The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-03-27

Schrader of Lake Preston president
Myron Matson of Lake Preston. vice
president, and George A. Smith of De
Smet secretary-treasurer.
A~berdeen's first municipal improve
ment on an extensive scale since the
United States entered the wal will be
in the form of the extension of the
storm W system of the city. The
plans call for approximately three
miles Of main and trunk line storm
sewers, with connecting lateral lines.
TO care for the surface drainage of
the city and the cost of INSTALLING the
system is estimated at 1912, 1885. II
is expected h work of building the
system will be begun within a few
weeks and pushed to completion as
rapidly as is possible.
The highest price ever paid for A
bull at a sale in South Dakota was
paid by Elmer e. Ridinger, a ranch
man and blooded stock raiser of Bar
nard, when he purchased Tippecanoe's
Stamp. j. II. Chamberlain and Sons
herd bull, for $4,000.
That women are coming into their
own under the franchise amendment
to the state constitution which was
adopted by the voters at the election
last November, is shown by the cleo
ton of Miss Nina Scott to the office
of clerk at the town election in Rec
Heights. She defeated her male 90
ponent by four votes. Quite a number
of took advantage of the on
portunity to cast their first votes.
The sale of Herefords from the
herds of Chamberlain and son and All
len and Walker of Watertown. held
at Interstate Breeders sale pavilion.
in Aberdeen, was one of the most sue.
cessful ever held in the northwest.
the entire sale totaling almost S21..
600. The Herefords offered by Cham.
berlain & Son averaged $516.4O. AL
len and Walker also secured coed
prices for their stock.
Kingsbury county now has a school
nurse, Miss Flossie Hickey, of Sioux
Falls, who has assumed her new du-
ties. She will examine all school
children for defects of which the par
ents are ignorant, or which the par
ents were aware of and neglected to
have remedied. 1t also will be a part
of her duties to watch pupils and con
ditions during epidemics. Through
her efforts it is believed the children
of K~ingsbury county will soon be mum.
bered among the healthiest in the
country.
SO far as is known. Herbert Muel-
Ter, a brother of Mrs. Nathaniel Heth,
of Rec Heights, is the only South Da.
kota soldier who is entitled to wear
discharge chevrons. He volun-
teered soon after the United States
the war and served a year of
more in the hospital corps, being dis
charged because Of disability. Last
fall he again vas called to the colors
under the selective draft and served
until about a month ago. when ne was
discharged for the second time. He
was in a hospital for some time be-
fore he was able to make the return
journey to his home here.
A feature of the work of the recent
session of the legislature, in contrast
with that of W years ago is found
in the fact that instead of the long
of constitutional amendm Hnts
to a vote of the people at
time there will this year be only
two. One would eliminate the con
figures on pay of elective
state Offices, leaving it to the legisla-
to fix these salaries by a two
thirds vote, in the same manner as
they now fix those of appoitive Off
GERS except hat these only require
majority now. The other would
a state board of control of
members to replace the present
board of charities, with the legisla-
-ure authorized to add powers and du-
lies Of other state boards as they may
see fit. Various other amendments
we're offered in the legislature, but
.hese two were the only ines in which
sufficient merit was seen to put the
state TO the expense OF a vote Oh them.