The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-03-19
South Dakota
General State News PsraSranhsd.

On complaint or ErneSt Cdliooh'
Sheriff Bangs placed Fred Richard
son, a contractor, in the county jail at
Rapid City to face a charge of forgery.
Albert Bailey. aged fourteen, OF HUI
ron, by order OF Judge A. A. Chamber
lain, was sen to the reform school at
Plankinton, on complaint OF his father
that he was incorrigible.
The February weddings in Yankton
county numbered eighteen, beating
the record for any n month since the
vital statistics department was added
to the clerk Of courts office.
Articles OF incorporation have been
filed for the Central State Bank at
Hayti, with a capital Of $1,000; incor'
porators: II. II. Curtis, Bert Morgan,
~Castlewood; A. E. Cole, d. II. Sour,
Vienna; p. Shilsta, Dolph.
G.. r. Woodmansee OF Pierre, as spe-
cial deputy, accompanied by a number
of other members Of the I, o. o. F.
lodge at Pierre, went out to Philip
where they assisted in the installation
Of a lodge Of the order at that town.
Frank Janisb, a farmer near Huron.
while driving home, was thrown from
his wagon and seriously injured. His
scalp was torn loose In several places
and he was fearfully cut and bruised
about the face. His injuries. though
very painful. will not prove fatal.
A teleGram was received from
Washington that a bill appropriating
100000 for a public building at HUI
ron had passed the senate. This is
gratifying news to the people
of that city, who have been waiting
for several years for the appropria-
ton.
n the plans OF many OF the residents
Of the western part OF Lyman county
South Dakota will have a
new county named Jones. A number
Of the representative citizens Of west
ern Lyman county have just held a
and decided to push the
movement for division.
1t is reported that shipments Of sup
plies for the different government sta
ions on Cheyenne River reservation
are to be made to lie Beau on the
& st. Louis road. A
warehouse to be constructed on the
west bank OF the river, and the sup
plies to be hauled to the different sta
lions from that point.
Fl. Marion, who lives on the island
between Pierre and Fort Pierre, at
to drive across the river or
The ice recently, and lost one horse
and his wagon under the ice. He had
a narrow escape from going down
with the outfit himself, but managed
10 get free and get out one of his
but could do nothing to save
he rest OF the outfit.
Fighting for his life with a hammer
a vicious bull, George Moon, a
we'll known farmer near Yankton,
irove off the brute. but is In a terri
Die condition. Several ribs are brok-
also his collar bone. He received
internal injuries and his body is fear
'ully bruised where the animal crush
ed his victime against the barn wall,
where the struggle took place. The
,ull then attacked a fine COW and soon
killed 1t. 1t Is thought Moon will re.
over.
Langford is putting on many metro,
airs, the latest being the in.
sailing OF a street lighting plant by
he town council. Many new cement
have been built during the
past year. and this work will be ex-
throughout the business and
residence districts during the coming
The business men now are
,gitating the matter Of organizing a
Boosters club" for the purpose OF
pushing the interests Of Langford to
he utmost. One Of the proposed i'm.
,rovements Is the removal Of all tel
,phone and other poles from the main
street to the alleys,
The Mitchell Illuminating and Pow.
,r company Is arranging to take over
he business Of the Mitchell Gas com.
,any, which has been In the hands Of
. receiver for the past six or eight
months, precipitated at the time that
c. King, the Scotland banker, was
under arrest. A company OF
ocal capitalists have bought the
liant and will convert 1t from a sec.
,ndary thing into a frst-class institu
ion, giving a Neutrality-suspicious. service
md establishing new machinery
at a large outlay Of ex.
,ense. The gas plant also will be re
moved to the same location Of the
light plant and converted into
. coal gas plant. The twenty-four.
hour service will be started about
April 1.
Mayor Reedy has startled the Yank.
.on council by springing a statement