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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-07-22
THE RAINY DAY BOX
r. B. ForSee,
Nicp.I
Vice-President.
BY lillian B. Poor.

BY Lillian B. Poor.
1t came at Christmas-a Rainy Day
Box-addressed to the mother Of two
energetic children who were blessed
with the full quota Of initiative usually
attributed to wholesome, happy chill
dren of from five to ten years Of age
and who were frequently in disgrace
owing to misapplied energy.
On the outside of the box was writ
ten the words, "To be opened on the
first rainy day"
For a time the interest OF the fam
lily was centered in the desire for a
raging storm so that there might be
no question about the moral right to
open mothers strange gift. At last
the day came when there could be no
question as to the weather conditions
and the box was opened with joyous
ceremony. Six neatly wrapped par
cells came to light when the cover was
removed, each one sealed and num-
bered.
A card was also enclosed upon
which was written the statement:
Parcel No. / to be used on the first
rainy day. No. on the second rainy
day ETC., the box with the rest of
the parcels to be put away safely
until needed"
Upon opening the parcels on sue
cessive rainy days, the children dis
covered that each contained simple,
inexpensive things but in each in
stance materials which furnished op-
portunity for self expression, which
would give legitimate outlet for
stored-up energy
In the first parcel, two pairs of blunt
scissors; a pad of coarse paper, a
dozen pictures selected from maga-
zines or newspapers, to be used as
cut-outs; in this way suggesting a
source of unlimited material.
In successive parcels, two tubes Of
paste and a package Of papers of va.
ried shapes and colors.
Nos. Two clay pipes and small
cake of soap No. 4. One pound of
plasticene for modelling. No. s. Two
boxes OF wax crayons; a pad of draw
ing paper, pictures to color. land
scapes. dolls. doh dresses and animals
Nc. 6. Several metaltipped strings and
two boxes OF large glass beads diner
ing In form and Colo.
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Many other suggestive play mate
rials could be included in such a box,
always keeping in mind the number
Of children in the family, their respec-
tive ages and natural interests. ANY
mother would welcome such a gift as
she plans occupation for a GONZALES
cent child, or as she looks ahead TO
the summer vacation. Better still, the
children might do the collecting Of
their materials and either make a gift
of Rainy Day Box to some little
friend or make one in the winter time
and not open it until the long summer
vacation has arrived. Children might
be able to assemble such a mystery
box from their own home material if
it is not possible to secure it in any
other way. It's worth trying.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-07-22
OUR SUGAR SUPPLY

The United States has 100000 tons
Of sugar available in excess of the
amount consumed last year. Accord.
ing to figures published in the
Brooklyn Eagle, there are 1900 900
tons Of sugar available to the United
States this year. The total consump-
tion last year was 4, 100000 tons. The
Cuban crop this year is estimated at
3,700,0O0 tons Of which the United
States will get 2,7OO,OOO Beet sugar
production in this country will ex-
ceed $4,000 tons. Louisiana sugar
totals 100000 tons Hawaii, Philip
pines, Porto Rico, and other countries
will furnish 1,35O,0OO tons. The total
then is 100000 tons from which must
be substracted the 100000 tons of re-
fined sugar to be exported from the
United States this year Much sugar
from the West Indies and South
America has been attracted to the
United States this year because of the
high prices prevailing.
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failing at 80 cents for pint box. Early
California peaches are quoted at 40
cents a dozen Oregon cherries call
for 40 cents for one pound. Five
pound baskets of plums are quoted at
$1.25. Grapefruit is selling two for
25 cents and one for Is cents. Oranges
are still running from so cents to 81
a dozen Lemons are quoted at 40
cents. It is said that June apples will
not appear on the market until early
in August
Sugar is still retailing at from 2S
to 80 cents a pound. There appears
to DE an adequate supply at this time.
Butter is sold at IS cents pound and
eggs at AZ cents a dozen.
Homegrown cabbage sells at 10
cents a head and string beans at 12h
cents a pound. Imported tomatoes
are quoted at Is cents pound and
cucumbers at 10 cents apiece for the
homegrown and rs cents for the for
eign supply. Homegrown lettuce may
be purchased for cents pound.
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HAMBURG FEELS DEFEAT

