The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-07-05
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BRooKINGs, SOUTH DAKOTA
BY REGISTER PUBLISHING co

M. d. Wilcox. a merchant and post
master at Dixonj was convicted in
circuit cotrt Of Horse stealing.
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A vast amount OF material Is on the
ground for the construction Of the col
lege building at Huron. A large force
of men is employed, and work Is pro-
crossing rapidly.
The warehouse of Stokes & McCord
at Harding was struck by lightning
and the building and contents, includ-
ing a surplus stock OF groceries, de-
stroyed by fire. The fire loss is about
$4,000; partly covered by insurance.
At a meeting of the stockholders OF
the James Valley Bank Of Huron.
these officers were elected: Direct
ors, G.. s. Hutchinson, William Wal
bel, NJ. L. Tobin, Charles Bonesteel.
John Greene; G.. S. Hutchinson. presi-
dent; Charles Bonesteel, vice presi-
dent; S. A. Steffer, cashier.
Inc CllCulL SouIi at iiuiOb utfo'ON
a week hearing the case against II. l..
Hubbard, charged with killing G. w.
Cakebread on the Winter ranch west
of Huron two years ago. Hubbard
was tried soon after the tragedy, con-
victed of ~manslaughter' and sentenced
to the ~penitentiary for fifteen years.
A new trial was granted by the SUI
$1,000 a,,u A.l -nn,1tnl In hta on
Quittal.
Larkin & Thompson Of Madison,
have recently purchased the roller
mill at Oldham, the consideration be-
ing $4,000. A rumor is In circulation
that the purchasers will remove the
machinery and remodel the building
into a grain elevator. Larkin Il
Thompson already owned an elevator
there, but they needed a larger build
ing. The mill building when remod-
eled will meet their requirements.
Judge Frank b. Smith of the Fourth
circuit at Sioux Falls has given a
stiff sentence to a s~aloonkeeper who
was found guilty OF selling liduor on
Sunday. Anton Mosher of Presho, In
Lyman county, waa convicted of sell
ing two bottles of beer and q bottle OF
whisky on Sunday. Judge Smith
fined him $500 and revoked his IL
cense, which will prohibit him from
again engaging in the saloon busi-
ness anywhere In South Dakota.
Michael Hoffer, living on a farm
northeast of Huron, was drowned in
Shoe creek. He was setting a net
and stepped into a deep hole, immedi-
ately sinking out of sight. His body
was recovered soon after by neigh
bors. Mr.. Hoffer was about thirty
I'VE years old, married, and leaves a
wife and six children. He removed
purchased one Of the finest farms in
the northeast part of Beadle county.
An interesting incident Of G. A. r.
encampment week at Yankton was
the finishing of a game OF checkers
began forty-two years ago ut Atlanta
by N. II. Hopkins and Milo Strong.
While engaged In their game Gen.
Sherman gave orders to move on the
famous march to the sea, and until
last week these two members of Com
pany A, T~hirty-irst Wisconsin, had
not met to finish the game started in
1864.
Some excitement was caused at
Elk Point by the report that Jack
Harrington, a well-to-do farmer. had
been found dead ear his home three
miles east Of that city. Fears of foul
play were freely expressed. as there
have been frequent rows between the
four or Ave brothers. and no longer
ago than last fall a case of one
against another for assault with in
tent to kill was fled in district court.
No wounds sufficient to cause death
, were found, and as Harrington had
been on a prolonged spree the coro-
ner's jury found that death was
caused by the excessive use of alco-
hol. He was about forty and lived
with his deaf and dumb brother, Dan.
lei.
After a separation of over forty
years. Jerry Gilrooney has married
his boyhood sweetheart, Prudence
Esprier. Years & they both lived
at Brighton. Ind, and though they
were engaged Gilrooney could see no
prospect Of marriage. He went West
to better his condition and they ap-
parently forgot each other, for Gil
rooney married three times and the
girl twice. Their husbands and wives
all passed away, and last fall Gil
rooney found his first love in Omaha.
where she was keeping a boarding
house. They were married last week
and went to Mr.. G%ilrooney's ranch,
thirty miles west OF White Owl, where
he has built a house designed like the
one in which his wife spent her early
days. MIR. Gilrooney is a rancher and
cattleman of sixty-three years, and his
wife has reached the age of ~sixty-two.