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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-09-15
COWBOYS PICK BLACK & YELLOW

To reach New York City from Vel
lowstone National park on horseback
by January LIST is the wager that three
Jackson Hole, Wyoming, cowboys have
made that have just started on their
long journey in a desperate effort &c
win. Dressed in typical western cos
tunes the terms require that they
must travel the entire distance on
horseback, smoke every day without
buying tobacco, and limits them to
only trading horses, they cannot buy
one no matter how serious the need.
The Black and Yellow trail has been
selected as their route, since it is the
shortest route from the Park to Chi
cago. Along this trail plans are being
made to entertain in an effort to help
the boys to forget the many tired
miles. Filled with the wonders of the
beautiful Yellowstone the trio declare
they will tell of its glories even to the
grand finish as they ride up Firth ave.
nue.. The cowboys are expected to
pass through Brookings next week.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-09-15
FORMER RESIDENT NABS THIEF

o. A. Venjum of Canton, a former
r%esidentof Bookings, and a son Of
Mrs. c. H. Berg of this city, received
considerable note in the Canton news
papers recently concerning an expert
ence he had with a burglar. Mr.. Ven
jun was awakened between 1900 and
100 o'clock at night by a burglar who
was prOwling around his room. Mr..
Venjum Immediately sensing the stu
alton jumped out of bed and started
for the burglar catching him by the
coat tails just as he went out the
bedroom door. They fought their way
into the table, knocked over chairs,
but the burglar made steady progress
toward the outside door. The Canton
newspaper described the struggle
further as follows:
They reached this door and at this
stage of the struggle the robber throw.
ing open the screen door at the same
time pulled either a blackjack or a
sandbag and swung it with a hard
blow on Mr.. Venjum's head. That was
the end of the struggle for he col
lapsed, knocked unconscious and fall
ing to the floor lay there a few mo-
ments alone until his wife who had
been sleeping with their daughter up
stairs came down to see what was go
ing on. He was soon up again but the
housebreaker had vanished. Mr.. Ven.
jum's head showed no cut but a great
lump showed where the blow had
fallen"
Mr.. Venjum will be remembered in
Brookings as having worked in jim
Olson's cigar factory for many years.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-09-15
MAKE DEEP SLASH
IN NEW TAX LEVY
CITY COMMISSIONERS LOP OFF
$4,000 FROM ANNUAL
TAX BILL
STATE ANU COUNTY Is PERCENT LOWER
County Commissioners Reduce Elk
penses $4,000 and Cut
Levy to 8 Mills.

Smile folks, taxes will be lower next
the state, the county and the city, have
been reduced. The city commission
ers at their regular meeting Monday
night slashed the tax bill for the city
of Brookings $4,000 less than it was
last year. This will alleviate the
school tax for the city which will be
about two and one-half times as great
next year on account OF the new high
school building under construction
The city commissioners pared expenses
down to the bone but not to the point
where service to the community would
be impaired. The economies effected
were largely brought about by good
business judgment. Salaries were dis
tributed to the various utilities where
they rightfully belong, and similar
measures brought about the reduction
totalling $4,000. The total levy for
the city general purposes was fixed at
$4,000.
The county commissioners also used
the pairing knife and cut the levy $29,.
200 below hat Of last year. The tota
county levy last year was 1888 800
while the sum of 1854, 100 has been
deemed sufficient to carry on the &C
tivities of the county this year. This
will amount to three mills on the dol
lar of assessed valuation. The highest
levy is for the bridge fund which
amounts to 1.13 mills to yield $5S, 900.
The road fund of 500, 900 demands a
levy of SO of a mill. The county gen
eral fund is set at 1913, 500 which means
of levy of II mills. The state levy
has also been reduced. In Bookings
county this reduction will amount to
$4,000. The state and county levy
combined for next year will be only
4.6 mills against the SO mills paid by
the taxpayers this year. This is {
reduction OF 25 per CEN in the stat,
and county levies.
No matter what congress does about
income taxes and excess profits taxes.
the tax bill of Brookings county will
be considerably lower next year. 1t
doesn't make much difference to the
average person what congress does
about taxes, because they do not affect
him greatly. 1t is the state, county
and local taxes that brings the tears
to the eyes, and all of these have been
lowered. If lower taxes will help bring
prosperity and normally, Brookings
county will be among the first to ex-
p%erience il.
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BOOKINGS COUNTY
AT FAIR THIS WEEK
WELL REPRESENTED AT HURON
BY STATE COLLEGE AND
BOYS CLUBS
FACULTY MEMBERS FEATURE PROGRAMS
Brookings Boy Scout Bugle Corps
Furnishes Music to Crowds
Every Day.

