The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-11-14
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South Dakota
r-. State News
- Photographed.

Stephen w. Jenkins of Waubay has
been granted a pension of $40 per
month.
DR.. G. F. Peabody recently traded his
residence at B%igstone for property in
Georgia.
John D. Perry, a settler on Bad riv-
er, was killed in a runaway accident
near Pierre.
j.. M. Talcott has disposed of his
lumber yard at Mission Hill to Mime
apolis parties.
H. Nihart, implement dealer, has be-
gun the erection of large implement
house at Tyndall.
The Hotel Commercial, at Bigstone,
is being improved. 1t is now lighted
by gas and heated by steam.
The homestead filings at the Pierre
land office for October again passed
the 100 mark, the total being 1875.
Material for the new telephone sys-
tenn has been received at Freeman.
The switchboard will accommodate 100
patrons.
About seven years ago Joseph Frick
purchased a farm near Hurley for So
100, and has just sold the tract for $50
per acre.
Several families have recently
moved to B%igstone from Marshall
county and elsewhere, and every house
in town is filled.
Tyndall officials are unloading a car
of sandstone, which will be used for
crossings. Nearly all the crossings
now are of stone.
j. B. Lee, who has had charge of the
Lee house at Mellette for sixteen
years, has leased it to B. G. Richard
son, who has taken possession.
James Vercoe, the ten-year-old son
of DR.. w. L. Vercoe Of Deadwood, had
the explosion of a giant percussion
cap.
The members of the Lutheran
church at Canistota are making elab-
crate preparations for the dedication
of their new church on Thanksgiving
day.
At the special election at Salem, for
the purpose of voting on bonding the
city for $4,000 for w~aterworks, the
proposition carried by a handsome ma
jority.
M. H. Fritts and Miss Rosana Jones,
both of Bear Gulch, were united in
marriage at Spearfish. Mr.. Fritts is
largely interested in mining and ranch
property.
The following notaries public have
been appointed: Newell w. Powell,
White Rock; Homer S. Smythe, Wo0n-
socket; H. Van Perchun, Marian; c.
w. Martens, Milbank.
The delinquent tax sale for Beadle
county took place Monday. The list
was the smallest in the history of the
county, and very little time was con-
sumed in making the sale.
Good positions secured for all grad.
yates of the Sioux Falls Business Col
lege, Sioux Falls, S. d. Enter before
Dec. l and get one months tuition
tree. Send for catalogue.
The Scottish Rite bodies of the Ma
sonic fraternity have arranged to dedi-
cate the new $4,000 temple in Yank-
ton and to hold a grand reunion during
the second week of next March.
Harm BOSNIAN, a Grant township,
Lincoln county, farmer, is a victim of
smallpox. The premises have been
quarantined and every precaution is
being taken to prevent its spread.
A large number of delegates attend
ed the annual convention of the De-
gree of Honor lodges of the Black Hills
at Sturgis. A grand reception was
given the visitors by the local lodge.
The season now drawing to a close
has witnessed the erection of many
business blocks and dwellings at AL
ee. There has also been a general i'm.
provement in the business transacted
by it's merchants.
When starting the engine of Fray
leighs' threshing machine at Salem
Irwin Erickson met with a painful &C
cident. He got his hand pinched in
some way, MASKING it badly and cut
ting off one finger.
Gov. Herreid has granted a requisi
ton from the governor of Illinois fol
Lee Saunders alias James Williams
wanted in Mcpherson county on 8
forgery charge. Saunders is in Gus
tody in East st. Louis.
The Importers and Traders Nation
al Bank of New York, and First Ma
tional and National Bank of Com
merce of Minneapolis, have been ap
proved as reserve agents for the Firs'
National Bank of Milbank.
The warm weather is rapidly spoil
ing a large part of the corn, Eros
came before it was ripe, and fully hal
of it is too soft for marketing, and al
Of it in some sections is growing be
cause of the arm weather.
The new telephone system recent!
established at Memo is proving sucl
a success that already it's capacity il
overtaxed. 1t will be necessary t.
! extend the system and move the ex
change into a larger building.
The members of the Presbyterian
church at Wentworth have completes
preparations for extensive improve
| ments. A choir will be built OF
the east end of the church and a yes
try and session room on the south.
A small fire started in B. w. BuI
nett's house, at TyEdall, but was es
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