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Horse blankets. lap robes. Phil
lips Hdw. Co.-Adv.
.Agateware for all purposes Phi
lips Hdw. Co.-Adv.
We have big stock stoves. Ber-
Ter buy early; they are going fast.
and prices will go higher. Phillips
Hdw Co.-Adv-
.Pipeless furnaces, pest made.
Phillips Hdw. Co.-a6v
Stoves, big stock, best makes.
Phillips Hdw. Co.-Adv. 26-2w. B&R
Ranges, oil stoves, coal stoves.
Phillips Hdw. Co.-Adv.
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Private Sale
OF
Stock of Drugs
Drug Store
Fixtures.

| hereby offer at private sale all
the stock of drugs and drug store
fixtures of the late David Il. P. Gull
lett, all of which said stock is now
in the storehouse formerly occupied
by the said David E. P. Gullette, at
Vienna, Maryland.
The store will be open every day
until the goods are disposed of.
Druggists in particular are requested
to inspect this stock, as it contains
many valuable chemicals which are
now hard to obtain.
SARAH u. GULLETTE,
Administrative, Vienna, Md.
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Saturday, Oct. II, 1918

beginning at 1 o'clock p. M, the fol-
lowing property:
Several good horses and mules.
Wagons, carts, harness, and lots of
other things, all N first-class shape.
TERMS OF siLE-All sums of $40
or under, cash; all over that amount. a
credit of six months will be given, on
lote, with approved security.
RICHARD HUGHLETF, JR.
Il. l.. EdmundS, Auct.
RIFT. Is. At.
Cook stoves and ranges. Phil
fps Hdw. Co.-Adv. 26-2w. B&R.
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All members Of the Red Cross

All members Of the Red Cross So
ciety of the Hur,ock Branch are urg-
ed to be present at a meeting in
Harper Hall on Wednesday evening,
October 8, 1918. This meeting will
be the annual election of officers
Elizabeth R. Andrews, Sec'y.
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Don't forget the Fourth Liberty
Loan. Buy bonds, all you can. Phil
lips Hdw. Co.-Adv.
Stoves, Stores, best made. Phil
lips Hdw. Co.-Ady
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Auction Sale

Having put in more trucks, l wish
to dispose of some of my horses and
mules, and will offer for sale, to the
The New ArmOrN. on
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Public Sale
OF VERY DESIRABLE
Real Estate

LOCATED CLOSE TO CAMBRIDGE, IN
HIGH STATE OF CULTIVATION.
lust THING FOR ONE MAN. NICE
ORCHARD, FINE FOR POULTRY.
The undersigned owner will sell at
public sale at the Court House door.
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BRoOkiNGS FLYER WRITES

w. S. s.
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and putting his ear ~intently against
the wind for the faint hope of ar IN
SWer.
Suddenly the Lady stumbled and, as
he cruelty refined her, slid helpless and
scrambling along the face of a flat
rock. De Spain. leaping from her
back, steadied her trembling and
looked underfoot. The mare had
struck the rock of the upper lava bed.
Drawing his revolver, he fired signal
shots from where he stood. 1t could
not be far, he knew, from the junction
of the two great desert trails-the
Calabasas road and the gap road. He
felt sure Nan could not have got much
north of this. for he had ridden in des-
peration TO get abreast of or beyond
her. and if she We're south. where. he
asked, in the name of God, could she
be?
He climbed again into the saddle
the cold was gripping his limbs-and.
watching the rocky landmarks narrow
~, tried TO circle the dead waste Of
the %half-buried flow. With chilled,
awkward fingers he filed the revolver
again and rode on, discharging it every
minute, and listening-hoping against
hope for an answer. 1t was when he
had almost completed, as well as he
could compute, the wide circuit he had
set out on, that Il faint shot answered
his continuing signals.
With the sound of that shot and
those that followed it his courage all
came back. But he had yet to trace
through the confusion Of the wind and
the binding snow the direction of the
answering reports.
Hitler and thither he rode, this way.
and that, testing out the location OF
the slowly repeated shots, and signal
ing at intervals in return. Slowly and
doggedly he kept on, shooting, listen
ing. wheeling and advancing until, as
he raised his revolver to fire 1t again
a CRY close at hand came out Of the
storm. 1t was q woman's voice borne
on the wind. Riding swiftly to the
,eft. q horses outline revealed itself
at moments in the driving snow ahead
De Spain cried out, and from benin
the furious curtain heard his name
loudly called. He pushed his stun
bling horse or. The dim outline OF
second horse, the background OF a wat
on, a s~tOrm-beaten man-aH I'M
passed his eyes u%nheeded. They wer
bent on a girlish figure running towar
him as he slid stiffly from the saddl
The next instant Nan was in his arm
Ito be c%ontinued)
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BOU THE COUNTY "
.
VOLGA

