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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-07-13
K|WAN|S PLANS
TO ENTERTAIN
FOUR HUNDRED VISITORS Ex-
PECTED AT CHARTER
PRESENTATION
PROGRAM IS TO Be HELD NEXT FRIDAY
Banquet, Dance, Parade and Many
Other Features Of Entertain
ment Are Planned

Four hundred out-of-town guests are
expected in Brookings on Friday. July
p, to attend the official charter pre-
sentation program of he Brookings
Kiwanis club. Large delegations Of
Kiwanians and their wives from the
clubs at Madison, Sioux Falls, Huron,
Watertown, washington Springs, Red
field and Mitchell are planning to he
present. John c. Pollock Of Fargo, N.
d., governor of the district Of Mime
sofa and the Dakotas Of Kiwanis
Club International, is expected to be
present and present the charter to the
local club. Lieutenant Governor s. E.
Morris Of Mitchell, will also be pres
ent and will present the charter in
the event that Governor Pollock is un-
able to come.
Visitors will arrive in the afternoon
and will be registered and taken on
sightseeing trips about the city and
through the college. At 5 o'clock all
will meet at the college armory and
organize into groups. At 6 o'clock a
banquet will be served at the dining
room Of the girls dormitory at State
college. Without doubt this will be
the largest dinner ever served in
Brookings. During the course of the
banquet many entertaining features
will be carried out and visiting clubs
will add to the general fun by stunts
Of their own.
Following the banquet the entire
party will parade Main street and give
the citizens some idea of the irrepres-
sible pep Of the Kiwanis clubs of the
state. Upon their return to the arm
DRY the formal charter presentation
program will begin. This will occupy
the time until about 9 o'clock and
then the evening will be turned over
to dancing and other forms of amuse-
ment in the armory. All manner of
interesting games and interesting
stunts will provide entertainment for
those who do not dance. Harvey's
orchestra of Marshall, Mimi, will fur.
nisk the music for the banquet and
the dance.
c. o. Trygstad, president Of the
Kiwanis club, has appointed the fol-
lowing committee, who have planned
and taken general charge Of the entire
program: Oscar Johnson, e. w.
Radake, B. T. Green, liver Dybdahl
and E. o. Prather. Special commit
tees on various features have been ap-
pointed. c. H. Atkinson, chairman Of
the invitation committee; e. w.
Radeke, decorations; DR.. A. A. Harris,
reception; George McCarty, program;
Russell Shreeves, entertainment; DR..
b. T. Green, dinner; A. e. Anderson,
parade; Horace Fishback, housing;
Tom Bang, steering.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-07-13

With a long history of patience-try-
ing delays extending over a period Of
two years since the construction work
began, the new Midland bank will
open it's doors for business on Satur-
day, July Is. The opening of the banK
has been delayed by the financial con
dition throughout the country which
caused the state banking department
TO cease issuing c~learances 60 any
q banks which planned TO open dur
ing the period Of the %stringency. The
opening of several new banks in the
state were held up on this account.
The depression now being over, the
department is again issuing clearances
and the Midland bank was the first to
be allowed to open.
Ground was broken for the new
bank in April, 1920. Shortage If ma
terial and labor delayed the construc-
ton and it was not until September,
1921, that the building was fully COM
pleted. The building Is a OF the fin
est structures in the city, huilt OF
brick and trimmed with white Bed
ford stone. The front is entirely white
Bedford stone cut in an attractive de-
sign. The interior Is finished In the
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-07-13
RRooklNGs CIRCUIT MEETING

The annual convention of the Brook
ings Circuit Young Peoples Luther
league will be held at Arlington, July
IA, Is and 16. The opening session
will be Friday evening at 8 o'clock.
The Toronto band under the direction
of Rev. Geo. Ulvilden will give a con
cert Of sacred and secular music.
Rev. b. A. Benson will deliver a
short keynote address. Miss Anne
Martinson will lead In singing of popu-
lar hymns. The convention THEME is
lie Master Is Come and Calleth for
Thee" John 1928. Three papers will
be read and discussed. A picnic sup
per and social hour will take place
Saturday evening from 5 to 7 o'clock.
Rev. J. N. Brown, president of Can
ton Normal school will deliver the
convention sermon Sunday, July 16.
On Sunday afternoon the Choral
Union will give it's annual concert,
representative of the work Of the
choirs of B%rookings circuit.
Rev. C. Munsen will speak Sunday
evening. The visiting pastors will
give short talks. We strongly urge
all members Of the Luther League to
be present from the very first session
to the last. Bring your friends and
meet new friends. A spacious tent
has been secured to provide ample
room for all sessions.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-07-13
MARTIN HAS HIGHEST SCORE

