The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-12-16
South Dakota
$780,. State News
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Emery Morris, aged president of the
territorial legislature in 1872, and a
Dakota pioneer, is dead at Elk Point.
N. Geile of Morris, Mimi, bought the
Aberdeen Hardware company. 1t has
the largest hardware store in Aber-
deem.
Clara O'Brien, tried in the circuit
court at Sturgis for the embezzlement
of $2,S60 belonging to Peter Krickbom,
was acquitted.
Mrs. Pell. wife of Alexander Pell Of
the department of engineering at the
university at Vermillion, died Of inter
nal hemorrhage.
The two-story brick building recent
ly completed ear the Milwaukee sta
ton at Aberdeen by j. l. Workman has
been opened as a hotel.
James Redmond of Henry was crush.
ed to death beneath the wheels of a
loaded wagon. He leaves a wife and
three children. He was engaged in the
livery business.
Dr.. ]. r. Sommerville, government
inspector of stock, gives notice that
the rules regulating the shipments of
cattle expiring on the last day of No
vember will obtain during December.
The Canadian government has
granted the requisition for the return
OF j. Webb Lewis, wanted at Ipswich
for the robbery of the Edmunds coun-
ty treasury vault in 1902. and he will
be brought back for trial.
At a meeting of the newly elected
board Of directors of the Belle Fourche
Water Users association the following
officers were elected: President,
W. S. Hamilton; vice president, George
Mas; secretary and treasurer. F. A.
Gaskill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Bandy cele-
brated the fftieth anniversary of their
marriage at Volga. Besides ten living
children they have several g%randchil-
dren, and most of them were present.
Mr.. Bandy is one of the earliest pio-
neers of that section.
During a recent regular term Of
state circuit court in Sphinx county
fines a~ggregating nearly 1900 we're
collected and turned into the county
treasury. This gratifying result was
attained by States Attorney S. w.
Clark, who retires at the end of the
for four years.
A plan is under way for a stock
yards and live stock market in Aber-
deem, and it is probable that the
project will be put in operation in the
spring. j. w. Smith of Smith Bros,
horse breeders and shippers, is at the
head of the movement, and believes
Aberdeen can be made q stock market
Of Importance.
A new town has been established on
upper Mitchell creek, in the ceded
Sioux lanus west Of the Missouri river,
by a number Of former residents Of
Iowa. The new town has been chris
tened Ottumwa, in honor of the flour
ishing Iowa city of hal name, and
promises to become quite an impor-
tant point in the vast region between
the Missouri river and the Black Hills.
Joseph Runsell, who has been serv-
ing G sentence in the state pe~nitentiary
for forgery, may be %pardoned. The
state board Of pardons has recon-
mended that he be liberated. The
board has also recommended a pardon
for Mamie Lang, who is serving a SEN
tence from Meade county for man.
slaughter. Michael Connolley Of Dead
wood. who is in the ~penitentiary for
arson, may also be pardoned.
The official canvass on electors and
congressman shows the highest
Roosevelt electOr received 72,O83:
highest Parker %elector, 22,002, a ma
jority of 50,OS1 for the former; Social
list electors, 3,138; Peoples, 1,248;
Prohibition, 1866; total vote cast, 1O1,-
435. For congress, Martin received
7o,022; Burke, 69,936: Lynch, 1854;
Stewart, 22,691; Socialist. Bis; Peo-
pies, 1925; Prohibition. 3,O12.
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John Bush, a member of the circus
company which performed at Miller
last summer. was burned t death in a
barn last week. The barn was close to
the business district and the entire
city was threatened by the flames.
Bush left a saloon in an intoxicated
condition and went to sleep in the
barn. Ten minutes later the building