The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-11-13

NOV. 10 mas Deen determined upon
as the date for the dedication Of the
new Christian church at Oacoma.
Lars Brudvig is at Sacred Heart
hospital at Yankton suffering with q
broken leg. He was in a runaway &C.
cident.
The state treasurer has received q
draft for S3,341.37 from the national
government as aid for the state SOL
diers' home.
While Swan Torkelson of Bagly was
driving down Main street at a rapid
rate his horse ran into a little boy
named Erickson and severely injured
him.
At the annual meeting of the Tur
ner Co,.nty Teachers association the
following officers were elected: Pres
ident, E. D. EIDE; secretary, Miss Caro-
line Dexter.
A body OF farm land containing
about LOO acres in Liberty township.
and including the Medberry ranch, has
been sold to Iowa men by the Union
Land company of Huron for SIS an
acre.
Chairman Edward Cachelin Of the
board of county commissioners is bad
ly bruised as the result of an accident
with a wild horse at Spearfish. He was
thrown by the animal, striking on his
head.
Fire at Groton destroyed the barn
and sheds Of T. o. Johnson, together
with eight head of horses, two steers
and most of his farming implements.
The loss amounts to about $500, part
ly covered by insurance.
Another business house will be es-
tablished at Huron in the next two
weeks. Miss Schmock and Mrs. SUIT
phen have arranged to engage in the
notion and ladies' furnishing business
and are in the East purchasing their
stock.
Another extension Of thirty days has
been granted al the Sisseton Milling
company in which to get the municipal
electric light system in operation at
that place. The delay is due to the
difficulty in securing al engine OF suf-
fcient capacity.
Lead and vicinity were visited re-
Gently by a snowstorm. Although tho
snow only fell to a depth OF an inch
or two there, at Preston, Crown Hin
| and other higher points it lay to the
| depth of six inches. At Deadwood he
storm amounted only to a rain shower.
The Erwin Telephone company has
extended rural lines in various direc-
tons, and now the local business
houses are in direct communication
with practically all the farmers who
reside in the territory tributary to
that place.
A seven-year-old son of Charles
Brophy Of Palmer Gulch. Pennington
county, was killed by falling from q
wagon. The boy, with several others,
was riding on a load of potatoes when
the wagon struck an obstruction,
bounding him off. His neck was
broken.
The annual sale of delinquent taxes
was held at Salem recently and was
the smallest in the history or the
county. Two townships did not have
a delinquent piece of land. At the time
of the publication the list was unusual
ly long, but payments have reduced It
to a minimum.
The farmers around Whitewood are
having difficulty in obtaining threshins
crews, largely owing to the destruc-
ton by fire two weeks ago OF two OF
the machines operatin 81 nthat vicln-
ity. Theer is a large grain r o OF
both wheat and oats, and only a small
part of it has been threshed.
The drill at the Spring Creek OH
prospect, near Sturgis, has reached q
depth OF over 400 feet, and a strong
flow of water was encountered which
rose in the pipe to a height OF eighty
feet. The representatives OF the Bear
Butte Oil company are we'll pleased
with the progress Of the work, ana
with the favorable indications thus far
developed.
George Morehouse, president OF the
Bank of Rrookings, died after a long
illness. He was the pioneer bankes
OF lHlS builty IL a "a IN ~
uuaintance because Of his philanthropy
ic deeds. He was first in every enter
prise to promote the interests OF the
community. He accumulated a COOS
sized fortune. His wife and son
survive him.
= /. N. Grill Of Elk Point has conso4i
{ dated his elevators at Elk Point, Bur
q. hank and Aberdeen with those OF the
, Sioux Grain company at Jefferson
: Tripp. Vermillion and Parkston, 5. d.
!, and Chatsworth and Ticonic, Ii
the spring the head Office OF the com
t panv will be moved to Sioux City, y
D. Whitney having charge OF the of1lct
and Mr.. Grill attending to he ontsid'
work.
The story sent out from Canton las
week to the effect that a travelling nyp
notist at Lamont buried Ole Rasmus
son at a school house exhibition AM
the next night was unable to arous'
3 him was an unmitigated fake. Ras