The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-06-30
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and killed while on his way home in
| wagon.
Gov. Elrod has issued a commission
| to George d. Reynolds of Bonesteel as
| game warden for Gregory county.
! Robert Whitefoot. arrested at Sum-
NIT for chipping diseased sheep out
| of the state, was bound over at Sisse-
ton to the next term Of federal court.
The Aberdeen Presbyterian church
has extended a call TO Rev. J. M.
| Campbell of Ottawa, H., which he has
! accepted. He is AZ, and entered the
| ministry in 1883.
These increases in the salaries of
South Dakota postmasters have been
| announced: Parkston and Stockton,
| $1,000 to 81 400; Pierre. $2,100 to 81
400 Springfield, 81 100 to 81 200; Stur-
gis and Tyndall, s1400 to 81, 500; Yank-
ton, $4,000 to 81, 400.
| Charles Carroll, just graduated from
! the Minneapolis law school, in the alb
attorney at Miller. He won his first
case, that against William H. Bennett,
who was bound over to the next term
of court on a states prison offense.
The Old Settlers association of
Hughes, Sully and Stanley counties
held its annual picnic on Marion's
island, in the river near Pierre. Con-
gressman kinkaid of ONeill, Neb., who
opened the first bank in Pierre in
1880, was a guest of the association at
the picnic.
The jail at Miller has a prisoner,
Grant Derf1inger, who claims to have
been shot in the back at the battle of
San Juan hill; another, John Young,
charged with the murder of George
Todd, who prays three times day,
and William H. Benntt, who sings sa-
cred songs.
The government has disposed of the
quarter section of land which was Sc
cured for an industrial home at the
time of the opening of the school at
Pierre. 1t was about three miles from
the school, and too far away to be
available, and the fund secured from
the state will be used to purchase an
other tract near the school.
Policemen raided a gambling resort
on the top floor of the Dayton block at
| Aberdeen and captured four men in a
game of poker, They We're taken be-
fore Police Judge Jones and all plead
ed guilty. Louis Burnett the proprie-
tor of the room, was fined s25 and costs
for maintaining gambling resort, and
the others were fined SO and costs
each for gambling.
Farmers of Worthwhile and vicinity
are rapidly growing rich from their
dairy herds alone. This is shown by
the fact that during a period of thirty
days a total of 225 cans of cream were
shipped by them. The cans contained
an average of 100 pounds each of
cream. The cream was valued at
about S., 400, (which represents the sum
that goes into the pockets of the farm
ers from this one source alone each
month.
The old settlers of Faulk county held
their eighteenth annual picnic at Mill
er's grove. There were fully 5000 pres
ent. In the line of sports the ball
game was the principal feature The
game was Faulllon against South Da-
kota, the latter team consisting of the
best players obtainable in the central
part of the state. The game resulted
in a score of to in favor of Faulk-
ton. Faulkton claims to have the best
ball team in the state. 1t has played
nine games and won all.
AT the annual meeting of the Ma
sonic Veterans association at Aber-
deem the following officers were elect
ed: President j. l.. Turner of Spring
field: first vice president, J. Donaldson
of Lead; second vice president. E. r.
Taubman of Aberdeen: secretary, S.
Drey Of Highmore; treasurer, B. M.
ROWley OF Huron. Twelve new mem
bers were admitted, making the pres
ent membership over 100. The associ-
alton is composed of men who have
been Masons more than twenty-one
years.
Reports of the controller Of the cur
, rency on the condition Of national
. banks in South Dakota on May % show
that since the date of the last report
the number of banks has increased
from SO to II; loans and discounts in
. creased from $11,21O.273 to s11,757,-
!. 851; cash reserve decreased from ST.
019,182 to 81 ,O09,332, and total resourc-
es increased from $19.663.6 to $19,-
I 9s3.673. There was an increase in in
| dividual deposits from $13,022,373 to
S13 2O4 95e and tho ayerape raServe