The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1892-08-12

me Ortoavllle editors cot .ll rn;vnl
UP Lasl week on the street, editor Kaaroh,
ef lryine ~ convert neighbor Whteman
va, WIN Doth arms and feet. In the affair
Whieman was knocked down and severe,
" pummeled and kicked by Kaercher.
Never in the history of the vacon trade
We're wagons sold as cheap as Wood
Bros are now Offering them.
The city council at \ special meet;nr
wednesday evening r0-engaged Ben
Darliett ~ city marshal! The council
were equally aiYided on the vote of con
lrmlng tie appointment, Aldermen
Bard, Emanuel and Phaen votinc ia fne
iailirmatiVe and Aid. johnson. Saunders
and schn"bel IN the negative, the Mayor
dlsso!Ving the tie by an Affirmative vote
+. w. Thorndike, of Big Stone, made
short visit among his Mlbank friends
last Monday Frank says that tho inae
Ipendent party ii Big Stone has entirely
collapsed, both republican and demo
cratic voters ID man having returned
10 thelr party choice In view Of tia
tact that two yeals ago the independents
secured nearly half the votes of tbs city
this Is a significant fact, illustrating that
you can only fool people about SO long.
W. ID. Lawrence and Herman Meyers.
came in from Troy yesterday. Nir. Law
renee reports the total loss OF $50 acres
OF grain by Sundays storm, one hundred
acres Of which was insured hTr. Movers
also loses his whole crop ot $40 acres,
severe blow to him, as Ne has been siIni.
larly visited Tor four years in succession,
q series Of misfortunes that would GER
tanly discourage man Of less tortitude.
In the last storm he also lost two valu-
| able horses, one killed by lightning and
the other by running into wire fence
during the storm. Mr.. Meyers bad 200
acres insured in the. .Watertown.
One OF the local calamity screechers
who are now engaged in travelling over
the county enllghtening the farmers on
their down ,rodden condition. struck the
northern part Of Antelope Valley last
week and after spending the day gong
from farm to farm advertising meeting
for the evening found himself the only
attendant at the school house whom the
hour for the opening arrived. With d
weary heart, made SO by the perversity
OF the farmers who refused 10 be saved
when he was willing to save them, he re-
traced bis steps to the home Of good
republican farmer where he was pToyld-
ed with bed and in the morning fur
nished with breakfast and told to 80
and sin no more
The committee having in charge the
collection Of tho $500 subscription Cor
state building at the world fair have
placed subscription papers in the hands
of tho merchants and business men OF
our town to receive donations. There
should be no difficulty in raising the
amount apportionea to Grant county as
her share III this enterprise, and there
Will Be none If each individual makes
eye- . snall subscription. While there
Is no question that the legislature Of the
state should have provided for this by
an appropriation, it was not done, anu
the public spirit and state pride OF the
citizens of the county should not be ap-
pealei 70 in vain in this matter. Every
loyal citizen in the county should feel an
interest in seeing our grand state OF
South Dakota creditably represented at
tho great exhibition, and be wiling to
give something to sec il done.
A gang IF tramps took possession OF
part Of Johnson d Johnson's coal sheds
the first Of the week, and after supply,
ING themselves with whiskey, proceeded
TO collect toll from passers by on the rail
road Oa Tuesday morning one OF them
With his arm done up IN q sling went out
ana accosted two men who claimed TO
be former employees on the railroad,
and asked them Tor dollar, which, was
refused. when the whole gang came out
And threatened to do up the travellers,
and 4 free hght ensued, the two men
mlljnr reyolvers and defending them
selves With stones. The fight was inter.
rnpted BY number of railroad men,
who seeing the disturbance came to the
rescue. one OF the tramps was severely
cut on tie head with stone. Inc
sheriff was sent for, and upon his arrlval
,he trsmps were given three hours 70
~, III out IL town or be arrested. Some
Strong measures should De adopted ~
Milbnnk 10 tree the city from this tramp
nuisance.