The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-05-06

the TallIOoO xW uDs
ages.
Aurora will be the first county IN
South Dakota to provide dipping sta
tons for the treatment Of cattle which
are affected with Texas itch or other
skin diseases.
Good progress is being made in the
work. of recognizing the Cotton State
bank at Cotton, and it will soon be
merged into a national bank with .
capital of "a 5000.
Thomas Dahl Of Volga died after an
illness of a few days. He lived for
many years in that vicinity and was
highly respected. He leaves an aged
wife and two children.
There is an opening at Bruce for q
frst-class Touring mill, and there is
little question that the capitalist or
capitalists who embark in such an
undertaking will be we'll satisfied with
their investment.
1t is expected that work will be re-
sumed Immediately by the Phoenix
Gold Mining company in Blacktail
gulch. This company owns the Dead
brook mine and purposes to build .
large cyanide mine.
The Gilt Edge Maid Mining company
has commenced grading for it's new
mill on Strawberry gulch, five miles
from Deadwood. This plant will have
an initial capacity Of about 125 IONS a
day and will extract the gold by the
cyanide process.
The founders of the town of Lyman
are paying a portion of the purchase
price of every lot in the town into an
artesian we'll fund, and say from the
rate at which the FUND is accommodating
that they will be ready to contract for
the we'll in a few days.
Miss Jane Laidlaw, an old resident
of Alexandria, died from being burned
in a small prairie fire. She was en-
gagged in fighting the flames when her
dress caught in a barb wire fence,
where she was pinioned until her
clothing was mostly burned from her
body.
The superintendent of the municipal
system of waterwOrks at Dell Rapids
makes an encouraging report as to the
operation of the system during the
past three months. The report shows
that the system is now paying the tax.
payers a profit above all expenses OF
operation.
Congress has passed a bill allowing
indemnity selections to be made
within the boundaries of the old Sioux
reservation, which was not allowed un.
der the provisions of the original bill.
This greatly widens the scope of coun-
try into which the state may go II
make selections.
A Sioux Falls architect has been at
Howard for the purpose Of comforting
with members of the local Odd Eel
lows lodge in regard to the erection
by them Of an opera house and lodge
hall building on lots nov owned by the
lodge. The building. if it is decided to
go ahead with it. will be constructed of
brick and stone and will cost about
$40, 900.
The Vermillion board Of education
has named a successor to Prof j.
the city schools for the ensuing year
Jones, resigned, as superintendent or
in the person of Prof. j. r. Byers of
Parker, formerly superintendent of the
schools there. There were several ap-
plicants for the position. Prof. By
ers is a young man, 81 years of age.
He is we'll known in state educational !.
circles.
The agitation in favor of the con.
struction of a new school building at
Twin Brooks, or erecting a large ad-
dition to the present structure. is be-
coming general, and there is little
doubt that some action will soon be
taken looking to the enlargement OF
the school facilities. Unless some
thing is done not over one-half of the
school children can be accommodated
next fall.
A misstep while walking along a
moving passenger train caused E.. G.
Thorpe the loss of a limb in the Bur-
lington railroad yards at Deadwood.
Mr.. Thorpe is a member Of the firm of
Wilkens & Thorpe, electrical engi
neers. He was passing through the
railroad yards as the Burlington pas
senger train vas coming in. Stun
bling against a switch, he was thrown
into the train. Amputation below the
knee was necessary.
Probably the most elaborately plan.
ned and noisiest charivari party that
has ever made night hideous at Miller
was accorded Prof. Sarvis of ne town
school when he arrived from Borok-
ings, where he was united in marriage
TO a Miss Hanson. Failing to bring out
any n except the marshal and the