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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-09-16
CLUB SETS PACE
WITH new STUNT
BOOKINGS COMMERCIAL CLUB
HAS NEW EDUCATIONAL
FEATURE
WILL EXPLAIN BALLOTS TO THE VOTERS
Men and Women Voters are Invited
to Attend Meeting To Be
Held October 8.

Again the Brookings Commercial
club sets the pace for progressiveness
for the other clubs of the state. At
its last meeting the club made plans
for an educational feature that is en-.
tirely new. in this section of the coun-
try at least. The plan has for It's
object the political education of the
men and women voters of the city.
Four or five good speakers will he
selected to give a full. clear, uncolored
and n%on-partisan exposition Of the
laws that come before the vote of the
people of South Dakota this fall. Each
of the five amendments and the two
referred laws that appear on the sam
pie ballots which were recently mailed
to the voters Of the county will be
explained fully in clear English and
all of their features will be described.
There will be no discussion either for
or against any OF the measures. Per
sons in the audience will be permitted
to ask any question touching upon the
liNS IL lIdS DttH uSNluSu lIdJ Jul
ableSt lawyers will be chosen as speak
ers. This educational meeting, to
which all citizens are invited, will be
held on Friday evening, October 8, in
some large hall yet to be decided upon.
Citizens are asked to ave their sam
pie ballots and bring them along to
the meeting. A certain subject or sub
jects will be assigned to each speaker
who will be allotted only ten minutes
TO elucidate the subject which has
been assigned to him. All discussions
will be short, straightforward and di-
rect to the point. 1t is believed that
this opportunity to receive authentic,
professional, non.biased information
concerning the laws which are to be
voted upon next November will be APP
pIeciated by the voters of BrookingS.
1t will supply them with information
that many of them have wanted to
know in order to vote intelligently
The club is to be commended for the
step it has taken for the civic welfare
of Brookings. DR.. A. A. Harris is
given the credit for having suggested
this new feature.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-09-16
MARRIED IN CALIFORNIA

Alexander Culhane Of this city, and
Miss Ruth Lynch of Long Beach, Cal,
but formerly a resident of BroOkings,
were married on Wednesday, Septem-
Der l, at 1880 a. m, at st. Anthony's
church at Long Beach, Cal. The bride
was attended by Miss Mary Goodfellow
of Long Beach. Edward Lynch of
BrOokings, a brother of the bride, was
best a After the ceremony a we'd
ding breakfast was served to the bridal
party at the home of the brides par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. Lynch. The
happy couple then left on a honeymoon
tour through California, after which
they started for Bookings, arriving
here last Saturday evening. They will
be at home to their friends at 615
Eighth avenue after October Is. Both
are graduates Of State college and took
leading parts in college activities. The
groom is a son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Culhane, Sr., of this city and is a ma
tive of Brookings county. He joined
the army in 1917 and was commits
stoned second lieutenant in the in
fantry. Later he was promoted to first
lieutenant. He was in the service
twelve months. Mr.. Culhane is now
an instructor in the dairy department
at State college.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-09-16
BITTER PRIMARY
; ELECTIONS HELD
a. ..O uu6AO
MANY FRACTIONAL FIGHTS BEING
STAGED IN THE COUNTRY
THIS WEEK
ARMED GUARDS At ILLINOIS POLLS
Chief Contest in Illinois Between
Small Of Thompson Faction and
lowden's Choice.

Primary elections are being held in
many states this week. The principal
fights are being staged in New York
and Illinois, but Vermont, Colorado,
South Carolina, Maine and Washing
ton are also holding interesting con
tests.
The bitterest republican factional
fight in more than a decade eliminated
at the polls in the statewide primary
Tuesday in Illinois. The republican
factions made their principal fight for
the gu%bernatorial nomination. Len
Small, former state treasurer, a mem
Der of the group known as federal"
or Lorimer faction in former years,
was backed for governor by Mayor
William Hale Thompson of Chicago.
Lieutenant Governor John c. Oglesby
was supported by Governor Frank O..
Lowden. Congressman William B.
Mckinley was the Lowden choice for
senator and Congressman Frank l..
Smith had the Thompson support.
On the democratic ticket, former
Senator James Hamilton Lewis and
Barrett O'Hara, former lieutenant gov
ernor, contested for nomination for
governor. Robert Emmett Burke and
Peter A.. Waller were opponents for
the senatorial nomination. Up to IL
o'clock, II precinct captain had been
reported kidnapped by the opposition,
four arrests had been made and one
of the special deputy sheriffs sworn
in by Sheriff Peters to guard the bal
lot boxes had been ousted by a po-
liceman. The weather was fair and
the day promised to be hot although
rain prevailed over much OF the state.
Organization candidates of both re-
publican and democratic parties in the
New York state primary led their OPP
ponents by votes of approximately 2
to l in all state wide contests, when
returns from more than one-half the
state had been tabulated.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-09-16
BAPTIST STATE CONVENTION

