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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-05-20
GOVERNOR BOOSTS
DRAINAGE DITCH
PETER noRsEck w,R sr4Ar HE
WILL BE HERE SA g RDAY
AFTERNOON, MA 2 p
WILL ADDRESS MEETING At ~ HALL
Hearing for the Sioux River Z, image
Project at Court Ho 9
On May 27.

Governor Peter Norbeck will be here
Saturday afternoon, May %, to start
off the campaign for the Sioux river
drainage ditch which has been pro-
posed and for which the final hear
ing will be held on May 27. Col. S. j.
Rudolph announced Tuesday that a
telegram had been received from the
governor stating that he would be
here Saturday and would bring an
engineer along with him. Immedi-
ately after their arrival Saturday
morning they will be taken out to
the river and will be shown around
over the site of the proposed ditch
In the afternoon the governor will ad-
dress a meeting of those interested
in the project at the Commercial club
rooms in the city hall at 2:30 o'clock
On May q hearing will be held IN
the county court house to determine
exactly the opinion of the general pub
lie and interested land owners on the
proposed drainage ditch which will
drain the inundated valley Of the
Sioux river and restore over $4,000
acres Of land to their maximum use
fulness. For two years in succession
the Sioux river valley has been
drowned out and unless the river sub
sides very soon there will be thous
ands of acres unfit for cultivation this
wear One farmer who farms a we'll
improved quarter section in the val
ley lost his entire crop last year He
has lost three crops by floods in the
living costs he has his seed purchased
for seeding this year, but so far he has
been able to sow only seven acres
on the whole quarter section because
of the floods. 1t is estimated that the
crop loss due to preventable floods
in the Sioux river valley in the last
ten years would have paid for the pro
posed drainage ditch many times over
The proper drainage for the valley as
viii be effected by the proposed ditch
Will mean the restoration of thousands
of acres of land and a saving Of
millions Of dollars to BrOOkings coun-
ty, and will bring thousands of dollars
of increased business in Brookings,
Volga and other neighbOring towns,
The drainage scheme consists in
digging a straight ditch from Oak
wood township to section 35 in Me-
Diary township, distance of Is miles,
which will take all Of the water out
of the river which flows in a serpen-
CONTINUED on Page 6-Col 81
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-05-20
PLAN TO REMOVE
SOLICITOR EVIL
BUDGET SYSTEM is BEING CON.
SiDERED BY COMMERCIAL
CLUB HERE
HURON SECRETARY EXPLAINS METHOD
o. M. Phelps Tells Brookinas Men
Of the Success Of the Plan
In That City.

Here is a scene in a BrOOkingS buSi
ness Office after the proposed budget
system is adopted by the Commercial
club as outlined by 0. NJ. Phelps, sec
retary Of the Huron Commercial club
in talk before the Brookings busi
ness men at the club rooms last Fri
day evening. 1t is the system that
Huron has used successfully for the
/ last three years. The Brookings club
is now taking the matter into consid
Grafton
Mr. Business Man, represent
Blank charity, and ask you to sub
scribe ten dollars to the cause" etc,
says the solicitor
"Yes, sir" replies the busy mer-
merchant, Just state your PROPOSE
! tion to the Commercial club and it
will be taken care Of if it a worthy
cause" Then instead of going around
and wasting their valuable time he
will go to the committee and state
his needs If the cause is deemed
worthy and just and if the sum asked
for is not in excess of 800, the COM
mittee will at once contribute the sum
out of the budget fund If the amount is
over 800, it is voted on by the entire
membership of the club before it is
allowed or refused. If the cause is
not deemed worthy, that is an end of
it and the solicitor is forbidden to
solicit any of the members in the city.
The business men of this city con-
tribute unbelievable sums of money
each year to all manner Of causes,
which they have no time to investi-
gate, and donate many hours of valua-
Bile time listening to solicitors, which
reduced to dollars and cents would
amount to nearly as much as they give
Under the proposed plan, by which t
is said every merchant will save
money and by which every worthy
cause will gain, each business man is
assessed a sum each year for the
budget fund. The amount of each as
sessment is determined by a commit
tee as proportionate to the size of the
business. A limit is placed on the
assessments, some towns have a 800
limit, others have 5000 There are
very few merchants in this city whose
yearly donations do not run over 800.
BY this means a budget of five or six
thousand dollars is easily raised Some
cities have a budget OF 1000. This
budget is to furnish all of the funds
that the club wishes to use for chart
table civic, educational or philan-
thropc activity during the year. When
the merchant pays his assessment Of
CONTINUED on Page Col. A.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-05-20
WILL BROOkINGS WIN?

