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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-02-12
WOULD you REFUSE THEM?

In these days when a dollar buys
so little it may be interesting to know
exactly the value Of pennies and
nickels in paying bills or old debts.
What constitutes lawful tender" Of
money is a question that occupies
many pages in the law books.
A man has been known to offer
bucketful of pennies in payment
of a debt to a creditor with whom he
had a quarrel Such things, indeed,
have often happened; and in most in
stances the creditor has felt obliged
to accept the coin.
But there was no such obligation,
for pennies under the law of the United
States are not legal tender in amounts
above 25 cents. If you owe me 81
and offer me 100 pennies it is no pay
ment unless / choose to accept them.
How about nickels? Exactly the
same They are not legal tender in
amounts of more than rs cents.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-02-12
MEMBERS AS STOCK JUDGES

1t is almost as important to be able
to judge an animal accurately as it is
to raise one successfully. If person
does not know what constitutes good
points in an animal, he is obliged to
rely on someone else's judgment in
both buying and selling. That is one
reason why boys and girls in the clubs
supervised by the Department of Ag,
riculture and the State agricultural
colleges are being trained in stock
Judging. AT the county, state, and
interstate fairs, live stock judging con
tests are conducted and demonstra-
terest the public and improve the
methods used in the production and
care of live stock.
At the Missouri state fair boys and
girls club teams judged both beef and
dairy cattle. In putting on the demon,
strations each member had his par
ticular part to do The captain of
the team introduced one member, who
gave the history and Characteristic
of an ideal beef animal and the same
for one of dairy type. Another mem
Der compared dairy and beef cattle
by using an animal exhibited at the
fair to illustrate his points. The cap
tain then scored beef steer, using
a large score card that could be read
by everyone in the audience Each
point was discussed and the rating Of
the good and poor features of the ami
NAL were pointed out and scored
At the Interstate Fair at Sioux City,
Iowa, the Nebraska live stock judging
team won first honors in competition
with teams from North Dakota, South
Dakota, Missouri and Iowa.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-02-12
FASHION SHOWS FOR FARMERS

Who, ,,lo,,ur;gbt dacidas IN write
r,,ro, nlav tho cbances are more
,bon avan .ba, ba will have the hero.
mo wear c;o,hes which would excite
rid d,cula and s.nrn if worn On a city
straat II seams IN no "a nxed fact
- tho ,ni,os of many nct,on and pI,y
,>yr,tars asnac,allv those who have
naya,. haan outs,de of Greenwich WI
,aea mn AN 81 1nose VINO i've ln
TAM, nunes ca,e nolnins and KNOW
ICES. q, up.,,-aate tasnions m clothes.
II sucn c,,uu,uons ever ana exist. i,
", lunp r,,u. ago ,oaav a y,silor
Noa,u 90 some distance before ne
louno ,na protoNpe o, SIS aopklns
mr. "ra,uer navseeu
Farm women TODAY nke up-to-date
CLONES ana fashion SHOWS in their
locauty aI,,avs uring ont good croua
.,.bs,a arr, fashion sonv.. and taSn,on
.bo,ys but the k,no mn on NV demon-
st.ators sem out nv inc united States
peuarrmaut or Ayr,ruiture and tne
State agrlcnIIlraI colleges. NJ where good
loos,no crothes WITHIN tne nurses n,
those ura-e,t are shown are on the
increase tasn,on show of This tvne
d.. ,,sYoj,, hold Of Soma csntral ham
.,be "nooeis, are members of me
Iocs5 cloib,ng rantar. ar cl,hs Ths
.clo,has eybin,ted Inv the models are
.,po-a thar ba,a heen mada m CHM
,. ora, .,,,do, tba instruction of .ha local
!aaoa,. and tho stata snacial.sts ottan.
limos asnaci.lIv if the resuIts have
h.a, nnusuall,, good ~, rho ;aaa no,.ai
rho ,,rr,aut ie a ..uada oya,.
l., ,,,,.o,, count,, \ttoeorri a fnur.
do,,,, da,,onat,ot,on u,oe roaautL
,i,'a, b,, rho et,,a clotbino .nac,ai,sr
,,hasa Recommendations inclused read
.i,,etp,ent of n,ttarns 6ttino anishipo
re,nodelipo dasignin o. trimming and
,bo rso and ,,onufoct,,,.a of :, d,a..
form Dld gorn,a,ts yvara hro,,ont IN
tho ran,odaIno darnonstratiop and tho
rattorps ,rera n,nnod -, than, IN
tba davs when tr,m,nina and des,go,ng
war et,d ad tho audiance brouoht
throod naaaIas and material aud
,vorkod upda,. rho ounaryis,or of rho
sneciaiisi and her assistants
Tho last day fashion show WAS
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-02-12
PRACTICAL FERMENTATION

