The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-05-10
STATE NEWS


Construction work at Sioux Falls
was at a standstill last week as the
result of a walk-out of union labor on
local building contractors, members of
the contractors association. Accord
ing to union leaders about 100 men
comprising members of the painters,
plumbers, carpenters and electrical
workers unions went out. The men
are contesting for the employment OF
union labor in all building trades in
construction where any union men are
employed.
DR.. Hilton l.. Jones, teacher of sci
ence at Dakota Wesleyan university,
Mitchell, has invented a device which
may protect vessels from GernaG
submarines. DR.. Jones is a member
Of the national council for defense and
of the navy consulting board.
The state conference of thirty-sec-
ond and thirty-third Scottish Rite
Masons of South Dakota assembled in
Aberdeen lately. The conference was
held to disruss matters pertaining to
the council of thirty-third degree
MasOns which will assemble at Wash
ington later in the year.
A course of instruction in military
tactics has been introduced at the
Northern normal at Aberdeen, by Ar
thur l.. Strum, director of mems ath-
%letics. Coach Strum is a former mem
organization and is showing his pa
triotism by helping to fit about seven
ty-tive young men for military duty
through this course of instruction. The
enrolment is entirely voluntary but
practically every able bodied man left
in the school is enrolled. Many young
men have been excused from school
duties the rest of the term and given
full credit for the terms work in order
that they might enlist in the army, or
serve the nation by going back to the
farm.
Residents of Trojan, this state.
mostly Italians, have flung Old Glory
to the breeze from Terry Peak, the
highest point in the Black Hills.
The elevation is more than 1000 feet
and it commands a view of the valley
for many miles. A company of in
fantry composed of men who have
served in the Italian army has been
organized to fight for the United
States.
DR.. White, a veterinary surgeon, of
Platte, was shot and fatally wounded
by his wife at their home in that city
last night as the elimination, it is
said, Of family trouble of long stand
ing. White was rushed TO the hospital
at Geddes by automobile and though
still alive it was said his condition is
hopeless. Three shots from a 32-calibre
automatic revolver entered his breast,
a fourth going wild. Mrs. White,
who had been visiting in Sioux
Falls, returned to her home
on a late train and, it is alleged, found
her husbasd there in company with
Miss Eva Westerberg, of Platte. She
opened fire Immediately on gaining en-
trance, Mr., White being struck in the
breast three times. The action of the
authorities will depend on the out
come of the husbands condition.
De Smet has voted to observe Old
Settlers day as usual, though just how
deliberately was left to a future meet
ing to decide. The day will be Mon
day, June II. as the 10th m on
Sunday. Another meeting will be held
when committees will be named.
Earl d. Wilmarth has sold his law
practice at New Rockford, n. D., and
will open an Office in De Smet, his
home town. Earl is a graduate of the
law department Of the state univcr-
sity and has had three years eAper,
ielce in North Dakota.
The public land sale at Leola was
featured mostly by local buyers, the
outside mes not taking advantage Of
the opportunities offered in McPher-
son county for the buying of good land
and at figures and payments that
would suit the small buyer as well as
the heavy ones. There was $4,000