The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-02-06

home.
A prairie fire started by an engine
on the Milwaukee road destroyed
about 81 900 worth of hay and farm
property north of Marion. Several
farmers narrowly escaped losing their
buildings.
John Young of Rapid City. pioneer
of the Black Hills, is dead. He was
one of the early-day druggists, going
TO Rapid City in the sos from Creston.
Iowa, where he was formerly in the
furniture business. He was fifty-siX
years old. A sister in Glasgow. Scot
land, survives.
Pleading guilty to robbery and
forgery, three prisoners in the circuit
court at Custer were sentenced by
Judge MCGEE to various terms in the
state penitentiary. Abel Worth and
Charles Venting. who held up Pan
ner joe" received respectively fifteen
and four years.
The town OF Britton, Marshall coun-
", was the scene OF a sensational cpl
sode. one Of the features of which was
the running out of town of a heretofore
well known business man as the cul-
mination of serious charges made
against him in connection with his al
legged treatment Of young girls.
Arrangements have been completed
ever held at Miller or in that part of
the state Rev. Robert Johnson, who
held meetings in Aberdeen, Pierre and
Chamberlain has been secured as the
evangelist ana the meetings will open
on Feb. l. 4 special tabernacle has
been erected for the meetings.
Deputy Marshal Knock arrested an
Indian policeman named Brush Horns
of Wakpala and took him to Aberdeen
for preliminary hearing. The alleg-
ed offense is assaulting Supt. Squires
of the agency boarding school with
cane The arrest has caused much
comment, as this is the first time an
Indian policeman has assaulted SUI
perior.
One homesteader in the vicinity OF
few DAYS ago in making his final proof
before United States Commissioner
Quinn, said that among his improve
ments upon the land was a five-acre
tract of breaking which he put in corn
last year, and that the product of that
tract gave him the cash for making
his Communication proof.
Mr. and Mrs William Tone recently
celebrated their golden wedding at
their home near CastlewoOd. The oc-
casion was made a gala day for the
neighborhood, and their descendants,
with their families, joined in a grand
family reunion Solemn high mass
was celebrated in the Catholic church
in the morning. Mr. and Mrs. Tone
have been residents of the township
adjoining Castlewood for more than a
quarter OF century.
The young men of Crocker have or
gained a bachelors club, which they
call The Young Mems Protective AS
ISOLATION" The avowed object is to
secure mutual help against maids with
matrimonial intentions, since this is
leap year. 1t seems that the spinsters
of Crocker have boosted of their de-
signs on manageable men when the
new year came. This counter move
of the bachelors has somewhat discOn-
certed them, however.
Mayor Albright and Street Commits
sioner Laughlin were called into the
~ - aha
being in contempt of court for proceed
ing with the filling of part OF a street
on which property is situated. A re-
straining order had been issued to
prevent grading in front of property.
On the hearing the contempt case was
dismissed. but the order against grad
ing was continued until a hearing
could be had in court.
A fine new German Lutheran church
building was dedicated at Wagner.
The dedication exercises were in
charge of Rev. Chr Wieting Of Del
mont, Rev. A. II. Burandt of Gregory
and Rev. Mr.. Kraft, pastor of the new
church. There were morning, after
noon and evening services. A large
number of the members were present
and the occasion was made one of the
most notable in the history of the
local German Lutheran church society.
The United States authorities in
Sioux Falls have been advised of the
arrest on the Standing Rock reserva-
ton of an Indian named Norris
Brush Horn. on the charge of assault
with intent to kill. He is accused of
having murderously assaulted w. p.
Squires, who is superintendent of the
Martin Kenel agricultural school on
the Standing Rock reservation. The
accused Indian has been held for ap-
pearance before the next United States
grand jury, which will convene in
Sioux Falls In April. The United
States authorities have not been adj
vised as to what provoked the assault.
While skating on the Belle Fourche
river at Belle Fourche with another
boy Philip Fisher, eight years old, fell
through the ice and was drowned.
Fisher was playing "ticklish" on the
thin ice, trying to see how near the
bnlo ho cO,,l5 not xritbnut fo1ltu~ In