The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-09-21
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS.
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Wheat Fed to Hogs Sells for 81 .46-The
Thistle puestion-No Water III the SIOUX
State and County Tax Levies-Gther IN
teresting State News Items.

will be wintprcd in South Dakota.
The fall term OF Yaukton college com
r,pncrl on tie il inst. with the larg-
ast enrolment in the history OF the
school.
A tramp recently had both legs cut OF
at Alpena by Milwaukee freight. lie
was trying to board running tram.
At Mnbank few days ago ex-Sherlff
Fl. ]. Benedict was seriously hurt IN
runaway, receiving bad fracture OF the
hip bone.
Joe Moravak, section foreman at
Provo. accidently shot himself q few
miles below Edgemont, and his recovery
is doubtful.
Mark D.. Scott, proprietor OF the
Sioux Falls Journal was sued few
days ago bv c. A. ChriStopherson.
lawyer for S., 600 for criminal libel.
The governor has appointed Sampson
Jpffries, OF Lead City, vice president OF
the Miners Union, inspector OF mines to
fll the unexpred term oil W. ;. 'Brlen,
resigned.
A contract for furnishing the state
penitentiary with coal hos been award
ed to J w. Sheridan & Co., oi Sioux
Falls. The contract calls for about ),
600 tons.
The supreme court has affirmed the
sentence OF the lower court murder case
of the state IS. Robert Hicks and Jay
Hicks Robert is sentenced to lie im-
prisoment, and jay to be hanged.
Large numbers OF full and hall blood
Indian boys and girls are being received
at the Immaculate Conception Indian
Mission school, located twenty mites
south OF Miller on the reservation.
Active work has been commenced on
the waterworks plan at tCentervile. The
plant consists OF standpipe, IL feet
high and L ieet in diameter, iO-horse
power holder and S-inch mains The
bonds are sold to Sioux City firm.
At Webster few days ago fire de-
siroyed the livery barn oi j. G. Bush
Eight horses burned, ard the harnesses
and carriages are d total loss The in
surance is $1,000 and the loss twice
that.
The state equal suffrage convention at
Aberdeen Il few days ago elected Mrs
Simmons, president; Mrs NJ A. Gross
beck, OF Watertown, vice president; Mrs
Kate Falger. OF WatertoMn, secretary:
Mrs. L. j. Beach, OF Britton, treasurer.
Eight young lady contestants appear
ed in elocutionary combat at Aberdeen q
lev days ago for Demorest gold medal.
Miss Hannah Mcdonald, OF Highmore
received first position; Miss Theresa
Stockel. OF Willow Lake. second, aud
Miss Maud Bancroft, OF Washington
| Springs, third.
Officials OF the Milwaukee Railway
Company at Chamberlain notified par
ties that two train loads OF range cattle
shipped to Chicago from that point as
tests, made the run to the Union Stock
| lards III tritic over 30 hours. Another
.raih load has been shipped by White
fiver Stockmen. Extensive shipments
vii be made shortly.
I. =. Roberts, OF Washington, inspec-
tor OF government buildings, has been il
Sioux Falls looking up remonstrauce
sent IN to the department against the
service OF Daniel S. Gidden, as boss car
Penter ior the public building. The
cnarge Is that Gidden is neither con-
tractor nor carpenter, and is moi
qualified to do the work.
The county seat fight in Hamlin conn.
ty winch has been pending before the All.
preme court ior nearly two years, has
nha,'y been settled by decision sustain
ing tue lower courts. BY this decision
enstieWoou continues as the county seat
81 :, heti'i,n county, and BRYANT Deonle
VIII continue to drive 80 miles across tho
pralrle to pay their taxes. 80
Senator John Sherman, Gen. Nelson 4
Miles and wife and son, and Or. Dalv
ana brother are spending few days a.
hot Springs enjoying the bracinp air and
taxing baths. The party has been bn,t
'ng prairie chickens in Northern Nebraska
Win great success and have come to rast
up. senator Sherman's health has ha4n
greatly benefited BY this outing.
The state W. c. 7. u. couventio, -
Gently in session at Aberdeen re.elected
al tue old officers without opposition
as follows: President, Mrs. Emma
'ranmer, Aberdeen; vice presidents Mrs
ahla T. Summons, Huron: corresponding .
secretary, Mrs. Emma =. Myers VIZ
.il'iion; recording secretary. Mrs r
nnniart' n' Sioux Falls; treasurer Mrs
Eugene Steere, Pierre. MRS.
:. me seanoinavians recently opened at
sioux rails private hospital. Omar
'ers nave been secured in the Seney honso