The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-12-26


in ten hours he was taken up" b,
one OF the local pickers. Brown easil,
picked the $50 bushels in eight hours
and fortysix minutes.
The South Dakota state fair boart
has elected these officers for the ensn
ing years: w. s. Hill of Mitchell
president; Isaac Lincoln, of Aber
deem, wce-president; c. N. McIlvant
Of Huron, secretary; j. E. Pratt, Of
Clark, treasurer. The South Dakota
fair has been fixed for September 6 tc
-, which will be Immediately follow.
ing the Nebraska and Minnesota state
fairs, and the week prior to the Sioux
City live stock fair.
The dedication of the Church OF
Christ at Doland which was supposed
to have taken place last Sunday, has
been postponed for another thirty
days in order to give the committee
time to raise a balance Of about $500
still remaining due.
While driving to Parkston with a
load OF hay John Holasar had a mirac-
ulous escape from death when he fell
from the wagon. The front wheel of
the wagon passed over the mans head
partially crushing it and breaking his
nose. The team was discovered 60
ing into town alone. A search was
made for the driver, and he was found
a mile or two out of town and remov-
ed to Parkston, where his injuries
We're attended to.
In drilling a hole through a new
cesspool to connect it with an old one,
w. s. Sinkler, Of ~Iroquois, narrowly
averted death by the gas route. When
the auger ven through a rush of
eve gas followed out and Sinkler
fell unconscious to the bottom of the
hole, which was about twelve feet
deep. The timely arrival of Joseph
Utter was all that saved the life Of
the unfortunate man. He discovered
Sinkler unconscious in the hole, and
with the aid Of a rope, lying lei by,
he descended into the hole, placed it
around the mans body and finally sue
ceeded in drawing Sinkler to the top
OF the ground. Utter was partially
overcome by the gas.
The South Dakota Humane Society
incorporated at Aberdeen last week
with the heads of the various charita-
bic and humane institutions of the
city as incorporators, has prepared
for the state society following
those closely adopted by the Colorado
Division No. 3, Ancient Order Of
OF Elkton, elected officers
at a regular meeting held on Satur-
day evening. Andrew Colliton was
~reappointed president. The Elkton di-
vision is the largest in the state, and
1t is growing steadily in membership.
In competition with $50 other farm
er boys Of Codington county, Oscar
Olson, the 14-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. A. Olson, was awarded first
prize in the Codington county corn
contest. The award consisted of a
silver cup and $40 in cash.
M. p. Kerlin, an ardent democratic
politician Of Murdo, Is the proud
of twin boys whom he has
named Woodrow and Wilson, in honor
Of President-elect Wilson. These are
the first boys born to Mr.. and Mrs.
the other three children being
girls.
J. Mcdonald, formerly of Minneap-
oils, a laborer for the Milwaukee road,
was killed ct Andover when he got of
Of a stock train and stepped in front
Of a west bound passenger train. He
Is thought to have a wife residing at
N. D.
In a runaway in Deadwood, George
w. Glover, only son Of the late Mary
G. Eddy, discoverer and found
err of Christian Science, escaped being
blown into atoms only by a miracle.
The horses became frightened while
Glover was hauling a large box con-
100 pounds of dynamite
through the city and during the run
away Glover expected every minute
to hear the explosion, but fortunately
the n.troglycerin was frozen and in
the course Of the run fell from the
wagon and remained intact. There
was also a roll OF fuse and a couple of
boxes of caps used to set the powder
of in the mines.
The Homestake Mining Company re-
ports on employees aid fund show
that $4y57050 was paid out as benefits
that time. with three deaths;
Is injured, % illnesses, one suicide;
being q total Of los benefits paid. The
death benefits were $500 each; the
highest injury benefit being $42 and
the highest sick benefit $97; the sui