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The Topeka state journal., 1918-07-13

Anti-Horse Thief association have
turned out in pursuit of a bard of
train robbers. Probably this is the
first opportunity the organization has
had to make itself useful, since there
are now few horses to steal. The time
may be near when it will change its
association. For every horse stolen
these days there are probably one h. n
dred automobiles taken.
The Topeka state journal., 1918-07-13

The announcement from Mo: COW
that state of war has been pre-
claimed in the province of ArchangeI.
Russia, coupled with the statemeor
fr ~ Washington that large Iuail es
of war materials shipped to Archangel
still lying unused along the railway
tracks in thai unity, lend interest
to compilation by the National CitY
Bank of New York reg riding our h'p-
ments of merchandise to that section
of Russia since the beginning of the
war. The banks figures show tn. :, If
tn, s1.OsO, 100000 worth of material
The Topeka state journal., 1918-07-13

lin that German leaders are in perfect
accord in their readiness to receive
peace proposals from the allies If
these proposals be offered in SINGER
ity. When the allies submit peace
proposals they will be sincere enough
to satisfy even the Teutonic mind.
There is no occasion for worry or
that score. Not only will they be sim
cere but they will be so plain as to
leave no room for misunderstanding.
The Topeka state journal., 1918-07-13
ON THE SPUR
OF THE MOMENT
BY ROY X. MOULTON

went into a butcher shop
The other day, nonchalant like,
Gimme a dollars worth of lamb chops"
"All right" he said, and began cutting
them off.
He cut off few sickly looking ones
And wrapped them up.
How much?" asked.
PS desss eheas aoa 1oarse sfhy std he replied
Leave that to me- he replied. Good day."
The recent frost on Cape Cod has
caused a cranberry shortage. Ter
rible, of course but think of the sugar
it will save. Our troubles never seem
so bad when we stop to analyze them.
Fashion journal says: 1.-THE long
straight stole is popular this season"
The long crooked steal is also pop
ular in some circles.
The war industries board has ta-
booed all long-tailed coats, including
the Prince Albert. What of our bow
legged statesmen? Can they ever de-
old town nall?
Just to show that love is ever young
and romance is deathless. j. A. Cot
tie, aged "a. and Mrs. John Harper.
aged IS, have eloped from Hunting
ton, w. Va, to Catlettsburg, KY, and
married.
Well, Well! First We Have Heard of 1t
Reichstag member announces that
captive German officers are forced to
work in the United States.-Dispatch
from Amsterdam.
1t sounds almost too good to be
true.
Enforcing the Rule In Kansas.
A travelling man who was served at
the hotel at Lenora one evening last
week merely ate the centers of the
pieces of bread. leaving the crusts.
The next morning at breakfast he was
waited upon by a committee of citi-
zens and informed the bread he left
the night before would be his first
course for breakfast. They remained
to see that he ate it.-Downs (Kan.)
News.
We are a little leary of that trip OF
Herbert Hoover's over to England
We are afraid he will learn too much
Lord Rhondda taught his people
some wonderful things about the pro
fciency of the human body in the mat
ter of combating hunger. The ordi-
nary English meal would be anything
but an appetizer over here. Herber'
is quite efficient enough as he is.
The Topeka state journal., 1918-07-13
MAKING NEW MEN.

