The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-12-12
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South DakOta
General State News
- Photographed.

The postofice at Pitrodie, Clarl
county. has been discontinued.
Egan has a scarlet fever scare, Their,
being several cases under quarantine.
]. ]. Duffak OF Yankton has beer
granted q pension increase to $16
month.
1t is estimated that fully $50. 900 wer,
spent in Improvements in Scotland
during the past year.
The Lake Preston Cornet band haa
been rorganized under the leadership
of Professor G. d. Waters.
A letter the death a few
Sprague. one OF the pioneer physicians
Of Pierre.
The city Of FIandreau has completed
a new system Of gas lights, which
makes a great improvement over the
old system.
The mild weather is causing trouble
for stockmen, especially sheepmen, on
account Of wolves. They are very nu-
merous n ravenou
Frank e. SMITHS farm residence,
eight miles south Of Lake Preston, was
destroyed by fire. Most of the furni-
ture was saved. No insurance.
Those who have business with the
Milwaukee railroad company at Trip
have been greatly pleased by the ap-
pointment of +. E.. Adams as the local
agent Of the company.
Martin Schrieber, the Sully county
apple grower, who took all the first
prizes for apples at the Huron fair, re-
ports the yield from his small orchard
10 be lao bushels for this year.
The meat market of Brauch & Ward
at Yankton lost q dozen chickens on
Thanksgiving v at the hands of a
thief, who broke the store window and
relieved the firm Of all he could reach
on display inside.
c.. M. Henry, cashier OF the State
Bank Of Hitchcock since it's organiza-
ton, has accepted the position of CASH
Ter for the First National Bank of Red
field, and entered upon his new duties
the LIST of December.
The tour OF visitation to voluntary
weather observers in this state, just
made by S. w. Glenn. will result in bet
ter service throughout the state. The
tour was made by direction Of the de-
partment at Washington.
At the Brown county educational as
sociation's annual meeting, held at
Prof. J. M. Hunter Of Groton
was elected president. Prof. G. B. Ames
Of Columbia vice president, and Adeline
Crowley of Aberdeen secretary.
The annual charity ball, one of Yank-
tons social events. was very success
fully held under the direction Of the
Daughters. A substantial sum
was raised for the charitable work
done by the circle every winter.
The o%verturning Of a load Of logs re-
suited in the death of John Thompson.
4 teamster in the employ Of the Price
Baker Lumber company. The accident
happened a few miles from Rapid City.
sustained q fracture Of the
skull.
Will Gasser, the engineer who had
his hand and arm badly mangled while
running an engine on a grader at JET
IL still in st. Joseph's hospital
at Sioux City, and is reported to be get
ting along az nicely a. could be ex-
w. d. Driskill and M. c. Corners,
well-known cattlemen OF Spearfish, are
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chase cattle for early spring delivery.
dred Mexican bronchos for use on his
range.
Ole Rendestvedt Of Dawson, Mimi,
died Of typhoid fever at st. Luke's hos
pital at Aberdeen. He came here to
represent Gotham & Co. Of St Paul in
South Dakota. when he was taken sick.
His body wa sent to Dawson for
burial.
The manual training school Of North
Dakota vas defeated at football By the
Northern normal and Industrial school
of Aberdeen by a score Of 81 to o. About
$50 rooters came down from Glendale
by special train. This closes the sea-
son here.
There is yet no trace Of the persons
who robbed the Thompson safe at Ban
croft q short time since. although ef-
forts to apprehend them have been
made. The amount secured was about
81, 700, Inc the job was done 10 neatly
that it is attributed to experts.
The matter OF a deep well in Pierre
has not been given up, and men from
! Chicago have been looking the ground
over. It is too late to work on borings
proftably this year, but the matter IL
shaping up for the sinking of a well te
a depth Of 1000 feet or more In thu
spring.
The council has voted a new water
works system for Egan. which will cos
about $1,000. In six months there have
been six fires. Flowing wells can cas-
lily be secured at a depth Of from 80 t.
100 feet, there being one of the best in
the state here now. The water works
question is easily solved.
p. D. Kribs, memberselect OF the leg
islature, has resigned as postmaster al
Columbia, the requirements being thai
postmasters whose compensation
reaches $500 cannot serve in the legisla-
ture. The Republicans Of Columb1a
have united in a petition for the ap-
pointment Of Hiatt WILDER.
Harry Gilmore, Edward Carr and
Daniel O'Connell. convicted Of robbins
J the Duffner jewelry store at WATERFOWL
last July, were sentenced to the peni-
tertiary at Sioux Falls. Gilmore waa
let off with a sentence OF only one year
and four months, while Carr received
the heaviest sentence Of all. three years