The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-08-19
STATE NEWS

introduced as Prof. Bushnell of
Yankton college, a speaker at a non
partisan league meeting at washington
Springs Thursday night stirred UP bit
ter strife by his ~utterances and before
his address was over he was rotten
egged" and late in the evening left by
auto without his destination becoming
known.
Two carloads of cattle stolen from
Adolph Groupe Of Britton, have been
located. Mr.. Groupe, upon discover
ing the loss of the animals, started an
investigation and finally traced the
missing cattle through the Sioux City
market where they had been bought
and resold. This information was
placed in the hands of the states at.
torney who sent the sheriff to Hecla
with orders to place George d. Mitchell
under arrest on a charge of shipping
the cattle. He has been released on
$4,000 bonds to appear at his hearing
on August %.
Peter Riswold, a resident of Mime
haha county since 1868, and father of
Gilbert p. Riswold, the famous scu,p-
tor, died Wednesday at the age of II
years at his home a mile and a half
southeast of Baltic. He was taken i'll
two years ago when he made a trip
east to Springfield. Ill.,, to be present
at the u%nveiling of the statue of
Stephen A. Douglas made by his son.
The funeral will be held Saturday at
Nidaros Lutheran church near Baltic.
1t was reported last week that DR..
Harry NJ. Gage, president of Huron
college, a elected to the presidency
OF Coe college at Cedar Rapids, Ia.
DR.. Gage has not decided yet whether
or not he will accept. DR.. Gage has
been president of Huron college since
1913, during which time he has re-
ceived many offers from various col
les es but has always refused. He re-
Gently declined an offer to be presi-
dent of Lake Forest college, Illinois.
South Dakota's estimated total value
or all taxable land as of May /, 1920,
was 1885, 500, 900, or an average of
$70.61 an acre, according to the com
putation of T. A. Polleys, tax COM
missioner for the Chicago & North
railway.
The sun of $4,000 has been raised
by the citizens of Chamberlain to take
over the Chamberlain sanitarium and
place 1t in the hands Of surgeons in
the persons Of DR.. Crofford and DR..
Dunn. Both of these men have prac-
iced there for seevral years and each
has made good.
When a racing automobile crashed
INTO an embankment near Sioux Falls
Sunday night, 1~8-year-old Ivy Strand
of Canton, was hurled through the
windshield and her head almost Sc
vered from her body. She died in.
Lewis Larson, her escort,
slightly hurt.
The Junior division of the Huron
club has outlined an ex.
program for ~recreational ac.
.ivities of the young people of that
city which will extend over a period
Of five years or more. The recon-.
.endations include a wading pool,
swimming pool, tennis court, play
ground equipment, ice skating rink,
,oboggans, a winter sport carnival and
baseball.
Hold up men have been operating
n Aberdeen and WATERFOWL this week.
r. Bryant, a citizen of Watertown
vas shot and seriously wounded by
stranger Monday night who at
empted to hold him up. L. E. Agnew
If Aberdeen vas held up and robbed
n Aberdeen Sunday night by three |
armed bandits.