The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-10-03
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South Dakota
State News
49, Raragraphod.
General


INCL r SkIl"iio AA
The plastoring on the Masonic temple
|. Yankton is being pushed as rapidly
= nossible. There is over ten acres of
Mastering to be done.
The city of Tyndall has completed an
Intensive job Of grading on one of the
,,de streets west of Pearl. The street
nos been cut down several feet.
An unsuccessful attempt to rob the
rostlewood p~ostoffice was made Mon
law night. The robbers failed to Sc
hire anything and made their escape.
The country dwelling Of John F. Sid
new on Lightning creek, in Custer
county, was destroyed by fire, with all
ts contents, including much valuable
furniture.
The Lawrence county Republican
lantral committee has assessed the can
didates on the county ticket 10 per cent
IF their first years salary for cam
paign expenses.
The new school building at Roubaix
n school has opened. with Miss Nettie
Hough of Sturgis in charge as princi-
raj and Miss Bertha Matters as assist
ant.
Expert teachers instruct at the Sioux
Falls Business College, Sioux Falls, S.
b Enter before Oct. l, and get two
months tuition free. Send for cata-
4ogue.
Ole Milmoe, twenty-five years of age,
Il reported dead in Lyman county as
49, roc,,lt pf q lick from q hnrSp Ea
Is the second member Of the family to
meet a tragic death, as a brother was
drowned recently in Bad river.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. V. Wells celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary at
Gary. A great MANY beautiful and
costly gifts were presented them. A
bountiful repats was served. Mr..
Wells is seventy-four and his wife sew
enty-two.
Contracts are soon to be awarded by
the Lead council for the grading OF
Main and Mill streets, and it is the in
tention to have the work completed be-
fore severe cold weather begins. The
paving viii follow grading. Lead will
be the first town in Western South Da-
kota with paved streets.
William LlnUley Ol Tie SpedIllSH Val
ley shipped the first car load of fat hogs
even sent from Belle Fourche. They
were fed on alfalfa and finished on corn
and were in excellent condition. A car
Of hogs was shipped from Whitewood
several months ago, and it is expected
several more shipments will be made
from here this fall.
Mrs. Sarah Harry has instituted suit
against the city of Rapid City for So
900 damages alleged to have been sus-
tanned by reason of a defective side
walk. The complaint states that the
plaintiff stepped into a hole in the walk
on st. Joe street, badly spraining her
ankle. She is a teacher by profession,
and asserts that she has been incapaci-
tated for work of any kind, owing to
the injury.
During a dispute at Salem in regard
to the division Of rem among minor
heirs, Carl Saftson struck his stepson,
Anderson by name, on the head with
q hammer. inflicting a severe scalp
wound. Anderson is the guardian OF
his minor brothers and sisters, and 1t
seems he thought the stepfather was
taking an undue advantage of the chill
dreD. Saftson was bound over under a
800 bond.
Judge Gaffey heard the divorce case
OF Mrs. Pussy against her husband.
John Pussy, at Miller, n the divorce
was granted. Criminal prosecution in
the case vas dismissed. Judge Pussy
Y required to provide literally for the
family of wife and six children. n
commencement of this action created a
sensation here, owing to the proml-
0ence of those involved and the nature
Of the charges, which implicated Judge
Fusey's stenographer.
Charles Geif. a mechanic who is en-
ployed on the new court house in SIS
seton, was accidentally shot by a COM
panion while chicken hunting. The
bullet passed through both of Geifs
iegs near the ankle. He was brought
to the city where medical attention was
given. The bone of n leg was found
70 be badly shattered, but it is not be-
ueved a%mputation will be necessary.
Geif is a resident of st. Paul, where
ne will be taken as soon as he is able 20
travel
The state normal school at Spearfsh
y filled TO itss greatest capacity, the
enrolment SURPRISING hat of n pre-
vious fall term. A great majority OF
Inc students are from South Dakota,
although there are several from wy
oming, Nebraska, Missouri, Iowa ana
Idaho. A football team has been or
sanlzed, Fred Freeland being elected
captain and Hugh Pryor manager.
1ames AVE been arranged with RAPID
City, Fort Meade and Lead. A tennis
court and golf inks are being pre-
pared.
Sully county captured the first prize
- the Huron fair for the apple ex-
uolt, the specimens being from the
orchard of George Schneider. near
onlda- Mr.. Schneider has demonstrat-
60 that fruit car be successfully grown
VI the Missouri slope. His orcharu
urings him a revenue every year.
Hughs and Sully county products also
saptured first on agricultural exhiplts'
stnough there vas no regular county
exhibit from either, the products being
.aAen as a private display by the Gas
6elt Land company.
reports Of losses from the recent
p1alrle fire in Theresa and Fairnelu