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

company
has been bound over 10 the circuit
court in the sum of $1,000 bonds
Court viii not meet until November
ANA his desire for a sentence sooner
vas not granted because his testimony
viii be needed in couvicting others
who have been parties to the graft.
which totals more than $4,000. Similar
graft has been confessed in Penning-
ton county.
The people OF Fort Pierre have
raised the required fund for the 10.
cation of government irrigation ex-
pertinent work nea tina, place, and
have selected "A part of the NcPher-
son irrigated tract near Fort Pierre
for demonstration work. This is
more accessible than the Philip farm.
which is seven miles out from Fort
Pierre.
Samuel Ellis. who died recently at
his home on a homestead in Corson
county, was the father Of twenty-one
children. He was So years of age and
came TO South Dakota from Michigan.
He is survived by his wife and most
Of the children born to his first and
second wives.
Three indictments were returned by
the grand jury at Rapid City against
F.. Il. X. Hewlett, the wealthy hide
dealer, CHARGING him with obtaining
money under false ~pretenses from the
state. Hewletts alleged confession to
Attorney General Johnson in Dead
wood is still a mooted question. the
official exhibiting copies of the pur-
ported confession, while Hewlett and
others deny that he confessed to any
crime.
The eighth annual convention of the
South Dakota State league of the Ma.
tional League of Postmasters met at
Aberdeen last week and although but
a small attendance was present, the
meetings were beneficial and instruc-
tive.
Ira Thomas, employed on the farm
of Jens Sorenson. a farmer living in
Hutchinson county, by the merest
scratch escaped being cut to pieces
by a disc when the four horses at
tached to it became frightened and
ran away. They started when Thomas
was in front Of the machine changing
the levers. The tongue was immedi-
ately broken off by the plunging
horses, and Thomas seved his life by
catching hold of the tongue rods, to
wich he chung with a deathlike grip,
and has saved himself from being
thrown under the disc and cut TO
pieces. The horses plunged through
a heavy fence, but finally were stop
ped. Thomas was badly cut and
bruised.
Steps have been taken at Cavour to
organize a baseball association and
place a team in the field.
\ mass meeting of Murdo citizens
decided on resuming work on an ar
tesian we'll which was partially COM
pleted some time ago, and which is
designed to furnish an additional sup
ply of water for the municipal water
works system.
The voters of Tabor have been call
ed upon at a special election to decide
which two of the five applicants shall
be granted licenses to conduct saloons
for the year commencing July 1.
The new opera house at Marion was
damaged by fire to the extent of about
5000 during a moving picture perfor-
nance when a film became ignited
and a serious fire was threatened.
To become sane and of sound mind
before the asylum authorities came
after him, after having been declared
a fit subject for Yankton by the insan-
ity board, is the outcome OF the Ed.
Doyle case at Miller. Doyle attempt
ed suicide by three different methods
and failed in each attempt. 1t seems
that Doyle, when away from liquor, is
all right, and 1t was while he was in an
intoxicated state that he committed
the rash acts that has put him and the
insanity hoard In such a peculiar