When the American people become
fully cognizant of what military train
ing is doing for the young men of the
country it seems lardly possible =,
a voice will be raised against a cor.
When it comes to the health OF the
army nothing is too small to take into
account.
The grounds about the camps are
kept free Of rubbish and decaying
matter. Garbage cans are covered and
screened. Traps are set t, catch
flies. The instructions given the mer
are explicit and leave no room Cor err
sonal views as to sanitation. 'Tar is
being made upon disease as scientifi-
cally as upon the kaiser.
In some of the camps the drill
6 ounds are oiled. It vas discovered
that the dust stirred by trampiug f,et
caused respiratory troubles. So the
order went out, mo dust" And there
is none.
Orthopedists examine bad feet, pre-
scribe exercises. and give treatment.
As q result the disability Is often re-
moved and the feet restored tc nor
NAL.
Special attention is given also to
s-loes. Ths army shoe is in itself a
panacea for almost Is per cent of the
ills the foot is heir to. As a resu't o.
this sensible shoe the corn crop in
some camps is total failure. Minor
ailments also disappear. Service in
thu army will save thousands from the
sufferings that come in middle age
from wearing ill-fitting shoes in their
young manhood.
Another matter that comes under
the keen eye # the medical AUTH ri
ties is shaving. A general order Las
been issued requiring all BARRIERS EN-
ployed at the various camp nerbel
shops to wash their hands with soar
and v7ater before attendance upor
lch man. Towels used for one pa.
tron can not be uied again until laun
dered. Cups and brushes must -
d after -ach shaving.
recent survey of the physical con
dition of the men at one of the camp,
shows by comparison with the Cats
taken at their coming that they HI
gained from half inch to an inch II
height and from to 25 pounds il
weight. This Is a convincing d damon
stration, both 20 the men themselye
) and to the home folks, of the vaiue O
: substantial ami r.curishing food, regu
) lar hours, sanitary environment, an,
regular exercise. STOPPED shoulder
have been straightened, cave.-i
: chests filled out, sagging "tummies
made hard and eble to hold their on
. l.. the place where nature intende
r them to be. ard steps that ono
5 d-asged listlessly move with a srr.ns
/ iness and vigor tha: indicate tn
a healthy man.
= If your boy in the army, ten t
t one he Is in better health than he Ia
= ever been in his life He is bein
: looked over outside, and one nigt
n almost say inside, as he has never Zee
e before. And If anything is wrong wit
f him il will be put right if science IN
] skill can do It.
The Topeka state journal., 1918-07-13

IF an effort he made to shift the
great burden of TIE taxes to the shoul-
ders of a few says writer in Les
lies, "in the end il will case their de-
struction, for the load is too great to
be carried by limited number Of our
taxpayers" The answer to this is that
any attempt of this sort is doomed
to certain failure. It is the many who
pay all the taxes in the end aud never
the few
The Topeka state journal., 1918-07-13

The measure providing for govern
ment control of the wires. now before
congress, might have smoother sailing
If there were some assurance thu the
service would not be placed in charg
of Postmaster General Burleson.
The Topeka state journal., 1918-07-13

There are indications that there will
be big job of making alterations of
city directories in European cities
when the war ends. There seems to
be a grand rush to name streets for
President Wilson. Palermo, Italy, is
the latest to join the ranks.
The Topeka state journal., 1918-07-13

The Socialists in New York are ask
ing for a six-hour day. If 1t be made
to apply exclusively to the occupation
of the Socialists, which is talking, ev-
erybody will favor it.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-12-26

Miss Mae Noodle of Elkton, spent a
few days last week at the G. o. Kir,
by home, east Of Aurora.
Miss Lois Huska is spending her
Christmas vacation at home this week.
II. S. Putnam of Aurora, was a
pleasant visitor in Parnell last week.
j. II. Smith, who was sick so long
is rapidly improving.
The Harry White family were all
very i'll last week, but are improving
as well as could be expected.
Word has just been received from
Miss Blanche Phillips Of Washington,
ID. c., that she had just returned from
the st. Mary's hospital after a terri,
BILE seige of the Spanish influenza
which developed into pneumonia. She
first returned to her boarding place,
90S Eye street, for a few days rest be-
fore returning to work.
Miss Vernice Wilson is now spend
ing her Christmas vacation at home.
l.. p. Nielsen spent last Sunday
evening at the J. T.. Phillips home.
Hugh Smith and Jack Malay were
driving in this vicinity last week.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-12-26
AURORA