Brookings county and State college
looms big at the South Dakota state
fair being held at Huron this week
Practically the entire State college fac.
ulty from President w. +. Johnson
down. are at the fair or have been in
attendance for a day or more. Last
Friday evening ~thirty-eight head Of the
prize winning stoock OF the college
barns was loaded up and taken to HUI
ron. Exhibits from practically all de
partments Of the college were made
up and taken to Huron. State college
has a large booth and the extension di-
vision has another. The college men
have a prominent part in the programs
at the fair. The dairy department
under the direction of A. p. Ryger
gives demonstrations in the dairy
building. Miss Ada b. Caldwell OF the
art department, gave a talk on applied
art in interior decoration and costume
designing. The style show in the
women's building Is in charge of Miss
Susan Wilder, state home demonstra-
ton leader. This is one Of the most
interesting features in the wOmen's
building and the demonstrations given
daily in making dress forms, construct
ing dresses, dress designs on living
models, correcting and altering pat
terms and other helps in making clothes
at home, draw large crowds Of inter
ested ome
The Boys and Girls Clubs under the
direction of p. J. Scarbro and Miss May
Kiethline, club leaders, of this city, Oc-
cupy a large part of the fair grounds
and are having the most successful
meeting in years. The boys and girls
from Brookings county took a large
number of the prizes in the pure-brea
hog exhibits.
The drum and bugle corps of troop 2
Of the Brookings Boy Scouts, have theiI
expenses paid at the fair for the whole
week by the State fair board. The
Huronite says of them: "The concerts
given by Troop 2, Boy Scouts, of Brook
ings, each morning and afternoon at
the stock pavilion are drawing good
crowds, these juvenile musicians turn
ing out some real classy programs"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-09-15
Nv FINANCE FOR FARMERS

. A successor to the Farmers Finance
corporation, the 500, 000, 900 fiscal sub,
sidiary of the United States Grain
Growers, Inc, on a greater scale is
under consideration by the United
States Grain Growers, Inc, who also
are directors of the finance corpora
ton, it ANNOUNCED today.
The information came from j. Nj.
Mehl, assistant to President Gustaf-
son of the United States Grain Grow.
ers, Inc, and from President j.. r,
Howard of the American Farm Bureau
Federation.
Mr.. Mehl said letters had been sent
to the directors for their opinion on
certain changes, but that all had not
replied. He said a statement would
be made public Mr.. Howard
stated that he understood the replies
received indicated a new and enlarged
finance corporation would be at.
tempted.
The Farmers Finance Corporation
was incorporated in Delaware but en-
countered opposition from the securi-
ties commissions Of Indiana, Mime
sofa and other states, largely, it was
said, because Of the concentration OF
power in the board of directors.
THE fact is that we sought at this
time to finance only grain, whereas in
the long run cotton, tobacco, livestock
and other farm products must be ii
nanced,' said President Howard.
"Ohio and Iowa have already arrang
ed for state financing corporations
while Nebraska and Minnesota farm
ers are considering similar action. AS
suming that other states will fall in
line, there would seem to be need for
a national clearing house for them,
and sentiment seems t be that this
should be broad enough to care for
all needs of the cooperative move.
ment, instead of grain alone. The
board of directors would represent all
lines Of agriculture, instead Of grain
alone"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-09-15
HARRY KILLING is MARRIED

