The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-06-05

which caused his death. Sphinx coun-
ty, IN north-central South Dakota, was
named in his honor, and there also is
a small town in Union county named
Sphinx which was named after him.
her advanced years.
Mrs. Sphinx is remarkably well pre-
served and has an unimpaired men,
ory. She can tell interesting stories
of the early days in Dakota.
The state highway department has
received notification that there are
ninety-two former army trucks ready
to be shipped to this state as soon
as shipping orders are received. OF
these twenty eight are three-ton trucks
and the balance two-ton trucks of va
rious makes. The greatest number,
sixty-two. are known as "quads' or
with drives on all four wheels.
Hamlin county will have a county
livestock sales pavilion as soon as suf-
ficient stock has been sold and the
plans perfected which the livestock
men Of the county drew up ut a meet
ing in Hayti on May 18th 1t was vot-
ed that operation should not COM
mence until at least $4,000 of stock
had been sold.
A Huron rug store has purchased
the entire line of oriental rugs owned
by Hagop G. Hovnaniam, an Armenian,
who will return to his native land.
Mr. Hovnaniam had sixteen relatives
in the war, all OF whom were killed.
He goes to Armenia to bring back his
aged mother, the only member of his
family spared by the war.
f. F. Varing, farmer living near
Scotland, has new way of killing
gophers. When he goes into the field
he carries with him can Of gasoline
and several strips of cloth. Over
every gopher hole into which he sees
one of the pests enter, he places a
bit of cloth soaked in gasoline. The
fumes, he says, smothers the gophers.
U. G. Reininger, chairman of the
Minnehaha county war savings divi-
sion, says that during the month CT
the Victory Loan campaign, which has
just been brought to conclusion,
something like $50 war savings socie-
ties have been organized among the
schools in the county.
Oriental Consistory of Yankton, in
session this week, observed with fit
ting ceremony the burning of the last
outstanding bonds of the temple.
Yankton Masonic temple was complet-
ed in 1902. Part of the expense was
carried by an issuance of bonds to
members. That Indebtedness is en-
tirely wiped out.
$4,000 temple will be built In
Mitchell by the Masons. This proper
ty has been purchased from the Da-
kota Central Telephone company at
a cost OF approximately $4,000. Con-
struction on the new temple will start
Immediately, and 1t is fully expected
the building will be completed this
year.
Years ago $50 and 500 per month
was regarded as good pay for the av-
erage teacher Of rural school. 1t Is
reported that Miss Matilda Jaeger, a
teacher well known in Moody county,
has been offered salary of $3.50 per
month to take charge of the Bloom
ingdale district school. Miss Margaret
Hood has signed contract at $110 per
month to take charge of the school in
Westerville district.
Satisfactory progress is being made
on the state highway contract in Cod
: ington county which includes the Twin
Cities, Black Hills and Yellowstone
! Park trail from the east line Of the
county to the western limits of Water
town. according to Fred w. Schrieber,
engineer with the state highway COM
mission, who is in the city on high
way work He said the department is
getting very busy and has mass OF
applications for state and federal aid
in constructing roads.