The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-06-09

A NEWS

When, because OF a lack or tunuS,
the county commissioners of Day
county were compelled to leave I'M
graveled a part of a new highway run
ming through this city, the Webster
Commercial Club took the matter in
hand with the result that surfacing
was recently completed by a com
munity graveling bee" Farmers and
to~wnspeople pledged in all 100 days
work for the task. Food for the work
ers was donated by the merchants of
Webster, cooked and brought to the
men on the job. \ sufficient crew was
maintained to about 200 loads
of gravel a day until the project was
completed.
Fred Hoffman, 80, a farmer living
between Lennon and Worthing. was in
stantly killed when the III he was
carrying "a accidentally discharged.
He was out in a field where his son
was planting corn, and carried the
shotgun for the purpose Of shooting
gOphers. His body was found beside
a fence. and it is supposed the gun
was discharged while he was trying
to climb over the fence. The entire
front part of his head was blown off.
Al the annual school election to be
held i'll Canton on June II the propo-
sition Of authorizing the issuance Of
bonds of $165, 900 for the erection on
a new public school building will be
submitted to the voters of the city.
Canton requires enlarged school IA
cilities and it is believed a majority
of the voters will favor the proposed
issue of bonds.
+ Bishop Hugh L. Burleson, Episcopal
bishop of South Dakota, while in New
York recently had the degree Of Doc
tor of Divinity conferred upon him by
Dean Fosbroke Of the New York Gen
eral Theological seminary.
Helmer Myre, claiming to be the
light heavyweight champion wrestler
of the world, won from George Gion,
Canadian champion, in two straight
falls at Huron Friday night. He took
the first in one hour and eleven min
utes with an English crossbar lock,
and the second in 10 minutes with a
half-nelson and crotch hold.
The registration of automobiles IN
South Dakota to the close of business
May 81 shows a total of 101 ,129 autos,
1912 trucks and 642 motorcycles.
There are 623 licensed dealers in the
state. The registration does not APP
pear to be affected in any way by
the financial conditions, and is keep
ing up with registration of any for
mer year.
This week will see excavation for
pier No. 2 of the Meridian highway
bridge across the Missouri river at
Yankton completed, and it is possible
will be sealed up with concrete. 1t
was decided to stop five feet short
of the depth originally specified. This
will make a saving of $4,000.
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bert Cary of Lead, had the novel and
dangerous experience of being carried
100 feet through a fume. She then
was plunged into a creek, from which
she was rescued by persons who
CHANGED to be near the outlet of the
fume. She was playing with other
children near the fume when she
missed her footing and fell into it.
She was severely bruised about the
head and face, but sustained no seIi-
Gus injuries.
An oil survey of South Dakota will
be started this summer by the state
geological and natural history sur
vey, an oil expert having been en-
gagged for this work, and it is hoped
it will not be long until definite and
authoritative information can be given
to the public on the possibilities OF
oil development. The last session OF
the legislature made provision for this
survey and the state geologist, DR..
Freeman Ward, recently engaged DR..
Roy A. Wilson, at present with the
University Of Oklahoma to TAKE charge
of the work. DR.. Wilson has had ex-
perience in oil survey work in Okla
hOma, Wyoming and Montana, and is
familiar with oil structures in this sec
ton. He will begin work July /.