The scientific experiment is a slow
process, but it is the best way in the
world to get facts.
The slowness Of it is one of the rea.
sons why the farmer, even though he
is scientist, can not do the expert
mentS for himself. He has not the
time to devote to them Then. some
times great many experiments have
to be tried before one is made that
produces the desired results. The
farmer can not afford the numerous
experiments that may not get salts
factory results for the sake of the one
that does.
Here is an illustration of the kind
OF experiment that, from the stand
point of the length of time it takes,
no farmer could undertake for him
self as a business proposition. The
United States Department of AgricuI-
ture wanted to know whether the milk
ing tendency in beef cattle is trans
mitted mainly by the dams through
the male line Of descent. and to what
extent the milk-givng function of the
dam influence the beef character Of
the progeny. An experiment to deter
mine those facts was begun in 1915
II Will not be completed until 1885.
But at the end of that 20-year period
the Department Of Agriculture VIII
know those facts, and every farmer
in the United States may know just
as thoroughly as if he had devoted
20 years of his own life to working
them out
Experiments prove theories or dis
prove them, and one may be just as
significant as the other There has
long been a theory that a COW would
give more milk if milked at regular
times every day than if milked irregE-
larly. The Department of Agriculture
tried It out on a scale sufficiently large
to make certain of the facts, and found
that, so far as production is concerned,
there is no noteworthy difference be-
tween regular and irregular milking,
although regularity is usaully desir-
able for other reasons. In the expert
ment the feeding hours were regular
throughout More difference might be
found if both feeding and milking were
irregular, as is the case on many farms.
1t has always been the common opin-
ion, also, that a cow would give more
milk if she had water constantly be-
lD, bo eI
or twice a day. The department is
experimenting on that, and has reached
the tentative conclusion that the ad-
vantage of water continuously lies
more in the saving of labor than in
a greater production of milk.
There was another common theory
on which people were divided. Some
men said that hog would do better
if he had water to wallow in. Other
men of equal experience said there
was nothing to it; that wallow had
nothing to do with the prosperity of
a hog. The department made some
experiments, and found that a hog
does gain weight more rapidly of he
has access to a wallow than if he has
not
There are other animal experiments
in progress that will require longer
periods than the 20-year experiment
with cattle. Some inbreeding expert
ments are in progress that have al
ready reached the twentieth genera
ton of inbred animals One series
of experiments has resulted in the re-
creation of a breed of horses-the
Morgan-that, when the experiments
began, was thought to be lost to the
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-02-12
CALL FOR MR.. BRYAN

Grapes from the wine sections Of
California are likely TO find number
Of outlets never thought of while the
making and selling of wine was per-
mitted in the United States. Several
such outlets were indicated by expert
ences during the vintage of 1919. ac-
cording to specialists OF the United
States Department of Agriculture who
recently visited the wine-grape regions.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-02-12

4 breed Of American generalpurpose
world. Other experiments are in
horses, and still others for the evolu-
ton of the ideal cavalry horse.
Experiments are in progress to de
termine the best method of developing
better milk and better producing COWS
in larger numbers. Line breeding, III
breeding, and cross-breeding are being
tried through a number of generations.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-02-12
BAD COLD GOT YOU?
FEELING GRIPPY?
DR.. Kings New Discovery
soon starts you on the road
to recovery

HNCE tried, always used. That's
a trite expression, but one never
~ more applicable than it is to
DR.. Kings New Discovery.
You will like the prompt, business
like way 1t loosens the phlegm-congest-
ed chest, soOthes the tortured throat,
cough, Group,
The kiddies can take it in perfect
safety. too. No bad after-effects.
Standard half a century. 60c. and
S1.2O a bottle. At your druggist.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-02-12
Don't Continue Constipated

