The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-01-20

DE Smet Independent
r. M. Fulweiler, chief engineer of
the Missouri Valley Engineering COM
pany of Vermillion, was here a couple
of days the last Of toe week looking
over the drainage situation in this
vicinity. His company makes a spec
ialty of drafting plans for drainage
work, and recently completed the con-
| tract on the big INSTRUMENTATION
ditch. 1t Is probable that a large
amount of ditching will be done In
| this vicinity the coming year, espec-
tally west Of here along the river, as
! that seems to be the only way the
land can ever be reclaimed.
O. o. Olson & Co. are this week
moving into their new store building.
The new fixtures have arrived and are
In place. and we do not believe there
Is a store in town more lastly or
handsomely furnished. The store is
furnished new throughout, with up-to-
date improvements for handling their
Increasing business, and they now
have as fine a home as any other
business house in the city One fea-
ture. not found in any other store
we believe, is a rest room for the
benefit of the ladies of the city and
country which should prove very pop
ular.
+. f. Gaylord left yesterday for
Chicago 10 purchase some special ma
chinery for the manufacture of a dan
delion destroyer, which was invented
and patented by Philo Hall The tool
consists of tube to contain gasoline,
kerosene, sulphate Of iron or some
other fluid that will destroy the weeds,
with teeth at the bottom that anchor
it to the ground and a slight pressure
on the handle forces the fluid on to
the plant, killing it. The tool is a
very simple and effective destroyer
Of the lawn pests, and is said to be
the only one of its kind on the market,
and Mr. Hall will doubtless realize
handsomely on it's sale.
In the lecture on 'Mormonism In
side Out" next Sunday night at the
Christian church, the following sub
iects will be discussed: The scatter
ing Of the Mormons after they left
Navoo; the killing Of the leader and
the scattering of the Michigan Nor
MONS the main body crossing the
state of Iowa and leaving a thousand
graves; how Brigham Young got the
money to fit out his expedition; build
ing roads through the mountains:
Dolygamy preached from the pulpit;
men ordered to take plural wives und-
err penalty of death. A plural marriage
will be illustrated. Admission free.
Come early and secure a seat.
Last Friday, Saturday and Sunday
we had the worst train blockade in
years, due to the heavy snow and
wind. From Friday afternoon until
Sunday night no train arrived from
the west, and all trains from the north
we're taken off. A train arrived from
east Saturday morning bringing in
parts of two days mail, and no train
arrived from that direction again UNI
til Sunday night. The train that was
due here Friday night from the west
was blockaded all that night in a
snow drift near Blunt A snow pillow
was sent out to clear the track and
1t got stuck in big drift near Man.
chester and it was necessary to send
out another pillow from the east, which
passed through here Sunday. This
week the trains have been much near.
er their schedules.
Circuit court has been grinding
rather slowly the past week. The
land dispute between VIM. Coulter
and Theo. Gudehus of Eureka town.
ship. was decided by the jury In favor
of Gudehus, the defendant. This case
was completed Friday afternoon, but
the jury was out until Saturday noon.
The case of A. NJ. Packard VS.. w. b.
and w. G. Jordan, wholesale house,
was decided in favor Of Packard, who
sued to recover the amount Of note.
| The libel case of o. w. Rood vs..
the former proprietOrs of this paper,
which was first tried ten years ago.
was taken up Monday afternoon an
will not likely be completed until to-
morrow. Judge Marquis excused the
rest of the jurors until next Tuesday
morning, when the criminal cases on
the calendar will be taken up.
The county commissioners at their
meeting last week Increased the sal
aries of the county deputies from sixty
TO sixty-five dollars Il month. We be-
lieve that this action will meet with
the general approval of the taxpayers,
as sixty dollars month Is too small
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