The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-09-26
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Gov. Herreid has appointed DR.. C. B.
Afford of Huron a member of the state
board of health, to fill a vacancy.
William Courtney, Jr., has been ap.
pointed a forest ranger OF the third
class for the Black Hills fol- est re-
serve.
w. H. Hansherg of Salem lost his
barn by fire. 1t is supposed the fire
originated from matches lighted by
children.
A commission has been issued to G..
G. Doherty Of Yankton as second lieu-
tenant of Company M, First regiment,
state guard.
The Sioux Falls fire department was
represented at the international gath
ering of fire chiefs in New York city
by p. w. McKeever, chief of the fire
department.
The cattle shipments from Evarts
this year will reach about LOO cars.
r. c. Peterson of Evarts has sold his
big store and stock to l.. l.. Johnson Of
Forest City.
Gov. Herreid will, in a few days, ap-
point twenty delegates to the meeting
OF the National Irrigation congress-, to
be held at Colorado Springs from Oct.
S to 8, inclusive.
The dwelling of John Duthie, south
west of Miller, burned, with all it's
contents. There was no insurance.
Mr.. Duthie and his wife are old, and
narrowly escaped with their lives.
The Hamlin county democratic con-
vention was held at Hazel. A full set
Of candidates were nominated except
states attorney. Peter Svarvari of
Norden was nominated for treasurer.
At the family residence in Sioux
Falls occurred the death of Mrs. Min
nie Look, wife of Carl Look, a prom
lnent Sioux Falls business man. Her
heath resulted from asthma and heart
trouble.
Expert teachers instruct at the Sioux
Falls Business College, Sioux Falls, S.
ID. Enter before Oct. /, and get two
months tuition free. Send for cata-
logue.
The city officials of Salem have
served notice on saloonkeepers that
they must close on Sunday or stand
prosecution. They are making a de-
:ermined effort to cary their order
INTO execution.
The case Of James D. Hardin against
he Hardin Mining and Manufacturing
company in the United States court at
Deadwood, has resulted in favor of the
plaintiff. The jury awarded him 3d.
.99.75. He asked $11, 900 for labor
performed fo- the company.
Following the example of Cora Belle
Fellows, Miss Nellie M. Brown, for
,ome time Il teacher in the government
indian school at Crow Creek, has just
married Fred Medicine Grow, an Indi-
IN. The bride is g~ood-looking and
highly educated. 1t is said her parents
'eside in Washington.
The growth of the live stock indus.
.ry around Aberdeen is well shown by
he fact that the Milwaukee's ship
nents from various points through
Aberdeen in n day were 116 cars.
These were all shipped from towns
lear there, and were in addition to the
shipments of range cattle.
Prof. E. c. Chilcott, of the Agricult-
:ural college at Bookings, and Prof.
VI. A. Carlton, %cerealist of the agricult-
lral department at Washington, were
n Mellette to look over the results of
experiments made in the growing of
nacaroni wheat and other grains at
different varieties Of grain were sown.
Mrs. B. M. Keohsel of New York
dty, daughter OF ex-Judge Moore, of
he New York courts and ex-colonel of
IN Empire State regiment during the
Civil war, has instituted a suit in
South Dakota for a divorce from her
husband, Conrad Koehsel, on the
ground of incompatibility of temper.
Deputy sheriffs have returned to
Belle Fourche from a trip to the vicin-
ty of Camp Crook, where they ar
rested Clement Hanson, a cowboy,
charged with killing Jennings, the
Camp Crook bartender, last week. He
a released under $1,000 bonds for
MS appearance at the next session of
he grand jury.
A peculiar final proof was made at
Edgeley recently. Several years ago
James H. Culley, a young farmer, who
was holding down a homestead, mys-
:eriOusly disappeared. The SUPPOSE
ion Is that he was killed accidentally
or waylaid. His father, Joseph Gully,
las kept up the improvements and
made final proof on the claim.
Gov. Herreid has granted pardons t.
Leon ST. John, sentenced from Hyde
county for n year for larceny, and to
3. A. Knapp, sentenced from Clark
county for. M year for ~concealing
nOrtgaged property. In both cases, be-
tides general petitions for pardon, the
presiding judges and prosecuting at
orneys recommended the action.
The Central South Dakota fair open
I'd at Huron under the most favorable
conditions. The exhibits in every de-
)artment were greater than expected,
and 1t was found necessary to put a
gang of men at work building addition
II buildings. The agricultural display
exceeded in quantity and quality any.
hing ever before seen in this section,
md the regret is that more space could
lOt be provided.
The Democratic senatorial conven-
lion for Douglas, Charles Mix and
Gregory counties will probably be held
1t Geddes about Oct. /. This year the
nomination should go to Charles Mix
county, but it seems inclined to yield
the honor, in which case Homer w.