The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-05-09
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South Dakota
1>...., State News
- Photographed.

Is. M. Taylor has purchased the Hotel
Ashton, at Ashton, of F. z. Aiken.
Boyd Lambert Of Rapid City has been
appointed a special laborer in the navy
department.
Pensions granted: william Lepman.
Castalia. so: GerEardus T. Gantour.
Clear Lake, $40.
Postmasters appointed: Belle, Bea-
die county, r. Gilgore; Grass, Camp
bell county. w. P. Rinehart.
The annual institute of the Hand
county teachers will be held at Miller
for the o u weeks commencing June 2.
Judge Mccoy has granted a decree Of
divorce to Samuel Fluery from Nettie
Fluery, the ground being desertion.
They live at Webster.
Mrs. Nancy Hall, one of he oldest res
idents Of Brule County. is dead. H.r
remains were taken to Parkersburg,
Pa, for burial.
The board Of county commissioners
OF Yankton county will designate agen-
cies in the county for the sale of school
text books. at its meeting in June.
The corner stone was laid for the new
Christian church building ct Arlington.
The building Will be M Of the best of
its kind in that county.
Mrs. r. r. Woodward, one Of the old
est residents of Parker, was buried
from the residence If her son.. Ed B..
Stevens.
The Castlewood Telephone company
Is putting in new telephones. The COM
pany has recently put in upwards of
thirty.
This summer will witness more pub
lie and private improvements at Blunt
than during any one year in the past
ten or fifteen.
James Mercer, an inmate OF the
Charles Mix county Jail, is charged
with breaking into the Geddes %lyaundry
while under the influence of liquor.
Eulogies upon the late Senator James
H. Kyle of South Dakota will be de-
lyivered in the house OF representatives
May 10, pon the request of Represent
alive Burke.
Miss Nellie Terrence, a photographer.
died at Tabor. During the recent
windstorm ar outbuilding was blown
over on to her, causing a complete par
alysis OF the bowels.
At an election in Pierre, on the prop
osition to refund 500, 900 worth of edu-
bonds, running for twenty
ytars, the proposition carried, with but
two dissenting votes.
A call has been issued for q v
ton Of Clark county Republicans, to be
held May 10, for the purpose of select
Ing delegates 20 represent that county
In the state convention.
The Mellette Cornet basnd has reor-
ganized and elected the following OFF,
GERS: President. H. e. Harvey; secre-
tary, N. M. Cady: treasurer, w. A.
leader, d. A. Pugh.
Twelve head Of cattle belonging to
the Waldorf Stock company of Hazel
persisted during the storm last week.
Thirty head, belonging to H. o. Wick
re were lost on the Sisseton reserva-
ton.
Estelline is to have a new hotel. W.
s. Carpenter, owner of the Union house.
as completed arrangements for NOV
Ing the old building to the rear Of his
and a new hotel will be built on the
site.
Among the new institutions which
will be established at Fairfax during
coming summer is q new Touring
mill, which will nave e capacity of six
ty barrels per day.
Harris Franklin has resigned the
p1 esidency Of the American National
Bank Of Deadwocd. and the directors
Of the Institution have elected William
selbie, for several years cashier Of the
bank, to succeed him.
Thomas Strandress Of Bristol, has
added to his line of grain houses by the
purchase of a grain elevator at Brad
ley. This gives him elevators at Brad
ley, Lilly, Butler and Bristol. and n
1t Putney, Brown county.
The Leola company Of the state ma
tional guard. known as the Herreid
Guards, In honor Of the governor of
South Dakota, has received it's COM
plete equipment, ond the members can
now appear in full uniform.
Base ball enthusiasts at Clark and
have organized q nine, and 1t
Is now certain that lovers Of the nation
game in that locality will have an
opportunity to witness some good
during the coming summer.
"A creamery was SSSdOlASACoS Aot AoAt
lgo. among the Finlanders In Save
township, Brown county. and it has
prospered beyond expectations. Last
month 81, 900 was distributed among its
patrons.
Aberdeen has started on the compile
lion of the extension of its water sys-
.em. begun last season. The pipe has
oeen delivered, and this week several
crews of men will be at work upon the
trenches.
Thomas Roberts. while hunting. acct
l~entally shot himself. the charge enter
ng his left arm above the wrist, tear
ng away most Of the flesh. He Is
about twelve years old, and 4 SON Of
Roberts Of Armour.
At the annual meeting of the board
education Of Aberdeen, H. S. Will
ANS was elected president and c. A..
Fisher clerk. The board, by q vote OF
to 2, elected Prof. E. T. Fitch city su-
perintendent for the seventh time.
At a meeting OF the members Of h
Salem fire department. h following
officers were elected for the ensuing
year: Chief. Henry Schneider: assist