The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-08-28
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They had been farming and they look
ed it, and when they stepped from the
train a farmer looking for harvest
hands offered them a job. They in
formed us their crop was a bumper
one.
Mrs. Frank Sherwin has been con
fined to her home for several days on
account of illness.
Aylmer Cole returned home to
Bellevue, Iowa, Monday morning, after
spending a couple of weeks at the
bank. He informed us that he expect
ed to take in the opening of the big
dam at Keokuk this week. This pro-
ject is the biggest power dam in the
world, developing between 100000 and
300, 900 horse power.
Hog cholera, or what is called hog
cholera, has appeared in this county
again, one OF two farmers reporting
losses the past week. 1t may be the
cholera, but experienced hog raisers
were of the opinion that last years
epidemic was not the real thing, and
they prescribe clean quarters, clean
food and plenty of clean water, with
an occasional dose of physic, as a sure
preventative.
Threshing returns are beginning to
come in and for the most part they
fully justify the claims that have beer
made for a fine crop in Brookings
county. In some places the yield is
smaller than expected, but in the q
majority of cases the grain is turning
out better than was anticipated. The
%threshing was delayed for a week or
ten days by the frequent rains, but the
machines have been putting in good
time the past week.
A carload of clam shells was loaded
here and shipped east this week, des-
tined to be made into buttons and
other small articles. The shells were
gathered along the Sioux river, north
and south of here, and the shipper was
a stranger who is working up the river,
There were twenty-five tons in the car
load, more shells than we thought
were to be found along the entire river.
On Saturday Governor Byrne APP
pointed Ray L. Dillman of Timber
Lake, as judge of the twelfth judicial
curcuit, to succeed Judge Carpenter,
who resigned. Mr.. Dillman was a stu
lent at the State College about ten or
twelve years ago and will be we'll re-
numbered by the older citizens. He
was prominent in student activities,
and twice represented the college in
the state ~oratorical contests, winning
a first and a second.
We are in receipt of a letter from
DR.. A, A. Brigham of Brinklow, Mary.
land, former head of the school of agri-
culture at the college, renewing his
subscription to the Register, in which
he says: Il am very glad that you
are informing your readers on the sub
ject of socialism and l enjoy Mr.,
Loucks' articles on the grange. Moth
ing is lacking now in the Register ex-
cept a column devoted to poultry Gull
ture," DIR. Brigham is naturally in
terested in chickens, as he is one of
the best known poultry experts in
this country.
County Auditor Ripley, States At
torney Matson and c. H. Davis, chair
man Of the county beard, departed
Friday evening for Pierre to attend a
meeting OF the state assessment board.
They report that they secured a reduc,
tfon in the valuation Of Brookings
county lands. the board placing them
at $44.4S, the assessment being based
on the full value and this Is lower than
almost any farmer would sell his land.
They state that nothing had been
done about the assessment OF moneys
n credits and there seems to be an
uncertainty as to whether anything
will be done this year.