The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-12-21
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| Terry. She came to Perry in 1877 and
was we'll known throughout the mining
district.
While hauling a load Of grain one
mile east of Bruce, P. L. Solderman
was killed by his wagon turning over.
He was pinned down about six hours
before he was found.
A large number of recruits have ar
rived at Sturgis in a special car ana
were taken to Fort Meade, where they
will be distributed among the various
troops Of the Sixth cavalry.
Two motberless children, aged two
and four years of Matt Dapso' were
burned to death near Hanna. ten miles
from Lead. The Dapso cabin caught
fire in the absence Of the father.
The Barker jury was out four hours
at Aberdeen and returned a verdict OF
guilty in the first degree OF murder,
and fixed the penalty to life imprison-
ment. . The defense filed a motion FOL
a new trial.
Ambrose Farmer, an old man who
has lived on a ranch near Raoid !ny
for sixteen years was found dead In
his cabin by his nephew. A sharp
pointed knife was found by his SIDE
which was covered with blood, with
which, probably, his throat was cut.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed with the secretary of state for
the Hand County Telephone company,
at Miller, with a capital OF $l0,OOO'
with the privilege of increasing 1t to
$40, 900 by a vote Of the stockholders,
the purpose of the company being to
do a general telephone business IN
Hand and other counties of the state.
The incorporators are e. F. Waite, w.
], Holbaum and G. E.. Richardson.
Articles Of Incorporation have been
filed for the Branch Mint Railway
company. at Galena, with a capital OF
800, 900, the purpose of the company
being the construction Of five miles OF
railway in Lawrence county, to be
built from Galena to the mines of the
Branch Mint Mining and Milling COM
pany. The incorporators are James D.
Hardin, Charles s. Hardin, Thomas
Mckay, ]. c. Hartman and Norman T.
Mason.
The Marion volunteer fire depart.
ment has within the last few days re.
ceived a large quantity of new equip
ment, which makes the department
one of the most effective in the state.
The Milwaukee railroad company has
| generously donated the town a site for
the headquarters building of the de-
partment on it's right Of way through
the town. The site is centrally 10.
Gated and upon it a fine engine house
will be erected.
The pumps handling Aberdeen sew.
age are now pumping 100000 gallons
of sewage every twenty-four hours. A
year ago they pumped but 100000 gal
Ions in twenty-four hours, and the
sewer system Of the city Is taxed to
the utmost to care for the increased
sewerage. Many citizens are in the
habit of allowing their water faucets
to remain open all night to prevent
the pipes from freezing, and the wa
ter commissioner has notified such
persons that the water will be shut of
if the practice is continued. BY re-
ducing the extra tax on the sewer
pumps he hopes to materially relieve
the situation.
Something of a sensation has feen
caused by the announcement that Mrs.
Emma Bailey, until recently matrnn
of the girls cottage at the state refOm
school at Plankinton, has been mar.
ried to M. Barnes, a young Ian who
was committed to the reform school
some time ago, and who was released
from that institution only last June.
The marriage took place at Britton,
Marshall county. The groom and his
bride will make their home il that vi.
entity. Mrs. Bailey made a good rec.
ord during the three years she was ma.
| tron at the reform school, and the
groom is said to have developed INTO
an honest and upright young man.
There are no less than a dozen an.
| p~licants for the position of supervisor
of the Black Hills forest reserve, to
take the place of Capt. Seth Bullock,
who has been appointed United States
marshal of South Dakota. The appli.
cants are nearly all Black Hills men,
and they are busy getting indorse.
ments from their friends. 1t is gen.
orally understood that Capt. Bullock
will have a great deal to say in the ap.
pointment Of his successor. 1t may
be that a man from the regular forest,
ry service will be sent out. The Black
Hills range is considered the IN ost i'm.
portant in the United States, and the
Black Hills people are anxious that
Capt. Bullock's plans shall be carried
out as far as possible. He has started
the r%eplanting Of the burned districts
and has also made many practical ex.
periments for the determination of the
pine beetle. The mining business OF
the Black Hills depends largely for its
success on the pine timber, and the
appointment of Capt. Bnllock's success.
sor will be watched with keen inter.
est