The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-05-18

the State.
O. W. Bair, late receiver OF the 'h''eo
States land office at Huron, has succeed
pd Horace Comfort as attorney lor Tue
lConsnlidated Land and Irrigation COM
pany.
Contracts have been completed ana
worl: begun on the axle grease factory
and electric light plant IN Cnster. AZ
will cost $40. 900 and employ about 20
men. 1t will be in operation III july.
Dr. Charles Be1giaha committed sui
eide at Deadwood a few days ago by
taking morphine. The man was su'ier-
ing from remorse for causing 1he death
by malpractice Cs a Young country"o.
man. Bergdaha had been resident OF
Deadwood but month. he was lor
some time on the staff OF the county
corps OF physicians.
The latest change in the surveyor gen
erals office in Huron is the reyoval OF
Phil Dunning rs transcribing clerk to
make room for w. S. Walker OF Sioux
Falls, Another change that VIII soon
take place is said to be that OF Charles
n Cameron. who will be succeeded by
John Rates. ior#@,rly employed IN the
office under Gen. Maris Taylor.
More than twenty-five hundred head OF
cattle were driven across the pOntOon
bridge at Chamberlain last week. and
fully one hundred prarie schooners also
crossed The Sioux reservation IS rapid
ly filing up this spring with q good
class al citizens. rhe land office at
Chamberlain had twenty one homestead
entries Oh Monday and Tuesday.
Lightning struck Bender Bros. ele-
vator at Alexandria few days ago set
ting fire to the elevator. Wood & Co. 8
coal house and the Hunting Elevator
company fiat warehouse which We're
burned. Loss on buildings aud grain
$4,000. Direction OF the wind and
heavy rain saved the depot Lawler
house and business portion Of town.
The Commercial club oi De Smet is
holding weekly meetings TO provide for
all necessary arrangements for the q. A.
r. encampment i'll that city next month
Col. Gleason is on the road most OF the
time arranging ior the 5. O. r. camp.
which promises to lie a fine gathering
The W. X. G.. ladies' arc making provi-
sions ior the comfort Cf the ladies who
may visit De Smet during the encamp-
ment.
The government proposes 10 do con-
siderable work on the Missouri river
above Sioux fity during this season.
The snag boat Josephine is now NJ the
river, and the government steamer Man
dan arrived at Chamberlain recently.
also on its way W. The Mandan re-
manned near Chamberlain several days
and put IN The time removing saams rom
the river between Crow Creek agency and
old IT. Hale
The sheriff at Chamberlain a lew dave
ago arrested three runaway bows who
had lett their homes at 0acoma. west Of
the Missouri river, with the intention oi
beating their way to Washington to ioin
CoXey army. The eldest OF the bows is
only thirteen Years of age. They begged
Their way across the pontoon bridge and
We're preparing to take box car passage
on the first outgoing train when discoy-
cred and taken in custody.
PROBABLY there are but few localities
IN the state that have been more favor.
co III the past with good crops than has
the eastern part OF Kings bury and west.
ern part OF Brookings counties. There
are many large farmers lhereabuuts ono
oi whom Is Hon Thomas Reed. He has
TINS spring put in 800 acres of whea+
2oo OF oats. l50 OF barley. 300 OF aay
5uo oi corn and 30 of millet. and there
are several Others whose acrear. I.
about the same =
gentleman from Hot Springs. in
Huron few days ago, says the business
men and people OF that place renerally
are ende'a1yorng to secure the location
ansle " ,he sahitarlum to be erected this
summer py the Travellers Protective A.
oos,a;lon o.sla; oi america. A meeting OF the
ussociation VIII be held in Milwaukee IN
.une' az which time place for the sa
'.ailnlh VIII oe decided upon. It will he
a. an immense structure and Hot Snrinus
= - 'a'r way to secure the prize.
'lrcnlt court has Just closed a weaL,.
session at Woonsocket and a hos+ :,
olnd pigs have had their eyes opened ~
last TO the TACT that we have . nroh;h;
tory law IN this state Six difleran+ ~.
t,es tha, were err, indicted by the grand Jury and
snt snty tha w,l' ne tried .lunels inst at pres.
III w;th .nes ses, are l'nstllng to get bonds. and
nr'.. nre4 solle me chances OF going to iail are
n,ear the dr, Rood. h i j. q great rafting of
a;e.ns Az n's zones IN that locality. One IN
tac.lnent -. mad thirty-six names attachar
70 It as witnesses. a''ached