The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-03-30
STATE NEWS

ana st. Louis railway this spring. The
agricultural and other advantages of
the state will be set forth in a pleas
ing manner and reduced homeseekers
rates VIII be offered as an inducement
to settlers to come to this state.
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The Rapid City Commercial Club
has mapped out a number of definite
road improvements. The Black Hills
Weekly says; The first plan is TO eX-
pertinent with a strip Of road on st.
Joseph street, commencing at the
Jacob Lambert mill and working east
toward town for several blocks. Here
they expect to try some plan of sur
facing the road and then oil it to keep
down the dust. The road will probably
for the experiment. In %surfacing the
road it is expected that crushed stone
will be used. The oil Will act to some
extent as a binder as well as keeping
down the dust. This work will put one
OF the main thoroughfares leading into
the city in good shape and give the
road boosters a chance to observe
a chance to observe what the results
what the results will be.
The Huron forces for the wet and
dry campaigns are fast getting into
shape. From indications the fight will
be a hot one from the start. Some
$4,000 have been subscribed by the
dry forces to carry on the fight.
Mitchell will begin about April LIST
to lay about two miles of paving in
the city. All of the paving will be of
asphaltic concrete with the exception
of two alleys, which will be concrete.
Practically all the improvements will
be made in the resident section.
The good government land of South
Dakota is fast being taken up. The
last tract in Gregory county was taken
up recently by Glenn Miller, The tract
contained only so acres.
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The Congregational church property
at Iroquois has been transferred to the
Methodist denomination. In exchange
the Methodist people at Vienna are
g~ationalists. This is another of the
numerous consolidation plans being
carried out in the state. The plan is
meeting with increased favor in small
towns.
4 course in summer gardening and
the Identification of homes has been
added to the CCurse Of study of the
Mitchell high school. Students in the
grades and in the high school, enroll
ing in the agricultural course, will be
required to maintain gardens during
the summer. The work viii be under
the supervision of Prof. Joseph Hamil
ton. Home Identification will be car
ried on in the same manner. The stu
dents will find practical application
for the subject matter in their text
books.
Nearly $50, 600 acres Of land in the
former Pine Ridge Indian reservation
of this state have been classified by
Secretary Lane as non-irrigable land.
Much of the land is included in exist
ing entries and pending applications
by h~omesteaders. The state land of
fees have been authorized to receive
applications for portions of the area
still open to entry on and after May /.
The City of Sioux Falls is consider
ably wrought up over the action of the
state of Iowa in purchasing 141 acres
Of land just across the Minnehaha
county line on which will be built a
p~enitentiary and whore over 100 CON
victs will be employed quarrying
Sioux Falls jasper. Two peniten-
tiaries so near together will have a
tendency to attract a choice lot Of citi-
zens. The police Of Sioux Falls say
they will have troubles enough Of their
own without having the Iowa scum to
deal with.
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1t has been announced that the De
luth-Huron and Southern railroad com.
pany, which was organized last sum
mer at Huron. will soon commence con
struction work between the North and
South Dakota terminals. Right of way
has been purchased from Duluth to
Wahpeton, North Dakota, and Huron.
The company while capitalized for
$25, 900 will float a bond issue OF
$40, 900 900 in the east.