The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-04-11

er, mother and son were ~standin!
near together the dynamite caps ex-
! ploded in the boys pocket, and for
time were unaware of how the eXplo
sion occurred, until the mother be.
bought herself of the caps. The boys
leg was torn and terribly lacerated
aud the flesh was torn from the
thumb of the left hand. A piece OF
The shell struck Mrs. Jorgenson on
The knee and penetrated the flesh to
tae bone. Fearing blood poisoning
the injured were taken to the hospi
tai.
Fred FELTON,, a farmer near Spring,
field, received an injury to his eye
-eyeral weeks ago while chopping
wood in his farmyard which has re.
suited in the loss of the eye. A splin-
ter from the stick struck him in the
Eve and so injured the ball that it be-
came diseased and it was found ne
cesary to remove the injured mem
Der in order to save the sight of the
other eye.
Word has been received of the
death of Mrs. H. S. Thompson, form
erly Of Aberdeen at Florence. Italy.
Just prior to March 20. Mr.. and Mrs.
Thompson formerly lived at Hoven,
where he was engaged in the grain
business. They moved to Minneapo-
lis two years ago and last fall went
10 Italy to spend the winter.
Mabel .COrdelia Lee, the Aberdeen
y%iolinist who is touring Europe, is
meeting with success, especially on
her second appearances German crit
pronounce her not only the most
beautiful American girl on the con-
stage in Europe, but also one
Of the most accomplished violinists
on the continent.
In response to a petition circulated
by the Aberdeen Y. w. c, A., and
by 400 Aberdeen women, the
Milwaukee railroad has agreed to en-
Jloy a matron at their new passenger
there.
The Indians of Rosebud Agency
about April 1st receive a payment
u $4,000 each on the Trip county
ands. In October they will get
1850 each as a payment on Gregory
lands.
1t has become known here that
'rofessor H. S. Stein, superintendent !
# the Armour schools has been elect
d to the chair of pedagogy in the
tate normal school at Springfield.
'rofessor Stein came to Armour at
beginning of the school year af-
five years service as principal of
he Geddes schools and has been sue
essful in the work and it is with re-
ret that the people of Armour have
earned of his acceptance of the DO
ition.
Bert and Frank Alderman OF
turgis have been at work all of their
pare time this winter on a mono
lane, which is now all completed
kept the engine, which is ordered.
hey are satisfied from their tests of
he machine that it will be a success.
h owner Of a gambling house
hitch had been closed at Faith,
urned all the apparatus in a street
onfire one evening last week. Mem
OF the gambling fraternity gath
red around and kept the roulette
heels going until the very last min
te.
Miss Eunice Witham Of the Dead
God high school won in an oratori-
contest at Spearfsb where repre-
entatives from six Hills cities COM
eted. She will go to the state con-
est.
AT a meeting of Tabor baseball men
team was organized for the season.
18th the following officers: Manager,
b. j. Novak; captain, John hostel;
fficial umpire, Frank Frana; coach,
/ Jezewski.
The 17-year-old Sol of Mr.. and Mrs.
'aul Judish, Of Browns Valley, Mimi,
-as found dead with his skull
in, at the farm house owned
y the family in Roberts county, S.
J., about two miles from Browns
alley. The family lived in town and
ne boy had gone to the farm for hay.
lis murderer has not yet been dis