From the Tribune:
Rev. and Mrs. Names and family
arrived from Yankton the latter part
of last week and will soon be nicely
located in the Lutheran parsonage,
which has been completely remodeled
during the summer.
The Home Guards are drilling reg
ularly every Tuesday and Saturday
evening. Captain Dalthorp hopes to
have his company in good shape in
the near future, but there are too
many fat men in the company to
make a very straight line when they
line up.
A bull snake was killed in the yard
of DR.. D. L. Seaman one day this week
ever seen in this locality. 1t will be
remembered that one was killed at
Goldsmith some ten or twelve years
ago and none has ever been seen
since up to this time.
Alex Bullock, who some three
months ago went to Sioux Falls and
Omaha to enlist in the navy, and who
was rejected and who came home and
underwent an operation for hernia at
the local hospital, returned to Sioux
Falls again Wednesday morning and
hopes to pass this time.
William Woodland, who went with
the July contingent to Camp Dodge,
Iowa, returned home the latter part
of last week. William has been
troubled with stammering for many
years and this was the cause of being
sent home. Naturally he feels rather
badly over having to return home
from camp, but he was ready and will
ing to do anything possible in any
other way for the service of his coun-
try.
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WHITE

From .he Leader:
A baby girl was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer Thayer at the Brookings
hospital, August 5th. Mother and
babe are doig nicely.
J. w. Doughty has received word
from his son, Walter, that he is on
his way to Camp Mills, New York,
and will soon be crossing the waters
no doubt. He is in good health and
likes army life.
We understand that julius Clevan
of the firm of Clevan & Johnson will
enter the banking business at Brook
ings in a week or so. He will still
retain his interest in the mercantile
store here.
Mrs. VIM. Dricken and Mrs. NJ. l..
Palmer, former residents of White,
some years ago. are being entertained
at the home of Mrs. Geo. Francis.
They will soon leave for their homes
in Los Angeles, Calf.
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less you have turned over once or
twice, and if you land in either of
those fields you turn over. 1t is a
grand and glorious feeling, especially
the sitting around waiting for the
wrecking crew and trying to parle
Franchise with the marveling country
side who have all turned out to see
the great aviator, who probably has
only about six months more training
before he is ready for the front.
Have talked to a bunch Of fellows
just back from the front when l was
making my last sojourn at the hos
pital, and they say that the gang are
fighting the Hun in the proper way,
and that they have learned their les
son just like the British and that a
Mills hand grenade well placed in the
pocket of a German is a very handy
thing.
think as l sit here and watch the
l~planes coming in what a wonderful
likeness to the different birds. One
lust came in that we call the Gallop'
ing Goose. and it's just like what Il
says. 1t comes in and sQuats down
Then there will be a roar over the
ofice and in will come one Of the
swallows and after skimming along
the ground at about 100 miles an hour
will get Its wheels and tail down ant
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ever, in only having one gas attack
so far with only n man slightly
gassed, not serious. l had one man
hit with shrapnel-went right through
his leg. He thought it a fine thing to
be wounded and said he would be
back on the line soon. Believe he
will, too. The nerve of some of these
kids is wonderful. go around like
a Texas ranger with two guns on my
hip and a grenade in my pocket. l
think the war will be decided soon.
We don't zeal much, but the boche
surely knows that the Americans are
devils. | am healthy and fine. Feet
wet from morning till night and by the
way, not a sick man in the
at present except the one with a
"blesse."
| have a French lieutenant with me
who is surely a wonder. He is a big
fellow with a full beard. Looks just
like a devil and surely is one. Helps
to put much pep and confidence into
the men. He is learning English fast
and looks up every word | say to him
that he does not understand, in his
dictionary. He wears the Legion of
Honor Cross for holding 800 Germans
with Is of his own men armed with
%grenades. He's such a careless cuss,
too. Today we were walking along
and | pointed out an unexplOded bomb
laying by a tree. Our men are in
structed never to touch them. He
picked il up and gave it a sling in
the brush. You can imagine my feel
ing but didn't let him know it. He
knows what he's doing so | did not
say a word. He's had 4 years of it
and | only 5 months in France.
July 10 we all get a gold V-shaped
chevron on our right sleeve for six
months foreign service. The left
sleeve is reserved for wound stripes.
Don't want any myself. Heavy she'll
ing now, just started, but | know what
it is so don't worry. Our artillery is
going to rou out Fritz in a certain
woods just over across. | am in Ger
many now so maybe you can figure
out somewhere near where | am.
Must close and observe. Love to all.
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CHAPTER XVIII.
De Spain Rides Alone.