Monte Martin of Brookings, a stu
dent at South Dakota State college,
made the highest score in record rifle
firing at the Reserve Officers Train
ing camp at Fort Smelling. Martin fin
ished with a total score of 306 out Of
a possible $50. This entities him to
the classification of expert rifleman.
Martin nosed out J.. M. Clark of the
University of Missouri, who finished
second, by one point.
There are students from some 20 col
leges Of the Dakotas, Minnesota, Iowa,
Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri and Ar
kansas at the camp which is attended
by about 400 students. The first two
weeks were chiefly devoted to rifle
firing.
Clifton 8. Denies of Bookings, also
a student at South Dakota State fin
ished close behind Martin with a score
of 302. He also ia entitled to the
classification OF expert rifleman as is
Vern C. Kingsley Of State college.
who made a score OF 297.
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MIDLAND BANK OPENS FOR BUSINESS

most modern fireproof style. Beauti-
full marble wainscoting and floors give
distinction Of the interior. The
woodwork is finished in mahogany
and birch. Two large fire proof and
burglar proof vaults are the last work
in vault construction. The furniture
and fixtures are in keeping with the
quality of the building.
On the second floor are a large num-
Der Of fine office rooms, non better
to be found in the city. In the base
ment a restaurant does a thriving
business. The bank has it's own heat
ing plant, installed at considerable
cost.
All of the officers of the new bank
are experienced bankers. Edison A.
Moon, president, was born at James
Vile, Iowa. After a high school
course and a short time at Upper Iowa
university was a student in a law Of
tice in his home town. Served two
terms as register Of deeds and in 1909
entered the employ Of the barrow
Trust & Savings bank of New Hamp-
ton, Iowa. In 1913 came to Hurley,
s. D., as cashier of the Turner County
bank and on January 1. 1915 became
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-07-13
cITY's FINANCES ARE GOOD

Proof of the splendid financial con
dition Of the city of Brookings and
of the efficient handling of the munich
pal power plant. telephone system and
water works, is to be found in the
t~reasurer's report just issued,
ing the last six months. H. F. Har-
oldson, city treasurer, has on hand a
balance of s21,592.55 with all warrants
paid. In addition to this the city has
a sinking fund to pay OF bonded in
%debtedness which now totals $685.
100. 90. In other words the city Is
about $4,000 to the good. Every
public utility returned a profit from
its six months operation. This is all
very encouraging and speaks well for
the form of government now operat-
ing.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-07-13
GUARDS ENTRA|N
FOR Fl. MEADE
COMPANY e, 10TH ENGINEERS
LEAVE FOR TWO WEEKS
ENCAMPMENT
MEN ON CAMP ROSTER
Capt. J. p. Soderstrum, 1t. Ray Frid-
ley and 1t. Earl MINER
Are in Command

No heartbroken mothers, bravely
as were present the last time a com.
pany of soldiers left Brookings for
camp, stood on the platform of the
railway station Monday morning when
Engineers, the National Guard unit
of Brookings, entrained for FIT. Meade,
near Sturgis in the Black Hills, for
two weeks of intensive training.
Capt, j. p. Soderstrum is in command
with j. Ray Fridley and Earl Miner
as first and second ~lieutenants. A
total Of 81 enlisted men from Brook
ings will enjoy the fun of camping
and the benefits of the drill and train
ing. For the majority it will be their
first military experience and will
doubtless prove very interesting.
The boys received their uniforms
and equipment before they left. The
uniforms were satisfactory in fit and
they were a real soldierly looking
bunch Of boys when they entrained.
The following is a list Of the men who
left for camp:
Clarence E. Allison, Harry Alton,
Walter Bell, J. Harold Briscoe, Henry
Bulls, Donald Carlisle Martin Car
Isle, Russell Cole, Forest Coulson,
Russell Dreyer, Jas. Duff, Howard
Flittie, Charles Enright, Clark Fuller,
Raymond Gill, Francis Gillette, Chas.
Groves, Raleigh Groves, Alfred Gun
derson. Geo. Johns, Edmund Johnson,
Alvin Kjenslee, Lloyd Kjenslee, Fay
Laddusaw, Henry Lakeman, Richard
Lindsay, Van McCoun Henry Mensch,
Dan MINER, Harris Mix, Winford Mix,
Elmer M~ortensen, Lewis Nelson, Theo.
dore Nelson, Darwin Nyman Earl Oh
son, Leon Pultz, VIM. Kenneth Soule,
Homer Scarlet, Harry Searles, Fred.
erick Seeman, Thomas SeRine, Robert
Slocum, Fay Smith, Harley Stead
Ben Thompson, John Titmarsh, Phil
lip Sundett, Arthur Tufty, Donald
Whitehead, Paul Whitehead, Clarence
Whitney, Henry Tonsager, Elmer
Hanson, John Hendricks, Lyle liver
son, John Holiday.
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tural industry makes it worth while
for them to stay there.


