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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-27
WOMEN OF ASHANTI
SEND MiRY A GIFT

London. Nov. PA silver stool
has been presented to the princess,
Mary. who recently married Lascel'
les. as the wedding gift of the queen
mothers OF Ashanti and the gold
coast. The gift was presented by
Mrs. Guggis berg, wife OF the COVER
nor of the gold coast ii having been
given her by queen mother, GeWa
Akota. OF Ashanti. The stool Is an
exact replica of the queen mother
own stool.
Accompanying the gift was a let.
ter from Akota, describing how the
stool was made and consecrated The
letter reads as follows:
II place this gift in your hands. II
is a gift for the kings child on her
wedding.
Ashanti stool makers have carved
Il. All queen mothers who dwell
here have contributed toward it.
ut may be that the kings child has
heard OF the golden stool OF Ashanti.
That is the stool which contains the
soul OF the Anshanti nation, All We
women Of Ashanti thank the goye:'
nor exceedingly. because he has de
clared that the British will never
again ask us to hand over that stool.
This stool we give gladly. II does
not contain our soul. as the golden
stool does. but il contains all the
love of us queen mothers and OF our
women.
I'VE in Ashanti have a law which
declares that only the daughters OF
A queen can transmit royal blood,
and that the children of king can
not be heirs of the stool This law
has given us women a power in this
land, so that We have saying which
runs, 1t is the woman who bears the
man
I'VE hear that your law is not so.
Nevertheless, We have JOY in send
ing you our congratulations and we
pray the great god Nyankopen, on
whom men lean and do not fall;
whose day of worship is a Saturday
and whom the Ashanti serve just as
you serve him, that he may give the
kings child and her husband. Lascel'
les, long life and happiness
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-27

week Special attractions have been
planned tor each evening, SO there
will be different entertainment every
night. on Tuesday afternoon the
ladies will hold card party az the
hall, to which everyone is invited. Fri,
dav night will be kids day and the
children will have time 70 enjoy
themselves On Thanksgiving night
an orchestra will be on hand o. FUR
nish music for dancing, which ia su'e
10 attract the young folks. During
each evening some musical ~ terrain.
ment will be featured with such mN.
sicians rs Justin Jaeger, Marie
schmidt, Harry Pusey and othefs
equally as talented Oh the program
Many and beautiful are the articles On
display.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-27

school viii be devoted to the Christ.
mas bazaar, which the Home Eco
monte club members are sponsoring,
This door Will be turned into Main
troct' iianked on each side With the
meat III TO date shops, whore all kinds
~ hriStma5 gifts win be found, The
'aAar win he cpea to the public &C
I o'clock and no admission viii b.
charged. The girls are soliciting arti-
c!os % sell at thc bazaar and contrihu.
tons ut fancy work, notion candy,
cakes or cookies viii be GLADLY recei'-
I'd The puceels will so toward a
.utd for accessories In the home eco.
nomic5 department.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-27

! The regular weekly luncheon Oh M
zonta c,nb was held at the New Amer
lean restaurant at noon today. iweh
Tive members we're in attendance
and following the luncheon a business
session was held and soeial tin''
enjoyed. G
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-27
SIAM is I HROUG /
KNEEL|NG DOWN TO
WHITE ELEPHANTS
NATION THAT MADE ANIMAL IA.
NOUS AS A CHARM SENDS THEM
INTO THE DISCARD.

