The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-08-22

wheat by fire. The loss Is about 81. 800
At the family residence in Sioux Falls
occurred the death of Mrs. o. E. Rice,
enc OF the pioneer residents Of Sioux
Falls.
William Freel, who hit Frank Phil
lips on the head with a rock in a salt
sack at Sturgis, was found guilty and
sentenced to one yea in the state peni-
tertiary.
The supreme court refused to grant a
new trial in the case of John Halpin OF
Groton, who was convicted of wheat
stealing and sentenced to the peniten-
tiary for eighteen months
Armour is to have another church.
The Germans nave arranged to COM
mence the erection Of an imposing edi-
flee in the immediate future. This will
give Armour six church buildings.
Aberdeen has grown so metropolitan
that the council has adopted an ordi-
nance forbidding the stacking of hay at
any point in the city limits. Hereto
fore the limit was within $50 feet CT
any building.
A special election will be held at
Sisseton Sept. 9 for the purpose Of vot-
ing upon the question of issuing bonds
In the sum of $40, 600 for the %refunding
of the present floating indebtedness and
for the election of a justice Of the peace.
A contract has been let for the con-
struction Of a brick building at Dakota
avenue and Second streets, Huron. 1t
will be two stories high, with a 'front.'
age Of fifty feet on Dakota avenue and
ninety feet deep. J. E. Kelley is hav-
Ing the building erected.
Richard Johnson, a pioneer resident
Of Hutchinson county, who, about a
) ear ago, sold his farm near Trip n
purchased 1900 acres of land in Jerauld
county, has just sold his Jerauld coun-
ty holdings at a profit of $10, 1000. He
will also clear about IS, 900 more on his
crop aid the growth Of his stock.
M. c. Fosness. for several years spe
c1al agent and p~ostoffice inspector, has
been assigned to duty in North and
South Dakota, having finished his work
for the p%ostoffice department in Cuba.
He will doubtless make Huron head
quarters for the south state and Fargo
for the north state.
Mrs. Mary Hamelstrom, aged sixty
seven, died at the family residence in
Sioux Falls. OF two daughters, one.
Mrs. Anderson. is a resident of Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, while the other i've in
North Dakota. Charles, John n
Lewis, sons are residents of Sioux
Falls, and . on, William. lives at
Deadwood.
A stabbing ARRAY occurred in Mel
lette. in which M. D. Staley struck
Frank Riley near the temple with a
p~ocketknife. INJECTING a bad wound.
Staiey was arrested. waived examina-
ton and was bound over to await trial
in district court On the charge OF as
sault with a deadly weapon.
A new bank. to be known as the Citi-
xens' National, will be opened at Sisse-
ton. This will max the fourth. h
stockholders are: Marvick, Story City.
Iowa; S. 0. Hegland, Rowland, Iowa;
A. M. Henderson, Story City; ]. NAL
sire. Story City, and o. j. Simonson
and Andrew Marvick Of Sisseton.
The city council of Woonsocket at a
special meeting refused to grant Ii
cense to sell intoxicating liquors to
John r. Hopkins and Nick Wecker.
The applicants had commenced an ac-
ton and the court set aside the recent
election. in which the temperance ele-
n'ent won out, but the council held
that, as the vote showed the will OF the
people, it would not grant q license to
either Of the applicants. There Is. how
ever, another application before the
council which will probably be granted.
A nice point in law Is involved In the
Bovoid divorce case, tried In chambers
before Judge Smith at Yankton. M.
Bovoid. VINO is suing for the bill. is a
resident Of Vermillion, but alleges that
his wife, who lives in Pennsylvania,
deserted him. They were married in
Pennsylvania, in 1888, and lived to-
gether some years when the husband
sued for divorce and lost his case. Aft
erward he came to South Dakota and
began another quit. which he dropped
VIXEN he learned that his wife intended
Ccntesting it. At this time, Mrs. Bo-
void could have secured a divorce on
the grounds of desertion, as Mr.. b.
void had left her some years before.
! However. at this time he went back
East and got his wife to promise to
come out and live with him again. This
she failed to do. This. Mr.. Bovoid and
LIS SoANSAAS NC
sertion on her part, and her promise to
live with him again, they hold. was a
waving of her right to the claim of de-
s~ertion, and opened the way to his maxi
ing q similar claim.
An interesting council was held IN
Senator CANDLES office at Yankton re-
Gently in regard to the government an.
nuities to the Santee Indians, whic1
were forfeited shortly after the Indians
went on the warpath In Minnesota, in
1862, and killed 80 many whites at New
Tim and other points. Upon represen-
tation Of the Santees that they were
oaly slightly involved in the massacre
and that a large part Of their people
helped the whites, q bill was introduced
some years ago to restore the annuity
and make up lost payments. This bill
is pending and represents claims
amounting to about $4,000. 600. The
council was attended by six red mer
who came to thank Senator Gamble fol