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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-03-03
BASKET TOURNEY
OPENS UP TODAY
BROOkINGS AND vOLGA BILLED
FOR OPENING TILT OF
BIG SERIES
LARGEST TOURNAMENT IN THE STATE
Schedule Has Been Chanued TO In
cIude volga and Willow Lake,
Making 16 Entries.

The largest basketball tournament
OF any kind to be held in the state
this year, opened today when sixteen
teams representing the principal high
schools in the third district gathered
at the armory at State college for the
opening game of the tournament to
decide which team shall represent the
district in the state high school tour
nament which will be held at Sioux
Falls later this month. The opening
game is between Brookings high
school n Volga, and on this one
game may hinge the outcome of the
tournament. Volga is an old rival
and has defeated Brookings twice this
season. Nevertheless Brookings has
made great improvement in the last
few weeks and has no intentions Of
becoming eliminated in the first game
Of the tournament. This game will
undoubtedly be M of the most hard
fought and closely contested battles
of the entire series.
The schedule as first issued has been
changed to include the teams of Volga
and Willow Lake. These two teams
failed to get their entries before thu
first drawing was made, but after
making explanation to the executive
committee it was agreed that they
should be permitted to compete and
Supt. S. w. Johnson, chairman Of the
committee, made a new drawing and
arranged a new schedule. The fol-
lowing teams will compete: Brook
ings, Volga, Iroquois, Henry, Willow
Lake. Arlington, C~astlewoOd, White,
Watertown, De Smet, Toronto, Clear
Lake, Bancroft, Hazel, Hetland and
Lake Preston. The leading favorites
for winners are Iroquois, Brookings,
/ WATERFOWL, Clear Lake, Toronto, Vol
ga and Henry.
After the Brookings-Volga tilt this
afternoon, Iroquois and Henry, Willow
Lake and Arlington, Castlewood and
White, will settle their differences.
This evening Watertown and De Smet
Continued on Page 10-Col. a.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-03-03
TAPS SOUND FOR VETERAN

Within a week after death had
the World war, the Grim Reaper again
visited u community and took away
another war hero and member OF the
Orr Hoffman post of the American
and Mrs. John Trenner Of Cash, S. D.,
who died in this city last Saturday,
February 26, after a long illness
brought about by exposure and over
work while serving with the U. S.
army in France during the recent war.
Funeral services were held Tuesday
afternoon at the Baptist church by the
American Legion. Rev. E. V. Pierce
preached the funeral sermon full of
comfort and sympathy to the bereaved
relatives and comrades, and full of
honor to the memory of the departed
hero who died as truly for his country
as though he was killed in combat on
the fields of France. The Legion post
were in full uniform, also the State
college military band, and the last rites
were made with full military honors.
The faculty and students of State col
lege, of which the deceased was a
graduate were present at the funeral.
The Grand Army of the Republic, the
Women's Relief corps, the American
Legion auxiliary, and other organiza-
tons were also present to pay respect
to the memory Of the hero. Interment
was in Greenwood cemetery.
Ephriam Trenner was born October
10, 1896, at Mount Liberty, Indiana.
He attended grade schools and high
school, and was graduated from State
college with the class of 1920. He
taught school at Bison two years prior
to his service in the army. On May
Is, 1918, he joined the army and served
as a private, first class, in Co. A, 31Sth
Field Signal battalion. He saw eight
months service overseas, assigned to
duty in Belgium for the greater part
Of the time and later at the debarka-
ton port of Brest. 1t was at Brest
his health broke down from exposure
and overwork on a night detail work.
ing on the decks.
l. The sympathy Of the community
goes out to the sorrowing parents, and
bereaved relatives and friends.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-03-03
MISS RoNosTAD KEPT BUSY

