The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-10-09

The postofice at Farmer was rob
bed recently. No postage stamps were
taken, but the stamp and money order
funds were carried away.
The village Of Coleman wants q
farmers elevator, but is having trou-
bic in securing a site from the rail-
way It is now figuring on
c~ondemning a site.
c. ]. Boyer, a farmer living near
Greenfield, Clay county, committed
suicide by hanging. He had beef an
invalid for twenty years and was liv-
ing with a brother.
The enrolment at the state normal
school at Aberdeen is much larger
than at this time last year, and will
probably increase as soon as the large
dormitory is completed.
The sum of $4,000 has been appro-
priated for Dad work on the Crow
Creek reservation. The work will be
lone by Indians, who will receive $3.50
a day for nan and team and $1.25 q
day for man.
The saloon of Nat Miner at Egan
was broken into and the cash register
taken out and smashed. The thieves
secured about 81 in change, then took
the register and left it in the doorway
of the city Jail.
Rapid City is to have a new gas
plant and a new city hall. The city
hall is a one-story brick structure with
white stone trimmings, and Is being
hr;lt with n y;ow IN rooairinr on cd.
ditional story later.
twenty-five carloads OF fat cattle
were shipped from Britton recently.
The sides Of the cars were decorated
with anvas upon which was inscribed
Special stock from Britton, S. d., to
Rice Brothers, Chicago"
Mitchell's fifth corn palace was a
greater success than any yet held. h
county agricultural exhibits made the
best display in years. Edmunds, a
born, Dawson, Sphinx, Lyman, Buffalo,
Brule and Aurora counties are repre-
scented.
The demurrer entered in the circuit
court at Lead by S. r. Smith to the
complaint in the case of A. McGill, who
is suing Mr.. Smith for $4,000 for
defamation of character, has been sus-
tanned, and the case thrown out Of
court for the present.
A fire which visited the town Of An
then caused a loss Of SIS, 1000. The
hardware store of G. w. Jarrett and
the general store of w. H. and H. e.
Miller were burned. The Jarrett store
was valued at $1,000, upon which there
was $4,000 insurance.
O. M. Foore, a pioneer settler OF
Montrose, was found dead in his bed
when one of the family went to his
room to see how he was resting. He
was se%venty-six years old and had
been failing for some time. He was at
one time county judge.
The Methodist society of Centerville
is improving it's church building by a
7 good-sized addition. w. E. Ega is put
: ting $500 worth of improvements on
his opera house. Ole Anderson is
building the finest residence in town,
to cost Sc, 1000. Work is being pushed
on the new school, and it is thought 1t
will be finished by Feb. 1.
John C%ournoyer was arrested al
: Bonestecl by the Lyman county sher
iff, charged with horse stealing, and
taken to Oacoma for preliminary hear
ing. %Cournoyer, it is claimed is the
leader of a band of horse thieves who
y have made it a terror for the stock
raisers of western Gregory and ad
n joining counties and got his education
under the famous Jack Sully.
r The Y. M. G. A. Of the state univer
sity has arranged a fine lecture course
for 1904, perhaps the most expensive
g and attractive ever known at Vermil
t. lion. Six numbers instead Of five are
l. to be given this season. The course
e is as follows: Wesleyan male quar-
tet, Durar company, magicians; Eu
& gene V. Debs; Roney Boys Concer
n company; Thomas McCleary and Sen
IS ator Dolliver of Iowa. Season tickets
9 are on sale at So each. The course
g. will cost the association over 500.
% Certificates of honorary membership
g are being sent out by S. w. Russell
4 chairman of the South Dakota commits
1t sion for the ST. Louis exposition. Al
E. honorary member has been or is to b,
- appointed III each equity. MT. ftuSSol
l. has the appointing of these member
n throughout the western part of tn
state and the other two members o
the commission will appoint those cas-
ID of the river. Mr.. Russell has so ia
h named four, Henry E. Perkins, Stul
h gis, Meade county; George F. Seine
c. der, Rapid City, Pennington county
S. e. Wilson, Hot Springs, Fall Rive
d county, and ]. E. Pitcher, Custer, Gus
a, ter county. Commissioners from Law
le renee and Butte counties are yet to b
,e appointed.
G. M. c. Fleming, a former resident c
k McCook county, is under arrest on tw
lie counts, obtaining money under falls
IT, ~pretenses, a charge made by Georg
IN Miller Of Ramsey, and disposing {
"a m~ortgaged property, a charge made b
r. the Montrose bank. He was spirite
or away by team to Sioux Falls, but a