Enthusiasm is running high for the
state high school track and field meet
here tomorrow because indications
point TO a victory for the Brookings
team. If the local boys win it Will
be the first time in the history of the
ors in state meet The results of
the interstate meet at Nermillion last
Friday and the Sioux Valley meet
three weeks ago gives practically a
clear field to Brookings. The teams
west of the river and Pierre clam
to be likely contenders but further
than that will not be known until the
end of the meet tomorrow at State
field in which over twenty high schools
will compete represented by nearly
200 athletes The following high
schools will be represented: Sioux
Falls, Brookings, Lead. Tyndall. Sa-
lem, Mitchell Montrose, Edgemont
Parker Flandreau, Hot Springs, Wa
tertown, Madison, LenoX, Canton and
man that can beat Irwin in the mile
and half mile, which will make that
event especially interesting and per
haps spectacular. There is no veri'
fed dope on the western teams, but
it is assumed that they have something
pretty good or else they wouldn't
come so far to attend the meet For
individual stars, Irwin and Martin of
Brookings will figure among the top
notchers. Shawhan of Watertown has
shown himself to be good all around
man Hackenstad of Canton proved
himself to be good man in the dis
Gus throw last Friday.
The medals are on display at Gil
lespie & Rogers shoe store and the
loving cups are in the window ut
Beatty's jewelry store. Medals VIII
be given in all events. A loving cup
will be given to the winning team,
another to the winner Of the relay
break records Both the mems mill
tary band and the girls concert band
of the college will furnish music for
the occasion. r. G. Tapp, athletic
director Of the Minneapolis city
schools, will be the official referee
and starter for the meet.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-05-20
PRICE SLASH|NG
WAVE COMMENCES
REPORTS OF PRICE CUTTING IN
CLOTHING CONTINUE TO
SWEEP COUNTRY
DROP RANGES FROM 20 TO 50 PER CENT
Tight Money and Inadequate Trans
portation Facilities Are
Given as Reasons.

Reports of price cutting in wearing
apparel continues to sweep the coun-
try. owners of department stores an
nounced reductions ranging from 20
to so per cent. The price of shoes
was reported in some quarters to
have been cut one-fifth while a ready.
to-wear establishment in Omaha an.
nounced it was offering its stocks at
figures from 80 to so per cent below
the market price. Dentists also have
stepped into the procession and reports
from Omaha show some dentists have
cut their scale 25 per cent.
Silk shirts and suits for men were
reported to have suffered 20 to 30
per cent cuts in Indianapolis. Ready
towear clothing for women and chill
dren also was offered at greatly re-
duced prices.
Tight money and inadequate trans
portation facilities were cited among
the prime reasons for the mercantile
movements reported in numerous
trade centers. Delays in delivery of
goods in which much money had been
tied up, with inability Of farmers to
get grain and live stock to market,
were said in many instances to have
influenced merchants.
Twenty-four cities in the western
territory told of promised reductions
ranging from Is per cent to minus"
profit, and bargain hunters thronged
department stores in Boston. The
movement is afoot in other eastern
cities also.
According to the Associated Press,
sales are being held under various
names. In Topeka. Kas, mems
clothing firm announced mo profit"
sale. Department stores in st. Louis
advertised "undersellng campaigns"
Twenty per cent cuts were the most
popular. On the Pacific coast Tacoma
dealers announced cuts from 20 per
cent fiat to "profitless sales" Three
Seattle retailers cut clothing 20 per
cent
Dealers say mems wear is down be-
cause of a backward season combined
with arge stocks which must be
moved to meet financial obligations.
Women's wear is lower because of a
break in the eastern markets, late
spring and large stocks.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-05-20
1920 CLASS THE LARGEST

