The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-09-28
of Deadwood comes next with

'"Hh VI COMES next WIN
$1.194,971.65.
Aberdeen Mobiles of the Mystic
Shrine have received word from j.
Frank Treat, of Fargo, imperial po-
tontate, that he will visit Yelduz tenn
PIE there OF October IL. Yelduz tenn
pie members are working on plans
Tor an elaborate reception to Mr..
Treat. A ceremonial session OF the
temple will be held, and it is expected
Shriners from all over northern South
Dakota and portions of North Dakota,
Montana and Minnesota will be in at
tendance.
September is likely to show the
largest figures in gold production that
the Black Hills has ever had, and
according to present indications there
is no reason to believe that the
regular output from this time on will
be much reduced. The shipment from
the assay office of bullion for the first
portion of the month, covering about
ten days, was approximately 5000, 900,
the heaviest in its history, and the
actual production OF gold in the
Black Hills mines is now exceeding
$S50,000 per month, or an average of
nearly 500 600 900 per year,
DIR. A. N. Cook, pure food commits
sioner, has just returned from a trip
to Mitchell. S d., and reported the
prosecution of two more parties for
violation of the food laws. c. G.
Rathbun was fined the sum of $23.35
for selling misbranded goods which
the commissioner had ordered him to
remove from his shelves and ship back
to the wholesalers. Reid, Murdoch &
Co., a year ago, but which he failed
to do; Reisen & Klinghammer were
fined $2335 for selling Hamburger
sausage containing a preservative
which is d%eleterious to health.
The new city directory of Sioux
Falls shows a gratifying increase in
population during the past twelve
months. The directory contains 9,702
individual names, exclusive of firms,
non-residents, etc. In commenting
upon this the publishers say: Gus
ing the multiple of 2k, the figures
yhot hnu1 hnnn found IN nnn,trafn1u
represent the names OF women and
children not included in the directory,
indicate a population Of 22,6S0 at the
present time, an increase OF 1926
during the last twelve months, which
shows that Sioux Falls is increasing
in population at the rate of $50 every
month";
The papers of Lead have been for
some time advertising a glove con-
test to be given in that city at an
early date. AS a result Of the publicity
the civic league Of Deadwood has sent
in a protest to the governor and the
attorney general. The attorney gen
eral has called the attention Of the
local authorities to the law covering
such contests, and demanding of the
local authorities that they enforce its
in such cases, ranging all the way
from penitentiary sentences for the
principles down to Jail sentences for
anyone who has anything whatever
to do in the way of promoting or of
assisting the same.
The body of a man, supposed from
papers found in his pocket to be Elmer
was found on the west bank
of the Big Sioux river in the northern
portion of Sioux Falls. There were
evidences to show he had committed
suicide by drinking carbolic acid. The
was a stranger IN Sioux Falls,
and papers in his pockets indicated
he had relatives at Minneapolis and at
Winfred, S. ID. He was about &c or
q years of age. Among his papers
was found a letter from the recruiting
at Sioux City advising him
there was such a station in hat city.
note also was found in which it
was stated that since his father and
had died there was nothing
for him TO live for.
1t has become known that a $4,000
package of currency mysteriously dis
appeared from the Sioux Falls post