The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-01-03

STATE NEWS

The finding of t%hirty-five feet of
dynamite fuse in the Milwaukee rail
way depot in Flandreau has created
general alarm among F"landreau peo-
pie. as they take this to indicate that
the town has been selected as the
field of operations for the dynamite
and hell fire. gang of the |. w. w.
which is responsible for numerous
elevators, mills and public building
fires throughout the northwest during
the past month or two.
Beresford voters are taking great
ton, which is to be held there on jan
uary Is. at which the proposition of
issuing bonds for the extension of the
waterworks system will be submitted
to the voters. When the contemplated
improvements are made Beresford will
have one of the best waterworks sys-
TENS in the state.
Upon application and complaint the
state railway commission has iXed the
>, upon application of the Dakota Cen
rial Telephone company to increase
their rates twenty-five cents a month,
after changing their plant at WilmOt
from a grounded to a metallic circuit
on order of the city council. At Cas-
tlewood January Z, On application of
the telephone company to increase
rates. At Lake Norden January Z on
complaint of the citizens against the
Watertown and Sioux Falls railway
the old South Dakota Central-for an
unloading platform. Also upon app)i-
cation of the citizens and complaint
against the Waterfowl and Sioux
Falls line for electric lights and tele-
phone in the station. The commits
sion has issued an order to the Mil
waukee railroad to put in a new sta
ton at Alexandria, with sewer and
water connections in the station, law
atOries and toilets and sanitary drink
ing fountains, and electric lights in
the station and on the platform. The
commission has also granted the APP
plication of the Dell Rapids Telephone
company to increase rates at the Trent
exchange on business phones and farm
lines 25 cents a month. with a reduc-
.:oo IS tho coo,o amount q month in
resident rates.
Deaths of the following South Da-
kota men of natural diseases is re-
ported from Camp Cody, N. NJ: Priv
ate Harold Z. Carlson. One Hundred
and Thirty-sixth infantry (Second Min
~nesota). Amherst, S. D.; Private Ed
gar l.. Wylie. same regiment. Valla,
. S. d.; Private Oscar j. Isaacson. head
: quarters company, same regiment,
Carthage. S. d.
War relief funds and various war
/, work enterprises presented to the peo-
pie for support, hereafter must receive
!, the stamp of approval from the state
council OF defense OmceFS, dCcoIuihS
to c. II. Anderson. chairman of the
: South Dakota state council of defense,
!, With the increasing Number OF wal
relief campaigns which are being
7 urged upon every community indis-
criminately the South Dakota council
5 of defense has called a. halt, and
-.A:1-
: through representations to the nation
al council of defense at Washington
| has secured a national order whereby
activities of certain promoters OF wal
funds can be limited.
f The state banking department mas
+ made application to the court for per
1 mission to pay the depositors OF the
a former Farmers and Citizens Bank OF
e Bryant. a dividend of 12k per cent
t so far paid to the bank depositors by
the department.