He had ridden the trail but n short
time when ii led him in n wide angle
backward and around toward Gala
basas, and he found, presently, that the
men he was riding after were appar-
emily heading for the stage barns. In
the north the rising curtain had dark
ened. Toward Sleepy Cat the land
scape was already obliterated. In the
south the sun shone, but the air had
grown suddenly cold, and in the sharp
drop De Spain realized what was COM
ing. His first thought was Of the south
ern stages, which must be warned, and
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attention of the two ne sought. lie ex-
hausted his rifle ammunition without
eliciting any nswer The wind drove
with a roar against which even q rifle
snow swept down the sinks in a mad
blast. Flakes torn by the fury of the
gale were stiffened by the bitter wind
into powdered ice that stung horse and
rider. Casting away the useless car
bine, and pressing his horse to the
the unfolding purSuer rode in great,
coiling circles into the storm, 10 cut
in. if possible. ahead of its victims,
firing shot upon shot from his revolver,
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as he galloped up to big barn, with this
thought in mind he saw, standing In
the doorway, Bull Page.
De Spain regarded him with aston
ishment. "How did you get here?" was
his sharp question.
Page grinned. Got what l was aft
er, and en- back sooner'n | expected.
Halfway over to the gap, l met Duke
and the Young gal on horseback, head
od 70, Calabasas. They pulled up. |
,-!pu M. Old Duke looked kind o.
r-'n, l. and il seemed like Nan was in
Cat with him, and he couldn't stand
the saddle. Anyway, they was heading
for Calabasas to get a rig from Meal
pin. / knowed McAlpin would never
5iNc ru luke . RIG. nor u he was
a-dvin' In the saddle"
They've got your rig" cried De
Spain.
"The gal asked me If I'd mind ac-
commodatin' EN-" explained Bull dep
recatingly, to save time"
They headed north :" exclaimed De
Spain. The light from the ~fast-chang-
Ing sky fell copper-colored across his
horse and figure. McAlpin, followed by
a hostler, appeared at the barn door.
Bull nodded 10 De Spain. said they
wanted to ;et there quick. She fg'erd
on savin' q few miles by strikin' the
hill trail In. So | takes their horses
and lets on ! was headin' for the gap.
When they got out Of sight, l turned
round"
Even as he spoke, the s~wift-rolling
curtain Of mist overhead blotted the
u out of the sky.
De Spain sprang from his saddle
with a ringing order to McAlpin. "Get
up a fresh saddle-horse !"
"A horsel" cried the startled barn
boss, whirling on the hostler. "The
strongest legs In the stable. and don't
lose a second! Lady Jane; up with
her! !" he yelled. believing his orders
into the echoing barn with his hands to
his mouth. up with her for Mr.. dc
Spain In a second Marmon. Becker
ahSOh hut IA hi are YOU Ill uO
ing?" he roared. rushing back with q
fusillade of oaths. Look alive, every
body!
Coming" yelled one voice after an
other from the depths of the distan'
stalls.
De Spain ran into the office. Pag,
caught his horse. stripped the riff,
from its holster, and hurriedly begaI
uncinching. Hostlers running through
the barn called shrilly back and forth
and De Spain springing up the stair
to his room provided what he wante,
for his hurried flight. When he dashe,
down with coats on his arm the hoof
Of Lady Jane were Gathering down tn
long gangway. A stable-boy slid fror
her back on me side as Bull Pag
threw the saddle across her from tn
other; hostlers caught at the cinche,
while others hurriedly rubbed the leg
Of the q~uivering mare. De Spain, hi
hand on McAlpin's shoulder, was 81,
ing hts parting injunctions, and tn
barn boss, head cooked down, and eye
cast furtively on the scattering snow
fakes outside, was listening with an a
tention that recorded indelibly ever
uttered syllable.
Once only, he interrupted: "Henr
you're ridin' out into this thing alone
don't do It,"
II can't help It." snapped De spa
impatiently.
tits q man killer"
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UNSATISFACTORY

