Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-16
SOUTH DAKOTA.

The G.. A. r. boys at Plankinton are
making great preparations for their
annual camp fire, Feb. %.
! +. B. Cannon, an extensive stock
man of Glendale, reports the loss or
! two valuable bulls from eating weed
! known as water hemlock.
! The passing of the bill locating a
: normal school at Watertown practical
| ly settles the matter as to whether
! they will have a school located there.
TIE citizens are very jubilant over the
! location.
! Christopher Kriesher, who last De-
! cember assaulted and robbed Jesse
Fitzpatrick, a grain buyer at Altoona,
+ Moody county, has ben captured at
| Bloomberg, Pa. and will be brought
back 10 South Dakota for trial.
: William Thompson, a prosperous
farmer living tiften miles north or
Deadwood, on the Red Water. commit
ted suicide by cutting his throat No
cause is assigned for the deed. he
leaves Il wife and children.
The city schools of Plankinton were
closed Tuesday on account of the prev
alence Of scarlet fever, there being
four cases which were quarantined on
that day. One case Of diphtheria is re-
ported south Of town.
Stephen Otis was found dead in his
bed In Lead the other morning. an au-
topsy showing death to have been
caused by pneumonia. He was a Well
known mine owner and leaves wife
and two children in Cornwall. Eng.
An old soldier named James Brunt
died at Deadwood of pneumonia. lie
leaves wife and three daughters at
Cardila, Mich. He was a member or
the Sixty-fifth regiment Of illinois vol
unteers.
! c. ii. Chase has disposed Of his coal
and lumber interests at Willow Lake
to Messrs. Dudley and Jacobshagen,
who will greatly enlarge their sheds
and make other improvements. which
the increased demand for lumber rem
ders necessary.
w. II. Wright Of Nevada, Iowa, has
purchased the Hotel Northern at VIII
low Lake, and has assumed control
The former propr!etOrs, Johnson ~
Glasco. will devote their whole time to
the real estate business, which shows
marked activity.
At mass meeting Of the voters or
Canton, it was decided to vote on the
proposition of building a high school
building costing 5000, to provide for
the pupils who are without facilities
there. The question will be submitted
as soon as the notice for the election
can be legally published.
The Aberdeen Gas and Electric Light
company are Offering their plant In
that city for sale. A committee has
been appointed by the city council to
investigate the feasibility of the city
buying and operating the plant. A
number of prominent business men IA
vor the project.
The Yokum murder case from Butte
county is up for argument in the SUI
preme court at Pierre. on an applica-
tion for new trial. William iokum
killed James Baines in a drunken quar-
rel, and was sentenced for life two
years ago, and friends are now at
tempting TO secure a reaearing Of the
case.
Bids for the construction of n new
brick school building at the Flandreau
indian Industrial school Will be opened
on the 23d inst, and II is believed
work on the new structure Will com.
mence with the opening of spring.
The business mems association met
at Pierre recently and reelected the
old officers. John Diamond, Brook.
ings. president: ID. l.. Mckinney, Sioux
Falls, secretary: NJ. +. Beebe. Up.
switch. treasurer. The question of the
creation of bureau Of immigration
was discussed, and il was decided to
introduce bill for that purpose.
A brewing company has been organ
lied at Eureka. with the following ofti
csrs: President, Fred Hepperen; tirs,
vice president, Jul Schaember: second
vice president. John Liedle; treasurer
+. w. Boettcher: secretary, G0ttliel
Doering. The intention is to purchase
tie brewery at Yankton and remove II
to Eureka.
A recent meeting Of the board OF IL
rectors Of the DeSmet creamery dis
closed the fact that the amount dis
tributed among the patrons of the
creamery during the year 1898, aftel
paying all operating expenses, was
$2c,Si9.92. This creamery leads ali
Otnefs III tne Slate lOr yearly DuSlUesS
but is being crowded closely by sever
nj.
The Alsen Creamery company helc
its annual meeting at Alsen, and the
reports show that the company has re
ceived 2,347 31S pounds of milk, anC
paid to it's patrons for milk $l3,3Ol.I2
The officers elected for the ensuing
year are: Solomon Anderson, presi
dent: c. H. jacobson, vice president
Ole Peterson, i. r. Swegan and WIN
lam Hanson, directors. The company
is In fiourishing condition.
The dedication OF the new Catholic
church at Aberdeen took place recent
ly, and the ceremonies were witnessed
by large crowds. who gathered from
many cities around. Bishop OGormaI
conducted the dedicatory services, ant
was assisted by several clergymen Of
the church. including Rev. Monsins
of Webster; Rev. Sheehan Of ElktOn
Rev. Collins Of Msntrose; Rev. Webe,