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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1921-08-26
Cords That Don't Blow Out

You feel secure on F~irestOne Cords.
Because FireStone Cords don't blow
out. Your repair man will tell you
he hasn't seen a blowout this past
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-10-20
CLUB DOING ROAD WORK

The regular monthly meeting of the
Commercial Club was held in the as
sembly room of the club on Friday
evening with a good attendance. The
good roads committee, A. F. Grimm,
chairman, made a very encouraging re-
port on the prospect of improving the
Lake Campbell highway and on other
sections, the work on which has already
been inaugurated with the assistance
OF the county commissioners and high
way engineer. The Commercial Club
has appropriated 100000 for this
work and, with the assistance Of what
has been promised by the commission
ers, the highway will be greatly i'm
proved, although it will take consider
able more in funds and labor to make
1t what it should be.
Other questions Of civic interest
were discussed but no action was taken
Of any moment. M. E. Culhane of Min
neapolis, addressed the club drawing
some conclusions from the activities Of
business men and civic organizations in
the larger cities and those of the size
OF Brookings. He paid a fine tribute
to the home town" newspapers and
plead for closer cooperation between
the business men and the papers that
stood so Loyalty for the betterment Of
conditions in the community in which
they were established.
Mr.. Culhane was a former president
of the Commercial Club and for years
has been closely identified with it's ac-
Invites. He is still interested to the
extent OF paying his dues and keeping
up his membership.
Upon the request of Mrs. B. T. Green
the club appropriated $50 to help de-
fray the expenses of the state conven-
ton OF vocational training men which
is to be held in Brookings on Novem-
Der II and IS.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-10-20
STATE OF TRADE

The state of trade over the country
as reported by Bradstreet's for last
week showed continued expansion.
Seasonable weather makes for better
buying of apparel at retail. Jobbing
trade at secondary markets also bene-
flied. Some primary lines quieter. IN
settlement in raw cotton dulls goods
market. Largest sales Of medium
woods in weeks. Knit goods demand
reported responsible. Further stats
tics of September movement. I'M
provement in building, steel orders,
ingot production, solft coal mining and
car loading. Reaction in foreign
trade. Government crop report shows
generally smaller yields and much
lower prices than year ago. Rural
buying expected to reflect this, but
trade and industrial comparisons with
year ago should be better from now
on. Commodity prices on dead center.
Advances and declines equal for weeks
past. Food index a shade higher.
Seepage of strength in stock market
and Liberty bonds, but many oil shares
much higher than months ago. HoIi-
day week reflected in clearings. Fail
ures numerous.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-10-20
WALKING NELL IN AUTO WRECK

Miss Nell Walker, otherwise walk
ing Nell" who visited Brookings last
Tuesday and created wide interest, was
injured shortly after she left here in
an auto accident near Dell Rapids. Her
speed record in walking is explained
by the auto ride and it Is understood
now how she could be in Aberdeen on
on Monday, in Brookings Tuesday
afternoon and in Dell Rapids Tuesday
evening. The Dell Rapids Tribune
prints the following story Of the acct
dent:
"The journey around the world a
foot of Nell Walker of Boston, re-
ceived a sudden interruption Tuesday
evening when a motor car she was
riding in upset at the county line
corner north Of Dell Rapids. Miss
Walker is sojourning at the Dell Rap
ids hospital while a badly cut fore
head and a sprained knee are heal
ing. Then she will resume her trip
and probably will be automobile shy
for some time to come.
miss Walker isn't her real name,
she admits. She refused to give her
real name to the hospital, but gave
her travelling name. She was dressed
in a walking outfit OF khaki and is
walking on a wager that she can visit
ev,ry state capital in the United
States in a specified time, supporting
herself only by the sale Of her photo
graphs. She left Boston several
months ago without any funds, and
claims she has gotten along without
any difficulty so far as food and lodg-
ing Is concerned.
Miss Walker gave the nurses at the
hospital several hints as to her ad-
ventures, but would not go into detail
concerning them. One hint she dropped
was Of a revolver duel with a man,
somewhere on the trip, in which she
came out victorious. She carries a 32-
calibre revolver which she says was
given her by the mayor of Duluth"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-10-20
PLAN SALVATION ARMY WORK