Don't let your bowels bulldoze your
system. Make them function regularly
keep the body cleansed Of waste
matter with Dr. Kings New Life Pills.
Biliousness, sick headache, sour
stomach. indigestion, dizziness, furred
tongue. bad breath-think of the en-
barrassments and discomfOrts trace
able to constipation. How easily
they're rectified by the occasional use
of DIR. Kings New Life Pills. Move
the bowels smoothly but surely. Try
them tonight All drugglsts-25c. as
usual.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-02-12
FIRST SEMESTER REPORT

The report of the Brookings city
schools for the first semester will be
of interest to this community. The
following is a summary of school con
ditions, furnished by Supt S. w. John
son. In may respects there is indica-
tons of normal growth. This is sat
isfactory to all who are interested in
young people There is also an inGi-
cation of striking abnormal growth,
which ought to challenge the atten-
ton of every parent in the com
munity The report follows:
Number of pupils enrolled in pre-
vious report-Boys. 413; girls, All
total, S24 Number new pupils en-.
rolled this month-Boys, 49, girls, 16 /;
total, 80. Number on register less
transfers (Grades) s)-Boys. 2G9 girls,
2S7 total 586: Chigh school boys,
13O girls, 14O; total 27O Temporarily
drpoped-B Boys, is; girls, IS; total
"a Permanently dropped Boys, :;
girls, s; total. Is. Present member
ship lin attendance this month";
Boys, All; girls, 412; total, S23 Mum
Der of pupils paying tuition (grades)-
Boys, Z; girls, 2; total, 8; (high
SCHOOL, IL; girls, 27; total, 3S;
total number in school paying tuition,
Sc.
Total number belonging - Grades
SIS; high school, 259 Average daily
attendance -- Grades, 5139; high
school. 246.S. Per cent of attendance
Grades, "a; high school, o. Mum
Der of half days absent - Grades,
1902 high school, 579 Number of
cases of truancy - Grades, 8; high
school, none Number of cases OF
tardiness-Grades, 22S; high school
9O3. Number neither tardy nor alb
sent Grades, 270; high school, so
Number below grade-(grades) boys
SO; girls, 16; total, 55; (high schooD
boys, 81 girls, 13; total, 40. Mum.
Der visiting schools, 4S.
1t will be noticed that the grades
IlStu Cll ibStubc vi lyDOL hCtil udy .
The high school had an absence Of
$40 half days. There was a total
of 22S cases Of tardiness in the grade
schools. A total of 903 from the high
school. These 903 tardies were made
by very small per cent of the high
school students. 1t will occur to any
reader that 903 tardies for 270 pupils
in one semester is a growth that is
out of all proportion to good health.
May we ask all parents to see that
their children are sent to school on
time in the morning?
There is frequently a disposition
to send children to school at noon
before teachers can possibly return
from luncheon. In this connection it
might be said that children should
not be started to school at noon early
enough to reach the school room be
fore one o'clock. Some of these prob
lens are essential for parents if the
munity are to be considered.
There are 270 boys and girls in the
elementary school neither tardy nor
absent. There were only 80 boys
and girls in the high school who were
neither tardy nor absent. These data
are of such importance that it is
deemed necessary to call the atten
tion of the public to these figures
opportunity to become efficient Busi
ness houses or employers in general
would insist upon higher percentage
of promptness than this. Education
! is no less important than any com
mercial activity.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-02-12

Silver dimes. quarters and half dol
lars are legal tender up to $10.' Above,
that sum they may be refused and the
creditor may justly claim that no Jaw
ful profler OF money has been made to
him.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-02-12
PUBLIC AUCTION

Having rented my farm and will move to Brookngs, will
sell the following described property at my farm, 12xa
mile south and mile east of BrOokings depot
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-03-12
HAS VAST STORE OF GOLD
of the Precious Metal at
koIchak's Command.

