The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-11-30

over the matter OF wells beng lett
open about the country, as they are
very dangerous to stock, as well as
men.
Robert Gilland, the Indian, found
guilty in November. 1909, of the muir
and sentenced at that time by Judge
Garland TO a life term in the federal
p~enitentiary, and whose case the SUI
preme court OF the United States re-
Gently reversed, changed a former
plea of not guilty to murder to a
plea of guilty of man-slaughter, and
was sentenced by Judge Elliott on
the first day of the federal court to
a term of five years in the federal
prison at Fort Levenworth, Kansas.
The national sanitarium and the
state soldiers home at Hot Springs
have eve quartered as many sol.
diers as at present. At Battle Noun
tain sanitarium the government is
calling lOI 49, SOIdltlS lOudg ahu
there is a force of about 50 civilian
employees. The state home has 2S1
members, of whom SO are on fur
Tough. About forty-eight more are
there as employees. Elaborate plans
are being made for Thanksgiving
dinners. The state home is spend
ing 5000 for the dinner, $50 of which
goes for turkeys. The sanitarium
bill will be several times as large.
Efforts are being made for additional
sleeping accommodations at the state
home. There are twelve now on the
waiting list.
The first reports in the state of
losses Of cattle from what is known
as the cornstalk disease come from
several farms near Ethan. Losses
from this cause also are reported
from some of the farms near Hitch
cock. The losses result from cattle
being turned into corr fields and eat
ing too great an amount of corn
stalks.
Alex Fairburn, aged "a years, was
drowned in the Missouri near Bijou
Hills when he went to get a pail of
water. He attempted to dip the pail
in the river while standing on the
edge of thin ice. His mother found
him in the river %clinging to the ice
in a desperate attempt to save him
self. Because of his weight the moth
er was unable to pull him out, al
though she made several attempts.
She ran a little distance for help, but
on her return the boy had lost his
hold and his body had sunk out of
sight.
M. Ringrose, a coal dealer, of Aber,
deem, was held up one evening last
week as he was returning home from
the business section. He had both
arms full of packages, when he was
startled by a command to hold up
his hands, and found himself looking
into the muzzle of a revolver. The
robber made him hand over his
money and then instructed him to go
straight home. Ringrose started
home, and looking backward found
the highwayman in the act of hold
ing up another man, about one hun
dred feet behind him. Ringrose
started across the street to reach a
telephone, when the man yelled to
him to stay vA the sidewalk and go
on home, or get a bullet, and Ring
rose obeyed orders.
The three saloons in Winner have
secured another lease Of life through
the stay Of proceedings granted by
Judge Williamson, holding up the In
junction he had issued previously in
closing up these places Of business.
The state live stock sanitary board
adopted a resolution barring all live
stock from the state of Illinois from
South Dakota. unless they come with
a clear health bill from the federal
inspectors. This action, they say, is
taken for the reason that a lot OF
infected stuff, both horses and cattle,
has come into this state from Illinois
carrying health certificates from state
inspectors.
Rt. Rev. p. r.. Rowe, bishop OF
Alaska, who was recently elected
bishop of South Dakota, will not &C
cept the place. The Episcopal church
in South Dakota will continue under
the direction Of the presiding bishop
Rt. Rev. d. S. futile, until such time
as another election can be held, prob.
ably for at least a year. Bishop John
son, who is now Misrepresentation OF
Missouri, has been placed in i'm.
mediate charge of the work in this