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

implicated in the robbery of a stor'
at Rapid City, has made his escap'
from the Pennington county jail il
Rapid City. Wilson is the fourth pris
oner to escape from the Pennington
Jail within the past month. A woman
who posed as Wilson's wife, and q
mysterious dark-complexioned man
are thought to have been instrumental
in Wilson's escape. The man had Wis
tied the Jail several times and in some
mysterious manner succeeded in Sc
curing temporary possession OF the
prison keys, which hung on a nail back
of a door, slipped them to Wilson, and
the rest was easy. No trace of Wilson
or the man and woman can be found.
The people of CanOya are to be pro
vided with a city park. Members Of
the local volunteer fire department
have gotten behind the project and
will push il to a successful conclusion.
A committee was appointed to inVesti-
gate various sites and decide which
would be be the best and most con
fCIlchA' IL ~ pAh'i''N " - 49,
new city park also serve as a tourists
camping ground while auto tourists
are passing through the city.
The first writing desk brought into
South Dakota is claimed by Pete An
derson, one of the oldest pioneers of
SulIy county. This desk was unlOaded
at old Fort Sully on the Missouri river
in the year 1864. 1t Is a heavy black
walnut desk of quaint design and re-
manned in the Office of the fort con
mandant until the late nineties when
Mr.. Anderson secured it at auction.
The desk has been offered to the oun
ty as a part of its collection of
antiques.
Hot Springs experienced a pro
nounced earthquake shock last week.
Small objects were upset and build
ings We're shaken severely. Property
damage was slight. A shock was felt
there July Ia.
II. Hoes, a pioneer resident of White
Lake, who Is helpless as the result of
a bodily ailment, had the unusual ex-
perience OF seeing a negro burglar
enter his home and steal a watch with
out being able to do anything to stop
the intruder or make him return the
watch.
Forty bushels of wheat to the acre,
one of the best yields yet reported in
South Dakota, was threshed on the
farm of Nels Underland, living near
Whitney, in Perkins county. Some
of his wheat fields yielded as high as
SO bushels per acre, but the average
for his whole farm is 40. Other farm.
ers in that part Of the county report
their wheat is threshing out from Is
places into which thieves are break
TO 35 bushels to the acre.
Airplane hangers are the latest
ing in search of loot. Some one
broke into the hangar of the Aberdeen
Areo company, and stole 20 gallons of
gasoline, 10 gallons Of oil, a number
of parts of landing wheels and tires,
various tools, a pair Of overalls, and
a coat. A propeller was the only
movable article hat was not taken.
The h~ydro-electric commission, to
be prepared 70 meet any possible ques-
tons which may be raised by the
forthcoming legislative session, has
contracted with the Fargo Engineering
company, one of the largest hydro
engineering companies in the United
States, to check over the figures of
Meadern and Seastone, the engineers
who did the actual survey work on
the Missouri, to make doubly certain
that there is no error in the calcula-
tons as to cos and extent of power.
There was a record-breaking attend
ance at the annual watermelon festi-
val, held at Lake Preston Thursday.
Afternoon features were two base ball 4
games, in which the Lake Preston,
Carthage and Badger teams partici.
pated. There were airplane flights, {
street sports and other free attractions
on the. days program. Music was fur.
nished by the Lake Preston band.