The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-02-21

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The town board of Davis will be peti-
toned fo- a hook and ladder outfit Tor
the fire department.
The annual election Of the DeSmet
Creamery company resulted in the re-
tertion Of the old hoard and officers.
So far, the only one who has applied
for tn. office of postmaster at Pierre IS
Mr.. Grant Dewell. 1t is an $1,000 job.
Their! Is an epidemic OF tonsilitis In
Memo. Several children have died.
Measles have also appeared there.
Edwin F. Banning of Gowan. Ind.
| has been reinstated as a shoe n har-
nessmaker at the Pierre Indian school.
The Vienna Lumber company has
| sold out to ]. H. Eggen & Co., and here
after Vienna will get along with two
yards.
Farmers living in the vicinity of For.
estburg held a meeting Inc decided to
build a telephone line from that place
to Huron.
The railway company Is building a
! stock yard at South Shore. Stock can
be easily handled and loaded when it ia
| completed.
After a short illness of pneumonia
ana lung fever, Mrs. Albertine Pitten-
ga. died at her home, ten miles south
of Brookings.
J. E.. Williams. formerly a brakeman
on the Northwestern, was taken into
custody by the sheriff at Aberdeen on
a charge of forgery.
The postmaster at Irene has received
orders from Washington to receive APP
plications for carriers on the three ru-
raj routes from that point.
The Memo school has an enrolment
Of 219, a little lower han last year. A
| high school curse was added at the be-
ginring of the school year.
Daniel O'Connell, who was at one
time a member of the city council In
Deadv,ood, was killed in a mine acct
lent roce ntly at Telluride, Col.
George Tammen has decided to sell
out his drug store in Yankton. and will
leave for San Diego, Cal, as soon as the
schools are out for the summer.
The state land department recently
sent out a list OF fifty land patents to
final purchasers of state lands, makin
a total of 23O sent out this year.
A Miltank dramatic company is pre-
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rock and Rose for presentation March
II, for the benefit of the Maccabees.
At a meeting of the city council OF
Parker, an ordinance prohibiting a
| bowling alley failed to pass, there being
four votes against 1t and one in favor.
The bid Of Jack Bennett, to carry the
mail from Iroquois to Jolly via Osceo-
la, Pitrodie and Carpenter. has been
acce pied by the postoftice department.
The Champion Harvester company
will make WATERFOWL its headquarters
for South Dakota, and for this purpose
it has purchased a large warehouse.
Spratt Brothers, who have recently
sold their elevator and store at Put
ney, have concluded the purchase of the
grocery business of O. Swift In Aber-
deen.
The commissioner Of school and pub
lie lands has issued %forty-nine more
patents for IN lands, as follows, the
past week: Minnehaha, 80; Turner, 1S;
Clay, 2.
w. H. Mckinney, who was for several
years a barber at the Soldiers Home in
Hot S Trirgs, died at his home in Lead,
Of ccnsum ption. He left a wife and five
children.
J.. NJ. Talcott of Yankton has pur-
chased the old Whiteside property in
West Vermillion, paying therefor the
sum OF 81, 500, with the intention Of oc-
cupying it.
The first copy OF the new code has
been received from the code commits
sion. 1t is the code Of civil procedure.
and consists OF $50 sections. The old
code Of civil procedure consisted of 1913
sections.
G.. M. Christensen, a farmer living
near Leola, was arrested for threaten
ing the life of his wife. He is also ac-
cused by n%eighbors Of having turned
her out Of the house during the recent
cold weather.
The total amount of Brown county's
contribution to the Mckinley memorial
fund, 500, has been collected and for
warded to the treasurer of the national
association. Myron T. Herrick of Cleve-
land, Ohio.
The young men of Yankton college
are spending an hour daily playing
bask 1T ball, n a team will 500 be or
CARRIED. Emil Dietrich Inc Guy Nc
Way have been elected captain and
manager, respectively.
TIL. commissioner Of school and pub
lie lands sent 5000 Of the permanent
school fun to Brown county for in
vestment. This county has borrowed
more of the school FUND the past year
than any other county.
The commissioners Of Yankton county
granted a license to ]. w. Witthause OF
st. James for operating g. ferry boat
between the Dakota and Nebraska
shores. 1t is understood the boat will
make it's trips opposite st. Helena.
Deadwood Lodge, Daughters of Re-
bekah. installed the following officers
for the ensuing term: Mrs. Katie Prof
fit, noble grand; Miss Nellie Benner
vice grand; Miss Nettie Forester. Sec
rotary: Miss Blanche Gallop, warden.
The Volga roller mills have been solo
to Helmar Bros. & Rounds Of Rock
Valley, Iowa, the consideration being
$11, 800. The purchasers will take pos
session March l. S. Jensen, the late
owner, will return to his former home
at Tyler, MINI.
Armour has a new free reading room
and library. The library board has
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