The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-02-12

Fire completely destroyed the ahaft
house and plant Of the Gopher Mining
company at the Lena mine, ear Hill
City.
A petition having the number Of
signers required by law, asking that
the question Of local option be sub
nitted at the city election March /,
has been filed with the town clerk OF
Clark.
The mayor OF Aberdeen has appoint
% a committee to inspect all public
ouiid'ngs, churches, halls. lodge
rooms, ETC., and ascertain If they are
safe from fire and provided with suti-
cient exits.
The e school house at Trlpp has
been completed and Is now occupied
by the pupils OF the public schools.
Residents of Trip boast that it ia the
finest building Of the kind for a small
town in the state.
| Among the things which Scotland
needs, and which it is expected will be
secured during the coming year. is q
Touring mill, an electric light plant. a
city hall and a business mems club to
advance the commercial and business
interests of the town.
During the month OF January the
United States land office at Aberdeen
received seventeen homestead entries
covering 2,b15 acres; eighteen, final
homestead proofs on 2,567 acres. and
sold 1908 acres in isolated tracts.
An Odd Fellows lodge has been or
gained at Revillo with a charter
membership OF about twenty-five. Odd
Fellows from Gary. Nassau and Wa
tertown were present to aid in the
work Of in%stituting the new lodge,
which is expected to rapidly increase
Bud Chaffee. who recently shot and
seriously wounded Simon Sisley at
Dalzell, had a hearing before Justice
| Keith at Piedmont. Chaffee testified
that he did 1t in s~elf-defense. There
were no witnesses to the shooting, and
after hearing Chafee's testimony the
Justice discharged him from custody.
George H. Chase, rural route inspec.
tor, has completed inspecting the pro-
posed rural route from Canistota.
There is no doubt that the route will
be placed in operation In the near fu-
ture, Or as soon as the preliminaries
can be arranged. 1t will be twenty
three miles in length and will benefit
a large number Of people.
l. d. Woodward reports that while
In the country about eleven miles
southeast Of Big Stone he discovered
IN interesting old fertilization. 1t is
Of earthwork and extends for a dis
lance of about 300 feet lear a bend in
Yellow Band creek When and by
known.
whom the fertilization was built is not
Lester Story Of F~landreau, who,
with M. o. Ronayne Of Leola, will con-
duct the Leola creamery during the
coming season, has concluded arrange
ments for r%emodeling the plant and
placing it in frst-class condition. It
is the intention to place the creamery
in operation about April 1, and a very
successful season Is anticipated.
J.J. Libbey of Montrose was arrest
GU anu uIOuSAL Uc1OIc JunllCc W.. N.
Holly at Salem, charged with the
crime Of mayhem committed by strik.
ing and destroying the left eye OF DR..
J.. A. Howard, also OF Montrose. Lal-
ley was bound over to the circuit
court. the bonds being fixed at $500.
Howard has begun a civil action
against Lalley for damages.
Through the wisdom of those man.
aging municipal affairs, Lesterville is
entirely out Of debt and has money in
the treasury. In view Of the excellent
financial condition Of the town 1t is
proposed to extend the municipal wa
terworks system to the eastern por-
ton Of the town, which is at present
without waterworks protection. When
the extension Is made. all parts OF
Lesterville will be pro,Eed with first
IRE protection.