The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-08-17

Martin c. Conlan has been confirmed
a. postmaster at Alexandria.
A new postoffice has been established
At KYLE with Joseph Day postmaster.
Lars r. Jensen has been appointed
postmaster at Rousseau, vice NJ {. KOS
seau resigned.
D. s. Dunford. four miles from Water
town. recently lost his home and contents
by fire. Loss, $4,000; no Insurance.
AtLodi aiew days ago the house OF
George johnson was burned, and two
OF his sops, aged ii and 90 lost their
ives in the flames.
Incendiarism seems to be rampant at
Mitchell, the most recent outrages beng
the burning OF the Catholic seminary and
the opera house.
1t is reported that Capt, B. +. McCor-
mack OF Highmore, will shortly move to
Sioux Falls and take the business man
agement OF the State Forum.
The city council OF Sioux Falls has re-
luced the saloon license from 81 to $50.
That is the minimum and 500 is the
maximum. Fifty dollars, will, however,
De the prevailing amount.
The first cattle shipments OF the sea-
son have been made Cattle have been
driven across the Black Hills country to
secure lower freight rates. The estlmat-
ID shipments from Pierre this year are
10000 head
John Haltner, an old resident OF Dead
wood ard the Black Hills, committed
suicide a few days ago, by cutting his
throat. The deed was committed at his
nome in Gayville, small place u mile
rom Deadwood.
1t might be a good plan for many of
The towns in South Dakota to adopt the
plan OF Sioux City, Iowa, in regard to
Destroying Russian thistes She has a
arge force OF men at work cutting them
out before they goto seed.
The last report OF the thirty-six ma
Loans and discounts, ,s49.0190S;
gold coin, 1904 SIT: total resources. 81
hob, 2S9.33; individual deposits. So, 800.
$3.50; average reserve held, 26 As per
cent.
The governor has issued to John Clark
of hughes county. sentenced for man
daughter. pardon to save citizenship
md to George Mills, OF Sanborn county.
sentenced to 100 days in Jail for keeping
bind PIG, pardon OH petition signed by
udgt and jury.
Considerable building has been done at
Worthing this summer 4 union church
IN opera house Il by CT, a grain eleva-
.or with capacity of $4,000 bushels.
and number Of dwelling houses have
seen erected. new school building will
De commenced in a few days.
Fire broke out a few days ago at Dead
wood in frame building known as the
'999, and occupied by Nell Miller. For
while the city was in Imminent danger.
ilsaster being avoided only by the
brave Efforts of the firemen. The building
With an adjoining house, We're totally
destroyed. Several Others were badly
1amaged. Loss $4,000.
4 large frame building opposite the
Park hotel at Pierre caught fire a few
nights ago and burned to the rronnd
Mrs. Hoffman, who lived in the upper
story, barely escaped suffocation. Tho
.ot"' loss will exceed S3, 900: insurance
80. Iramps are supposed to have set
me hre. Nothing but favorable wind
saved the Park hotel from being burned
PRESIDENT Shannon OF the state hoard
y regents has been in Scotland on hus;.
ness connected with the state ceoloy;ca,
survey, which is in progress by Prof j
Z; Todd, state geologst. +. G. Hale
-. Peterson and j W. Shannon aro
charge Of the work, on behalf oi tho
,oard OF regents. It promises well fnr
development OF the wonderful resnnraaa
d South Dakota. 'ou'ees
John Clark, who has served throe
years IN the renitentiary for nan.
slaughter has been released, having com.
oleted his term. The crime was oom
% nl.1ed m on the Sioux reservation, where
.e got INTO trouble with sauaw man
although Clark is not on old man 'Ii. he
IaiI ra aliu hinstache are as white as ssno,y
Ihey have become SO since he entered iJh, ths
,tnp1.entlary. = he returned to his home
a daily mail service is now onon -
s"een Fairfax and Stuart, Neb., forty
n'les south. The contractors Hart +
ooSle, have placed on the route 6,e
Inc OF four- horse Concord coaches ,a,u
ng stuart, Neb., at 8 a. m. and rasah;. ,eas-
fairlax at 6 p. IN. Fairfax ;s ;tng s;tnng
seven miles south 81 the Missouri; !, a.Iu ~
Agricultural o+r;, ~ tue