The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-12-21
STATE NEWS


farm. east of Parkston, has beer sold
to George WEIGH for 500 an acre Land
values are steadily increasing in that
vicinity.
The arrangements for the inaugural
festivities at Pierre are practically
completed. There win be the reccp
tion at the state building the |c}cnine
of Tuesday, January .; The inaugural
ball at the Auditorium the evening IF
Wednesday, January 3, and "A second
ball ut the Auditorium the evening Of
Thursday. the 9Th.
4 fire which Is believed ~ have been
of ncendiary origin burned the entire
T of corn in an unshockcd field on
the farm of Chris Tyedt, about midway
between Hartford and Humboldt. Thu
loss was a heavy one. considering the
high price of corn and the fact hat
hundreds OF bushels were burned.
Sheriff Shot, Of Meade county, has
departed from Sisscton having in us
tody liver Grove, who is wanted in
Meade county on a statutory charge of
"A serious nature. which, upon conyic-
ton. viii subject him to a term Of sev-
eral years in the Sioux Falls pcniten-
tiary. The fugitive was traced to a
farm nea Sisscton.
At the family home on a farm neal
Wentworth occurred the death of +.
w. Patterson. one of the best known of
the pioneer farmers Of the Wentworth
territory. Death resulted from an at
tack Of heart failure. and came almost
without warning. He was Sc years of
age and is survived by two sons and
four daughters.
Not only potatoes, but eggs as well,
are accepted as full legal tender by
B~ridgewater, who recently fixed the
price OF admission among the children
AT one fresh egg each. And now the
proprietor, in lieu of the money bag.
substitutes a large market basket in
which he carries his proceeds home
each evening.
Frank Roberts, a well known farmer
OF Rosholt. a instantly killed when
he was caught under his overturned
automobile and had his neck broken.
While going at a good rate of speed
of the front wheels of the auto-
mobile broke, causing the machine to
turn turtle. His - year-old daughter
was riding with him. She ESCAPED
death. but was severely injured.
The endowment of Huron college has
just been given a decided boost, the
Oliver foundation just having been
r-Ade complete. The foundation is
$4,000, AID the college has just re-
ceived a settlement from the J. 5.
Oliver estate in California. This in
creases the total endowment OF the
college to 535,500. the largest in the
state. A campaign for an endowment
of 100000 was completed last July,
and since that time $35 $500 has been
added to the fund.
Harvey C. Ash, 80 years old. eldest
son of Hon. Ben. Ash. well known poll
tician and at one time candidate for
governor of the state on the democratic
ticket, died last week at Lennon of in
Juries received and exposure. the re-
suit of being thrown from his horse on
his fathers ranch near there, lying in
an unconscious condition throughout
nearly the entire night.
A third attempt to escape from the
county Jail at Bowman in the past
three months was frustrated by Deputy
Sheriff Holm last week. Since the
other two deliveries the deputy has
been equipped with an automatic, and
when Jim Worth, who is serving time
from Slope county for shooting up a
dance recently, started on his French
leave. he was soon halted and brought
back to the Jail.
Charged with making a criminal at
tempt on Bernice Mills. the 14-year-old
daughter of Mrs. c. r. Davis, of Weta.
James McHenry. a Weta man, was ar
rested by the county authorities. His
examination resulted in
being held for tria, Z. the state cir
court. His bond was fixed at 5000,
which he furnished and was released
from custody pending his trial. The
arrest and nature of the charge caused
sensation in the Weta territory.
Although Big Stone is nearly forty
vears old and has had a railroad for
bout the same length of time, the first
rain to stop on a regular schedule /,
within the corporate limits of the vii /,
age stopped only the other day. The +,
10 Stone deDOt. which recentlv burn ,