The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-01-22
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South DakOta
u-., State News
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John Naskell, a retired farmer and
soldier citizen, died at Vermillion.
A Ave-year-old child OF James Red
mond, living east Of Clark. died Of
d%iphtheria.
Charged with the murder OF Matt NJ.
Laitali, a Finlander, Jacob Junti, an.
other Ftnlander. was arrested near
Roubaix.
Mrs. A. S%undberg, living at Center,
northeast of Salem. died in the hos
pital at Sioux Falls Of a complication
OF diseases.
The attendance ut the state univer.
sity at Vermillion is increasing since
the holidays, and bids fair to pass the
record made last year.
The Northeastern Lumbermen's as
ISOLATION will meet in Watertown or
Jan. &c. Local dealers are planning to
entertain the visitors handsomely.
Hegness g. Jacobson. at Moe, pro-
prietors Of the largest general store in
Lincoln county, have sold out. The
new proprietors are Adolph Gubberud
and Edward Linde.
John Kogel, a farmer living In
Franklin township, has filed q petition
in voluntary bankruptcy at Alpena, He
schedules his liabilities at S2,999.03
and his assets at SIS.
Elevator men at Oldham report that
much grain yet remains to be market
ed. 1t is estimated that the aggregate
grain shipments from Oldham station
for the season will not fall below 600
car loads.
Bert Bowen of Missio~ Hill was
brought to Yankton in a critical con-
dition, as the result OF an accident by
which his left arm was crushed In a
corn shelter. His arm was eInputated
at the shoulder.
farmers in the vicinity Of Lake By
ron. are being annoyed by road agents.
A few nights since Olaf W~esterland
was held up by highwaynen. Wiley
Hoy, living in the same neighborhood.
was robbed OF SCI recently.
The South Dakota Beekeepers' ASSOC
citation will hold its annual convention
in Yankton on Jan. 20 at 2 p. m. A
special invitation is extended to those
who are interested in bees and bee
culture, including the ladies.
The Bradley Cooperative Creamery
company held its annual meeting al
Bradley and elected the following OH
GERS: President, John Scanlon; audi
tor, C. w. Young; directors, Lars Ben
son, B. F. Bender and L. r. Depeel'
treasurer, John Seaman.
:. Steps will be taken soon to remOde
the opera house at Vervillion. The oil
: Getty hall Is a veritable death-trap
having but one exit. and that down 4
flight of stairs thirty feet in length
The stairway Is SO constructed that
e In case of fire loss OF life would be al
most certain.
Landlord William Kah1er OF the
Lake Park hotel at Madison il cir
culatine a subscription paper for stock
In a new hotel TO be built In Madison
the coming season. The cost is estf-
mated at $50, 900, and over half that
anoun has been subscribed. with e1-
cellent prospects of obtaining the re-
mainder.
At a meeting of the hilbank fire do
partment q motion was carried asking
the council to provide an ordinance
requiring TIE doors Of all public build
ings to OPEN outward, aud also chang
ing and enlarGing the exits OF the OPP
era house. The matter will be consid.
cred by the council at a special meet
ing The opera house is a wooden
structure ard the exits would be In
sufficient in case OF fire.
Mayor Mortimer OF Belle Fourche
has instructed the marshal to enforce
the law relative to the sale OF liquors
and gambling. In retaliation the sa-
loon men have invoked the Sunday
closing law and the sheriff has accord.
ingly issued an order that all stores
and other places Of business must OBJ
serve Sunday.
There has been talk over the state
Of taking the South Dakota national
guard to the state fair at st. Louis IN
stead or encaHlpluS dl Lake hdApSS-
ka, on the state camp grounds. Adjt.
Gen. Conklin has addressed an open
letter to the citizens OF Watertown,
stating that the troops will not be TAX
en- outside of the state unless with tno
consent OF the citizens there. Water
town is not in favor Of having the en-
campment at st. Louis and therefore
the movement will likely fail.
Adit. Gen. Conklin announces the
following commissions which have just
been issued to officers of the national
guard: Troop G. First squadron cav
airy, WATERFOWL, Frank e. Munger.
captain; Alvord T. Ropkinr, first lieu
tenant; Frank L. Bramble, second lieu
tenant. Company =, Third regiment,
Canton, Edward O. Berg. captain;
Hugh D. Edwards, first lieutenant;
Herman A. Schmalz, second lieuten.
ant; Harry c. Kimball, second lieu.
tenant. Company d, Second regiment,
Mitchell.
The I. o. o. r. lodge at Evarts IN
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