Mr.. and Mrs. w. D.. Anderson of
Berdette, Alberta, Canada, arrived
Friday evening for a visit at the Hazel,
wood home. Mrs. Anderson is a sis
ter of Mrs. Hazelwood.
Mr., and Mrs. Shelp and daughter,
May, are visiting at the Ed. Hickman
home. They have sold their farm east
Of Brookings, but have as yet made
no definite plans for the future. Mrs.
Hickman is a daughter Of Mr. and Mrs.
Shelp.
The Misses Lucille Baker and Lois
Huska returned home Friday night
from Madison to spend their vacation
in their respective homes.
Clarence Korte arrived from a New
York camp Sunday on a furlough. He
visited relatives and friends here
Tuesday.
Miss Pearl Wright spent Sunday af'
ternoon and evening with Belva Rex
ford.
Miss Olson came down from Brook
ings Tuesday to spend Christmas at
the Everett Sanderson home north OF
town.
Clarence Pike arrived Monday morn.
ing for a few days iurlough.
Charlie McClemans is helping Mr.,
Ray in the drug store during the hol'
idays.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-12-26

ALTON--RICHLANO

Mr.. and Mrs. George Hamilton were
last Wednesday visitors at the VIII
Stamp home.
Quite a number Of the farmers were
Christmas shopping in Elkton the past
week.
Ernest Gust and Henry Karstans
have been kept busy repairing the tele-
phone line.
Mrs. Doris Washburn spent a few
days with her sister, Mrs. Mills, help
ing care for the sick ones in the fam
Lily.
Miss Martha Karstan, who is assist
ing with housework in the DR.. Miller
home in Brookings Is expected to
come home to spend Christmas with
her parents.
Paul Ecker was a last Tuesday Wis.,
itor at the Joe Tomscha home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Gust spent last
Tuesday evening at the Henry Kar.
stan home.
julius Wiese and Ivan Bruno deliv-
cred hogs in Elkton Friday.
The teacher and pupils in District
No. 20 are enjoying an enforced va
cation on account of case of influenza.
Not much news this week as there
are no entertainments going on on
account of the epidemic, and the
items had to be mailed early as 1t was
Christmas week.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-12-26
81 E

From the Journal:
Mrs. Fred Taken received word
from her husband that he was well and
went through many battles, including
the final one, and came out without
q scratch.
Twelve of the lady friends of Mrs
Geo. +. Hopkins gathered at her home
last Thursday afternoon to help cole
bratc her birthday. Mrs. Thos. Jen.
nings, her daughter. was up from
Bookings to participate in the pleas.
ant occasion.
Red Cross,-Hell," was the remark
with which Daniel Sayers refused the
Red Cross soliciting committee today
in its drive for universal membership
in Estelline. This man is immensely
wealthy and he refused to give one
dollar to forward the aims of the mob
lest organization on earth; one dollar
from his hundreds of thousands to
help suffering humanity. For this
man our noble boys from Estelline
went across the sea and fought. and
died; to protect and insure his prop
erty and life from the Huns-and he
refuses to give a dollar to aid the or
ganization which is doing more for
our boys than any other organization
in the world. Thank God he was the
only one in Estelline who did refuse.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-12-26
hRGO

