The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-07-25
South Dakota News


large as usual, owing to loss OF sheep
on the range last winter.
Julius p. Ewert, aged So years, a
resident Of Bolton and personally
popular, committed suicide by taking
strychuiue. No motive for the act is
known.
The 500 club, an organization OF
Sioux Falls young men. and largely
devoted to tho promotion Of athletic
events, has closed its doors. being
unable to meet expenses.
The Honestake mine pays the larg-
est dividends OF any mine in the
United States. The low grade ores
OF the Homestake are the dividend
producers, and the owners Of the
mine have taken over s22. 700. 900
from the ground at Lead since the
mine was opened.
State Engineer Lea has received a
communication from the Missouri
a focIoh, 6NAIihC bhbI q
bill is being prepared 20 create the
Office Of state engineer for Missouri,
and asking for suggestions as to what
is covered in the South Dakota law.
Francis M. Gage Of Pennington
county, out on bond to appear for
trial on a charge Of causing the death
OF Bert Morrison, whose charred re-
mains were found in a burned shack
four miles from Rapid City has dis
appeared and the authorities want to
find him real bad.
Articles OF incorporation have been
filed for the Farmers Automatic Tele-
phone company at Aberdeen, with a
capital of $4,000. The incorporators
j. l.. W. Zeitlow, S. II. Collins, f.
Oderkirk, and the purpose of the COM
pany is for the manufacture and sale Of
the telephone devices patented by +.
Z. Granger of Aberdeen.
Four little boys ranging in ages
from Ten 10 WE'VE Yeas, DIOhc lhlo
the wholesale house of the Mitchell
Fruit company. They stole a quantity
of tobacco and SIS from the safe.
They have been arrested but released
on thirty days suspension OF sentence
on condition Of good behavior.
The Mothers Union Of Huron has
arranged to open free sewing classes
for girls to be held forenoons Of each
week for the coming eight weeks.
Two competent teachers have been en-
gagged and the classes will be held at
Library Hall.
T. l. Gunderson a we'll known ship
per and feeder Of Centerville, last week
marketed IS head Of Hereford and
Shorthorn cattle that brought him
$40 in Chicago; the highest prise
aver paid for cattle In any market,
This 10 the fourth time In a few weeks
that Centerville stock has topped the
Chicago market.
Anthony Lewis, who broke into the
| Gallett jewelry store at Aberdeen and
stole $500 worth OF jewelry from q
show window. pleaded guilty and waiv-
ed examination, and was sentenced to
five years at Sioux Falls. A diamond
ring which was worth more than all
the rest Of the booty, has not been
located, and Lewis will not diyulge its
location. He is a negro.
The little son of Charles Marshall,
a Lincoln county farmer, was terribly
cut by the sickle Of his fathers mower.
He had been riding around on the ma
chine, but grew tired, and his father
put him down, and supposed he had
gone home. Instead, the little fellow
lay down in the tall grass, and short
ly after his father drove so near nIm
without seeing him that the child was
screaming with the pain of the sickle
cuts, before the team could be stopped.
1t is expected that he will ecove
Henry Rasmussen, a homesteader
living in Gregory county, had a thrill
ing experience with an Infatuated bull
and only by a miracle escaped with
his life. He had owned the animal
for years, but not until recently had
it exhibited any vicious symptoms.
Rasmussen was guarding a o while
the latter was doing the milking when
the bull approached. He believed he
could brighten the animal with a pitch
fork, but the animal instantly showed
fight and a-tacted him, knocking him
down. He would have been trampled
and gored to death in a minute or two
had he not, fortunately, fallen near a
fence. BY a desperate effort the home
| steader managed to roll himself under
the fence 10 a place of safety. Not
until tho bull had been shot three
times and both its eyes put out would
1t retreat.
A proposal is made by local bust