The enactment Of constructive,
wholesome, progressive legislation,
which will bring about better condi-
lions agriculturally and promotion Of
a program in which agriculture occu-
pies a leading though not necessarily
an exclusive position, is the mission
Of the so-called farm bloc in congress.
AS a member Of that body, l think l
may say with perfect candor that
there is nothing dark, sinister, nor
forbidding in it's makeup or its pur-
poses. 1t is not a political adven-
ture, it's mission is economic rather
than political. 1t is for things rather
than against them, for the city man
son for the bloc's existence is a de-
sire to serve the people and the ma
ton in a time Of need. 1t is working
for honest industry, honest finance,
honest commerce, honest agriculture,
honest labor, and wishes to cooperate
with all Of these, for they are the cor
n%erstone on which we shall erect a
truly prosperous nation.
The men making up the so-called
agricultural bloc are not so fatuOus
as to believe that the remedy for the
distressing condition in the agricul-
tural district today lies wholly in
legislation or in governmental activ.
ity, but they do believe that the gov
eminent, acting through the presi-
dent and the congress, may do much
to hasten the return of healthy con-
ditions to agriculture. President
Harding shares their belief, as is wit
messed by the fact that he has signed
every measure enacted by congress at
the instance Of the farm bloc. The
president publicly has Endorsed other
measures favored by the block which
have not yet been pressed by con-
gress.
The farm bloc believes that the best
way to mend the present situation and
provide for the future is to increase
the producers profit by shortening the
road to market. One way to accom-
plish this is through cooperative mar
keting, which eliminates the unessen-
tial and speculative middlemen and
which gives the producer and the con-
sumner their due.
This we have great hope we shall
accomplish through the recently en-
acted Capper-Volstead cooperative
marketing law which gives farmers
for the first time ar unclouded right
to organize for the sale and distribu.
ton of their own products.
Continued on Page 1O-Col. p
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-07-13
BR00K|NGS WILL
HAVE new HOTEL
w. S. DUDLEY BEGINS coNsTRUc.
TON THIS WEEK ON
NEW HOSTELRY
It WILL HAVE EIGHTY MODERN ROOMS
The Greatest Need Of City Will Be
Satisfactorily Filled Before
Cold Weather Comes

Instead Of the present Leon Hotel,
standing at the corner of Third avenue
and Williams street, can you imagine
an imposing structure 1s0 feet in
length, three stories high, with a beau
tiful canopy over the lobby entrance
In the center, a high artistic cornice
at the top Of the wall, and all those
other features that bespeak a modern
building of the .'ghest type. 1t is
just that sort Of an edifice which
will replace the Leon Hotel. w. s.
Dudley, the wne and proprietor be-
gan work Monday of this week and
hopes to have the new hotel COM
pleted before winter sets in.
The present building will not be
torn down but used as a part of the
new hotel. The outside brick veneer
will of course be removed and the
interior refinished and r%earranged en-
tirely, to meet the plans for the new
hotel. The entirely new part of the
building will be built south of the
present structure, where the sample
rooms were formerly located. In the
complete hotel there will be 80 mod
ern rooms Every room in the new
part will be equipped with bath.
Running water will be installed in all
Of the rooms, both old and new. The
new part will be so feet long and 33
feet deep making the total length
of the front $50 feet and the depth
33 feet throughout.
The lobby Of the new hotel will be
In the exact center. The dining room
will be where the present lobby
stands. The present dining room will
be refinished and used for special oc.
casions such as banquets, club meet
ings. etc. The parlors will be upstairs
over the lobby. The dining room and
the parlors will have large French
windows and doors Of a most attrac-
tive design. The ceilings will be
beamed and finished in the most up
to-date manner The floors will be
OF special composition. The exterior
Of the building will be Of kellastone.
kuehn Il Walsh of Huron, are the
architects and they have made a draw.
ing which shows how the new hotel
will look when completed. Its ap-
pearance in every way comes up to
the expectations of all those who have
wished for a new hotel in Brookings.
The construction work will be under
the supervision Of a foreman who has
not yet been appointed.
Mr.. Dudley purchased the Leon
Hotel a little over two years ago and
came to Bookings. He was formerly
manager of the Royal Hotel in Huron.
He has steadily been improving the
service and making the hotel more
popular. For over a year he has been
planning on building a new hotel and
with the financial depression we'll
passed he feels the time has come to
give Brookings an up.to-date hotel Of
a size adequate to the needs Of a city
of it's Importance.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-07-13
PREPARED TO FEED EDITORS

