The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-11-11
Don't Forget
Miss Cherry Blossom
Opera House
Friday, Nov. II
800 O'clock
STATE NEWS

There was a peculiar incident IN
connection with the election in Lake
county on Tuesday. II appears that
the name of b. 4. Bronson, o de-
ceased. but formerly of Ramona, was
ON the ticket for the office of county
Justice Of the peace. He had no oppo-
nent and the name was not taken on
the ballots. Therefore the voters OF
Lake county elected a dead mar TO
office.
The table Of averages for the 1920
assessment places the real estate aY-
erage for the state al si464, with the
average for 1919 al s40s5. The high
est averaze for one county is that Jt
Cav. with ar average OF sl2s.6S.
When bids were opened for q bridge
across The Belle Fourche river north
Of Underwood, the Lowest bid was
$4,000 which was considered too big,
and ,he work was placed ~ the hands
Of the state highway bridge engineer
who purchased the material and had
the work done by day labor. This
brcFe is nearing completion and will
be opened 20 trahc in z short time.
Tie cost Of construction under the
plan adopted will be Jess than $4,000.
Never in the history of Dakota
Methodism has there been such a
shortage Of preachers, according TO
pastors attending the state Methodist
conference. This Is attributed prin-
cipally TO the low salaries prevailing
for the profession, which have not
risen proportousteiy with the cost Of
living II is declared.
Dry goods valued at $500 were
stolen from the cooperative store al
Raymond by thieves, who entered the
store by jimmying the rear window. A
small amount Of cash was also taken.
The Chicago & Northwestern depot
was entered the same night, the rob
bers ransacking the money drawer.
Only a small amount in change WAS
taken. II is believed by Clark au-
thorities that the robbers are mem
bers of an organized gang working
out of the Twin Cities.
Many fields OF corr in the Madison
district have O yet been harvested
and farmers are becoming very I'M
easy ver the situation. A great part
OF the corn was knocked down by
Mondays severe snow storm, when
about six inches of sno fell. There
Is reported TO be a great scarcity Of
help. with few expert corn pickers
ready to go to work. It is estimated
that in the Madison territory 100 corn
pickers could be placed at once if
they were available.
Judge e. T. White. pioneer attorney
OF Yankton. died Saturday morning
at the age of 70 after having been / n
poor health for several months. He
spent the summer in New England
in search of relief but in vain. Judge
White came to Yankton in 1870 and
held many public Offices. He was ap
pointed United States commissioner
in 1889 which position he held until
his death. He vas mayor Of Yankton
for two terL'S from 1909 to 1915. He
was a 33d degree Mason and a promi.
nent Odd Fellow. Mrs. White sur
wives him.
Il has been announced that South
Dakota is to be divided into four dis
tricts to better handle the enforce
ment of the volsetad act and head
quarters for the districts will be es
tablished in Sioux Falls. Pierre. Aber
deem and Deadwood. The 75 fedora
prohibition agents in the northwestern
division, comprising Minnesota, Nortl
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