Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1895-03-09
STATE NEWS,
Items of Interest Cleaned Frsm Late
Exchanges.

Exchanges.
The charter for the Huron creamery
has been received. g.
Aberdeen is after the state fair and
will make its competitors hustle if
they get it.
The Sioux Falls Journal states that
in all probability Father Cleary will
be selected as Bishop of this diocese.
1t is reported that Kavanaugh, the
auctioneer, left his mark in Water
town in more ways than one. The
complaint was catching.
The appropriations committee intro
duced the annual Appropriation bill,
amounting to $3.50, ,956-a saving of
Sl50,0O0 oyer two years ago.
1t is reported that Senator Petit
grew has returned sixteen annual rail-
road passes, which were sent to him
this year by that many railroads.
The Holy Terror mine situated at
Keystone has recently finished a five
days cleanup in one Of its stamp
mills. The value of the gold obtained
was 500, 900.
The post Office war at Sioux Falls
has been settled until the next meet
ing of congress. That body refused
to confirm the appointment of Tins
ley who has been holding the position
for some months. Since congress ad-
jnurned the president reappointed
Tinsley.
A Brookings county man has writ
ten a letter to G.. L. Fair of San
Francisco, Cal, stating that he wit
messed the abstraction of the will of
the late Jas. G. Fair from the county
clerks office, Jan. 8, and is willing to
reveal the name of the thief and
secure him for the sum Of $4,000.
J. l.. Lockhart, commissioner Of
school and public lands, states that
| the administration Of his Office has
been very carelessly managed during
the past few years. Mr.. Lockhart has
asked permission to withdraw all the
lists of state selections filed by Ruth.
If the request is granted he will make
new selections for the various state
institutions.
The estate of NJ. G. Connors, of the
Black Hills, amounting to about
S25" 800, will be handled by the son,
Milton G. ConnOrs. Jr. Mr.. ConnOrS
died recently in Berlin, and his body
went down along with the bereaved
wife in the terrible Elbe disaster.
Young Connors has been appointed
special administrator of the estate,
and also guardian of his minor
brother.
J. L. Lockhart, commissioner of
school and public lands, is in Washing
ton to confer with the land commission
er with a view to selecting endowment
and other school lands from different
reservations either opened or about to
be opened. Mr.Lockhart is determined
/ to leave nothing undone by which
South Dakota's magnificent school
heritage may be protected or bene-
fitted, and this trip is made so as to
get possession of certain valuable
lands.
The grand A. O. U. w. lodge did a
very generous thing by the widow OF a
brother who had allowed his member
ship to lapse, one, ROmstad, a member
of Oakes, N. D., lodge. When it was
discovered that the widow would not
be entitled to anything on account of
the husbands policy having lapsed, a
circular was issued and forwarded to
the local lodges reciting the particu-
lars and the report shows that $941.77
has been remitted to the widow,
seyenty-nine lodges responding.
An exciting incident took place Mon
day in the cloak room of the house.
On Saturday committee Of thirteen
Republicans, appointed to formulate
a railroad bill to carry out the Yank-
ton platform, reported bill and
incidentally stated that widespread
complaints arose not so much from
lack of laws as from the neglect of
the commissioners to enforce them.
This charge makes the commissioners
guilty of misdemeanor and aroused
! them and their friends to high pitch