The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-05-03

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A painters union has been organic
tional Brotherhood Of Painters.
A freight wreck occurred at Sand
cut. on the Milwaukee road. Five cars
we're demolished. No one wa ~sinjur-
ed.
The Grand Central hotel at Groton
burned. The building still stands. but
was entirely ruined and its contents
destroyed. It was the largest hotel in
Groton.
Gov. Elrod has appointed as game
wardens: McCook county, W. H.
Hughes of Montrose; Turner county,
N. P. Frederickson Of Viborg; Sphinx
county, D. H. Blume Of Redfeld.
George Harris Of the Big Bend coun-
try found the body Of a man on a bar
in the river near his place. A man
named Arpan was drowned at Evarts
last winter and the body is supposed
to be his.
W. W. Main, the new mayor of Elk
Point, has taken the oath Of Office and
the lid has been put On. He was the
candidate Of the law and order party.
The saloons can run only until July
l, as license was defeated.
Former County Treasurer William
Balm has formed a partnership with
Freeman Bros. and will erect a large
warehouse and engage in the business
of handling repairs for farm machin.
cry at Aberdeen.
Preparations are on foot for the an,
nual May festival OF Yankton college,
which this year will be The Crea.
tion," under the direction of Director
Lee N. Daley of the college conserva-
tory.
Friends of license at Webster OBJ,
tanned an order from Judge Mccoy di,
recting a recount in two wards where
it was believed errors were made. The
returns, however, were not materially
changed by the recount. and no license
must prevail.
1t is thought an heir has been found
in a daughter in Sweden for the $4,000
estate left by the late Louis Lund'
strom. Word has been received by
the probate court at Yankton that such
Is the case, and proofs so far submit
ted go to show that the claimant will
be able to prove her right to the mon,
ey.
The Northwestern road has pre-,
pared and has in type for circulation
| n 1o,o> r,pohI, - o;-n,lo,c ron,nh1ot G
and papers for the advertising of the
country along their new line from
Pierre to the Black Hills. They will
advertise the section generally and do
all they can to bring settlers to the
| section west of the Missouri.
A ~six-year-old boy at Yankton nam
ed Charlie Holden was discovered ~,
ing partly beneath a granite stone
weighing 900 pounds. The stone was
in front of a marble shop and was in
securely fastened. 1t toppled owe on
the boy. pinning him to the ground,
He was found by John Max, a mer'
| chant, who was attracted to the spot
by the boys cries.
State Engineer Lea has been In
Pierre preparing t. open up his Office
in the state house, and has returned
to Belle Fourche for the purpose OF
looking over the applications which
have been made to him for water
rights under the irrigation law. He
expects to return to Pierre ready for
work in his Office as 500 as he com
| ,loto, tho wnrE uyaifipo fnr him and
will be back In about two weeks.
It has beer definitely decided that
the mica plant for the treatment OF
the product from the mine near Gus,
ter will be erected in Custer. It will
be operated upon the condition that
the assistance guaranteed by the Gus
ter Commercial club will be maintain
ed as long as the Black Hills will pro-
duce the mica. The assistance re-
| ferred to requires the procuring OF
| sufficient children to supply the labor.
Grading on the Minneapolis & st.
Louis extension from Watertown TO
| Leola is proceeding with great activ'
| ity on both sides Of Aberdeen. Over
| one hundred men and seventy-five
| teams are working in the vicinity of
| Aberdeen, and a steam grader has
been put in operation. Grading will
| also commence this week on the Great
| Northern right-of-way from its present
| station to the downtown station at
| Aberdeen, which will be built this
year.
A stock company has recently been
| organized in Redfield, with ]. A. Pritz.
| kaw, president Of the new German,
| American bank, at its head. The com,
| pany has bought the two corner lots
Of the block where the new bank Is 10,
| Gated and a fine two-story brick build.
a store. Upstairs will be offices. The
bank will occupy the corner and the
| two other lower roms will be used as
a store. Upstairs will be Offices. The
| building will be one Of the best brick
| structures in the city. The knitting
| factory, which started last year In a
| small way, is beginning to receive or
ders, and the prospect is that the