Bangkok, Siam, Oct. 22.-White ell
ephants are losing prestige in Siam,
the country which made them famous.
Although several of these animals
are kept in captivity in Bangkok. the
capital, they are no, longer reyered
by the people as in former days
The possession of one or more OF
these animals was considered as
one of the necessities of kingship
by the early rulers of Siam and the
other countries of the Malay PENN
sula. Disputes over ownership were
the cause OF frequent wars, In the
sixteenth century. for instance. Bay
in Nanng. king of Burma, demanded
a white elephant from the king OF
Siam. Upon being refused he invad'
ed the country and captured the roy
al family and three white elephants.
According TO one of the Siamese le'
gends, Guatama Buddha was once a
white elephant, and his mother, in a
dream, met him in heaven in that
shape.
No elephants are entirely white
The so.called white elephants are
only a little lighter in color than or
binary elephants. Sometimes one
has few white hairs on the head or
tail.
In olden days, the discovery of a
white elephant was a source or great
Joy to the people After the animal
had been tethered with silken cords
news would be- sent to the knig. Then
body Of noble would visit the place
and escort the elephant, in stately
procession TO the capital where a pal.
ace would be erected for it.
After a period of tanning the ele'
plant would be given covers of vel
vet and silk, embroidered with gold
and precious stones. A gold plate
bearing his name and titles, would be
fastened on his head. Slaves, priests,
musicians and dancing girls were set
apart for his amusement The finest
vegetables and fruits were given him
as food
But nowadays white elephants have
gone out Of style. At the present
time they are brought to Bangkok by
train, without any guard OF honor
They are housed in ordinary stables
with no priests or dancing girls in
attendance Hay. leaves and young
bamboos are given them to eat. The
white elephant now lives the same
as any other.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-27

The sympathy CT The entire com
munity goes out to Mr. and Mrs,
DAIRY n, Howard in tho loss of their
little son Lloyd. Less than two weeks
ago he was stricken with diphtheria,
and although he seemed TO be getting
better ana had ell the care and atten'
ton that medical skill and nursing
could render set the rayage3 OF the
disease were too severe and he passed
away last Monday. He would have
been years old had he lived until
Dec. :.
Owing to the nature of the disease
no funeral services were held, and with
only few words by Rev, ]. ID. Kemp
| ster the little body was laid to rest In
| Farview cemetery.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-27

Marshall Wilcox was pleasantly
surprised Saturday evening, when q
large number of his friends called at
biz home. 403 Quay street, to help
him celebrate his birthday. Thirty
guests were present and spent a very
ENJOYABLE evening at games and mu'
sic, after which delicious refresh
ments were served Mr.. Wilcox was
presented with gold watch chain by
his friends. A very pretty color
scheme was carried throughout the
house with yellow chrysanthemums,
The out of town guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. c. Henderson, Mr.. and Mrs.
L. E. Balm and son Wendell OF Chit
cago.
Tho annual Firemens ball has
been set for Wednesday, Nov. 90, and
all preparations are completed TO
make this huge success. IL is al
WAYS a very delightful affair and all
who attend enjoy a social evening,
because of the congeniality OF the
crowds who always turn out in such
large numbers. A good orchestra has
been engaged to play for the evening
and IL YOU want to enjoy yourselves
attend this dance Wednesday even
ing
ON Thursday afternoon, Nov. 30,
the Boat club will hold their annual
matinee dancing party at the club
house for all members and their ram
lilies This is always one or the most
delightful of dances and both young
and old enjoy H. A good orchestra
has been procured and music will
be furnished for the dancers from =
to I,
The regular weekly stag party was
held at the Boat club Saturday even
ing by the men, with about seventy
members in attendance. These az
fairs have become very popular with
the mena and they spend a very en-
ioyable evening at the club playing
cards. billiards, etc, after which
they were served light refreshments
!. + =
The regular meeting OF the eHecu'
tive board of the Woman's CLUB VIII
| he held in Library hall luesaaS az
ernoon. Nov. IS, at 2.SO. All mem
hers are invited to attend.
q y ~
I The regular weekly luncheon icon. OF srl the M,
Zonta club was held at the New amer
lean restaurant at noon today. iwen'
ty.fye members were in aitenu .',
and following the luncheon a business less
session was held and a soeial tin'e
enjoyed. go
Miss Bessie Butterfeld was guest
# honore at a. surprise birthday parN
ziven Saturday evening at the nome
n her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ,. H.
antterfield. in Rutland township
twenty guests were in attendance &C.
md the time was spent at games anu
music A two-course luncheon was
Iarved Miss Butterfield was the re-
intent of many pretty gifts.
+ Z +
l The St. Francis church nazaa,
onens this evening at Sehaefers hatl
nd viii continue every evening INV
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-27
Adequately Compensated.

