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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-07-14

ago, and because Of this it has been
decided not to prosecute her for the
attempt on the life Of the physician.
Sweeping five buildings in a single
hour, fire damaged structures at the
west end of Main street in Bancroft
Monday morning to the extent OF
$4,000 and threatened a large portion
Of the town for a time until desperate
work by almost the entire population
which turned out to form a bucket
brigade and use other means at hand
to fight the flames, checked its
progress. The fire was famed and
spread by a stiff south wind.
While attempting to make the turn
on the Rohrbach road just east Of
Clark, Frederick F. Thoreson, better
known as ABE" Thoreson, aged 81,
met almost instant death, when his
auto turned turtle, after crashing into
the bank alongside the ditch, in fail
ing TO make the turn. With his body
crushed, his neck broken, and pinned
into the smashed auto the stricken
man was sitting upright in the
smashed auto when found by those
who first arrived on the scene of the
horrible accident.
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The huge brides cake was cut by the
bride.
The bride was becomingly gowned
In a white canton crepe dress and she
carried a bouquet Of pink roses. The
bridesmaids dress was of white net
and pink ribbon and her flowers were
sweet peas. Little Dorothy Hanlon.
ring bearer, was dainty in a frock of
pink organdie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bulger left on the
evening train for the Black Hills. They
will live in Highmore for the summer
and in the fall Mr.. Bulger goes to Ohio
to attend the state university.
The out of town guests we're Mrs.
II. j. Hanlon and Dorothy of White.
sister and niece to the groom; Ray Bull
ger, brother to to the groom, and Mr..
William Kurtz Of Brookings; Miss
Vivian Spriggs Of Woonsocket; Mr..
and Mrs. +. o. Simonson, Sioux Falls:
Miss Frances and Olive Lawrence of
Gering, Neb.; Mrs. Elizabeth Dean of
Dhidho, LIS iltiiJ "toltI Vi Week
ling, and Mrs. Carl Edgerton and three
daughters of Meckling.
The bride is a young woman of ex-
ceptional ability. She is q Vermillion
girl, having lived the greater part of
her life here and she has won MANY
friends. She is a graduate of the Yer.
million high school and Of the State
university Of South Dakota. For the
last four years she has been teaching
home economics in the W%oonsocket
high school. Mr.. Bulger is a graduate
of State college and is a young man
OF sterling worth. Last year he taught
agriculture in the Highmore high
school and the year preceding taught
manual training and agriculture in
the Woonsocket high school where
the romance which eliminated in the
happy marriage started.
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SIM

Vermillion Republican-One Of the
prettiest weddings of the season was
solemnized at the home OF Mrs. Clara
Simonson Thursday afternoon, June
80, 1921, when in the presence of rela-
tives and a few intimate friends, Miss
Kathleen Simonson, second daughter
of Mrs. Clara Simonson, became the
bride of Mr.. Jacob Bulger of Bookings.
The charm Of the house was greatly
enhanced by quantities Of roses and
sweet peas arranged with streamers
of pink and white ribbon. The south
east corner of the living room before
which the ceremony took place was a
bank of ferns, roses and sweet peas.
Just preceding the ceremony, Miss
Olive Lawrence of Gering, Neb, play
ing her own accompaniment, sang
Because" Promptly at 100 o'clock
al the first strains of Lohengrin's
wedding march were heard, played by
Mrs. J. H. Elk. the bride and groom
preceded by little Dorothy Hanlon of
White. niece of the groom, bearing the
ring in the heart of a large pink rose,
and followed by the bridesmaid, Miss
Vivian Spriggs of Woonsocket, and
the best man, Mr.. Ray Bulger of
Brookings, brother of the groom, en-
tered the living room and were united
In marriage by the Rev. Chas. Wilcox.
Immediately following the ceremony
an informal reception vas given 10
friends to nee the groom and to view
the beautiful and numerous gifts.
After this the guests found their
places at tables by . miniature bride
and groom. The delicious three
course luncheon consisting Of fruit
cocktail. creamed chicken. scalloped
corn. creakned potatoes. Parker house
rolls. perfection salad. coffee. ice
cream ana cake. WAS served BY the
three cousins Of the bride. Misses
ohve and finances Lawrence. Miss
Leah Ddssrtcn and Fern Harrington.
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CHURCH NOTES