Bookings is to be convention city
this year for the Baptists of the state,
and it is expected that the enrolment
of delegates will reach 400, with a
daily average of $50. The local con
~gregation is asking that the homes of
the city be opened for these delegates
for free lodging and breakfast, the
other meals the delegates to provide
for themselves. Brookings has always
been able to take care of it's conven-
lions by all joining in and this year,
Notwithstanding our housing problems
the hospitality of our city will again
be found equal to the occasion. The
convention will run from the 9Th to
the 10th of October. On the program
will be men and women of national
caliber, and as all the sessions will be
open to the public this should mean
an uplift for the whole community.
Immediately. following the conven-
ton the Baptists here will hold evan
gelistic meetings for several weeks,
as a part Of a statewide program Of
evangelism. For this DR.. E. s. Sucker
of Kansas, has been obtained as van
gelist. and Foster c. Jones of Winona
Lake. Ind, as singer.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-09-16
TAYLOR'S AUTO STOLEN

Someone eloped with an automobile
belonging to |. A, Taylor, proprietor
of the Taylor Cigar company, last Fri
day afternoon while Mr.. Taylor was
watching the ball game at the fair
grounds. The car was a Buick six
cylinder roadster of a late model and
equipped with new tires all around.
Mr.. Taylor left it standing on Fifth
street in front of G. G.. Jarman's resi-
dence when he went in to see the
game, About the time Of the eighth
inning the car was taken from there
by an unknown person and driven up
to the filling station at the corner of
Fifth and Main streets, where the thief
had the tank filled with gas. He also
removed the lei Magno" advertising
sign on the ear of the car. Many
persons saw the car at this time, but
no n suspected that 1t was being
stolen. He drove off and nothing has
been heard of him since. 1t has been
quite definitely established that the
thief was a member Of the Carnival
company that was at the county fair.
During the ball game n of the car
nival men received instruction how to
start and operate a Buick car from
one Of the men who was running a
stand at the fair. 1t Is thought that
this same fellow stole the car for he
could not be found after the theft
took place. Mr.. Taylor is protected
from loss by insurance which he a r
ried on the automobile against theft.
The insurance company is conducting
the search for the thief and the stolen
car
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-09-16
WIN TWO BIG al ES

The Bookings ball club got revenge
Elkton was saved from a complete
shut out last Sunday at the new ball
park at Estelline, only by a sensa-
tional home run in the ninth inning
by "Sky" Thompson. BrOokings won
the game 8 to l.. Wilkes pitched the
game for B~rookings and allowed but
six hits. The entire team played err
rorless ball. Leverett was on the
mound for Elkton and permitted eight
hits. Each pitcher struck out six men.
A crowd of over 1000 witnessed the
game. Yesterday the Brookings team
took the ~Lamberton, Mimi, aggrega
ton into camp at the fair at Walnut
Grove, Mimi, beating them by a score
of IL to 5. Higgins pitched a good
game for six innings and then Nc
ClemmOns went in and did just as
well for the rest of the game. Lam
berton was held to only five hits while
the locals pounded out fourteen clean
hits. Lehman walloped out a long one
that looked like a home run but was
called out as he crossed home plate.
Lambertotn's battery was composed Of
Sd Holmgren and Nicholson. Dennis
caught for Brookings.
Next Sunday, September 10, at the
South Side park in ~Brookings, a big
game has been arranged between Elk
ton and Bookings for a 1000 side bet.
and every effort will be made TO put on
the fastest game of the year. Herbert
Hansen of st. Paul, a league umpire,
has been employed TO umpire the game
which will eliminate all arguments
and rag chewing.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-09-16
ESCAPED ROBBER
BACK IN TOLLS
SHERIFF NOLAN RETURNED WITH
FRANK LOTUS SATUR-
DAY MORNING
ARRESTED At FEDERAL PRISON GATES
Had Just Completed Serving Five
Year Sentence for Robbing
Idaho Postoffice.

