The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-02
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A novel feature of the Old Settlers
association of Lincoln county on Sept.
l will be q Harvesting and driving con.
test between women
A young man who says he is a res
ident Of Oakley, Kan, was struck by
a Northwestern freight train at Red.
field and his left foot had to be am.
putated.
Frank Schmeizle Of Hanson was
struck by lightning while doing his
chores and was instantly killed. A
team belonging to him was killed by
the same bolt.
Eighty thousand tons Of tin concen.
trates have been shipped to Wales
from the linton Tin company's mine
in the Bear Gulch district. This IL
the second shipment.
Rev. Arnold Luton, in charge Of
the Episcopal organization at Airing.
ton, has decided to go to Chicago,
where he will become assistant rector
of the Church of Our Savior.
DR.. j. G. Mccartney Of Mitchell and
DR.. Collins of Vermillion, members If
the state board Of Dental examiners,
have gone to st. Louis to attend .
national meeting of such officials.
James Long of Minneapolis, q car
penter employed on the Central Da-
kota FIGURING Mill company's building
at Arlington, had his right leg broken
by being struck with a heavy timber.
Roy Dearborn. a boy fifteen years
| old, residing south of Doland, was &c
cidentally killed while hunting. He
was in a buggy and was pulling his
| gun up, muzzle first, when 1t was dis
charged, the entire load entering his
stomach.
Rev. Mr.. Walker, who for the past
ten years has been pastor of the Ger.
man Lutheran church at Casselton.
N. D., has accepted q call to the pas
| torate of the German Lutheran chI-ch
at Leola, and already has entered
upon his duties.
A number Of Brown county stock.
men are preparing to hold their cat
tie over winter. The abundance OF
food in this section of the state and
the uncertainty Of the cattle market,
due to the butchers strike, is respon-
sible for the decision.
The nine soldiers of the cavalry Of
Fort Meade arrested at Sturgis on a
charge of rioting had a preliminary
hearing and were bound over to the
next term of the Meade county cir
cult court in sums OF $500 each. Two
were discharged, there being no evil
dence against them.
The superintendent of construction
for the new government building in
Pierre, c.. F. Cramer, has written that
he will be there before September to
begin work. The general s~uperintend-
ent of the work, Fannie Abrams of
Marquette, Mich, will be there in .
few days.
The records OF the land office in
Pierre show that e%ighty-nine filings
were made in the Office for the first
| fifteen days of August, and the excur-
| sion rates for the 18th and 18th
brought a large number Of landseek-
ers from Iowa and Nebraska points,
who are gut picking locations west of
the river. The indications are for $50
or more filings before the close of the
month.
Harry Collins of Canistota is going
into the business Of fateening sheep
quite extensively this fall. He is go
ing north soon to buy lambs, and will
pasture them on stubble fields. The
farmers elevator here has q grain
cleaner and Collins expects to get
screenings to fatten his sheep on.
There are men at Winona and Min
~neapolis who buy and fatten sheep for
the market, the fattening being done
on screenings exclusively.
The twenty-ffth anniversary Of the
founding of Parker was attended by
5000 persons. A fine program was
carried out. Lenox defeated Canisto.
ia at baseball by q Z to 4 score. Can
ton and Alcester played eleven in
nings, Canton l, Alcester O.. Batteries
Canton, Lucas and Adams; Alces-
ter, Burwell and Partridge, Old set
tiers from all over the Northwe est
were there and the day was one long
to be remembered.
This season will take rank over all
others as to the aggregate value Of
the public improvements made q
Emery. Several fine residences are
in course Of construction at this time,
each costing from $1,40O to 81, 800.
number of others are contemplated
and will be built before winter seta
in. Extensive improvements have
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