The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-02-12
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According to reports made by the
two national banks OF Dcadwood. the
deposits aggregate ! ,247 ,560.95.
There is a prospect for another new
banking institution to locate at Egan.
Several moneyed men. are figuring for
a location.
Farmers have embarked in q some
what unique project, that Of starting
a cooperative farmers meat market
at Ben Glare.
Farmers around Howard have start.
ed a movement for the organization OF
a stock company and the construction
OF another grain elevator.
The F~landreau Driving Park assocl-
alton has decided to go into the Corn
Belt Racing association and will send
a delegate to the meeting at Mitchell.
George Todd, proprietor OF q pool
room and bowling alley at Egan, has
filed proceedings in bankruptcy. The
liabilities are given as $1,000 and the
assets at $3.50.
The Congregationalists Of Faulkton
held their annual church meeting and
elected the following officers: A. w.
Morse, clerk; Alexander Garrick,
trustee; C. M. Whitney. treasurer.
Citizens of the northern, part Of the
state are agitating the opening OF the
Cheyenne River reservation to settle
ment. 1t will probably take several
years Of effort before it IL accom-
plished.
Dr.. c. Fl. French, president OF HUI
ron college, has gone to the Twin
Cities to complete arrangements for
the completion OF the girls 'dormitory.
in course Of construction on the
campus.
AS the result OF a meeting OF the
stockholders of the Garretson cream
cry, which has been closed for some
time, it was decided to reopen it the
coming season. The milk from about
800 COWS has been pledged.
Parker has n Of the largest mer-
camille establishments in southeastern
South Dakota. ]. E. Engleman has
leased the second story OF the building
he now occupies and will add several
lines to his already large stock.
Fire broke out in the harness shop
Of w. A. Rorebeck at Flandreau. A
general alarm was given and in less
than ten minutes the fire was under
Cnntrn1 Tia n ~. a rn e. {LN ~Aoo1~ ,~l
building was about $500, fully insured.
A petition In voluntary bankruptcy
has been filed by Gunder S. Severson,
a merchant Of Veblen; liabilities, s12,-
1915; assets, ~$5,450.22. Charles j.
Anderson, also q merchant Of Veblen,
has filed; liabilities, $13,504.62; assets,
$4,2S0.22.
The Parker gas plant, owned by P.
l.. Blodgett, has gone into the hands of
those who hold mortgages against 1t.
For some time Mr.. Blodgett mas been
having a great deal of trouble in keep
Ing the lights going and has lost much
patronage.
The state board Of regents has
awarded the contract for constructing
the normal school building at Spring
field to Olson & Son Of Red Wing,
MINI, who bid s19,S2S. The contract
for the west wing to the normal school
at Madison was awarded to A. K.
Ofsas at $24,10o.
=. II. Keith of Cascade has made ar
rangements for exhibiting his famous
Crystal ca We at the st. Louis exposi-
ton. A fine exhibit Of the building
stone and stucco products Of Fall Riv-
err county will be made at st. Louis.
Men are at work cutting and dressing
stone from both the Evans and Burke
Quarries.
City Marshall r.. D. Whorton OF
Huron has been arrested by Sheriff
Kerr on a warrant charging him with
having received money from keepers
Of questionable resorts near the city.
Whorton declares that be acted on the
advice OF his superiors in Office and
that the money was expended for city
purposes.
At the annual meeting OF the MIL
bank Cooperative Creamery associa-
ton the following board OF directors
was elected for the ensuing year:
George Mitchell, william Schaeffer, |
Edgar Kelley, F. D. Roberts. G.. c.
M~iddlebrook. and A P. Ryger, man
ager, The past year the creamery re-
ceived 2,651, 006 pounds of milk of an
average test of 3.97. The creamery
has 122 active patrons and they re-
ceived for their milk SPA 900. 03. Tho
report of the board Of directors show
ed that Milbank paid 95 cents a hun
dred pounds for milk, Big Stone "a
cents and Stockholm 90 cents. These |
~creameries are in Grant county, and
the prices are the highest paid by any
creamer in the state. The net earn
ings OF the Milhank creamery above
any creamery in the state from the
amount OF milk was $265.10, and the
total earnings above the state average
was S4,029.50.
Tho county commissioners have m
,.baJ Consideration RI Datiticra from