The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-12-21

pupils enrolled.
This wear the Missouri river was open
later than ever before known.
A steam ferry is soon to be put In be-
tween Forest City and the Cheynene
agency.
The Yankton reservation will not be
opened till spring, according to Wash
ngton authority,
Eighty-two cars OF cattle have just
been ierried across from the reservation
at Forest City and shipped to Chicago.
A DAWSON county man has invented
an ice attachment for the bicycle. At a
recent test he hauled with ease dozen
loaded hand sleds.
! he public gambling places OF Miller
have been closed by order Of the city
council. The saloons were closed by the
sheriff few days ago.
At Vermllion few days ago "nia-
mond" Chadwick was held to the grand
Jury for attempting to murder John
case against Chadwick.
Some $50 acres in he ceded Sioux
lands, granted the Chicago, Milwaukee
( st. Paul road three years ago, have
been returned to the public domain be-
cause OF the roads failure to claim them
The land is good and was quickly squat
ed upon by persons from Chamberlain
The Death OF Gall, one OF the noted
Sioux Chiefs is reported from Standing
Rock. He was next to Sitting Bull in
rank OF chiefs His death resulted from
general breaking down Gall was
an active chief III command OF the In
dams IN the Custer massacre 20 years
ago and was quite old.
Farmers in Brown county with land
bordering on the james river,
will take practical step in ir.
rigation next season. In the western
part OF the state irrigation BY the same
means Is practlced quite extensively and
IS entirely successful, the yield this year
being something enormous.
Papers have been filed in Lawrence
county by NJ. Bowman. republican eandi-
date for treasurer, and Porter Cole, re-
publican candidate for sheriff OF Hand
county, against the populist candidates,
contestlng their election on the grounds
Of errors IN counting. 1t has stirred up
good deal OF bad blood and the out
come Will be watched with interest.
The ladies OF Yankton have organized
hospital association and will manage
aud maintain the institution themselves
he board OF managers is composed OF
the Mesdames t. S. Dickson, preside mt
Wilcox, Burleigh, kingsbury. Edmnnds
Mc'ay, BuckWalter, Free, Doland and
farr. fiityfye other ladies have been
designated as dictrict managers Train
ed nurses and the very best hospital SER
vice will be maintained.
he Sioux Falls Packing company ha,
decided to the Northwestern thenew Bos-
ton concern which proposes to complete
and operate the new packing house. 100
blocks OF land in the vicinity Of the
plant. The addition is called The .Ros.
ton flrst addition The concern will
rush the work to completion in tha
spring. The stock is being taken readily
and enough has already been sold to
make sure the success of The enternr;sa
Quite an interesting election contest
case IS on IN Hamlin county. L. ". Nc
Langhln, ex-fusion candidate for states
attorney has served notice that he will
contest the election Of John w. Honlins
Ills ground for contest is that Honkina
- hoo oia enough the state constitution
providing that officer must be at least
- years OF age. Hopkins is usually snn-
posed 70 be about p. The same no,nt
was brought up in the convention that
nominated Hopkins. sAa'
The report of the state board &c ohan;
''es ana corrections show that in the
state insane asylum, at Yankton there
are ool patients, the greatest numhar
Delng from Lawrence county. which !. i
Win -, and Minnehaha follow
ing with 70. Lawrence county has n.
ways had larger representation tban
ans any , Other county There are just fifty- !
one ON. more patients in the hospital now
.nah there was year ago. The hoard
ASKS ] lor the maintenance OF the hoan;ta1
ono ."r Ioyn- 1897 an appropriation OF si75
1Vo. Two members OF the hoard 80
CHARITIES aud corrections will ha On -
pointed to fill the expired terms &c q n
Howe and Robert Haire. - - = -
Two young people living at Oacoma
were, 'he other day, victims OF "joke"
wh'ch n the light OF later events +bou
10 not look upon with pleasure. man
named Zimmerman has recently been an
pointed justice Of the peace, and thonoht