The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-24
DOING WELL.
Newly-Named Mining Town Look
ing I'm.

station on the Burlington, formerly
called Perry. It is rapidly graduating
from "a small mining camp to a pros
porous town. Over fifty new houses
nave been erected during the last year..
many of them being substantially on-
structed for permanent residence. The
town Is situated in the valley Of Elk
creek, which, at that point, is nearly
half q mile wide, and is supported
chiefly by the Glover Leaf Mining COM
pany, which Is operating the old Uncle
Sam mine. purchased fou years ago.
The company has recently completed a
new steel hosting plant, and is at pres
ent running twenty stamps of the mill.
which is 500 to be enlarged. Three
shifts of sixty men each are employed
by the company. The freight business
Of the town amounts to over So, 200 per
month, and the express receipts are still
larger. Bonds are being issued to build
a school house, and an electric lighting
plant Is contemplated. Several new
business houses have been established
during the last few months. The rail-
road was formerly the Black Hills &
Fort Pierre, owned by the Homestead
Mining company of Lead, and was sold
to the Burlington last summer.
No RatiOns.
Indian Commissioner Jones has inau-
gurated n of the most radical changes
in the treatment of the Sioux Indians.
After April l no free rations will be
given to any able-bodied Sioux Indian.
But, in lieu of rations, work will be
provided for all such at $1.25 per day.
Any n refusing to work will be cut
off the ration roll. but given work when
he applies. This work will be in con-
structing dams for hS,ding water in
dry creeks, building roads and bridges
and erecting fire guards. The old men
and women and all infirm or invalid
are not affected by this order.
The commissioners win also endeavor
to pay up all individuals who are capa-
be of using 1t. their pro rata share Of
all tribal funds, and make final settle
ment with them, when they will cease
to be members Of a tribe. These new
measures involve a large amount Of
work In revising roAs and planning
work to meet the changes. At a coun-
Gil at Rosebud. when these new orders
were explained, a wide difference of
opinion was expressed. Some declared
they would fight and some said it was
all right and what they had been ask
ing for for twenty-five years.
Fought a Wolf.
After a desperate fight at close quar-
tiers, Carl Berg. a farmer, living near
Summit. succeeded in killing a large
and unusually fierce wolf. Berg was
armed with nothing but a small club.
The farmer and his dog were going
across the hills to a point where the
former intended attending q meeting,
when they suddenly discovered a huge
wolf in their pathway. The animal, in
stead of running away, stood its
ground and evinced a desire to wage a
fight to q finish with the intruder. The
dog Immediately attacked the animal,
and Berg rendered such assistance as
he could with the club. After a hard
fought and exciting battle, the wolf
succumbed to the superior forces al
lied against him, and gave up the fight.
n his life. Berg escaped without In
jury except a o o%vershoe, and the
dog seemed npne the worse for the
tight.
The controller Of the currency has
approved the application of the fol-
lowing person sto organize the First
National Bank of Freeman, s. D, with
a capital stock OF $25, 600: Jacob J.
Waltner, John T. Waltner, Joseph p.
Getaber, Joseph j. Waltner, Jr.. and
Benjamin E. Waltner.
The Western Union Telegraph COM
pany Is making direct connections be-
tween Denver and Black Hills points.
A. g. Gray. owner OF the local tele-
phone system at Madison, announces
that he has sold the property TO the
Southwestern Minnesota Telephone
company for $4,000. Up to this time it
was the only telephone exchange In
the state under private ownership.
The Sunday school board OF the
Yankton M. e. church has elected off,
GERS for the ensuing year as follows:
Charles Harris, superintendent; s. G.
Gilliland. assistant; Benjamin soren-
son, secretary and treasurer; Miss q.
shufelt, assistant: F. w. Pyncheon,
librarian; Mis- MCGOWAN, organist: J.
w. shufelt, choristor.