The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-08-28

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themselves into an association.
Dougherty & Daniels have COM
menced the erection Of a new 10000
bushel grain elevator at Britton.
F. e. Diehl and G. D. Meitzer have
been awarded the contract for the
erection OF q Catholic parsonage at
Clark.
The Elkton board Of trustees has de-
cided to have a lighting system estab-
lished. A special election will oon be
called.
Charles Munson was arrested at
Clark for stealing belts from a thresh-
ing machine. He pleaded guilty and
was fined.
James H. Dyer of Salem has traded
his livery, building and ground for .
quarter section near Beaver City Neb.,
to Henry Ingleman.
A grain elevator, to be run In on
junction with the roller mill, Is being
constructed at Vienna. ]. D. Spangler
Of Gowrie, Iowa, has the contract.
Mary James, a ffteen-year-old girl
Of washington Springs. was acciden-
tally shot and almost instantly killed
by Ralph Simmons, a twelve-year.old
boy.
Fred J. Swanson, superintendent OF
the electric light plant at Salem, has
rendered his resignation. Mr.. De Lait
Of Luverne, Mimi, is in temporary
charge.
Two cars of sheep and six cars of
cattle left Bonesteel the other morning
for the Omaha and Chicago markets.
Two cars of horses were shipped to
Alberta, Canada.
The town council Of Marion Junction
has called a special election, when the
question of issuing $4,000 bonds for the
construction OF a waterworks system
will be submitted.
= The controller Of the currency has
authorized the First National bank Of
~Bridgewater to begin business with .
capital of $25, 900. E. l.. Abel is pres
ident and T. J. Schanard cashier.
The contractors who will erect tn
have arrived, and work on the struc-
ture will begin at once When COM
pleted it will be the finest building Of
it's kind west of the Twin Cities.
Bradley sportsmen have organized
two shooting clubs for the purpose ct
getting into practice for this seasons
hunting. They have purchased a trap
and will engage in competitive shoot
ing.
The annual meeting of the Stursis
fire department was held recently.
Fred A. Willard and H. e. Perkins
were reelected chief and treasurer.
The first and second chiefs are ap-
pointive.
1 The police Of Alsen and vicinity are
making elaborate preparations for the
proper observation of Labor day. The
people of Vermillion and other towns
in that part of the state will aid in
making the affair a success.
William Gill has resigned his posi-.
ton as agent for the Chicago, Milwau.
kee G st. Paul Railway company at
Coleman. He will be succeeded by v.
E. Smart, who for some time has been
telegraph operator at Egan.
Crops on the farm belonging to the
state reform school at Plankinton are
excellent this season. The work Of
threshing has commenced. 1t is esti.
mated that the farm will produce for
the season fully 5000 bushels of small
grain.
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Hudson on information from the pc
lice Of Sioux City, succeeded in maxi
ing his escape from the town Jail by
digging through the heavy cement
foor and burrowing to the outside.
Miller b~usienss men are agitatins
the holding Of a day Of sports at that
place the latter part Of this month.
/ No celebration was held there On July
4 and it Is proposed to make up fol
lost time by having a rousing harvest
celebration.
Nels Anderson lost his life in a 70
foot we'll at Sisseton. He lowered him
self for the purpose Of removing an
obstruction and when within thirty
feet of the bottom came in contact
with foul gas and fell. A post mortem
examination revealed that his mech
was broken.
The McCaull-Webster grain eleva
tor at Oldham has been sold by 1. L
Hays to w. z. Sharp of Forestburg
This gives Oldham one Independent
elevator, n owned by the farmers OF
that vicinity, three line houses and
-four mill to receive the grain brought
to that place.
1t has been decided to construct
waterworks system at Tabor. A com
mittee which visited surrounding
towns has reported in favor of a sys
TEN similar to the n recently estab
lished at Lesterville. Work on the
plant will e as soon as the
material can be obtained.
The farmers around Wilmot are agi
tating the matter of organizing a com
pany and erecting a farmers elevator