The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-08-26
STATE NEWS

A. l.. Haynes, new secretary OF the
state Duroc Breeders association, has
just completed arrangements for the
entry OF hogs, belonging to members
OF the association, in the Interstate
fair at Sioux City. The state associa
ton. as IN means Of encouraging the
growing OF Duroc Jersey hogs, has just
determined to offer prize ribbon
awards for first, second and third
places in Duroc showings at every
county fair In the state whore Duroc
hogs are exhibited.
The women Of the Lake Preston
Civic league have taken up the task
of improving the city park, which viii
grounds in this part of the state. A
landscape gardener from Brookings
vas engaged by the members OF the
club to lay IA the grounds.
The city commiss. oneTs OF Madison
has called a special election, TO be
held September IL, when the propo-
sition of issuing bonds OF 100000 "ill
be submitted 10 the voters. Bonds IN
the SUM OF $4,000 are designed for
extensions OF the municipal water,
works system and the remaining $50,
600 for the construction and extension
OF sewers.
Work will ,Ooh commence on thC
replacing OF q number 81 frame build
ings Al the state Soldiers Home in
Hot Springs with stone buildings, or
~veueering the present structures with
stone as they stand, The special SEES
sion OF this legislature in June made
an appropriation OF S14 900 for the
purpose OF providing ireproof build
ings, % insure the safety Of the in
mates of the home.
The camera men are going To be
at WATERFOWL for the state conyen-
ton OF the American Legion. Repre-
sentatives of the Fox and Pathe news
pictures will take pictures Of the big
encampment for the movies. They
will be used in the news features Of
the Pathe and Fox companies and
sent all over the country. Several big
events will be especially interesting 10
the comera men, the chief one being
that of the initiation of Commander
Franklin D'Olier Of the Legion into
the tribe OF Sioux Indians from the
Sisseton reservation.
Fire Of unknown origin destroyed
the sawmin Of the Rapid C..y Lumber
company last Friday. The loss Is ISL
mated ar about $1,000. DO Insurance
alarm. The hrene- r~espc-5ed cLCk
cred al al early hour Il ,ts morning
Nv d Tsasserby. W1C c---s-5 p he ire
alarm The hrs1e. ~y-ss'1oo@G ga1cE-
~, bui theF Ssre -E-tG6Ta5 Il tre-
wprk because u Size corrugated ID
rDuHnR material E-c ss1es ~ he bang
tng Due u LIE AEt u.'gr q i-sE--
ance III lumber us "a. projection
mao ever l~sEn cf-r-s1
A new grim ejev8.ar s'str@I a. -
Smet 10y 3 tanner ag-gggrE-Ee Cy-
pany has been ogI;ls.ed and Las
commenced hand rE gran At thresb-
ING nov n IL progress q -tls territory
tine elevator Dpent-c IL Egpe time 70
aid IL handling TINS seasous crop.
which is al spundGrt one Vast
amounts Of grain VII be shipped by
the elevator during tne taI and w4u-
ter months.
Mitchell suffrage leaders are plan
ming s great suffrage jubilee az soon
as II becomes absolutely certain that
the action OF the Tennessee state leg
islature ~ ralifyiug The nineteenth
amendment viii NOT De uudone by a.
reconsideration.
aoad workers just outside Of MD
land have unearthed & human skeleton
buried there probably twenty years
ago, before the country was settled
The grave was undoubtedly d rough
one, for tie skeleton had not rested
in a coffin, but mad simply been
wrapped ID an Indian blanket While
nothing remained OF the man but
bones. the Indian blanket was still 81
excellent condition.
IL. g. Schnirtgrund, an implement
dealer Of Redheld. sustained a loss OF
$4,000 when fire destroyed his place
of business and implemeL. stock In