The summer meeting of the South
Dakota Press association will be held
in Vermillion on August 10 and IL.
Vermillion Is going to try to equal the
entertainment given the editors at
their meeting last summer in Brook
ings. Some idea Of what to expect
may be found in the news reports in
the daily papers yesterday which told
of the exploit Of three Vermillionites
who captured the grandfather of all
catfish while fishing in a bayou of
the Missouri river near Vermillion.
The monster catfish weighed 102
pounds and was one Of the largest
ever caught in the Missouri. The
head of the fish alone weighed ~
pounds. When the jaws Of the fish
were opened 1t was possible to place
a gallon jug in its mouth. The editors
will be interested in seeing the fish
also the gallon jug. The catfish was
of the blue channel variety and one
Of the best kinds for eating purposes
One of the feature of the program
is an address by Dean Walter vii
lians of the school Of journalism of the
University Of Missouri and president
of the World Press congress. P. w,
Keiser, professor Of journalism al
State college will also give an address.
e. S. Danforth. editor Of the Vermil.
lion Republican, is president of the as
sociation.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-07-13
STATE OF A

The state Of trade over the country
as reported by Bradstreet's for last
week was quieter. Holidays and
weather keep down buying. Optim-
istic feeling helped by apparent fail
ure Of general railway strike move
ment. Little effect Of shipments
walkout. Early starting of summer
sales at retail. Textiles quiet. Steel
strong and output active. Pig iron,
scrap material, coke and coal up. Gen.
eral price movement higher, but
food index shade lower. Live stock
at best price Of year. Winter wheat
harvested Heat hurt crop in west
and southwest. Other crops, except
oats, improved. Collections slower.
Industry active. Auto output at peak.
Big surge forward in industry in sec
ond quarter. Failures ebb. Clearings
expand.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-07-13
A VISIT TO HOLLYWOOD

