The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-09-16

Oh suCu a UIE.
, A company organized az Lemmo'
TO sink a test oil well in that distric
may abandon all efforts along the OF
well drilling line because of inab.lit.
to secure enough leased land in a bod.
to warrant the expense OF a well
Those who pushed the organization
Of the company assert they have los
faith In the possibility o. striking
profitable oil field in the Lennon
district.
Chief engineers of the Milwaukee
railroad have given their approval o,
the type, location and plan of con
~struction Of the bridge across the river
at Yankton. President Byram am
a party Of officials Of the road We're
I there last week on a "trip OF INSPECTION
Of their lines. This is the same ap
prevail which has been given by the
I North-W Western, and officers OF the
bridge company are securing such ap,
proyal that it may not be necessary
10 make changes 10 meet the require
ments Of any road which may desire
10 use the structure.
After being accidentally shot
through the lower part Of the aldo.
men, John Reed, a boy who resides
with his parents on a Perkins county
farm, crawled nearly half a mile to-
ward his home, when his mother heard
his cries and went to his assistance
1t is believed he will recover The
boy was hunting and was dragging
a l2-gauge shot gun through a fence
when It was discharged. The entire
charge entered the abdohen near the
right side and tore a large hole, ex-
posing the bone OF his thigh.
Mrs. Ed. Guthrie, aged "a, promi-
nent resident OF Belle Fourche, died
from injuries received in an automo-
bile accident. Herself and daughter,
Mrs. Orpha Sanity, and a party Of
friends were motoring 10 their homes
after a trip in the country. Their car
plunged through a break in a bridge
crossing Chicken creek and fell a dis.
tance Of Is feet or Mrs. Guthrie
was dashed through the windshield
and IA otherwise hurt.
Postmaster Dunlap, of Vermillion,
without doubt Will again this year
maintain his reputation as the water.
melon king Of South Dakota. For
several years he has been the o
extensive grower of this variety OF
melons in South Dakota. This year he
has 10 acres Of watermelons. He has
commenced shipments and expects TO
snip a total Of 90 carloads this season.
The famous Homestake gold mine
at Lead is making Improvements TO
the value of about $1,000, GOO in the
way Of the construction of new brick
and concrete buildings and other i'm
provements of a permanent character,
indicating that the mine Will hold its
place as one of the great gold pro
ducers OF the world for generations TO
come. the ore in the mine being prac.
inexhaustible.
T~hirty-hye years ago an attorney
named Bentley disappeared in Yank-
Whether he vas murdered was
a question and Is to this day
among pioneers. A few days ago
workmen excayating for a garage Gel
lar in the heart OF town unearthed
an old grave. The bones in it were
turned up on The bank. Many Yank-
ton people have visited the excavation
and the older residents claim that the
grave has solved the mystery Of Bent
ley's disappearance and is proof tina:
be was slain and buried. Some claim
the grave, which was between
two buildings, was about the location
Of Bentley's office.
Forty years ago this fall the first
were taken at Yankton TO sink
an artesian well, which was one Of the
20 be drilled in what now is South
Dakota. Today the state has many
hundreds Of these wells.
The assessed valuations of South
Dakota, as shown by the figures in the
state tax department, is s2,257,s53 ,656.
This shows an increase OF 1892, 199 ,47s
the assessment valuations Of last
year.
A new weekly newspaper has made
Its APPEARANCE at Lake Preston. IL is
named the Kingsbury County Demo
crat, and, as its name implies, will sup
port the principles Of the democratic
party. George w. Brown is editor and
manager. Thomas McAnally will be
associate editor.
a popcorn machine. stored for the
night in the McAtlee garage at Iro-
quois, exploded during the night, com
pletely wrecked the machine, blew a
hole through the roof Of the garage
and damaged several automobiles. The
explosion was caused by the failure
of the steam escape valve 10 work