The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-07-11

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Z provision for general elections. Judg
} Seward held that the thirty days res
) idence law was constitutional. TIL
ballots cast on the license questio,
were ~recounted and a number OF in
properly marked ballots were throw
out by the court. When the weedini
process had been completed there re
NAMED ifty-seven votes against 81
loon license and forty-three in favo
of license-thus leaving a good ma
jority in favor of the "drys."
After two days had been consumed
in hearing the testimony in the con
test case involving the nomination Of
a republican candidate for the legis
lature from Deuel. county, the case
has been taken under adyisement by
the court and a decision will be rem
dered in a few days.
As the train bearing the National
Press Association of America neared
Redfeld the Commercial club of that
city sprung a surprise on the party.
A crowd of masked men boarded the
train and fired a number of shots.
Frightened men and women shouted
bandits" The mayor of Redfeld
then explained that it was merely a
ruse to compel the editors to remain
in that city for a reception and ban
quet.
Parties from Mitchell who drove
twenty-five miles to the northwest on
a crop inspection trip made the state
ment that corn, wheat, oats, rye and
barley are in the finest possible con.
Notwithstanding there has been.
10 rain in this section for ten days.
The orn stands from six to sixteen
inches high and is clean and in very
inc condition. Wheat, oats and bar
are in No. l condition.
AT the meeting of the state railway
commission at Pierre, the matter of
telephones took up much of the time.
he Farm and Home company was
to make connections with the
-issouri Valley company at Wagner;
he hearing at Webster on complaint
f Ochsenreiter brothers as to Joint
ites over the Northwestern and Da-
ota Central companies, was continu-
to August l. A hearing will be held
t Milbank, August 2, as to the tele-
hone rates at that place; the Rapid
alley Telephone company, with head
larters at Rapid City, asked permits
on to fix toll rates, and the matter
as referred to Commissioner Smith.
Headed by Colonel Frederick E.
arnsworth of New York City, general
~ecretary of the National Bankers as
ociation, who have been attending
leir annual convention in Belle
ourche, are visiting Deadwood, and
eeing the northern Hills. Colonel
arnsworth is one of the most promin-
Mt figures in national banking circles,
lie association representing 10000
with an aggregate capitaliza-
of several billion dollars. He is
he guest in Deadwood of n. E. Frank
n, president of the First National
ank.
Henry Morrell, of Sioux Falls, a
Dung man % years old, employed as
ssistant to the engineer at the Nor
I'll packing plant, was instantly kill
! last week while at work in the con.
ansing room Of the refrigeration
ant, when his fingers came in con-
Ict with an electric light wire and
10 volts OF electricity were shot
his body.
The Faith Commercial club, in ad-
ton to making a strenuous effort TO
ace Delano county back on the map
it'll Faith as the county seat, has
ken up 0the task Of inducing the
ilwaukee railroad to put on a daily
ain service on the Faith branch.
Joseph Kofranek has filed a petition
the district court at Aberdeen, for
divorce from Mrs. Nellie H. Kof-
lnek. The husband also wants tenn
orary Injunction to protect him from
Is wife's wrath. Mrs. Koofranek has
Iade threats against her husband, &C.
'rding to the petition. She has
amaged a house which the family
WINS In Greenville, it is alleged, and
, protect the house the husband asks
Injunction