The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-01-01
STATE NEWS

The state and national banks of
South Dakota at the September call
of condition showed an increase of
$S0,000,000 in the year ending with
that month. The state banks were
at the time of that call carrying de-
posits Of $1S6,254,276.66, and the ma
tional banks of the state were carry
ing deposits of $99,363,00O, total of
1886, 276.s6. The increase in the
year was just a shade under $80,000,-
600, this regardless of the large
amounts drawn in that year for war
savings and other patriotic demands.
The first inning in the fight of j..
II. Beers to have the city of Water
town restrained from selling bonds
for the construction of the proposed
municipal light and power plant
through an injunction suit brought in
circuit court in Codington county, will
open in the supreme court at Pierre,
December 20, when the attorneys will
argue on an order for Beers to show
cause why his appeal from the order
Of Judge w. n. Skinner setting aside
temporary restraining order, should
not be dismissed. The application for
the order to show cause was made by
City Attorney Sherin and the date for
the hearing fixed by the supreme
court. Two appeals by Beers are now
before the supreme court. One is from
the order of the circuit court sustain
ing the city's demurrer to the original
complaint of Beers and setting aside
the action, while the second is for the
purpose of keeping the city from pro-
ceedng with the construction of the
plant pending the conclusion Of litiga-
ton.
With only four precincts to hear
from, the proposition of issuing bonds
of $350,000 for the construction Of a
new county court house, which was
submitted to the voters of Beadle
county at a special election, has car
ried by what appears a safe majority.
Without returns from the four pre-
cints the proposition has a majority
of nearly 800, which it is generally
believed cannot be overcome by the
vote from the four unreported pre-
cincts.
The coal shortage has not been with
out its advantages to the farmers CT
this district, who for some time have
been busy bringing loads of corn cobs
to town. The cobs are readily pur-
chased by people who are without suf-
ficient fuel purposes, as they make
reasonably good fires. The farmers
receive from 50 to s4 for triple
wagon box full of cobs, delivered in
Howard.
The experience of Charles Amber,
a farmer in the vicinity of Beresford.
has demonstrated that hanging out a
lighted lantern near sheep at night
will prevent sheep-killing dogs from
attacking the flocks. In the fall AM
ber purchased 700 sheep to feed a lot
OF rough feed which he had on hand.
Dogs once or twice raided his flocks
and killed some of the sheep until
he was told of the lighted lantern
plan, which has proved success.
The new Methodist church building
on the corner of Fourth and Kansas
street in Huron which is nearing COM
pletion will be the largest church in
that city, and one of the largest IN
the state, according to Rev. o. e.
Boyce. There will be over 5000 feet
of floor space when the building is
completed.
Years ago boys were glad to be paid
is cents each for muskrat hides. They
are now getting as high as $3.50 each,
which shows that these hides, like
about everything else. have felt the
effect Of the general increase in prices.
Fire last Sunday on the farm near