Something of the Arabian Nights a
memory perhaps of Ali Bahia when he
discovered the treasure cave. is sug-
gested by the story of Kolchak's gold
supply and the visit of inspection by
foreign correspondents under the guild
ance of the Omsk governments min
lister of finance. About 1.440.000
pounds avoircupois of gold such is
said to be the reserve of the Kolchak
government at Omsk. It's value In
American money is placed at about
100000. "In one room there were
about thirty tables loaded down with
gold in all forms, requsitioned by the
bolsheviki from the people. Con-
spicuous in this lot was a set of solid
gold dishes, formerly the property of
Mr.. Tereschtschenko. one of the wealth.
lest Of the Russian nobility" The set
of gold dishes, in the uphcaval of Rus
sia, had passed through several hands
before falling to the bolsheviki. and
eventually to the Omsk government
and at least one OF the possible heirs
had renounced the title to it in view
of its use by that government in the
restoration of Russia. Most of the gold.
however. was displayed in coins and
ingots. and its exhibition was meant
to inspire confidence in the ability of
the government to finance some of its
immediate operations.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-03-12
ED STRATTON AND JACK BEL
CHER HAVE THRILLING TIME
IN MOUNTAINS
Plenty OF Snow to Furnish Water
For 1rrigation; Farmers
Encouraged

Ed StrattOn and Jack Belcher
were up in the hills on trapping
expedition last week when the snow
came. They were forced to give up
all thought of trapping, and consid-
cred themselves fortunate to escape
alive. They had to extricate them
selves from drifts twenty feet deep.
Sometimes the only way they could
get free from the snow was to climb
a tree, according to Mr. Stratton 5
report to The Herald
And this while some OF the Oakley
people were wondering where the
water for irrigating was going to
come from!
The snowstorm overlook the men
on the flat above Bostetter They
were forced to abandon their wagon
1t seems that on the flat above
Bostetter, the snow on the level was
from two to three feet dep. 1t ought
to be great deal deeper than that
by this time.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-03-12
LEGION DRIVE FOR
NEW MEMBERS


Wednesday night the Oakley post
of the American Legion had their
first successful meeting since the flu
epidemic. Much important business
was taken Up and discussed.
1t is dire necessity that the
Legion double its membership in the
course of the next two weeks. At
the present time there is much i'm
portant legislation both in the State
and in the National legislature rel
men, and in order that the voice of
the Idaho soldiers may be made as
group it is necessary that the Legion
have at least a majority of the ex-
soldiers OF the state as members.
Oakley has an eligible list of al
most 120 men. At the present time
her enrolment is 23 1t is the pur-
pose of the post to double it's men,
bership next Wednesday night. The
legion is going to have a celebration
at their quarters for service men on
ly, and every man who was in the
service is urged to be there and sign
up with his home sector.
If you are interested in the matter
of the present legislation relative to
government homestead land, If you
think the soldier should have a pref
erence in the choice of these home
steads, then it is your duty to join
your home post and help your state
legislators push through measures
that will give the ex-soldiers some
recompense for their services
The Legion will stage a masquer-
ade ball at Anona hall April first
This will be one of the big events of
the year, and absolutely no one can
afford to stay away. If you don't
dance, be there to see the costumes
they will surely be worth while.
The co amittees chosen to make
the dancea success were:
Advertising, James Dayley and
Sam Haight
Programs, Pratt Thurber and Ell
don Dahlquist.
Music, Dick OFT and Ezra Voyce.
Decorations, ?????? - Come and
see the decorations
1t was the unanimous voice Of the
Post that all the action taken by By
ron Howells, Hector Haight, and
Richard OFT, relative to the poor
sportmanship and un Americanism
exhibited by the high school super
intendents of the 9Th district of the
Interscholastic Association be hear
tily endorsed as the action of the Lee
gion as a whole
A vote of thanks was issued to
James Dayley for the splendid Head
quarters sign which he gave to the
Legion, and also for the club room
decorations.
A vote of thanks was issued to the
Legion basket ball team for their
splendid work in basket ball this
season.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-03-12
--5oR PROBLEM REPORT MADE
Industrial Conference Decides Prob
lem is in Individual Plant.

