The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-04-04

Judge Seward of Waterfowl, open
ed a chambers term of court at the
court house Tuesday morning, the
sessions being held in the clerk of
courts office. The first case taken
up was the contest between the wet
and dry elements of Volga. Some
time ago the license people circulat-
ed a petition to submit the saloon
question to a vote at the spring cleo
ton. They secured the necessary
twenty-five signers, but the prohibi-
ton element claim that not all of
these are f~reeholders, as required by
law, and asked Judge Seward to de-
clare the petition void. The case
will likely be concluded today.
The Sons OF Veterans organized a
Camp and were mustered in Saturday
evening, assisted by members of the
G.. A. r. Comrade A. Il. Vinegar Of
floating as organizer and installing
officer. The camp was named, Rob
ert l.. McCook Camp No. =, S. of v,
Div. of South Dakota. The following
officers were elected and installed:
Commander. w. r. Vinegar; Senior
Nice-Com., Rio Miner; Junior Vice
Com, f. w. Messerschmidt; Secre-
tary: Orman w. Slocum; Treasurer,
w. H., Leighty; Patriotic Instructor,
] f. Erwin: Guide, A. II. Hill; Color
Bearer, Oliver c. Slocum; Inside
Guard. w. r. Palmer; Outside Guard,
l.. w. Sutton.
II. IL. Hodgeson, of the u. S. Geo.
logical Survey, Washington, ID. c., Is
conducting a six weeks course in to-
biographical surveying at he college.
This course is a special one that will
be of much benefit to the engineering
department, anu is being taken by a
large class of the regular students.
Nr. I~Iodgeson is an alumnus of the
State college, having graduated With
the class of 1898, ana has since risen
to a high position IN the government
service.
4 former resident of Akron, la. hands
US the following interesting item
about that city: Akron with a popu-
lation of about 200, claims to lead
any town Of its size and many OF
those two and three times larger in
shipment of agricultural products
grown and produced in its trade ter
ritory. Summary of shipments for
the past year: Total grain, $37S,277.-
20: total stock, SAT-, 500; total mill
stuff, $l~14,SS4.62; total poultry, ST.
1924; total eggs, $27,314.2O; total
cream and butter fat, $16,213.04; total
butter, $17,43S.G6; total hides, $685.
0S; total shipments, 5000, 1874.
Mrs. Jane Prowse, who returned
last week from her claim near Faith
in Perkins county, is enthusiastic
about that section and predicts a
bright future for it. The prospects
for a good crop this year are excel
lent and she says that the settlers
there are far from being discouraged
bv the Door crop of last year. They
-, 11n rain laCt t1ll 1nu IL
heavy snow during the winter. 80 that
the soil is in good condition. Inc
country is rapidly filling up with set
tlers MANY of those who left last
wear returning, and that section Will
have a splendid growth if crop con,
dltions are favorable.
The State w. c. Y. Z. are raisihs
morev for the memorial to Mother
Sherrard, that noble VINO Will
her husband, founded the Chlldreh :
Home at Sioux Falls, The memorial
will he in the form of a statue or Mrs
Sherrard. with a baby in her arms
and a child by her side, and II VIII
he placed in the state cap1tol al
Pierre. In order to raise funds tag
DAVIS will be held throughout the
state on April IA and Is, and the 10
cal w. C. T. L. will have charge OF
the work here. On the 14th, when
is Sunday, the tags will be sold II
the churches and Sunday schools and
the following day on Main street anc
other parts of the city. We will ave
more to say about the subject mex
week.