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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-10-13
NO. 80

An ordinance amending Sections 154 and
10 or Ordinance No !, as amended by
ordinances numbered 70 and rs, relating TO
rates to be charged for electricity and steam
heat.
BE IT ORDAINED, BY the City of Brook
ings, South Dakota:
Sec. 1. That Section 154 Of Ordinance
No. l.. of this City. as amended by Section
? Of Ordinance No. rs, be amended so as
Sec. 154. ELECTRICITY RATES. Tht
rate the City shall charge and at which
electricity will be supplied for all purposes,
except exclusive power lines and 'so-called"
nigh lines. shall be l212 cents per kilowatt
hour for the first hundred kilowatt hours
each month, and 10 cents per kilowatt hour
for all in excess thereof, provided the mini
mum monthly rate and charge to any con-
sufner shall be so cents.
The rate the City shall charge and at
when electricity will be supplied for ex-
elusive power lines shall be 40 cents per
month for each connected horsepower and
8 cents for each kilowatt hour for the
first hundred kilowatt hours each month
and 5h cents per kilowatt hour for all in
The rate the City shall charge and at
which electricity will be supplied for so
shall be Z cents per kilowatt hour.
Sec. IL. That Section l61 of Ordinance
No. /, of this City, as amended by Ordi-
nance No. rs, be amended so as TO read az
Sec. 1s1. HEATING RATES. The rate
al which the City shall charge and at
Wnlcn steam VIII De fUrnlsneu ana supplied
from the Central Heating Plant of the
City for heating purposes shall be LOO
per thousand pounds of condensation as
shown by meters for the first ten G0) thou
sand pounds, and go cents per thousand
pounds of condensation as so shown for
all in excess thereof, All expense Of in
stallation, repairs and meters, shall be paid
by the property owners, except that meters
may be rented from the City alta yearly
rental of 20R of their cost price and In
all cases the owners Of the building for
which steam heat is so furnished shall be
liable to the City therefor and each such
owner shall install, keep, and maintain,
a meter in such location that II shall be
conveniently accessible for City employees
10 read and examine and no steam heat
shall be furnished except at meter rates.
Sec. Ill. The rates fixed by this Ordi-
nance shall become effective and apply to
electricity and steam heat furnished from
and after December first, 1921.
Sec. Nv. All Ordinances or parts OF Ordt-
nances In conflict herewith are hereby re-
pealed.,
First reading, September 26th, 1921.
Past and approved. October 10th, 1921.
T. I. Flittie,
Attest: Mayor
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

OTIC is HEREBY GIVEN, That sealed
proposals and bids will be received by the
school Board of Aurora School District No.
101. until 1000 o'clock a. m, October Is,
1921. for the furnishing OF all labor and
material for, and constructing a new one
story and basement frame school building
complete, according to the plans and speci-
~fcations therefor, now on file in the Office
OF the County Superintendent of Schools at
Brookings, South Dakota, such school build
ing TO be located on the west half of Section
%. Township 10, Range 40. Separate bids
must be made for furnishing labor and ma
terial for entire job. exclusive of heating
plant. and separate bids for furnishing and
Installing heating plant.
Bids must be delivered or mailed to Henry
Stefen, Aurora, South Dakota. Clerk of said
school Board. Each bid must be accom-
panied by a certified check payable to the
Treasurer OF said School District for at least
five per cent of the amount OF such bid.
bidders, but the check OF the successful bid
der will be retained until such bidder has
entered into a written contract with said
school Board. and given bond as required
by law. In case of failure 10 enter into
such contract and to furnish bond, his check
will be forfeited TO the School District.
Said School District reserves the right to
reject any and all bids,
Dated September 10. 1921.
Henry Steffen.
Clerk of School Board. District No. 1o1.
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HIGHLAND

