The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-01-25


counties of the state will be the out
come Of a decision by Judge MCGEE,
on a case in the Sixth circuit, where
he was called in to hear the case. The
point at issue is the right OF counties
to take tax titles in cases where the
county bids in tracts at the annual
tax sales. Many of the counties ere
holding tracts secured in this way I'M
der legal provision to that effect, until
the last legislative session gave them
the same rights as individuals to Sc
cure titles. A number of the coun-
ties, among them Hughes, at the earl
lest time took advantage Of this new
law. But owners of tracts who were
sliding along without paying taxes so
long as the county held their tracts
went into court to attempt to
stop the county from securing title
Judge McGee was called in to hear the
case, and after having it under advise
ment for some time he has announced
his decision sustaining the actions Of
the county authorities, and the vail
dity of the law on all points. This will
allow the counties to sell the tracts so
secured, and put them on the tax rolls
again after having been off for years.
Officers are searching for a Fin
lander, believed to be the assailaDt of
Thomas Jones, a miner, who was shot
and probably fatally injured at the
miners union hall at Deadwood. The
shooting occurred during a quarrel fol
a card game. Jones received
a bullet through his chest.
Playing on a snowbank and watch
ing a moving freight train pass his
home at Rockford, on the Burlington
road, Frank Nelson, aged II, was pre-
cipitated under the wheels when the
bank gave way, death ensuing almost
instantly. The accident was not dis
until some time later, when
one of the railroad employees found
the remains of the child as they lay
on the track where several heavy cars
had evidently passed owe him. He
was a son of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Mel
son, of Rockford.
On account Of the shortage of hay
last summer many farmers cut and
Russian thistles for feed for
he winter. Now that they have been
this fodder an actual test the
'esults from its use, as reported by
l~ifferent farmers, range all the way
good, fair, poor and Indifferent
band. Some of those who are using
his fodder say it is excellent feed and
hat they will s it regularly. Others
10 not find it of much value, and yet
others claim loss Of stock from at
empting to feed it.
Doane Robinson, of the state sta
istical department, takes exception to
he showing which is being made by
he National Society for Prevention OF
tuberculosis, in it's series of exhibits
n this state, in it's efforts to educate
he people in the best way to combat
his disease. The exhibit places South
Dakota on the map in the class OF
California, Kentucky, Tennessee and
West Virginia, with a death rate of 10
% the 1000 from tuberculosis. This
exhibit is claimed to be based on fig
of the census of 1900, and the
percentages Of the showing Of that
Mr.. Robinson says the tuber-
figures of the twelfth census
the whole state, but those of the
indian counties alone, where the per-
,entage of the disease is high, but
hat the society in making its figures
or the exhibit carried the Indian fig
to apply to the whole state. The
of the state statistical de-
Dartment, kept since 1905 so far as
he whole population is concerned,
and those kept by the government so
ar as Indian population is concerned,
show that the deaths from tuberculo-
sis have ranged from 81 to 90 per
900, and with the heavy death rate
among the Indians it is much lighter
han this for the whites alone.
In the presence of a number of lead
ng churchmen of the state, Rev. Paul
Hoffman, pastor of the Elkton Bap-
list church, was ordained as a clergy
nan. Rev. H. r. Best Of Sioux Falls,
Preached the sermon.
The Minnesota Silo company is
making preparations to open a branch
Of that company in Aberdeen this
spring, having been attracted
by the knowledge that South Dakota
are going into dairying on
IN extensive plan in the very nea