The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-03-14
South Dakota News
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Figures compiled by the state rail
way department show that the rail
roads operating in this st te paid in
state and local taxes IN South Dakota
the past year 1887, S74.51. The heav-
lest taxes were paid by the Chicago
Milwaukee and st. Paul system, with
S|359,500.l5. The Chicago and North
western was next with its system of
several branches paying $313.766.39.
Besides the state and local taxes, the
different roads paid taxes
TO the government, but there is no
figures showing their share of such
taxes charged to this state.
To the Northwestern TaXidermy Co.
at Rapid City there vas brought
the head of the last buffalo known to
have existed in South Dakota. The
head was purchased by a man in
Pierre from some Indians on the
Cheynne river. The head was that
of a COW and was sent there to be
mounted. 1t is related that about
five years ago nineteen buffalo were
roaming wild in the vicinity of the
Cheynne river, but they were killed
one by one, until only the COW re-
manned. She was killed about three
years ago.
j. ID. Mettler of Trip was arrested
on the charge of disturbing a public
school while it was in session, and
was required to pay a fine and costs
amounting to $34.
The town board of Corsica has au.
thorized the purchase Of a consider
able amount of modern fire-tighting
apparatus for the local volunteer fire
which now will be better
able than ever to effectively fight fires.
The Bon Homme County Rural
Mail Carrier association elected the
following officers for the coming year:
President, f. j.. Oelrich; vice-presi-
dent, f. J. Kadlec; secretary-treasur-
er, Fred e. Dawes. F. J. Oelrich and
Bardell We're elected delegate to
the state rural carriers convention.
The delegation selected by the Sis
seton Indians soon will leave for
Washington for the purpose of at
tempting to collect from Uncle Sam
he sum of $4,000 which is alleged
o be due the Indians. The delegation
made up of Rev. Victor Renville,
John Williams and Joseph Brown.
Fred Olander, of Pierre, superin-
.endent of the educational depart
of the South Dakota state fair,
IS sending out premium lists for ex-
libits in that department at the fair
% be held September 9 to 10 next.
The list includes IA classes, cover
ng work in the various departments
If rural and city schools and institu-
ions Of higher learning within the
may contest for prizes, either
as an individual or as a school. The
premiums exceed $500, besides diplo-
mas and special mention.
Mrs. Ellen Clifford, aged 76, an
woman who lived with her son
Charley, aged so, in a small house
about a nile north of Highmore, kept
officers at bay for a week. She had
small guns in her house, cooked
and loaded, ready to fire on anyone
who crossed her threshold. The sher-
iff tried in many ways to capture her.
AT last the services of the depot OPP
orator were secured and he went to
the house with a fake telegram. She
opened the door about half an inch
and told him to shove the paper in,
but he said she must sign the book
which he had with hem. She then
let him in, and once inside he grabbed
her and held her until the sheriff
arrived. Next day an attendant took
her to the Yankton insane hospital.
The transfer of the property of
a mining company at Fairview to
the Sioux Falls Valley Power COM
pany is the last step preliminary to
the commencement of active work on
installing at Fairview what will be
the greatest water power plant on
the Big Sioux river with the single
exception of the immense plant in
Sioux Falls. The company now has
on hand about 100000. Operations
will actively commense in the near
future. The plant will be Of sufficient
capacity to furnish power for cleo
trio lights in the towns OF Lincoln
county and those on the Iowa side
OF the boundary line in the neighbor-