The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-11-02
South Dakota News


Belle Fourche Automobiles sem a
train OF twenty cars to Deadwood on
TAFT day.
After having been abandoned for
time, the matter OF providing Winner
with a municipal system Of water.
early action will be taken to have the
system installed.
Sioux City shippers are complain
ing that the low express rates given
Sioux Falls is injuring Sioux City
trade in South Dakota. The charge
doesn't appear to worry the Sioux
Falls jobbers at all.
A spet ial election soon will be call
ed at Hayes for tne purpose OF voting
upon the issuance OF bonds IL the sum
OF $1,000 for the construction of dams
in that vicinity and the Improvement
Of the public highways.
The government has planted a
quantity OF black bass in the big lake
at Orman. near Belle Fourche. and
lovers or rsniug in that part VI the
state are looking forward to some
good sport in the years 10 come.
The Lead Call publishes some con-
vincing arguments in favor OF the re-
tention OF Fort Meade as an impor-
tant army post. Recent rumors were
10 the effect that the government
might abandon the post. or reduce the
soldiers there TO a very small number.
The Congregational church CT Spring
field, under the leadership OF Rev. Mr..
Warner pastor, will celebrate the
fortieth anniversary OF its existence
in Springfield. Several prominent
ministers from abroad will be present
and take part in these exercises No
vemebr 5
The city council OF Kelnebec las
awarded 10 an Iowa company the con-
tract 70 construct a municipal system
OF waterworks for which the voters
authorized the issuance OF bcnds in
the sum OF $1,000. The town reserves
the right to redeem the bonds at any
time after Nov. l, 1916.
The plant OF TIE Lyman County
Board, a local weekly newspaper, has
been purchased by Robert Muzzy. an
experienced newspaper man. who will
conduct II In future. In The past the
paper has supported at d~i1e7.nt III es
the principles of both tho republican
and democratic nartics, but under he
new owner ii will be non-partisan.
The Faith fire department has re-
ceived a considerable quantity OF new
fire-fightirg apparatus and now Is one
OF the best equipped Departments in
western South Dakota. In a few days
the new town hall building will be
completed and the headquarters OF
the department will be moved into the
new structure as oon as possible.
The chef OF the Sioux Falls fire
department asserts that enc of
fires shown in moving picture shows
quite frequently alarm the audience
and cause a cry of fire to be start
ed, and urges moving picture show
managers to announce the fact to the
audience when a fire scene Is about
to be given, and thereby avoid posi-
bility OF a panic.
The officers OF the Black Hills
branch OF the forest service a few
days ago received from thu govern
ment fish hatchery ut Spearfish 10000
black spotted trout, which have been
distributed in Squaw creek. An ad-
ditional 10000 have been placed in
French and Willow creeks. near Gus
ter. This addition will make first class
fishing In these streams.
Death by lightning came to Edward
Hronish, who lives hear Scotland.
Starting from a neighbours house to
the place where he was staying Mr..
Hronish made the trip on horseback.
He crossed a cornfield and when in the
middle of 1t a bolt OF lightning struck
him, killing him and his horse. His
clothing were torn to shreds, some
Of them being cast fifty feet distant,
and what remained on his body were
nearly burned up.
Fire Of unknown origin though sup
posed to be incendiary. destroyed j. r.
DunlRp's produce house. Spensley's
grocery and the Odd Fellows hall at
Vermillion causing a loss OF 50. 700.
Insurance as follows: S~pensley's, $4,000
Dunlap. $500: d. A. Brosing building,
$4,000. The Odd Fellows carried no
insurance. and estimate their loss at
$1,000. No water was available from
the water plant for an hour after the
conflagration started.
There Is a current story that H. G..
Nichols. Of the Red Diamond ranch,
near Pierre. was passing in al auto
mobile over Fox Ridge, when he ran
across a rattler who struck a ear
tire and punctured the same. Mr..
Nichols got out of the machine and
after considerable difficulty removed
the snake from the tire where its
fangs were so imbedded that 1t could
not let go. After dispatching the rep
tile the tire was examined and venom
was found in the inside casing.
Valentine Selbert, one OF he promi-
nent German-American residents Of
the region southwest OF Sioux Falls,
Is dead as the result of injuries receiv-
ed some weeks ago to one of his feet.
Blood poisoning developed, and in the
effort to save his life his toes we're
amputated. and then 1t later became