The following of Argo SO joined the
Junior Red Cross: Lois Pechen, Mad
aline Bechen, Peter Hanson, Beulah
Otteson, Gladys Otteson, Merrell Otte-
son, Herman Michel, Jr., Ada Michel,
Freida Michel, Martin Michel, Al.
bert Michel and Elmer Michel, Opal
Head, Walter Head Christa Green,
Isabel Green. Fred Green and Robert
Green.
The program and necktie social of
Argo So that was to have been given
December 10, was postponed until a
later date.
Miss Mary Blakely spent Friday
evening with her sister, Mrs. Claud
Chapman.
Sigma Green was a welcome visitor
in Argo SO last Tuesday afternoon.
Supt. II. w. Blakely visited ArgO
needless to say that he gave the pupils
an excellent talk on various topics
in which they are Interested. The
teacher and pupils Of Ar2o SO extend
a cordial invitation that he visit our
school again soon. We wish him a
Merry Christmas and a bright and
prosperous New Year.
Little Thelma KaldowSki's funeral
was held last Wednesday afternoon.
We extend u sympathy to the be-
reaved ones.
A few friends sprang a surprise on
Miss Blakely Monday evening at the
Bechen home in honor of her birth
day. A dainty four-course supper was
served by Mrs. Bechen.
The pupils Of Argo SO rendered one
of those genuine old-fashioned Christ
mas programs consisting OF dialogs,
recitations and songs, and had a Santa
Claus that distributed gifts to the
pupils and teacher. The following
guests enjoyed the Christmas pro
gram: Supt. Blakely, Gladys Otteson.
sigma Green, Mrs. Herman Michel
and little Sol
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-12-26
ABOJT THE COUNTY
WHITE

From the Leader:
Frank Gile came home from Camp
Funston Friday morning, and John
came home from Camp Dodge, Friday
night. They are home for good.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Newton returned
from Rochester. Mimi, Friday. where
Mrs. Newton had an operation per-
formed on her eye.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Clark have re-
ceived a second telegram from the
War Department saying that their son,
Warren, was severely wounded instead
OF having died. as was reported in
the first telegram.
News has been received of the
death Of Henry Harms, at LeMars, la.
Mr.. Harms had been a resident Of the
vicinity of White until a couple of
months ago when tA had an auction
sale and removed to LeMars TO occu-
by one OF his fathers farms. He was
a fine young man and has many
friends here who r deeply grieved
at the news Of his death.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-12-26
NOTICE OF TEACHERS
EXAMINATION

Notice is hereby given that the Sec
Ond Grade examination, scheduled for
October 24-25, 1918, and the State and
First Grade examination, ordinarily
held the latter part of February, will
be held at the same time, at the Court
House at Bookings, South Dakota,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Jan
uary 10, II, IS, 1919, beginning at $50
a. m. Only applicants who hold valid
South Dakota certificates of the Sec
ond Grade or better, or valid certifi-
Gates from other states, or who are
writing in a few subjects to complete
credentials, will be eligible to write
the First Grade or State examination.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-12-26
BRUCE

From the Herald:
VIM. Dewitt returned Sunday night
from Washington, ID. c., having re-
ceived his discharge from the service.
Mrs. Lyle Waltz arrived Monday
from Nunda, being called here by the
illness of her daughter, who is stay
ing with her grandparents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Anton Thompson.
Wayne Stienhart arrived home Fri
day morning from Philadelphia on a
furlough to visit with his parents. He
is fireman on a battleship and will
return to bis duties at the end of his
furlough.
Melvin Bortness has so far recov-
cred from his recent accident as to
be able to leave the hospital. At pre-,
sen he is at the home Of his aunt,
Mrs. Sampson, in Brookings, where
he is making good progress to recov-
cry.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-12-26
WINSOR--OAkWOOD

Your humble scribe wishes the read.
ers Of this paper a Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olaf Amundson are
the happy parents of a baby girl which
arrived one lay last week.
The Lutheran Ladies' Aid which
net at the II, b. Hermanson home last
Thursday, was well attended.
The Winsor branch Of the Red Cross
met at the VIM. Brown home last
Tuesday.
Mrs. w. c. Jones, who has been
confined to her bed at the Geo. Eric
son home with illness the past week
returned to her home Saturday.
Nearly all of the rural schools have
closed for the Christmas holidays, few
if any, taking the usual two weeks.
vacation.
Mrs. Ingeborg Hiilmoe spent several
days of this week at the August Mel
son home.
At this writing AL. Swartz is re
ported as very i'll with the influenza
and complications.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin Carver, who
have been spending the last month
at the Geo. Ericsson home, returned
to Volga last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Lee spent Sun
day at August Nelson's.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Walston accom-
panied by their daughter, Miss Esther
and two sons, Cecil and Howard. ar
rived Sunday from Ida Grove, Iowa.
for a visit at the home of the:f daugh.
ter, Mrs. Harry Nelson, and family.
Tom Fish and Floyd Jones called
at Geo. Ericson's Sunday.
DR.. Tarwick was a professional Wis,
itor in this community Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs, Alfred Heath had the
misfortune to lose their ~4-year-old son
by Illness. caused by a fall several
months ago. Funeral services and in.
terment took place at Brookings Sun
day afternoon. Sympathy is extended
to tho bereaved parents.
Fred Swartz. who has been at the
Volga hospital for some time. re
turned to his home greatly benefited
The Misses Lillian Krum. Ida Nelson
and Lila Hamer are spending the hol,
idays under the parental roofs.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-12-26
PRESTON