Harry E.. Killing of the extension d.
vision of the North Dakota Agricul-
tural college at Fargo, N. d., son of
Mr., and Mrs. Fred Killing of Brook.
ings, was united in marriage on Sep
TENDER l, at Fulton, at the home of
Rev. Minkler, to Miss Selma Rong.
stad of Fulton, former home demon.
stratiofNeader of the extension divi
sion Of State college. The ceremony
was witnessed by Mr.. and Mrs. Killing
of Bookings, parents of the groom,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. G.. Brisbin and fam.
lily, and Miss Rongstad a sister of the
bride. After the ceremony the party
drove to the home of the bride where
a wedding dinner was served. After
a wedding trip the couple will make
their home in Fargo where the groom
is in charge of the boys and girls
club work. Mrs. Killing will also be
associated with him in this work.
The groom is well known in Brook
ings and whose success has been a
source Of pride to the community.
Since his graduation from State col
lege he has risen rapidly. He was
county agent of Jerauld county and
his work there attracted attention from
all over the state and neighboring
states. The North Dakota Agricul.
tural college induced him to accept a
position on their extension faculty
where he has made good in every sense
of the word. The bride is also well
known in Brookings and over the state
through her work as home demonstra-
ton leader. A happy and successful
future is predicted for them by their
large circle of friends.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-09-15
HIGH SCHOOL PROSPECTS GOOD

In spite of the loss Of the most OF
last years football stars, Bookings
high school has a splendid aggrega-
ton OF new material which will de-
velop into a team of sufficient strength
to cope with the heavy 1921 schedule
which includes practically all of the
strongest teams of the state. Coach
David Kribbs, who gives promise OF
being one of the ablest and most COM
petent coaches the high school ever
had, Is optimistic over the outlook and
feels that his fine bunch Of spirited
and aggressive young men will de
velop rapidly and give the football
fans Of Bookings a surprise. New
equipment has been ordered and is eX-
pected to arrive in a few days. The
high school students are out selling
to put the team on a sound financial
basis. The schedule includes games
with Madison, Pierre, Aberdeen, Wa
tertown, Clark and Huron. The first
game is with Toronto on October /,
at Toronto, only two weeks away. The
first game at home will be played DC.
tober 8, against the strong Aberdeen
team. The Madison and Watertown
games will also be played in Brook.
ings. The squad is out working every
evening on the college campus and
getting into condition rapidly.
Coach Kribbs is building the team
arund three veterans, Johnson at full
back, being the mainstay of the back
field, and Mcknight, the able general
of last years machine, at quarter.
Johnson is speedy and aggressive, who
just got into his gait toward the lat
ter part of the season in 1920. The
coming season should prove to be his
best year. Faulkner, a new man, shows
promise of unusual football ability and
is likely to star at left half. Claven
is working with Mcknight at quarter.
Olson and Mix are trying out for right
half, both good men who will develop
into real football players. The line
will be stronger this year than it was
last year. II. Gill, weighing 1876 pounds
will be a stonewall of defense at right
guard. Benson tipping the beam at
165 is assured of a berth at right tackle.
Blocker, weighing 165, will be another
heavyweight in the guard position or
the left side. Fittie, a powerful lines
man of last year, and George Blakes-
lee are trying out for left tackle.
Sharp and Atkinson are strong candi
dates for the pivot position. Pettis,
Hart and Sayre are working at the end
positions and are showing promise Of
speed and aggressiveness. The line
from end to end will average 155
pounds with the most weight cen
tered in the guard and tackle posi-.
tions.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-09-15
GRAIN GROWERS eRowINc

Membership in the U. S. Grain
Growers, Inc, is nearing the 10, 900
mark, field reports received by the
state headquarters at the close of last.
week showing 9,374 grower and 3S1
elevator contracts signed. This is an
increase of 1851 growers and % ele.
vatOrs for the six-day period.
Four states now have passed the
1000 mark. North Dakota is first
with Alps, Illinois second with 1860,
Oklahoma third with 1,119, and Ne
braska fourth with 1,O26. Field solicit
tors in Illinois made the best progress
during the period, the increase being
381. Oklahoma solicitors carried of
second honors with 234 and those IN
Nebraska were third with 1863.
An illustration of how rapidly the
acreage controlled by grower agree
ments is mounting is found in figures
from Mclean county, Illinois. The
735 contracts in that section represent
95,40O acres Of grain, nearly 80 per
cent of the county's normal acreage.
While reports from sections Of the
country in which population is COM
p%aratively sparce do not show a big
increase in membership. the acreage
represented by the agreements is ex
ceptionally large. In Colorado, for In.
stance, the 127 agreements negotiated
this far represent more than 10000
bushels of wheat all of which will be
sold through the U. s. Grain Growers
inc,
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-09-15
HAS HIT BOTTOM
IS NOW GOING UP
FARMERS CONDITION GROWING
BETTER SAYS SENATOR
ANDERSON
DENIES FARMER MADE WAR PROFITS
Export Situation Improved, Other
Factors Show Steady Better
ment, He Says.

