The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-09

white competitors.
A. ]. Brown OF Campbell county re-
ports a yield of twenty bushels an acre
of wheat. Campbell county is outside
the rust bit this year.
In a heavy storm at Armour, light
ming struck Miss Marsh's barn and it
was burned before the iremen could
respond to the alarm.
Fire destroyed the r. Ertl depart.
ment store at Redfeld. The building
was partially destroyed. Value OF
stock, $4,000, covered by $4,000 in
surance.
The first colt show ever held in the
county took place at Salem. Eleven
colts were entered. The blue ribbon
was awarded to Phillip Roche ami the
red to Jacob Hirt.
A deed has been placed on record In
the Office of the register of deeds for
Hutchinson county at Olivet for a new
townsite on the Milwaukee railroad
between the towns of Scotland and
Trip.
Several thousand persons attended
the annual picnic of the Old Settlers
OF Union county. The principal speak.
er was NJ. K. Armstrong OF st. James,
Mimi, who represented Dakota terri
tnry in tho national hnrCn ~ rorrAu
sentatives two terms.
Ed Tone, F. w. Jones and Jess
Smith We're arrested at Yankton ON
complaint of a young farmer named
Sullivan. who says that the three
knocked him down and took his mon
ey from him. They were bound over,
and in default were lodged in Jail.
Three DecdwOOd ministers have
preached their farewell sermons-Rev.
o. P. Avery of the Congregational
church, Rev. F, w. Straw of the First
Methodist church, and Rev. Martin
Thomas of Trinity Methodist. Rev.
Mr.. Avery will go to Oklahoma City.
The Belle Fourche Valley Water
Users association elected these ON.
GERS: w. S. Hamilton, president; A.
Giles. secretary. This association
was organized for the purpose of TAX
ing over the ground in trust for the
farmers who expect to utilize the gov.
eminent irrigation system.
A little daughter of Charles Haas Of
Sturgis was accidentally shot through
the right foot. She was with her
brother, who had been shooting at q
mark. The boy gave the gun to the
girl to hold, and in some way she
touched the trigger and it went OIL, the
ball passing through her foot.
The barn of George Snyder at Aber-
deem was destroyed by fire in tho
night, a quantity of hay and two mules
belonging to William Dingwell being
burned with the building. The fire 10
supposed to have been of incendiary
origin, although it is possible it was
accidentally started by tramps.
The city council of Yankton granted
to the Milwaukee railroad the fran
chises which are necessary before the
new station can be built. The fran
chise permits the company to make
the northern line of it's right of way
it's main line track. Other provisions
permit any number of tracks to be
laid.
Postmaster Wales Of Howard an.
n that a new rural mail deliv-
cry route will be placed in operation
from Howard or Sept. Is. The new
route will extend through a thickly set
tied community. Clifford Hoard and
G.. c. Hague Of Howard have taken
the examination for carriers on the
new route.
The firm Of Mayer Bros, real estate
and grain dealers of Bridgewater, have
purchased a half interest in the Farm.
ers and Merchants State bank Of
Bridgewater and will assume active
control at once. 1t is proposed to in.
crease the capital stock to 1000, and
to incorporate as a national bank a.
quickly as the preliminaries can be.
gone through with.
William Fitzpatrick has been held
guilty of the murder of L. M. Hanson
by the coroner's jury and Is lodged in
jail at Sisseton. Evidence showed
that Fitzpatrick attacked Hanson
while the latter was in a drunken stu.
por and killed him with blows over the
head. The murdered man recently
fell heir to an estate Of $4,000 Ar
thur Jordan, a companion of FitzpaAp
rick, has also been jailed for compile
ity in the crime.
During a period of n year an q.
gregate of 357 carloads Of grain and
stock were shipped from Condo. max.