The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-07-15

| opening day of the great round up.
! The risk provided that the company
would pay the round up committee
| $4,000 for each 12-hour period Of the
round up in which more than one-tenth
of an inch of rain fell. That amount
was exceeded in each of the 12-hour
! periods Monday. There was a light
attendance at the round up Monday,
but it picked up materially Tuesday.
Judge ]. d. Elliott has named John
States commissioner for that district.
His appointment followed the resigna-
ton of F. M. Goodwin. who has been
commissioner of that district for sew
eral years.
Edmunds county is fighting the
grasshopper. A. l.. Ford, extension
specialist in insect and rodent control
at State college, spent three days in
the country around Ipswich. Several
inspection trips were made to deter.
mine whether grasshopper eggs had
survived the winter.
Work has been practically completed
on the $4,000 medical clinic erected
by a number of Sioux Falls physicians
and they are preparing to move in this
week. 1t is expected to have a for
NAL opening in the near future. The
clinic is structure three stories high
and is well supplied with modern
equipment, and facilities.
The Bon Homme County Bank Of
Scotland, has closed it's doors follow
ing the disappearance of its president,
| II. Henry WenZlaff and a weeks run,
during which time more than 100000
bank examiners are in charge. The
bank was one Of the oldest in the state
with deposits of 100000 1t is i'm
possible to ascertain what condition
the bank is in. State examiners have
not yet completed the work of check
ing the books. The bank was oper-
ating under the state bank guaranty
law, so that the depositors are pro-
tected against loss.
Carl Walters, well known farmer
OF the Scotland territory, died Satur-
day from injuries received in a fall
from haystock. Himself and daugh-
ter were engaged in stacking hay
when he lost his balance and fell,
striking the ground on his head. His
neck was displaced, and although con-
scious all the time, he was paralyzed
from the neck down. He was rushed
to hospital where he died 4S hours
later. He is survived by widow and
FIVE childrenfi the oldest child being
13 and the youngest a babe of three
weeks.
After a brief illness, Mrs. j. H. Kyle,
widow of the late United States Sena-
tor ]. H. Kyle, of South Dakota, passed
away at her home at Aberdeen at the
age of SO years. Senator Kyle died
twenty years ago.
Loss estimated at 100000 was
caused by terrific wind which leveled
barns and outbuildings, crops and
broke windows in Conde and Lily last
week. The greatest loss is that Of the
new Lutheran church near Lily, which
was blown away, only the foundation
remaining. Many head Of livestock
were killed by lightning.
The farmers living northwest of Elk
Point have formed an organization to
protect themselves against what ap-
pears to be regularly organized band
of thieves, who raid farms at night
and carry away hogs. chickens, auto
tires and other property. In the aggre-
gate the losses of the farmers have
been heavy. and they now propose to
put a stop to the stealing.
The state engineer is looking ov i
a proposed million dollar drainage pro-
ject for Sanborn county. That county
is largely swamp this year on account
OF lack of drainage. and the plan pro-
posed covers large part of the coun-
ty with retaining dikes and bitches
which will cost approximately one