The Bookings advisory board Of
which Attorney c. o. Trygstad is presi-
dent met at the Commercial Club last
Thursday. This advisory board is but
one Of three thousand now established
in the United States and which have
a membership OF thirty thousand Of the
finest business and professional men
boards are auxiliaries OF the Salvation
Army and the caliber of men upon
them is best illustrated by the fact
that four Of President Harding's cabi-
net were members Of the advisory
board at the time they were chosen by
the president to fill their respective
portfolios.
The Salvation Army's idea in organ
izing these advisory boards was to
spread the gospel Of right living to
the rural districts as well as to pre-
vent misery and discomfort where 1t
originates. This will produce better
living conditions, which in turn will
produce better business and there will
be fewer crimes and less taxation.
The advisory board system has been
in action a year now and the wisdom
Of the move has been amply proven.
While the Salvation Army has and al
ways will salvage, as the word Saliva
ton Army implies, the bits of broken
humanity which apply to them for as
sistance in the large cities in con
gested spots. this years work has con-
WINGED the Salvation Army that
a great deal of misfortune, poverty,
crime and discomfort can be lessened
through the advisory boards and the
close cooperation Of the Salvation
Army in the rural districts and the
smaller cities where a great deal of
discomfort and crime originate.
The Brookings county advisory
board at its meeting last Thursday
went yer the years work and fur
thered the plans for the successful
prosecution Of the Salvation Army ac-
~tivities in this county.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-10-20
HELPLESS
AGAINST COLLEGE
STATE CARRIERS PRESBYTERIAN
SCALP HERE BY SCORE
OF 60 TO
VESTS Men OFF TO FARGO TOMORROW
Results Of Saturdays Contests Will
Throw Light on Compare
tive Strength.

State college annexed another easy
scalp last Saturday when Huron col.
lege came here and did her best in a
one-sided scrap that ended go to 0 In
favor of Coach Vests huskies. Huron
was able to make but one first down
session of the ball only a few minutes
during the game. 1t was wholly a de-
fensive game on Huron's part while
the State college machine tore through
them and rang up score after score.
The feature Of States offensive was the
forward passing, which figured largely
in the scoring. They had the aerial
game working smoothly and with preci-
sion. Coach West used twenty-three
men in the game and it was difficult to
tell which was first string and which
was second team. But neither bunch
were the second team, for this season
State has two first teams and no sec
ond team at all.
Further citation on the part of State
college fans was felt when the news
came that the university was only able
to defeat Dakota Wesleyan by a Z to
0 score, while State had inflicted a
60 to 0 defeat upon another team of
about the same caliber, though slightly
weaker. Next Saturday State will have
another easy contest with the Fargo
Agricultural college at Fargo, and at
the same time in Grand Forks the Uni
versity of South Dakota will play the
North Dakota university in what is
doped to be a defeat for the university.
The result of next Saturdays game will
throw considerable light upon the COM
parative strength of the two rival
teams Of South Dakota.
In last Saturdays game Sundet and
Ryger, former Brookings high school
stars, played with honors, showing
themselves to be of college calibeI in
every sense of the word. The back.
field worked fine in the Huron game,
blocking effectively and running good
interference. Art Johnson had hard
luck with his drop kicks but made good
tries.
The lineup in the Huron game was
as follows:
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-10-20
BIG NUMBER WOMEN FARMERS