Mrs. Roy r. PIERCE, Correspondent
Mrs. Fred McMahill has been sick
this week with a severe cold.
Mrs. Walter Etting and Mrs. Flor
ence Fitting were Brookings callers
Wednesday.
Friends of Mrs. M. C. McMahill will
be glad to hear that she is better
though still in the hospital at Brain
erd, Mimi.
Glenn McKeown Of La Sem, Mimi,
is here visiting old friends.
Agnes O'COnnor was taken to Brook
ings last week where she will take
treatment from a ch~iropractor.
Merwyn PIERCE Is spending the week
near White picking potatoes.
Muriel PIERCE spent the week end
at home in Richland.
J. II. Kinney is having quite a time
with his arm. He undertook opening
a boil with pocket knife and blood
poison developed.
Mrs. Glenn Wiley of Brookings, and
Mrs. o. II. Hubbard of Deadwood,
called on Mrs. Florence Etting and
Mrs. Roy Il. PIERCE Sunday morning
and later all four ladies autoed to
White and took dinner with Mrs. John
Dricken.
Mr.. La Frame drove to Brookings
Sunday to see his son who is in the
hospital. Little Raymond is not doing
as well as he should and 1t will! be
some time before he can be moved
home.
Hog cholera has broken out in two
herds lear Bushnell.
MI. and Mrs. David Doner of Brook
ings, were Sunday callers at the J..
Cameron Doner home.
Blanche, the only daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Sturgis, was mar
ried Wednesday, October s. at Brook
ings to Andrew De GRAF. Mr.. De
GRAF is going to college this year
and will take the fourth year of the
"Aggie" course. Friends from Rich
land offer congratulations.
VERNE Bebensee was able to resume
her school work Monday.
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NOTICE OF CHATTEL MORTGAGE SALE

