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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-06-22
BUILDING COMMUNITY SPIRIT

Some of the smaller towns Of South
Dakota stand right at the head OF
the procession when it comes to pro
gress in developing and maintaining
a real community spirit, a community
where the farmers and the to~wnspeo-
pie are thoroughly in sympathy with
each other. The example set by
Bruce last year in giving a Chautau-
qua entirely free to the public was
q noteworthy example. lr0quois is
another town that is progressive in
building community spirit as is wit
messed by the following item which
appeared last week in the lroquois
Chief:
at should be understood thoroughly,
as has been stated in these columns
before, that everything connected
with Community Days, July 13 and IA
will be free to our "neighboring farm
ers, including the ball games, lectures
and picture show, and that a pocket.
book on these two days will be out
of fashion in Iroquois. Numerous re-
quests for concession privileges have
been received and all turned down by
the committee. There will be no con-
cessions admitted on Community
Days. Everybody is expected to have
a good time without paying for it."
Projects like these are fine things
things to kill the false ideas that the
sole business of townspeople is to
make money off the farmers Of the
community. Towns were not founedd
for that purpose and they have Y
thrived under any such principle.
towns were first founded to Till an
important need of a farming commun-
ity, to offer a nearby market for their
products and to be convenient source
of supply for provisions, clothing and
farm supplies. The ideal town in a
rural community is a service station
for the farmers, supplying all of heir
needs. The farmers are always will
ing and ready to pay for this service
by supporting a town OF this kind.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-06-22
BUSINESS

Sioux City Journal-The federal re-
serv board. reviewing domestic bust
ness conditions, declares a general i'm
provement in trade and manufacturing
was shown by the figures available for
May. Agricultural products, the re-
view recognizes, have been holding a
dominating control Of many business
relations, welding an influence where
better business in various lines depend
ed upon the prosperity Of the farmers
The maintenance in the domestic mar
ket OF higher prices for agricultural
products has brought the farmer out
OF the 'doldrums, with the result that
he has bought as he has sold, has IL
quidated his indebtedness and is pay.
ing his bills promptly when they ere
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-06-22

submitted. 1t always should be re-
membered-though it was forgotten by
the majority just a few months ago
that the farmers OF the country repre-
sent fully 40 per cen Of the popula-
ton. Now when the big percentage o.
the American people cannot buy OF
will not buy, there is no prosperity foi
anybody. The deflation beyond rea-
son of farm products has been largely
responsible for the business depres-
sion of the past winter and early
spring. Keep the farmers prosperous
and happy in order to make the wheels
Of industry hum in the cities.
The reserve board emphasizes that
there is a strengthened courage in the
business world. or course. The actual
developments for a better business
condition could not escape the obser-
walton OF the business people, hence
the return Of their confidence, the re-
newal OF their courage, the inspiriting
Of their enterprise, the quickening OF
their activities. Still, no boom. The
Journal has been glad that the boom
feature did no threaten at any time
as business conditions got better. for
it felt that that was not the safe and
sane way for the country to return 10
normal. The better achievements arr
not reached with a rush, especially in
business. 1t were far better t. build
or to rebuild in this case-graduallv
and steadily and strongly. That is
what has been done in almost every
line Of business that has been brought
through a treatment Of reconstruc-
ton.
May exports from this country fel;
off some $1,000 900 and imports were
Increased by $37, 900 600. That is all
right. Let Europe sell to America and
let Americans pay for the goods pro
duced over there. Obviously Europe s
strpluS would not find 4 market ne
without a demand. Consequently the
Americans who are purchasing for
eign goods are getting what they want.
In the long run, this resumption of
foreign sales in this country will be
greatly beneficial To America. Amcri-
cans must not forget that Europe ii
order to buy on a larger scale from
them, first must get back onto their
feet and establish a security of econ
omy that Will permit them to enjoy
trade with this county. Europe
bought before the wal and also dur
ing the conflict. 1t will buy again, of
course, but Americans doing business
abroad should not rush the thing lest
they interfere with sales otherwise
sure to be made in the future when
world reconstruction has been carried
farther.
At this time, when the work of re-
storing business conditions in this
country has been carried to a point
from which anyone may see positive
and absolute recovery, the future looks
promising. There is nothing to dis
courage anybody now if he just makes
his plans for the future courageously
and cautiously. Neither too much of
the one or of the other, and recovery
can be made beyond a doubt. The
business situation is improving every
week, every month, every day. BY
fall it may not be possible truthfully
to say that the country is back to nor
NAL, but it will be far along the road,
which has been a long, hard one.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-06-22
SHORT-TAIlEO SiiREWS

