Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-18
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farmers bank at that place.
Maria Hicks. the notorious window
smasher, is now an inmate OF the
county hospital in Aberdeen.
Work was commenced at Emery on
a new A. o. U. w. lodge han. The new
building will be S4xS0 feet in size and
win cost over $4,000. aN-
The residents of Parker are being
greatly annoyed by tine depredations Of
a band OF thieves which seems to. make
at that place. NJ
A car load Of immigrants direct from
Russia spent Sunday in Aberdeen en-
route to Eureka. s. D., where they will
settle on land in that vicinity.
The Minnesota and Dakots Cattle
company shipped from Chamberlain
seventy-five car loads Gf three and
tour-year-old steers to Chicago.
The First National Bank Of Lead
carries deposits of over $600000. This
amount nearly all belongs to miners
and laboring people Of that city, s.
John Crosby, a capitalist OF Beres-
ford. has decided to put in an electric
to haveit in operation by Dec. Ls-
Thus far during the hunting season
the sum Of $140 has been received by
the treasurer of Deuel. county for hunt
ing licenses issued to non-residents.
Rudolph Keiso has been bound over
to the next term of circuit court In
Lake. county to answer to the charge
~ rnhhipy Martin Olson ~ Z. c,tr,, -s.f
money.
Word has been received at Aberdeen
Of the violent death of G. N. Cooper at
Seattle. He was found in the bay with
his head crushed. He formerly lived
at Warner near this city.
Parker has new business firm. y. q.
Beck and Emel Hasten being the mem-
bers. They will start department
store and expect to commence business
In about a week or ten days.
CLAUS Peterson OF Brookings died
very suddenly. He was attending
prayer meeting and offered a long
prayer. He had just said amen when
he dropped back and was dead.
The Spearfish passenger on the Bur-
iington railroad collided with the local
freight. T. III. Hansen. a mining man
from Minneapolis. was badly bruised.
The engine and two cars Of the freight
were derailed.
DR.. Bullock, cousin OF GOV. Roose-
welt, who; has been the government
at Cheyenne agency. has
been transferred to the Cherokee res
ervation In North Carolina to act IN =
capacity. gte
Wolves and coyotes are numerous
along the Missouri river In Charles Mix
county. The Heaton brothers have lost
over $500 worth Of shoats within the
past few weeks as the result Of raids
by wild animals.
! A petition has been sent to the post-
ONCE department at washington ask
ing that mali route be established
between Britton and Storm. The peo-
pie of Storm would also like to see the
route extended to Vegien.
Frank b. Stevens OF Centervilie, who
served with the First regiment, South
Dakota volunteers, throughout the
in the Philippines has bean
for clerk Of courts by tho
Of Turner county.
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Mrs. b. H. Hedger Of Detroit died re-
Gently. aged eighty-two years. She set
tied at Aberdeen In Brown county In
1889 and leaves wide circle Of friends
to mourn her death. Two SONS and q
daughter reside In Aberdeen and the
balance Of her children live In this
state and Illinois.
The new line Of the Northern Pacific
from Milnor to Cakes IL practically
completed and will be In operation A.
soon as the necessary ballasting can be
done. 1t Is fine piece OF track and
opens up new line which can well be
utilized for heavy traffic, as the grades
are much easier than by way Of Fargo.
Business at the United States lard
Office at Aberdeen during the month Of
September was fairly good There were
thirty homestead entries. embracing
1856 acres: nine timber culture final
proofs, 1880 acres. nineteen homestead
proofs on 3.e2e acres. one commutation
proof and one reservoir declaratory
Mrs. Phoebe Hearst, who gets for-
tune yearly from the stock which she
itoJuo III ttI ItohitSNahV SSAhAtn6 ~VhA-
pany, has guaranteed money for the
OF a free kindergarten In
this city. At the start sixty children
win be accommodates. Mrs. Hearst 10
also maintaining free reading room
and library. s -
The Milwaukee now has a large force
at work on the extension OF the tracks
into the business portion of Redfield.
The depot is at present located over q
mile away, and business men have for
several years tried to induce the conn
pany to move their tracks closer to the
business portion. This will probably
result In the location of new lumber
yard and several grain elevators there.
A Belle Fourche report says: Prob
ably the last shipment OF cattle from
this part of the Black Hills ranges have
been made for the season. The Frank
lin Stock company shipped 1900 steers
last week. which will be the last heavy
shipment. BY Oct. 20 all feeders will
have been sent to Nebraska and other
feeding points for the winter. The
grass on the ranges Is not In very good
condition owing TO the new growth. II
frost holds of loug enough this growth
may mature.
One of the greatest natural csriosi-
ties known and one which ujgt ao,v,a