Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-18

The Clear Lake schools have forty
more pupils this year than they had in
1899.
The infant child Of George Kimmell
OF Elk Point fell in q pail of hot water
and died in afew minutes.
L. c. Mcdonald, a Milwaukee brake
man, who was crushed beneath the
wheels of train in the yards at Sioux
Falls, July 25, has just died. His re-
mains were taken to Ponca, Neb., for
interment.
w. E. Burger and A. G. Finn Of Gam
Valley have inaugurated a new indus
try In their part of the state. They
raised ten acres of broom corn this
season, and during the winter will man
ufacture brooms.
Some of the school districts in Greg
ory county are advertising for bids for
the construction Of new school houses.
and before winter sets in that county
will have at least half a dozen new
school buildings.
G. Moritz, president of the Atlas
Elevator company at Altomont has de-
cided to rebuild at once his elevator
which was recently burned by fire bugs.
He has no clue to the men who burned
the building.
The public library board of Aberdeen
has received nearly 400 new volumes.
The number of volumes will now be
4,S00. During the quarter ending Oct.
], 5000 volumes were drawn from the
library by patrons.
The citizens of Toronto are agitating
the matter OF enlarging their present
school building or erecting a new one,
the present quarters being inadequate
for the rapid increase in the number Of
children Of school age.
The hardware firm of Hanson &c
Hawkins at Vermillion is no more, E.
d. Hawkins having sold his interest to
Mr.. Hanson, who will in the future
conduct the business under the firm
name Of Hanson & Son.
Three prisoners escaped from the
county Jail at Redfield by cutting
hole in the steel ceiling and gaining ac-
cess to the garret. From there they
dropped through trap door into the
hall and walked out the door.
The drug business formerly conduct
ed at Vermillion under the name of
Palmer & Co. is now under the sole
management Of H. E. Vaughn, Mr..
Palmer having sold his interest to Mr..
Vaughn and retired from the business.
During the season in the neighbor-
hood of 100000 pounds of wool was
shipped from one station in Brown
county-Hecla-whic gives a nidea OF
the rapid increase in the sheep and
wool raising industry in that portion
of the state.
For a time 1t was feared that the hay
crop in the north central part Of the
state would be a failure, and that the
stockmen in that part of the state
would be compelled to renoye their
hercs elsewhere, but the rains during
the latter part of the season have re-
moved all danger of a shortage Of hay.
A rear end collision occurred near the
depot at Big Stone City. The first sec-
tion of the extra failed to make the
grade and backed down and was run
into by second section. The caboose
of the first and the engine of the Sec
ond section was thrown from the track
| and demolished. Other cars were dam
aged but there was no loss Of life.
Friends of Andrew Ruse, formerly a
resident Of Lead, are very much con-
cerned about his safety. He left Lead
several months ago for the north, and
about two months ago a letter was re-
ceived from him stating that he was
about TO start home. Nothing more
has been seen or heard OF him. An in
vestigation has been in progress for
some time. 1t is learned that his per-
sonal effects are still in a room he oc-
cupied at Spokane, Wash, and that
his bank account is just as it was last
spring Ruse was worth considerable
money, having properties in different
parts of the Northwest. Nothing has
been heard from him for two months
There is still the greatest mystery in
the murder of Mrs. l.. B. Herdman at
Garden City. The horse and buggy
that We're stole: are still missing. and
| there is practically no clue to the deed,
with the exception of an old lantern
which was left in the house by the
murderer. Mrs. Herdman was fine
looking woman. about twenty-five years
old. The strange part of the murder
is that none of the money in the house
or any vaiuables were taken. as was
at first reported TO be the case. The
five-year-old son OF the family is the
only witness to the crime. He tells
now that an old man entered the back
door by breaking 1t open withan ak.
The boys mother jumped out OF bed
and said "You get out Of here" The
, man asked: Where Is Lafe?" mean
ing her husband. The woman answered,
up at the shaft" do you know me?"
asked the man. mo" Thereupon the
old man commenced firing at her with
a revolver Five shots were aimed at
her, most of them taking effect in her
breast. There was blood over the sill
OF one Of the windows, where she evi.
IDENTIFY attempted to escape. The deed
is a mystery. for nothing was stolen
and there was no other motive. The
deceased was born in Iowa and her
parents reside in Denver. A reward
of 81. 900 has been offered for the appre-
hension of the murderer.