The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-02-13

Ing for Pipestone to remain a few
days on business.
o. o. Graves returned home Satur-
day evening from Chicago, where he
spent the week buying new goods.
President Slagle was at Aberdeen
the past week and made addresses
before the high school and normal
school.
Mrs. Muller, from near Elkton, who
was shot and seriously wounded by
her son last week, is reported to be
recovering.
b. w. Wilson, a mine owner Of
Butte, Montana, was the guest Of his
cousin, Prof. j. w. Wilson, a day or
two this week on his way to New York
City.
John Copley of Rhienbeck, Iowa,
Mrs. Murray of Grinnell, Iowa, and
Mrs. Pickcns Of Newton, Iowa, re-
turned to their homes on Tuesday
morning, having been called here to
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their brother-in-law.
In a family quarrel nea Watertown
Monday E. o. Hammond shot and kill
ed one step-son and fatally wounded
another and was himself instantly
killed. Chief of Police Gullick in
forms us that Hammond formerly
lived in Brookings, the family leaving
here about fifteen years ago.
The business section of the town OF
Doland was wiped out by fire Monday,
eleven buildings being destroyed.
The same day the town of Trosky,
near P~ipestone, lost most Of its bust.
ness section by fire. The day was
cold and a strong wind blew from the
northwest, making the work of fight.
ing fire a strenuous lie.
The college girls are circulating a
petition which will be presented to
the legislature asking for an appro-
priation for an addition to Wenona
hall, the girls dormitory. Wenona
hall will only accommodate about
sixty girls and nearly as many more
are domiciled in private homes. The
advantage of having the girls all under
one roof and under the care of a cap
able matron are obvious and the adj
dition to the dormitory is one need of
the college that it is hoped the legisla-
ture will satisfy.
The South Dakota Laynlen's Home
Missionary Society of the Lutheran
church is holding a meeting at the
local church this week. About a
dozen visiting ministers and an equal
number of laymen are present, includ-
ing President Nels Nelson Of Elk
Point, and Secretary L. Verdheim of
! Garretson. There is a good address
each evening, and the principal topic
discussed is the Acts, Second Chapter
seth to 39th verses. The following
ministers are here: Revs. Voldahl of
Volga, Eidervik of Bryant, Hatland Of
Astoria, Olson of Brandt, Berg Of
Volga, Hinder acker of Astoria. The
meeting closes tonight.
Commissioner Jarvis called on us
this week and informed us that there
is another side to the controversy be-
tween the board and DR.. Hyde over
the bill for hospital services to Chris
Wilds, of which the Register made
some mention last week. Mr.. Jarvis
says that DR.. Hyde has no legal claim
against the county and as a matter of
fact the board could not, legally, pay
the bill if they wanted to. The con-
tractor is the party who is liable, but
he has insurance to guard against
such accidents and the representative
of the insurance company came here
and settled with Wilds. That is the
time, says Mr.. Jarvis, that DR.. Hyde
should have went after his money, as
he could have tied up the settlement,
but he failed to do so and Wilds left
oon after for parts unknown. Mr..
Jarvis says that he and the other
members of the board dislike to see
DR.. Hyde and the hospital lose the
money, but they do not see how they
can legally pay it.
About the smoothest get your
money" proposition that We have had
put up to us for a long time was
sprung on us Monday by a smooth,
pleasant gentleman more or less well
corned." 1t was nothing more nor
less than an offer t give us a lot in
some new town plat in Texas in re-
turn for suggesting the names of five
Of our neighbors who might be posi-
BILE buyers of Texas fruit land. The
lot was to be decided to us free of all
incumbrance, SO the contract said,
which contract also acknowledged the
receipt of $4.85 we were to pay in cash
for recording the deed. The gentle.
man informed us that he intended to
give only five lots in this town Per-