The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-12-21
South Dakota News


Miss Maud Kelly, Of Garden City,
was killed in a runaway six miles
from Clark. She had been to the city
with Mr.. and Mrs. G. C.. Miller OF
Garden City, and was in the buggy
with them when they were met by
an automobile. The horses became
frightened and started TO run away
Miss Kelly jumped from the buggy,
being instantly killed. She was a
daughter OF Marshall Kelly Of Gar
den City.
The mystery OF the disappearance
of a ~15-year-old boy by the name of
Walter Jones was cleared up when
the skeleton OF a boy was found in
the vicinity OF Webster. The body
was found by two children in a
slough, about 600 feet from the farm
residence Of Matt Sigaty. The chill
dren had gone to the slough to set
some traps and came on the body,
which was nearly nude. Thirteen
months ago the boy, who had been
taken into the home of Chris Viewer,
was left alone while the Viewers went
to a neighboring town for a day. On
return of the family the boy could
not be found. and his shotgun was
missing. The members OF the family
believed he had became tired Of living
on the farm and had taken advan-
tage Of their absence to leave.
Mrs. Dora Schroh was arraigned in
municipal court at Aberdeen charged
with having stolen $3.50 from her hus-
band, Henry Schroh. The husband
claims that he and his wife had not
been getting along we'll together and
that she had left him. She returned
again. and he thought that a recon
Citation had been effected until he
found his wife missing again, to-
gether with a roll containing about
$3.50.
Although definite arrangements
have not been made, 1t is safe to
predict that a meeting of South Da-
kota Taft clubs will be held at HUI
ron early in January, not later, how
ever. than the 10th. Arrangements
for the convention are already under
way. Speakers from out OF the state
and of national reputation are ex-
pected to be present. The gathering
promises to be large.
Preliminary arrangements are be-
Ing made for the session of the
South Dakota Corn and Grain Grow
ers' convention, which will be held
at Mitchell during the week Of JAN
uary 1919. Some fine special prizes
have been put up for the exhibitors
in the three different districts of the
state, while the associations prizes
will be in cash and several silver tro-
phies. Professor A. N. Hume of
Brookings and other men of high
reputation in the growth of corr and
other grains, will be present to de-
liver addresses and conduct schools
Of instruction.
A peculiar accident happened to
John Heth and two men of Midtown
which nearly cost their lives. Mr..
Heth was driving his automobile on
town. The warm weather had thawed
the ice so that 1t would not bear the
weight OF the machine, and when it
struck some soft Ice 1t went to the
bottom of the river. Fortunately the
river was not very deep. The men
got out without much trouble, but it
was a difficult matter to remove the
automobile from the river.
The accidental kicking loose OF the
rubber tube to a gas meter, while
asleep in their bedroom, cost the life
OF John Simson, a we'll known Lead
pipef1tter, and his WIFE. The bodies
we're found in the gas filed room and
both had been asphyxiated while they
slept. Simpsons toe was close to
the disconnected tube and this Is sup
posed to have caused the accident.
Without doubt the most unique in
junction ever issued in South Dakota
or any other northwestern state has
been issued against the proprietor Of
Touring mill at White Lake. The
mill has been so rushed with orders
for It's product that the proprietor has
been compelled to operate 1t through
out the twenty-four hours. It appears
that the noise made by the mill dur
ing the hours OF the night has proven
an ~nnOyanc To the residents OF the