Miss Clara Simonson returned FRI
day evening from the State Normal
in Madison to spend the holiday va
cation in the parental home.
Miss Kate HUT and Clarence An
derson were Brookings visitors last
Friday.
Mrs. Il. j. Gredvig attended a Red
Cross meeting held last Wednesday
at the home Of Roy Bosworth.
Joe Fasbender of Estelline. hauled
several loads Of corn into town last
week from southwest Preston.
|. Mr.. and Mrs. George Lee and
daughter went to Waterfowl to spend
Christmas in the r. e. Tenney hcme.
Miss Bernice Cotton, who liz a stu
dent of the State Normal at Madison,
returned home last week to spend the
holiday vacation.
Mrs. Ed. Gredvig was q caller in
the Ernest Fish home last Tuesday,
Beatrice Gredyig. the nine-year-old
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Cred.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-12-26
VOLGA

From the Tt ibune:
The c. J.. J. Porter family. who have
been visiting here for several weeks,
went to Lake Preston last Saturday
evening, where they will visit with
relatives and friends for a short time
before returning to their home at Ash
land, Oregon.
The Volga school will continue open
the last week Of December and the
first week in January with the excep-
ton of Christmas day and New Years
day. Because of the two recent
breaks into the school work it seer;
unwise to take the usual vacation be-
tween the holidays.
Rev. William Bullock, pastor of the
Presbyterian church, received word
that his daughter, Miss Mary, who is
attending college at Huron. is sick at
the Huron hospital with pneumonia.
1t has been learned that she is get
ting along all right and that her case
is not a severe one.
The friends Of Miss Nina Hammer
are panied to learn that she is i'll
with typhoid fever at FIT. Bayard, New
Mexico. Since entering the Red Cross
service at FIT. Bayard, Miss Nina has
been seriously Ill with pneumonia and
had not recovered from that disease
when she was stricken whit the
typhoid fever.
Last Saturday Frank Smothers, of
this city, received word that his son,
Roy, who has been working at the
home of his uncle near Watertown,
had met with a serious accident while
helping his uncle do some butchering.
Mr.. Smothers went to Watertown and
found that his sons hand had been
severely Gu and that it was necessary
for him to have an operation. The
operation was successful and Roy is
getting along quite well. He returned
home with his father.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-12-26