Industrial Conference Decides Prob
lem is in Individual Plant.
Washington.-The proper place to
gfnpple with the labor problem is in
the individual plant. the second in
dusti.al conference will tell President
Wilson N its final report. The CON
ference adjourned March g after hav
ing held eighty sessions since its first
meeting, December l. The report will
be made public within the next ten
days.
Recommendations about wages and
hours of work. and women in employ
ment and similar problems, have been
a. definite stand on collective bar
gaining, the rock on which the first
conference came to grief, has been
taken.
The final report, the conference an
nounced, makes some notifications of
the organization for adjusting dis
putes suggested in its preliminary
statement December 10, but leaves in
tact the national industrial board and
the regional boards of inquiry and ad-
justment. The final report also deals
'broadly with the general field of in
dustrial relations and undertakes to
prevent industrial disputes by recon-
mending elimination of the causes of
disagreement. Plans for shop organi-
iations to facilitate voluntary ADJUST
nents between capital and labor are
suggested
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-03-12
A CHANCE FOR BETTER FIRE
PROTECTION

The city Dads have arranged for
equipment which will afford fire
protection for most of the business
places in Oakley The scheme is for
the town to pay half on the hose,
and the entire water rental, while
the business houses Afforded protec-
tion are supposed to pay for half of
the hose.
The business men will do we'll to
cooperate in this matter. AS The
Herald understands it, the sum
which the business men are asked to
pay is only $3.50. The lower insur-
over $3.50 in one year
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-03-12
DRILLING TO PROCEED

Drilling for oil at the JD ranch, 2
miles south of Oakley, was been de-
layed slightly on account of the Won
countered. Some new equipment
had to be secured for shutting out
the superfluous adams ale. This
some time, and everything is ready
for fast drilling.
The drillers will soon again be
working day and night.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-03-12
Oakley State Bank Elects Officers

At meeting of the stockholders
of the Oakley State Bank, held We'd
nesday evening, the following per-
sons were elected directors Of t h e
bank: Adam Patterson, l.. A. Critch-
field, William r. Gray, F. c. Bedke,
E. f. Colpin, Charles l.. Haight, Jas.
F. Walker Alvin Erickson, J d. Gro
nan.
The following were elected Off
GERS Of the bank: Adam Patterson,
president; l.. A. Critchfield, vi C @
president; E. E. Colpin, vice presi-
dent; J. d. Cronan, cashier; H. c
Haight, assistant cashier Amelia
Matthews, assistant cashier
Mr.. Cronan, who has bought a
substantial interest in the bank, will
succeed Mr.. Johntz, who retires from
the bank. Mr.. Cronan is success
full banker, having had a number of
years experience in the farming and
stock-growing sections of Oregon,
and comes with the highest recon-
mendations as to his integrity and
ability Ed Colpin and Joe" Gro
nan will have active management Of
the bank, which insures the contin-
uance OF the conservative policy of
the bank.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-03-12
Two Killed in SnowsIide.

Salt Lake City.-Harry Gardner.
aged 43, superintendent of the Wood
lawn mine, and Fred Hansen, 56 years
of age, n miner, were killed in II snow
slide on the east slope of the mountain
near Lake Solitude in Cottonwood can
yon Saturday. The bodies were found
the Woodlawn mine and surrounding
mines in the Alta district.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-03-12

The cement for repairing apertures
IN submerged ships Of Cardiff pat
entee consists of five parts by weight
of crude rubber dissolved In naphtha.
three of rosin. two of white lead. nine
of coal pitch. and one-fourth part of
shellac. The heated mixture is used
for cementing metal surfaces and may
be applied to cloth to form an adhe-
sive patch. The material may be
able for paint.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-03-12
CHURCHILL NEWS

Arthur Green arrived at Churchill
Sunday from Siberia. He was dis
charged at San Francisco a we k
ago last Friday Shorty has some
experiences to tell, some of which
may be published in the next issue
of The Oakley Herald.
1t seems that the gray hairs ac-
cumulated by worry regarding short
age of irrigation water this year are
all in vain. Authentic rep ports
claim a heavy snowfall on the head
waters of our streams Such worry
will be eliminated to a great extent
after we get those A r T E S I A N
WELLS.
The Oakley Valley Development
Company is taking form, and every
owner of land under the $500 acre
segregation will do we'll to be ready
to join. An opportunity will be Civ
en- every landowner, and it is to be
hoped that each one will see the ad-
visibility of getting in and being one
to boost and make our country.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-03-12

Although he was made defendant in
breach of promise suit by Miss Ma
bel X. Wade of Minneapolis, Minn.,
cles there, and asked to pay 1000
damages, Guilford A. Morse declared.
in answer to the complaint filed in the
federal district court at Boise, that he
was worth only $500.