The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-04
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M. Clever of Seneca sold two hogs
that weighed $40 pounds at ten months
old for SAL.
The Clark board OF education has
voted to purchase the four lots west
OF the school house.
A petition to the town board calling
1or an election to determine whether
or not Clark shall be incorporated as q
city is being circulated.
AT a meeting Of the farmers at
clark 1T was decided to organize a
elevator company. A board
OF seven directors was elected. The
shares We're fixed at 25.
David Walton of Miller, eixhty-ope
years old, with his right hand cut of
the wrist, will farm again this
year without help. He is a powerful
man. more than six feet tall.
hoy Dickerson, aged twenty-four. of
Rlceland, IA found dead by the Sioux
river below his fathers home. having
killed himself by shooting. He had
been afflicted with St. Vitus' dance for
several years.
The Lawrence county court house
was severely criticised by the grand
jury in it's final report. The accom-
modations and general ARRANGEMENTS
are condemned and new quarters are
recommended.
While intoxicated, William O'Con-
nell of Central City, an employee of the
Columbus Mining company, tried tc
kill himself by shooting with a re-
volver. The bullet passed through his
body, but did not inflict fatal injuries.
The grain dealers OF Southern Min
nesOta and South Dakota met in con-
ventiOn in WATERFOWL. there being
about sixty members present. Two in
~teresting sessions we're held. one in
the afternoon and n in the evening
The Centerville Cemetery associa.
ton has purchased twenty acres OF
land. 1t is the intention Of the asso-
citation for the Catholics to use half
and the Protestants half. This is the
opening of the first cemetery for Cen
terville.
Company F. was inspected at Salem
by Col. Stewart of Pierre. Adjt. Beck
with and Quartermaster Dewell OF
Pierre and Maj. Coursey of Mitchell
were present. These officers appeared
to be pleased with the work Company
+ is doing.
The insurance department has re-
fused to permit the Des Moines Nu-
tual Insurance company of Des Moines
to do business in South Dakota. 1t
has employed counsel to contest the
right of the commissioner to shut it
out.
The commissioners of Meade county
have instructed the auditor to publish
a notice Of warning to all persons IL
censed by the county to sell intoxi-
eating liquors that unless minors are
from their places OF business
the laws in reference to such viola
will be strictly enforced.
Parties up from the Belle Fourche
state that a large number OF cat
tie have drifted in there from the
ranges, quite a number OF
which are dying from want OF feed.
1t seems the ranges are covered with
snow SO that the cattle cannot get at
The feed.
There will be a meeting OF the
district officers OF Meade county
n Sturgis Wednesday, March 2. State
oupt. Nash will be present. The OBJ
iect of the meeting will be to discuss
Ill the various details of the school
avs. and get thoroughly posted on
he many little questions that come up
% yex the school officer.
One of the finest Catholic churches
n South Dakota, costing $4,000, will
erected at Wakonda this spring.
The contract is for a building 1l2 feet
n length. AZ feet wide with side walls
q feet high, with a tower 104 feet in
The building will be OF Goth
C style of architecture. built of Quin-
" brick with Sioux Falls granite trim
nings.
hoout SlA uloHLHS ago William
Lewis of Sully county was sentenced
% a year in the ~penitentiary on the
of perjury. A petition asking
he governor to pardon him is being
in that county, and some of
he people In that county are Directing
% any clemency, taking the position
hat the sentence was light enough and
be served.
A fire In the Chamberlain postofice
'esulted in the destruction of Ave pa
Der pouches filled with mail for the
lines south Of town. The cause
II the fire Is unknown, as the pile of
nail was lying fully ten feet from the
The prompt action of the fire
subdued the flames with
tut trifing loss to the building.
John r. Owens. who has been North
agent at Rapid City for the
asst year, has disappeared and it has
'een disclosed by the travelling audi
or in checking up his accounts that he
the company some $1,000. MI.
ovens left Rapid City about two
weeks ago on leave OF absence for the
purpose OF a short vacation.
{ is not known where he is.