The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-12-02
STATE NEWS

company of Milbank has started a new
thing here-paying its patrons for the
wild oats locked from their grain after
cleansing. Wild oats have a market
value of from Is to 27 cents per bushel
on the Twin City market.
Redfeld.-Mrs. S. w. Clark died
here Saturday after a few weeks i'll
ness with heart trouble, accentuated
by an acute attack of bronchitis. Mrs.
Clark was the wife of Attorney S.. w.
Clark, a former attorney general of
the state and present law partner of
Senator Thomas Sterling.
Lake Apdes.-F. A. Ray, a well
known resident of this city, and a
democratic wheelhorse of this part of
the state, has accepted appointment to
the office of deputy internal revenue
collector, and it is expected will be
assigned to duty in South Dakota. For
some time he had conducted a hotel
in Lake Andes. Mrs. Ray will have
charge of the hotel during the remain
der of the winter.
Rapid City.-Robert Hill, a graduate
of the state school of mines here, and
until recently employed in silver and
gold mining in southern New Mexico,
has, according to information received
here, sailed for the Belgian Congo In
Africa, where he has a two years con
tract to superintend diamond mines
owned and operated by an English
Belgian syndicate.
Mitchell.-Fifteen thousand dollars
damages were denied Sampson in cir
cult court here for the loss of an arm
in a runaway while driving the de-
livery wagon for the Rathbun Grocery
company. Sampson claimed the team
given him was vicious and not city
broke, but the defense claimed the
team was frightened at an automobile
and the accident was no fault of the
grocery company.
Aberdeen.-The second plain clothes
man employed to inspect the illegal
sale of liquor in the city since July |
has left without being able to find
grounds for a single prosecution. The
last man was employed by the county
a month ago.. The first hired was by
the dry faction, his work resulting in
a Joe Doe investigation which was ad-
journeyed without a single warrant be
ing issued.
Pierre.-With attacks from both the
national banks and the state banks,
the state banking department is max
recent order requiring state banks to
deposit so per cent of their reserves
in national banks within the state.
With a decision against the bankins
department in the suits by the ma
tional banks in the circuit court, the
opponents of the order express belief
that they will win in the supreme court
in their case brought by the S..
Charles State Bank of st. Charles,
Gregory county.
Watauga.-After spending nearly a
week in the investigation of conditions
surrounding the closing of the Wa
tauga State Bank of this place, it is
understood that the shortage has
reached about $4,000. This amount
can be collected from the bonding
company of Redfield, S. D., and it i
believed that the depositors will suffer
no loss. The bank carried deposits OF
$14, 900, loans and discounts amount
ing to 5000.
Pierre.-Governor Byrne has receiy-
ed an invitation to, with a number OF
others, become the guest of Henry
Ford, on a trip to Christiana, Sweden,
on the boat Oscar Second, which sails
from New York December A. Mr..
Ford will take a number of peace adj
vocates from this country to Sweden
to hold a peace conference, and at
tempt to secure action on the part OF
the warning countries of Europe to
bring the present struggle to an end,
Madison.-Robert S. Wesley, former
governor of South Dakota but at pres
ent chairman of the cooperative board
of the United Commercial agency of
Chicago, which concern has on it's di
rectorate a number of the most influen'
tial men of affairs in South Dakota
Iowa and Illinois, returned to the east
yesterday after spending a couple OF
days hero on business matters