The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-07-27

PREVAILED throughout the northwest on
he 1th inst.
. now nostotfice has been established
# Winans. Roberts courty, neoree
Winans, postmaster.
The standpipe oi the city waterwofks
Il Salem burst recently and smashed the
,umpiny machinery completely.
The residence OF S. V. Noble at Dead
xood was recently destroyed BY fre.
rhe loss Is $3 900, insured for $2,ooo
At Faulkton, Gains large livery barn,
he count, JAIL six horses and a lot OF
mpgies were recently burned. Loss
ISL, 500
The supreme court has granted stay
II execution ON Il writ OF error IN the
.asc OF Jay Hicks, sentenced to be hang-
| ID at Sturgis.
The summer meeting oi the South
Dakota Press Association will begin IN
Mitchell on July 24, continuing until
] he evening OF the 10th.
| It is SAID that Mark Scott, who recent
retired from the city editorship OF
The Sioux Falls Press, will soon start a
Monday morning paper Ill that city
| Latest advices from Washington are
| @ the effect that A. d. Tinsley, who was
| appointed postmaster al SiouN ais,
stands but little chance oi confirmation
| by the senate.
| A prairie fire burned over a tract on
5he ceded lands west OF Pierre 30 by 90
niles. A Russian settlement on Yellow
/ Medicine creek was wiped out and sever
al settlers seriously burned.
Brakeman j. Smith fell from a train
lear Lead City few days ago and re-
.eived several wounds about the head.
He was unconscious for several hours,
out doctors have hopes OF his recovery.
Ex- Mayor Davis, af Watertown. as
saulted Editor Rogers, OF the Standard,
prohibition organ, lew days ago.
/ The trouble arose over statements
Rogers had made while Davis was
mayor
1 A brakeman named i Smith iell from
moving train near Edgemont a lew
/ lays ago striking on his head Ills
injuries are severe, but the physician at
tending him says there are hopes of his
recovery.
J. t. Angstead. who has been janitor
1t the Sioux Falls court house ior three
years. and who is prominent member
I u the q. \. T., has eloped with Mrs.
Wilson, the wife oil Stub Wilson. the
gambler.
The city OF Tyndall has Just let the
contract for digging another artesian
well which is to be eight inches in
diameter The city has also let the con
tract for furnishing and laying system
81 sewerage.
! The young Eastling cousins whose
elopemcnt from Bryant was given in
detail recently, We're captured in Mime
sofa near the Dakota line. Lizzie East
! ling was brought home BY her father
and Frank returned OF his own accord.
Mrs. Henry kunkle misteriously disap-
peared few nights ago from her home
IN Salem and her whereabouts is at this
writing are unknown She lett u babe less
tnan year old. Foul play is suspect
ed ana an investigation will be made.
Al Cram, who was arrested al Huron
Tor trying to dam the Jim river ior irr-
CATION purposes, won his case and will
construct dam across the river to re-
piace the one that had been blown M
with dynamite. Other farmers, il is re-
ported, VII follow hisexample.
Two veins OF coal have been ioun5 in
Day county, two miles north OF Pier.
'o'ht' The first vein, OF fifteen inches.
vas iound at the depth OF sixty-two feet
rom the surface. The coal is ol GOOD
tuaity' nut light in weight. The second
VEN, oi tniTty-tWO inches, was found at
.uep'h oi oielghty-twofeet. The coal is of
'ytra quality. '' = =
young German settler living neor
eureka. named Wilhelm Albrecht was
brought before Judge Finlay a few davs
'so, charged vito rape on a yonnc r;rl
y years OF age. He was held to fila
rand Jury under bail OF ST 900 hv
'uage Iinany; to whom the case was
aken on a change OF venue. The victim,
~ 'le bruta! attack was na,ned EGza
beth Klein. "'''eu r'''za-
IL mas been decided by tine authorities
oi lyndall to sink second artesian well
~ .nat town. A contract for an 3 inch
we Wen J, mas already been drawn up md il
readS 70 pc signed when tho ran,,;raa
mount, 1000, has been raised Enur
Lhousand dollars worth OF city warr.nts
nave already been sold and the disnaaa1
y .ne remaining $1,000 is practIcaIiv
sure thing. wen IS
The civil suit hrnnrb4 ~.