The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-06-01


.;on Said to Be Too Greedy-A Rus-
10, Colonv For the Ceded Sioux
Lands-other interesting o'a'e
News Items.
G TT Cummpriord, a business man OF
c;o,x Falls was robbed at noon n lew
da1s ago, in his store OF $50 when was
IN the cash drawer Two tramps dld the
;oh One was captured and the other
escaped.
Tourist excursion tickets at reduced
rates to the principal summer resorts OF
the United States are now on safe via
Tho North. Western Line For pnrtlcu-
lars apply to agents Chicago \ North
Western R'y.
A cowboy whose name - salh 10 oe
Olson, and who was employed IN the
cattle roundup west OF the Missouri
ri yer. was recently killed near Hatch City,
s. D.. by his horse throwing ltseli back
ward upon him.
The Missouri river few days ago car
ried portion OF the pontoon ondge
away, disconnectng Chamberlain with
the ceded Sioux lands. The detached
norton OF the bridge was overhauled
and fastened to the bank a mile or more
down stream.
A boy named Fred Day, living with +.
NJ. Gardner on d farm southwest OF
Huron, S. D., while herding cattle with
pony few days ago. tied the bride
rein about one OF his wrists. The pony
became frightened. ran away and
dragged Day over the ground and stones
for nearly mile. He vas dead when
picked up.
Mr.. Lucas, OF South Dakota, recently
secured the passage OF the senate bill
amending the act to authorize the con-
struction OF q brige across the Missouri
river at Yankton, S. d. The amendment
provides that the original act shall be
null and void unless the bridge is com
menced within two and finished in four
years from the coming 22d OF June
August Schell, one oi then prosper
Gus and respected farmers OF Jeraud
county, while out fishing Oh the jim
river a few days ago was drowned.
While coming across the stream. which
il at least fifteen feet at or near the ford
he was seen to throw up his hands and
then his hat fioated away, but Mr.. Schell
had gone to an untlmely grave.
Charlie Moore, a hali-brccd who has
been in the lookup at Pierre some time
Tor horse stealing, recently filed one oi his
letters off, also two bars Of his window.
He was discovered by a boy, who was
playing around outside the jail No
threats or bribes kept the boy from tell
ing the Tailor. Moore is one OF the
toughest thieves that has ever been in
the county.
Burglars entered the postof1ice at
Parker a lew nights ago, and after
knocking the dial, etc, IRON thesaie door
they drilled through and got the safe
open. They only got about SO in cash
ana lew dollors' worth OF special de-
llvery stamps for their labor the chief
loss being the lock to the safe. This is
the third or fourth time that the post
Office safe has been burglarized in the last
ten years.
At Huron, s. D., three toughs known
as Dick Williams, Dave Trayise. a half
breed Indian, and W. D. Watson we're
jailed few days ago to await the Sep
tember term OF court The first two are
charged with grand larceny and the
other, with Maurice Dinnon. who gave
hall, with keeping a gambling honse
ne quartette enticed a Chicago travel
ing man named Downing into O game Of
POKER and beat him out OF $l1O, He
then had them arrested.
james 4. Carnahan, major genera, OF
the Uniform Rank Knights OF Pythias of
the world, Grand Chancellor W. A Deli.
worth and Col. ". L. Scism, OF Nebraska
brlgadler General +. s. Mcdonald and
urand Chancellor F. f. Wheaton Of
minnesota, arrived in Sioux Falls a few
Gays ago, and the Knights OF Pythios
looge 81 that city rendered them ! rrnnd
reception They We're there ior the nnr. m
pose OF dividing the lodges OF the s1ata
INTO two battallions The First hattaI,
1lon rn VIII have headquarters in Sionr
me Black Hills Chautauqua program
lor 1854 devotes one day to political
discussion, allowing each &c ~
po''t'cal parties in the state time for d;s
cuss'ng the merits OF their resnective
l'ar'v. The management have invited
non. VIM. 3. Sterling OF Huron \, ~,
resent IN the republican party IN tho d;saupp
~ sloh. me independents will be renrasent seue-
~ ~ oy ". Il. Sovereign, Of Des Mo;nos !"
~. ne democratic a party representative has ~
~: uuo Deen chosen as yet. IN. data ';as fas
rn tIis discussion ia July 7th. M g.