q %
The items In this column are furnished
the Register by the press correspondent
OF the various churches and societies. All
churches and societies have the same privi-
leges In the use OF this column.
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Rev. r. c. Keagy, pastor. Sunday ser
vices as follows: 9:15, class meeting;
9:45, Bible school; HOO, morning wor-
ship. Sermon subject, THE High
Powered Life" 400, Junior League;
6:45, Epworth League, leader, Chester
Tate; 500, evening service, sermon
subject, Wanted, A Man"
First Church Of Christ, Scientist
Corner Sixth avenue and Fifth venue
Services every Sunday at IL a. m.
Subject next Sunday: Life Sun
day school at GAS. Wednesday even.
ing meeting at s o'clock. Reading room
in church edifce, open every Wednes-
day and Saturday from 2 to 4 p. IN.
The Bible and all authorized Christian
Science literature may there BIZ read
or purchased, If desired. All are cor
daily invited to attend these services
and make use Of the reading room.
Baptist Church-Sunday school at
9:45. Let US keep up the attendance
during the summer. Morning worship
at 10:45, with sermon by the pastor
on Jesus Being Weary" ID. Y. p. U.
meets in the basement, the coolest
place in town, at TOO. The meetings
last week was especially helpful. Even
ing worship at 500. The pastor VIII
preach on Hard Times and Heroes"
All cordially invited.
First Presbyterian Church-Services
next Sunday are at the hours OF 1890
a. m. and 500 p. m. At the morning
service the subject will be: Getting
Below the Surface" The subject for
the evening service will be: THE
Mystery Of Self The Sunday school
meets at noon with classes for all.
The Young Peoples society meets at
700 D. IN. Topic: Judging Un-
kindly" The public Is cordially in
yited to attend these services.
The W. C. T. U. will meet Thursday,
July q, at the home Of Mrs. T. II.
Jennings, 905 Third street.
Lutheran Church-Sunday, July II.
9:45 a. M, Sunday school and Bible
classes; 10:45 a. m., morning services
(English) $3.50 p. m, services In Ster-
ling Lutheran church; TOO p. m.
Luther League study hours; 500 p. m,
evening services.
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swelling because it was a hot day &
| sed 2 him Pa don't you never get
emmy rest a tall & he sed Son the only
rest | ever get Is wen yure mas Is
hunting sumthing for me 2 work at.
Pa & me Is getting pritty friendly here
of late. l guess we are both sorry
for one a Mother.
Sunda--I went 2 Sunday skool today
& pa & ma cum to church & l staid 2.
1t was raining emmy way. Their was
a man cum in and set by pa. He
whispered 2 pa & asst How long has
the preecher been preceding & pa an
serred and replyed l think about 4
yrs the man sed l suppose he must
be About threw so I guess l mite as
well stay.
Monday told Jake's cozzen witch
Is visiting Jake that they was a big
stone lion down 2 the bridge witch Is
twenty 5 It long. He sed 2 me that
Jake sed 1t was fifty IT. Harold sed
Stats wen 1t comes 2 lion you amt
in 1t.
Tuesday-Ma had baked sum good
cherry pies & so l cum up frum the
celalr & sed Ma wot wood you say
II l ct one Of yure pies & she sed You
just try 1t & see wot l wood do.
edged toords the dore & remarked
Well l ct /. Then l left her 2 her own
thots.
Wednesday-pa & ma was both reed.
ing sum magazines & ma sed 2 pa
Why do you suppose these authors is
all so sinical wen speaking of marriage
& pa sed l guess they are all married.
Mostly. All l cud heer was the Clock.
Thursday-Worked.
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respect. 1t was only one of the many
tragedies he faced in a day and he
meant that it had no great news value
only a line OIL so.
1--WE stepped inside into a dingy
room with kitchenet. About the bath.
room were sprawled opiates, wood al
cohol and formaldehyde, half con-
sumed, these fearsome outlets from
life's ironies into the uncharted black
ness. Dirty faced children were romp-
ing in the gas-lit halls. On a stairway
a shawled oma was quarreling about
her 25cent gas meter and through an
open doorway could be see a coatless
man devouring his food w%olfshly.
Amid this %squalor, life ran on pla-
cidly. The crooked streets of China
town have their daily tragedy. A soiled
dove who has cast her lot with the
human dregs puts a pistol to her head.
A thin cloud of blue smoke. A few
seconds of unintelligble %jabbering.
The stoical Chinese do not inquire and
they look blankly at the excited Wis
itors who may be touring in the "yap
wagons" No one seems to care. That
inextinguishable fellowship with hu.
mar misery does not assert itself in
their alien bosoms.
80 many ants! One going out here
and there is lightly missed. The kind
ly sympathy, the neighborly help of
the Gopher Prairies are suppressed. A
lonely hearse with only n escort, the
driver, may be cen daily going slowly
over the great bridges. A blind man
jumped out Of a sixth story window
the other day in livingston street. At
the hospital he said he had not talked
to a soul for eight days"
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vealed that it was badly infested
with young c%ockleburs. The hogs eat
ing large quantities of these weeds.
when a hog was first noticed to
be sick he would refuse to eat and
drink. Very little fever developed.
After a few hours the animal would
develop commissions and would usu-
ally die In ten or twelve hours. Some
few would vomit. Many would de-
volop a reddish condition of the skin.
Post-mortem examination revealed an
inflammation of the kidneys and bladder.
The liver was larger than normal and
the body fat showed a yellowish tinge.
Naturally the. poisoning stopped as
o as the hogs were shut away
from the weeds"
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THE OTHER MAIN STREET

