The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1893-12-01

necision-hew Cold Discoveries
i, the Black Hilis-Other State
News.
Fire recently gutted the East Pierre
ward school house, causing loss oi sew
rral thousand dollars, covered by lnsur-
ance.
Judge Campbell, OF the district court OF
the aberdeen district has just ruled that
the warehouse site bill passed by the re
cent legislature il unconstitutional.
Fred Helping. afarmer living thrast
OF Water, own, had valuable team oi
draft horses stolen from his barn Il lew
piphts ago The thieves also took n
lumber wagon.
Two Indian agencies in this state have
recently passed into the control OF new
agents. Hon. Peter Couchmnn is now IN
charge at Cheyenne River agency and j.
A. Smith at lankton agency.
Basil Deercross an old soldier who has
for years resided on Goddard Island,
near Pierre. was found dead in his boat
ON the bar Il few days ago, He had re-
ceypd his back pension and had been
celebrating"
l.. II. Dewey, representing the agricul-
tural department, has been through the
state studying The Russian thistle sltGa-
ton and 10 devise further pIan~ for its
determination. He found th>,les as lar
east a. Madison, Wis, and st, faul and
Minneapolis.
,e Leader has official returns
from Il counties ia the state, which are
all but the uuorganiaed counties The
total vote is 30, 9,o60. of which Corson
(rep received 1862; Wood tdem.l .,
500, and Farbank tind ll.sl9, The
total vote is little more than hall the
vote east for governor last year,
The following South Dakota post
masters were appointed on the 23d inst:
Ramsey, McCook county. F {. Fitz-
gerald Jr vice 4 L. Butler, resign
ed, Spokane, Custer county j. w
Bohler, vice F. +. McNahon. resigned.
Wlnired, Lake county, David Thco-
philus vice Thos. H. Condot, resigned
At the last meeting of the city council
OF Madison It was unanimously decided
to call a special election on December 5
TO elect city treasurer to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation oil
Treasurer y " MeCallister 4 commit
tee was also appointed to negotiate he
snle OF the $4,000 water works bonds
Isaac S. Williams, an old and we'll
known citizen OF 1ankton, was found
dead IN his bed at the farm OF Judge B.
;. Williams, nine miles northwest OF
ankton. Il lew mornings ago. He Died
some time during the day OF heart dis
| ease and was found lying on his right
side, with ms iace To the wall, tire lips
parted and the eyes closed
The second golden wedding at Canton
within The year was celebrated a few
evenings ago. The aged hut happy
bride and groom, Mr. and Mrs. /. \.
Martin, We're gwen surprise party in
honor oi the occasion bv their daughter.
Mrs. &. &. Bray, and a merry gathering
1t proved TO be. Alr.anl Mrs. Martin
country, coming 70 Dakota III 1865.
Arthur 6 Nickerson, who is employed
IN Archer 4 Howe's grain elevator at
eentervllle met with a very painful acci-
dent few days ago He was feeding
corn lnto the sheller and In some way
his hand was drawn into the cous and
the thlrd finger on the right hand 40
badly mashed that 1T had to 81 ampu.
.ated Or. Flynn, assisted by Drs. lin
lay and l.lndahl performed the operation.
The acting secretary of the interior has
decided the case Of Hugh II. Jones vs..
Jack " Duvall, involving the title to
part Of section II, in the Rapid CITY Is.
~ district. The local land officers were
unable tc agree in this case. the receiver
deciding lor Duval and the register for
Jones. lhe general land Office decided
win the receiver, and now on appoal bv
| zones the secretary also declared Tor
that side Of the case -
4 very distressing accident occnrrea
near Hot Springs afew days ago. Alice
the '-year-old daughter OF Stephen Nc
noes, was alone in the house WORKING
ABOUT 1he stove and attempted to liit !
nu win her hand protected by her dress
| whlch took fire. She then ran ont ri fha
mouse toward her father. who was WORK.
some distance away, but got only hnlf
.lle stance and fell down and died in q
silor' time from her severe burning.
). u. Keith recently sent twelve ran -
'ie .rystal cave near Deadwood to take
out crystals to be shipped to New York
ne now mas forty men at work in tho
.ase ana hopes to get out all the crystal
m ~ needs by the latter part of tn. month
~ VI. hei'h has received telegram from
s," nl'i'iaser OF the California mid winter