The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-05-31

STATE NEWS


State Sheriff Shanks has stirred up
things at Mobridge. 1t is very evident
that a state sheriff is more likely to
do business than a county officer. He
might overlook things in his own
county. but probably not so much as
the county sheriff of that county.
Geo. w. Brown has re-established
his Register at Bancroft after an alb
sence of nearly three years during
which time he published it at other
places. Mr.. Brown moved away be-
cause he thought the town too small
to support a paper, especially during
the then hard times. he returns feel
ing that the outlook ahead is bright
enough to warrant another trial.
The first acre of sugar beets ever
planted in Coddington county to de-
monstrate whether or not they can be
raised as a paying proposition were
der the direction CT Mr.. Reynolds, of
the Minnesota Sugar Company, who
recently arrived here with a special
planting machine. An interesting
crowd of farmers and city people were
present. If it is found hat sugar
beets thrive here, a factory will be
put into beets in Codington county
this year, and if successful, 1000 acres
will be planted in 1918.
There will be a State meeting of
the South Dakota Travelling Mems
Patriotic League May 31st in Yank-
ton, a meeting for all travellingmen,
without regard to other affiliations in
a commercial traveller way. The OBJ
ject is to discus the war situation, and
devise means of Offering assistance to
the families of such members as may
enlist, should this assistance be de-
sired. Red Cross work will also be
discussed and other similar matters,
brought to the fore by the present sit
uation.
Governor Norbeck has named A. w.
Ewert treasurer of the rural credits
commission, S. A. Travis, of Pierre,
was selected as industrial commission
er to act as executive officer under the
workmen's compensation act.
AS committeeman for Beadle county
for the state defense council, Gov.
Peter Norbeck has appointed o. p.
Drake, of Huron. Mr.. Drake is county
agent for the Beadle county agricul-
tural extension association.
A ferryboat is now plying about
eight miles west of Pollock on the
Missouri river. By TINS route tourists
can strike the yellowstone trail about
Is miles from Pollock. Parties from
the east can leave the trail at Selby
coming through Mound City and Her
ried to Pollock. The route promises to
become very popular as soon as it is
known to be open for traffic.
Lincoln County Old Settlers associa-
ton has selected July 4 as the date
for the annual picnic and celebration
of the association to be held in Can
ton. r @. Schaber, the veteran edi-
tor of the Hudson Hudsonite, has &C
copied an invitation to be present and
make the chief address of the day. An
interesting program is being prepared
for the annual ga-herlng of the old
settlers.
Paving work is being commenced in
Huron for the summer, and before the
1917 South Dakota state fair in Sep
TENDER two more miles will be added
to Huron's length of paved streets.
The important work of this year is the
paving of Third avenue from Dakota
avenue to the state fair grounds.
Residents of South Dakota, espec-
tally business men in the cities and
towns, have been warned to look out
for two alleged swindlers who disap-
peared from Wyoming a few days ago.
They were traced as far as the Black
Hills where the trail was lost by
Wyoming officers. They now are be-
lieved to be working northward or
eastward in South Dakota. Their al
legged graft is the taking of subscrip-