The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-08-05
South Dakota
---, State News
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General

his heart out with dynamite at Lead.
There are some suspicious OF murder
and sensational developments are pos
sible.
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The business men of Deadwood
have chosen the third week in August
for the big carnival. A large sum OF
money has been raised for the attrac-
tons.
A. r. Schlosser of Sioux Falls has
accepted the position Of assistant to
Supt. S. E. Young of the state reform
school at Plankinton. He succeeds s.
K. Swan.
The new science hall has Just been
finished at the state normal school at
Spearfish. 1t is to be dedicated before
the opening of the school year in Sep
tember.
Stockmen say that cattle are fat
enough for market but that as long as
the packing house strike lasts they
will make no shipments, as they con-
slider the chances for putting in their
cattle at a loss are good.
F. M. Campbell, living northwest OF
Salem, was run into by the south
bound Northwestern freight. He was
thrown from the wagon and quite seri-
ously bruised on the head, body and
legs. Campbell is II years old.
Mrs. Joseph Hainey OF Pleasant
township, near Washington Springs.
In a fit of insanity saturated her cloth
ing and then set nre to 1t. Though
horribly burned, the flesh being fairly
cooked. she lived several hours.
The town council OF Olivet, upon pc.
tition of a number of residents, has
adopted a curfew ordinance which
compels children under the age OF
twelve to keep of the streets after 8
o'clock in the evening, unless accom-
panied by a grown person.
The voters OF White Lake at . spo-
cial election authorized the issuance
of warrants in a SUFFICIENT sum to re-
place the mains of the present water
system with new mains, which Will
place the system In irst-class cOndt
ton.
The Alexandria board OF education
has awarded the contract for INSTALL
ing a steam heating plant in the pub
lie school building at that place. Work
on the plant will be commenced ct
once so it will be in running order IN
ample time in the fall. i
The officials of the land Office at
Watertown have received a decision
from the commissioner of the general
land Office in the case OF David Wolf
vs.. Ko-zi-pi, in favor of the Indian.
Whether or not the Indian wal ever .
hostile cannot be considered after he
has received his patent.
An importation of Japanese laborers
was made to Terry last week by the
Burlington Railway company. 1t has
been almost impossible to nnd enough
white laborers to rush TIE work Of he
rebuilding of the Burlington between
this place and Spearfish. No trouble
is anticipated between the whites and
Japs.
James Benthine Of Leslie missed q
fine heifer from his herd, and - he
failed to find the animal decided that
it had strayed from the herd OF had
been stolen. After sixteen days the
animal was found in q hole eight feet
deep, into which 1t had fallen. and res
cued, a mere skeleton, but alive and
recovering from the effects Of starva-
ton.
The body of Lester Sanders was
found at his ranch and brought -
Rapid City. There are several thee
ries as to the cause Of his death. llQ
was 10 years old and very we'll known
in this part Of the Hills. One theory
is that he was overcome by I stroke
Of lightning and wandered OF to .
water hole, where he was found dead.
Arrangements have been completed
for the erection ut Bristol Of 4 new
Episcopal church building. A site has
| already been secured. Two plans are
receiving consideration, one being for
a frame building and the other for one
constructed Of brick. The latter 10
favored IL such . building = -
erected at q reasonable figure. Work
on the new building IL expected -
commence in the near future.
The contract has been awarded for
the construction ct q new farmers' elo.
vator at Howard. A Minneapolis arm
| captured the contract. The elevator
will cost $4,000 and will have Z capac.
ity OF $4,000 bushels. The building
will be completed by the time the new
crop is ready to be marketed. There
is reason to believe that the new ele.
vator will aid in making Howard one
Of the best grain markets In this part
| OF the state.