The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-10-07
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South Dakota
State News
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James BennetL OF Arlington lOSI HIS
separator by fire. The loss is estimat-
ed at $1,000; insurance, $500.
At the special city election at Faullx-
ton to vote on $4,000 bonds for the
purpose of sewerage, the proposition
carried by a large majority.
During a period of thirty days an
aggregate of 1,065, 040 pounds of freight
was received at Spencer, which is re-
garded as a very good record, consid-
ering the size Of the town.
The $50, 900 court house proposition
Is meeting with public favor all over
the county, and no doubt Faulk county
will ave a fine new county building
before the close of another year..
| The state land department has re-
ceived a patent from the general gov
eminent for 2,817 acres of common
school indemnity lands which had
been selected in the Watertown land
district.
The new city pumpt at Armour is
In working order and the town is now
we'll supplied with water. For twelve
years the people have had to depend
on cisterns and an artesian we'll as a
source Of water supply.
Eighteen ears of cattle, most of
them from the ranch Of Williams, Cur.
It's & Sandvig, on the old Fort Sisseton
recerve, were shipped from Webster
to the Chicago market. The firm has
about 1000 head more to turn off.
Sturgis is experiencing a dwelling
house famine. At present there is not
a vacant residence in the city and
many new families are prevented from
taking up their residence there owing
to the shortage of living quarters.
BY the accidental overturning Of a
kettle Of boiling lard, Alonzo W. May,
head baker for E. P. Robinson at HUI
ron, was scalded to death. He was re-
Gently married and came here a few
months since from Springville, Wis.
Henry Perry, a pioneer citizen of
Aberdeen and Brown county, died sud
denly near Duxbury, while on a south
bound Milwaukee train. He had hur-
ried to catch the train as it left Aber-
deem, and death is supposed to have
been caused by heart failure, brought
on by the overexertion.
A large number of farmers in the
eastern part Of Brown county have
embarked in the business of raising
millet seed for market. Last year one
firm at Clarmont shipped out fifty car.
loads of the seed. The crop is said to
be easy to raise and returns from the
seed sold are very satisfactory.
The county commissioners OF Lyman
c~ountyhave decided to erect a building
at Oacoma to serve as a court house
and for the county officers, and are
now advertising for bids for the cree
ton of a structure. 1t is expected
that such a building as is required can
be erected for from $4,000 to $1,000.
The supreme court has admitted
David E. Watkins of Bonesteel and
John T. Mick of Sturgis on certificates
from the Nebraska court; Oliver H
Ames Of Clark on a certificate from
Minnesota; Frank S. Randall of Madi.
son on a certificate from Indiana;
Clarence e. Knowlton on a certificate
from Illinois.
While duck hunting on Antelope
lake, near Webster, Oscar Magnus
had his right arm badly shattered by
the accidental discharge of his gun
The trigger cut in the rushes through
which he was padding. His condi
ton is serious owing to loss Of blood
before he could get medical assist
ance.
The law firm of Kittredge, Winans
& Scott, which has been in existance
In Sioux Falls for a number Of years
has been dissolved. The senior mem.
Der of the firm, United States Senator
Kittredge, finds his time so fully occu.
pied with his work as a senator that
he was obliged to give up his law prac.
tice entirely.
Perhaps the busiest man in that part
of the state is c. P. Meyer of Sturgis,
who is engaged in filing some large
contracts for Fort Meade. His oats
contract calls for 1000, 900 pounds. and
he has succeeded in purchasing three
lots of 100000, SO, 1000 and 2 1000 pounds
to apply on the contract. He was also
awarded the contract for supplying the
fort with hay, but this contract has
been filled.
A special election has been called by
the city council of Deadwood for Tues.
day, Oct. %, to vote upon the proposi
ton to bond the corporation for $3.50.
900 as a means Of raising funds to
provide a public water system. The
city has purchased a water right or
Elk Creek and proposes tt bring the
water into the town, a distance of
twelve miles, through vitriied thing.
The course of the proposed supply
pipe and the sites Of the intake and
reservoir have been surveyed and the
engineers have finished complete plans
and specifications on which to base
proposals to construct. It will he q
gravity system and involves some
novel engineering.