The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-03-14

CiOusen was convicted OF opening n
conducting a pharmacy, not being a
registered druggist, and was fined $50.
4 c. Bent, secretary of the state
board of pharmacy, was the com
manning witness, and States At
torucy Walker prosecuted the case.
Mr. Clausen recently came to Armour
and purchased a drug store and had
q REGISTERED clerk, but tn. South Da-
ko-a law forbids anyone but a reg
istcred owner opening or conducting
a drug store. The board intends to
see that the law is enforced in the
future.
on the theory that the large
amount of wolf bounties paid out in
the Black Hills counties may cover
a graft court proceedings have
been commenced at Rapid City by
States Attorney Denu under the in
quisitorial act that promise to prove
interesting. 1t is learned that State
Auditor Anderson, OF Pierre, is back
OF the proceedings and that other
counties besides Pennington are to
be similarity investigated to learn if
there has been any wrong-doing. The
action was started in Justice joys
court by the summoning of Leon Heb
ELEVATE, a bookkeeper for two local
hide firms, he being ordered to bring
the books of the companies into court.
H~ebblewaite refused and was or
dered to Jail by the justice for con.
tempt. His attorney at once COM
menced habeas corpus proceedings,
which were heard by Judge McGee
in the circuit court, the judge de-
Gliding that the justice could not COM
nit for contempt in the circum-
stances. States Aattorney Denu will
now proceed in a different manner.
He has complete tabulated reports
from the state auditor for Penning-
ton county, which show all the wolf
bOunties and to whom paid during
the past three years. These show
that Pennington county has paid out
in that time $4,000 in bount'es, which
seemed to tie state officials much
too large. Wolf bOunties are seldom
paid in this part of the state, the
large majority being for coyotes,
which bounty is 81. On this basis
Pennington county would have paid
for 1900 coyotes a year for the past
three years and other counties are
said to have paid proportionately
large sums. Another step in the pro-
ceeding taken by the state is to sub
poena the employees of the American
Express company to learn about the
shipment of pelts through the Hills,
in which name it is hoped to OBJ
tain some light on the transactions.
In the state circuit court of Turner
county Michael Moffit entered a plea
of guilty to the charge of shooting
and wounding Night Marshal Soren
Johnson, of C~enterville, and was SEN
fenced to an indeterminate term of
not less than one nor more than five
years In the Sioux Falls ~penitentiary.
AT the time of the shooting he believ-
ed he had been attacked by yeggmen
who were about to rob a Centerville
bank, and the incident created great
excitement at Centerville and vicinity.
1t developed that the marshal had
appeared on the scene just in time
TO break up a midnight gambling
game, and in the darkness did not
recognize the fleeing men, one of
whom, Moffet, returned his fire.
A telegram received from the clerk
Of the United States circuit court OF
appeals OF st. Louis states that the
court of appeals has affirmed the
virdict of a jury in the United States
court in Sioux Falls in the case OF
Ella r. Bay, of Menominee, Mich, VS.
James S. Sanborn, the latter being
a banker of Pukwana, s.. D. The plain
tiff instituted the action to recover
damages from the defendant for not
fulfilling a contract Of marriage. The
case was the subject Of a sensational
trial in the federal court at Siou,
Falls, the jury finally awarding Miss
Bay a judgement for $25, O00-the
greatest sum ever awarded in the fed
eral court for South Dakota in a
breach Of promise suit. The case was
appealed to the circuit court Of ap
peals, where it was argued on Janu
airy 80 of this year. If there is nc
further way in which to secure an,
other stay Of judgement, the plaintiff
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