The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-11-23

mending the efforts OF the library as
ISOLATION OF that town in general, sug-
gests a better way TO raise money
than the giving OF suppers, would be
10 charge more for the memberships.
1t is not likely the suggested change
will be made, however. The giving
of suppers 10 raise money for church
or club or library, or other worthy
purpose is so ingrained in American
womanhood that even the truthful
argument put up by the Herald. that
it costs too much in hard work and
real money for the VEN received
Will scarcely stop the practice.
In a OF forgetfulness, at
his pool hall at Hurley, f. T. Benson
forgot TO cancel the government
stamps on his cigar boxes. He was
a trihe pert with a government Off
ical about the matter and as a result
is again q free man after doing seven
months in the county Jail. Benson
was found guilty in the United States
court at Sioux Falls and was SEN to
Yankton for a six months term, with
a fine and costs of s1l5. After serv-
ing the seven months he took the poor
mans oath and is once more free to
sell cigars, but is likely to be very
"fussy" hereafter on the meter of
destroying the revenue stamps.
Ruby Doud, a ~12-year-old M%obridge
girl, was seriously burned about the
face when she attempted TO start the
kitchen fire with the aid of kerosene.
Some live Goals caused the oil to ig-
mite and an explosion followed. There
was a small pile Of sand in the yard,
and the child, who was alone at the
time, rushed out and buried her head
in the sand, thereby ~extinguishing the
flames.
The new high school at Aberdeen
will be ready for occupancy by jan
uary first.
c. A. Jewett, Lead OF the Jewett
wholesale houses in Dakota and Iowa,
has retired from business and is leav-
ing Sioux Falls for California TO make
his home. Mr.. Jewett, it is said
started in business about twenty years
ago with a loan of $4,000, and has
built up a fortune for himself and
placed his brothers in good circum-
stances by his industry and thrift.
The citizens of Empire, 45 miles
northeast of Belle Fourche are look
ing for Lars F. Loingen, a home
steader who has been missing since
October %. His shack was robbed
the night before, and on that day he
went to Newell to buy a lock. On
the 25th he spent the night at a
friends place on the return trip,
ABOUT Twelve miles from home. He
has not been seen since.
John Beckwith, a h~omesteader near
Leslie was out on the lookout for
horse thieves, and while standing
guard by his horse fell asleep, drop
ping his gun, which was discharged
and killed the horse.
Alice Wilcox, of Colome, aged ten
years, had an arm amuptated at an
Omaha hospital in consequence of
falling from a horse and receiving
a compound fracture of the forearm.
Clarence Lambert, a farmer near
Ashton, had a hand badly lecerated
by being caught in a corn shredder.
He will not regain the use Of it for
months, but is lucky to have saved
the hand at all.
The authorities of Fall River
ty, following the robbery of a saloon
at Edgemont, captured an individual
with a wooden leg, and in a cunningly
made receptacle in the leg was found
a quantity of quarters, dimes and
silver dollars which has been stolen
from the saloon. In the receptacle
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about $40. Another suspect was ar
rested at Ardmore, and had in his
possession the remainder of the
stolen money, the two evidently hav-
ing committed the robbery in COM
pany and then divided the 'swag."
Attention was directed to the second
suspect when he had $50 in small
coin changed into bills on the morn
ing following the night of the robbery.
Both men are in Jail.
Gate City is a new town which has
just sprung into existence on the
ceded portion of Mellette county. Sew.
cial business houses have been PIT
up, and a petition has been sent to
the postoffce department, asking tor
the establishment OF a oo'tc0ice at