That the farmer Is apparently at the
bottom, going up, is the way Senator
Sydney Anderson of Minnesota, chair
man OF the congressional joint COM
mission of agricultural inquiry, sums
up the present situation. Many indus
tries are still coming down. but the
farmer has reached the bottom and
is now going up.
THE farmers situation can scarcely
get any worse and there are factors
in the equation which seem to justify
the belief that it will slowly but
steadily improve. The export situa-
ton, particularly in cotton, shows
great Improvement, which has been re-
tiected in higher prices. Additional
credits which may be granted through
the VA Finance Corporation, will help
to improve the situation with other
farm crops, exports of which are a
considerable factor in prices. Bust
ness in general shows some disposi-
ton to improve as money becomes
easier. Prices of other commodities
which have remained high show a dis
position to return to a level more
nearly approaching normal.
THE relief of the situation lies in
measures which will tend to establish
a more normal relation between the
prices the farmer receives for the
commodities he sells, and the prices
he pays for the commodities he uses
In my judgment, the first essential to
this accomplishment is the improve
ment of the export situation. Some.
thing has already been done in this
direction, through the passage of the
act extending the power of the War
Finance Corporation, and efforts are
now being made to improve the ex-
change situation, which is a large fac
tor in limiting exports, not only of
farm products, but of all commodi-
ties.
Improvement further depends upon
the taking of the measures necessary
to improve the general industrial stu.
alton and the purchasing power of the
general public, including that of the
farmer himself. The third require.
ment, in my judgment. is a somewhat
liberal policy on the part Of the Fed.
eral Reserve System and the banks
generally. to make it possible for the
farmers to restock their farms at pres.
ent low prices. so that they may be
ready to get the full benefit of better
prices, which it seems to me are GER
tain in the future.
"One thing that l should like to en-
phasize, because it corrects a wrong
impression which / think is very pre-.
valent in this country, to the effect
that the farmer made great profits
during the war period. An analysis
OF the farmers situation during this
period, on the basis Of the purchasing
power of the farm crops, shows that
during the war period the farmer was
but little better off in net returns
than he had been in 1913. think
many farmers were themselves de-
ceived as to their own situation by
the high prices which were received
during the war period.
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GRID MEN START
TRAINING MOkV'
COACH WEST ANNOUNCER DOT
BALL CAMP AT COL
LEGE CAMPUS
IMPRESSIVE LINEUP Of NEW MATERIAL
Squad of Forty-five Men Will Devote
Week to Fundamental Drill
and Exercise.