Of the total of 1865 farm operators
working South Dakota's 3~4,523,775
acres of agricultural land, 1877 or 81
per cent of them are women, accord
ing to the 1920 federal census. Five
of these 1877 women farmers are EN-
pIoyed by men as managers, 161 are
renters while the remaining 1,411 are
owners of the places they work.
Native born white farmers in South
Dakota constitute 70.6 per cent or ST.
TIC OF the states total farm popula-
tinon. This figure is considerably in
excess Of that shown in the 1910 CEN
u report which gave 1880 or 63.6
per cent as native born whites.
The reverse proportion exists in re.
CARDS to foreign born whites. In 1910
there were 25,476 white farmers in
the state who were born in foreign
lands. They made up 1928 per cent
of the states total farm population.
Last year, however, there were only
20,323 foreign born white farmers
listed in the state or PIP per cent
Of the total.
Colored farmers, too, show a de-
crease ver 1910. In 1920 there were
1,616 colored farmers comprising 90
per cent of the total number enumer-
ated. Of this number 1,275 were In
dams, 33S were negroes, two were Chi.
nese and n was a native of Japan.
Ten years ago three and six-tenths
per cent of the farm population of the
state, or 2,808, were colored.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-10-20
CORN PICKING VS.. SCHOOL

Mrs. Mabel Trooien, county superin-
tendent Of schools, says that the attend
ance in most schools in the country is
very much better than it was at this
time last year., and far better than it
was W. and three years ago. People
are realizing that their children must
be in school and they are sending them
in spite Of the fact that times are hard
and there is work hal could be done
by their children, especially on the
farms. In a few years We will not
have very many boys and girls of Is
to is years of age who have not COM
pleted the eighth grade. If the attend
ance is regular for eight and nine
months a year from the time a child
is six " wen years OF age he will
complete the eighth grade by the time
he is fourteen.
The only reasons for which a child
may be out of school now is serious
illness in the immediate family, or be-
ton of the child is such as to render
his attendance at school unsafe, and
then there must be a doctors certif-
cate showing the condition exists.
From the first of April to November
LIST should there exist an extreme
need for the child's assistance at
home, he may be excused from attend
ance at school for a short period, pro
vided that the child shall have com
pleted the sixth grade Of the common
school course or its equivalent.
All applications for excuse from
school attendance shall be in writing
and it must be presented either to
the school board in an independent
city district, or to the county superin-
tendent for all other schools. If the
excuse is granted, one copy is sent to
the teacher, one to the parent and a
third to the state superintendent at
Pierre. Any person who keeps his
child out of school without this ex-
cuse, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
and upon conviction thereof shall be
punished by a fine of not less than ten
more than fifty dollars for
the first offense. After November LIST
no more excuses can be granted and
every child must be in school if he is
between the ages of eight and seven
teen years. The state truant officer
visit the county and go over the
reports sent in by the teachers and
may then call in all cases when the
has been violated.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-10-20
HOBO DAY HOME COMING

Among the many plans which have
been made to make Hobo day, rovem-
Der 5, this year, the greatest of all,
is one which will be Of especial inter
est to the alumni and former students
of State college as well as the citizens
nual homecoming for old students.
Previously the homecoming has been
held once every foul years at COM
mencement time, but so many of the
old students like to be here for the
Hobo day celebration and football
game, that they will stage a home
coming this fall on that day. The
old students will bring all Of their
old prize winning Hobo day stunts
and put them on in competition with
the new stunts originated by the pres
ent student body. Spectators will
have an opportunity to see how the
day was celebrated in the days of
yore as well as the modern version.
The business men Of Brookings are
cooperating with the college to make
the day a big success The fire de-
partment is planning on roasting an
OK on the college campus and holding
a big barbecue. The Associated Re-
tailers Of Bookings have announced
that the stores in Bookings will be
closed during the football game on
Hobo day but will reopen after the
game and serve the public until all
are accommodated.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-10-20
RITES FOR
GEORGE DOKKEN
ONLY BROoKINGS BOY KILLED
IN ACTION IS BURIED
WITH HONORS
MARCH N UNIFORM
1918, After Three Months In
Heaviest Fighting.