We get just what we give People
treat us with the same medicine which
We administer to them. The wcakllng
cannot he regarded us II hero. The
bully is a coward. The one without In
ltlativc cannot be intrusted with any
significant enterprise, The spendilrlst
Ia not a iin0ncier, nor Is the miSer.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-27

prort ssar Breasted and other ORR
rntalsts say the Babylonlan hanging
gardens were roof gardens. They were
N temples, palaces, and dwellings.
egypt had thrm centuries before Baby
'un, The half barbarian Greeks who
first saw IN IN called them hanging
GARDENS aud put them down ns one Of
he wonder OF the ancient world.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-27
HARDBOILED YEGGS ftf
BEAT BLACKHANDERS

Tha Center OtaNo Hard Boiled
Ncggs defeated the South Ottawa
Baekhnnd,rs by sil2 score Frida y
af,wuuou on the S,rti Side gridirop
1t was the work vi Art Johnson High
school PLACER that euaE.ed the Yeggs
to trot over The south tlders by such
a Oncl'td Wu'N
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-27
hinh School Notes.

BED Cross seals will AGAIN be sold to
aid in the light against tuberculosis,
These seals will be on sale at the
high school and at several of the
stores Immediately after ThankssiY'
ing
High school grades for the month
OF November show tho following aver
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-27

The Humboldt amusement commit
tee announce q dancing party to be
held Thanksgiving night at the Ma
sonic Temple for all Masons and theil
families.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-06-22
STATE GRANGE IS
HERE THIS WEEK
THIRTIETH ANNUAL MEETING is
OPENED AT COLLEGE ON
WEDNESDAY
MANY GOOD SPEAKERS ON THE PROGRAM
Geo. w. Dixon of WATERFOWL, Master
Of State Grange Is Presiding
Over Sessions

The thirtieth annual meeting OF the
South Dakota State grange opened
yesterday morning at State college
with delegates from the 20 different
oranges of the state in attendance. Geo.
W. Dixon of WATERFOWL, master Of
the state grange, is presiding over the
meeting. This organization Of farm
ers was once the largest in the coun-
try and had a great influence in the
community life of nearly every COM
munity. The organization never die
cut and in recent years has been max
ing a new growth that promises to be
steady and considerable. Brookings
has an active grange and they hold
many interesting meetings.
Yesterday afternoon the program be-
gan with a roll call, each delegate re-
spending by telling what his grange
did for the community. At 2 p. m.
Master Geo. w. Dixon gave the Mas
ter's annual address. Following this
the reports Of the state officers were
heard and the reports OF the Pomona
and subordinate grange masters and
delegates. The principal address of
the afternoon was given by E. w. Hall
Of the extension division of State col
lege. His subject was Grange and
Extension"
Last evening the delegate enjoyed
a picnic dinner on the campus. Chas.
McCaffree, secretary of the Sioux Falls
Chamber of Commerce, addressed
them on the subject, THE Great Lakes
Waterway and What 1t Would Mean
to Agriculture in South Dakota"
Thursday morning the meeting op
ened in the drawing rOOm of the AL.
ministration building and the election
of officers for the next year took place.
National grange, delivered the address.
j. G. Holmes, extension specialist
in livestock will deliver the CHIEF adj
dress of the meeting this afternoon.
Following this the repO!.3 Of the vari-
Gus committees will be heard. Thlrs-
day evening the delegates will be
privileged to hear the lecture OF DR..
Troop on the American 'Z4ti)n OF Ed
ward Box DR.. Troop is from New
York City and is n of the lecturers
ut the suMme session of State college
this week.
Tomorrow morning the installation
of the newly elected officers Will take
place. Reports of committees will be
l...l ,.-I " -
afternoon the delegates will be enter.
tanned by an inspection tour of the
departments of State college.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-06-22
DECEMBER IS is LAST DAY