Literary Digest-Some Germans may
still be in the dark as to who won
the war but this doesn't apply to the
people of Hamburg, we are told. All
they have to do is to look at their city
today and contrast its present state
with what it was before the war, to
have it borne in on them who was
defeated, and also what that defeat
has cost. Six years ago Hamburg was
the third greatest port in the world,
of the 100000 tons of the ocean-go-
ing vessels Of Germany. 1t was the
home port Of multitude of giant
liners, among them the Vaterland and
the Imperator, owned by the Ham,
burg American line and the greatest
boats ever built. Today no boat over
1900 tons remains, it is said, and only
fifty per cent of the former vessels
between 1000 and 1900. The great
offices of the German-American line
no longer buzz with activity. "They
are almost as quiet as graveyard"
says A. G.. Gardiner, former editor Of
the London Daily News, writing in the
New York World. He states that when
he asked one of the directors what
their business consisted of now, the
latter told him sadly that they were
the agents for various English and
American lines. They have begun the
building of ships once more, but not
for themselves. The leviathan Bis
marck, begun before the war is al
most completed, but it will go to the
Allies. BY the terms of the treaty
the Allies claim 100000 tons of new
construction each year for ten years.
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EDUCATION AND IMPROVEMENT

Some interesting figures have been
collected by the University of Wis
consin, showing the relationship be-
tween education and farm improve
ment
Eight hundred and twenty-five farms
in Wisconsin were made the sources
of the information, the idea being to
determine how education affected the
improvement of the farm home. Four
home conveniences were selected. the
bath room, the lighting system, the
furnace and the automobile. And the
farms were divided into four classes
depending on the degree of the farm
er's education, common school, high
school, short course and college.
', About 20 per cent of the common
school" farms enjoyed the four con-
veniences, about 26 per cent Of the
high school class, 25 per cent of the
short course, and over 40 per cent
of those farm homes where there had
been the advantage of college edu-
cation.
Two things about the investigation
are particularly interesting. In the
first place it was found that the per-
centage of automobiles owned rose
steadily from 20 per cent in the COM
mon school class of farms to about
% per cent in the college class,
whereas the average of the other
three conveniences rose rapidly from
20 per cent in the first class to over
45 per cent in the college class Of
farms, thus showing that as educa-
tion increases real household CON-
forts such as lighting systems, bath
rooms and furnaces are considered
even more desirable than the almost
necessary automobile.
The second interesting result was
that lighting systems and bathrooms
just about kept pace with each other
in all four classes. This Is due to the
tfact that the installation of a modern
electric light and power plant makes
possible the long wished for bath
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POTATOES DROP $3.50

The Sioux City Journal last Friday
said: Perhaps the most welcomed
market ductuation during the past
week was the drop Of $3.50 a bushel
in the price of new homegrown pota-
toes. Influx of consignments from the
neighboring territory is stated to be
responsible for this decline that has
for many weeks been expected. Ten
cents pond is now asked for pota-
toes. A considerable additional drop
is expected by retailers as the home
crop develops more fully.
While fruits and vegetables retain
their high prices, there appears to be
an abundant supply. The only price
recession noted is that of / cent on
watermelons. The are now retailed
at cents a pound.
Loganberries from Oregon are re-
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room For with electric power the
most natural thing is to install one
Of the automatic pumping systems
which gives the farm family running
water at good pressure all over the
house and barns. Good light and wa
ter supply have always been consid-
cred the first essentials of home COM
fort, and it is natural that they go
together on the farm as they have in
the city.
The presence of all these conve-
niences on the farms where educa-
tion had been carried the furthest in
dicates clearly that education teaches
the need Of these things and also
helps the farm family toward secur-
ing them through greater efficiency
and prosperity.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-07-22

New sl25.OOO Girls Dormitory at State
College
one Exclusive Dry Goods and Ladies Fur
nishing Store.
Good Volunteer Fire Deparement With
Electric Apparatus
south Dakota State College Of Agriculture
and Mechanic Arts
Brookings Produce Co.. Cash Market 70.
All Farm Products
Two Billiard Halls and Bowling Alley a.
Places OF Amusement
Brictson Manufc curing Company makers
of the Brictson TIE Tread
New 100000 Administration Building at
South Dakota State College
Surrounded by ne Best Farming Land In
the State, Where Crops are Sure and Boun-
tiful
Municipality Owned Telephone Electric
Light. Heating and Water Works Plants
Strong Commercial Club with 200 Mem
bers In Good Standing. Fine Club Rooms
Brookings is Located on the Main Line of
the c. & n. w. Ry. from Chicago to Pierre
the Capital Of the State. Also Headquarters
for Train Crews Running North to Water
town and on to Redfeld and Gettysburg
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county OF brOOklNgs. J 50
John Alton Auditor. being duly sworn
doth say. that the Treasurer's exhibit hereon
Is a true and correct statement of the hnan-
cial condition OF Brookings County, as ap-
pears by his books and that the Auditors
exhibit Is true and correct statement of
all the warrants drawn on the Treasury
during the quarter. and that the statement
OF assets and liabilities Is true and correct
John Alton.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
16th day OF July. 1920.
N. Schouweiler.
(SEAL} Notary Public.
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drawn for the same. Carried

