The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-04-04

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South Dakota
c>,>-., State News
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at Roslyn. Day county. has been re-
scinded.
Pensions granted: Increase-Burrell
r. Wright. Canton, s.; Charles H. Rob-
inson, Empire, IS.
The postoffice at Buckley, Potter
county has been discontinued. Mail
will go to Gettysburg.
h meeting Of the state board OF
pharmacy, which was set for April s at
Aberdeen. has been postponed until the
23d.
The only loan of the state school fund
called for in the EAST two weeks was
sought by Mcpherson county. 1t was
for 1850.
Harry Stoffer has old his farm, near
Davis to Henry Bunger, for $9.400. n
has bought 800 acres Of land In Sphinx
county for SIS per acre.
The first automobile owned in Day
county was received last week by r. r.
Thompson, the president of the First
National Bank at Waubay.
The remains of Clara Roach. who died
at Wolsey, We're taken to Huron for
burial. Tho funeral w,s held from the
M. E. church Sunday afternoon.
George B. Helvey. president Of the
Miners Union of Lead. was killed in
the Homestake mine while shooting
block holes. One of the shots was pre-
mature, His head was blown off.
Nearly every farmer in Lake county
IL now engaged in preparing the soil for
the new crops ana in many instances
considerable gram has already been
sown.
hi Southwestern Minnesota Tele-
phone company, which has absorbed the
Madison system, is iraugurating some
commendable improvements in the ser
vice.
So scarce have dwelling houses be-
come in Faulkton that in order t o meet
the steady demand a number OF fine
residences will be erected there this
spring.
The Aberdeen lecture course commit
tee has received word that Rev. Nor
gan Wood will be unable to fill any Of
his Western engagements, owing to ill
health.
Mr.. Ernest Weeks and Miss Jennie
Vinnard were united in marriage at
WATERFOWL IN the evening of March 10.
NC vi u Il d SlSlcI III MIS-. IScSIIlltu u
Watertown.
A petition is Icing circulated for the
purpose Of securing funds for the con-
st luction OF a Free Methodist parson-
age at Olivet. Several hundred dollars
have been subscribed.
Pensions granted: Original-John
West, Deadwood. Sc. 1ncrease-Jona-
ahan Adams, Canning. $40: Aug. Froh-
man, Madison, So. War with Spain
Charles Little, Inkster. s12.
Gov. Herreid has appointed William
H. Powers, mayor Of Yankton, a mem
Der of the state board of agriculture.
to fill the ~unexpired term OF Harry
Call, removed from the state.
Helen v. Carrier Gied at Yankton. Of
quick consumption, the same malady
which caused the death of her father.
Her Illness was OF brief duration, II
tn sad result was not anticipated.
Michael X. Nevil lied of pneumonia
at Spearfish, aged seventy-two. He
was a native of Ireland, and had fol-
lowed his trade, that of q shoemaker.
In the Hills, for about twenty years.
Good progress is being made by the
members of a committee selected at a
mass meeting of citizens t praise mon
ey with which to purchase permanent
county fair grounds at Flandreau.
County Auditor Waller leased the I'M
sold lands in Moody county recently at
prices ranging from Is cents to Sill per
acre. Several forties were leased at
above 81 per acre. Every acre was taxi
en-.
The indications are thagt It will be a
good building year at Spearfish. Sew
eral substantial business blocks and
residences are in contemplation, and
on some of them work has been COM
menced.
There Is strong talk at Miller Of try
ing to have the lunar society prose-
cute those who turned out large num-
bers Of cattle and sheep on the prairies
and let them starve during the late
storm.
H. G. Joy Of Elk Point and Miss Jen-
ME C.. Rodgers of Mission Hill, were
married. Miss Rodgers is a niece of
Father Nichols of Mission Hill. one OF
the oldest Congr egational ministers in
the Northwest.
The annual meeting Of the members
Of the Missouri River Stockmen's assoc
citation will be held at Fort Pierre on
Tuesday. April l, for the purpose of ar
ranging for the regular spring round
up Of cattle.
DR.. G. J.. Roller, chief surgeon In the
Brookings hospital, mas been seriously
Ill with an abcess in one Of his ears.
An operation va performed, md 1t is
believed he is out of danger unless COM
plications set in.
Quite a copious warm rain prevailed
over Hand County Sunday. L. IL a
great boon to stock, as grass IS already
beginning to start. The ground IL now
soaked deep down. and the crop season
opens with great promise.
The recent farmers institute at Mad
ison was favored with good weather
and q good attendance. The Madison
Cornet band. in uniform, played several
airs in the streets before the opening.
and led the crowd tc the opera house,
where 1t again entertained the audi
ence. w. III. Reynolds, OF h south
part of the county, was chosen chair
~o~ ~ The vvaotinU ond ~ !" nomUh.