The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-01-11
South Dakota
Gensrsl State News Paraaraphed.


For two weeks people were cross
ing the Mission river at Springfield on
the ice, but the stream Is o clear OF
ice at this point and the large gaso
line ferry boat is again doing a good
business.
A ~five-year-old daughter of Morris
Rabel, a farmer near Milbank, while
playing with an adopted baby, acct
dentally fell into a tub of boiling wa
ter. The baby is dead and the older
child is at the point Of death.
Aroused from sleep by a gang Of
hodlums knocking on the doors of the
family residence at Sioux Falls, Mrs.
H. NJ. Avery, a pioneer resident of h
city fell down the stairs while hurry
ing to open the door. She sustained
severe injuries.
The Citizens State bank of Newark
has been organized by the following
local business men: F. l.. Farran, z.
G. Peterson, DR.. E. Neff, W. l.. Cornell
and ]. Peterson. The capital stock is
$4,000, and the institution opened its
| doors for business Jan. 2.
In the last quarter lightweight
homestead entries were filed at the
Aberdeen land Office, comprising r..
4S5 acres. While the land in the Aber.
deem district has been settled to a
large extent, the few remaining quar-.
ter sections of land are being eagerly
sought.
Nels Boyce, seven years of age, will
probably die as the result of an acct
dental shooting by his older brother at
Deadwood. A revolver was found in
a bureau drawer by the older brother
and in play he pointed it at Nels. 1t
was discharged and the bullet struck
the boys head.
Mrs. E. S. Lewis was dangerously
burned while at work cleaning a stove
at Armour. She was using backing
to a gasoline stove, the burner being
lit, and the gasoline in the backing
ignited enveloping her head and
shoulders in flames. She is in a seri-
GUS condition.
One thousand head OF cattle have
been sold by George P. Bennett, re-
ceiver of the United States land Office
Of Rapid City, for a consideration Of
300 1000. The purchaser was John
Hart, a wealthy cattleman on Spring
creek. The demand for range cattle
at the present time is excellent.
A call has been issued by President
ellis of the State Firemen's associa-
ton for a meeting Of the board of con
troll, to be held at Sioux Falls, Jan.
80, for the purpose of fixing the time
and place for the next annual tourna-
ment of the association. 1t is proba-
BILE Sioux Falls will be selected.
Rob Arpan. an Indian who lives
across the river from Evarts, o d
| into an air hole while crossing the
river and was drowned. Mrs. Arnan
heard her husband cry out for help
and heard the horse splash in the wa
ter, but by the time she reached the
bank all was quiet and horse and rider
had gone under.
Tom Briggs, a night switchman on
the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul
railway, was killed while helping to
make up cars fov the morning passen.
ger train at Mitchell. He was caught
| between the bumpers of the baggage
and passenger cars. crushing in his
skull. He lived forty-five minutes at.
ter the accident.
Judge J. H. Mccoy in circuit court
at Aberdeen denied the motion Of the
! attorneys of W. w. Barker, convicted
| Of the murder Of Lee Zook, for a new
trial and sentenced Barker to impris-
onment for life in the South Dakota
state ~penitentiary at Sioux Falls. It
is understood that Barker will take al
appeal TO the supreme court.
The Northwestern Dad has erected
a large shed near the Old boat land
| ing at Pierre and has brought out a
force of carpenters who have begun
work on the construction of the boat
which will be needed for transferring
the cars after the temporary bridge ID
! taken out for the summer. They will
be kept busy 10 get the boat ready for
work as soon as the ice goes out or
the river.
Mrs. w. y Hollands. wife OF the
former owner OF an electric light plant
in Mitchell, died as the result of pto-
maine poison. On Wednesday OF last
week, with the rest OF the family, she
| partook Of some meat for their sup
| per n on the following morning she
! was taken i'll, and grew worse for two
! DAYS, when she became unconscious
| and remained in that state until h
| died, not being able to recognize any
| of the members of the family.
Several hundred Indians will be en-
| ployed by the different railway COM
| panies at Rapid City for the construc-
ton of the roads. They have already
| commenced TO arrive from the agen-
| cies east of the city. The railroad
| companies have been trying to get In
| dian laborers for some time, for they
| are considered much better than any
| Austrian or foreign laborers. One In.
| dian will do the work of two Austrians