The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-08-15
South Dakota
General State News Pafasfaphsd.

| ron fell beneath MS train Oh tne I'LL
cago & North Western at Harold, re
| ceiving injuries from which he died.
Henry Sunderman, aged eighty-1v'
| years, who lived with his son on I
| farm near Cavour. committed suicide
| by cutting his throat. No reason car
| be assigned for the act.
Fire in a group Of frame houses and
other buildings on the lower end o
Tenth street, near the Rock lslanc
| railroad depot at Sioux Falls, caused
a loss Of several thousand dollars.
While attempting to board a moving
freight train at Salem Fred FelZiei
slipped and fell between the cars, the
wheels crushing his right heel and
breaking several bones in his ankle.
Alleging that her son is a drunkard
and incompetent, Mrs. Josiah Schotty
of Vermillion attempted to have NIL
leen Schotty removed as executor Of q
$50, 900 estate left by her husband tc
herself and nine children. The chill
dren opposed their mother, and Judge
]. A. Copeland rendered a verdict in
their favor.
Art Middleton attempted suicide al
Watertown by drinking a bottle OF
chloroform. It was not the painless
exit he expected, and he called for
help. Two doctors responded and ad
ministered antidotes that saved his
life. Domestic troubles were the
cause of his attempt, which he de-
clares he will renew
John N. Russell, a stonemason, was
walking on the railroad track three
miles west Of Hetland. The crew OF
the train which struck the man were
not aware of the accident, and the
dead body was found in the morning
by another train crew. A widow and
five children survive him.
Orders have been received at the
Rapid City offices Of the Milwaukee
railroad to open the line to traffic at
once and also to receive freight. 1t is
gers will be slightly Inconvenience in
taking this route, but this is the regu.
lar opening Of the Milwaukee extern
sion from Chamberlain.
Mystery surrounds the suicide al
Belle Fourche Of Robert ]. Baird, q
wool buyer for a Philadelphia firm
His body was discovered near evening
on the road above town. There was a
bullet wound through the heart, and a
new revolver he had just purchased
from home caused the act.
Undesirable citizens" are to be run
out of Deadwood and kept out, accord.
ing to the order of Mayor Adams. The
mayor himself will be the judge as to
who is desirable and who is not. This
action Is taken as a result of a number
Of ~fracases that have occurred among
the lower element within the past few
days, and the mayor proposes a gen.
eral house cleaning.
At a meeting Of the directors Of the
Bank Of Philip, which has not been in
existence for any great length Of time,
1t vas decided to Immediately increase
the capital stock of the institution
from $1,000 to $17,500. The bank com.
menced business under flattering pros.
poets, and it is expected that before
many months have elapsed it will be
found expedient to still further in.
crease the capital stock.
w. H. Warren, a carpenter, living at
Edgemont, was arrested, charged with
beating his ten-year-old son. He had
a hearing before a justice of the peace
and the evidence showed that he used
a heavy piece of a harness to punish
the boy. The little fellows body was
brought into evidence and showed
great welts and bruises all over the
back and body. Warren was found
guilty and fined $40 and costs.
John D. Deets, special alloting agent
all the work of allotment to women
and children on the Crow Creek. Low.
er Brule and Cheyenne River Indian
reservations, and expects the work to
take at least two years, and as Pierre
Is A central point for all these agen.
cies, he expects to locate his family
there for the time he is at the work.
Beadle county vital statistics report
for the month OF July shows &c births,
Is of which were males and IL fe.
males. Eight deaths occurred in the
county, four males and four females.
Nine marriages were consummated,
the oldest man being Sc years and the
youngest 81; the oldest woman "a
years and the youngest IS. Only one
declaration Of intention to become a
citizen was issued and no divorces.
The total assessment Of the state
this year will be within $500, 900 Of the
estimate of $3.50, 900, 900. At least the
figures, without the changes of the
state board, show that amount, and Of
this 1926, 000, 900 is on general proper
ty, leaving the balance as the r
ate property. Representatives of diff.
ferent counties appeared TO ask for
changes in the assessments, the Black
Hills being interested in mining lands,