State college will grant n diploma
in June, according to the provisional
lis: which has been made up by the
registrar. This is by far the largest
class ever graduated in the history
of the institution. Many students who
dropped out on account Of the war
and who have returned to finish their
courses this year help to make the
1920 class the largest
An increase of more than 100 per
cent over last year in the number OF
degrees in agriculture is noticed and
there is quite an increase in the mum,
ber of students graduated from home
economics courses. Seven receive
degrees for completion of courses in
civil engineering this year, where there
was but one last year.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-05-20
CONVENTION is SUCCESSFUL

In spite of the heavy rains, poor rail
road service, and small attendance
the annual convention of the fifth dis.
trict Of South Dakota Federation of
Womans' clubs held in Brookings last
week was highly successful and conf
plete and interesting program was car
ried out. Mrs. d. L. Printup of Britton,
the district president, having been de-
layed by a washout, Mrs. H. E. Jones
Of Revillo, was elected chairman pro
acted as secretary for the first meet
ing, which was held AT the city library
last Wednesday afternoon A paper
written by Miss Ada Pratt of Water
town, entitled, Topics for Club Study"
was read by Mrs. H. c. SEVERN. The
musical numbers for this, as for all
of the meetings added much to the
success of the convention, and is mind
full of the fact of the exceptional ad
vantages this community enjoys in the
way Of good music.
The main feature Of the evening
meeting was the address on More In
tegrity in the Public Schools" by Supt
S. w. Johnson. Paying a high tribute
to woman in her contribution to the
progress of civilization, he pleaded for
a closer understanding and a more in
telligent and honest cooperation be-
tween the home and the school.
Thursday was college Day" After a
business session in the library the
entire convention moved to the college
for a special convocation at the audi
torium The college orchestra fur
nished music and President w. E.
Johnson made an address of welcome
which he closed with an original poem.
Mrs. II. B. Tysell of Britton, read
paper on The Woman Citizen" which
urged the necessity for better prep
aration of women for their duties as
voters At 1890 p. m. luncheon
was served at the dormitory at which
flowers, music and toasts helped to
make the affair very enjoyable.
The final business meeting was held
in the girls rest room in the admin
istration building. Among other things
Continued on Page 6-Col. A.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-05-20
II. G. eoHLkE BUYS BIG CONCERN

II. G.. Bohlke, former resident OF
Brookings county and brother OF G. w.
Bohlke of Volga, recently closed the
biggest deal ever made in the We
natchee valley in Washington, when
he bought the Cashmere Apple com
pany for a consideration OF $1S5,OOO.
Mr.. Bohlke left ten years ago for Wash
ington and bought 80 acres of sage
brush and set it to orchard. He now
owns $40 acres OF bearing orchard. He
is the chief stockholder of the Bohlke
Warehouse Co., he is vice-president
and one of the organizers of the Dry
den State bank, he also organized the
Dryden Motor Co, in which he holds
third interest, he has similar inter
est in the Leavenworth Pharmacy
His rapid rise has been nothing short
of phenomenal.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-05-20
COYOTES HERE SATURDAY

Local sport enthusiasts were pleased
Monday when Coach West Of State col
lege announced that the college would
meet the University of South Dakota in
a dual track meet at State field Satur-
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock Coach
West stated that from what could be
gathered from the newspapers 1t
looked as though the Coyotes had
slight advantage, nevertheless there
may be few surprises waiting them.
This is the only dual meet that either
school will take part in this season,
and is the very first meet that State
college has entered this year. The
meet scheduled last Saturday with
Sioux Falls college was cancelled by
Sioux Falls The university were win
ners two weeks ago in triangular
meet with YanktOn college and Morn
ingside college. State will depend up
on Funk, Mccain and Larson in the
dashes, upon Stout, Scully and Sven
hart in the leaps; upon Stout and Nc
Kinnon in the pole vault, upon Hegg,
Monk, Martin, and Korstad in the dis
tances; upon Capt. Gilbert, Hurley,
Walters and Knutson in the quarter
mile; and upon Bates, Salisbury, Fair
burn and Paige in the weights and
javelin.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-05-20
HEADS NEW FEDERATION

