The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-06-13

South Dakota News


| power development plants in the west,
after nearly two years have been con-
sumed in the work OF construction,
now has been completed at Rapid City
by a company known as the Dakota
Power company. The plant was con
structed at a cost of about $l,OO0,0OO
and will develop immense horsepower.
The construction OF the plant viii
prove of great value TO the mining in
dustry in that part of the Black HIS,
as it will enable the operators to pro-
cure cheap electric power, which viii
be distributed for a great distance in
all directions from the central plant.
The water power for the generation Of
electricity in the power plant OF the
company is derived from an immense
dam on Rapid Greek, some miles from
Rapid City. From the dam the water
is carried in a large Aumc to the
power plant. The dam itself is an
engineering feat of considerable mag
nitude. The elevation of the creek at
the point whore the dam Is located is
4.440 feet. From the dam the water is
conveyed through an open fiume for a
distance Of three miles, where it
empties into a tunnel This tunnel is
500 feet long. The tunnel was bored
through solid rock and is 6 by 8 feet
wide.
Ray Shea. former money order clerk
in the postofice at Lead, who plead
guilty to embezzlement, was sentenced
to five years at L~eavenworth and 20
pay a fine Of $500.
The directors of the Gregory county
fair association held a melting last
week and made preliminary arrange
ments for their annual meeting. Sep,
TENDER is, 10 and 90 were selected as
dates for the cyent-the week follow
ing the state fair. The fourth annual
commencement Of the Bonesteel
school was held last Friday night
with a class of four young girls.
Mrs. Newell, an elderly lady of
Highmore, a severely injured last
week. when her sons automobile, in
which the family were riding, was
overturned. She was the only one
hurt.
Secretary McIlvaine of the State
Fair board. says that the prospects
for the success of that institution are
better than ever this year. The list of
entries on the speed program indi-
Gates an increase of about a fourth
over those of last year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Darius C. Smith of
Faulkton, celebrated their golden we'd
ding at the Masonic temple there last
week. Among many congratulations
received were those from Rev. Robt. J..
Burdette, who also sen his picture.
On June 2 Morristown will be three
years old, and the residents are max
ing preliminary arrangements to suit
ably observe the anniversary with a
celebration.
An indictment on three counts,
charging enlightenment, was returned
by the federal grand jury against Ray
Shnn n,nnnu nrInys oIar1- ~ fIo
Lead postofice, who was found to be
short nearly $4,000 in his accounts.
He is n of the best known young
men in that section.
A fine new city park is being fitted
up at Beresford. On a part of it a
baseball diamond has been laid out,
while the remainder of the large tract
of ground secured for a park will be
utilized purely for park purposes.
A special election soon will be call
ed at Springfield for the purpose of
voting bonds in the sum of $4,000 for
the extension of the municipal water
works system and the grading of the
streets.
Two convictions for Bookkeeping
were secured at the present term Of
circuit court for Beadle county. The
men, James Young and George Foun-
tain were found guilty of violating the
federal laws at Washington.
A young man by the name of A.
r. Ray. was arrested for embezzle-
ment at Webster. He was travelling
for the y. w. Insurance Co., of Aber-
deem. The first charge involved about
three dollars, and the justice felt that
the evidence was not efficient to hold
the prisoner. He was up again shortly
on a second charge and is awaiting
his hearing in the sheriff's care.
Mayor-elect A. c. Riordan of Hot
Springs, is doing police duty among
the hoboes on his own account. He
personally rounded up six of these
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