Football weather is here. Candidates
for the 1921 championship State college
team will assemble at the armory next
Monday to begin a weeks intensive
training under the tutelage Of Coach
G.. A. West who will be assisted by
Fred Enke, famous University of Min
nesota football and basketball star, and
Alec Culhane, who for several years
has assisted the coach at the college.
About forty'five men are expected to
report for training next Monday. The
squad will not go to a camp at n
of the nearby lakes this year, but will
have their training camp right at the
college where they have all of the adj
vantages of equipment such as State
field, shower baths, training tables and
other equipment the armory affords.
Many Of the candidates are known
quantities" who have demonstrated
their ability on State field or with some
other good teams, but among them VIII
be several freshmen who may or may
not fit into the machine which West
is TO turn out this year. The week
will be devoted largely to fundamental
drills and limbering up exercises and
will aid the coaches in getting a line
on the new men who will be of use
to them in developing the 1921 team.
Enke, the University of Minnesota
star, who has been rated as one of the
best linemen in the west, has been
elected to a position or the faculty as
assistant instructor in mathematics
and physical training. He will be a
valuable aid to Coach West in coach
ing football and basketball.
That there will be plenty of real
competition for places in both the line
and backfield of the 1921 State col
lege football team is assured by the
announcement that such we'll known
high school stars as Irwin Ryger.
Wilfred Sundet, Frank Welch, Joe
Murray, Fred Murray, Duane Corkill,
Byron Foss, Bob Coffey, Les Hoon,
Joe Anderson, Alvin Thornber, and
Joe Tunnicliff will be among the car
didates.
Ryger and Sundet will be remem.
bered as the two backs who carried
the brunt of the attack for the Brook
ings high school team last fall. Both
are fast and fairly shifty and have
had three years experience in high
school ball. Ryger was selected on
the all-state high school second team
as halfback and Sundet was on the
same team as fullback.
Frank Welch was quarterback on
the Madison high school team for two
years. He weighs about 165 and is
a gritty, determined fighter of the
type that usually stands out in foot
ball circles. He was also the main
stay of the state champion high school
basketball team developed at Madi-
son last year and should give a good
account of himself on States quintet
as well as on the gridiron.
Continued on Page 5-Col. Al
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of the college which position he held
at the time Of his death. In 1913 ne
received the degree of electrical engi-
neer from State college.
Memorial services in memory OF Mr..
Phillips were held in the college audi
forum Tuesday morning while classes
ard all other activities Of the institl-
ton were suspended for half a day,
The faculty and the entire student
body were present at the exercises.
No personal tribute could do justice
to the character of Mr.. Phillips. He
was often spoken of as the most obllg-
ing and accommodating person TO be
found in the community. A consclen-
tous and willing worker with high
Christian ideals, he leaves a worthy
example in community life for an in
apiration to others. He was an active
member Of local Masonic bodies, Brook
ings lodge No. "a, and Brookings chap
ter No. IS.
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n RACE is ON
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age anyone. On the other hand there
are such big possibilities, that to over
look this chance to get on the payroll
Of this Campaign and earn better
than $4,000 per week is like failing
to pick money in the street.
1t is surely anyone's race for the
Dodge Touring Car, and the other
beautiful prizes. Members should not
get discouraged now that the Cam
paign is on in earnest, or should they
let others discourage them. Someone
from somewhere will earn the big
prizes June 18th and you may just
as well be included in that someone
class as your neighbor or fellow
townsman. All it takes to win is,
first, to recognize an opportunity when
you see it, and secondly, a little well
directed effort.
From this time forward the Cam.
paign will go with a rush. Club men,
bers who have started work should
not lose a minutes time. There is a
great deal Of territory that has never
been covered. Hundreds of people
everywhere in Brookings county and
nearby towns that have not been asked
for their subscriptions. If you are the
first into such virgin fields, you will
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~BROOKINGS WINS MEET

CONTINUED from Page y
was one Of the pleasant surprises OF
the meet for %Brookings. Both being
new men at the game il points to a
brilliant athletic future for them,
when they won this race against a
strong wind and set a new record
for the meet. Another new man that
looks especially promising is Robert
Herman, who won the half mile run
with a spectacular finish in two min
utes and Is seconds, exceptionally
good time. Herman run with an easy
stride with excellent form and is due
TO become one of the best men in the
state in this event. Halvorson ran
a strong race in the mile and deserved
to win. In the high jump there was
very close competition between Hutch
endorf Of Brookings, Sargent Of lro
quois. and Dibben of F~landreau. Dib-
ben dropped out when they passed the
five foot mark, leaving Sargent and
H~utchendorf to jump it out. Sargent
LOOK HIS HOUOTS DIT D lctl, I lltbCo'
These two men will jump again in the
state meet to be held here May 20
and a keen contest is expected. Lien
of Brookings, had hard luck in the
quarter mile when he fell in front
Of the tape after running an excellent
race. Whitehead OF Brookings, who
took second in the high hurdles, is
another promising athlete for Brook
ings high. With hard training between
now and May 20, they may expect to
capture the state championship as
they did last year.
Brookings high also won the relay
race and the loving cup that was of.
fered as a prize to the winning team.
Watertown took second place.
Summary Of events:
10O-yard dash: Ryger, Brookings,
list; Best. Watertown. End; Sundet,
Brookings, 3rd. Time 1913.