Full military honors were paid yes
terday to George Dokken. the only
Brookings boy who was killed in action
overseas, whose funeral services were
held at the Lutheran church with the
American Legion members in uniform
in charge. Services were held first at
the home and the body then escorted
to the church. Rev. B. A. Benson, pas
tor of the Lutheran church, and Chap
lain Guy p. Squire delivered impressive
sermons. The funeral procession led
by the State college band, and followed
by the American Legion men in uni
form was a solemn reminder Of the
awful conflict that was being waged
three years ago, in which this young
man in the full flower Of his youth sac
rificed all in the service of his coun-
try. lnterment was made in Green
wood cemetery.
George Dokken was the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Knute J. Dokken, born in
Brookings, June "a, 1896, and baptized
in the Lutheran church. He attended
Tic blOohluSS puUllC SCHOOLS spending
his entire life in this city until he
joined the colors on April 81, 1918.
He received his military training at
Camp Funston, where in two months
he made such rapid progress In ma
chine gun work that he was given
orders for overseas duty. He was on
the front in an active sector on July
2, only three months after his induc-
tion in the service. He was a member
OF a machine gun company in the 255th
Infantry, composed largely of men from
New York, older and more experienced
fighters. From July q up to the time
he was killed on November S, 1918,
he was in the heaviest Of the fighting.
He was buried in France and was
only recently ~disinterred and the body
shipped back to his old home for
final burial. h.
George Dokken was the pride of his
family, a young mar of sound char
acter, good habits, and gave promise
Of a successful future. He fought
bravely and paid the supreme sacri-
fee. His memory will never fade.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-10-20

Rev. r. c. Keagy was named at the
Dakota conference of his church as the
ministerial member representing Wa
tertown district of the Area Centenary
council. Mr.. Keagy has been appointed
by Bishop Charles Bayard Mitchell as
a delegate to the Methodist convention
to be held at Detroit November II to
Is. In addition to the bishops, editors,
secretaries and other officers Of the
church, each bishop appoints five min
listers and five laymen from his area
as official delegates.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-10-20
The HOME TOWN PAPER
An Appreciation Of the Country Weekly Written by Presid ent
willis &. Johnson Of State College

When daily rural free mail delivery
was instituted, some folks said the
farmers didn't need it and wouldn't ap-
preciatc and use daily mail. Some
folks were poor prophets. When it
was discovered that farmers took daily
papers and actually read them some
folks said that the local weekly paper
was doomed to a speedy death. Again
some folks" were poor prophets.
The country weekly doesn't attempt
to fill the place of a daily but has a
distinctive field of It's own. 1t serves
the local community, and the local CON-
munity sometimes has a wide horizon.
1t always includes a large rural con-
stituency. The country weekly recog-
nizes that the farmers are by far It's
most important subscribers as they are
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-10-20

the people whose patronage makes the
town possible. For this reason the
home town papers are giving more and
more agricultural information and
other genuine service to the farmers
OF the state. They are thus one OF
the invaluable links in the chain Of
social and economic strength which
makes for true progress.
South Dakota is especially fortunate
in having an unusually high grade Of
local weekly papers. State college
greatly appreciates the splendid CO.
operation they are giving in the ex-
tension of agricultural news and in
formation. / hope that during Home
Town Paper Week" there will be many
manifestations OF appreciation Of the
splendid work and valuable service of
the local newspapers
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-10-20
LIFE Of SERVICE =
COMES 1N$l0SE
PROF. ROBERT f. KERR, PROM.
NENT EDUCATOR, PASSES
AWAY SUDDENLY
FUNERAL SERVICES HELD YESTERDAY
Entire Community Mourns Passing
OF Its Most Beloved and
Respected Citizen.

At the largest and most impressive
funeral service ever held in Brook.
ings, this community paid its great.
est tribute and honor to the memory
of Professor Robert Floyd Kerr at the
Methodist Episcopal church yesterday
afternoon. The news of the unex-
pected death of Professor Kerr, who
passed away peacefully some time last
Sunday night and was found reposing
in eternal sleep Monday noon in his
room, was a deep shock to Brookings,
State college. Masonic circles and the
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-10-20
ANNUAL RED CROSS MEETING

