The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-10-30

The work of constructing a new
Catholic church at Mayheld. near
Irene, has commenced.
Cattle shipments at Evarts are
heavy. The falls business will con-
sist of about 1000 cars.
Secretary Robinson of the state his
torical society has received the files
Of the Press and Dakotan for the past
thirty-three years.
Steps have been taken at Bonesteel
for the erection of a fine brick block.
two stories in height, with an opera
house on the second floor.
A new franchise has been granted
the Evarts Transportation company
on the Missouri river and Nels Jacob
son will operate a ferry in the spring
under it.
Hans J. Vogt, living four miles
north of Bridgewater, lost his barn by
fire. He was insured in the Farmers
Mutual Of McCook county. The loss
Is estimated at 81, 200, the heaviest the
company ever had.
Ahc SUN StDlSu from worm 3
hardware store at C%enteryille q few
nights ago, including two guns and
ammunition. vas found secreted in a
~haystack just outside Of town. One of
the thieves has been identified.
The public improvements at Miller
this season foot up to $13 900, made up
of $4,000 for sewerage, $1,000 for cleo
trjct light plant, telephone improve
r-ent 81 900, cement sidewalks $4,000,
surface drainage $500. Then there
has been private improvements to the
value of about SIS, 900.
The case of Casper Berther VS.. An
thony Tuor for the recovery Of $13O al
legged to have been borrowed, was d.
cided at Madison in favor Of defend
ant. In the case Of A. f. Ripe va.
H. G.. Eggen. for breach Of contract, In
the alleged purchase Of a -four mill at
Vienna, the plaintiff was awarded $500
damages.
The tenth annual convention Of the
Z. w. c. A. of South Dakota will b
held at BrOOkings Nov. 7 and 8. Miss
Harriet Taylor, general secretary Of
the American committee, Miss Mabel
Milham. state secretary of Minnesota,
and Miss Gold Corwin, state secretary
for North Dakota and Nebraska, will
be present.
At a meeting of the Wilmot town
board it was decided to sink another
well for the local water works
system. as the old well has been SO.
riously damaged by the use Of dyna-
mite to clear it and 1t was found i'm.
possible to sink it any deeper. The
for the new we'll has been
awarded and the work Of drilling It 10
in progress.
Adjutant General ConkIin of Pierre
Is at Evarts mastering in Company A.
state cavalry, of forty members. Cen
eral Conklin says it is the finest oOm-
pany In the state. A reception was
held In the hall and vas a brilliant A.
fair. Colonel T. G. Orr was master Of
ceremonies. General Conklin will re-
turn there shortly and deliver a speech
under the auspices of the company.
A. D. Johnston, superintendent OF
the county poor farm at Deadwood.
crop. There was on the farm an acre
to potatoes, the tract being
rods wide by about twenty rods
long. Mr.. Johnston says the yield was
FIVE tons, or nearly 200 bushels. He
brought to Deadwood with him a mum
Der of fair specimens of the crop, one
of the largest having a weight Of 2h
pounds.
The vacancy in the chair Of geology
and mineralogy at the state univer-
sity, caused by the resignation of Pro
fessor James e. Todd, has been filed
by the appointment of Professor Per
isho Of ~Platteville, Wis, who has for
some time been in charge Of field work
in southern Wisconsin. The engage
ment of Professor Perisho carries with
it the position of state geologist also.
He is expected at Vermillion the 1rst
week in November.
Some Of the young women Of How
ard have adopted a peculiar fad. They
have taken under their protection
young men Of the town who are not
yet out Of their teens and affect to es-
cort them instead Of considering them
as escorts. They do this, they say, to
keep the boys out Of evil ways. The
girls are satisfied with results thus
far, while their proteges are highly
amused by the motherly devotion
shown them by the young women.
In the midst of the great number OF
successful %burglaries being COMMITTEES
around the state. it is gratifying to
note that Conductor Birran's freight
east, a morning or two ago, carried on
a car Of wheat at Madison, contain,
ing a very fine lantern. and about
forty sacks belonging to some grain
thief, who had filed them up with
wheat, and had evidently been inter
rupted in his work. There Is nc spc-
cial fund that the lantern and sacks
can be placed in, and the railroad au
thorities do not know exactly what t.
do with them. In the meantime the
chief of police is examining several in