The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-08-01

ers Is to be held at the Lead City Park,
Aug. s. A meeting of the miners vas
held n committees appointed to have
charge Of the arrangements. E. F..
Irwin, mayor Of Lead, is chairman Of
the executive committee.
The store of the Witte Hardware
company at Aberdeen was robbed, and
all the revolvers, knives, scissors and
shears in the stock were taken. En-
trance was gained from a ear base
ment door, and the ground floor was
reached by the elevator shaft.
At Pierre the jury in the case Of Rob-
ert Adams, for the killing of a Mexi-
can named Ed Sanches, returned .
verdict of manslaughter. Adams re-
ceived a sentence Of even years In
the p~enitentiary. Albert Anderson was
sentenced for one year, on q larceny
charge.
Chief of Police Martin OF Sioux Falls
arrested Elmer Herring. said to be the
man who was engaged in the fight
with the conductor and brakeman of q
freight train near Jasper, MINI. Sher-
III Black. OF Rock county, Minnesota.
took the prisoner to Luverne. where he
will be tried.
IN btdlc ldHu uCpdItIIlIIcI AIdS SChS
out the apportionment of the perma-
nent school fund to the various coun-
ties. The total amount uncalled for
IA $3.50. 900. The couties will be ex-
pected to find borrowers to take up
this. and in case Of failure or their
part, to pay interest for the time 1t IL
in their possession.
There Is some great money being
made in and sales in Dawson county,
and an instance Is given Of quick trans
fers. ]. H. Marks Of Pipestone, Mimi.
bought 400 acres eight miles north of
town, about two months ago for $50
per acre. He kept 1t six weeks and
then sold 1t to the tenant who was liv-
ing on the place for $35 per acre. The
tenant held the place for two weeks.
and found a chance to sell 1t at IN adj
vance of IS more an acre, and let 1t go.
George B. McEathron, in charge OF
the proposed sale OF fine blooded cat
tie at the Central Dakota fair, to be
held at Huron Sept. 1913, Is in receipt
Of letters from breeders and cattle
dealers in neighboring states, signify
ing their purpose to be present with
stock. Indications are that this feature
Of the exhibit will be important and
afford farmers an opportunity Of pur-
chasing as fine stock al can be had in
any part Of the country.
The school patrons Of Twin Lak.s
township, In Sanborn county have vot.
ed to centralize it's schools. Instead OF
having four schools at various places.
they will 10 two Of the present
buildings to the center of the town
ship. and will have . graded school.
Two teachers will be employed, and TN
cutting down the number of teachers.
they will be able to pay better ways
and get a better class. The pupils will
be carried to and from school, 80 that
those living at a distance may atten1.
as well as those living e
Maj. Mclaughlin Is at Cheyenne
River Agency holding a counci with
the Indians regarding the leasing Of
their lands, n also the trail across
the reservation used by the Milwau-
kee railway to bring stock from h
west range country for shipment. Next
Monday is ration day, and all Indians
will be called in for that day, when a
big council will be elected and all mat
tiers thoroughly settled. Forty thou
sand head Of cattle have been placed
upon the leased part of the reserva-
ton. which will bring the Indians q
nice sum Of money.
Rival factions in Buffalo, Taopi and
Grand Meadow townships, in Minne-
haha county, are engaged in a bitter
fight over the question Of reforming
the school districts of the townships.
and the fight will be carried before the
county commissioners. The residents
of Buffalo township! petitioned the
board for three districts to be made
out of two, and the people of the other
two townships also petitioned for add
itional districts. The board granted
the petitions, tax levies were made in
accordance with the new arrangement.
but now many of the same people who
signed the petitions asking for the
new districts are signing new petitions
to have the districts changed back to
the original boundaries.
A murder mystery Of seven OF eight
years. standing at Tyndall. appears to
have been solved. Seven or eight years
ago a Mrs. Kucera. wife of q Bohemian
farmer, disappeared. The husband
said she had eloped with q neighbor.
AS, 1t was known that the couple had
frequent quarrels, neighbors were or
opinion that the woman had been u
dered by her husband and the body
secreted. Kucera sold his farm. but
remained In the neighborhood. The
other day, while a pile OF stones near
the former home of Kucera were being
removed. the skeleton of a woman.
supposed to be that OF r Kucera,
was uncovered. So strong is the be-
lief that the remains are those OF Mrs.
| Kucera and that she was killed by her
husband, that Kucera has been ar
rested on the charge Of murder.
The action of the state supreme court
in granting Frederick Page, an inmate
of the ~penitentiary, a new trial, will be
| Of interest to the people Of Kingsbury
county. where Page was convicted. He
is serving q term for being a member
Of the now-celebrated Kingsbury coun-
ty whitecapping party. which, in the
summer Of 1900, went to the home OF
Nels Sands, an undesirable neighbor.
and used him very roughly in an at
tempt to drive him from the country.