Notice is hereby given that default has
been made in the conditions OF the certain
Chattel Mortgage given by c. w. Kitchen,
mortgagor, to the Bank OF Brookings, a cor
poration, OF Brookings. South Dakota, mort
gage. and owner and holder Of said mort
gage and mortgage Indebtedness. which mort
gage was dated March IL, 1921, and duly
filed for record in the office OF the Register
OF Deeds of said Brookings County, March
10, 1921, at 1920 o'clock p. m, and Num-
bored CAS-. which default consists in the fail
ure and neglect OF said mortgagor to pay
his promissory note for s1,0S4.10 secured by
said mortgage. dated March I. 1921, and due
october /. 1921. when due. and that the
amount due and owing thereon. principal
and interest at the date hereof is the sum
Of sl,1S6. 80.
o THEREFORE,. Notice Is hereby given
that said mortgage viii be foreclosed and
the security contained therein will be sold at
public auction by the sheriff OF said County
of Brookings. or one of his deputies, on
Saturday, the 22nd day of October, 1921. at
! 100 o'clock in the afternoon at the place
designated by the County commissioners of
Brookings County for the sale of chattel
Mortgage property in the City of Bookings.
in said County OF Brookings, and State Of
South Dakota, to-wit: In Second Street
Forth OF the building known as Hegeman's
Warehouse, Immediately east OF the june
ton of Second Street with Main Street.
and the proceeds from said sale will be
applied TO the payment OF said mortsage
Indebtedness and expenses of foreclosure
and sale. That the mortgaged property to
be sold consists of:
l hay rack.
lumber wagon. complete with box.
! Rock Island gang pillow,
5 Poland China SOW g OF them being
old sows, and 3 of them gelts at the time
of giving said MORTGAGE,
l black mare horse, aged 8 yrs, weight
1900 lbs,
set double work harness.
| red COW, aged 5 yrs.
l red COW. aged . yrs.
SO chickens,
together with all increase from the above
described stock. from the dating of said
mortgage. All of the above property eN-
cept the increase having been bought at
II. G. Williams sale, March s, 1921. The
increase from said animals TO be sold con-
sisting of the following: S Poland China
shoats. l calf, l sucking colt. and 81
chickens.
Dated at Brookings. South Dakota. October
IL, 1921.
The Bank of Brookings,
Mortgage.
John L. Nolan,
Sheriff of Brookings County, s. ID.
Hall & Purdy, Attorneys for Mortgagee,
Rrppkipps g
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, That sealed
proposals and bids will be received by the
School Board Of Aurora School District No.
z, until eleven o'clock on October 20, 1921,
for the furnishing of all labor and material
for and constructing a new school house.
exclusive OF basement, according to plans
and specifications therefor on file In the
Office of the County superintendent OF schools
of Brookings County, South Dakota, such
school house TO be located near the south
east corner of the Southeast Quarter of Sec
tion 8. Township ITO. Range 40.
Bids must be submitted separately for
each OF the following items, to-wit:
ITEM l, Furnishing of all labor. mate
rial and equipment for. and constructing a
brick school house complete, in accordance
with said plans and specifications. exclusive
OF foundation and basement, and exclusive
of heating plant. ventilating system, plumb
ing and wiring, also include In said amount
of deduction II brick construction be sub
stituted for any stone required by plans
and specifications.
ITEM II. Furnishing of all labor and ma
terial for complete installation of heating
plant, as per plans and specifications.
TEN III. Furnishing of all labor and
material for complete installation of vcnti-
lating system, as per plans and specihca-
lions.
ITEM ". Furnishing of all labor and ma
terial for complete installation of plumbing
system, as per plans and specifications,
ITEM V. Furnishing of all labor and ma
terial for complete wiring. as per plans ana
Bids may be delivered or mailed to Lewis
Eberlein, Aurora, South Dakota, Clerk OF
said School Board. Each bid must be ac-
companies by a certified check payable TO
the Treasurer of said School District Tor
at least ten Go) per cent OF the amount Oh
sucb bid Check will be returned to UNI
successful bidders, but check of successful
bidder will be retained until the bidder mas
entered into n written contract with sala
School Board and given bond as required
nv law. In case OF failure to enter lhto
such contract or execute bond. such chech
10 be forfeited to the School District.
The right IS reserved TO reject any ANU
all bids.
Dated September %, 1921.
Louis Eberlein,
clorL Of Anrnra School District NO. Seven.
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Miss Ruth NorStrum was operated
on at the Volga hospital for append
citis Monday.
Dorothy Snyder has departed for st.
Paul where she will spend the winter.
Ernest Preston of near White, is
visiting a few days with his uncle,
Ed. Gibson called on Gust Leite
Thursday.
Everyone in this vicinity is through
with potato digging.
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Notice is hereby given that default has
been made in the conditions of the certain
Chattel Mortgage given by c. w. Kitchen,
mortgagor. to- Il, NJ. Barnett, mortgage
which mortgage and the Dromissory note
secured thereby are owned by the Bank
OF Bookings, n corporation, of Brooklngs.
s. D., which chattel mortgage was dated
January "a, 1921, and duly filed in the Of
fee OF the Register of Deeds of I,rookings
County, South Dakota, January %, 1921,
at 1890 o'clock a. m. and numbered 100.
neglect of the mortga gor to pay the mort
gage indebtedness, to-wit: His promissory
note for s1o3.5 so dated January 81. 1921,
due October /, 1921, and interest thereon
when due according to It's terms, that the
amount due thereon at the date hereof is
the sum OF s110.25
NOW THEREFORE,. Notice is hereby given
that said mortgage will be foreclosed and
the security contained therein will be sold at
public auction by the Sheriff OF said County
of Bookings, or one of his deputies. on
Saturday. the 22nd day of October, 1921. at
200 o'clock in the afternoon at the place
designated by the County commissioners OF
Brookings County. for the sale OF chattel
mortgage property in the City of Brook
ings. said County of Brookings, and state
of South Dakota, to-wit: In Second street
north of the building commonly known as
Hegeman's Warehouse, being Immediately
east of Main street at its junction with
Second street. and that the proceeds from
said sale will be applied 10 the payment
Of said mortgage debt and costs Of fore
closure and sale. That the mortgage prop
erty to be sold consists of two () pure bred
Duroc Jersey sows, bought at Barnett's sale.
January 81, 1921, together with all increase
therefrom consisting OF two pigs.
Dated at Brookings, South Dakota. October
~, 1921.
The Bank OF Bookings,
Owner and Holder of Mortgage and Mort
gage Debt.
Sheriff of Bookings County, S. ID.
Hall & Purdy. Attorneys for owner and
Holder OF Mortgage.
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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE
SALE

