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

Mrs. Miles Belcher, OF Sphinx county
narrowly escaped burning to death
when the head few of a match that
she struck, and ignited her clothing
on which she had spilled kerosene In
filling a lamp. She ran into the yard
and her husband caught her and put
out the fire before she was fatally
burned, although her injuries were
painful.
Loren Slocum, living close to the
town OF Faith, is reported as having
raised enough on one and three quar-.
tiers acres Of ground this year to pay
all his living expenses including the
keep OF a horse, and then had some
money left. He sold over 800 worth
OF vegetables from the place, and says
in 1911 the same amount would have
brought $500, garden truck being very
low in price this year on account of it's
being plentiful.
Jimmy Wilde, a ~three-quarter Sioux,
is in Jail at Rapid City, charged with
embezzling $1,000 from the commits
sion firm OF Steele e. Simon, OF Sioux
City. His father has a ranch neal In
terror, and he was commissioned by
the firm above named to pick up bar
gains in stock in the western part OF
the state. He drew on them for So
900 but did not ship the cattle. He has
apparently completely succumbed to
the civilizing influences of the class of
white men he knows.
AS the result Of the preliminary ex-
animation of F.. c. Kurtz, who was
arrested a few days ago at Spencer,
near Sious Falls, and taken back to
the Rosebud country on the charge Of
embezzlement Of the funds Of the Ger
man-American State bank OF Witten,
OF which he vas cashier, the defend
ant was bound over for trial in the
state circuit court on four separate
charges, the bond required to be fur
nished by him in the four cases ag-
.gregating $4,000.
Frank Loveland pleaded guilty Of
shooting his wife with intent to do in
jury, at Mitchell Monday and was
sentenced to the penitentiary for two
and a half years. He went to the
home Of his wife's parents, where she
was staying, last fall, and shot her
just below the knee, accusing her OF
accepting attentions Of another man.
He then went at once to town and
gave himself up.
Albert r. Denu, states attorney for
Pennington county has filed his resig
nation to take effect at once, as a re-
of the action Of the county COM
In appointing special prose-
officials to bring suit against
county officials. An alleged
of $4,000 in the county treas
lrer's accounts has started the action
Of the commissioners but as Denu's
.erm has practically expired, he says
will leave the authorities freer to
ict by resigning. He belongs, how
ever, to the law firm of Buell. & Gard
her, who are chief counsel for Flavin,
OF the defendants in the suit to
brought. and former treasurer of
county. |,
A decision rendered by Judge Jones, |
Of the state circuit court in Sioux
Falls, in the case of George w. Egan
vs.. Charles s. Mcdonald, in directing
/ verdict for the plaintiff, has caused
commotion in the western half Of
state, especially in the region
which formerly was embraced within
reservations, as 1t affects the
title Of much land and the decision is
contrary to the decisions of the de-
partment Of the interior, although 1t
Is believed to be good law in this state.
to every tract Of land belonging
to an Indian estate and probated In
the courts OF this state Is Of no value
under this decision. The case in ques-
ton arose owe the sale to Mr.. Egan
Of a tract Of land that had been allot-
ted to an Indian, who died. His estate
went through the probate court of the
in which 1t was situated, and
was put up at auction and sold to the
highest bidder in accordance with the
requirements of the interior depart
ment. The Indian heirs were repres-
ented by the United States through
an attorney appointed by the interior
He as a representative
the federal government o KID the
sale and all Of the proceedings, and
the interior department holds the title
is good in the party who made the
purchase. The party buying the land
was compelled to pay all the expenses
Of probate and also the attorney for
the government. and apparently all
the proceedings were regular in every
way. The laws OF South Dakota pro-
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