Redd-"Didn't l see you out in your
new car today?"
Greene-"Yes: l was out for a trial"
WAS the trial satisfactory"
mo; the Judge fined me $1O."-
Yonkers Statesman.
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land and so on every n with its
characteristics from the largest to the
smallest. Some of them make you
think of a large sized locomotive in
full fight and when | get in II and
turn the back seat down | don't show
above the fusleage at all. Probably
lery regalage planes coming back
from work with the setting sun be-
hind il, although at night when a
plane gets between you and the moon
and looks just like a picture and
watching the little colored flying
lights as the planes follow each other
around.
We have to get up at 3:45 in the
morning and from then on things are
moving viii start my TRANSFORMED
ton work very soon. as We call the
change from one plane to a faster
one. The fate hat follows me is O.
*. and | guess that there isn't an
laeroplane built that Will break my
have tried it. Expect to leave here
very shortly for a very different place
bat that is what we enlisted for so |
have hopes. | surely ana lots of en-
Ij0yment in reading the home papers.
II tell you that from the way some of
the fellows talk there are gents in the
good Old L. S. that had better start
running as soon as the boat docks, for
there are some fellows that | know
among the enlisted men that had their
best girl marry some Stacker or slick
er. as the case may be. Say it makes
a fellow proud to see the kids of 16
to Is who lied to get into the army,
go UP into that country of Chateau
Thierry, and knock a hole in the Prus.
sian Guard, the soldiers that were
supposed to be without a peer. We
get the wireless stuff twice a day and
its generally pretty straight. The
kaiser said a mouthfull and more thar
he meant when he said that he would
put the matter in the hands of the
Lord.
The only reason | got a chance tC
write this letter was because it looks
like rain and | put some of my WORK
over till the mex day. Now be sure
and send me the paper because its
the only way | "a still live in Brook
ings. Be sure and tell Aunt Mary
that | would like to step in and have
a chunk Of lemon pie tonight, yes yer,
much. Yours, Ernest V. Wills,
End 1t. A. S. Sig. r. C
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Edmund Haugen, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. E. Haugen, has written a very
lively letter to his sister, Orpha, in
which he tells of meeting Brookings
boys in France and his story is quite
full of information:
France, July IA, 1918.-Dear Sister:
Your ideas are very good. l will glad
ly tell you all | am allowed to. 1t is
hard for me to know what you would
like to know and also to know just
what things are allowed by censor.
Your letters have been very interest.
ing and were very welcome here.
1t takes a month to get mail tt us
and then it in punches. The
last bunch took in from the eleventh
to the seventeenth of June. We are
allowed to state what country We are
in. | took it for granted that you
knew | would be in France so | didn't
think it necessary to say anything
about that. Will be more careful
from now on.
J Last Sunday was out walking, look
ing owe the towns around and ran
across Ray Bunday, Albert Thompson
of Bruce, John Sponsler, all first ser.
geants. Also saw Roy Soule as a first
class private, was told that Willie
Hanson was not far from there. They
did not know where Bill was or what
his address was either. They sure
looked good to me. Haven't seer any
of them for over a year you know
They were very much surprised to SEE
line also.
You have the correct plan for get
ting packages over here, but there il
