The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-08-03
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS.
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Business of the Huron Land ofhco-rro"
Prehistoric Ages-Departnent Omcers-
Rlack Hills Flora-Other Interesting
State News Items.

team OF II. A. Frick, twenty miles
aorth OF Kimball, ran away We" Gays
ago killing his ten.year- old SON
John f. Diamond, OF Sioux Falls, has
.eceived word from Comptroller Eckles
hat his resignation as national bank
examiner has been accepted.
Word has lust been received at kimball
,f the drowning OF two boys IN Elm
.reek in Buffalo county. The boys We're
about thirteen years old and were
swimming. Their names were Austin
Osman and Sewers Sorenson.
Articles OF incorporation were tiied
with the secretary OF state a few days
ago for the Garretson state bank, with
/ capital stock of $4,000. Thomas
Wagness, NJ. H. Wagness and A. b..
Rudd are the incorporators.
4 decision OF the general land office by
acting commissioner Bowers has been
handed down to the effect that final
proof OF timber culture claimants must
De had before proper officers of the land
office where the land is situated.
Court Reporter Granger for the Fifth
judicial circuit was run over III Aberdeen
few evenings ago while riding a wheel
by a runaway horse and badly injured.
He was thought at first to be paralyze
below the waist, but is improving and
will soon be out OF danger.
Reports from Humboldt township,
aear Sioux Falls, where for the past
month terrible epidemic OF diptheria
nas been raging, show that not case
Of diphtheria exists there now. William
kruse, who keeps a store at Humboldt
oostotiice, lost seven OF his eight chill
1ren.
Auditor Stan field has completed an
abstract of the assessment rolls OF Min
nehaha county. 1t shows that the
.ota valuation OF property in that coun-
" this wear is 80. i3S, ,0lo. which is
about 5000, 900 short oi the assessment
81 last year. The falling off is principal
y in land values The abstract shows
also that there are l. ,22l hogs in this
county.
Mrs. D. Jones, the wife OF a Young
armer living near Dell Rapids recently
eloped with the hired man. The fellow
quit work and went to town several
Jays ago Next day Mrs. Jones went to
town, ostensibly to do some trading,
and the couple took the south.b bound
together. Mr.. Jones does not seem to
take the matter very much TO heart, and
will make no effort to recover his spouse.
The state board oil equalization has
raised sleeping cars 33 1-3 per cent. Ex.
press companies are lett practically the
same as lastJear. Railroads, tele.raphs
and telephones are slightly raised. OBJ
ections were raised by corporation at
'orneys on the ground OF hard times and
cut receipts. The board held that hard
times affect citizens the same as corpora-
mons. and corporations must stand
their share OF taxes.
Points Of law involved in the case Of
he North American Loan and Trnst
company against the Colonial & United
States Mortgage Company OF Hull. Eng.
have inst been urged at Redfield before
Hon Thomas Sterling, referee. The suit
was brought by the North American
company to cover $4,000 claimed to
De Que Tor fees and commissions earned
while managing, for several wears. the
business OF the Colonial in this and
other states. The case has been pending
lor nearly two years.
charles Nix county is moving for
artesian wells under the natural wator
course act OF 1893. The county commits
sioners have appointed a day for hear.
ng grievances on the report OF the board
q viewers, immediately after which the
special election will be called. IT. ay.
pected the proposition will carry bv a
good vote and the sinking Of the wells
Desln as soon as contracts can be made
ne PRESENT proposition contemnIates
the sinking of eleven wells at an AVERAGE
cost OF ~ 900 per well.