The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-07-24
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Sioux Falls Is. d. Business College
II you enter Sept. LIST. Write for cata.
logue.
From the present outlook the crop
prospect in Faulk county is better
than was ever before known in the
history Of the county.
The Sioux Falls Brewing company
has begun the construction of a large
cement block in Egan, in which will be
located Crook Bros saloon and a
cold storage room.
John McRae, the ex-solicitor, who
forged a check a few weeks ago, was
~sents,"ed at Sturgis by Judge Rice to
two years in the penitentiary at Sioux
Falls.
The application of Mrs. Roland B.
Molineaux for divorce is said to have
been rejected because she sen. a note
to a reporter admitting that she was in
South Dakota to secure a divorce.
One of the most interesting land
contest cases in the history Of Faux
county has just closed, which occupied
almost two weeks taking the testi-
mony in the case. M. H. ODonnell.
contestant, VS.. w. H. Race.
The water mains are laid, the we'll
dug and the foundation for the power
house almost completed for a fine wa.
terworks system at Egan. The Ma
tional Construction company is rush
ing the work.
Robert Wilson, who was arrested a
short time ago for the theft of a yuan.
tity Of wheat from a farmer near Brit
ton, has been bound over for appear
ance at the next term of the state cir
cult court to answer to the charge
against him.
The equalization board at Faulkton
has just closed a two weeks session.
One of Faulkton's very well-to-do bus
mess men had been paying taxes on
81, 90. which the board raised to 81, 900.
Mr.. A. went before the board on oath
and alleged hat he was not worth n
dollar.
During the past week the town OF
Faulkton has been improved by the
laying Of a number of new cement
walks and crosswalks. Several con.
tracts have been let for cement walks
in the business portion of the city.
The erection of a fine Catholic church
will commence at once.
Meyer Winter of Westover was
bound over to the circuit court in
bonds of 5000, on the charge of brand
ing an animal which is alleged to have
belonged to County Treasurer Walker.
The evidence before the justice was
divided, and he announced that the
case ought to be determined by the
circuit court.
Filing Opsal, formerly engaged in
the Canadian land business, has been
appointed sheriff Of Lincoln county
by the board Of county commissioners
to succeed Robert Buchanan, resigned.
Mr.. Opsal was sheriff Of the county
four years prior to the election of Mr..
will give entire satisfaction.
Rev. w. H. Thrall of Huron dedi-
Gated a Congregational church in
Clear Lake, preaching the dedicatory
sermon to a very large crowd. The
church cost more than $4,000 and was
dedicated free from debt. Rev. n.
E. Hammond Is the pastor. In the
evening a platform meeting was held
In which the different pastors of the
city participated. the occasion being
one of the greatest in the history of
Clear Lake
G Ci11cfto IF nn1;C who
came to Fort Pierre to collect for the
steel furnished by the Gillette-Herzog
Bridge company Of that city for a
bridge across Bad river, was not sat.
isfied with the action of the Stanley
county commissioners in the matter
and started to Obstruct the bridge by
tearing up part of the floor He was
stopped by being arrested on a charge
of committing a public nuisance, but
was allowed to leave for home by put
ting up bonds for an appearance.
Much feeling has developed at Rec
Heights against a citizen of that town
on accounts of reports that he has
been mistreating his ten-yearold step.
son. 1t is said that he beat the child
so numerically that the neighbors
had to interfere. They took the .hild
and found his arms and legs black and
blue and swollen from the effects of
the brutal treatment. The other morn.
ing an efigy vas found hanging from
a tree stretched across one Of the
principal streets. Popular feeling is
running very high, and there is q pos.
sibility of more developments.
the Farmers Cooperative SrucK
company of Irene, operating an ele-
vator at Irene, held an election re-
Gently. A good attendance was pres
ent and a spirited election was held,
with the following directors elected:
J. j. Oakland, Samuel Lindsay. An
drew o. Sangstad, Carl G. Kjeldseth,
Nels G. Andrews, John o. Johnson,
James Laughren, Henry Hanger and
Andrew Paulson. The board OF di.
rectors declared a dividend of so per
cent for the year.
Two weeks ago crop conditions in