The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-09-04

Joseph Hiatt died in Lead. He
came to the Hills from Oskaloosa,
Iowa.
Ray Wells, a fireman, committed
suicide at Deadwood by taking NOR
phine.
Work is progressing rapidly on .
new Methodist church building at
Chandler.
Plans are to be made for a $4,000
addition to the government fish hatch.
cry at Spearfish.
Ned Gallagher. a farmer living near
Vienna, was found lead about three
miles from his home.
Work has begun on a new rural tel
ephone line which will connect with
the system at Hetland.
Mrs. ]. E. Rolfe, wife OF a prominent
farmer living neal Clark, was taken
to the asylum at Yankton.
Preliminary steps have been taken
for the organization of a Knights OF
Pythias lodge at Garretson.
c. r. Garner of Oneida killed thir
ty-eight rattlesnakes, which ranged
from s inches to 4 feet in length.
Herman Gross and family, charged
with an attempt on the life of Arthur
Herne, were discharged at Miller.
The Lake Preston city council has
awarded the contract for the con-
struction of a waterworks system.
The Carthage creamery made .
good record last month, when 81, 264.b7
was distributed among the farmer pa
irons.
Beder Park at Lead is being devass
tated by the timber bug, which has
already done so much damage in tho
Black Hills.
A young man named Robert Thomp-
son lost a portion of his foot while
trying to board a train to tie ball
grounds at Deadwood.
Peter Miller, a young man OF Belle
Fourche, killed himself with a shot
gun. He had been Tilted by a young
lady of Belle Fourche.
John Pjalas, a Finlander, will prob
ably die from the effects Of a fall in
tho Homestake mine at Lead. He sus-
tanned a fracture Of the skull.
Work has commenced on a new
postofice building at Scotland. The
structure will be unique in that chalk
rock will be the material used.
Rev. w. j. Oldfeld, pastor Of the
CONGREGATIONAL church at Estelline.
has rendered his resignation to accept
a call from a church at Clark
A colored porter named Alonzo
Bruce was found dead at Deadwood
from apoplexy. He was a nephew OF
ex-senator Bruce of Mississippi.
! Craftsmen entered the meat mar
ket Of John Archer at Sioux Falls and.
: after blowing the safe to pieces, Sc
: cured it's contents n fed, leaving
not the slightest clue.
The business men Of Arlington have
5 subscribed a sufficient sum of money
f to pay the salary Of a special night
v Waterman. George Helfrich has been
a appointed to the position.
The members of the Gettysburg
Methodist society have paid off the
last dollar of Indebtedness on the old
building and are raising money fol
.: the construction of a new edifce.
+; The state board of review took a re-
X cess until Sept. II. The total va'la-
y ton is S211. 1872 of which $14,961,
$50 is on corporate property. The N
O crease over last year is So, 500, S1l.
It The Spencer grain elevator at
e Mount Vernon has been purchased by
IL +bo paIiapca Elevator cOmDany 6I
@ Minneapolis, which already has taker
IS possession and placed a manager IL
charge.
s. Two harvest hands became engaged
In a fight with two residents of Clar
n recently. One of the strangers, Law
IT renee Martin by name, drew a revol
n yer and pulled the trigger, but the gur
1t failed to go off. He was arrested and
fined.
A meeting of telephone men wal
H. held at Parker, at which an organlza
g. ton to be known as the South Dakots
~ Telephone association was effected
=. c. C. King of Scotland was elected
president, w. E. Eye Of Centervill'
~ vice president, H. p. Hartwell of Irene
1e secretary and treasurer; ]. A. Stenin
Mt ger, Parker; F. B. Elce, Mitchell, I
p. Thompson, Canton, and B. W. Bur
- nett, Tyndall, with the above name'
officers. to constitute the board Of d!
rectors. e=.1S1s,