The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-03-26

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| west of Vermillion, comprising a tract
of 1900 acres. A few months ago this
same land sold for about $4,000.
The Huron city election will take
place April /. Neil Mckay will sue
ceed himself as mayor. There are two
| candidates for city clerk and two for
assessor. There is likely to be small
contention for aldermanic berths in
the various wards.
The people of Forest City want the
old mail line between that place and
Pierre re-established. Years ago. the
old stage line with all its bravery Of
fo~ur-horse Concord coaches operated
between Pierre and Bismarck, with
Forest City on the line.
The store of the Union County In
veStment company at Elk Point was
entered by burglars and a fur coat, a
suit Of clothing and twelve pairs of
shoes were stolen. 1t Is the general
opinion that ii was the work of local
persons familiar with the surround
ings.
Earl Wilson, living ear Beresford.
has lost part of his right hand which
became caught in the gearing of the
cornsheller. Three fingers had to be
amputated. He was helping his
brother shell corn and reaching for al
ear Of corn his right hand entered the
gearing.
Work was commenced at the Sacred
Heart hospital at Yankton on the new
building for the Benedictine Sisters,
which will be 170X36 feet. with a mag
nificent frontage on the river overlook
ing Mount Marty. Work also will be
gin this season on the new chapel to
be built on the ground west of the new
hospital.
In the elections for the organiza-
tons of new townships west of the
river the license question was an is
sue and at Underwood and Wasta Ii
GGllSP CdTIltn, "Hllc at Qullll II Huo
defeated. AT Wasta, besides the Ii
cense issue. tickets were put up by
the old timers and the newcomers and
the latter o
Fire was discovered in the Aurora
Lumber company's department store
at Plankinton. Quick work saved the
big building. but fire and water de-
stroyed most of the general merchan-
disc stock. Damage on the building
was not large, but the stock loss will
not be less than $4,000; partly coy
cred by insurance.
A broken ankle sustained while
walking to the court room at Dead
wood for his trial in which he later
WIS convicted of shooting with intent
to xiii. may keep William X. Frazer
out of the p~enitentiary for some time.
FraZer's limb was swollen to such
proportions that physicians declared
it unsafe to bring him into court for
sentence.
Finding it too hard work to split
wood with an AK, Jacob Gross, a
member of the Wolf Creek
colony in Hutchinson county, decided
to substitute dynamite for an AK.
While endeavoring to split the wood
in this unique fashion an extra heaVy
charge of dynamite flung a large
niece of wood with great force against
n of his legs, breaking it.
Arlington is in the midst OF the
greatest series Of revival meetings IN
her history. under Evangelist Oscar
Lowry. A tabernacle has been erect
cd for the meetings, 42x96 feet in size,
capable of seating 1000 people. 1t
was built by voluntary labor in a
single day and contains its own neat
ing and lighting plants. 1t now is be-
inc crowded to the limit, and prepare
tions are being made for its enlarge
ment.
For some little time the members OF
the Women's Christian Temperance
union al Hudson have been waglng a
warfare against the slot machines,
| and their efforts finally have resulted
in a victory for Their. The town coun-
Gil. on petition of the women, took ac-
ton upon the matter, and after con-
| ferring with States Attorney Carlson,
Mavor Grabill of Hudson has issued
an order D acing a ban upon all slot
machines in Hudson. The owners OF
the machines did not attempt to con-
test the order.
Mat Zeien, a prominent Dawson
county farmer. was seriously injured
| in an effort to stop a runaway team.
| He ran directly in front of the animals
and attempted to get a firm grip on
their brides, but they shook him loose
and he was thrown violently to the
ground, the wheels Of the heavy
wagon passing over his body. 1t Is
feared he is injured internally. After
running over a mile the frantic horses
jumped into a stream and narrowly
| escaped being drowned.
Mrs. James G. Stanley, wife OF a
youro attorney of Lead. is dead at her