nothing absolutely that l want. w
are issued all the clothes We neet
and then some. AS for socks, | be
lieve | have fifteen wocien socks whel
they are worn out l can get more
Also have things very handy and com
Portable. We sure fix up a place a
|, soon as we move in and leave it cleal
sometimes cleaner than we found il
Today is a national fete day i
: France. We weren't lucky this tim
3 in getting off an extra day for it. w
had no celebrations here, so six c
2 us took a ten or twelve mile hike t
towns around. We visited n cha
$ teau that was certainly grand. Fror
s the magnificent porch we could Sc
several miles of as pretty cultivate
e land, surrounded by hills covered wit
trees and shrubbery. Twas quite
novelty to imagine yourself travelin
paths formerly traversed by nobilit.
e The very benches WI sat on wer
luxurious, the supports being of iro
moulded or shaped into a vivid r
e semblance of vines and grapes. TIL
II flower gardens and plots were a sigl
e for sore eyes also.
D. Yes, we are kept busy and ais
It have plenty of amusement to keep I
4. from getting the least bit downhear
ed. There is always some place Of l
le terest to go to.
Ig Gum and candy we can buy at II
II commissary and "Y". ] have the m
ID l~terials already to make a batch
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fudge as o as | get a hanser'hg
for some and the inclination to spend
my time that way.
You can get fine information as to
our equipment from magazines. Don I
believe you could read of a single
thing that | don't have now. Never
noticed that school lasted six days
a week and children are still in school.
Think their hours are the same as
ours.
Just stopped a bit to help have some
fun with a s%outherner about the ne
groes. Have him up in the air right
now. We have a number in the com
pany that furnish amusement regular
". We have one here that served in
Villas army in Mexico. Another that
served in the Spanish-American wal
and is back for more. It's queer how
attractive the army is.
Things are getting pretty lively
around here now. We are not allowed
on the streets after $50. so they have
to come in here to raise cain. That
doesn't help a person to keep his mine
on what he is writing, either.
Am pretty tired from hiking now sc
guess | will retire. Hope this finds
YOU all well. My arm is nearly wei
now but is not strong. Am gettins
fat on my job | believe. Hale ant
hearty. Love to all. Edmund.
This is French stationary. Paid fOul
and one-half francs (75c) for a box
twenty-four sheets and envelopes.
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The Register is in receipt of the
following short letter from one of u
subscribers who is in the army, and
while it does not go into detail much,
it is a sure sign of the good feeling Of
our boys as they obey orders for the
good of the country:
Camp Mills, Long Island, N. Y,
Aug. s, 191S.-The Register Pub. Co.
Dear Editor: Uncle Sam has given
us another ride. This time corner
wise across the United States. 1t
was sure a great trip from California
to New York. We had the best of
everything all the way. Stopped at
a lot of big places for baths and oc-
c~asionally a feed. One place the boys
will never forget was their swim in
the Wabash river, between towns.
BY the looks of crops all the way
across it doesn't look like the Allies
would starve very soon. And the ele
vators all along We're full. With a
fine corn crop coming on.
No matter whether we are in Cal
ifornia or New York we all look fol
our paper with the home state news
| am fortunate enough to be one OF
the many from the Sunshine State
So will you change and send my Reg
lister to Pvt. S. A. Loban, Detention
c., Camp Mills, Long Island, n. Y.