The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-05-22
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Circuit court Is in session at Woon.
socket and a grand Jury is at work.
7. S. Hale has been appointed post.
master at Volunteer, Mead county.
Farmers around Alexandria report
that the blackleg has made it's appear
ance in their herds.
Gov. Herried has appointed Fred
~Schemeerer of Fairfax as game war
den for Gregory county.
Four artesian we'll drilling machines
are at work in the country near Plank
ington, sinking wells for farmers. The
county is already pretty well supplied.
The Finland famine relief fund,
which has been at a %standstill for sew
eral days, vas enriched recently by
the receipts of S521.62 from Minnehaha
county.
Seven applications for positions to
fill vacancies on Rural Routes l and 3
have been filed with Postmaster Reid
at Elk Point. A special examination
will be held at the ~pOstOfice.
Yankton parties have bought a con.
trolling interest in the YanktOn tele-
phone company and a remedy is now
being sought for the over-telephoned
condition Of most of our citizens.
EdgemOnt is to have another bank
on June l, when j. A. Stewart, post
master. and G.. Z. Forbes will open the
Citizens bank. 1t is probable that c..
A. Grippen of Hot Springs will be cash
Ter.
Supt. Nash is receiving many favor
able replies from state educators in re-
Spouse to his call for a meeting at Can
ton in June to formulate q plan for a
uniform course of study in all the state
high schools.
The volunteer fire department Of
Clear Lake elected the following Off
GERS: Chief, Robert Grout; assistant
chiefs, Alexander Hanson and NJ. A
Adams: secretary, T. l.. Vought; treas
urer, George Artus.
The volunteer firemen at L~esterville
are preparing to go on a strike, and
all because of differences with mem
bers of the town council as to the sum
which it shall contribute for the sup
port of the department.
There will be no saloons in Blunt
this year. A petition was circulated
asking to have the question submitted
to the voters, but it "a not presented
to the board in time provided by law,
and did not contai nthe required mum.
Der of signatures.
Farmers have organized an elevator.
coal and lumber yard at Waubay. The
following trustees were elected: Z.
Fallmer, Joseph Gruba and Mat Reese.
They will secure a charter and meet
again in two weeks to arrange the pre-.
%liminaries.
The plans for Yankton's new federal
building are now being prepared at
Washington and it is expected will be
completed in June. Of the $4,000 ap.
propriated for construction, $4,000
will be available July /, so that the
prospects Of seeing the building under
way this season are very good.
The Sons of Veterans of Salem have
decided they will hereafter take charge
of Memorial day. for oon there will
be no G.. A. r. to do so. They have
appointed a committee, o. w. Ding
man, c.. G. Lowe and DR.. r. T. Dott, to
have charge Of the program. They
plan to give over the day to appropri
ate exercises for the old soldiers.
Justice Henderson Of Spearish has
held Ernest Willard over to the next
grand jury on the charge OF cattle
stealing. Willard is charged with the
theft of an animal belonging to Jesse
Porea of Blacktail gulch and was ar
rested a few days ago. 1t is alleged
that Willard had cattle in his pasture
belonging to other persons at the time
of his arrest.
A large force Of Chicago, Milwaukee
& st. Paul graders has arrived at Yves
sington Springs and is now encamped
near the town. The force comprises
200 men, with a complete outfit OF
grading implements and 100 teams
Several other crews will operate be
tween that place and Woonsocket. The
contracts require the grading to be
completed by September Is.
The Union Telephone company has
begun the construction Of a rural line
which will extend twelve miles south