The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-07-04
South Dakota News


half southwest Of Frandreau. He
was seen in Flandreau two weeks
ago. Last year he lost his wife. He
has been in a Respondent condition
since and is supposed to have drown
ed himself. He leaves six children.
The remains will be taken to Pipe
stone for burial.
Insurance Commissioner Basford
has advanced S. +. Grams, of Lead. to
the position Of state fire marshal TO
fill the vacancy caused by the r%esigna-
ton Of Fire Marshal Craft, and has
appointed l. T.. Lampy Of Watertown,
TO fill the place made vacant by the
advancement of Grams.
Robert f. Dowdell, of South Da-
kota, presiden, OF the National Press
association, which is composed chiefly
OF editors and publishers Of country
newspapers, delivered an address at
the annual meeting of the ~organiza-
ton urging the members 10 do all in
their power TO make impossible the
holding of a convention of the char.
acter of the one just closed He add
ed: But we should not leave our
party unless that party refuses to
stand for the principles which We be
lieye rebound to the best interests OF
the mass Of the citizens of the
nation"
Inspection and inquiry as to crop
condition in South Dakota at this
date indicates that conditions are ex,
c%ellent. While some sections have
not secured normal rainfall so far,
most of the state has been favored
and there are few sections where
vegetation is suffering to any extent
for lack OF moisture. There are some
fields which do not show up well, but
they are not confined to any one
locality or section Of the state, and
the fact that one field will show up
in poor shape, while another adjoin.
ing il is in the best of condition, is
an indication of the difference between
farming and putting in" grain, and
not one of climatic troubles. General
ly speaking the lightest rainfall has
been in the central part of the state,
with much heavier rains both to the
east and west, but the whole rainfall
situation can be called one more of
showers than general rains since
early spring. While there is COM
plant. and with no farther rainfall
there would be real ground for this,
but with anything like normal rains
for the rest of the summer the max
ing OF a crop over the state generally
is assured.
George W. Egan, defeated candidate
in the June primaries for the republi-
can gubernatorial nomination, has
commenced a libel suit against c. l..
Dotson, publisher of the Sioux Falls
Press. for $4,000, alleging injury in
that newspapers campaign against
his candidacy. Specific complaint is
made against an article from an Iowa
newspaper attacking Egan's moral
character, which the Press reprinted.
On complaint OF the Val Blatz
Brewing company, John Baughfman,
Aberdeen agent of tho company, was
arrested on a charge OF having en-
bezzled $234.63 of the company's
funds. Bond was placed at $1,000,
which was furnished. Baughfman,
who bears an excellen character,
claims the money was expended in
securing new business for the com
pany, and denies that it was APP
propriated to his own use.
Mrs. Carrie l.. Perkins OF Sturgis,
has filed a petition in bankruptcy.
She is the wife OF Vice-President Per-
kins OF the defunct Meade county
bank. and ker liabilities consist prin-
cipally OF stock in the bank, on which
an assessment has been levied which
she Is unable to meet.
One Of the greatest demonstrations
ever eel in the northwest was the
good roads display OF boosters in the
first annual parade OF good roads ad-
vocates at M~obridge. The crowd from
Aberdeen was swelled from 20 auto
mobiles to 80. that came into Mo
bridge. the terminus.
The curfew ordinance at Vermillion
has been ineffective for some time,
but in the future the authorities pro-
pose to enforce it to the letter. When
the whistle blows at 9 o'clock each
night those governed by the ordinance
will be required to go to their homes.
The store owned by Ed. Hausman,
at DeGrey. was destroyed by fire with
a loss Of about $4,000; insurance. ST.