The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-06-10

never were better.
Eighteen pupils took examinations
for eighth grade certificates before
County Supt. McCielland at Piedmont.
Four of these were from Viewfield and
one from Tilford.
w. J. Hovey, for a long time county
Judge of Stanley county and a practic-
ing. attorney at Fort Pierre, died at st.
Mary's hospital of a complication OF
troubles which has made an invalid OF
him the past two years.
Work has been commenced on the
erection of a two-story brick building
al Plankinton which, when completed,
will be used Jointly for lodge and BUSH
ness purposes. The Masons and Odd
Fellows will occupy the second floor.
The Lake Preston creamery received
during April over 173 900 pounds OF
milk, paying S1,255. Patrons receive
Is cents a hundred pounds for 4 per
cent test milk. netting them a little
better han 1912 cents a pound for
butter.
The Mitchell corn palace committee
has secured Sousa's concert band for
the corn palace, Sept. &c to Oct. /, in
elusive, The band comes directly
from New York, stopping only at Chi
cago for Sunday afternoon and even
ing concerts.
c. G. Smith and Earl Bros. Of Chi
cago are this year arranging to put in
a crop of $50 acres of potatoes at Ha-
eel. Last year these same people
raised a crop Of 80 acres. The object
Of this extensive potato business is to
raise seed for the South.
The Uncle Sam mine is being OPEN
ed in a thorough name at the TOO
foot level. The full number of stamps.
or sixty, is now dropping in the mill.
and the ore is said to be running a lit
tie above the average. This mine has
made some very rich ore shoots.
Among the new public improve
ments at Clark this summer will be q
fine new school building. 1t is suggest
ed that when the new building is com
pleted the old building be removed
from the school grounds, and IL 1t
cannot be sold at a satisfactory price
that it be fitted up for a public library,
cnrnnfhirO the tOUr hoe limo ,,pCdnd
Reports from Redfeld state that the
residents Of that place are being great
ly annoyed by the operations of q gen.
uine Jack the PEPPER" who recently
has frightened women and children by
his practice Of sneaking around resi-
dences late at night and peering into
bedroom windows. A suspected per.
son is being secretly watched. \
:
More trees have been set out by
the property owners of Vienna this
spring than during any spring in the
history of the town. The South Da-
kota towns which twenty years ago
were located on the bare prairie are
now beginning to resemble old East
ern towns in the number of trees
which adorn the residence streets.
The Spearfsh company will pay 4
small dividend. Since the first of
January over 5000 feet of new work
has been done on the property. the
estimate Of ore exposed in this work
ing being about $4,000 tons. The
mill is averaging about 5000 tons Of
ore a month. and there is ore blocked
work..
Two Of the South Dakota cadets at
tending the academy at Annapolis
have received special compliments
from the commander for brave deeds
done by them. M%idshipman Howe OF
Spearfish saved a companion from
drowning while skating and Midship-
man Stuart Of Huron attempted to
rescue companions who were capsixed
while sailing.
Robert A. Person OF Howard. 8. D..
auditor for the interior department.
took the degree OF bachelor Of laws at
the commencement exercises Of Co.
lumbar university In Washington.
Mr.. Person was one of the honor men
OF the class. He graduated with an
exceptionally high average. Oliver C.
Carpenter of South Dakota. also a
graduate at Columbian. was awarded
the first prize in the inter-university
debate.
The Hand county commissioners ad.
journed without taking action in the
matter Of building tanks to dip the cat.
tie for Texas itch. The undertaking
would mean an expenditure OF $4,000
and there is no law for it. In the
county are $4,000 cattle. To dip these
in a reasonable time at $50 q day Il
would require eight tanks or stations
at a cost OF $3.50 each. Then it is not
known positively that the government
will furnish free dip, and it would re-.