ''Fging'' at Life
BILLIE Burke's Latest Picture.

At the Arcade theatre on Sunday
and Monday demure Billie Burke in
her latest paramount picture. Ewes
Daughter" from Alicia Ramsey's play
by that name, is to be the star. The
story deals with the life of a girl,
suddenly left a little money by her
father after a life of repression and
hardship. Now she nearly outsteps
the bounds of convention spending ali
her money in zone good time" only
to he saved in time by the man who
loves her and girl she has helped,
make up a thrilling and at times
humorous story that will prove highly
entertaining. other pictures on the
ifogram will be Bray Cartoon and
Screen Magazine.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-06-01

while the train was speeding along.
fairbanks hooked his toes on win,
dow bar, lowered himself until his
eyes were level with the offending
springs, and thus, while standing on
his head, applied the grease.
Enid Bennett, 1nce's beautiful star
is a riding fiend. What tennis. golf.
motoring are to some stars horseback
riding is to Miss Enid. She's up and
others are taking their beauty maps.
In How Could You, Jean?' forth
coming Mary Pickford production,
Little Mary gives a demonstration of
kitchen floor wizardry-juggling beans
and peas on knives without losing
one.
1t will be long time before Mary
Pickford forgets the riding she was
called upon to do in "Mliss,'' for she
was compelled to ride bareback in the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-06-01

marble finish, giving a palatia1 effect.
The settings built for the other
rooms of the,hotel are in keeping with
the elaborate lobby and make this
Metro screen play noteworthy n re-
spect to settings. Unusually effective
lighting effects were securedrfor the
taking of these scenes in thH fascinat-
ing screen romance.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-06-01

ed limiting at receptions and dances
awaiting the smiling heroine of so
many screen triumphs.
All film fans will be delighted To
hear that Henry n. Walthall. the
little colonel" in The Birth Of a Ma
tion." Is back with D. w Griffith
again. and has commenced work in
Griffith's latest feature for the art
craft programme.
So much ip love did En2 Bennett
fall with the clothes She wares in GER
tain scenes Of her. new Paramount
picture on which she Is now working
J that she had hcE drcssmaker duplicate
them FOR her private use.
/ Wanda Mawley, formerly Wanda
Petit. who was with "Doug" Fair
banks In mir. FiN-It.' Is much in de-
mand She viii be in odd Wives foI
New" supported Constance Tilmadge
in "a Pair OF silk stockings" and win
be In De Miles latest picture, I'VE
Can't Have Ever,thiug.'
1 Fairbanks Is an athletic chap. but
attempt to absorbe this. While on
+ his transoontinentaI tour the squeakine
! o. springs annoyed Doug SO he took
It upon himself to grease them. SO,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-06-01

Music Program at Alta Theater SUM-
day.
y. CHAS. o. BREACH, Director.
Overture-Raymond ....... Thomas
Waltz-Eternal Ivresse 49,. .Gopne
Selection-Romeo and Juliet. Gounod
serenota .............. Moszkowslty
Loves Sweet Dream Z. .Gabriel-Marie
Selection-Lucia di Lammermoor.
{ ................... Donizetti
suite--(a) carresslng Butterfly.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-06-01
SCREEN GOSSIP

Charles Bryant, wh6 is leading man
Tor, Nazimova, in both Revelation" !"
and Toys of Fate,% screen classisc
productions released by Metro, is ons
OF the tallest men in pictures. Mr.
Bryant is over six feet and well built
in proportion.
Emily Stevens, who has just closed
SUCCESSFUL Broadway season, is again
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-06-01

SUNDAY FEATIrREs

SUNDAY FEATURES Z
Alta-Francis X. Bushman 4
and Beverly Bayne in "The Brass 4
Check. I
Arcade-Billie Burke In Ewes 4
Daughter" Z
Pastime--Emily Wehlem in .
The Shell Game" =
COMING .
Alta--Tuesday and Wednesday =
Camp Lewis" =
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-06-01


patriotic production. My own United
States. has a dressing-room on the
old fighting frigate Consultation.
where many of the scenes were taken.
Anita Loos has started suit for d.
yorce against friend husband, Frank
Palma
Pathe is going to quit producing
feature productions Which means
that Frank keenan,. Fannie Ward.
Ressie Love. Irene Castle and Bryant
Washburn viii head their own COM
panIes. with distribution. through Pa
the or elsewhere. when their present
short-term contracts expire
All film concerns are not getting.
rich. General Film is said TO have
lost more than $15O,0oe in 1916
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-06-01

