Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1898-11-25
SOUTH DAKOTA.

the city. and promote religious matters
generally.
The Aberdeen beard Of education
has engaged the services of Miss Olive
Finch of Ipswich, and she will shortly
take charge of one of the departments
| of the city schools.
George A. Fessenden and his party
| Of surveyors have returned to Huron
| from the MOreau river country. where
| they have been examining govern
| ment surveys for the past three
| months.
Another car load Of Russians ar
rived at Aberdeen recently, en- route
to Eureka. This makes total of six
car loads Of these hardy people who
have arrived at Eureka in the past
| few days.
A divorce case which comes up in
| this term of court at Pierre Is that Of
Cora Ernest VS.. Harry Ernest, with
non-support alleged. The plaintiff is
a member of the Woodward Opera
company which is billed to fill dates
this winter in the Twin Cities.
Wesley White was assaulted by foot
pads at Aberdeen while riding his bi-
cycle and badly bruised on the head
and face An attempt was made to
take his wheel. but he held to it and
escaped. Citizens are getting quite
alarmed over the nightly hold-ups.
In the case brought against Thomas
II. Ruth at Pierre to recover 1850.
claimed to have been lost to the state
by negligence of Ruth as state land
commissioner, Judge Gaffy instructed
the jury to return verdict Of NOM
inal damages and judgment of 81
was rendered against the plaintiff.
The state will appeal
Walking Shield, full-blooled Indi-
an from Rosebud Agency. was brought
10 D'adwood to answer to the charge
OF breaking into the house Of Red Elk,
an Episcopal minister at the agency.
walking Shield is brother Of the
lndial who killed himself in the Dead
wood jail last winter, and he has been
Drought to Deadwood himself for sew
eral crimes.
L. ii. Matthews Of Spearfish has re-
turned from Chicago, where he went a
rev days ago, and had one Of the most
ueilcate operations known to surgery
performed. that Of removing the fifth
nerve This nerve lies at the base Of
inc brain. and hole had to be chiseled
through the skull bone. The patient
was a sufferer from neuralgia. and
since the removal Of the nerve his trou-
bic has entirely disappeared.
sad accident occurred at Mitchell
recently IN the drowning Of the thir-
teel.year-old son of Dick Smith. re-
Gently or Mitchell. but now of Sioux
nrty- S,,,it
I. A. Miller and had driven the cattle
10 the creek for water, and as he was
alone It was supposed he walked out
on the ice TO test it and broke through
Some boys came along and noticed
MS cap lying on the ice and gave the
alarm. The body was recovered after
about two hours work.
On motion Of the attorneys EMPLOYED
by Gov. Lee to conduct the cases in
the state auditors office which were
begun over a year ago, the civil suits
for the recovery of fees claimed IN
have been illegally collected by ex-
Auditor Hipple. Auditor Mahew and
insurance Clerk Anderson. were all
dismissed. The same action viii ba
taken In the criminal suits against
Nipple and Anderson, and the farce is
ended.
Ihree prisoners. JAS Sontag. Frank
Adams and n United States prisoner
attempted to make their escape from
the jail at Huron. They were allowed
the freedom Of the corridor OF the coli
room. and while Sheriff Medbury WAS
absent, they dug hole nearly through
the cell room wall and in few mo.
mpntG
discovered and returned to the steel
cages. the United States prisoner is
said to have planned the escape.
The official canvass Of the Sp'nk
county vote shows 2,15O votes cast
fhilllps' majority over Lee is g. The
Republican congressional tickets ma
Jority was 400. Burke ran 100 votes
behind Gamble. Equal suffrage. state
central control of the liquor traffic and
the referendum carried by 1S majority.
The Republicans elect all but sheriff
ana one county comm ;SSiOner. The
poor farm proposition was carried by
several hundred majority.
The complete return are now in from
all OF the precincts Of Fall River
county. The total vote of the county
fell short nearly 300 Of two years ago.
the total number Of ballotsl cast this
year being IS9. The officers elected
for the county are: State senator. w.
r. Benedict: representative. Ed b.
Bond; county Judge. +. r. Jucket:
auditor. w. B. Stanley: treasurer, w.
T. Morgan; sheriff. d. J. Grippen:
register Of deeds, w. w. Smithson:
clerk Of courts. +. G. Osmotherly:
states attorney, a. r. Anderson; su-
perintendent Of schools. Mrs. Bertha
Thornby; assessor, Charley Braves.
The entire ticket went Republican.
DhillinS received q mn ioritr, of cn..op