The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-04-24


Phone R-266.
Charley Johnson was over from Het.
land Sunday.
Mrs. Eichberg visited at Dempster
the last of the week.
o. B. Utigard returned home Friday
evening from a trip to Toronto.
Philo Hall was at De Smet Thursday
to attend a session of circuit court.
Fl. l.. Hopkins returned home Friday
morning from a business trip to Clark.
Miss Minnie Gleason went to Huron
Friday evening and visited over Sun
day.
Jack Goggins Of the Tidball phar-
mac force, went to Watertown Friday
evening for a visit of a few days.
The three weeks auto course at the
college closed on Thursday and the
students returned to their homes on
Friday.
p. j. Murphy returned home to
Pierre Saturday evening after spend
ing the week here looking after his
property.
Misses leila and Ella Lindskog and
Mamie Youngburg visited friends at
Volga the last Of the week, returning
Saturday morning.
The ladies of the NJ. E. Aid will hold
a bazaar in the church parlor Wednes-
day, April 80, at 3 o'clock. There will
be a home bake sale and lunch counter.
Miss Mary B. Allen departed Thurs
day for a visit at Beloit, Wis, and She
will return by way of Minneapolis to
take in the grand opera concerts this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Alexander came
up from ST. Peter, Mimi, Saturday
evening and spent Sunday at the home
Of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. P.
Alexander.
Judge Sherwood came down from
Clark Friday morning to attend the
prohibition convention and contest at
the college. He acted as one OF the
judges of the contest and addressed
the gathering of delegates on Saturday.
Prof. Kerr was over at Madison the
latter part of the week to investigate
the building and loan association in
that city. The association there is
twenty-five years old and is in a most
f%lourishing condition, having abou,
$250,000 in loans out.
Word was received here Saturday OF
the death Of G. A. Williams, n of
the old settlers of this county, who
passed away that morning at the Sol
diers' Home at Hot Springs, where he
has made his home for the past few
years. The funeral was held there.
The farmers completed most of their
seeding previous to the rains Of the
last day or two, and the crop prospects
for the year were never better. The
lawns are coming out in fine shape and
the grass shows no indication of hav-
ing been injured by the lack of snow
for protection during the winter.
z. u. Poole, the drayman, has a new
Made in Bookings" dray, and he
tells us that it is a better piece of
work than he could have secured from
any one of the big manufacturers.
Every part with the exception Of the
wheels was made at John Matson's
blacksmith shop, and it is certainly a
job that Mr.. Matson and his force a
be proud Of. 1t is strong and well
built and is intended principally for
the hauling of heavy stuff.
Report of the state statistical depart
ment on vital statistics for 1911 and
1912, shows an increase in the birth
rate and a decrease in death rate in
1912 over 1911, with an increase in
population through naturalizations for
the year. There was a slight increase
in number of marriages, and a de-
crease in divorces. The figures are:
1911-Births, 1866; deaths, 4,753;
marriages, 5,001; divorces, COZ; ma
turalizations, LIS. 1912-Births, 12,-
$40; deaths, ABB; marriages, 5,016;
divorces, 517; naturalizations, 1890.
Small grain seeding nas been in full
swing nearly all this week throughout
South Dakota, and in many sections,
especially the southern portion, now is
practically completed. A great deal of
wheat seeding had been done before
the storms of last week, and this re-
ceived the full benefit Of the vast
amount of moisture which fell in the
form of wet snow. AS the frost was
out of the ground when the snow melt
ed, every drop of moisture went into
the soil. 1t is the opinion Of crop ex-
perts that there now is ample moisture
in the ground throughout South Dakota
to carry crops well into the growing
season. Crop prospects in the state
could not be more encouraging than
they are at the present time.
There was quite a stabbing ARRAY
at White Saturday night, and one mar
received serious but not fatal wounds.
The parties to the affair were Fritz
Reinert, a blacksmith about sixty
years of age, and a man named Iron
son. 1t seems that Thomson went to
Reinert's house, where he lived alone,
and attempted to enter, believing that
Reniert was away from home. The
latter came out and ordered the in.
truder off the premises and just as he
was stepping back into the house
again Thomson kicked him on the back
porch. The kick probably injured
Reinert's dignity more than any part
of his anatomy, and grabbing up a
huge bread knife he stabbed Thomson
several times in the neck and chest.
Reinert was arraigned before Justice
La Craft at White IN Tuesday and
bound over to the circuit court under
$500 bail. States Attorney Matson
and w. NJ. Cheever went over to at
tend the hearing, the latter appearing
for Reinert.
J. H. Roberts tells us that he will
close the laundry this week and ship
the machinery back to the factory. He
has decided after a thorough trial tina