The law has a long memory and jus
of James Donovan, better known in
Bookings as Frank Lotus, who was
brought back from the federal prison
at FIT. LeavenwOrth, Kas., last Satur-
day by Sheriff John Nolan and placed
in the Brookings county Jail from
which he escaped nearly ten years
ago. He had just finished a five-year
sentence in the federal prison for rob-
Idaho, and he found Sheriff Nolan
waiting at the prison gates with a
warrant for his arrest on a charge
from which he escaped punishment
ten years ago.
If LOTUS had been a reader of the
Register he would have known what
he had coming. Here is what the
Register said in its issue on Febru-
airy 8, 1911, shortly after the escape
of the two bank robbers, LOTUS and
Forbes, from the county Jail: "How-
ever, LOTUS and Forbes are natural
criminals and it is not thought that
they will long remain idle. They may
to another section Of the coun
try but sooner or later they will be
taken for some crime and then Brook
ings county will demand them as es-
capped prisoners" A prophecy that
has been almost exactly fulfilled.
On the last Tuesday night in No
vember, 1910, four men, William Reed,
Frank LOTUS, William Forbes and
James Laton, blew up the safes in
the banks at White and Bushnell.
They visited White first. After blow W.
ing up the safe they were unable to
get into it so were obliged to leave
town without any loot. At Bushnell
they had no better success. The ex.
plosion failed to give them access TO
the cash. Large crowds of people
stood in the street and watched them
work after hearing the explosion and
the robbers fed. They hid themselves
all day Wednesday in a haystack
south of Bushnell and in the after
noon when darkness came they
started out on foot heading toward
Egan. They were easily tracked
through the TO- and Sheriff J. G..
Miles arrested the quartet at Egan
Continued on Page 12-Col. 81
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-09-16
D. A. r. CHAPTER ESTABLISHED

The Medary chapter of the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution, one
Of the greatest patriotic societies for
wOmen in the United States, was or.
ganized in Brookings on September
3, at the home of Mrs. Helene A. Raak.
Mrs. Nina X. Thompson, organizing
agent, was unable to be present, so
Mrs. Frances w. Warning of Yankton,
state regent of the ID. A. R. took charge
of the meeting. Mrs. Warning ad,
dressed the ladies present on the work
which the organization was doing, both
in the national and state societies, in
a very interesting manner. She ex-
tended an invitation to the ladies of
the chapter to visit the state d. A. r.
rooms in the womans' building at the
state fair at Huron this week. Mrs.
Thompson expects to attend the next
meeting of the chapter. The following
officers were appointed for the local
chapter: Vice regent, Mrs. Helene a.
Raak; secretary, Mrs. Myrtle A. Has
we'll; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
Harriette Mccall; treasurer, Mrs. May
NJ. Lampson; historian, Mrs. Iva
Hauff; registrar, Mrs. Mary Fulweiler;
chaplain, Mrs. Geo. Miner. Ladies in
terested in a~ffiliating with the chapter
are asked to call vice regent, Mrs.
Raak, or the registrar, Mrs. Fulweiler.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-09-16
FOOTBALL CAMP OPENS