George d. Cole of this city, was
elected first president of the South
Dakota Federation of Fairs, which was
formed last Friday at Huron at an
organization meeting attended by rep
resentatives OF ten district and county
fairs. The state fair and practically
every county fair in the state are mem
bers of the federation. State college
was named as a non-vOting member
along with the recognized livestock
and poultry associations Of the state
The first annual meeting will be held
in Huron in March, 1921.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-05-20
SHEA WINS DECISION

H. M. Shea, director of the food and
drug division of the state board of
health of Montana, recently won an
important decision in the United
States district court at Helena against
the DR.. Price Baking Powder COM
pany Mr. Shea is brother of c. ID.
Shea Of this city and is well known
among Brookings people and is grad
uate of State college. The court de-
MED an injunction to the baking pow
der company to restrain the state
board of health from prohibiting the
sale of the baking powder on the
ground that 1t was misbranded. Judge
Elliott of the United States district
court in South Dakota has under con-
sideration a similar case in which the
DR.. Price Baking Powder company
have asked for permanent INDUCTION
against Guy G. Frary, state food and
drug commissioner at Vermillion. but a
decision has not yet been handed down.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-05-20
SHRINERS TO SIOUX FALLS

John Gill NJ. G. Carlisle, Robert
Hanson, Manley Champlin, Myron
Bunday, r. F. Snyder, R. J. Skarloken,
Arthur Lund and a large number OF
others went to Sioux Falls Wednes-
day to take part in the biggest cere-
monial in the history of the South
Dakota Shrine. Some of these men
are among the 400 candidates over
the state who have applied for ad-
mission to the FL Riad Shrine A
parade was scheduled in honor of the
ex-service men at 4 80 in the after
noon, during which a voice from the
clouds" was to make an address. A
banquet was served at the coliseum
at 5:45 o'clock after which the cere-
monal took place. A thousand fez
wearers from all over the state were
expected at the festival.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-05-20
ODD FELLOWS AT WATERFOWL

A large party of Odd Fellows and
Rebekahs left Monday and Tuesday
for Watertown to attend the forty-fifth
annual convention Of the grand lodge
of South Dakota of the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows, which is in ses-
sion there for four days this week.
The grand lodge and the Rebekah
assembly opened their session Wednes-
day. Charles E. Palmer Of this city,
is deputy grand master of the grand
lodge and will play prominent part
in the convention. Frank L. Holler-
bush is grand senior warden of the
grand encampment. c. A. Grossman
is a member of the committee on dis
tribution for the encampment. Mrs.
Sada Simmons, who Is inside guard
of the Rebekah assembly, is the only
Brookings woman who holds an office
in that body
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-05-20
BRINGS BRIDE FROM GREECE

James Bower, proprietor of the
Brookings Candy company, returned
last Thursday from Greece accom-
panied by a charming wife which was
an entire surprise to his friends in
Brookings No one knew last Novem-
Der when he left for Greece that he
contemplated bringing home a Grecian
maiden. He was married on March
s, at Patras. Greece, to Miss Rene
Augerinu, a neighbor and friend of
his boyhood days, though much young
er in years. He also visited at various
places in France, Italy, and the Azores.
The return trip on the S. S. Belvidere
was very rough, twenty-six days of
tossing about on heavy seas without
a single day of calm, pleasant weather.
They landed in New York on April 2S,
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-05-20
PARTNER BUYS CAFE

Charles Stration. who has been in
partnership with George SOULS in OPP
Grating the Brookings Cafe, bought out
Mr.. Souls interest last Monday after
noon and will have complete charge
of the restaurant hereafter. Mr. SOULS
is undecided as to what he will do in
the future. Souls & Stration have
successfully operated the cafe since
they took it over last July, and Mr..
Stration hopes to make it better than
ever,
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-05-20
STATE OF TRADE

The state Of trade over the country
as reported by Bradstreets last week
is quieter Buying less active in the
wholesale lines, with resulting ease III
prices. Retail trade helped by bar
gain sales, but lacks warm weather
stimulus. Collections slower Rail
way congestion still acute. Manufac
turing crippled and more idleness in
evidence. Crop situation shows some
Improvement Farm labor rather
more plenty Security markets lower
Liberty bonds at new low.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-05-20
ROAD MEETING DELAYED