drawn for the same Carried.
Moved by Atkinson and seconded
by Johnson to elect Miss Edith 3.
Denney of Grimes, Ia, as teacher Of
mathematics at salary Of one hun
dred fifty dollars per month.
All voting aye, motion carried.
On motion the board adjourned.
p. j. Erie,
r. B. Forsee, Clerk.
Vice-President.
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over two hundred New Dwellings Ruir,
During past three years. Besides Many
business blocks and other substantial, Irn
provements. -A
Beautiful trees line the street, and .s
City presents fine appearance. matted a.
1t Is In the midst OF a fine growth of sb.ds
and ornamental trees Her citizen. are w,u
Ing and ready to encourage and assist eyery
helpful industry e''
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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-07-22
BIRDS EYE VIEW OF BROOKINGs

No Saloons
Two Bands
Two Hotels
Four dentists
Ten Churches
Six physicians
Candy kitchen
Good creamery
Steam laundry
One Ice Dealer
Two osteopaths
one State bank
$4,000 City hall
Chinese laundry
Five Restaurants
One Chiropractor
Three drug stores
Three tailor shops
Four general stores
Growing every day
Two good Bakeries
Two Meat Markets
Seven Auto Garages
Two Cigar Factories
Four Weekly Papers
Fine Lake Near City
Two National Banks
Exclusive Shoe Store
Five Grain Elevators
$l25.000 Court House
Four Jewelry stores
Three Barber s ops
Two Furniture Stores
Two Hardware Stores
Tire Vulcanizing Plant
Electric Supply House
Three Machine S ops
Two Department Stores
Four Blacksmith Shops
Carnegie Public Library
City of Beautiful Homes
Two Exclusive Groceries
Two Shoe Repair Shops
Best Schools in the State
Good Water Near Surface
Marble and Granite Works
Dakota Deaconess Hospital
Five Auto Livery Stations
One Gents Furnishing Store
Three Photograph Galleries
One Cement Block Factory
$4,000 Government Building
State Circuit Court held here
$4,000 Brick School Building
Two Moving Picture Theatres
100000 High School Building
Two Exclusive Clothing Stores
Culhane Adjustment Company
Wholesale Photo Supply House
Educational Center of the State
l,400 Students in State College
Three Exclusive Millinery Stores
County Seat of Brookings County
United States Experiment Station
Five Rural Free Delivery Routes
High School on the Accredited List
Over 100000 Invested in Education
Free Delivery Service OF City Mail
Three Plumbing and Heating Plants
Three Plumbing and Heating Firms
Finest Chudch Buildings in the State
Nineteen Miles OF Cement Sidewalks
New Stock Pavilion at State College
Frank Sherwin's Alfalfa Drill Factory
Sl59. 900 Invested in Beautiful Churches
New 100000 Armory at State College
Willard Storage Battery Service Station
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Motion was made and seconded
that the report OF the committee be
adopted. bills allowed and warrants
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WHAT WE NEED
Gas Plant
Canning Factory
More Business Enterprises
lire Manufacturing Enterprisa.
More Young People Who Wan, an rdr,.
tion. =" Huue1-
Evening journal., 1920-07-22
CORNER HOUSE

NORTH OF BRANDYwINE. west Of
MARKET. SQUARE PLAN. YEARS
OLD. NICELY PAINTED AND PA
pERED 80 HOUSE LIKE TT FOR
SALE FOR LESS MONEY.
c. M. TOWNSEND,
023 MARKET.
Evening journal., 1920-07-22
BE FAIR TO YOURSELF
Compare Colonial Heights With Other Developments.
Investigate These Facts.

COLONIAL HEIGHTS plots are
being sold to homeseekers of
the better class.
COLONIAL HEIGHTS is rapAfiy
building up with nice homes.
COLONIAL HEIGHTS is owned
by the Colonial Land Co. of
Trenton, n. j., one Of the larg-
est developers of real estate in
the United States. We sell
thousands of lots every year.
(Large Sales-Small ProhtS.)
COLONIAL HEIGHTS was part
of the Tatum Estate from 1880
until we bought il last August.
THE TITLE is CLEAR.
COLONIAL HEIGHTS plan of
streets, sidewalks and grades
have been established and ac-
cepted by the Board of Street
Commissioners Of Wilmington.
COLONIAL HEIGHTS is high
and dry-good soil-no rock.
Evening journal., 1920-07-22
sHORE CAMPMEETINGs on.