With the first football game of the
season only about two weeks away,
the candidates for the State college
team open their football camp tomor-
row for a weeks training before
school starts. Competition for berths
on the 1920 State college football team
promises to be of the keenest kind.
Practically all Of the men who helped
State win the football championship
of North and South Dakota last fall
Under the leadership of Captain Jim
Salisbury, and with the aid Of many
new freshmen stars from South Dako-
ia, Minnesota and Iowa, with another
assistant coach and plenty of new
equipment, including blankets, Their
molite, rub tables, etc, and enough
uniforms to fully equip a hundred
men, Coach West expects to have a
real fighting machine, typical of the
modern gridiron game.
Included in the State college foot
ball schedule for the coming season
are games with the strongest schools
in North and South Dakota and Mime
sofa. The annual game with the State
university will be played at Sioux
Falls on November Is. The Hobo day
game will be played with Hamline on
November 5. The schedule follows:
October 2, Northern Normal and In
dustrial school at Aberdeen.
October 8, Dakota Wesleyan univer-
sity at Mitchell.
October 16, North Dakota university
at Grand Forks, n. ID.
October %, North Dakota Agricul-
tural college at ~Brookings.
October 80, Manchester college at
Brookings.
November 5, Hamline university at
Brookings (Hobo day..
November Is, South Dakota univer-
sity at Sioux Falls.
Among the new men who will re-
port for training are: Brory and Har-
vey, former stars Of Madison high
school; LANCE of Lead high, one Of
the best athletes in the Black Hills
"egiOn; Morton, the quarterback on
the Brookings high school team last
year; Lloyd Hockenstad of Canton,
a good all around athlete, and Fenton
Lee and Wilbur Connell of Hot
Springs. H. Mudeking, a 195-pound
tackle on the Tracy high school team
for three years and a good basketball
player, will make some of the veter-
n hustle for their job this fall. Wei
come Waltz, a former Wesleyan star
backfeld man, who just secured his
release from the army and is said to
be one of the best fullbacks ever pro-
duced in this state, will wear the vel
low and blue this fall. His size and
experience ought to make him a valu
able man.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-09-16
MARRIED AT SIOUX FALLS

Donald A. Windle of Garfield, Ohio,
but who has made his home in Brook
ings this summer being in the employ
of the Atkinsnn Paving Co, was mar
ried at Sioux Falls Tuesday evening
to Miss Hazel Charnock, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. 7. Charnock of that
city. The wedding took place at the
home Of the brides parents at 500
O'clock. Miss Adele MARITIME attended
the bride. Murray Windle, a brother
of the groom, was best man. The
wedding march was played by Mrs.
E. DeWalt, a sister of Mrs. Charnock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Windle of ALI
ance, Ohio, parents of the groom, who
arrived in Brookings last Sunday after
making the drive from Ohio by auto,
mobile without mishap, and Mr.. and
Mrs. c. H. Atkinson of this city were
present at the wedding.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-09-16
RECOMMENDS NUMBER SYSTEM

A system whereby the exhibitor at
county and state fairs would show
under a number instead of under his
name is recommended to fair boards
and secretaries by James w. Wilson,
professor of animal %husbandry at State
college. who has been called upon for
the past twenty-three years to place
the livestock at state and county fairs
in Iowa, Minnesota, North and South
Dakota.
In most cases. he says, the work has
not been difficult. But when the man.
agement of the fair has failed to have
the entries properly made the confu-
sion between the exhibitors, the super
intendent Of the department and the
judge has greatly prolonged the task.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-09-16
cHAMPLIN's SUCCESSOR CHOSEN

Ralph f.. Johnston, who made a
splendid record as Fall river county
agent and is held in high esteem by
county agents and farm bureaus of
the state, has been appointed agrono-
mist in the extension division of State
college, succeeding Manley Champlin,
who resigned to become professor of
field husbandry at the University of
Saskatchewan. Mr.. Johnston was
born and raised in South Dakota, is
a graduate of State college, having
specialized in agronomy, and has had
much practical experience on the farm
in addition to his work as county
agent.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-09-16
CORN CLUB SHOW

The first County Corn club show will
be held at Sinai some tine between
the first and fifteenth of November.
Fred Killing, the county leader, is ar
ranging for "A two-day corn show and
short course. Plans are being made
TO hold a corn show for the farmers
of the county at the same time.
Mr.. Killing has made up the follow
ing premium list for the boys. Any
boy or girl that is a member of the
county corn club can exhibit their
corn.
For the best ten ears Of yellow dent
corn a first prize of $500 will be given.
-Four other places will be awarded
fifth prize being $l.00. Five prizes
will also be awarded for ten ears of
white dent corn, first prize $500, sec.
ond prize, $500, and so on down to
fifth prize, $500, just as in the yellow
dent. class. Five prizes will be
awarded for bushel exhibits of white
and yellow dent, first prize being
$1,000; second, $500; third, $500;
fourth. $500, and fifth, $500. In sin
gle a exhibits Of yellow dent first
prize is $500; second prize, $500;
third, $500, and fourth and fifth, $1.OO
each. The same prizes are offered for
single ears Of white dent.
For the best acre yield and record
the first prize will be a trip to Chicago
at the time.of the National Grain and
Livestock show. Second place will be
a cash prize of $500; third prize,
$500; fourth prize, $1,000, and fifth
prize, $500. All OF these are prizes
which will prove mighty attractive to
the boys and girls of Brookings coun-
ty and those who have been doing
some real work this summer in rails
ing corn will receive big rewards for
their efforts if they bring their ex.
hibits to the County Corn club show.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-09-16
SQUlRES TO LIVE HERE

