The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-03-30
SOUTH DAKOTA WRITER'S.

Doane Robinson writing in tht
Yankton Press and Dakotan says:
The exploitation of the recent
works of the Boyles and Hanson il
my last article has brought me inquir
les from two librarians who desire tc
establish distinctiyely South Dakota
shelves, for information about booked
| fiction by South Dakota writer's. Per
haps others are interested.
The first South Dakota writer of
fiction, so far as | can learn, was Mrs.
George +. Spencer, of Deadwood, who
wrote a very excellent story Of Black
Hills life which she ruined by giving
it the vaudeville title of Calamity
Jane" Mrs. Spencer now resides in
WATERFOWL, n. Y, and the book is out
of print, but may be obtained of sec
ond hand dealers.
Hamlin Garland a the next South
Dakota writer and he has three fic-
tons which are peculiarly ours. These
are Jason Edwards, An Average
Man." a Brown county story filled
with the spirit of the old days of pop
ulism. Many of the old time Aber-
deem boomers figure in it thinly dis
guised. "The Little Norsk, Or Old
Pap's Flaxen," a Mcpherson county
story in Garland's best style. Both
of these works are now out of print.
"Moccasin Ranch is a recent story
by Garland, which is rather question
able in it's morals, 1t has to do with
demonstrating in Brown county.
Miss Stella Gilman, of Hudson, was
also an early fiction writer and her
THAT Dakota Girl" and "A Gumbo
Lily" two very c%reditable books, are
out Of print.
Judge George II, Marquis, Of the
Third circuit, has a very good little
detective story, entitled "Fairview's
Mystery The Abbey Press.
Marion L. Fox once editor Of the
Sioux Falls Press, wrote a book in
tended to discredit the PHILIPPINE war,
which he called Private Smith 1t
is out of print.
Rev. w. d. AtWaters of Sturgis, long
ago published a religious story en-
tlJltu lOuu ASdlh. lIu II ONOh
sionally in second hand lists.
Thomas A. Stubbins, a Yankton col
lege man, has a patriot story for boys,
The Patriot" Donohue. Chicago.
Eleanor Gates (Tulley) "Autobiog-
of a Prairie Girl" and THE
Plow Woman" Mrs. Tulley was born
near Humboldt, Minneahaha county,
and the old homestead there is the
of her first story. The scene of
the second is along the Missouri from
Fort Randall to Bismark. The Cen
tury company, New York.
The late DR.. Will Lillibridge, of
Sioux Falls, left FIVE cTcditablo books
Of fiction. the best known of which
was his first, Ben Blair" which had
a remarkable sale, and is still going.
Ben Blair" and where the Trail Di-
vides'' are stories of the old cattle
range section in western South Da-
kota. THE Dominant Dollar" The
Eternal Question" and N other, a
posthumous work, all have to do with
life in Sioux Falls. They a be had
McClurgs.
Kate and Virgil Boyles have col
Iaborated upon three fictions: Lang
ford of the Three Bars" a tale of
Lyman county cattle rustling, in
which John Q. Anderson, IS Langford,
and John G.. Bartine, the newly elect
I'd state senator from LYMAN county,
rs prosecuting attorney, vie for herioc
lonors; The Homsteaders." a quiet
sr LYMAN county story, and the last
The Spirit Trail" a graphic story of
he Sioux war, all by McClurg's.
John II. Burns, the we'll known at
orney, Of Deadwood, has a splendid
story in his Memoirs of a Cow Pony"
Eastern Publishing company, Boston.
"Everyman His Chance" is a Rap
d City story. by Miss Matilda Stone
daughter of the late James
Woods. the we'll known politician
# Rapid City. 1t is a very good story.
published by Badger, Boston.
A further reading of Joseph Mills
.Ianson's with Sully in the Sioux
ands" leaves me doubling the pro
,riety of CHASING that excellent work
Is fiction. 1t is very reliable history,
is as interesting as any fiction.
These works make up a shelf OF %
highly creditahle works CT fiction that
are distinctly the work Of South Da-
kotans and usually upon South Da-
wa themes. There are several 9TH
- works which for one reason or an
vsacs should be upon the South Dako-
~ oserner Gilbert A. Pierre wrote
a'anserous Woman" a story OF