The story, Main Street." is as well
known now as the Stillman divorce
case and everyone assume that every
one has read it. The striking thing
about the story is the realism the
author makes every reader feel. After
reading the book the invariable re-
mark is, Everything in it is so true
to life in the small town" The chief
criticism Of the book is that although
1t tells the truth 1t does not tell the
whole truth. 1t leaves one side of the
picture blank. Only the shady side
OF Main street is depicted. From the
st. Louis Globe-D Democrat we clip the
following letter written by a news.
paper man visiting in New York:
There is a CHASTITY side to the stark
indiyidualism OF this mighty metropo-
lis. Living like SO many ants in a
great ant hill. the tragedies around
US are tragically impersonal. A chorus
girl burns her throat with creosote in
the same building! Few even ask her
name. A discouraged and friendless
man messes up the front wheels OF a
subway express. The crowds cape for
awhile and turn away when the ambu-
lance calls.
The other day on Eighth avenue a
little knot stood in a doorway of a
cheap apartment house. The under
takers wagon had just left A re-
porter friend Of mine from headquar-
tiers came out and jauntily lighted a
cigaret. I asked him the trouble.
Cheap suicide!' He meant no dis
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DR.. G.. S. Weaver, extension specialist
in animal diseases at State college.
The poison in the weed causes a
nephritis or an Inflammation of the
kidneys. After the kidneys cease to
function properly a uremic poison
soon develops and this may kill the
hog.
"A case of this kind recently devel-
oped in Jackson county" says DR..
Weaver. "A small patch of ground
near the hog lot was being prepared
for alfalfa. The owner stated that
he was sowing late and was thorough
ly preparing the ground beforehand
for the reason that it was exception
ally weedy the year before. Close
inspection Of this piece Of ground re-
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& we had a dance.
l was a dancing
with j. +. & Acksi-
IDENTIFY slept on her
foot. | asst her 2
pleese exkuse me &
she sed | don't mind
1t wen you step on
my foot but it kinda
hurts the way you
slide off. The way
she sed it 2 me Is
wot hurts & | wood
rether play ball &
go swimming than 2
dance or be with a
lotta girls.
~Saturday--pa was
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STATE NEWS
o