1--WE always been SO glad" said Mr..
was so different from the names OF
other creatures.
1T wouldn't be nearly so interesting
to be named anything else as ii is TO
be known as a shOrt-tailed shrew.
There is something so unusual and at
t~ractive about the name.
Don't you think 50 tooT'
Il agree with you, but then Of
course | would agree with you natural
ly, as my name Is the same" said Mrs.
S~hort-Tailed Shrew.
"We're not very soclable as a rule,
but you and | are pretty sociable at
present" Mr.. Short-Tailed Shrew con-
tinued.
''Do you know l wonder If people
know how helpful we are to them?'
asked Mrs. ShOrt-Tailed Shrew.
If am sure | don't know" said Mr..
Short-Tailed Shrew. "Why do you
aSk?'
wei, | hope that they do, and l
hope they will learn it more and more,
or rather that more and more people
will learn that the little sh~Ort-tailed
shrew or mole shrew as he is some
times known does everything he can
70 help people.
HE eats insects and bugs which are
harmful and is never anything but nice
in his actions.
HE has a great deal of courage,
and though he can hardly see at all he
will fight b~ravely if he has TO, even If
he can't see the enemy who is attack
ing him.
"Of course his sense of smell is very
keen and strong and he can rush this
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-06-22
CARD OF

We wish to thank our many friends,
including Masons, Odd Fellows, Wom-
ans Auxiliary. Rebekahs and NatiOnal
Guard. for their help and sympathy
during the long illness, and the last
sad rite of our husband and father.
Also the Quartette. We are further
grateful for the many beautiful flow
ers. Mrs. j. X. Fridley
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Fridley
Mr.. and Mrs. F. d. Fromme
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Fridley.
advertisement.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-06-22
Horses PerlIous Trip.

City Point, Belfast, Me-, IA re-
Gently electrified by a regular cir
Gus feat when Robin, a chestnut horse
owned by Fred A. Holmes, attached
to q heavy rack used for hauling
barrels, crossed the long open single
trestle Of the railroad bridge. The
driver was taken sick as the team
approached the bridge. and the horse,
accepting the path ~ a part Of the
days work. carefully placing his feet
on the i~ce-covered stringers. crossed
over to solid ground.-Boston Globe.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-06-22

FOR SALE-Span Of horses and
wide tire wagon, 3 boxes,
stacker. bucker, mower, rake, binder,
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-06-22

engine and pump jack and tank and
corn shelter and grinder. See Mrs. o.
NJ. Poole or call 80; 10 Eighth street.
The New York herald., 1922-08-13
BIG WEASEL FIGHTS
ESSEX COUNTY MAN
Transfers Attack When
Caught in Chicken Coop
Near Elizabethtown.

Special Dispatch 70 THE New YORK HERALD.
ELIzABETErowN. y. Y, Aug. i2.-One
of the most sensational events on record
in central Essex county materialiZed re-
Gently about a mile south OF this village.
As Mrs. Lima Partridge. sister-in-lsw
OF Mason IT, Partridge. the sexton OF
Grace Church on Broadway. New York,
was going out OF the back door of her
house in the Boauet Valley she heard
a commotion in her chicken coop. she
was about to kill and dress a chicken
and hastened with all possible speed TO
the coop.
When she looked into the coop a
strange sight confronted her. A big
weasel had attacked her largest rooster
and fastened its teeth into the flesh
under one of the chickens wings.
Reaching into the coop, Mrs. Part
ridge grabbed the attacked chicken and
lifted him out OF the inclosure and was
astonished to find that the weasel was
hanging on.
SO she started for the residence of
Mr. and Mrs. Friend A. Brown. about
ten rods distant from her house. AS
she ran through the garden where Mr..
Brown was at work she yelled TO him
to help her get the chicken away from
the weasel.
Mr.. Brown responded to her appeal,
taking hold of the chicken with his
left hand and grabbing the weasel 5
throat with his right hand. The weasel.
however. hung on. dangling and
scratching Mr.. Browns left hand with
Its sharp hind claws.
Mr.. Brown finally broke the weasel's
hold on the chicken and. quick as a
flash. the desperate little animal
grabbed the index finger of Mr. Browns
left hand. Sinking his teeth clear in
TO the bone. the weasel kept Up his
scratching with the sharp hind claws
Finally Mr.. Brown appealed to his
wife and Mrs. Partridge TO get some
sticks and pry the weasels mouth open,
as the animal was hurting him terribly.
The two women got sticks and after
some effort on their part added to the
choking Mr.. Brown was doing. the
weasel's hold on the finger was broken
and the despera .e little animal fell to
the ground dead.
Mr. Browns SCARED finger was bathed
ia peroxide and is improving daily.
This is the first instance where a
weasel has been known to attack a man
in broad daylight In the presence of
two witnesses. As genera thing the
specially sly and exceptionally quick
little animal gets out of sight as soon
as possible after finding that its where
abouts have been discovered.
All conversant with the facts In this
strange case are of the opinion that this
weasel must have been desperately hun
cry TO have attacked and given extended
battle against such overwhelming odds.
The New York herald., 1922-08-13
sMARDI GRAS REVUE
ITS OFFICIAL TITLE
Coney's Pageant VIII Begin
September III.

