The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-08-19
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South Dakota
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1880 Photographed.

for the annual Butte county fair, which
will be held from Aug. 27 to 20. This
is the only agricultural fair held in
the Black Hills.
A company has been formed at HUI
ron for the manufacture Of hay buck
ers, stackers and kindred implements.
The chief movers are ]. A. Cleaver, F.
r. Brumwell and L. Lapier.
A report from Huron says there is
scarcity of school teachers in that Sec
tion. OF the 100 schools in the county,
about one-half will be without teachers
at the opening Of the fall term.
On June 16 some one stole $50 from
Andred Sadler of Taylor Township,
near Alexandria,, and Jacob Lippold
was suspected. A few days ago Sher.
III Gordon located him at Freeman, s.
D., and secured his arrest.
Preliminary steps have been taken
for a meeting of the citizens of Frank.
fort at an early date for the purpose
OF organizing a volunteer fire depart
ment. With such al organization the
town would have efficient protection
against fire.
A number of the veterans Of the
Civil war who live at Bonesteel and
vicinity have inaugurated a movement
for the organization of a G. A. r. post
at that place. The moving spirit in
the movement is F. W. Thayer, an old
soldier who has recently taken up his
residence at Bonesteel.
The state board of assessment has
made its levy for state taxes, fixing
the rate at 2 mills for the general levy
and l mill for bond, interest and sink
ing fund. That levy will practically
clear all outstanding state bonds. The
levy on corporate property was Is
mills on the dollar for all taxes.
The liberality of the head officials
of the Milwaukee railroad company IL
shown by the fact that the authorities
of Hanson county have just received
from the company a draft for 1889,
which is a rebate on charges made for
hauling material which was used in
the construction of the new county
court house at Alexandria.
j. d. Barnes, a prominent rancher
near Belle Fourche, was taken to the
Yankton insane asylum. He was a
breeder of fancy cattle and the recent
decline in the market for stock is sup
posed to have been the cause Of the
trouble. He is the owner of one of the
best ranches in this part of the coun-
try.
Articles of Incorporation have been
filed with the secretary of state by the
Belle Fourche Water Users associa-
ton, the capital stock being $3,4OO, 900.
This organization was necessary in or
der that the farmers and ranchers who
w land along the proposed irrigation
bitches could deed their ground to it,
SO that the government could act with
a single organized body.
The resignation of Amos Patriquin
as assistant adjutant to Adjt. Gen.
Conklin Of this state and Roy l..
Sharpe as major of the Black Hills
battalion have been sent in to Gen.
Conklin. Col. Patriquin has occu-
pied this position for several years
and Roy l.. Sharpe vas appointed to
his position recently. Pressure Of out.
side work caused the designations.
1t is estimated that a million bush.
els Of grin will be shipped from Sis
during the fall and winter
months, and the managers Of the local
elevators are making careful prepara-
for handling this vast amount OF
grain. 1t is feared the railroad COM
pany will be unable to furnish cars
last enough to keep the elevators
of grain.
A peculiar and fatal accident hap
,ened to the 16-months'-old daughter
IF Joseph Glanzer near Bridgewater.
She was playing out Of doors as usual
the mother going out to look after
Ter found her sitting in a natural posi-.
ion near a barbed wire fence. her
.'unbonnet caught on the lower strand
If the wire, and the child was dead.
While playing near the fence the little
bonnet had caught on the wire.
sitting down the little one had
lrawn the strings tight about her neck.
.hus choking her.
To save the large covies OF prairie
chickens that are swarming in the
grain fields around Miller from the
Unlawful guns Of soone sports. Game
Warden Dunn has appointed q dozen
in different localities to pro-
,ect them until they may be legally
shot. The birds are unusually large.
am and fat for this early in the sea-