There is apparently a great demand
at this time for the home management
demonstration work carried on by the
extension division Of the State col.
lege. Recent requests have come in
from is counties for help along this
line and a full schedule Of work is
being outlined by the state home dem.
onstration leader. Selma Rongstad.
Agnes Harris. home demonstration
worker having in charge the work in
twelve central western states, was re
Gently in Brookings comforting with
extension leaders al to plans for the
work In this state.
South Dakota Is behind in this work
as compared with other states. Only
one demonstration worker Is employed
for this state. whereas other neighbor.
Ing states have from elk to twenty.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-03-03
CENSORSHIP By
S1RIKEZ SNAG
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ON MOVIE
BILL is CHIEF BONE OF
CONTENTION
MANY INITIATIVE PETITIONS FILED
Will Mean An Exceedingly Long Bal
lot of Laws at Next Regu-
lar Election.

Censorship which appeared to be go
ing "swimmingly" in both houses
struck a snag Saturday afternoon when
the house after a long discussion re-
fused to accept the senate amend
ments to the bill, the vote being 65
in opposition-to concurrence to about
80 in favor of such action. This is
quite different from the vote on the
original bill which had 81 for the bill
to about 20 against. The purpose of
the senate amendment is to make this
an emergency" measure to prevent
the invoking Of the referendum. I'm
less n house or the other backs down
the bill will not go through. If it does
go through without the senate amend
ment being attached, it will no doubt
be referred by the picture people, and
the chances for censorship in the next
two years is slight.
The initiative petitions which have
been promised for starting new meas
ures for action by the people have
been coming in the past week. Among
those already filed are the Mobridge
hydro-electric bill. The state bank
bill; the Tom Ayres state bank bill
along the line of the North Dakota
state bank bill; the bill to repeal the
Sunday law, which prevents baseball
and moving pictures on hat day; the
Richards moral citizenship" bill; the
bill to repeal the state sheriff law
and a petition by Richards which
amends the constitution in regard to
prohibition. This latter the attorney
general holds is of no effect as the
constitution specifically provides a
method of amendment, and the initia-
tive is not in that line. That the petit
ton Is merely a petition to the men,
bers to submit such an amendment,
n has no other effect, and it is within
Continued on Page 4-Col. p
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-03-03
COMMUNITY GATHERING

Civic improvement, in other words
making the city beautiful, will be the
keynote Of the big community gath.
ering Of the men and women of Brook.
ings and the people from the imme.
date vicinity, which will be held AT
the college auditorium next Thursday
evening, March 10, under the auspices
of the Brookings Commercial club
President Reynolds of the Chamber of
Commerce Of st. Paul, Mimi, has been
secured as the principal speaker.
Music will be furnished by the Viking
male choir and the saxaphone sex
tette. A. F. Grimm, president of the
Commercial club, has issued an in.
vitation to all club members to bring
their wives, neighbOrs and friends in
the city and surrounding country 10
the meeting next Thursday evening.
Civic improvement is a live topic
at this time of the year and there is
perhaps no form of community bet.
terment that has so wide appeal and
so large a field in Brookings than
civic Improvement. Brookings citi-
zens are proud Of their city and de.
sire in every way to keep it attrac.
tive. The more essential phases OF
civic improvement include parks
Fairgrounds, b~Oulevards. identifying
streets, and the improvement of such
grounds as those on which are stu.
ated school buildings, libraries, court
houses, and other public or quasi
public buildings. Other phases are
the elimination of unsightly struc
lures, removal Of billboards, and
gaudy advertisements on old barns
and on the sides of buildings, clean
ing up weedy lots and rubbish heaps
proper trimming Of trees, and land
scape gardening in general.
Landscape architects agree that the
most important civic improvement
the one that comes nearest to beins
a necessity for every city or town
no matter how large or small, is 8
park. If the present generation d.
not enjoy parks. that is no reason
why a park should not be developed
for the next generation. Children
universally find their greatest enjoy
ment in parks, for nature has thu
greatest appeal to the child. A city
at least is expected to be foresightet
enough to secure possession Of suit
able park properties, for in a few
years the price may become prohibit
tive.
The possibilities for civic improve
ment in Brookings are great. 1t viii
be admitted by all. and the member.
Of the community who pride them
selves on the appearance and thu
beauty Of the city will find expression
OF their views in the big. spirited
community gathering next Thursda,
evening.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-03-03
MOTHER DAUGHTER BANQUET

