The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-04-17

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building Is to be OF frame, two stories
high. There will also be a large lodg-
ing house at the plant.
Mrs. A. B. Mccain died at Rapid
City OF la grippe and old age, being
seVenty-fve years old. She left eight
children. She came to Rapid City in
1883. One son, Prof. L. P. Mccain, Is
principal of the public schools of
Terry.
Various architects are figuring upon
the building Improvements to be made
at the state school of mines at Rapid
City. The last legislature appropri-
ated $4,000 for the purpose and it Is
expected that work will begin early
during the summer.
lankton college opened it's doors
for the spring term of college recently.
A number Of new students are in at
tendance and the term promises to be
an especially busy one, with spring
athletics, the May musical festival,
high school field meet, etc.
A new banking institution, to be
known as the State Bank of Emery,
Will soon commence business at EN-
cry. Alexandria capitalists are be-
hind the enterprise. P. Driscoll, ex-
register of deeds of Hanson county,
will be cashier and manager Of the
new concern. The new bank will have
a capital of s12,0 900.
The following business was trans
acted from the United States land
office at Aberdeen during the month Of
March: Homestead entries 20, cover.
ing 4l66 acres; homestead proofs IS,
covering 2,753 acres and one timber
culture proof on 100 acres; isolatf/
tracts n excuses sold to the amount
Of 1,121 acres.
The board of las of the Ma
tional Soldiers homes, at a meeting in
New York, formally approved the
plans for the sanatorium at Hot
Springs, S. D. Ex-Representative
Steele of Indiana, who is a member Of
the board, said that the buildings
would be pushed to completion.
The board of trustees at Custer has
granted to r. NJ. Fuller and Fred
Beardshear a ~ninety-nine year fran
chise to erect and maintain an electric
lighting, power and heating plant, tele-
graph and telephone system. The or
dlnance grants one year in which to
commence operations and six months
in which to complete the same.
Final arrangements have been made
for a ball game between Yankton col
lege and the Sioux Falls Baptist col.
lcge, to be played at Sioux Falls on
the morning Of April %. The ball
team from Yankton will be accompa-
MED by a carload of rooters who will
stay over and attend the Thomas or
chestra concert in the evening.
The Jewel cave, situated about six
teen miles west from Custer, has
proven, under the investigation of it's
discoveries, to be one of the most won
derful and beautiful OF all the grand
subterranean vaults which have as yet
been explored. 1t is rumored that the
government is about to appropriate it
and make another national resort.
A change has been made in superin-
tendents at the Lawrence county poor
farm. Mrs. Carey, who has held the
position since the death of her huS-
band two years ago, being succeeded
by A. d. Johnston of Spearfsh, who
has moved his family from Spearish
to the farm. Mrs. Carey has taken
the management of the new hotel at
Maitland, S. D.
A valuable carriage horse was stolen
from John Owens at his farm near
Utica. A bride was taken. and with
it the animal was led from the barn
and ridden away. There is no clue
to the thief. A determined effort is
being made to unearth the thief, as
the farmers Of that vicinity are GET
ting very restless over the repeated
robberies of valuable horses from that
~neighborhOod.
Roy Hartwick of Sioux Falls, con.
victed Of the crime of adultery at the
present term Of court at Huron. was
released from custody. the $500 fine
being paid by his friends. He went to
Sioux Falls Immediately, where he
will enter the employ Of Mr.. McKin.
non, a contractor. Riley Hartwick,
convicted of the same o~ffense, is in Jail
at Huron and will be removed to the
penitentiary unless the fine assessed
against him is paid within a few days.
Since the interior department made
a ruling requiring all able-bodied Indi.
ans to work for a livelihood and shut.
ting off their %rations, many have
sought employment off the reserva.
ton and several have found work on
the Northwestern railroad. Recently
nine Of them have been working for
George P. Bennett, register of thu
United States land Office at Rapid
Clay, getting out poles and posts by
piece work.
Ellis T. Pierce Of Hot Springs, who
has become quite famous during the
recent session Of the legislature as
Bear Tracks" received word that a
consignment Of rainbow trout would
be sent him at once to be placed in
Fall river. Mr.. Pierce has been work.
ing for some time and is much pleased
to have finally succeeded. The rain.
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