Damage estimated at $4,000 result
ed from q fire at New Underwood.
which broke out in the garage OF Matt
Bristol. There was mo insurance. For
a time the flames threatened to wipe
out the town, the entire business sec.
ton being In danger, but hard work
on the part of the fire department and
citizens prevented greater losses.
The stream of tourists to the Hills
Is growing in volume. 1t is estimated
that the number Of visitors to the Hills
for outings and vacations this year
will exceed that of previous years by
many thousands. The number OF
strange autos on the streets daily ia
large, and the machines come from no
particular part of the country, bat al
most every state In the west and
middle west Is represented, while quite
a few have come from the far east. The
Black Hills as a summer resort is be-
coming better known each succeeding
year.
The summary of the report of condi-
ton of state banks of South Dakota
for the call Of April 2S has been com
pleted and the showing Is one Of conf
dence In the situation in this state. The
total increase in assets of the SGT
banks reporting is $3,630.s7 with to-
tai decreases of all kinds Of $685.
966, or a net increase of practically
$500. 900. This does not come up to
the showing Of the past few years,
when increases went up by millions,
but that there has been an increase
under the existing conditions is a sat
isfactory showing.
Seth Teasdale. once candidate Of
the nonpartisan league in South Da-
ia. for the Office Of attorney general,
and an attorney whose office and home
are In Aberdeen, is In the county Jail,
under $1,000 bonds on a charge Of EN-.
bezzlement. The complaint is sworn
to by Barney Mcveigh. who alleges that
Teasdale failed to make returns upon
some collections.
After a journey of five weeks Miss
Anna Rath arrived In Parkston, coming
from Russia. She is a half-sister OF
Mrs. Samuel Dotring, residing on a
farm eight miles from.town. Although
less than 20 years of age. the girl made
the long journey alone. She Is unable
to speak English Representatives OF
a large New York City bank, at the
request Of Parkston bankers, met the
young woman when she landed In New
York and saw that she got started right
on her journey to South Dakota. The
bank representatives also aided In hav-
ing her admitted to the country. fur
nishing the necessary evidence that she
had q good home awaiting her with her
~half-sister in South Dakota.
Madison was the scene of q sensa-
tional affair, when Miss May Bornholts.
aged 20, crased because Dr.. Az N. Helf-
gott. BY whom she had previously been
employed. refused to give her morphine
leveied : 4 automatic revolver It him
and nred. The bullet missed its mark.
Tho gtrI. II Il alleged. has been . VIC
tim o. the morphine habit since she
underwent - operation several years
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COCkLEBURS KILL HOGS

Uremic poisoning as a result, of
young cockleburs is RESPONSE
BILE for the loss of quite a number of
hogs in South Dakota, according to
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STATS DAIRY

v
Friday-W ent 2 a party for the
yunger Set of boys and Girls tonite
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-06-17
SIDE LINES INSURE
AGAINST BAD CROPS
Many Stories of Achievements
Reported From South.
Case Cited of Arkansas Woman, With
Cooperation of Husband, Sold ST.
200 Worth Of Milk, Butter
and Eggs in Year.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Numerous little stories of big
achievement are encountered in GO
ing through the reports to the United
States Department of Agriculture
from home demonstration agents in
the South. In estimating the money
value of the returns reported in the
various activities of the clubs it Is
necessary, of course, to remember that
account seldom is taken of the land
value, interest on investment, board
and lodging, and such things, although
credit for labor at the current rate
of pay is set down in most cases.
However, the value of the achieve
ments rests upon something more i'm
portant than money-the fine commu-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-06-17
PRESIDENT URGES YOUNG
MEN TO ENTER TRAIN !
s..
ING CAMPS

Washington.-Pres Hard
ing urges every young man who
can possibly arrange to do so to
attend one of the citizens military
training camps to be conducted by
the War Department this summer.
In a statement just made public
he expressed the hope that during
his administration arrangements
will be completed for giving mill
tary training to at least 100000
young men each year.
The text of the statement said:
II hope every young man who
can arrange it will attend one of
the citizens military training
camps to be conducted this sum-
mer by the War Department in
each of the nine Army corps areas.
I'm this way he will increase
his worth to the nation and OBJ
tain individual benefits of price
less value to himself and to the
community in which he lives.
Il hope to see established during
my administration a comprehen-
sive system of voluntary military
training for at least 100000 men
each year. Every young man who
is willing to prepare himself for
the defense of his country should
be given an opportunity to do SO.
"Our present National Defense
Law established an economical
and domestic military policy thor
oughly consistent with our ma
tional traditions. 1t provides for
small regular army to be aug
mented by great citizen forces in
the event of national emergency.
This is our traditional military
policy. But whereas in the past
these larger war forces have
been extemporized after the occur
renee of an emergency, the new
law provides that the framework
of their organization shall be es-
tablished and developed in time
of peace in so. far as this is prac-
ticable through the voluntary
service of our patriotic young men.
The Army of, the United States, as
defined in the new law, comprises
the regular Army, the National
Guard and the organized reserves.
Every patriotic citizen should en-
courage the development of these
forces, each within its proper
sphere"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-06-17
WINDBREAKS SAVE MOISTURE
Farming and Living Conditions More
Favorable In Regions Where Trees
Are Planted.