The Black and Yellow Trail meeting
at Pierre set for May 20 and 21 has
been postponed on account of the
washouts on all the railroad lines
around Pierre and a tentative date
June 10 and II, has been announced
A permanent date will be announced
early next week.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-05-20
EXHIBITION OF MILLINERY CLASS

The millinery class of State college
extends a cordial invitation to the
ladies of the college and town to an
exhibition of their work Thursday,
afternoon, May 27, from 400 to 900
O'Clock, in the college home economics
department, on the third floor of the
administration building.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-05-20
SPECIAL SESSION POSTPONED

On account of railway conditions
Governor Norbeck announced Monday
afternoon that the special session Of
the legislature would be postponed
until some time in June, at date
not yet fixed, probably June 21.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1920-11-18

Of my head at times. My bowels did
not move for days and | could not eat
without suffering. The doctor could not
help me and one day | told my husband
that / could not stand the pain any
longer and sent him to the drug store
to get ne bottle of Lydia Z. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound and threw
the doctors medicine away. After
taking three bottles of Vegetable Com
pound and using two bottles of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Sanative Wash I could do
my own homework. If it had not been
for your medicine | don't know where
WOULD be today and am never without
bottle of it in the house. You may
publish this if you like that it may help
some other woman. Mrs. MARY
SLENDER, 120 Orange St., Wyandotte,
Mich
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1920-11-18
CALOMEL DYING
FAST IN SOUTH
ADodson's Liver Tone" Is Taking
the Place of Dangerous.
Sickening Drug.

You're bilious, sluggish, ,constipated
and believe you need vile, dangerous
calomel to start your liver and clean
your bowels.
Here's Dodson'5 guarantee! Ask You
druggist for bottle OF Dodson's Liver
Tone and take a spoonful tonight II
II doesn't start your liver and straight
en- you right up better than calomsi
and without gripping or making you sick
l want you to so back TO the store and
get your money.
Take calomel today and tomorrow
You will feel weak and sick and nau-
seated Don't lose days work. Take
a spoonful of harmless. vegetable
Dodson's Liver Tone tonight and wake
up feeling great. It's perfectly HARM
less. so give it to your children any
time. 1t can't salivate so let them eat
anything afterwards.-Adv.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1920-11-18
WOMEN NEED SWAMP ROOT

Thousands of women have kidney and
bladder trouble and never suspect it.
Womens' complaints often prove to be
nothing else but kidney trouble, or the
result of kidney or bladder disease.
If the kidneys are not in healthy
condition, they may cause the other or
gans to become diseased.
Pain in the back, headache, loss of am
bition, nervousness, are often times symp-
toms of kidney trouble.
Don't delay starting treatment. DR..
kilmers SwampRoot, a physician's pre-
scription, obtained at any drug store, may
be just the remedy needed to overcome
such conditions
Get medium or large size bottle inn
mediately from any drug store.
However, if YOU wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DIR.
kilmer & Co. Binghamton, N. Y, for q
sample bottle When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1920-11-18

If you are afflicted with any
form of skin disorder, you are well
acquainted with the flaming, burn
ing itching that these diseases pro-
duce.
Skin diseases are caused by an
impurity or disorder in the blood,
and there is no real and genuine
relief within your reach until such
impurities are removed.
SIS. has given great satisfac-
tion in the treatment of these dis
orders. because il is such a thor
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1920-11-18
ASPIRIN
Name "Bayer" on Genuine

Warning! Unless you see the narns
"Bayer" on package or on tablets you
are not getting genuine Aspirin pre-
scribed by physicians for twenty one
years and proved safe by millions.
Take Aspirin only as told in the Bayer
package for Colds, Headache, Neural
gia, Rheumatism, Earache, Toothache,
Lumbago and for Pain. Handy tin
boxes of twelve Bayer Tablets of AS
pirin cost few cents. Druggists also
sell larger packages. Aspirin is the
trade mark of Bayer Manufacture OF
Observation-Disclosures of Salieycaeid.-
Adv
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1920-11-18
EruDtiOnS of the Skin
Cause TOrturOus itching

oughly satisfactory blood / Piun,nnri.
II eleanses the blood of all i mn -.
ties and, thus counteraets the t ~
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skin. ,,r and IL
Begin taking SIS. today, b Inq
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