The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-08-08
South Dakota News


old aviator, accomplished what eX-
perienced airmen had declared to be
impossible when he negotiated a sue
cessful flight. Deadwood has been pro-
nOunced beyond the pail of aviation
because of lack OF level spots and cross
currents. but the business men deter
mined to disproye this. Smith went
up from a point 5000 feet above sea
level, ascended 500 feet, and was in
the air seven minutes, landing on the
fiat on the mountain top, where he
started.
Because Of a shortage Of binding
Irvine many farmers are heading grain.
Fields are ripening near Huron rapid
ly and the situation is growing serious.
Dealers say five TO eight carloads of
Irvine are needed to relieve the de-
mand from Huron, west to Blunt and
north to Redfeld. Limited amounts
have been received, which are portion,
ed out to those in greatest need.
While climbing on a tank that con-
tanned only sixteen inches of water
the little son of c. w. Ping fell in and
was drowned at Miller.
Gov. Wesley has issued a call for a
general state good roads convention
to he held at Pierre on August 81, at
which the subject Of good roads is *
pected to be given a new impetus. The
meeting, besides discussing ways and
means for road Improvement, will no
doubt take up the matter of proper
legislation for the better carrying out
Of road improvements in this state, as
well as matters of improvements pos,
sible under present existing laws.
r. A. Savage and Fred Zuraff Of
BridgeWater, report the threshing Of
several small loads of sheaf oats for a
number of farmers, which run 80
bushels to the load, indicating a yield
of from 40 to 80 bushels per acre of
excellent quality. 1t is estimated that
many fields Of wheat will average
from IS to 20 bushels per acre. Corn
is the most promising for several
years.
A ~vulcanizer in the Steninger gar
age at Parker, exploded and burned
some time before being discovered.
One auto was damaged before it could
be removed, and Carl Meyer, a fire
man, was overcome by smoke and heat
while charging the fire with hose in
upper room. The building was mostly
saved.
Clerk of Courts Dan Hanson OF Par
ker, was robbed Of his money, watch
and some minor articles on Sunday
morning While on a Pullman car be-
tween Sioux City and Parker.
Henry Phelps, living ten miles north
of Canton, was struck by lightning and
instantly killed.
Bing brothers, five miles northwest
of Miller, threshed forty-one acres Of
winter rye that yielded a trif1e less
than twenty bushels to the acre. Eucre
brothers, in the same neighborhood,
threshed seven acres of barley that
yielded twenty bushels to the acre. n.
G.. LOyeall, on the north edge Of town,
threshed a field of oats that YIELDED
twenty bushels to the acre. No re-
ports of wheat threshing yet. The
estimated yield Of Hand county, how.
ever, is put at an average of nine
bushels to the acre.
Sheriff Martin of Madison, was call
ed to Rutland to take charge of a
young mar was believed to be insane
and had attempted suicide. The man
was evidently suffering from a seige
Of alcoholism when the deed was com
mitted. Gashes two inches long were
made on both sides Of the neck but
fortunately the blade did not reach
the iuglar vein. The man is now in
the county Jail where County Physi-
clan Lowe dressed the wound. He will
recover. He had previously been en-
ployed on the section for the S. d. c.
out of Rutland.
Captain Cough, of the Salvation
Army, now of Aberdeen, has started a
crusade to clean up the city Jail. Con
ditions are said to be very bad, but as
bonds have been voted to build a new
one, the state of affairs is but temper,
airy. The captain also protests against
the custom of feeding prisoners on
bread and water, who refuse to work
on the streets. a question on which
there might be a difference Of opinion,
where there could be none in the mat.
ter of having a sanitary Jail.
Mrs. Charles Haft, of Chicago, who
is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. James Haft OF
Rapid City, was thrown from a horse
near the Indian school of that city,
She sustained injuries that at first
were thought would prove fatal, but