The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-11-20
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South Dakota
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cl hoN anu fancy apples Can Be pOuSAL
at so cents a bushel.
Nelson c. Bigelow, late Of Chicago,
has located at Howard and engaged
In the practice of law.
The water tank and engine house
are completed and Parker has one OF
the finest systems of water works in
the state.
A tiny lizard, which she swallowed
in some drinking water when she was
z little girl, caused the death of Mrs.
George Ziegler, a pioneer resident of
Hartford.
The we'll which is designed to fur
nish water for the new water works
system at Lennox has been completed
at a depth of 204 feet. An ample sup
ply was obtained.
The county officers are occupying
yet the old furniture is used, the com
missioners not having received salts
factory bids for new.
Ex-Sheriff Struif, twenty miles north
Of Miller, has the bonanza arteslan
well Of Hand county. 1t is three inch
es from top to bottom, is about 1,4O0
feet deep and flows 400 gallons to the
minute.
George Morehouse, president Of the
Bank of ~Brookings, died after a linger-
ing illness. He was the pioneer bank
err of this county and had a wide ac-
quaintance because Of his philanthro-
pic deeds.
A women's study club has been or
ganized at De Smet. Ofcers were
elected as follows: President. Mrs.
c. S. Whiting; vice president, Mrs. J.
H. Hubbard; secretary, Miss Anna
Wright; treasurer, Mrs. G.. e. Mallory.
Work has commenced at Orient on
a new Catholic church building which
will take the place of a similar struc-
ture which was destroyed by a severe
storm which swept over this region
last June. The new building will be
a handsome one.
Thieves attempted to blow open the
safe of the Farmers elevator, at Fer
ney. The knob was knocked eff and
an effort made to effect an entrance
by the use of gunpowder. The burg
lars left the work unfinished and there
Is no clue to their identity.
AS an evidence Of the change in
ways Of the few severalty Indians
who yet remain in this part Of tho
state, Lone Rock, n of them, is put
ting in time in the jail in Pierre OF a
charge Of wife beating which was pre-
ferred against him by his squaw.
II. N. Matthews expects to begin
work at once upon his new opera
house block at Spearfsh. for which
the foundation wallis were laid two
years ago. 1t will be three stories
high and will contain business rooms
and Offices besides the opera house.
Parker has been the scene OF a diph-
iberia scare for two weeks. and great
ly exaggerated reports have been sent
out from neighboring towns. There
have been fourteen cases, With three
deaths. The quarantine has been re-
moved and the city is assuming it's
normal condition.
Cardinal lodge, Degree Of Honor,
named after c. Cardinal of st. Onge,
one Of the grand officers OF the A. 0.
U. W., has been organized at st. Onge.
The following officers have been in
stalled: Miss Elizabeth Cardinal,
past chief of honor; Mrs. Lillian Viii
lia1ns, chief of honor; Miss Somerville,
lady of honor; Mrs. Daniel Boone,
chief Of ceremonies; Charles Furious.
recorder; A. Cardier, financier; Mrs
Johnson, receiver.
Frank H. Hopkins, a real estate
dealer Of Sisseton, has fled n petition
in voluntary bankruptcy. He sched-
sets at SS14. OF the assets, property
to the value of 1882 is claimed to be
exempt. a similar petition has been
fled by Olive L. Bieyer, a r1illiner of
F1andreau, who places hcr liabilities
at ~$2,368.S3. and her assets at
S ,236.S0.
At the business session Of the state
encampment of the Union Veterans
union at Yankton Edmond r. English
of YanktOn was elected major general
commanding the & .'-2aDt Of South
Dakota. r. T. Paine Of Aberdeen is
senior brigadier general, Oscar c. Pot,
ter Of Sioux Falls. Junior Jg.gadiei
general S. j. Moore. Mitchell, surgeon
general, and II. 4. Van Dalseln Of Hu.
ron, chaplain. Aberdeen was selected
for the mex meeting place.
Judge William G. E;ca hrs decided
in favor of the plaintim IN the case OF
Meade county against the Northwest
ern Railroad company, a suit for tax
es. The amount involved was about
S 5000, and payment was resisted by
the company on the groun! that the
levy was in excess of that allowed by
law The case was argued at Dead
wood some ten days ago, Meade coun
vt being represented Ivy James Nc.
Nenny, states attorney, assisted by
Charles J. Buell. OF RAPID City.
Central, Golden Gate ami TarrayillC
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