The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1896-05-01

bicycle.
Two wagon loads OF movers arrived in
town last week from Minnesota.
The Norwegian Lutheran service at
district No school house last Sunday
was we'll attended.
Fish are very numerous in the Big
Sioux river which is higher than i. has
been for years.
School Clerk John Birch has been
around the township looking after
school matters
Wheat seeding is about finished. IL
some low ground considerable difficulty
was experienced in seeding owing to the
moisture.
Last week we were unable to get our
correspondence IN the mail in time for
publication, hence the absence of Bloom
ing Valley notes.
Rev. Deever, the new Methodist min
lister located at Waubay, has been call
ing on some Of the church people OF the
town with view of arranging for regular
services. Mr. Deever will preach in the
Saunders school house on Sunday, May
Sd.
Prof. Lawyer, Roy Thompson, Major
Maynard and VIM Whaler of Waubay
took spin on their bicycles over the
Valley on Saturday last and incidentally
stopped at the HERALD -ADyNCE CORE
spondents for drink Of bultermilk.
This great family journal has for the
past two weeks ven local notice of some
parties said to hail from Blooming Val
ley who have offended justice and ap-
peared in Justice Pascos court and we
believe We're duly punished. We wish
to say that these parties are not from
this peaceful township, and We want it
distinctly understood Blooming Val
leyi,es don't scrap.
The road scraper fiend has been seen
in this locality. Possibly in future years
slch an article may be useful in Bloom
ing Valley, but it seems to us that when
the majority OF the people OF the town
ship, will vote to work but one day on
the roads IN whole year it IS useless to
buy an expensive machine Tor road work
put in two or three days on the roads
each year they would in short time be
in excellent shape. For poor township
whose warrants are worth but 70 cents
on the dollar, to 60 in debt Tor time
saving machine. when they have plenty
OF time to spare tor road purposes ana
refuse to give, it seems to US rather
foolish. However the finances OF the
town are IN such shape that no legal
warrants can be issued for that purpose.
Congressman Gamble writes the
South End Settlers Association as fol-
lows: "As the free home bill which had
been pending for some time as affecting
Oklahoma involved a lesser sum (than
the general billy that was taken up first
SO as to test the sentiment OF the house
and was passed without any serious or
position. We know OF no reason why
South Dakota should not receive as
much consideration as the settlers in
Oklahoma. and we went before the CON-
mittee on public lands in the Senate
aud argued that South Dakota be in
cluded IN the Oklahoma bill. It is my
opinion that substitute will be report
ed by the committee IN the Senate
embodying substantially the free home
bill for the Oklahoma bill, and l believe
we can succeed IN passing It. It may
not be possible now 10 get it through at
this present session but do not believe
there is any doubt but what We will
succeed before the present Congress
closes Congressman Gamble has
worked very hard for the free home bill
and deserves the thanks Of the people |
who are interested. senator Pettigrew |
IN recent letter expr ssses himself 40
very hopeful and adds While this ad- !,
ministrat,on is willing to give the Jews
of Wall Street twenty millions any day.
it is pretty hard to get il for the honest
settlers who are trying to develop this
country"