Last Friday evening the girls of the
H. S. club and the Girl Reserves corps
en- ertained their mothers most suc-
cessfu!ly at a banquet in the Baptist
church dining room. One hundred
fifty girls and mothers were present.
The tables were set in the form of
a large triangle which with the blue
candles and white tulips and deco
rated place cards carried out admir-
ably the emblem of the association.
Within the enter of the triangle set
a table or which stood a mother doll
and her family of doll children dressed
in blue and attached to their mother
by blue streamers. Mrs. Stoll and her
corps of girls are to be congratulated
on their work.
Just before being seated the whole
arOup sang Day is Dying in the
West A two course dinner was then
served by some of the school girls
assisted by several college girls. One
of the main features of the banquet
was that it was practically all done
by the girls themselves in the home
economies department under the dircc-
ion Of Miss Ricd. Mrs. ScarbrO and
Mrs. Pearson helped in the kitchen
during the evening. This made it pos
sible for the mothers to enjoy the
~cvening without having to help pre-
pare their supper.
Following the dinner the guests
pushed back their chairs for the toast
program which was in charge of Miss
Gladys Caldwell.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-03-03
YGE CALLS MEETING

The annual meeting of the State
Dairy association will be held at Sioux
Falls, Wednesday and Thursday,
March % and "a, according to a call
issued by A F. Ryger, Brookings. sec,
rotary. There will also be a meeting
OF the ice cream manufacturers of the
state at this time to consider the mat
ter OF organizing an ice cream manu-
facturers' association.
A good program of timely topics has
been. planned and the usual butter
scoring contest will be held in con.
necton.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-03-03
TAKE CONTRACT AT MADISON

The Atkinson Paving company has
been awarded the contract for add
tional paving over at Madison and the
machinery and materials now in Brook
ings will in all probability be moved
to that point as soon al 1t has been
decided whether Brookings win have
any more paving done. which will be
very soon.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-03-03

when Abraham Lincoln took oath
and the spirit OF the great
American is still there Every
president since Lincoln has taken
oath from this little stand except
Taft-due to last minute inaugu-
raj changes due to bad weather
The stand is in possession OF Wat
o S Clark. son of the Capitol
architect The inserts are q
Edward B Mclean. Washington
publisher chairman OF the Wash
ington citizen inaugural commit
tee and u snapshot of the CapitoI
steps Just as the Harding inaugu-
IN, stand construction was started
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-10-28
IN APPRECIATION.

Having definitely decided to leave
Montpelier to take up my residence
in California, 1 desire to express my
regrets at leaving the people of this
city and Bear Lake county, but my
leaving is for my own best interests.
Before leaving wish to extend sin
cere thanks to the good people OF
this community for the loyal sup
port given my institution and for
the many personal courtesies extend
ed to me during the six years l have
been in charge of Ritter Bros. drue
store. l trust that my successor
will receive the same kind considera
tion that has been my good fortune
Assuring you that 1t is with deeI
regret that 1 leave Montpelier,
take this means of extending to eacl
and everyone best wishes for success
and happiness.
Sincerely
H. nj. MOORE
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-10-28

lent a dignified appearance to the
business section that mixes every citi-
zen feel proud when strangers are
about. Under the old system of
mud and dust there was very little
said about the old town, excepting
the expression of apologies for the
appearance of the streets.
1t is true that the paving cost a
lot Of money and that the biggest
burden falls to the property owners
but then the property owners are
directly benefited by increased val
ne of their holdings. Paving OF
streets in cities of the Importance
Of Montpelier commercially is like
replacing the old dining room rug
with a new one.
A demonstration of the value OF
paved streets was illustrated more
forcibly last Sunday than at any
other time. The first rain storm
passed over the city since paving was
first begun, and the absence OF the
usual sticky mud was very much IL
evidence, and driving a car int<
town from out on the sticky roads
showed a wonderful contrast.
The paving has given everyone
renewed confidence in Montpelie
and made 1t city of which every
one can well be proud.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-10-28

