The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-06-24

remodeled into a comfortable resi-
>dence for the new pastor.
A single produce house, during
period of sixty days, paid farmers OF
the territory around Doland an aggre-
gate OF more than s35000.00 for eggs
alone. The eggs purchased during the
period We're equal to eight carloads
which were shipped to New York City
The eggs brought the farmers an in
come at a time Of the year when they
had no revenue from their grain and
other crops.
Edwin Julson and John Elfers,
young boys had narrow escape from
drowning while fishing from boat on
the Sioux river at Flandreau last
week. The boat capsized throwing
the boys into the water. Persons who
were on the bank of the stream saved
them.
Miss Jentp Ford of Sisseton was
awarded damages Of 81 and costs IN
her breach Of promise suit against
Rudolph Miller, a farmer, also of Sis
seton She sued for S15,00000 and
upon a first trial was awarded $500.
She secured a new trial
The oil question will no doubt be
settled so far as the Black Hills sec
tion of the state is concerned, as sew
eral rigs are ready TO begin drilling in
the vicinity Of Buffalo Gap and other
points farther west in the state. The
possibilities OF successful oil drilling
in the central part of the state will
also be tested before fall, as the con-
tracts for drilling rigs have been let
for a test well short distance from
Fort Pierre. The company headed by
Ben Ash, which proposes to test in
Perkins county, is also making head
way.
William PaScoe, for many years man.
ager of the Widman hotel at Mitchell,
and well known throughout the west
as a hotel man, has disposed Of his ho-
tel leasehold to Mr.. w. c. Roberts
formerly manager of the Royal hotel
at Huron and the Ellis at Waterloo,
la. Mr.. Pascoe will devote his time
to the retail coffee business.
J. II. Parrot, postmaster at Pier
pont, has indicated his interest in the
welfare Of Aberdeen's system of parks
by presenting to the Wylie park a
dark crested red heron, which is a
rare bird in this part of the country
and one Of the most beautiful OF its
species. Mr. PARROTS gift was form
ally accepted by Mayor A. n. Aldri.,
on behalf of the city and as the bi.
had arrived, he was installed in J..
new quarters and has already bes II
to make himself at home.
The curfew will ring in Waterto N
at 9 p m hereafter and all under the
age of II years must be off the streets
at that time, the city council has de-
creed. The curfew law in South Da-
kota has never been enforced in Wat
ertOwn.
Four twisters at one time last
Thursday afternoon swept over sew
eral farms thirteen miles northeast
Of Geddes and did considerable dam
age to growing crops, fences and
small buildings A big barn recently
erected by Chris Bowen, was entirely
destroyed.
After a tour of inspection of the
Milwaukee tracks between Oacoma
and Kennebec, Milwaukee officials an
nOunced that approximately twenty
miles of single track had been washed
out or undermined between these two
towns in western South Dakota by
Tuesdays cloudburst. Five train
loads of workmen, steam shOvels
and a pile driver were put on the job
making the repairs
A committee in boots" will wait
on the special session of the South
Dakota legislature, according to an
announcement made by the state
headquarters Of the national nonparti-
san league. This committee will de-
mand that the special session which
convenes Monday, establish large
state bank such as has been establish
ed in North Dakota, and that it pro
vide for a state industrial commission
to put into operation the state owned
packing houses, mills, elevators, cold
storage plants, cement plants and
other utilities, promised by the repub-
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