When the prairie regions of the Mid
die West were first developed the lack
of trees was severely felt. The clear
sweep of the winds across the plains
was a great hindrance to agriculture,
for the soil was dried out quickly by
evaporation, grain was lodged, and or
chards injured by the force Of the
wind. Windbreaks were the only rem
edy and thousands of miles of them
were planted along roads and farm d.
vision lines. The effect of this plant
ing, although felt only gradually, was
very distinct; farming and living con-
ditions became more favorable through
out the whole region.
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CONT INERS FOR
FARM PRODUCTS
Public Sometimes Defrauded Be-
cause of Many Types and
Sizes Now in Use.
STANDARD WILL REDUCE COST
Relatively Few Styles and Sizes Would
Satisfy All Demands of Trade
Hamper Is Especially Pop.
ular in the East.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agricultural.
To eliminate fraud in the marketing
of fruits and vegetables by the SUBJ
stitution of short measure packages
at full-measure prices is one of the
principal objects of specialists of the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture now making a study of the hun
dreds of different types of contain
ers in use. For example, baskets
which contain seven-eighths of a
bushel are frequently used as bushel
baskets, it being difficult to detect the
short measure. In Farmers Bulletin
just published by the department, the
specialists discuss the need for stand
ard containers for fruits and vege-
tables and describe how the public is
sometimes defrauded because of the
many types and sizes of containers
now in use.
Multitude of Sizes Increases Cost
The serious lack of uniformity of
containers increases the cost of mar
keting, say the specialists, because Of
the greater expense of manufacturing
a large number of unnecessary styles
and sizes and by breakage in transit,
which is sometimes directly attribut-
able to the difficulty of loading odd
sized containers. There are in COM
mon use at present about 40 sizes Of
cabbage crates, 20 styles Of celery
crates, 30 lettuce, crates or boxes, 80
styles and sizes of hampers, Is styles
and sizes of round-stave baskets and
marketing baskets varying in size from
to. "a quarts, whereas relatively
few standard sizes would satisfy all
demands of the trade. In many cases
the equart market basket, the IL
quart peach basket, the B-bushel bean
hamper, and the 5-peck lettuce hamp-
CIR are confused with peck, half
bushel and 1a-bushel baskets.
No Standard Hamper.
The federal standard barrel law and
the United States container act, which
establish standard containers, have
done away with large number of I'M
necessary sizes of barrels, berry boxes
and grape baskets, and have awak-
ened a widespread demand for the ap-
plication of the same principle to
other containers, says the bulletin. At
present there is no standard hamper,
which is one of the most widely used
types of containers, especially popu-
lar in the eastern and central states.
Almost 100000 of these baskets are
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-06-17
VETERANS BILL
PASSES THE HOUSE
The Vote is Unanimous for
Sweet Measure
MINOR AMENDMENTS ADDED
Legislation Now Goes To The Upper
Chamber OF Congress For
Action-14o Relief
Officers.

Washington.-The House passed the
Sweet bill under which Government
agencies dealing with former service
men would be consolidated. The meas.
ure now goes to the Senate. The bill
was passed by the unanimous vote of
1886 to- 0.
The House spent more than week
considering the bill and adopted a few
minor amendments, but the measure
was approved practically as it was re,
ported by the House Commerce Com
mittee.
Provision is made in the bill for
creation Of veterans bureau in the
Treasury Department in which would
be placed the War Risk Insurance Blu
reau, the Federal Board for Vocational
Education and functions of the Public
Health Service relating to war vet
Grams.
Fourteen regional offices would be
created for expenditious handling of
claims Of former service men for com
pensation, hospital and medical care
and vocational training. The director
of the new bureau would have power
to determine the extent of authority
of regional branches to make final set.
tlement of claims.
Provision is made for establishment
of 140 Offices at which war veterans
could apply for relief. These would
replace 1877 soldier relief bureaus now
maintained by the Government
throughout the country. The loca-
ton of the new Offices would be de-
termined by the director of the vet
Grams bureau.
An amendment was added to the bill
providing that the regional bureau and
sub-offices created by it automatically
cease to exist July /, 1926.
The House also approved an amend
ment by Representative Elliott, In.
diana, authorizing payment of Gov
eminent insurance to bene1ciaries Of
war veterans who permitted their
policies to lapse while suffering from
wounds or disease incurred in line OF
duty, from which they died.