In an effort to make this years
Mardi Gras more elaborate and spec
tacular than the eighteen which have
preceded It Coney Island amusement and
business men are devoting much atten-
tion to arranging for the celebration TO
be held there from September IL TO II,
inclusive. The official designation OF
the affair Is to he the 1922 Coney
Island Mardi Gras Revue"
There will be a pageant each OF the
first five evenings. On Saturday after
noon the, pageant will be repeated for
the benefit Of the children. and there
also win be babies parade under the
direction Of William Seleck. To add in
terest 10 the pageants there will be a
freak division. made up Of grotesque and
comic characters. The most beautiful
young women in tho United States, it In
proclaimed. will ride on the elaborate
floats to appear in the parades.
Each of the first five nights OF the
celebration will be set aside for some
particular civic or fraternal organiza-
ton The Woodmen OF the World are
to have Wednesday night, the firemen
Thursday and the knights of Pythias
Friday night.
Included among the floats which are
being constructed are "The Mysteries Of
India. The Gilded Cage" Maggie
Murphys Home" The Beauty OF the
Nile" The Modern Man and Woman"
''The Fountain Of Youth" "Coney, the
Only Coney." Revue Of the Links and
The Garden of Eden"
The New York herald., 1922-08-13
BLUENOSE APOTATO
FIRST, THEN PEOPLE
Maine Pioneer Tells How New
Brunswick Folk Got Their
Cognomen.

SPecfoi Dispatch 10 TIE NEW YoRK IrlzsIux
BANGOR. Me, Aug. 12.-An Aroostook
pioneer tells when and how the first
Aroostook potatoes were raised and also
accounts for the application OF the term.
'Bluenose" to the people OF New BruHs-
wick and those who once lived along the
northern Maine border. He says:
The first potatoes planted in the
Aroostook Valley were set out at the
mouth of the Lovely Brook in Letter
9 township by William Lovely, one OF
the early settlers. He had a little patch
Of new land and his wife insisted he
should get some potatoes and plant them.
He took his canoe and started to
New Brunswick. II was a long. crooked
route by water. the Aroostook Falls had
10 be Carried around going and coming.
but there We're no customs officers to
interfere and he returned with busheI
OF potatoes. They looked so good thac
The family ate about half of them. The
rest were planted The story goes that
Lovely took q Spade and dug holes that
would hold about a peck each. and his
wife followed behind and dropped a seed
IN each hole and kicked in some dirt.
When fall came Lovely had forgot
al about his potato crop. but his wife
had not: so one Sunday morning they
went out 10 investigate. They uncov-
cred a hill and it was full 10 the brim
with great, smooth, handsome potatoes,
some or them weighing two pounds. The
good wife filed her hat with the prod
ucts of their first harvest and they re-
turned 70 the cabin. When the pota-
toes were cooked they proved better
tnan any the family had ever eaten.
The yield from the half bushel planting
filled the little hole under the house that
they called a cellar and nearly fifty
bushels had to be pitted out in the field
These potatoes were a variety well
known as the Early Blue The seed end
was 4 blush purple tint and they were
called "Bluenoses," or the blue nosed
potato. When<he soldiers came In after
years they were supplied with these po-
tatocs and they got to calling the people
who raised them "Bluenoses." The name
gradually acquired an application only
to the people OF New Brunswick, just
across the Maine border.
The New York herald., 1922-08-13
POLICE DOGS CAUSE
ARREST OF OFFICIAL
Trail Stolen Goods to His
Home After He Calls Them
Dangerous.
Special Correspondence 10 THE NEw YoAK
HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.

