The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-06-12
Harry Trathen, a deputy sheriff

jules die uOl COuSlueISu uduScIOuSS
although he will be manned for life.
During the past year there has been
an increase of 81 children of school
age in Sioux Falls. One Of the wards
shows a decrease Of six over the cen.
sus Of last year, while the remaining
five show an increase ranging from %
to 121.
The Aberdeen city council has closed
the contract for the construction Of
large amount Of sewer extensions
with James Kennedy of Fargo. The
job amounts to about $4,000, and ME1
Kennedy will put 100 men on the work
in ten days.
Discharges In bankruptcy have been
granted by Judge Garland at Sioux
Falls in the cases of the following:
John c. O'Bryan, Peever; Robert J.
Norris, Sioux Falls; Bolivar A. Rog-
ers, Ipswich; Oli-er A. Bates, Mitch
ell; George Steltz, Genesee.
Ground has been broken for the
new Carnegie library at Redield and
it is expected that the work will DO
pushed as fast as possible. w. S. Lit
tie of Duluth is in charge of the work
and he estimates that the building
will be up in about six weeks.
The Burlington company has set its
iron poles along the main street OF
Lead for the extension Of the electric
railway from the station up Main
street to the head. The terminal will
be near the old Fort Pierre round.
house, the road traversing the city it,
entire length. 1t is expected the com.
pany will also build from Lead e
Terry.
Fred Lang Of Bixby, while en- route
to Sturgis last Sunday, accompanied
by his twelve-year-old son, met with
an accident while crossing the Belle
Fourche river. The strong current up
set the wagon and Mr.. Lang and his
son were thrown into the stream.
Both had q narrow escape from
drowning, particularly the little fell
low. The team was carried down the
stream for some distance.
Clifford Thur, q bus driver for the
Ward hotel at Aberdeen, has been ars
rested for the theft of $50 in cash from
the porter of the hotel. After being
arrested he admitted having stolen
furniture from Andy Gerup while
working for him, and to purloining ST
from a house while driving an ice
wagon. He was sent to the reform
school when boy for stealing.
The new A. o. u. w. hall at Redfielo
will O be commenced. This build.
Ing is to cost about $4,000. The now
$40, 900 Methodist church will be built
, within the next three months. These
buildings, with the new college buildg
ing and the state asylum building and
the dwelling houses already started
will give Redheld more building than
| any town of it's size in the state, and
in fact more than a large percentage
of the larger towns.
The Chamberlain Live Stock and
Commission company, which was In
corporated last month at Pierre with
a capital stock Of $50, 900, is composed
Of a few prominent and influential bus
mess men of Chamberlain. TheiH
opening monthly sale of range and ma
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June II, IL and 10. at which time thoy
expect to sell from 800 to 500 horses,
and their aim is to make this a pC-ma-
nert market for range horses and
other stock with a sale every month.
Another hearing of the now celebra-
ted case Of Mrs. Jane E. Waldron VS..
| Black Tommahawk, involving the own
ership of a valuable tract of land ad.
joining the Fort Pierre townsite, II
being held before Special Master Lit
tie of Pierre. 1t is expected this will
be the final hearing and that the testi-
mony can soon be transmitted to
Judge Garland for final action. Thus
far 500 pages Of typewriter testimony
have been submitted, and it is thought
Mrs. John ~Slatengren, living four
miles north of Langford, met a fearful
death from burning. 1t Is supposed
she poured oil from a two gallon a
on a fire in the kitchen range, and the
can exploded, throwing the burning
oil all about her. She escaped from
the house, which was on fire, and an
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engaged in putting out her burning
clothing when she broke away and ran
back into the flames under the ha!lu
| cination that her foul children were
inside, when as a matter OF fact they
were safe in the yard. The house
burned and her remains were almost
entirely consumed.
The Postum Cereal company OF Bat
tie Creek, Mich, purchased a valuable
tract Of land adjoining Woonsocket,
paying for 1t $1,000. The president
Of the company, c. w. Post, spent sew
eral days looking over the state, and
finally decided to purchase here. 1t 10
not given out what he intends to do
with the property. Mr.. Post was great.
ly impressed with the great power OF
the artesian wells at this place, and
offered to subscribe from $4,000 to
$50, 900 to star. any manufacturing
company here that the business mems
association would indorse, II the city