The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-02-05


have been bound over at Ipswich to
answer to the. charge Of stealing Z
DWELLING house.
John Nicholson OF Deadwood died Of
asthma, aged fifty-two. He was =
| member of the A. o. U. W. and left .
wife and nine children.
A Baptist church Of fifteen members
was organized at Burbank by Rev. Mr..
Hupp Of Elk Point, and Rev. DR.. Shan
afelt, Baptist missionary for South Da~
kota.
Bail Of $4,000 has been granted
George Northam, the Homestake spe-
| cial agent, charged with the murder OK
Gorge Tallman at Lead, and be Is 40
liberty.
The board OF county commissioners
Of Marshall county let the contract for
the installation of a gasolene plant or
100 lights capacity for the lighting OF
the county building.
Judge Loring e. Gaffy, who has for
ten years presided over the big Sixth"
judicial circuit, authorizes the an
nouncement that he will not be q can
dldate for denomination.
The oldest settlers of the Black Hills
| annot recall a winter that will COM
pare with the present In it's miidness.
There has been scarcely any snow and
the mercury has seldom been down to
zero.
Judge Jones has approved the sale
by Receiver Jay Manson OF the Egan
State bank, which closed it's doors a
few weeks ago. The bid Of SIS. $50 Of
the First State bank of Egan was the
highest.
The stockholders of the Clay County
Fair association have decided that the
people do not want a fair n have
taken steps to dispose Of the fair
ground property. The association 10
81 GOO in debt.
The State Mutual Fire association
elected a new set of officers as follows:
John K~ielbaugh, president, Tyndall;,
0. A. Rongsrud, vice president, Elk
Point; J. B. Wolgamuth, secretary and
treasurer, Mitchell.
Paul G. Kleeman, manager Of the
Kleeman hotel at Custer, who was Sc
riously injured in the railroad wreck at
Rockford two weeks ago. has recov-
cred sufficiently to be discharged from
the hospital at Deadwood.
At the annual meeting of the Wau-
bay Creamery association stockholders
it was found that the creamery had an
usually successful year. having paid
out $17,4S3.0 OF to the farmers for butt
ter fat alone. The finances are In ex.
cellent condition.
Jacob Junti Of Roubaix, who was ac-
cused OF the murder of a countryman.
| Matt M. Laitala. has been released at
Deadwood on the ground CT insufficient
evidence. Laitala met his death under
mysterious circumstances and suspi-
cion attached to Junti.
In the matter Of the receivership Of
the Huran Fruit and Produce company,
the court directed hat all money.
books and property be Immediately
turned over to Isaac Van Wrinkle. the
receiver. The affairs Of the company
are said to be in a muddled condition.
Harry Gilmore has been released on
an order made by Judge Bennett at
Watertown. The law prohibits the ex-
aiming magistrate from adtourning
0reliminary hearings for more than
TX days. The hearing OF Gilmore on
the charge Of perjury was adjourned
for ten days to allow witnesses to come
to Watertown from Sing Sing, N. Y,
which action by the justice was de-
clared illegal and the defendant or
dered released.
While the members Of the soldiers'
HON. at Hot Springs were descending
the stairs to dinner. John Hogan, who
was somewhat intoxicated, In a play
full manner got astride the stair rail
to slide, and fell to the floor. a distance
of twenty-eight feet. He struck on the
back of his head and shoulders, frac-
turing his skull. He did not regain
consciousness, dying shortly after. His
home was at Sisseton. where he leaves
a wife and twelve children.
The regular January term Of circuit
court opened at Webster. AS this was
the first term in the new courthouse,
an informal dedication session was
held, during which congratulatory and
reminiscent addresses were made by
ex-Judge Andrews, now Of Mankato,
Mimi; II. H. Potter Of Aberdeen; H.
G. Preston Of Mitchell; George w.
Case of Watertown; r. w. Parliman Of
Sioux Falls; f. E. Campbell of Groton:
F. w. Granger of Aberdeen: Judge Nc
Coy, Mayor Levoy of this city, and
members Of the city bar.
The Harrison Telephone company,
the independent concern organized
about eight years ago, has been reor-
ganized and will enter upon important
Improvements. Affairs have been In q
tangle for about a year, but all diff
culties have been settled and new zap
ital has been secured. New switch
boards are to be put in at central sta
tons and subscribers are to be fur
nished new Instruments. The Harri-
son owns the most extensive system OF