WHEREAS, default has been made in the
conditions or a certain mortgage. dated
March !, 1919. given by H. E. Gorton and
Chas. II. Newton, Of White, South Dakota
mortgagors to Mary f. Bolender of Monroe
postofice. Wisconsin mortgagee, which mort
gage was duly filed for record and recorded
in the office of the Register OF Deeds of
Brookings County, South Dakota, on the 9Th
day Of March, A. d. 1919, at 500 O'Clock
a. m, and recorded in book ~ of MORTGAGES.
at page 100 thereof, of the records of said
Register OF Deeds office. Said mortgage be-
ing upon certain premises hereinafter de-
scribed and the said Mary e. Bolender is
still the owner and holder of said mort
WHEREAS. Default made under the con-
ditions of said mortgage consists of the
non-payment of the interest due March /.
1921, amounting to the sum of four hundred
eighty-one and 80/100 dollars, and said
mortgage containing the provision, that upon
the non-payment Of interest when due the
whole sum may be declared due and pay
able, and the owner and holder Of said mort
gage having declared said entire sum now
due and payable, and that there is now
due at the date hereof under said mortgage
both principal and interest the sum Of nine
thousand five hundred twenty-seven and
S7/100 dollars.
now THEREFORE, Notice is hereby given
that by virtue of the power Of sale con-
tanned in said mortgage, and the statute in
such case made and provided, said mortgage
will be foreclosed by sale Of the following de-
scribed mortgage premises situated in the
k County of Bookings, and State Of South Da-
kota. to-wit:
The Southeast tSEA) Quarter OF Sec
ton Fourteen G4), Township One Hun
dred Twelve 112), Range Forty-nine
49), West OF the 5th p. NJ.
or so much thereof rs may be necessary to
satisfy the amount owing on said mortgage.
and costs and expenses Of foreclosure, by
the Sheriff Of said Brookings County, or his
Deputy at public auction to the highest bid
der on Saturday. the 18th day OF November,
A. d. 1921, at 900 o'clock p. M. OF said
Z day AT the front dnor If the Court House
In the City OF Bookings, Bookings County.
South Dakota.
Dated at Brookings. South Dakota, this
27th day Of September, 1921.
Mary r. Bolender.
Mortgage.
John Nolan.
Sheriff
Hall g. Purdy. Attorneys for Mortgage.
Brookings, South Dakota,
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Default exists in the condi-
t,ons of 2 certain mortgage containing n
power Of sale, dated February L'tn' 80
given by c. r. Horswill and HaZei r. NUS
will his wife, Of Estelline, SO. OAK. mort
papors. to John Simonson, of Estelline' so.
OAK. mortgagee, and present owner ana
holder of said mortgage, which mortgage
was filed in the office OF the hesls.er %
Deeds of Brookings County, South Dakota'
on the 2Sth day of February, "A. y. l9Zo,
at sos a. m, and recorded in Book AZ
of Mortgages on page COL; and
WHEREAS, Such default consists In the
non-payment of taxes when due and de-
fault in the payment of interest due on
said mortgage March LIST, 1921, and the
MORTGAGE having elected to declare the
whole OF amount due on said mortgage,
principal and interest, as provided in said
mortgage; and,
WHEREAS. The amount claimed to be
due on the date Of this notice upon the
said mortgage Indebtedness is the sum OF
Six Thousand Five Hundred Eighty and
65f1O0 ss.5so.G5) Dollars, principal and
interest.
Now THEREFORE,, Notice is hereby
given, that the said mortgage will be fore
closed by a sale Of the real property de-
scribed in said mortgage and thereby mort
gagged to the above named MORTGAGE, stu
ated in the County Of Brookings and state
Of South Dakota, to-wit: The Southeast
Quarter (SEA) of Section Nine CO., in
Township One Hundred Twelve 112l
North, of Range Fifty-one cd. West Of
the 9Th p. NJ, and containing 100 acres,
more or less, according to the government
survey thereof, at public auction at the
front door Of the Court House In the City
of Bookings, County of Bookings, and
state of South Dakota, on the 18th day Of
November. A. r. 1921, at two o'clock In
the afternoon Of said day. to the highest
bidder for cash, to satisfy the said sum
Of Six Thousand Five Hundred Eighty and
s. 400 Dollars, together with accruing in
tcrest and costs and expenses of said fore
closure and sale, including Twenty-Five Dol
lars attorneys fees allowed by law.
Dated October Ord, A. D.. 1921.
John Simonson,
Mortgage and Owner Of said Mortgage.
John p. Nolan,
Sheriff In and for Bookings County, South
Dakota
Albert Matson, Attorney for Mortgage,
BOOKINGS, South Dakota.
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PRESTON
Mrs. q. r. Lee. Correspondent