On Wednesday evening the Rotar-
ians took possession Of the Ambassa-
dor Hotel, one of the show places and
one of the largest hotels in Los
Angeles, for the occasion of the
Presidents Ball. This is the only
social function which the Rotary club
permits to enter into convention week
activities aside from the officers dim
ner, an event which precedes the
opening of the convention each year.
The affair began shortly after 6
p. M, with a large number of dinner
parties in various dining rooms and
cafes. At midnight it was estimated
that there were over 5000 people
present and the throng almost filled
the building. Dancing commenced
about 9 o'clock and ran Simultaneous
ly OF three large dance floors. The
crowd vas too large for comfortable
dancing, but everybody seemed to
have a good time. Fragrant bouquets
were furnished the ladies and orange
punch was served with the cOmpli-
ments of the Orange Empire Rotary
club.
Thursday night was set aside for re-
union dinner parties and as I could at
tend but one l was present at that Of
the Sixteenth district at the Alexandria
Hotel. This was our own home dis
trict composed of Iowa. Nebraska
and South Dakota, now numbered
Eleven in the redistricting process.
This dinner cost SO per plate so
you a imagine it was some pump
kins." However, it was very enjoy
able from every point Of view. The
associations, good fellowship, jollity
and real fun interspersed with some
fine talks and music made the hours
pass all too quickly. We were enter
tanned by the Wichita quartet, made
famous by their attendance at the Ed
inburgh, Scotland, convention as well
as other international gatherings.
William A. Mcconnell of Dublin,
brought us the Fluctuations and good
wishes of the British Association Of
Rotary Clubs; Billy Coppock of Coun-
Gil Bluffs, our candidate for president
of Rotary International; Luther
Brewer, Cedar Rapids, president of
the Sixteenth District; Paul Rankin,
Dubuque, president elect of the Six
teenth district; Frank Smith of
Omaha; Joe Mitchell Chapple Of Bos.
ton. and many others as prominent,
made fine addresses.
One of the delightful features of
this dinner party. to me, was the op-
portunity afforded Of meeting Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Mitchell Chapple, who were
honored guests Of the president. 1t
was my pleasure to be seated at their
table and when the discovery was
made that Mr.. Chapple was formerly
from North Dakota and had been &C
quainted with Major Edwards. Alex
mckenzie and other pioneer residents
Continued on Page 5-Col. 81
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president and manager Of the Bank
of Monroe. On April 2, 1920 he dis
posed of his banking interests at Mon
roe. S. ID. and came to BroOkings and
the Midland bank.
Russell %Shreeves, cashier, was born
started in the banking business on
June 1, 1900. He remained in
Blairstown until 1903 when he took a
position with the Cedar Rapids Ma
tional bank, where he remained for
a year. Leaving there he took a posi-
ton with a bank in North Dakota
but resigned that position to take an
other with a bank at Keystone, Iowa.
of Keystone, Iowa. from August /,
1906 until July /, 1921.
Charels Gaukel, assistant cashier,
has lived in and near Brookings for
so many years, that to most Of the
people he needs no introduction. He
to the old Gaukel farm 10 miles
south Of Bookings, with his parents
25 years ago., and remained there IN
til he was a young man.
In 1903 he took a position with the
Atlas Lumber company and remained
with this firm until September, 1917,
when he purchased the Bank Of
Aurora, Aurora, S. d., and remained
there until September. 1921, when he
disposed of his holdings and with his
moved to Bookings. Mr..
Gaukel will have charge Of the farm
loans and insurance.
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ASSESSOR COMPLETES RETURNS

The total assessed valuation Of the
city Of Brookings, according to the
completed returns Of the assessor, is
1892, 671. The real estate reaches
the figure of SO, 0 ,O67, personal prop
erty $1,1SO, 500, and moneys and cred
it's $685. 1916. These figures indicate a
a favorable growth of the city during
the past year, taking into considera-
ton the deprecated value of the prop
erty due to financial conditions and
lower markets since last assessment.
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BLOCK BENEF|T
TOLD ByyAPPER
FARMING ONLY E1 MESS THAT
BUYS RETAIL And SELLS
WHOLESALE
GETS ONE.TH|RD CONSUMERS DOLLAR
Contends Action Of Bloc Required to
Fend off Grave Economic
Crisis
BY Arthur Capper

Editors Note-Arthur Capper is
we'll known in national political cir
cles, fairly well known in practical lit
erary circles and in Kansas is re-
garded as one of the big men" Of the
nation while farmers throughout the
United States look to him as a leader
in the attacks on the serious problems
that confront them. In the following
Story he sheds a light on the "agricul-
tural bloc" that may give you a new
understanding Of its aims. The SEN
ator from Kansas knows his subject
and has the courage Of his convic-
tions.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-13
TO RECRUIT FOR NAVY.
once to be Opened IN OLD Custom
House Tomorrow.

The Navy Department has authoriz-
cd tho establishment OF United
States Navy Recruiting sub-staton III
Wilmington, and through the courtee,
OF United States Marshal, Walter 5
Money, and Assistant Custodian w.
Mcintyre the old u. s.. Custom Hols,
Sixth and King streets. II will be open
for cnlistments tomorrow.
The station will be In charge of Chief
Quarternaster, Charles II. Graham,
United States Navy. who has had more
than 15 years OF naval service. Ho has
served in all parts OF the world on
American men-of- war. During tho
World War he served with the mine
sweepers in the North Sea. and was
severely wounded by the explosion of
a German mine.
During the past eight months there
has been no opportunity for men to
enlist in the Navy. Many inquiries
have been received by the department,
from men living in this section and II
| is to facilitate matters for these NOR
that tho recruiting station will be es.
| tabliehed. Mono except mon ~ highest
standards Will be considered.