The Brookings county chapter, Amer
lean Red Cross will hold its regular
annual meeting on Wednesday even
ing. October rs, at 1880 p. M, in the
Commercial Club rooms, according to
the announcement Of r. c. Rogers.
county chairman. Every member of
the Red Cross is urged to be present
for the interest shown at this meeting
will largely determine whether or not
Red Cross activities will continue in
Bookings county. Interesting reports
from the chairmen of various commit
tees will be heard and the election OF
an executive committee for next year
will take place.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-10-20

state at large. Professor Kerr recently
passed his seventy-1rst birthday and
seemed to be enjoying the best of
health. He attended church as usual
Sunday, morning and evening. When
he failed to make his appearance down
town Monday morning, his business
associates became worried and at DOR
feeling that something untoward must
have happened, called at his home and
found him dead.
From 1890 p. m. yesterday until
$3.50 the body lay in state in the Meth
odist church attended by a guard of
Knights Templar, following which the
funeral services began. The Rev. R.
C. Keagy conducted the services. Rev.
J. J. Gardner read from the Bible. The
Hon. Reid Matheny, of the church
board of trustees, Of which Professor
Kerr was chairman for thirty years,
paid a glowing tribute to his work.
Prof. A. S. Harding spoke Of his long
work and service at State college. R..
A. Storm, representing the Methodist
congregation, added further tribute to
his memory. Past Grand Commander
John A. Cleaver of Sioux Falls, former
grand commander of the South Dakota
Commandery Knights Templar, with
touching and impressive oratory spoke
in behalf Of the Masonic bodies. Mu-
sic was furnished by a choir composed
of college faculty members.
The body was shipped to his old
home at Wingate, Indiana, for inter
ment according to instructions in his
will. Ex-Governor Elrod of Clark, col
lege associate and old time friend, rep
as escort with the body to it's final
resting place in Indiana.
The many floral tributes are worthy
of special mention. The Hon. R. A.
Pettigrew Of Sioux Falls, with Adam
Royhl and John A. Cleaver, represent
ing the Ell Rad Shrine, brought a beau
tiful Shrine emblem. The grand chap
ter, Order of Eastern Star of Sioux
Falls, Of which Professor Kerr was
former grand patron, sen a large floral
piece. Other large pieces were sent
by the Brookings Commandery Knights
Templar, Chapter r. A. NJ, Blue Lodge,
and Eastern Star. The M. E. church
congregation and the church board also
contributed very beautiful pieces.
Doane Robinson, state librarian at
Pierre, contributed a very fine bou-
quet. Scores of people from all parts
of the state were present at the funeral
both as friends and representatives of
organizations which held him in deep
regard.
In his last will and testament, Pro-
fessor Kerr carried out the same ideas
that characterized his entire life. AL.
though his estate is not large he left
important requests to the city library
of Brookings, to State college and the
college library, to Dakota Wesleyan
university and the Methodist church.
His historical data, relics and docu-
ments he willed to the State Historical
society. His large library Of Masonic
books and documents he left to Brook
ings lodge, No. "a. He left a sum to
be used for the erection of a drinking
fountain at State college. The re.
mainder Of the estate goes to his heirs.
CONTINUED on Page 2-Col. 81
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-10-20

Thompson; Johnson for WEIGH; Sea
man for Schultz; Simons for Fem;
F. Coffey for Towers; Owens for
Thune; Carey for Sundet; r. Coffey
for Roberts; Lee for Bachman; Ryger
for Owens; Heathcote for Smith; Muir
ray for Salisbury.
Huron: Bloemendal for Perrin; Hen
erickson for Furman.
Officials: Treadway of Huron; Jones
Of De Smet; Fulweiler of B%rookings.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-10-20

Miss Alvia Anderson, who teaches
at washington, spent the week end
visiting in Brookings at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. An
derson.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-01-22
TO CUT COST OF
ASPHALTING IN GARY

In order to hammer down tho cost
# asphalt paving in Gary during the
coming summer months an effort will
be made by city officials to induce out
side asphalt dealers to bid on work
ID be done in the city.
Assistant City Engineer Bert Can
ady left Gary for Milwaukee yester-
uay afternoon to induce asphalt con-
tractors Of that city to bid on Gary
street work. 4 large amount Of
asphalt work Will be done IN Gary
This year and when outside contrac-
tors learn this fact there is no doubt
but what there viii be lot of Keen
outside competition IN bidding for the
street contracts.