Chaplain Guy P. Squires of Hitch
cock, will leave his pastorate there
and make his home in Brookings hav-
ing accepted a position at State col
lege as adviser to the two hundred
rehabilitation men who will be en-
rolled in the college this fall. Chap
lain Squires is well known and gener-
ally loved by the service men in the
state. He served in the Philippines
during the Spanish-American war as
a private. He vas chaplain Of the
South Dakota National Guard in 1916
while on the Mexican border. He was
also with the South Dakota boys over
seas as their chaplain. There is no
question but that he is ideally fitted
for this position on account of his long
contact with service e
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-09-16
COLLEGE STARTS
MONDAY MORNING
OPEN FOR REGISTRATI, MON
DAY AND TUEsDAY-Ex ,cT
LARGE NUMBERS
ROOM|NG SITUATION PRESENTSPk len
College Officials and Bookings II :
wives Hold Meeting to Work
Out Solution.

The population Of Bookings is g.
the last census shows the count to
be not quite four thousand, a week
from today it will be fully $500 and
will keep on increasing for the rest of
the year. The annual influx of col
lege students has begun. At the State
college campus where all has been
quiet this week, all will be throbbing
with life neXt week and crowded with
noisy students eager to begin the
years work. Registration begins at
$3.50 Monday morning. Monday and
Tuesday have been set aside for reg
istration and entrance examinations.
Glasses begin Wednesday morning at
500 a. m. Courses in agriculture,
home economics, engineering, pharma.
cy. general science, commerce and
tractor and auto-mechanics begin at
this time. The limit has been reached
in the enrolment for the pharmacy
and auto-mechanics courses already
A record enrolment in the other de.
partments is also expected. The two
hundred wounded soldiers will enroll
at this time for their courses in voca-
tional training.
The big problem that the coming of
the students presents this fall is the
rooming situation. Where are we go.
ing to put them all >" is the question
many people are asking. To meet this
question, last Saturday afternoon, at
200 o'clock, a group of Bookings
ladies met with a committee of the
State college faculty to talk owe the
rooming situation. President w. f
Johnson showed how urgent ii is that
homes be opened to student roomers
and hat if enough places are not
found q number of students might be
turned away thus inficting a great
loss upon the college and city. He
also suggested closer cooperation be
tween the college authorities and the
ladies who rem rooms.
After a careful discussion of such
matters as the equipment of rooms,
study hours, heating, lighting, etc, a
committee composed of President
Johnson, Prof. George c. Phillips, DR.
Rachel Knight, Dean George l.. Brown
Prof. Carl S. Metzgar, Mrs. o. H.
Thompson, Mrs. Lizzie Nelson and
Mrs. Harry West, was appointed to
draw up a set of rules and regulations
stating what the landlady should ex'
pect of the student and what rights
and privileges the student is entitled
to as a renter. This committee met
Monday morning and drew up a state,
ment which is to be printed and fur.
nished to each rooming house. Copies
will be mailed out at ar early date.
The Young Mems Christian associa'
ton is the office to which information
should be furnished concerning rooms
to rent. Students have already begun
to arrive and every room that is avail.
able should be listed Immediately.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-09-16
EARL MINER MARRIED

Earl Miner of this city, and Miss
Marcia Hackett of Vayland, were
united in marriage at the residence
Of Father F. X. Dooley at $50 yester-
day afternoon. Lon Miner and Miss
Lima Murphy attended the bride and
groom at the ceremony. The couple
will begin housekeeping at once in
their apartments which they have
fitted up in this city. The groom is
the federal internal revenue collector
for this district and has his h~eadQuar.
ters in Brookings. The news Of their
wedding came as a surprise to their
friends and all hasten to offer their
heartiest congratulations.