The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-11-02

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the state board of charities and correc-
tons prisoners in the state institution
who have not had the opportunity OF at
tending school, and who therefore have
little or no knowledge of the rudimen-
tary branches, will hereafter have the
opportunity OF receiving instruction
in these at the prison. The new
educational bureau will be installed
as soon as the necessary arrangements
can be made. and the p~enitentiary will
present the novel sight of prisoners
attending school.
Announcement OF the death OF
James B. Cogan, which occurred at
Tampa, Fla, on Saturday OF last week,
has been received. Mr.. Cogan was
among the early settlers OF Beadle
county. In the early SOS he published
the Journal at Wolsey and later be-
came the editor and proprietor OF the
Huron Herald-Democrat, continuing
the publication this paper for many
years. He served four years as post
master under President Cleveland and
at the expiration OF his term disposed
OF his newspaper plant and engaged
in the grocery business, continuing
in that line for a dozen years or more
Because OF failing health, Mr.. Cogan
with his wife and son, Claire, removed
TO Tampa.
Dakota Wesleyan university con-
tributed another Of it's faculty men,
bers 10 the aus OF mission work
in a foreign country when Miss Annie
Laura White departed for Japan TO
take up the work OF education in a
girls high school al Aoyama, Tokyo,
JaI ar Miss White is ser: 10 the
goin,ry under he auspices OF the
northwestern branch OF the Woman's
Foreign Missionary socity. and the
local socity OF the Methodist church
has assumed the burden 10 pay her ex.
panses and salary during the period
she remains in Japan. Miss White
has been associated with the Wesleyan
college for the past five years, and
was assistant in teaching mathema-
university about six years ago. Be
fore her departure Miss White was
tenered a reception by the Methodist
church members.
Because OF inquiries TO his depart
ment, Game Warden Bancroft called
upon Attorney General Johnson as to
his construction OF the law governing
the killing OF big game" in this state.
The holding OF the state legal depart
ment is that under the provisions Of
section 5, chapter 161, laws Of 1911,
a license I o hunt big game is good only
in the county in which it is issued.
This would mean that where a hunter
wanted to cover territory in the vicini-
ty OF a county line he, to be safe,
would need a license in each of the
counties in which he might hunt, the
fee being s. for a license. After the
license or licenses are secured the
hunter has the month Of November IN
which to secure a deer, and in this the
term "a deer" means hardly that much.
He is entitled to one male deer. and
there is a minimum penalty Of 500
fine, with a maximum of $500 and Jail
sentence for hunting in the wrong
county or killing a doe or f1wn.
From a we'll to do woman with little
to trouble her, Mrs. Nellie Mcmahon,
OF Sturgis, has become a bankrupt
and Is broken in health. Before Ref
cree in Bankruptcy Exline, Mrs. Nc
Mahon, who a year ago was one OF the
most conspicuous women in western
South Dakota, owing to the sensation
al anner in which she shot and kill
ed Attorney David B. Thomas at Stur-
gis, filed a voluntary assignment, Civ
ing in her schedule liabilities OF $780,
900 and assets of $3.50, her exemptions
allowed by law. Among the liabilities
is listed a judgment Of $4,000 obtain
ed by the widow of Attorney Thomas
against Mrs. Mcmahon, and the hear
ing Of the creditors has been set for
Nov. 8. Mrs. Mcmahon. who was re-
garded as wealthy, killed Thomas
over a quarrel about possession Of the
office he occupied. She was tried and
acquitted on a plea of insanity and
committed temporarily. Later she was
released on habeas corpus proceedings
before Judge MCGEE, but the case at
tracted so much adverse comment that
the last legislature passed a law pro-
viding that where a defendant Is &C.
quilted Of murder on an insanity plea
they must be confined as insane.
AS the name OF the last winner was
called by Judge James w. Witten at
4 o'clock Thursday afternoon it mark
ed the close OF the Rosebud and Pine
Ridge reservation land opening. Yer
dia Nelson. Of Armour, 8. D., was the
winner of the last lucky number to
be drawn, giving a woman both first
and last numbers. The close was as
peaceful as could be wished for by the
most law abiding. Not an outbreak Of
any kind occurred. not only on the
closing day. but during the entire
registration and drawing periods. This
Is a distinction never before enjoyed
by a land opening, as heretofore law
less outbreaks were common everyday
occurrences. The fling on the home
steads will begin in the spring. nm
time in April or May, the exact date
not being set as yet. About ons-third
of those registering are expected to
be on hand to file and those holding
high numbers have a good chance of
getting a good farm. The homesteads
when patented will range in price from
$4,000 to $4,000. South Dakota, Mis-
c0ur3 yowo Nohrn sHo md Kansas An