EASTON. Md. July 22.-This week
marks the opening OF The campmcot-
ing season on the Eastern Shore. A
number are TO be held In the different
counties on The Shore. The Holiness
Camps, near Denton. Caroline county.
and THAI near EllWoOd Dorchester
county, about three miles fran Pres
ton, viii begin Friday and Wi. last A
days, taking In two Sundays.
Shlloh Camp, near HurlOck, Dor
.chested county. which is one of the
largest camps on the Eastern shore
commences on Friday, July 30, ana
Will continue over two Sundays. end
ing on sunday. August 8. Thesl
camps are all accessible by the SLATE
roads and always draw large crowds
Evening journal., 1920-07-22

COLONIAL HEIGHTS adioins
the city line on two sides and
has city conveniences.
COLONIAL HEIGHTS fronts on
two trolley lines Oath St. and
Springs). One fare.
COLONIAL HEIGHTS is restrict
ed for men of moderate means.
COLONIAL HEIGHTS plots are
larger.
COLONIAL HEIGHTS plots are
priced surprisingly low.
COLONIAL HEIGHTS is on Lam
caster Ave, just beyond Union
Park Gardens.
COLONIAL HEIGHTS plots are
sold on EASY TERMS. pay
ments deferred if sick or out Of
work
COLONIAL HEIGHTS adjoins
our Colonial Park development
where prices have increased
about so per cent. in two years.
Evening journal., 1920-07-22
BUILDS HOUSE
ON SKYSCRAPER
Writer of Music and Plays
Has Home and Garden
20 Stories Up
LIKE 1T? WELL,
GUESS HE DOES
BY LORRY A. JACOBS
n. l.. A. staff Correspondent

NEW YORK. July i6.-Earl Carroll,
song-writer. lyriclst, playwright, pro-
ducer and stage manager, has found
during his life four. things he loves
better than all others-writiug songs,
being high in the air, a California
bungalow, and, Of course, wife.
And, being a young man or no
small amount OF p rspicacity, per-
severance and pep, he Is now pos
essed Of all four OF them in the
sirangest OF all pleces-on the top OF
a 20-story New York Office building.
Carroll started at IS as play
0vrsgil butWhen he finally discovered
he wasn't really earning anything
writing plays, he turned TO music.
lie couldn't play a note. but he could
whistle. And he proceeded TO whistle
/ tunes TO a shorthand music reporter
TO the tune Of thousands OF dollars
/ fC8nary Cottage" being the one that
| literally lifted him to The heights OF
/ fame, and took him 10 California
where Earl learned TO love California
bungalows Just as he had already
! learned TO love writing songs.
Then he came back TO Broadway "a
see his name for the FIRST time on
Broadway program, having written
the lyrics 10 FRITZ Schen's play
pretty Mrs. Smith" He also mel
and married &arcelle Honiabat, oil
movie fame.
And then came the WAT and Ear
hiked OF TO Texas TO learn to hy
tHe did
After the war Carroll started cast.
ing about for a home. The suburbs
were too far away. The land IN towr
was too expensive 50 he applied iol
Ia lease on the roof OF The Godfrc,
l.huiidinr al 47th-st and Sevenih-aV.
lie got IL and proceeded to builc
there a $4,000 California bungalow
and move into It his typewriter an'
The bungalow has every moderI
convenience, is built of stone an'
concrete. has in the yard" q tennis
court, study, and a yesetabls gar, gar
near enough 10 Broadway 10 be con
venient and. ~et high enough in th
lair to be secluded.
Evening journal., 1920-07-22
EX-HUSBAND
IN This SUIT
Mother-In-Law's Long Stay
and Precocious Child
Helped Jar
FATHER FIGHTS
FOR YOUNGSTER

