The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-10-26
South Dakota News


The premium list and program for
the State Corn and Grain Growers
association has just been issued. The
association will meet in Mitchell Janu-
airy 10 to 10, and some of the best
talent in the country has been secured
to talk to the farmers on corn culture
and other grains. A short course is
TO be conducted in connection with
the association under the direction of
the Mitchell Commercial club. Ex-
hibits of corr for good prizes will be
held for the three divisions of the
state, and aside from these there will
be a boys contest, embracing the
state in the corn department. Miss
Mary Tough, of Bookings college, has
been secured to conduct the domestic
science department during the entire
week.
Gov. Vessey has appointed the fol-
lowing delegates from this state to
the International Dry Farming con-
gress, which meets at Colorado
Springs, October, 16 to 90: w. F.
Gardner, Sturgis; George w. Mitchell,
Winner; c. A. Johnson, Fairfax; ]. w
Rosser, Colme; J. E. Berens, Dixon;
Charles Conklin, Condo; Mark c. Rich,
Hot Springs; Frank Zoske, Draper;
J.. NJ. Lingo, Oelrichs; w. G.. Put
nam, WATERFOWL; Peter Bentzen,
White; l.. b. Holley, Dempster; o.
w. Wells, Whitewood; Will Mozart
ney, e. II. Smith, S. c. Anderson,
Condo; l.. II. Louder, Draper. He
has also named as delegates to the
Farm Women's congress, which meets
at the same time and place, Mes
danes Mitchell, Johnson, Berens, Con-
kiln, Rich, Zoske, Wells, Lander and
Loudes.
Rapid City people are talking of ex-
tending the city water system.
Rapid City merchants gave a boost
err banquet at the Harvey hotel at
that place which was largely attended
and was a successful affair.
The concrete work On the new city
reservoir at Lennon has been COM
pleted. The reservoir will hold 1907
600 gallons of water.
The Milwaukee railroad company
has started work on the permanent
contract for the company's bridge
across the Missouri river at Chamber
lain.
In juvenile court at Rapid City the
other day the custody Of three small
children, named Meyers, was awarded
to their mother, Mrs. Ross Kyser of
Pierre. Mr.. and Mrs. Meyers were di-
vorced last April, and the children
awarded to the mother. Then Mrs.
Meyers left for a trip to the east and
left the children with their father.
The mother married again, and the
neighbOrs charged the father with
neglecting the children. The case
came up in court, on a petition to send
the children to the Home at Sioux
Falls. The mother heard of the
trouble and visited Rapid City, where
she again secured possession of the
little ones.
Judge McNulty in circuit court at
Aberdeen delivered a lecture to Ralph
Brunette, Voyle Smith and Theodore
Waller, the three boys aged respec-
lively II, II and 10, who are charged
with wholesale horse stealing in the
northern part Of the state, and sus-
pended sentence pending good beha-
vior, The boys are to attend school
and keep off the streets at night.
They are to report to the court at
the February term, and if their record
is satisfactory, they will be paroled
until the October term. If at that
time they can again show a clear
record, the charges will be dismissed.
The boys parents have settled for
the stolen horses.
The heroism of a young boy pre-
vented a double drowning at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Olson, living