Special Correspondence 10 THE NEw YoAK
HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Berlin, July 90
A town official OF Garding, town
near Hamburg, is the latest catch Of
Germany's police dogs, whose efficiency
is Of ever increasing value to the police.
A robbery had been committed in
Garding and being unable TO trace the
robbers the police decided 70 put dogs
on the trail. On the same day Herr
Gerch, a member OF the town council.
delivered bitter speech against the use
of police dogs. He branded them as
inefficient. dangerous to the regulations
of innocent people and altogether
waste of good money. He proposed that
the council forbid the use Of them by
the police.
Returning home Herr Gerch found that
the dogs had followed trail to his
house and that the police had discovered
much of the stolen goods concealed
there. He was arresteds
Numerous Berlin policemen owe their
lives to the corps of intelligent animals
used in tracing criminals. Officials OF
the police say they are especially yalu-
able now since the entire character Of
mas GUdIkEu. DtAplt tllt nshA
at was a rare occasion when a hunted
man showed fight and cases were rare
when they resisted arrest with arms.
Since the war. however. attacks by men
hunted by the police have become 50
frequent that there have been numerous
deaths and scores Of pistol duels. In
these the dogs have proved especially
valuable by attacking offenders while
their masters were engaged In defending
themselves.
A giant butcher several nights ago
was approached by two policemen after
he had created violent disturbance
on the street. He easily overcame the
two officers and was about 10 escape
when two more policemen accompanied
By dogs arrived and while the men We're
unable TO handle the raging butcher.
he was finally dragged down by the
dogs and arrested before he could use
the arms he carried.
Commenting upon the arrest. Berlin
papers were so enthusiastic in praise
Of the dogs that their names. Boskow
and Alf. were mentioned. while the
names OF both policemen and prisoner
we're overlooked.
The dogs played an important part
also, in tracing the murderers Of Herr
Rathenau over a wide circle extending
from north to south Germany.
At recent fair in Ulm an exhi-
bition Of police dog training was given
showing some OF their remarkable quail
tiles. They showed lightning speed IN
attacking armed fugitives, lunging for
the arm in which pistol or knife was
held. Others were able to scale solid
board walls ten feet high. Another
interesting exhibition was drill BY
pack Of dogs which executed military
maneuvers in squad formation at the
command Of their leaders.
The New York herald., 1922-08-13
BRITISH NOTES CONVERTED.
short Term Loans Changed Into
Long Dated Securities.

Between March 81 and June 1884,
4S.ssf OF Great Britain's short term
war loans. bearing high interest rates.
was converted into lower interest bear
ing longer term securities official fig
ures OF che British Treasury indicate.
The principal conversion was effected
through the new 81 per cent. conversion
loan. Other securities exchanged for the
short dated bonds were AZ per cent.
treasury bonds. 4 per cent. war loan and
per cent. war loan.
Returns received by the Bankers
Trust Company of New York show that
f104.319,52s of the debt maturing in the
present calendar year has been taken
care OF by the conversion plan. The
nominal amount the debt has been in
creased f62.737.171 by che conversion.
but the interest charge has been reduced
by fis7,573 per annum.
The New York herald., 1922-08-13
MAIL ORDER MARRIAGE.

ROME, Aug. 12.-Matrimonial agencies
have beea doing a flourishng business
in Italy since the war, being patronized
largely by parents-in the provinces, VINO
have no means Of finding a Satisfactory
son -in-law except by the man order sys-
tenn.
Several Italian agencies operate en-
tirely BY mail. getting all the particu-
lars about a matrimonial prospect any
where in Italy for 80 lire.
The New York herald., 1922-08-13
CHEMICAL RATES LOWERED.
Southern Pacific Announces New
Schedules on Crudes.

san Francisco. Aug. 12.-Reductions
IN transcontinentai freight rates on
crude cyanide. potash and arsenical flue
dust have been announced here by the
Southern Pacific Company
The present rate Of S3.0Si5 per hun-,
dred pounds on crude cyanide from Nj
agara Falls to Pacific Coast points will
be reduced September rs 70 Si.05. A.
new rate of - cents per hundred pounds
on carload lots Of potash from California
points to Chicago and points west will be
put into effect August %. tho present
rates ranging from 30 cents to Chicago
TO Sfi5 cents TO Denver.
The New York herald., 1922-08-13

Pac Tel q Tel
5s Ser Ai95.
ro~oirfa
The New York herald., 1922-08-13
REPUBLIC MOTOR TRUCK co.

