Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-04-13
SOUTH DAKOTA.

\ w. w. Haight and Henry l.. Hare
have purchased the hardware store or
NJ. G. Thiesen at Willow Lake.
During twelve days this month l2,ooO
young cattle were shipped into Jerauid
county.
The Sioux Falls Brewing Company
will build wholesale supply depot at
Lake Preston.
i A base ball association has been or
ganized at Webster, and 200 shares or
S. each have been issued.
The register of deeds Office at Miller
shows 425 transfers of real estate since
January 1st. Hand county is being
eagerly sought for now.
Eureka thinks IL must have been
blacklisted this winter by the travelling
troupes, not q single one having visited
the town.
Miss Edna Scaller Of Clark has left
for Brussels, Belgium, where she has
accepted position as stenographet
for the American consul.
A Touring min in the northern part
OF the state has orders for car load
Of -four 10 go to Buffalo and two car
loads TO go 10 the philippines.
The state treasury has received from.
the various counties, for the month of
March, practically Sl6OGo0 state taxes,
and Sill 600 school funds.
! A Marshall county farmer named
Grupe, who last year successfully
farmed 1000 acres of land, this year
expects 10 increase his crop acreage.
The state insurance department has
admitted the Modern Brotherhood Of
America, fraternal association, with
headquarters at Upton, Iowa, to trans
act business in this state.
! But few idle men are reported at
Terry, as all the mines in the vicinity
are running on full time except the
Mogul, which win probably soon re-
sumo.
Arrangements are being made for the
celebration, at Mitchell, by the Norwe-
gians of South Dakota. of the Norwe-
eian national holiday, which occurs on
May IL.
The citizens Of Ipswich have decided
10 erect Il $1,000 public building, the
lower part to be used as an opera
house and the upper floors to be de-
voted TO lodge purposes.
! Charles w Mather, who came to
DeadwGod in April. 1877, and has been
one Of the prominent citizens since that
time, died of pneumonia. He was
born NJ Cleveland, Ohio. in 1881.
Iceboy is the name of a new post
Office which the government has es-
tabllshed at Cheyenne stage crossing,
near Lead. A. Fl. Peterson has been
appointed postmaster,
Lawrence county, in which is sit
uated the great Homestake mine, has
5,100 men actually engaged in mining
operations, whose daily earnings ag-
| gregate $4,000.
Martin Munson, Clarke county
| farmer, says wolves are getting almost
as thick as jack rabbits around his
place. He frequently sees as many as
five and six together.
The citizens of Irene have decided to
incorporate their town, which is UNIQUE
in that IL is situated in three counties
-Yankton, Turner and Clay. The nee
essary surveys already have been made
by State Surveyor Bruce.
Lowry & McMaster a well known
Alexandria firm, have sold their extern
sive implement business to G. G.. Black
man and w. +. Waite, who will con-
duct the bushes in future under the
firm name OF Waite & Blackman.
j. Fl. Camp, a trapper who operates
along the Jim river, in the central part
or the state, has this winter captured
a large number of mink, muskrats and
skunks, the skins Of which netted him
$492.
Burglars entered the store OF Mrs. I.
/ c. GilbertsOn of Castlewood while the
clerks were absent attending band
practice, and secured about $500 in
cash from a satchel which had been
left sitting on the counter
Governor Lee appointed DR.. f. w.
Moffett Of Deadwood Il member of the
state board of health TO succeed DIR.
Jennings of Hot Springs, and Herman
j. Baker as fish and game warden Of
Douglas county.
Tom Marshall, formerly Of Turner
county, and recently of Cakes, North
dakota, now returns to South DakOta.
ne having become owner of large de-
partment store at Aberdeen, and will
remove to that city.
] Judge c. s. Palmer, fusion nominee
last fall for the position Of attorney
general Of South Dakota. has decided
TO remove to New York city. where he
viii be associated with one of the
prominent law firms of that city.
4 3. G. Folsom, principal of the schools
at the new coal town. Aladdin, was
married to Miss Eta Hemmingway of
Speanish, a daughter of Professor
Hemmingway, the coal expert. Of Chi
cago.
The United States land office AT Aber.
deen transacted the following business
during March: Ninety-two homestead
proofs, comprising 1897 acres; 50 final
homestead proofs, S.222 acres and "a
TIMBER culture proofs, S,4O4 acres.
A horrible tragedy occurred in Day.
ION township near Canton. A child
nve years of age was left alone in the
mousse OF Mangus BVckinberg, a prom
lnent farmer, and the house catching
nre the boy was burned TO death. The
DOuy was almost entirely consuua6