Mrs. q. r. Lee. Correspondent
H. G. Goodfellow transacted bust,
ness in Arlington last Saturday.
F. L. Carpenter returned Saturday
marketed two wagon loads Of potatoes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chan Westrum and
daughter spent Sunday afternoon at
VIM. Bonhoff's.
visited Sunday in the Frank F~asbendel
home.
George Shalley was on the sick list
a few days the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Takens, Spen'
Ger and Marie of Bruce, spent Sunday
with former neighbors in Preston.
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State OF South Dakota,
County OF Bookings IS
In Couph rOpr,

State of South pakota,
County Of Brookings IS
In County Court.
In the Matter Of the Estate Of Benjamin
F. Shaw, Deceased.
Notice Is hereby given by the undersigned
Administrator Of the Estate OF Benjamin +.
shaw, deceased, to the Creditors and all
persons having claims against said deceased
to exhibit them With the necessary vouchers
within four months after the first publica-
ton of sand notice TO the said administra-
tors at Ils residence in Trenton Township,
Brookinss County. South Dakota, or at the
office of NJ. +. Culhane. b. II. Schaphorst
and F. (. Austin. attorneys for the admin
istrator at Bookings, South Dakota.
Dated this lith day of September, 1921.
James A. Finnerty,
Administrator Of the Estate of Benjamin f.
Shaw, Deceased.
M. +. Culhane, b. II. Schaphorst and F. C.
Austin, Attorneys.
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TIME TABLE
NO. 281

BE 1T RESOLVED, By the City of Brook
ings, South Dakota:
SEC, /. That it is deemed advisable for
this City to furnish, sell and supply electric
current TO be generated at the Light and
Power Plant of this City to the city or
Volga. South Dakota. for its use and the
use of those to whom they may sell the
same, such electric current to be so fur
nished, sold, and supplied, by the City OF
Bookings to the City of Nolga at the rate
OF seven cents per kilowatt hour, measured
and metered on the high side of a trans
former to be furnished and installed by
this City at its western limits near the
Pump Station and from there to be trans
mftted on a high line. to be constructed by
the City of Volga to that City and that
a contract Therefor be entered into for the
furnishing of such electric current for the
period from November l, 1921, to May /,
1927, covering service for twenty-four hours
each day for every day in the year subject
only to Interruptions caused by the elements
or matters beyond the control of this City.
SEC. 9. That the Mayor and the City
AUDITOR are hereby authorized to enter
into a contract with the City of Volga con-
tanning substantially the terms and provi-
sions hereof and for the purpose of carrying
into effect the objects and purposes herein
mentioned.
Passed and approved october 3rd. 1921.
7. l. Flittie.
Attest: Mayor.
G.. H. Stoddart, City Auditor.
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BROOKINGS COUNTY PIG CLUB
SALES

Duroc and Poland China Pig Clubs
Sales will be held October IS, at 100
p. m, on the Bookings County Fair
Grounds. About 35 head Of bears and
gifts have been selected from Is filters.
These pigs have been well grown out
and they will be sold at the buyers
Observation-Disclosures.
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WINSOR-OAkWOOD

Mrs. Harry Nelson, Correspondent
Mr.. Bacon Is quite i'll again this
week.
Little Dorothy Amunson was on the
sick list Monday and Tuesday.
The Gust Leite family attended
church in Volga Sunday.
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Why let billboards disfigure the land
scape? The few dollars received for
rent of ground does not pay for the
Disagreement of the landscape. Let's
keep them out Of the country
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COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS
City Hall, City of Brookings.
October 10 1901

October 10, 1921.
The board of commissioners met in
regular session with Mayor T. |. Fit
tie, Commissioners Mathews and Ray
present. o
The minutes of the last regular meet
ing were read and approved.
The mayor appointed Andrew O.
Bortnem as deputy city auditor, and
on roll call, all members voting aye,
appointment was declared confirmed.
Ordinance No. SO was submitted and
given its second reading.
On roll call Flittie, Mathews and
Ray all voting aye, ordinance No. SO
was declared passed and approved.
On motion the board adjourned.
T. !. Flittie,
Attest: Mayor.
G.. H. Stoddart, City Auditor.
Advertisement.
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The honesty of some people is de
pendent wholly upon what they a
not get away with without getting
caught.