The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-03-31
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arrangements to erect a new German
Lutheran church at De Smet.
Rev. B.. S Hudson Of the Baptist
church at Bookings has accepted q
call to the the church at Hastings,
Neb.
The city Of Fort Pierre has hoated
the bonds which were voted for the
purpose Of putting in a water plant,
the considered necessary being
$4,000.
There is not a vacant dwelling house
in Frankfort. To supply the shortage
a farmer living near town is arranging
to erect several new houses the COM
ing summer.
$3.50: ss~r
The twenty-fourth annual meeting
of the Old Settlers association was
held at Dell Rapids. An interesting
program was given and many Of the
old settlers made addresses.
The excellent financial condition Of
McCook county is shown by the fact
that in four weeks an aggregate Of
s~39,906.19 was paid into the Office Of
the county treasurer for axes.
At a meeting of citizens of Castle
wood a committee was appointed to
assist the board of education in pre-
pairing plans for a new school build
ing, which will be put up at a cost Of
$12, 900 or $4,000.
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In the second preliminary debate at
Yankton, Thornton, Dreisbach, Frisbie
and Warren were chosen. From these
will be chosen the two who will rep
resent Yankton in it's annual debate
with Huron college.
Hooker post, G. a. r., at Sioux Falls,
the candidacy Of Col. ]. B. Wolgemuth
of Mitchell for the office of command
er of the South Dakota department
was Endorsed by a unanimous vote.
A 16-year-old son of a farmer by the
name of Chris, living twelve miles
from washington Springs, was shot
and instantly killed. He and his
brother, II years old, had been after a
load of hay. On the way home the
older boy got off the load to open a
gate. In climbing on again a gun
which was on the load was acciden-
tally discharged
Andrew Nelson and Victor Dorsey Of
Chamberlain have been bound over to
the United States court, the former
for sending obscene matter through
the mails to the postmaster at Lund,
in Lyman county, and the latter or the
charge Of having stolen a horse belong
ing to Mrs. Gray Cloud, an Indian.
Both gave bonds.
At Yankton, the coroner's jury in
the case of Moses McfElwain, Jr., who
was killed by a Great Northern pas
senger train, returned a verdict of ac-
cidental death and eXonerated the
railway company and officials of the
train. The testimony showed that Nc
Elwain was intoxicated, AID the jury
expressed the belief that he laid down
or fell on the track and was too drunk
to get off when the train approached.
Scotland building contractors report
an unusual amount of building is
to be lone during the coming season
by the farmers in thai portion Of the
Scores of them are to make i'm
provements of some character. includ-
ing fine modern dwelling houses, many
Of which will compare favorably with
best residence buildings in town.
The farmers in this portion of the
are very PROSPEROUS and have
a point where they are fnan-
able to have the best in the way
If dwellings and other farm buildings.
A meeting was held at the court
louse at %F1andreau for the purpose OF
Adoi oIhS Ia WI I'll Ju6 MOODY COun
y members of the state legislature.
Though the weather was inclement-
he house was filled to the doors. Sen
tor Rice was introduced as "the
Roosevelt of South Dakota" also A.
"a Toilette He spoke for over an
'our and a half on the right of petition
md constitutional law, showing why
t was mandatory on the part of the
legislature to submit the primary cleo.
ion law to a vote of the people. Rem
esentative Olson also spoke. He
lwelt upon the Irvine plant measure.
md, as to his vote on the primary bill.
he was not ashamed to face his con-
'tituents. The meeting closed with
! vote OF thanks to the Moody county
members for their work in the legtsla-
Resolutions were also passed
them.
Fol the first time in many years the
liquor question will be voted uDon NV