The plan Of the government to re-
train men who have been, as a result
of a disability from their war eXper-
fences, unable to return to their pre-
war occupations is the most liberal
and constructive postwar r~ehabilia-
ton work which this or any other
government has previously under
taken. AS with all good things, how
ever. this offer must terminate. at
some definite time. Along this line,
Mr.. G. ID. Hubbard, district manager for
the United States Veterans bureau
has made a very important announce
ment. He states that no application
for vocational education as provided
by the government for certain classes
OF eX-service men will be received if
made later than December Is, 1922.
This means that those who have de-
layed making application for any rea-
son whatsoever will soon be under
the necessity of making this applica-
ton or losing h opportunity to do so.
There are several ways in which
the application can be made. 1t is to
be understood that those who have
made application for compensation or
disqualification need not make a separ-
ate application for vocational training
as the application which they have
already made is sufficient. Another
way of applying is by requesting ap-
plication forms of any of the bureau
offices or Of the American legion, the
Red Cross, the Disabled American Vet
Grams, Veterans of Foreign Wars. and
other cooperating agencies, filling out
these forms and after signing them
forwarding them to one of the offices
of the Veterans bureau. Still another
way of making application is by writ
ing a letter TO any one Of the bureau
offices expressing a desire to apply
for the training which the government
offers. In any Of these cases, 1t should
be remembered that it is necessary for
the applicant to sign his name so that
the bureau may consider the applica.
ton as made by the man himself.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-06-22
TO FORT SMELLING

Fourteen members of the X. o. r. &.
OF State college left Thursday and Fri
day for Fort Smelling. where they will
go into summer camp, which will last
six weeks. Lieutenant Backes left last
week in his Chevrolet to take up his
new station as small arms instructor.
Sergeants Ross and Denney also re-
ported at Fort Smelling the latter part
Of the week, where they will be sta.
toned and assist in the work connect
ed with this summer camp.
The following students left for the
camp: G. S. Denies, G. ID. Blakeslee,
T.. =. Coyne, j. &. Butler, b. G. Haugen
and h. b. Martin of the advanced
course, and from the Freshman course
the men are Richard Bracket, Robert
Coffey, Carl Deadly, Richard Drew, AL
bert Fryer, Frank Gannaway, Verne
Kingsbury and Bruce Woodbury..
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-06-22
EQUIPMENT ARRIVING

The equipment for the Brookings
National Guard unit, Company E, 1876
Engineers, has begun to arrive, ac-
cording to the statement Of Capt. j..
II. Soderstrum. There is an immense
quantity Of equipment necessary for
an engineering company, and all this
is o en- route to Brookings. Full
sets of all kinds Of tools even to a
full blackSmithing outfit is included
in the list Of special equipment. When
fully equipped an engineering com
pany can build bridges, r~oalroads, and
on down to the smallest tinkering.
The personnel Of the company is made
up Of specialists in different lines. Two
full sets of uniforms have been ord
cred for each man as we'll as other
clothing allowances. The company
has given up the college armory as
a drilling place and will drill outdoors
until they can find some suitable place
for an armory, where they can not
only urill but also store their equip
ment. Later on they may have seve IL
head of mules to take care Of. The
company is making preparations to
attend the state encampment at Fort
Meade in July.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-06-22
PROGRAM DETAILS
PLAY DAY GIVEN
EVERY MINUTE FROM 1900 A. M.
TO 500 p. M. FILLED
WITH ACTION
FRIDAY, JUNE BOTH, IS THE BIG DAY
County Spelling Contest, Eighth
Grade Graduation and Big
Athletic Meet

