The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-01-13
STATE NEWS

A consolidated school building is to
be erected in Todd county at a cost
of 1925, 600, the necessary bonds hav-
ing been authorized. Todd county is
one of the counties of the Rosebud
country. The county is the only one
in South Dakota having a school sys-
tenn with the county as a unit. All
the pupils of the county will attend
the one school. The new school build
ing will be situated as ear the center
of the county as possible.
Great interest is being taken in the
result of a special election to be held
in Rapid City on January IL, when the
question as to whether or not Rapid
City shall adopt the city manager plan
of municipal government Will be de-
termined by the voters.
Investigation into the high prices of
coal in Sioux Falls and southeastern
South Dakota has been begun by the
special grand jury called by Judge
James D. Elliott in the United States
district court. Nineteen men comprise
the jury.
DR.. j. S. Hardness, district superin-
tendent of the Mitchell district of the
Methodist church, has beer selected
as v~ice-president Of Dakota Wesleyan
university to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of DR.. J. p. jenkins,
who has gone to st. Paul as secretary
Of the centenary movement.
"The trapping season in South Da-
kota has been automatically closed this
winter by the low prices paid for
pelts," H. S. Hedrick, state game war.
den, said in discussing proposals for a
bill shortening the open season on fur
bearing animals. ut is almost impos-
sible to dispose of raw furs, fully SO
per cent of the fur houses in the coun-
try being off the market altogether.
AS a result, nearly all the professional
trappers have taken in their lines and
are seeking other employment" The
catch Of the 1920 season in South
Dakota is estimated by Mr.. Hedrick to
have had a valuation of nearly $4,000
900. Employing the same method Of
estimating. he figures the entire win
ter's catch this year will not exceed
a few thousand dollars.
1t has been announced at the office
of the state sheriff that a campaign Is
going to be made against gambling
dens over the state and also to enforce
the state laws which prohibit boys
under Is years of age being admitted
to pool halls.
As the result Of attempting to act
as a peacemaker between two Of his
pure bred hogs, Loren T. Earl< of Mt.
Vernon. Ia. is in a Mitchell hospital
with q broken knee and a severely
lacerated leg. Earle recently had pur-
chased a male hog to add to his herd.
When placed in the pen with his old
herd the newcomer Immediately at
tempted to usurp the rulership over
the ren. When Earle interfored the
hor turned upon him.
One of the largest stores in Milbank,
2 general merchandise. owned by Nit
t'estaedt Brothers. was destroyed by
fire last week. The building owned
nv tho Dakota Central Telephone
companv was partiallv DESTROYED. and
propertv IN the te1enhone office on
tho second floor as we'll as in a dental
nnd two Doctors Offices. will be 2
total loss. il was said. as a result
of the fre Information nlaced the
estimated loss ~ sen. O0O, TO SIC. 600
or more. The oricir of the Are &c
unkonwn. The blaze broke ont in the
dorartmer+ store while many peon1e
were showing in the nlace Just before
COO O'Clock.
Fight indictments have been re.
turned AGAINST four retail coal CON
Gowns ~ Sioux Fa1Is nv a snecial
United States grand inrv which was
IN session several dave IN S'ouv FALL.
Tho concerns Indicted are r. Loonan
cchoareman Pros. w 2. Sham and
w. q buchanan. Thev are charged
with n~rcAteerire IN ma, sold 10 ron
sumers in Sioux Falls and vicinity.