NEW YORK, July i6-The precocious
conduct OF 5-year-old William Court
iandt Rhodes, details Of the, ulner-
ences between William Rhodes, Jrr
and his wife, Katharine Elaine hnouesi
an fhe subject OF mOthers-in-law an1
Inc questions OF OF the propriety oi
a wife's meeting a divorced nusDdhui
.iin New York hotels were dlsS1ussJiu s1..s''i,
fully in the Supreme Court az NSatHhn, an,
where Justice T0mpkins opeheu ~ ~
hearing of the suit a Rhodes LOT tile
cnetodv Of The boy. The Rhodeses
are promincnt In Hastings socle'y'
and the courtroom was croWuSu. a.,
The Rhodeses were marrleu II, Hi
. March 1911. and the husband teslllieu
That since that time. except lot
neriod OF two years, his Wiie ndu
Insisted that her mother, Mrs. 59Iuan
should live with the couple; Iie ~ ~
suhant loss Of harmony III the ll tlll9ues -
household. the husband descriDeo az
annhearable." and at length, ne s9la
he was forced 10 demand tnat MS
mnaher-in-laW seek other quarters.
For a short time before the coupe
finally separated, he said, Mrs. hloues
had spent DAYS and nights at tlih'
away from her home. ,,os
on March % last, Rhodes testileu
he arrived at his home IN Tasting,
10 find q moving van Dackea up
his front door, with part OF the IAN,
ily furniture already in 1t and more
going into It every minute; Slhy, nc,
that date. he said. his wire hau lei
him entirely. -.
had frequent meetings with her LOT.
NOR husband, whose name Is kroOns
In New York They met she salu
Ia discuss the arrangements Tor
tombstone TO be erected over ul'
grave OF their child. The nrst dls
eussion. she said. had taken place seN
,eral years ago. Subsequently eu
ndmitbad they had frequently me
on other occasions at New YORK no
tells. The tombstone, she ADDED mac
NOT vet been erected.
Mrs Rhodes said that she was anX
ious 10 become a motion-picture &C
iress. and had kept up a plantoni
friendship with her former husDan'
because ne was interested in theatrl
cal affairs and could help her IN ne
the Rhodes boy. she said, did no
like his father. on one occasion, sh
testified he had gone OF mis- own mi
fiative TO his room, packed his Owl
small suitcase and had suggested ina
he and his mother should, so ava
together and leave the father alone
The boy objected to his father, sh
said. because he insisted that his so
should say please" when asking 10
favors. and should kiss him when S
"A precocious child" Justice Tomr
kins remarked.
Evening journal., 1920-07-22
CANADIANPULP
GOES TO SPAIN

QUEBEC, Que. July 2i UNITED
Press)-A new market for Canadian
pulp was developed here by the visit
recently OF August Ramoneda OF
Spain. Ramoneda represents D OF
SPANS largest paper mills and had
Instructions TO place orders for as
much Canadian pulp as was available
He secured, however. he stated only
one-tenth Of the amount he would
like 10 have purchased
The Canadian Government Steam
ship Maple Court has just sailed for
Spain with the first cargo OF Cana
dian pulp for Mr.. Romoneda's clients
who consume about 5000 tons OF
pulp per year.
Ramoneda will leave shortly FOR
his home in Barcelona and while
there he will endeavor 10 interest
Spanish merchants in shipping thell
products, such as oils, nuts and fruit:
TO Canada.
Evening journal., 1920-07-22
CHICKS HATCH EGGNOG
IF THEY ARE FED RUM

ABILENE, Kan, July 2i.-J. E.
Brewer, a wholesale egg shipper, re-
ceived a letter Offering high prices Tor
a special variety OF eggs. 10 says:
"A farmer in New Jersey recently
mixed Medford rum win his chicken
feed and was able 10 produce eggs
which when mixed with milk and a
good old daSs before tbe world weni
dry. II you can ship any eggs OF this
kind we can find special customers
for you at big prices.
Evening journal., 1920-07-22

The Want Ads are the best rotfv-
to excellent boarding places ana are
reliable and inexpensive.
Evening journal., 1920-07-22
LEAVE HOME IN SEARCH OF MOVIES

AKRON, July y2.-Because there was
but one movie In the town and there
fore they couldn't see a new show
each night, Zenith Hair. IS. and Lillian
Toddie. &c. have left their home in
Kent. near here. according 10 their
parents.
Evening journal., 1920-07-22

Just step on a BrandyNvine Springs troll
ley, on the Peoples Bus. on Market street,
or anywhere along their routes, and ride
10 Prices Corner When you get there
you're at BROOKLAND TERRACE-be-
cause the property is then right at your
finger tips.
Evening journal., 1920-07-22
Mir. Working MAN:
Cam You Imagime

coy little home big piece of ground-1oo foot ronwh plenty
Of for lawn garden, flowers fruit berries and chickens
how CUT THE HIGH COST OF LIVING
make the ground pay for tseltl -
THAT'S JUST WHAT COLONIAL HEIGHTS MEANS ONLY
LIMITED NUMBER TO BE SOLD. ACT QUICKLY IF YOU WANT
ONE.
easy terms and while you paying for you
the ground and help pay for it.
YOU CAN GET ALL THIS FOR THE PRICE OF CITY LOT
AND STILL BE RIGHT ON THE CITY LINE.
4s MONTHLY PAYMENTS WILL BUY A LITTLE GARDEN
FARM.