The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-02-21
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South Dakota
49,. State News
- Photographed.

The new bank at Vienna has COM
memo I'd business.
TIL. mill at Baltic recently shipped a
car load Of flour to Liverpool, England.
A Good Templars' lodge has been or
ganized at Vienna. with about thirty
members
Geddes wants a creamery. The milk
from 500 cow can be had for such an
enterprise.
Pcstrasters appointed: Wittenburg,
Hutchinson county, E. p. Zunkel, vice
Gustav Hager, resigned.
Per sjons granted: Geo. s.. Williams,
Brookirgs, Sc; Austin A. Melvin, Sioux
Falls, IS; William Black, Hot Springs.
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Fl. c.. Jewett of Aberdeen: James
Ross, trader at the Sisseton Agency.
and J. b. Baker of Lead are in Wash
ington.
Louis Eehlmeyer of Elk Point shipped
thirty-eight hogs that filled a car. They
averaged 4S5 pounds each, and brought
the top price, s6.15.
A delegation of six Rosebud Indians
is in Washington, to appear before the
secretary of the interior upon matters
pending in that department.
Mrs. Cooper, who lives near Beres-
ford, and who was enc of the first set
tiers in that section of the country. died
recently. aged eighty-fve years.
The Groton Presbyterian church,
which has always been aided by the
Home Mission society, has cut loose for
itself, and propose hereafter to be self
sustaining.
John Halpin, who was sentenced by
Judge Campbell to three years at Sioux
Falls, has appealed his case to the SUI
prame court, and is now at his home in
Fernay on bail.
The wolves are not as troublesome in
the northern part Of Bookings county
this winter as they were last, but here
and there farmers occasionally report
loss of sheep.
The Worthing elevator has been sold
to the Canton Grain company. This
house was one of the first built IN
worthing. and has always had a big
run of business.
The fixtures for the new Moody III
ty Banl. at Flandreau have arrived and
are being placed in position. The bank
will begin business In it's handsome new
quarters this week.
Rev. Mr.. Burton of Madison. of the
Baptist church, assisted by mis- wife as
singer. is conducting revival services at
Egan. The regular pastor, Rev. Hew-
lit, is also assisting.
G.. /. Whsle has teen elected as dele
gate t, the grand lodge by the Parker
ODD Fellows, and w. r. Wood is to con-
tinue as district deputy. The grand
lodge meets at Hot Springs in June.
For tho fourth time Mrs. Matson Of
Belle Fourche. has been adjudged in
sane, and twice she has served short
terms in the asylum. and she is now to
be taken to the state asylum again.
Another rural mail delivery route will
be established north Of Dell Rapids in
the near future. The postmaster has
received notice to secure the names of
applicants for the position of carrier.
Frank l.. Van Tassel. the Yankton
county member OF the South Dakota
Mckinley Memorial association, has Sc
cured 5000 toward Yankton county's
quota of that portion Of the memorial
fund.
A local telephone exchange will be
built at Kimtall in the early spring.
That city's council has bought four
large gasoline lamps, which have been
placed on Main street. and are giving
entire satisfaction.
A CON mittee, composed of f. a. Fish
err, Geo. j. Cole and ]. K. Coe, has been
selected by a mass meeting Of Bryant
citizens to draft a constitution n by
laws for a business mems club, which
is to be organized there.
The Egan band is making an effort to
revive their old time enthusiasm. under
new leadership. TLey are meeting
almost every night, and by the time Of
the Madison association encampment,
will be in good condition.
Letters received at Aberdeen state
that w. ". Taylor, formerly state
treasurer, is temporarily in Chicago on
a business mission, in connection with
the mining Of gold in Dutch Guiana,
with good prospects Of success.
TIE star route mail carriers centering
at Miller are wild with delight at the
great Increase received for their next
our years for carrying mails. Instead
of the old wage of 81 and $3.50 per trip,
they will get SO and 81 per trip.
c. L. Olson. member Of thu committee
for Miner county, has RENTED $25.37 to
the treasurer of the Mckinley Memo
rial association. This is less than the
amount allotted to Miner county, but
the balance will be readily raised.
The Yankton Whist club has selected
three members Of the team that is to
compete in the tournament Of the Cen
trail Whist association. which occur in
Sioux City. Feb. 14-15. They are Otto
Pecmiller, Harry Eller and F. l.. Van
Tassel.
During 1901 the Armour creamery re-
ceivei 2,446, 451 pounds Of milk, and
pail out for the same $83.113.04. This
institution occupies, 1t is claimed, Sec
ond place among the creameries Of the
state in the volume Of business trans
acted and the amount of money paid
out.
Vice Devoe, a Homestake miner, and
one Of the leading members of the Sla
vonian colony in Lead, died of typhoid
fever after an Illness of several weeks.
H, was a member OF the Lead Miners
union and the local Slavonian society,
unler whose auspices the funeral was
held.