the tiller of the soil Will not be be-
nefitted, because of the financial
circumstances of nine tenths of the
farmers they were compelled to sell
their crops as soon as they were har-
vested, and in this case it As the
middle man and the big Interests
who bought up the farmers crops
that will reap the benefit as far as
1921 crops are concerned.
If the Interstate commerce COM
mission had conceived the idea OF
lowering freight rates on hay and
grain in the summer when the far
mers everywhere were crying for
help, it would have done world OF
good, and have given farmers renew.
ed confidence, and would have gone
a long ways in redeeming overdue
bank notes this fall.
But, then, "big bodies movC
slowly, and in this case, as usual
the farmer and the public general!
are the goats.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-10-28
Reduction in
Freight Rates.

Now comes the Interstate COM
MERGE commission with an announce
ment of a reduction in freight rates
on hay and grain, to be effective be-
fore (perhaps) November 20. The
commission took no chances of Of
Tending the railroads by ordering
the lower freight rates at the time
of the year when such a reduction
would have been Of benefit to the bic
majority of farmers who really need
the benefits to be derived from such
a reduction, which is said to aggre-
gate 16 per cent.
When the new rates are effective
the farmers will have disposed OF
their crops, and the prices they have
received have been based on the
higher freight rates. While there
may be great deal of hay and grain
yet to move, and which will benefit
by the lower rate, at the same time
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-10-28
The Impending
Rail Strike.

There is nothing more discouTag-
ing than to read of strikes and i'm
pending strikes in the various lines
of industry. Right now we are, face
to face with one OF the biggest
strikes, which, If it materializes, will
be universally felt throughout the
nation and by every man, woman
and child. When the members of
the "big four" brotherhoods walk
out and movement of trains is
brought to a standstill all over the
nation at the most critical season of
the year, there is no saying what
hardships will be thrust upon the
people. AS usual the bulk of the
hardships and discomforts which will
follow the impending rail tie-up, will
fall to the lot of the poor classes.
There are two sides to every story
too many people who lack full in
formation, are often too hasty in
condemning the striking side of a
ontroversy-labor. Railroad men,
whenever they have arisen in a body
to defend their rights, are usully
ridiculed severely by the public at
large, and too often the public fail
to investigate the causes back of rail-
road strikes, and draw their conclu-
sions on street talk and unfavorable
newspaper reports.
Railroad men in different branch
es of the service earn good money
when business is good. But how
| 10 To nj
enormous wages or long hours? Ii
$685. a day ENORMOUS wages fol
railroad conductor? That is the
scale today for eight hours work
a standard, recognized day. And il
J they make more than that it is Ger
} tain they are putting in long day
Iand nights) and are entitled to thu
good CD wages the public thinl
J railroad men earn.
What applies to conductors apple
} likewise to the men in the othe
: branches of the train service. The,
: are all paid common, living wages
but through no fault of theirs lon
hours are forced on them, which /
necessary to keep traffic on tn
move. But in this case the men i
the railroad train service are no
: striking for higher wages. They ar
: simply asking for the Same workin
= conditions that existed before an
: during the war, the retention Of tn
e eight-hour working day, and the res
: toration of the IL per cent wage re
2 duction of July LIST.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-10-28

re- ssOooRpoilcy 20 keep scrub range IN the
HtcSeS g 10 keep Q scrub" cow on the IaE arm:
Whether &c BE- range or COW Lne cTso u
ecYub 10 more than enas OF shs tnOAV1sNS@3
and the results are less.
The Majestic s the thoroughbred anonErengee'
II takes email feed" Of tuel and get. me ais ny
moss c1 ~ " = Were Il viii do its best work
ana Ieaps Il thsro-the heat can't IeaR opt OF
the ever-tiRht cold-riveted Majestic WIN nU
heat wasted. less fuel 10 used
The Majestic oven never fans you pecauss " :
acientific construction circulates the heas
STenIv "a an parts of oven; and its heavy
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-10-28
MOonshiners.

