The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-03
South Dakota
C.r.ra, State News
- Photographed.

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cupied by the 18th.
Miss Mary E. Meyer of Grow Creek
has been appointed laundress at the
Grace Indian school.
John T. Patton died last week at the
home Of mis- son, Homer Patton, who
resides south of Alexandria.
c. l.. Brockway has been confirmed
as register, and L. B.. Laughlin receiver
OF the Chamberlain land office.
Robert E. Dye has been appointed
postmaster, vice Richard Davenport,
removed, at Alpena, Jerauld county.
Albert c.. Bennett of Belmont has
been appointed tagger in connection
with the bureau of animal industry.
Pensions granted: Cyrus H. Johnson,
Pierre, IS; Frank S. Kittredge, Hud-
SON, $40; Niles H. Case, Redfield, $40.
August Goetz of Yankton has the
contract for constructing a new frame
church building at Wagner, to cost
2 1000.
Rev. Thomas A.. Stamp of Egan is
convalescing from an attack of typhoid
fever at the home of his parents in
Tyndall.
Postmasters appointed: South Da-
kota-Ludlow, Ewing county. Amanda
Mach; Tararville, Lawrence county, HI.
O'Connor.
Pensions granted: Increase-Archi-
bald Branaugh, YaEkton, $40; William
o. Brown, Bovine. $l2; Margaret Ca
hill, Albee. IS.
The postmaster general has accepted
the lease of Franklin D. Smith for the
premises now occupied by the postofice
at Deadwood.
The last horse sale of the season was
held at Pierre. While the severe wealth
er reduced the number of buyers, a
number of good sales were made.
III deer-hunting season is at its
height in the Hills his month. Deer
are plentiful within twenty-five miles
of Lead. and n party brought in five
animals.
A band has been organized at Letch-
err, and Prof. Ireland, instructor of the
bands recently organized at Alpena and
Woonsocket, haJ been engaged as In
strdctor.
White Lake is the latest South Da-
kota town to decide to ave its streets
lighted. The city council has author
lied the purchase Of 6~00-candle power
gasoline street lamps.
The new building Of st. Martins
academy, at Sturgis, is practically COM
pleted, and will be turned over to the
Sisters Of the Benedictine Order Jan. l.
The building has cost $40. 000.
Senator Gamble has secured the APP
pointment Of Anton Jureck of Lead as
second lieutenant in the regular army.
He was recommended for the appoint
ment more than a year ago.
Indian Commissioners Jones has decid-
ed to authorize, for the first time, the
leasing Of grazing lands on the Chey-
enne reserve and Standing Rock Indian
reservations, in the Dakotas.
Mrs. Rose Drey, who recently III
chased the Davis hotel, at Davis, from
Mrs. G. H. Hensen, has taken possess
sion. Mrs. Hensen a gone to Irene.
where she will conduct the local hotel.
The state lands board rs decided to
offer for sale next veal that portion of
the old Fort Sisseton reservation which
Is not now under lease, and will also
offer the other lands in Marshall coun-
ty.
HI. G.. Utley, a Dakota university
graduate, has received an appointment
as teacher Of English in the Philip
pines at a salary of 81, 600. Mr.. Utley is
a.. present principal OF the Volga
schools.
During the 'ast thirty days there
were shipped from Alpena sixty-two
car loads of wheat. / OF oats, l of par
ley, Is of hogs, % Of cattle. Z Of sheep,
IL, GOO ponds OF butter and 1000 pounds
Of eggs.
Rt. Rev. Bishop Hare of Sioux Falls
conducted services at ST. Marks church
In Pierre on Sunday morning and after
noon. A class Of seventeen was con-
firmed by the bishop at the close OF the
morning service.
Andrew Folberg of Piedmont had his
entire scalp torn away Friday night
by the kick Of a horse, and is In a crit
ical condition. The top Of one ear was
also taken off and the skull indented
back OF the ear.
Postmasters appointed: Cheyenne
Agency. Dewey county, Samuel o.
Overly. vice J.. T. VIII flock. resigned:
Hermosa, Custer county. John McCar-
thy, vice John T. Baker, resigned;
Arlington, George A. Reed.
The Aberdeen District Medical society
held it's ~b.-monthly meeting at Aber-
deem recently. A very interesting pro-
gram was presented and ably dis
cuseed. The attendance was large, sew
eral physicians from abroad being pres
emit.
Henry Lason. Jr., who is on the corps
Of United States engineers at ILL
10, Panay Island. Philippines. writes
home to Tyndall that he is recovering
rom q serious attack of typhoid fever.
The disease reduced him from 163 to lis
rounds.
Otto p. TIL. Grantz of Lead a re-
ceived the final payments on four min
ing claims and fractions that he sold to
the Hidden Fortune company on North
Lead Hill. The purchase price was
$4,000 Mr.. Grant, had taken over
$500, 900 u OF the ground before selling.
The city council of Milbank has ap-
propriated $500 toward h eemainten-
ance of q free reading room. hi pro-