The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-08-08

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Martin, Watertown; Z. D. Morcom,
Sioux Falls; George NJ Engler, 1ps-
wich: Charles w. Robertson, Fort
Pierre; Matt Tlunkett, Deadwood; p.
J.. Quick, Kinball; II. Z. Hitchcock,
Mitchell.
An individual named Frank Wilson
has been lodged in the Hamlin county
Jail on the serious charges of burglary
and threatening the lie of an officer.
JorgenSon-Was made following the
robbing of a pool hall in the village of
Hayti of about $50 in cash. Suspicion
was directed toward Wilson, and
Sheriff Jorgenson and a deputy secur-
ed a search warrant and examined the
interior Of Wilson's home. In a chin
ney hole downstairs the sheriff found
a sock full Of nickles. Wilson was
present at the time and as the sheriff
of concealment Wilson drew a gun on
the sheriff ond ordered him out Of the
house, The sheriff was compelled to
obey the command to leave the house.
as Wilson had the drop" but, procur-
ing two more deputies and arming
himself and members of his posse, the
sheriff returned, placed Wilson under
arrest and continued the search OF
Wilson's home. This resulted in find
upstairs chimney hole. The charge OF
grand larceny may 2lso be lodged
against wilson He as unable to fur
nish a bond Of $1,000, and accordingly
was placed in Jail pending his trial at
the next term of state circuit court.
Driven temporarily demen ed by the
accidental death of her little SON., Mrs.
Gtorge Miller, of Montrose grasped
the little body in her arms and was
walking the streets carrying her grew
some burden when she was picked up
by +. l.. Ketcham and members of his
family, who were riding in an auto
mobile, and who took the distracted
mother and her dead child to the office
of a physician. The little boy, while
his mother was engaged with her
household duties, fell from a high
chair in such a manner that ne was in
stdntly killed. The child vas not
quite 8 years old. Mr.. and Mrs. Miller
came from Branch county, Mich,
about two years ago and took up their
residence in South Dakota.
Glenn Hansen of Clinton, Ga, died
at the Vermillion hospital from a
bullet wound caused by the discharge
of a revolver he was handling, and
which was thought to be u%nloaded.
The accident happened at Burbank,
six miles east of Vermillion, last night
and was witnessed by his brother,
Hould Hansen. The brothers were
bound for Lewistown, Mont, by way
Officers are in communication with
the boys parents, and the body will
be shipped to Georgia today. The
brothers are 10 and 20 years old.
The older men in the state house
at Pierre have organized a base ball
team which will challenge the profess
sional men of the town to a game for
"$1S0,000," the receipts to go to the
local Y. NJ. c. A. Immigration Com
missioner Derts is responsible for the
mammoth purse. He himself will
hold down first base, while State En-.
gineer S. H. Lea will catch. Governor
Vessey will pitch the first ball, and if
it is not hit ~skywards will continue in
the box. superintendent c. G.. Law
renee will be placed at center field, as
it is believed that no batter living
could hit a ball higher than he could
reach. He stands siX-siX. State Aud
itor Anderson and his deputy, p. j.
Murphy, will hold down the other
gardens. Doane Robinson will be
placed at second, and Land Commits
sioner Brinker third. The non-com-
batants will be Deputy Treasurer
Pinkney, Deputy Superintendent o. o.
Young, Frank Crane, Statistican
Swartz, Executive Accountant John
Truran, who will figure up percent
ages, and Deputy Secretary of State
]. T. Nelson.
Scores of men from the country
west of the Missouri river are going
to work in the harvest fields of North
Dakota and Canada. These people re-
port poor crops west, and are going
away to earn some money, after which
they expect to return to their homes
west Of the river. One Of these men
told how last year, when the grass
failed, he moved and cured a large
amount of Russian thistles, which he
fed to his milk COWS in the winter
The result was even better from this
kind OF feed than il had been previous