The press" American Falls, says
that there are one hundred stills in
Power county, which, it declares. 1t
believes to be fair average for ev-
cry county in the United States.
That being true, we have surely de-
veloped a mighty industry" since
the advent of national prohibition.
And the government gets no revenue
from this vast quantity of booze ILL
city manufactured, you say! And
yet the consumer pays three times
the prices for the illicit product that
he used to pay for old line booze.
S'matter, pop.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-10-28

the state. a number of times each
year. and these statesmen are not at
all backward in telling the county
commissioners and other OFFICERS
that the work cannot be handled by
the home printers.
This is absolutely false. There is
very little public printing In Idaho
that cannot be handled by the coun-
try printers. At least handled thru
them without any additional cost to
tie counties. Over in Caribou coun-
ty the commissioners allow bills
quarterly amounting to thousands OF
dollars each year to Boise printers
for work that could be done by the
home printer, and this regardless OF
the fact that the statutes absolutely
provide that no work shall go out OF
county that can be done within.
Bear Lake county officers have
been very loyal to the home printers
in this respect, although the Boise
ties have been successful in talking
them out of much printing in the
past ON the pretense that "the worl
can't be done at home" OF cours'
much of the blame of this condition
rests on the local printers in no
having been familiar with the need
of the county.
In behalf of the printers of Bea
Lake county we ask the county OF
ficers to give the home printers tn
first chance on all printing. whicl
is merely a compliance on their par
with tho Idaho statutes.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-10-28
The Rain.

We heard no one complain when
the excellent weather we have been
enjoying all fall suddenly changed
to a down-pour of rain last Sunday
While we would all have liked to
have seen the good weather continue
it seems that the storm brought re-
freshing change that must have been
enjoyed by all. The fall has been
more or less windy, and it seemed
that everything had become grimy,
and the atmosphere filled with dust.
The storm had the desired effect of
clearing the atmosphere and making
everyone feel better.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-10-28
Boise Printers Would
Crush Week1ies

The printers of Boise and nearby
towns, through their greed in trying
to glaum up all the public printing
in the various counties Of the state,
are working hardship on three
fourths of the small newspaper
plants of the state. The Boise
printers, through their salesman are
represented in all the counties or
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-10-28
Local Boy Honor Student
At University of Idaho

One Montpelier name appears on
the list of honor students Of the
freshman, sophomore and junior
classes of last year, which has just
been announced from the office Of
the university registrar.
Albert Larsen, a student in the
college of agriculture, was winner Of
first year class A honors.
Class A honors represent an aver
age Of 1898 or over, and Glass B
honors 5000 or above. The highest
possible mark on this scale is 5000,
which signifies a scholastic standing
averaging above go.
Promissory notes carried in stock
at the Examiner office. tf
examiner Want-Ads brings results
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-10-28
Goes to Nevada.

Mr.. and Mrs. Farley o. Peterson
and family of this city have moved to
Wabusha, Nevada, where they will
make their home in the future. Mr.
and Mrs. Peterson were prominent
residents of Montpelier
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-10-28
Visits Points of Interest
State of California.

Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Sommers Of
Montpelier, Idaho. stopped in Sacra-
mento, during their recent tour of
California, and visited a number of
places of historical interest, among
them being Suffer Fort, the firss
interior settlement by white men in
California and center of activities
in the Gold Rush Days of 1849.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-10-28
Paving and
Confidence

We believe that the paving of the
principal streets of the city has
greatly increased the confidence of
every man and woman in Montpelier
in his home town. The paving has