An agreement has been reached hetween
Representatives Of the noteholders' commit
tee ba mixers and creditors Of the Republic
Motor Truck Company, whereby ample work
ing capital win be supplied TO carry on the
business, according to announcement
made yesterday by G. ". Poppcnhusen.
representing tho bankers committee. and NJ.
~ Ruckner, representing the noteholders'
committee. Details of a plan providing for
a rcadjustment Of the corporations capitali-
zntion and debt are now being worked out
aud viii be announced shortly.
The New York herald., 1922-08-13
DOBBS FERRY PASTOR
CLAM BAKE EXPERT
Wins Wide Fame as Picnic
Spread Chef.

Special Dispatch to THB NEW YoRK HERALD.
MIpDLErowN, n. ", Aug. 12.-Havng
gained a great reputation for putting UP
clambakes, the Rev. DR.. Robert a.
Greenwel. pastor of the Methodist
Church at Dobbs Ferry. Is called upon
70 spend his vacation in living up to IT,.
He recently prepared monster bake for
the Presbyterian Church at Hopcwell,
500 partaking OF 1t. Many New York
city people travel long distances to at
tend his bakes.
The New York herald., 1922-08-13
FINANCIAL NOTES.

Wood Gundy 4 CO. have issued gen.
ergl circular on Canadian provincial and
municipal bonds now selling al prices 10
Weld from 5.i5 per cent to 6.s5 per cent.
The Equitable Trust Company Of New York
announces that permanent certificates for
the Department of Seine Is ~ in42 are now
ready for delivery at the trust department 81
tho company.
Frederick A. Flsccus, formerly with
josepbthal < Co., has become associated
with Reinhart and Bennett.
The New York herald., 1922-08-13
GAMBLING HOUSE STRIKE ENDS.
Volunteers Flock To Take Places
OF Croupiers and Changcurs.
Special Correspondence - TIE Nrw YoRK
HERALD.

HERALD.
BERLIN, July 29.-Crouplers and
changeurs In the gambling casinos at the
seaside resorts Of Memel on the Baltic
Sea have called off their strike for
higher wages The nattily dressed at
tendants ut the roulette and chemin de
fer tables declared walkout a week
ago during n rush Of tourists and be-
lieved that by closing down games OF
chance the proprletors would soon grant
their demands for higher pay.
In Il fow hours, however. there were
enough volunteers 10 start tho wheels
spinning merrily again. and play went
on with but slight interruption.
The New York herald., 1922-08-13


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The New York herald., 1922-08-13
GRAIN.
CHICAGO PRICES
NEyy YnRK rRICEs.

NEW YORK PRICES.
wHEAT-No. / hard spring. 81 t4is: No !.
red. si.2f: No. hard, si.2th No. ] Mani
tobs si.35ii, and No. mixed durum,
Si.23i5 e l. T. track y. "
CORN-No. yellow and No. white. soi4c.,
and No. 2 mixed, sos.c G. /. T. n. Y.
OATS--No. 2 white. iJd45'sc. No. 2 white.
iAd4iiAc; No white. 42isqs3c. fancy
clipped white, 5iq5sc., and ordinary clipped
white, iaM 4ac., AL elevator
RyE-No Western, aOc. 4 Q. p. and
ssisc. e. /. (. n. Y, export.
BARLFY-Malting TIdT5c, e. !. r ~ u.
HAy-No. I. s2712e. No. ., s2Sd2I, No. ],
sa2m2i. shipplnR. S2nn22 per ton.
The New York herald., 1922-08-13
BID AND ASKED QUOTATIONS

y. y. STOCK EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS..
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT AND MUSICI-
PAL BONDS.
To the following prices accrued interest
Is 10 be added:
The New York herald., 1922-08-13

Institutions Clearing Through ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Figures
For Week Ended August IL. 1922.