The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-09-12
STATE NEWS

Warden Parmley demands a full
and complete investigation OF the
charges made that there has been
mi3management Of affairs at the state
peaitentiary.
Arthur Case, young farmer living
eight miles south OF Highmore, acci-
dentally shot himself near his home
Saturday while getting into his wagon.
His younger brother was with him at
the time.
Three men, who were caught throw
ing goods out OF the boxcars OF a
freight train between Spain and Brit
ton, nave been bound over to the next
term OF circuit court under 81 900
bonds each, The men were discovered
by the head brakeman OF the train.
He climbed 10 the car from which the
goods we're being thrown and found
three men inside. The train was
backed up and "a boxes OF clothing
that were consigned to F. II. Lee Of
BrittOu were found beside the track.
The state bank at Frankfort, was
blown by cracksmen during the storm
Thursday night. The safe was COM
pletely wrecked and the contents car
ried away. The booty will amount to
s., 500 and possibly more. Three men
are believed to be concerned in the
daring robbery, but as yet no trace
can be found. 1t is supposed that the
robbers escaped on hand-car as the
car was missing from the Northwestern
station early this morning. Posses
are securing the country for the rob-
bers.
Lucy Hawk Bear, young Indian
girl from the Standing Rock reserva-
ton has been taken to Deadwood for
trial in the United States court on the
charge of forgery. 1t is alleged that
she raised government check from
sl,25 to S5O.25. Her case is an in.
terestlng one. She is one Of the few
Indians on the reservation who has
ever been charged with forgery. She
did such neat job that the check
passed through the bank at Glenham,
the second National bank at St. Paul
and the United States clearing house
without being detected. 1t was not
until Major Belden checked up his
accounts that the forgery was detected.
While blowing his ranch in Spear
fish canyon, James Hardy encountered
relic OF the earliest days Of the Black
Hills. He unearthed one of the old
style Winchester rifles of Henry pat
tern, the same type OF gun used by
westerners forty years ago. The old
gun was still loaded with six rim fire
cartridges, some of which had ex-
plOded. The barrel was in an excel
lent state OF preservation, but part of
the butt had been burned away and
the rest fell to pieces when exposed to
the air. Just how long the rifle has
lain IN hiding is a matter for specula-
ton. 1t is the oldest ever seen in the
Black Hills and must have been
dropped at least 80 years ago if not
longer.
Ruby, the eight year old daughter
OF l.. ?. Renaus Of Beadle county, was
kicked and severely injured by horse
last week. She, with her sister,
year younger, was driving a horse
n.tched to buggy when the animal
began kicking, striking Ruby on the
forehead, intlicting very serious
wound. The children unhitched the
horse, tied him to the back of the
buggy and taking hold of the shafts,
pulled the buggy to the house, more
than mile distant. When reaching
the home, the little girl presented a
sad appearance, her face and clothing
being covered with blood from the
gaping wound. Physicians say she
vii. recover.