Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1895-03-16
' STATE NEWS,
Items Of Interest Cleaned From Late
Exchanges.

Exchanges.
Saturdays clean up at Holy Terror
mine at Keystone was $500. The
total output this week from five
stamps is $40, 500.
Thieves entered the Alpena elevator
and stole wheat already sold to farm
ers. The amount taken will be un-
known until the house is emptied.
1t is reported that Railway Com
missioner johnson is to be elected
chairman for the coming year, and
that the office will, as soon as the law
goes into effect allowing the commits
siOners to locate the office, be removed
to Mitchell.
Hon. w. A. Williams, representative
from Hutchinson county. and editor
Of the Olivet Herald, who has for the
past six weeks been sick at the
Waverly house at Pierre. was married
to lady from Hand county, Sun
day, who has been taking care of him
during his illness. Mr.. Williams was
unable to sit up and the ceremony was
performed while he was propped up in
bed.
Capt. Humphrey, who recently sold
his Faulk County Times to Mr.. Ander-
son, has returned from his southern
visit and cOntemplates again embark
ing in the newspaper business in this
state.
J. l.. Smith, of Codington county,
has been arrested for raping his own
daughter, aged IA years. 1t is said to
be case Of blackmail.
There is every probability that the
state militia will have to disband in
South Dakota. The legislature two
years ago appropriated $4,000 for the
state militia and then there was con-
siderable discomfort and narrow
escapes from disbanding in several
companies. Now at the last minute
in the anxiety to cut the appropria-
tion to the minimum the legislature
appropriated a paltry $500 for the
militia. The companies are far from
self supporting and the chances are
largely on the side of going to pieces.
Andrew Farwell, prospector from
Bald Mountain, this state, who was
found wandering aimlessly around
last Wednesday morning in a badly
frozen condition is in bad shape.
Modification has set in and it is
thought that his fingers and feet will
have to he amputated. Farwell is
supposed to be helpleSsly insane.
The Missouri is breaking up at
Pierre and the annual drowning of
stock is reported.
The members Of the house Of rep
resentatives presented Speaker How
ard with 800 cut glass set at the
close of the session, also the gavel and
speakers chair.
The city of Gary has delivered to
the governor deeds for the lands and
buildings donated by the city for the
blind asylum.
The summer outing of the State
Press association will doubtless he
held in June instead of July The
newspaper fraternity this year have a
splendid opportunity to make a trip
to the Hills as the guests Of Hot
Springs. Both the Elkhorn and the
Burlington roads offer to furnish
transportation, while Hot Springs will
entertain and guide the gang to
every point Of interest in that wonder
full land.
The following appointments by the
governor were confirmed by the senate:
For members of the board of chari-
ties and correction, to serve six years.
j. H. Davis, of Beadle and f. M.
Steere, of Clark. For member of the
state board of health for three years,
DR.. J. L. Harris, of Day.
The l6 year old son of c. E. Rem
ington, of Vermillion, had his skull
crushed by being thrown from horse
last week. At last reports he was fast
recovering.
A few days since George Potter, OF
Vermillion, took some rope that he
had purchased on the pretense that
he was going to make hammock,