The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-12-13
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South Dakota
1.n.-., State News
- Photographed.

by B. Carr.
Fulton is making a hard struggle Il
wrest the county seat OF Hanson coun'
ty from Alexandria.
Mrs. G. w. Hall of Violin broke hei
h was hunting eggs.
Mrs. Peter Hurtig. sister-tn-law o.
Hon. G. Norgren of Centerville, died al
her home. near Komstad.
John Weiderman was taken into Gus.
tody at Pierre on information of insan.
ity.
Charles Mix county will hold a tern
Of court in January, the first wintes
term ever held in the county.
The big pulleys on the dynamo al
the Madison electric light plant went
to pieces the other night. leaving the
city in moonlight.
h following pensions have be n
granted: Increase, Christopher c.. Hin
sey, Pierre. SIT; John Small, Faulkton
$40; John Koran. Oelrichs, $40.
William Wallace of Aberdeen will
leave about the middle of the week for
Washington. to assume his duties al
statistic'an of the senate for the win.
ter.
The old gas well at Pierre. which has
been plugged up for several weeks, haa
been reopened, and the supply of gas
which has been limited, will again be
sufficient for all demands.
Stratton & Gilborne, who gave ur
the Howell well. in Brown county, after
boring 1,725 feet, now have their rig sci
up on the Webster ranch. where they
are sure of securing a flow.
When the time comes, the Black
Hills people will do all they can to get
the long-distance telephone company.
recently organized at Sioux City, to ex.
tend its line to the Black Hills.
T. b.. Rossner of Big Stone, who re.
turned recently from Europe. brought
from Germany an interesting old vol.
ume. 1t is entitled THE Conversation
and Table Talk Of Luther" published
In 1881.
The Howard Telephone company 10
enjoying unusual prosperity. At a re-
cent meeting Of the directors a SO pei
emf dividend was declared, and there
is still considerable money left in the
treasury.
Mrs. Elizabeth Smith Burbeck of New
Jersey and William M. Vanderhoof OF
New York, were married at Sioux Fall
recently. Mrs. Burbeck has been a con-
spicuous member of the divorce colony
Of Sioux Falls.
The circuit court convened at Tyn.
dali, and occupied two days with the
case Of Mrs. George Kelner VS.. the City
of Tyndall. The plaintiff sued for ST.
900 for ar alleged injury from a fall Of
q sidewalk.
The barns on the Stanley Hall farm.
near Redfield, were burned. togetheE
with several horses. among them a val.
liable stallion. Several hundred bush.
els Of corn and a quantity Of other feed
was also burned.
c. c. Skinner. who was arrested At
Hurley q few days ago by officers from
Brule county. on a complaint filed by .
Kimball bank charging him with hav-
ing sold mortgaged property. has been
held in bonds Of 5000.
Nineteen men are q work upon the
Masonic temple at Yankton. and the
contractors are taking every possible
advantage Of the weather to rush the
structure to q point where work can b.
suspended until spring.
News comes from Hot Springs Of the
death Of John Arnold. who went from
Huron to the Soldiers home early In
the ummer He was well known In
that locality, and won honors for brav-
r in the War of the Rebellion.
About $1,000 was distributed among
patrons OF the DeSmet creamery for
milk during October. The amount Of
milk received was sS2,937 pounds. the
average test being ~. The average
price per 100 pounds was s. cents.
Master Leon. the nire-year-old SON
Of Mrs. Rose Eayer Of B~itton, has
plowed this fall, with . six-horoe team,
forty acres. and. with the assistance Of
his brother. Emmett. twelve years old,
has turned over 200 acres in f~rst-class
manner.
The vaults In the Union block at
Yankton burned Thanksgiving norm
Ing, nave been opened, and the books
Of half . dozen firms. including tho
Yankton Building and Loan associa-
ton, we're found burned to a crisp and
totally destroyed.
Frank Bowman Of Union county. who
II charged with having hired a team .
year g and sold one OF the horses,
has Just been apprehended. He waived
. preliminary examination, and was
permitted to put up q 500 cash bond
for his appearance at the March term
Of the circuit court.
The attendance 1t the Indian school
at Pierre has increased to q point
where the buildings are crowded. and
there II need for more room. Congress
will be asked this winter for an appro-
priation for . new building, to relieve
the present crowded condition.
At . meeting Of the business men and
other citizens OF Pukwana recently,
preliminary steps were taken toward
Incorporating the town. In due time
the board Of county commissioners viii
be asked to set . date for a special
election to vote upon the question.
The Jury in the ease Of William Yoa.
kuhn Of Belle Fourche. tried in Dead.
wood for killing James Barnes rive
years ago, returned a vel aict Of not
guilty. Yoakum was sentenced to life.
imprisonment, served folr years Of hi
term. ana was then granted a new trial
Experiments with sugar beets. mad.
by Charles Mix county farmers Thu.
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