The detailed program for the county
play day and eighth grade graduation
eercises to be held in Brookings, Fri
day, June 30, is now complete and an
nounced by County Superintendent,
Mrs. Mabel X. Trooien and Miss Laura
Keith, secretary Of the county Y. w. G.
A. The day will be a full one for
school children OF the county. for the
spelling contest, the county athletic
meet and the graduating exercises will
take place on the same day.
At IL o'clock the program begins
with the county spelling contest at
the assembly room in the west part
of the new high school building. For
those in the written contest there
will be 100 words. Bring your W
pencil. The oral contest will take
place at the same time and for this
words will be pronounced around until
only one is left standing. The win
ner in each contest will get a free trip
to the state fair at Huron next fall.
BE prompt in coming as the contest
will start at IL o'clock sharp.
For those who are in the contest
and for the parents and friends ar
rangements have been made for guides
to conduct groups to places Of interest
around the college grounds and build
ings. Meet at the front door Of the
Administration building between IL
and 1870 o'clock.
Picnic dinner at noon in the college
grove east of the college buildings.
Each family will bring their own
lunch. The armory will be open in
case of rain.
Registration for athletic events
starts at l o'clock in the trees in front
of the Administration building. This
is for grade boys and girls of all ages
except those in Br%ookings, as they
had a contest recently. Each should
be ready to give age, weight and
height. From this information group
ings will be made and announced at
the exercises following.
Boys events - Dashes, standing
broad jump, running high jump and
baseball throw.
Girls eve~nts-50-yard dash, potato
race, baseball throw and balancing.
h eighth grade graduation exer-
cises in the college auditorium will
begin at 2 p. m. Good speaking and
music Will form the program.
Maypole winding by %Brookings Girl
Reserves on campus at 3:15.
Athletic events on State college
field under the direction of Coach c..
\. West of the college will begin at
1870 and continue until the last race
is won.
Any further information in the
morning OF that day may be secured
at the county superintendent office
as it will be open until noon. Every
one is cordially invited to come and
make it a big day.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-06-22
SIDELIGHTS ON THE JOURNEY

The following impressions were re-
ceived by Editor Paul butcher on his
trip out to California to attend the
Rotary and Shrine conventions. The
part OF the trip dealt with in this &C
count starts with where he left off
last week in Wyoming and takes us
as far as Salt Lake City.
AT 4:30 a.. m. we got our first
glimpse Of this rocky country, Wyom-
ing. Never have we seen so many
rocks. We couldn't help but think
what a place this would be for the
knocker and the man who likes to
throw stones" Give him a year here
and when he came back he would be
a pretty decent citizen.
Just now we passed through a tun-
mel and when we emerged a fine view
Of the snow-capped mountain peaks
doomed up in the distance. To many
people, the early morning is the most
beautiful part of the day and on this
morning, the beauties OF nature were
unfolded in an endless panorama OF
loneliness. AS early dawn streaked
the blue sky, in imagination we could
see beautiful lakes, the light fleecy
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-06-22
MATHEWS FAMILY
HOLDS REUNION
BROTHERS AND SISTERS MEET
FOR FIRST TIME IN
as YEARS
Mr.. AND MRS. |. A. MATHEWS HOSTS
Thirty-TWo Members Of Mathews Clan
Are Present at Reunion
Dinner Sunday

a most unusual family reunion was
celebrated Sunday at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A. Mathews. when
three brothers and three sisters OF l.
A. Mathews, were all united for the
first time since the two oldest broth
ers left the old home in Wisconsin
and set their faces toward the Black
Hills i'll the great gold rush OF 1877.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mathews, who celebrated
their fifty-fifth wedding anniversary
last April, presided at the dinner at
which 81 members of the family sat
around the board. The Oldest is l..
A. Mathews, who is in his eightieth
year, the youngest of the brothers and
sisters is SIS.
The following were present and the
relationship to l.. A. Mathews is given
in each case:
John Mathews, brother, Prairie du
Chen, Wis.
w. II. Mathews, brother, and wife,
their son and daughter, Ed and Myrtle
and two grandchildren, Irene and Vera
Reinecke, of Beulah, Wyo., where
w. II, Mathews settled after the gold
rush. Mrs. Ed Mathews was also
present.
T. G. Mathews, brother, and wife
of Muscoda, Wis.
Mrs. Nellie Martin, sister. Centralia,
Wash.
Mrs. Emma Briggs, sister, Muscoda
Wis.
Mrs. Mary Rummery, sister, and
daughter. Gertrude, Muscoda, Wis.
Mrs. Emma Drew, Castle Rock,
Wash, daughter Of a sister, Mrs.
Sarah Newborn, who was unable to
be present.
II. Il. Mathews, son and wife and two
daughters, Hermine and Zoa, Brook.
ings.
Mrs. II. II. Hoy, daughter and hus'
band and children, Dale, We're, Mar
guerite, Leland, Mildred, Shirley
Dwight and Dorothy, Bookings.
Two We're absent, Mrs. Sarah New
born of Centralia, Wash, a sister; and
Charles Mathews Of Kingfisher, Okla.
a brother.