Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-25
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Irving Matheny, a brakeman, was
seriously injured at Madison.
Fred Warmers new steam threshing
machine was burned at Madison. to-
gether with 300 bushels of wheats
caused from sparks from the engine.
Loss about $500.
The Price Baker sawmili Mt Black
hawk, nine miles west of Rapid City, Is
being rebuilt after the $4,000 fire. 1t
Is the largest plant in the Black Hills.
and is being rebuilt fire-proof. A lot
of machinery Is being taken out OF the
old chlorination works Of Rapid City
for the new plant.
A splendid flow of water has just
been struck in the new government
artesian well at Grace Mission, thirty
miles northwest OF Kimball. The bore
is four inches in diameter, 915 feet In
depth, and throws a solid four-inch,
stream of water. The well was COM
pleted in less than eighteen days.
Claude Heron. &. ranchman from
Coal Springs, on Moreau river, about
$50 miles northwest of Pierre, gave out
some interesting facts in regards to
the coal deposits in that part of the
state. That whole section is under-
laid with Ignite, probably Of about
the same quality as that mined in
North Dakota. 4ts14t
William and Walter Mickey. brothers
of Mrs. Chris Austin. who lives near
Canton, arrived some time ago from
Kalispel Wash, having made the trip
on their wheels. A short time ago one
of them was stricken down with ty-
phoid fever, and a little later the other
was stricken with the same disease.
Both died the same day.. The long
trip and exposure, no doubt, caused
their deaths
The Black Hills Federation OF Wo-
mems clubs held its annual meeting
ut Deadwood, large number OF wo-
men being present from the different
Black Hills cities. The following ON.
GERS were elected: President. Mrs. w.
II. coad. Rapid city: vice president,
Mrs. w. w. Stewart. Sturgis; corre-
spending secretary, Mrs. Mcdonald,
Lead City; recording secretary. Miss
Gage. Rapid City; treasurer. Mrs. Ca
BILE, Deadwood.
The attendance at the state school or
mines at Rapid City is very large.
there being over 100 enrolled at the
present time. Applications have been
made by twenty-five more students.
who viii enter next month. The ac-
commodations are being crowded be-
yond comfort Glasses are held In the
offices and store rooms. There are two
fiourishing football teams at the insti-
tuition. which have issued challenges
to the entire Black Hills.
A new county seat fight Is being
waged at Selby. The defunct town Of
Bangor, which was depopulated BY tho
departure OF a majority of its citizens
to Selby. disputes the claim Of 6elby
to have the county seat removed. The
main argument of the opposition IL
that the removal will mean additional
expense to the county, and this the
people OF Selby have met, by placing
an amount In the hands Of the county
treasurer sufficiant to guarantee 80 the
people that there will he no additional
expense to the county.
One Of the largest land sales ever
made around Kimball was made DUR
ing the week by +. A. Reynolds and
/. A. Weeks. The land sold comprises
ZOO acres and lies in a body six miles
north of Kimball. The buyers were
Carpenter & Kitterman. Rock Rapids,
la. The consideration was something
like $4,000. The ranch. which was
bought piecemeal from different farm
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all fenced, and is watered by fine
six-inch artesian we'll, which flows
two thousand gallons OF water per
minute.
Sheepdealers have been at Huron
in large numbers during the past few
days. and not less than 1900 head OF
sheep have arrived here for sale or to
be fed preparatory to shipment to
Iowa There are many farmers in
that vicinity who have invested I'm
sheep. Within drive cf a dozen miles
from Huron may be seen fiocks of from
100 to LOO head Of splendid sheep. and
the demand for them does not seem to
abate. A day or two since the Messrs.
Hartzei OF Lincoln county, among the
largest dealers In sheep in that part OF
the SNoItHWcstt Wclc Oh IlQlOis diA ar
ranged to bring there within the next
three weeks from 5000 to 5000 head
from Montana.
1t is now stated by the government
forest reserve officials that the small
bug that has been doing such great
havoc to the forests of the Black Fills
is being exterminated by a parasite
that has made its appearance at
Custer for the first time this summer.
The bug has destroyed hundreds OF
acres of fine timber scattered all over
the Hills, and the government author
tiles have been concerned for the safe-
ty OF the forests, This summer 1t Is
stated that less damage has been done.
and 1t is believed that the danger has
now passed. The bug is called the
bark beetle. which IA years ago devas-
tated the pine forests Of Virginia until
the same parasite came upon the
scene and stopped its progress.
At the annual convocation Of the
Eastern deanery OF the dicese OF South
Dakota at Aberdeen. Bishop Hare aiss
nounced the following appointments:
Rev. DR.. J. n. Bagcock. Mitchell. as
rural dean Of the Eastern deanery: