The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-03-27
Tho sheep business In tho Hills has

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to be felt.
Several well-known Black Hills men
are preparing to start for Alaska in
a few weeks to spend the summer.
They have all been there before and
most Of them are interested in mining
Nome. Others are going into new
fields.
Bert Smith of Deadwood, who was
arrested in December for criminal as.
sault and Jumped his bond before the
grand jury met, has been arrested.
The grand jury failed to indict, but the
states attorney filed information.
Smith had in the meantime returned
from Montana, where he had taken ref
uge.
A cave-in in the Lucky Boy tunnel
Of the Mount Aetna Mining company at
Keystone resulted in the death OF
Frank McGonigle, d miner, who was
caught beneath the falling rock. Two
other miners, F. l.. Lester and Rich
ard MAXWELL, were caught at the same
time and sustained severe injuries, but
will recover.
While trying to board a moving train
on the Northwestern railroad at Til
ford, Michael Naddy OF Lead fell I'M
der the car and one arm was SO badly
crushed that it was left handing by
shreds OF flesh olyy. The train was
stopped before the second set of trucks
reached Naddy and he was placed
aboard and taken to Lead, where his
arm was amputated.
The scarcity of dwelling houses at
Canton has become a great problem.
w. K. Slade, the new county treasurer
cannot move his family from Hudson
until he builds a house to live in. w.
A. Kinsley, who went into business in
the city recently, has sent his family
away visiting until he can get a house.
Many families are boarding or renting
rooms.
Farmers around Canton are COM
planning bitterly Of the wages demand
cd by farm hands this season. There
seems to be a farm hands trust or Sc
cret combination under which men re-
fuse to work unless the highest wages
are paid. The majority are demanding
S2S to $50 a month with board, wash
ing and an occasional day off. A few
years ago good farm hands could be
had for SIS to SIS per month.
In the case Of Charles II. Sherman,
who formerly operated creameries at
Villas, Fedora and Howard, and who a
few days ago was adjudged an invol-
untary bankrupt, the creditors have
filed a schedule Of liabilities and as
sets. According to this the liabilities
aggregate 50, 740.29 and the assets s5,-
500. About the time he got into finan-
cial difficulty Sherman disappeared
and Is now understood to be in Oregon.
Thomas McCue, serving a term OF
four years for burglary committed in
M%innehaha county, has made his es-
cape from the penitentiary. Warden
Swenson states that there is not the
slightest doubt that McCue wandered
away while deranged. He suffered a
sunstroke prior to being lodged in the
penitentiary and it affected his mind
to some extent. Because OF this he
was given unusual privileges and evil
IDENTIFY took advantage OF a favorable
opportunity to escape.
John Manning, the first sheriff ever
elected in Lawrence county, is going
to Valdez, on Prince Williams sound
from whence a railroad is projected to
Eagle on the Yukon river, 500 miles
distant. He has been over the terri
tory several times and says 1t is prom
Using In gold, copper and other metals
lanes Cusick. formerly state mine IN
spector of South Dakota, is also going
to Valdez. For the last two summers
he has been at Nome, experimenting
the works of one of the large compa
MES.
b The Holy Terror Mining company Is
asking for a change of venue from Pen
nington county in the damage sui
brought for the death of Peter Polman
who was killed in the companys mine
eighteen months ago by sufocatlon
II is asserted that the company canno
obtain Justice in Pennington county ant
ten afidavits have been obtained h
that effect. The plaintiff has obtained
the aridavits Of f~orty-seven persons
who believe the company can get JUS
tice there. Two other men were killed
at the time Polman lost his life, and {
fourth man, Minet Davis, was serious
w burned. Suits were brought in al
the cases. Davis has been awarded
nersonal damages Of $4,000 for III
injuries. Polman's widow recently re
married and is residing at Deadwood.
The Jury at Deadwood brought m
verdict of assault with intent to com
nit criminal assault in the case o
Cephas Shekell. This was a case sim
liar to that against Jacob Much, wh'
was convicted last week. The attor
news for Mulch have k Tor a new
trial. They announce that an appea
will be taken in the event a new trla
Is denied. The third case in the serle
70 be tried will be that against Der
smith. who recently returned r
Montana. where he had been for sew
oral weeks after jumping his bono
The evidence in the cases is much Tn