The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-02-22

South Dakota News



Eluding the vigilance Of her mother
Myrtle Mitchell, aged 2 years and
three months, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Milton Mitchell, residing in Jer.
auld county, secured possession of
several strychnine tablets, which
were being taken by an adult as a
heart tonic, and ate them. 1t was not
long until she became i'll and a ply
stefan was summoned, but death re-
suited about an hour after she ate
the tablets.
A team Of horses belonging to Chas.
Durham, a young farmer, living about
twelve miles south of Geddes, was
found in the Missouri river at a point
near Durham's farm. Mr.. Durham
and his wife left their home February
9 to attend a dance on the other side
of the river, driving across the ice.
After the dance they started on the
return trip and have not been seer
since. It is believed they were
drowned. They were not missed until
the team was found, friends thinking
they had stopped to visit with friends
on the other side of the river. The
bodies of the couple have not been
found and there is little hope of do
ing so until the ice breaks up in the
spring.
The committee in charge of the
arrangements for the state builders
convention to be held in Aberdeen
March 20 and 81 under the manage
ment OF the Northwestern Develop
ment league met with State Immigra-
ton Agent John d. Deets and talked
over arrangements for the meeting.
and appointed subcommittee for
what promises to be the biggest con-
vention of many years for South Da-
kota.
Within the next two weeks a car
load of elk will be received at the
Iron Creek siding on the Burlington
railroad, near Deadwood for distri-
button along the Wyoming-South Da-
kota border line west of there. For
months the Black Hills residents have
been making efforts to get some of
the elk from the Yellowstone Nation.
park so that they might be cared
there. Congressman Martin has
just written that the first carload will
arrive shortly and that another car
load will be there next month. All
the elk will be under the supervision
Of the forest service officers.
A Mead county settler writes as
regarding the situation In that
county: my attention was called to
an article that was sent for publ
cation by one Of my Fairpoint neigh
bors, stating that the settlers of
Meade county were in destitute con
dition and needed help. No doubt
but that we all could use a little of
this and a bit Of that, but as far as
being In dire circumstances, It as all
false. Everyone has plenty to eat
and wear. Fuel in plentiful, wood
and timber on every stream and creek.
Coal can be bought for SO and "a per
ton at any mine, and Is free for the
digging on public and state land.
Stock never looked better In the his
tory Of western South Dakota. We
have exceedingly good prospects for
q good crop the coming season. With
a good rainfall last fall and a good
coal Of now this winter (which is
all melted) puts plenty of moisture in
the soil to start anything to grow.
Not to my knowledge has any locality
any brighter prospects and more OPP
portunities than western South Da-
kota."
Cash payments to Pine Ridge In
dams win be made this spring in lieu
OF live stock. where the Indian pre-
fers the cash. Tho amount will be
$500 to each Indian who registers his
desire TOR cash instead of stock. and