The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-08-10

The fair grounds at Sioux Fails recent
= sustained a loss OF about S3oo ~ hre
n the box stalls.
KNIT A. ,Johnstad, while harvesting
,oar Howard a few days ago, was struck
BY lightning and instantly Killed.
The dispatches announce that hon.
Vm McIntyer. OF Watertown, VIII per-
nit his name TO be used before the repub-
;oan state convention for the nomlna-
ton OF congressman
{ Magnus Brown, a school treasurer III
Aurora county, has been placed under
$500 bonds to appear before the Octo-
,ar term OF court on acharge ofembezzle-
nent OF school FUNDS
Fire a few nights ago burned the Gle
gator OF McCanl, Webster K Company,
At Aberdeen, and some 1000 bushels OF
wheat and fax. The loss is !, 600 aud
was fully insured COmmonwealers are
neld responsible for the damage.
L. p. Anderson, known at Blunt as the
ootato king OF Sully county, has pur-
,based two-horse potato digger. which
he expects will almost pay for itself this
wear. He has forty acres OF potatoes,
and is now supplying potatoes to Pierre,
Blunt and Onlda.
Cattle shipments from South Dakota
nave begun, the bulk being ,hipped from
Belle Fourche. The Clay Robinson Cat
lie Company have commenced their sea-
sons shipments, which will alone
amount to over 600 cars, or an aggre-
gate OF over II, 900 head,
From the Bismarck Daily Tribune OF
the 3Oth ult., we CLEAN the intelligence
that the crop cf North Dakota is not SO
much larger on the average than that OF
south Dakota, notwithstanding many
reports to the contrary. 1t averages
the weld at about half crop.
During the last quarter OF the fiscal
rear ending June 30 the United States
land office at Watertown disposed OF
60,342 acres OF land, which slightly ex-
ceeds the record OF the Huron office
There are still left 1917 .20S acres in the
district OF which Marshal county has the
largest share.
During a recent storm the house on
William Doolittle's farm, ten miles south
west OF Sioux Falls, was struck by
lightning and Mr.. Nelson and Walker
Doolittle were severely injured, thelatter
having his right leg temporarily paraliz-
ed and his lett side singed and iucerated
by the subtle fluid
A Typographical survey is being made
by Messrs. d. G. Harrison and W. II.
Griffin, under direction OF the interior de-
partment, OF portion OF the Jim River
Valley. 1t is for the purpose OF ascer.
tanning whether or not the area examin
I'd can be irrigated by artesian wells at
d reasonable expense.
Leon Drappo has been bound over by
the United States commissioner at Aber-
deem to appear before the next term OF
the United States court on q charge of
cutting timber on Rosebud reservation.
Drappo is half breed and was captur
ed by Deputy United States Marshal
Lewis alter an exciting chase.
knights OF Pythias conclave at Wash
lngton. For the above occasion tho
North Western Line will sell excursion,
tickets to Washington, b. C., and return
at the exceeding low rate of one fare for
the round trip: good to return until
Sept. Is, 1894. For tickets and inll in.
formation apply to Agents Chicago &
North Western Railway.
he work Of completing the interior
OF the government building in Sioux
rails IS progressing satisfactorily. The
electric light apparatus has been recp;v.
ed. Also the casing for the door and
windows have been delivered. and the
piasturers are getting ready to spread
mort. from appearance the elegant
improvement will soon begin to take on
some OF its finishing touches. -
Rev. Alfred Beade, OF Maine has ac-
eepted the chair Of Biblical language and
literature in the theological training da.
partment OF Redfeld college. Rev Rev.
nolds, late OF Pennsylvania, will also be
an an instructor in the same department
nIiing the chair OF church history and
prac1leai ! theology and Prof. Arnold has
uecioed TO retain the chair OF GENERAL
history and political economy.
MISS carrie Jacobson, cook employ.
at Springfield S. D., disappeared .
lew nights ago, and the next morn
ing q shawl and handkerchief belonr;n,
70 her Were found on the river hanL am5 mf
Tue Indications are that she p,ungad .,ss
seVehty-toot embankment into ~
hoon tmel 'ne evening before. The river has
paran,a pa,n ur@ngged @ without success. Her
notified. naVe been
oaiaes Demery was bound over to tbo
srano Jury at Sioux Falls a few dave
ago n the sum OF $500 for ad,,.a. :
", with Mrs. Maggie j. Jones Tha hauu'.ery a
~ out from Dell Rapids and wera eu"ple pa
ported to have eloned ~ - we're re-