Judith Sogn Gulbransen to Ernest ID
Stivers, E 80 it. lots /, 2 and 8, blk
/, Wheaton's add. to Bookings, W
d.; $500.
Evelyn II. Pond to l.. n. Sinjem, lots
8, 9 and 10, blk. 2, Hill Park add
to Brookings. W. d.; $500.
Ole Slime to G. w. Smith, NWH 49,
1881, W. d.; s8,601.60.
Emil Peterson Rensvold to John A.
Rensvold, SWA %32-1O9-52, W. d.;
$4,000.
Sioux Investment Co. to Otto Engel-
brecht, out lot d, Elkton, ". d.;
$4,000.
J. w. Poppen to S. II. Van Lan'ns-
ham, SEA 14-112-51, W. d.; $4,000.
Jennie C. WEIGH to Z. c. Nolan, part
lots / and 2, blk. /, Pleasant Hill
add. to Bookings, W. d.; $4,000.
John Dokken TO Geo. ID. Cole, lots IL
to %, blk. 9, Mathews & Scobey'5
add. to Bookings, W. d.; $1.00.
John Dokken to Geo. d. Cole, lots -
to %, blk. 7, Mathews & Scobey's
add. to Brookings, W. d.; 800.
Frank A. Jordan to Arlington Loan
Il Investment Co., SB NEH NJ
SEA 2S-111-52, W. d.; $12,160.
A. II. Mann to Peter B%Ortness, lot b
and VIZ 6, blk. 3, Pleasant Hill
add. to Br%OOkings. W. d.; $4,000.
Gertrude Mcknight to Geo. w. Cobel,
lot ., blk. ,, Pleasant Hill add. to
Bookings, w. d.; $4100.
Nels A. Martinson to Grin MartinsOn,
VIZ NW4 %17-110-50, W. d.; 81.
Grin Martinson to Nels A. MartinsOn,
Eb NW4 17-110-50, W. d.; 81.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-12-26

Wig, who broke her leg while coasting,
about a week ago, is reported as inn
proving nicely.
William Blumeyer and brother,
John, departed Wednesday of last
week for Illinois to attend the funeral
Of their sister, who suffered death
from a paralytic strike Tuesday morn
ing.
M. and Mrs. Claud LOOMS and fam
lily moved Friday to their own farm
in the southeast Of section twenty-one,
having recently completed a set Of
farm buildings.
County superintendent Herbert W.
Blakely of Bookings, made official
calls in some Of the schools of this
township one day last week.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-12-26
ARLINGTON

From the Sun:
Miss Alice Tisdale, died Wednes-
day morning at her home in Sinai of
pneumonia, resulting from influenza.
Her death was just three days after
that of her mothers from the same
disease.
\ telegram from Washington, D. c.,
was received last week by o. Roms-
dahl that his son. Corp. Conrad Roms-
dahl, Of the 39th Infantry, had been
wounded in action in France about
october 3rd.
4 teacher in a public school asked
her class IN spelling the difference re-
tween the words result" and con
sequences" A bright little girl re-
sroGded, Results are what you ex-
pect and consequences are what you
get"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-12-26
PARNELl- EAST TRENTON

A. Merry Christmas and a Happy
Now Year to you all.
l.. p. Nielsen took Sunday dinner
at the j. Il. Phillips home.
Merne Goldsberry was a visited at
the James Trail home last week.
Miss Gladys and Eva Phillips are
home this week from school on ac-
count of Christmas vacation.
Frank Maritz was an Aurora visit
or last Friday.
Mrs. ]. E. Phillips and son, Reuben,
were shopping in Bookings last week,
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-12-26
Real Estate Transfers


For Four Weeks Ending Dec. %. 1918
(By ALBERT MATSON, Abstracter)
Peter N. Heiser to Nicholas Balkema,
lots 3 and 4 and E1k SWA 31-110-5O.
lots 4 and S, sec. 6-109-s0, and lot l
and SEA- NEA1-109-5l, 3O3.32 acres,
W. d.: $4,000,
William Killing to Gottfried Pinckau.
SWA 20111-4S. W. d.; $500.
Ernest d. Stivers to Judith SOgn
Gulbransen. lot 10 and part 8, Shep-
ards add. to Bookings. W. d.; 500.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-12-26
ElKToN

From the Record:
Emil Salk arrived home from Camp
Funston Tuesday night. Straight as
an arrow. fat IS a butter chip and a
mighty goodlooking soldier. Emil
carries his honorable discharge pa.
pers.
We regret to record the death of
Mrs. Arthur Lees. whose home was
Just southwest Of this city. She passed
away peacefully this morning at 5:25
after q long illness. Funeral will take