Dorothy Dalton's new story, Green
Eyes" by Ella Stuart Carson, is tsaar-
ing completion, and Thomas H. Ince's
dimpled star is busy consulting time
tables preparatory to leaving for the
East. on this long premeditated
trans-continental trip, New York is the
ultimate destination, but If it can be
arranged, Chicago and one or two
other cities may be visited, as very
tempting invitations have been receiv-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-06-01

with Metro. where she will start work
on series of pictures.
Gertie has lost an eye. 1t was a
splendid yellow orb, and by losing ii
Gertie's career as to an actress is cut
short at its promising start.
Gertie is the pet cockatoo that has
been a well-known figure In Para
mount pictures. The acideHt happen
Ell the other day when she was out on
location. The eye was punctured by
a twig, but the big white bird bore the
pain bravely. and the loss has not
spoiled her disposition She still
swings on her perch in the prop room
as friendly as ever.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-23
KEYPORT

Rev. f. T. b. Reynolds was the
guest of friends at New York on Fri
day.
&. L. Tilton. of Flatbush, is spend
ing the weekend with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. William A. Tflton, of
Osborne street.
Tho Christian enlistment week OF
the First Baptist church began last
Sunday. During the past week and
on Sunday each member of h
church will be visited and asked to
agree to take an Interest IN ~
church. Great possibilities are In
cluded In the scheme. A committee
OF twenty-five or more is doing the
work. Deacon L. ID. Pettys is the
chairman and w. F. Stanhope the
director. This Is purely a laymen's
movement and all the Baptist church.
es are working at II this week.
Rev. j. Calvin French, the newly
installed pastor Of the First Presby-
terrain church, will be given a recep-
ton by the members of the congre-
CATION at the home of Dr.. and Mrs. J..
Il. ID. Silcox. of First street. on Tues-
day evening.
The Boy Scouts Of Troop 1. Baptist
church. held a meeting at the parson-
age OF the church this week. at which
time they reported a sale OF $3.50
worth of fourth Liberty loan bonds.
There are twelve couts working to
become second class scouts. The boys
meet each Friday evening at Z
o'clock.
A brass quartet will render seIee-
lions at Calvary NJ. Z. church on
Sunday evening.
Mrs. Albert NJ. Haigh will entertain
the members of the Guild Of the Re-
formed church on Tuesday afternoon.
The Guild will unite with other or
CARNATIONS of the church to hold a
bazaar on December 5.
Mr.. and Mrs. William MacLean. of
Poughkeepsie. were the recent guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. r. S. White OF Poole
avenue.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-23
WOODBRIDGE

The Builders of the NJ. e. church
will hold "a God sale on Saturday af-
ternoon, December IA.
Mrs. Jessie Pear Kreidel and her
little son, August Grant Kreidel were
baptised Wednesday afternoon by
Rev. l.. V. Buschman at the P~resbyte-
rian parsonage. Their aunt, Miss
Harriet Elizabeth Gilmen, being their
sponsor.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Edgar Brown and
Miss Edna Brown, are pleasantly To-
Gated in their new home at 502 Doug
lass avenue Ames Iowa. Mr.. Brown
and family decided to join their son,
DIR. Percy Edgar Brown, of the State
College at Ames, n as soon as Mr.,
Browns condition warranted, after
his serious accident, the first OF Oc-
tober, they made their plans to leave
the old homestead In Blair road,
which has been occupied by members
of the family for ESQ years. Mr.,
Browns friends will be glad to know
that he stood the trip well and Is
growing stronger.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-23
FfENEAU

Mrs. ID. A. Taylor spent "Wednesday
with friends In Newark.
Mrs. James Thompson is ~recoverine
after a severe Illness.
Mrs. John Voorhees, Of Keypor
spent Wednesday with her father
James Roberts.
A son was born to Mrs. William
Lockwood on Monday.
Mrs. Alfred Allison was a Matawar
visitor today.
Allen Lockwood was an out OF town
visitor "Wednesday.
Miss Vivian Cashier and sister, Olive
were Perth Amboy visitors Wednesday
evening.
Miss Pearl Dill spent Saturday II
New York city as the guest OF Miss
Florence Boyce.
Albert Wilson from Beacon Hill
spent Thursday in Freneau.
George Ward and family have
moved 10 New York.
Miss May Thompson vas a Red
Bank visitor Wednesday evening.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-23
JAMESBURG

