Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-27
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South Dakota
c., State News
Paragraphed.


Two stockmen west of Miller, are
about to put down artesian wells.
Chris Miller of Gufldstown. has been
exhibiting pears from his orchard
weighing about a pound each.
The law firm OF Kunkle & Kunkle at
Centerville, has been dissolved by mu-
tual corsent, j. G. Kunkle retiring.
An apple tree on the premises Of p.
Gross at Miller. has just blossomed,
and some young apples have started.
Gov. Lee has appointed Frank c.
Smith of Madison a member Of the state
board OF pharmacy, to succeed ]. A.
Keith.
The Indians living near the line of
Bon Homme county In Charles Mix
county, are building a district school
house.
j. H. Bolan Of Iroquois has bought the
Prefemmer stock OF goods at Osceola.
nd will in future be a business man OF
that town.
]. T. NorpeIl pastor of the M. e.
thurch at Miller contempates entering
the evangelistic field the next confer
tnce year.
Rev. A. F.. Steuernagle. pastor of the
First Baptist church of Rapid City for
the past three years, has resigned and
will leave the Hills.
4. F. Cady has decided to re-enter
business at Flandreau. He has leased
L building, and will at once put in a
ttock OF general merchandise.
The business of the railroad company
It Iroquois has increased to such an
extent that a telegraph operator has
be en- added to the depot force.
Twenty new buildings are in course
Of construction at Avon, the first town
west of Tyndall, on the Charles Mix
county extension Of the Milwaukee.
J. A. Sauer Of Huron and j. l.. Sank
~ OF Aberdeen have formed a copart-
sership, and will establish a cigar fact
pry in the latter place employing some
twenty men.
That provision of the state law which
provides fine for any individual who
Kills more than twenty-five birds in one
ray. is said to be openly violated in va
iious parts of the state.
Mrs. Alexander, wife of Capt. Joseph
ar Maxwell of New York, died at HUI
ION after a long illness. The remains
were taken to her former home in Wis
ronsin.
Some hot -blooded individuals are
Euilty Of the theft of two tons OF Ice
from the storehouse of Riehison Bros,
ct Flandreau. They broke into the
building and hauled the ice away on
wagons.
George +. Flick, a well known farmer
rear Sioux Falls, is dead. as the result
of an accident about three weeks ago.
While going home from Sioux Falls he
was thrown from his wagon and rem
lered partially uucopscj""s.
Fcr ~" thin tiine che jury, In the
famous Summers perjury case at Dead
wood, has failed to agree on verdict,
and has been discharged Judge Camp
bell of Aberdeen tried the case. Mr..
Summers viii probably be discharged.
A lady at Miller In cooking eggs.
was surprised to open one that con-
tanned in the center a small. well
formed egg, with a shell harder than
the outside one. Both eggs were fer
tile and each would have produced a
chick.
News of the terrible death of a herd
boy named Levi Feinstein has reached
Eureka. No one witnessed his death,
but 1t would appear that he tied the
reins of his pony to his feet and fell
asleep. when the pony became fright
ened. ran away and dragged him to
death.
Pierre and Fort Pierre are feeling the
effects of the mild weather Of last WIN
ter and the terrific heat OF the summer
In the way of an ice shortage. The Ice
secured was not of the best. on account
of the open winter and the heat Of the
summer caused great deal Of waste In
the ice houses. AS q result, from this
time on, private houses will no longer
be supplied until new ice is formed.
The rainfall over the range country
for the first half of September has al
ready exceeded the normal for the
month. The moisture keeps the grass
green and the stock too soft to ship
without a great deal of shrinkage, and
makes roundup work a hard PROPOSE
ton. On this account the range ship
ments for September promise to be
lighter than for the same month for
any year since the range was opened.
At Swanson farmer living near Sa-
lem, attempted to commit suicide Sat
urday morning by shooting himself five
times with S2-caliber revolver. Three
bullets struck him In the head. one pen
etrated his neck and the other entered
his breast. The physisians removed
three bullets from his head. two of
which were fIattened as II struck by a
hammer. There is hope of his recov-
cry. although his escape from instant
death Is almost miraculous. Sickness
and financial troubles are thought t.
have been responsible for his actions.
Capt. Grant H. Tod. who has figured
prominently in society at Lead, also In
law suit against him by Nebraska
mining company, has been stricken
blind, caused by stroke on the back
Of the neck by mining hammer. Mr..
Tod served in the English army under
Jameson in South Africa. and was ban
Ished from the country for five years by
the Bocrs. He has been working for
Otto Grantz. and 1t Is stated that he