The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-01-04

the saloon license question was illegal
but the man who was running the onl,
saloon in town refused to close unit
now, and he ooh this action i'm
mediately after the county commits
sioners had revoked his license.
An o~verheated urnace caused a fire
which destroyed the public schoo.
building in Ravinia. AS no water wa,
available, nothing could be done to
save the building. The loss will reach
$4,000 or 10000. Insurance of $500
was carried on the building. 1t is b.
lieved that as the result of this fire the
residents of Ravinia will demand that
the town be provided with a water
works system.
Good progress is being made in the
movement to have a night school es.
tablished in Irene for the benefit of
the men and women of the communitv.
especially the foreign born, who were
not able while Of school age to secure
a needed education. Another meetin-
of those behind the movement will be-
held January 5, when il is expect q
final ARRANGEMENTS will be made Tor
establishing the night school. At the
meeting the question of different stu.
dies and books also will be discussed.
The Walworth County Boys Corn
Judging Contests have been a success.
one hundred twenty boys tool tn
work. Contests were held at five
towns in the county. The winners in
each town will meet later for a final
contest to determine who shall go T.
the Boys camp al the State Fair FIRE
The Citizens State Bank. of Mobrid1..
is paying the expenses Of this boy on
trip. The other banks Of the coun.
~ are offering other fine prizes for the
other winners.
A determined effort is being made 10
bring a county agent into Walworth
county. Under the Smith-Lever act or
congress in 1914 a large sum of O n
appropriated 10 the several state,
for agricultural extension. South Da.
kota received 100000 the first wear
This sum increases each year and Will
be large enough TO maintain
county agents in most Of the counties
Of the state. Thirteen counties in
South Dakota now have these agricul.
,ural agents.
Joy +. Lindberg. aged IL, son of Mr..
and Mrs. John Lindberg. well known
'esidents of Alcester, was the first vic.
i'm OF infantile paralysis in the Alces.
territory, his death having just re-
from this dread disease. The
ad had attended school as usual and
apparently was in his usual good
In the evening he complained
If a pain in one Of his legs and the fol-
morning, being worse, a physi-
ian was called. The physician pro-
it ~infantile paralysis and
'ould do nothing to save the boys life.
To have his clothing catch on the
of a gasoline engine while ha
vas Smelling corn on a farm heal Egan
nd narrowly escaping with his life,
vas the experience Of Ernest Hay, a
armer. Hay was badly bruised and
ut before he could be released from
is periolous position. He was uncon-
cious for a period of about two hours
fter being released. He is unable to
xplain how the accident happened.
While attending a Christmas dance
christmas eve, Nellie Johnson, 1S-year-
Id daughter of August Johnson, a
prominent man of Pipestone, dropped
cad at the feet of her partner on the
floor. Physicians, who respond
d promptly with a pulmotor. were I'M
BILE to revive the girl. Death is said
o have been due to heart failure. The
Dung lady had entered the dance hall
ut a few moments before she fell,
nd had not made one circle of the
DOR.
John Swoyer, a well known farmer
I near Elk Point, departed for the
.orth in the expectation of visiting his
rother who lives in the British north
rest. On reaching the Canadian tor-
er he discovered that he had been
obbed of his money and had nothing
eft but his return ticket. In his ex-
he, instead of telegraphing to
Xix Point for more money, returned to
ELK Point by the first train, and now
oes not know when he will make an
Their attempt to visit his brother in
Canada.
Discovery Of the accidental death of
ohm Kappel. ar old resident of Woon-
ocket, was made there when a freight
rev on the Milwaukee system noticed
hat a body was being rolled along the
by the train. No one witnessed
he accident. From all indications