The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-18

J. A. Hoagland, agent Of the Unites
states Express company at Vermil
lion. died Of pneumonia.
Ray Goings, sixteen years old, Of
Lead, has been sentenced to the state
reform school and has been taken to
Plankinton.
W. T. Graham, of the Adams-Gra.
ham company, a Wholesale grocery
firm OF Deadwood, is retiring from
business, preparatory to moving to
Seattle.
o. F. Truesdell of Springfield has
been awarded the contract for the
construction of a new German Reform
church building in a German settle,
ment west of Springfield.
The Deadwood board OF education
has decided to issue a call for bids on
bonds in the sum of $35 900. The pro
ceeds are to be applied to payment
upon school buildings now in course
Of erection.
At a special school election held at
Vienna for the purpose of voting upon
the question Of issuing bonds for the
payment Of bonds now, due. the issu.
ance Of the bonds was authorized by a
unanimous vote.
The new agent Of the Chicago &
Northwestern railway at Rapid City is
c.. f. Tyndall, late of Blackhawk. who
succeeds J. w. Owens, who left town
several weeks ago without settling
with the company.
A number of Brandt singers have
organized a singing society with Carl
Kjenstad as leader and instructor.
There is little doubt that the club will
speedily rank with the best singing
societies in this part of the state.
The home of R. D. Coulson, FIVE
miles north of Yankton, was destroyed
by fire recently. Heroic measures
saved the furniture and other house
hold effects, but the building was com
pletely destroyed. There was no in
surance.
Mrs. c. N. Cooper died at Britton OF
a%poplexy, living only two hours after
the attack. Although %sixty-four veal
of age, she had enjoyed exceptionally
good health. She is survived by her
husband and three sons, Eugene A.,
Arthur e. and Chauncy c.
Contrary to expectation, the saloon
license question will not be voted
upon by the voters of Wilmot at the
approaching municipal election. Petit
tions we're circulated but did not re-
ceive the legal number of signatures
and were rejected by the town trus-
tees.
The state land department has sent
out thirty-six patents to purchasers Of
state lands the past week. Turn
county secured the largest number,
with IL; Deuel. secured 8; Codington,
6; Hutchinson and Kingsbury, 3 each,
and l each vent to Clay, Hamlin,
Union and Lake.
A Hot Springs Opera House com
pany has been incorporated at Hot
Springs with a capital stock Of $25, 900
for the purpose of erecting q new op-
era house w. p. Phillips is president
of the company and w. j. MacGowan
secretary. Some of the most promi-
nent business men of the town are in.
terested In the company.
The big combination stock sale at
Beresford was a tremendous success.
The sale was conducted by Mike Guer-
In of Sioux Falls, and Walter Crisp of
Dell Rapids. An enormous crowd was
unable to find sufficient seating room.
The highest price paid for a bull was
$500. The highest price for a COW was
$3.50. The entire sale averaged s125.
Andrew G.. Blomden. a prosperous
Swede farmer living fifteen miles
north OF Elk Point, committed suicide.
He has been a heavy drinker for
years, and recently has abused his
FAMILY when drunk. On this account
divorce proceedings had been com.
menced. A warrant was sworn out
against him for abuse and when the
constable called to serve it, Blomdin
stepped into an adjoining room and
cut his throat. No inquest was deem.
cd necessary.
II Is reported on pretty good author
lty that the st. Paul road will estab-
fish two new passenger trains into
Mitchell by April l. The passenger
train that reaches Yankton in the
evening will be continued on to Mitch
Ell and will leave in the morning for
Sioux City. The passenger train from
sanborn, Iowa. reaching there about
= o'clock In the evening, will be cor
nnued on to Mitchell, reaching there
about midnight. Both Of these trains
NE through from Chicago.
b success of Andrew Nelson ri