The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1891-02-20

on Shoe Drills. They have taken great
pans TO learn what The Shoe and Press
Drills haye done in North Dakota, and
from wide correspc ndence have re
celved glowing repor.s of wha: these
machines have done there
lle North Dakota legis Iature passed a
olil Tor the resubmlssion of the prohlbi-
ton question, and also bill for the re-
movai OF the capital. but before the ink
on the record for either Of the bills had
become dry the prohibition members
and the Missouri slope men united and
eApunged the bills from the journal.
Paul James, the young man who had
been suffering with dlphtheria, had bare
ly recovered from this disease when he
was stricken with a heart trouble, and is
lying IN a very critical condition at the
home of his brother in law, Henry Com
fort.
Since the above was put into type we
learn that the young man has succumbed
to the disease, dying yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. George Riesland is canvassing the
city for the book Sitting Bull and the
Indian War being full and graphic
account OF the late Indian uprising, from
the pen of w. Fletcher johnson. The
work is an excel!ently written history Of
this event and the principal characters
who took part in it, and is we believe
the only authentic account of the Indian
war yet published. If you wish the
best and fullest account of the late Indi-
MIR. Rieslaud's book.
The new delinquent tax law is one OF
the bungles in legisla ion resulting from
the loosencss with which business was
b'lng done during the senatorial squab-
BILE. The law instead Of providing
penalty OF per cent month 10: be ad
ded at the beginning Of each month,
simply provides for T. Per cent penalty
per annum. lhe treaslicrs will have TO
do some extensive figuring and will
probably join i, with little swearing
when they lave to work out day or
two's interest on the delinquent taxes.
George Merry returned yesterday from
n trip to his old home in Howard Co,
Iowa, where lie had been to look after
his farming property in tha, county. |
Mr.. Merry says that there is vast dit
ference between Ito present contiI- /
ton OF the farmers of that portion of
Iowa aud What 1t was Il few years
ago, when they We're relying upon and /
growing wheat exclusively. With 1--we
stock and lis produce the farmers have
become prosp arous and many of them
While there Mr. Merry
met Rev Kaufman. Who is now in !
charge OF a church at Cresco
Wood Bros cal attention to their seed
grains: Pure White Russian Oats.
Plump, heavy, clean Mile, Seed
\ change OF postmasters Will soon take
place in this city, MIR. A. J. Bleser hav.
ng received the appointment and been
confirmed BY the senate. The present
Incumbent, Geo. Mlddlebrook. received
lis commission from the Cleveland ad-
and making an excellent
postmaster he has been alloWedI to serve
IS such during the full time Of his com
mission, Il circumstance which does not
llways occur when changes in the gov
take place. Mr. Middlehrook
'etires we'll pleased with the tact that he
'as been made such q shining example
# civil service reform. The new ap
,ointee is m excellent business man.
nd an old resident Of the city, and We
predict that the office will not suffer in
efficiency or in any other way under the
of Mr. Beser
To the Public.