Mechanics Home Council No. II,
Junior order United American Me-
chanics. will attend divine worship on
Sunday evening in the Jamesburg
Methodist church. The members Will
meet in Mechanics hall at Z o'clock
and march in n body to the church
The pastor, Rev. Henry Johnson, Will
prepare a special patriotic sermon for
the occasion.
Mrs. George Dawson and daughter.
Miss Elsie Dawson. have returned
from Newport News, Va, where they
have been on a visit.
Mrs. Albert Perrine, of Howell.
spent Thursday at the home of her
nephew. Frederick l.. Dey, of Augusta
street.
julius Frizen. OF Buckelew avenue,
whose disappearance some weeks ago
startled his family while he was on a
visit to Newark, has returned to his
home here. He met with an accident
while riding his motorcycle and was
taken to a hospital. thus causing the
alarm. He suffered a fracture of he
leg.
Marshal Gustav Fillhower has been
confined to the house with an attack
of pleurisy.
Mrs. william III. Brooks, chairman
of the local Red Cross unit. wishes to
announce hat the labels for the
boxes of Christmas packages to be
Sent to the boys in France are now
ready for distribution and can be had
at her homo free of charge. These
labels are for the immediate family
OF the oldiers and not for promiscu-
GUS distribution. The time limit ex-
| pires on November 80.
Raymond Carini left on Thursday
for Brooklyn with an auto truck load
OF goods for the George w. Helme
Company. He continued his trip to
Yorllyn. Del, and thence home. a
distance of over three hundred miles.
Jamesburg will observe the signing
OF the armistice in a more dignified
manner than OF last week when all
the young folks for miles around will
assemble at Lange's hall on Friday
evening, November 20. and enjoy a
Victory Dance" Special patriotic
decorations Will be a feature of the
event. The committee, all popular
local girls, are Misses Grace Breck-
wedel, Hilda Baremore. Alberta
Jobes. Elsie Baremore. Mildred Brow
err, Elsa Lange.
The scheduled action before Jus
tice William b.. Paxton, in which E.
s.. Walters, of Prospect Plains. was
defendant in an action for SOFIA in
stituted by r. NJ. Hollingshead &
Company, of Camden. to be tried in
borough hall. was deferred owing to a
settlement out of court. Walters maxi
ing payment of the claim.
Owing to the increasing rowdyism
along the main streets in the portion
of the town rear Willow street and
Railroad avenue, the police commits
sioners AVE changed the hours of
patrol duty OF Marshal Fillhower In
order that this gang OF hoodlums may
be broken up.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-23
SUBURBAN NEWS
CHRISTMAS BOXES
Time for Sending Them Extended
November 30.

Itn1c Tor sending Them Extended TO
November 30.
BIZ Srcctn correspondent.
MATAWAN. Nov. 23.-Announce-
ment has been made by the local Red
Cross that the November 20 time limit
for sending Christmas boxes to the
soldiers in France and other foreign
countries, has been advanced to No
vember 80. This gives people who have
been unable to get their boxes ready
or have not as yet received the neces-
sary labels from the boys. over =
week more.
The boxes may be obtained at the
home of Miss Mary Bushnell in Main
street. by presenting a label sent BY
the boy who Is IN France or by posi-
tive proof h a the boy is overseas, and
no label has been received from him.
The boxes may contain various arti-
Giles among them being. knives. hard
candy, fruit cake, mouth organs, to-
bacco and cigarettes.
These boxes must not contain
than three pounds and when flled
must be delivered to Miss BushnelFs
home, unsealed. where they are IN
spCcted by the Red Cross, wrapped
and sealed with the chapter seal. The
box is then started on its journey and
is not opened again until IL reaches
the boy to whom Il is addressed.
People who have relatives overseas
are urged to get their box as soon as
possible and after filling 1t 70 return
Il to the Red Cross before November
80. so that none of the boys nay be
disappointed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-23
DEAD SOLDIER PRAISED
Mrs. Belle Gould Receives Letter ON
Death OF Her Son.

D1aAth vi III eo
The following letter was received
by Mrs. Belle Gould. of 1TS Wash
ington street. from the hospital In
which her son Raymond died on Octo-
Der L. q
My Dear Mrs. Gould:-You must
have been prepared by recent tele-
gram for the sad news of the death of
your son Raymond. The doctors and
nurses were untiring in their devo-
ton and care during his last illness.
For your personal loss there a be
little consolation but. in time to come
YOU will learn TO be very proud OF
the fact that he gave his life in de-
Tense OF liberty and Justice.
Your son was a fine soldier IN In
this moment of your grief there Is
nothing we can cay to comfort except
to extend to you the deepest sympathy
of the American Red .
He did not get to the front, but his
spirit was as fine as that of those who
actually met the enemy and the ex-
ample of patriotism that he gave will
put his name on the roll of those who
gave their all for their country.
Sincerely ours
w. u. SNETHAN. A. +. w. D.,
Hospital Service.
Private Gould was trough TO
woodbridge and inferred In Trinity
cemetery with full military honors.