The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1896-04-10
i'm SOUTH AkOTA
Interesting News Items From NIL
over the state.

Whalcn & Co. : elevator. at Warner.
burned. lncendiarism is charged The
loss is about $1,000; fully insured.
Frank Collins. a Sully county farm
err is missing, and foul play is suspect
ed
A chapter of the order of Eastern
Star has been instituted at Frederick,
:. II.
Miss Flora Woatharby Of Minneapo-
lis Instituted and Installed officers of
Unity Temple Kathhonc Sisters at
Wllmot. The temple Is the second in
the state. aul starts out fnvorahly.
The patronage Of the Carthage
creamery is growing so rapidly that it
has been found necessary to take milk
four days each week. The February
product netted the farmers II cents.
While crossing on the lower level in
the keystone mine, at keystone, Il
tweu y foot vein of ore has been en-
countercd. Ii runs about 81 III free
milling ore. and is nigh in concentrate.
The government is distributing
among all the men. women and chill
drcn OF the Sioux nation a cash pay
msnt If So each, rs interest on the
amount derived from the sale Of H.
oDuNO acres Of their reservation.
j. f. Garland If Sioux Falls has been
appointed & special assistant United
States attorney to aid the prosecu.
ton of the suit against the Homestake
Mining company for certain alleged
timber trespasses in the Black Hills.
w. IL. Knowles. who attempted to
suicide two weeks ago by shooting
himself through thc head. died at
Mitchell He was cous,io ious to the last.
but refused to give any reason for the
act.
Sheriff c. w Hubbard of Sioux
Falls returned from Iowa Falls. Iowa,
with Verne Birum, wanted for adult
cry. Birum was arrested on con
plaint of his wife, who lives At Hail.
ford.
Senator Kyle has secured a favurA
ble report from the senate public landA
committee on his bill granting settlers
il Gregory county the right TO prove
up Immediately after making entry OF
their lands if they can show five years
residence.
The river at Pierre has risen about
Heavy ice is running 50 thirkly that al
attempts N crossing are abandoned.
The lee probably comes from the gorge
which broke above Bismarck several
days ago.
Many we'll known educators We're
present at the animal meeting of South
Dakota'S institute instructors held at
Huron. Among the resolutions nnanl
mously adopted was one commencing
the work Of State Superintendent OF
Public instruction Frank Crane.
The state board Of regents Injunction
cases were argued before Judge Camp
bell ut Huron. but he reserves decision
for few days. No meeting Of the
board Will be held until the quo war
ranto proceedings against j. &. Collier,
the newly-arpointed member. are dis
posed of.
The stores Of Williams & to and j.
Sargent, at Huron. We're entered by
burglars. Money was taken from tie
drawers in both places. and considera-
bic clothing was taken at Sargent's.
This is the second ease there recently,
Ferguson 5 store being the other No
clews
Sheriff John Williams Of Grant coun-
~ has secured requisition papers for
George Clark. the Milhank for1er. and
VIII start at once for Washington to
secure extladition papers From there
he Will proceed to Mexico. where
Clark IS said to be located. but ali tie
time shadawed hy Il detective. Little
difficulty is expected in securing the
noted criminal.
There seems TO be a fire epidemic in
the vicinity of Aberdeen, and people
have been cautioned by the authorities
to keep 4 sharp lookout over their
property. Following the burnin. OF
the Warner elevator came the dcstruc-
ton Of a warehouse containing 200
bushels IF wheat Then came two
tires within tho city limits. These fires
lre supposed to be Of incendiary origin.
Deputies Blanchard and Smith, Of
the land commissioners Office at Pierre
have returned from making sales of
school lands in the counties of Han
son. McCock, Mnnehaha Lincoln,
Iankton. Moody, Hamlin, Bon Hom-
me. Hutchinson and Union. in the lat
ter county selling all the school lands
but forty a.les. The average price re
per acre. the highest being SIG, in
Union county.
Rev. Suiek, late in charge of st. Jo-
seph's catholic church in tIccnvillc
township, Day county, had a preliln-
nary hearing al Webster. charged with
rape. The alleged crime is claimed to
have been committed about three
weeks ago. and upon Agnes OsOwslly.
seventeen ycar-old Polish girl Il
daughter Of one of his parshioners.
who was keeping house for him. Rev
Dean McnSin. of Webster acting bish-
op Of South Dakota, has already sus-