The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-12-01
South Dakota
General State News Parafraphed.


The large barn of Harlan Woodruff
seven miles southwest of Miller, was
burned, with seven valuable horses
wagon, hay, etc.
Ashton, which was recently incor.
porated as a city under the state law
is taking steps to divide the town into
three wards for aldermanic purposes.
Charles Flynn, many years agent OF
the Northwestern railway at Miller.
has bought the Curtiss hotel at Yves
sington, to take possession In a few
days.
While playing along the creek, the
~two-year-old Sol of Frank Anderson OF
Spearfish fell into the water and was
carried 800 yards before rescued. He
was drowned.
Many of the farmers living in the
path of the recent prairie fire in the
northern part of the state are selling
off their live stock which escaped the
flames, due to the fact that they lost
all their hay and grain, and are unable
to keep their stock over winter.
Mrs. A. J. Bleser, one of the oldest
settlers of Milbank, died after a linger.
ing illness. Mrs. Blesser came to
Big Stone City with her husband, A. j.
Bleser. before the city of Milbank was
established, and moved here when the
county seat was changed. She was a
woman with a large circle of friends.
G. L. Nicholson of the Redfield well
drilling firm, has gone to Hayes, forty
five miles west of Pierre, to look after
a contract for drilling an ~artesian well
at that place. If a successful well can
be secured at Hayes it settles the
question of the artesian flow at any
| point in the country west of the Mis-
souri, river.
George Rill, a 16-year-old boy living
near Monango, N. D., went out on his
pony to drive some cattle home. He
failed to return, and the next morning
his dead body was found, the onl!
marks upon it being a bruise over the
heart. 1t is presumed the boy was
kicked over the heart by his pony,
and that death was instantaneous.
Miss Harriet Post of SOB Sherman
avenue, Dunmore, Pa, is another
maid who is asking the census depart
with some South Dakota bachelor who
Is matrimonially inclined. She gives
no details of herself, only wants to get
a start, and evidently expects to look
out for herself when once ON the right
road.
In accordance with the desire of ths
stockholders of the creamery at Do
land, the building and machinery has
been sold to individuals, who will con
duct it in future. The purchasers are
practical creamery men and there is
no uOuUJ lUdL uIidcl llSll DldudStiltIl
the creamery will continue to play no
small part in the prosperity of the
farmers Of this locality.
While Pete Riley and wife, rancher
people, were returning with a load OF
supplies to their home from Belle
Fourche, a spark from Riley's pipe sci
fire to the contents of the wagon anC
before the flames could be eXtinguish.
ed the whole outfit was consumed. The
loss was about $500. The couple i'm
mediately returned to Belle Fourche
and bought q second outfit.
An old log house, built in 1861 by
Charles La Brech, Sr., near Jefferson,
has been moved into Jefferson and will
be enlarged and improved for a dwell
ing. With one exception, this is the
oldest building in Jefferson. The old
Twelve-Mile house was moved into
Jefferson and similarly improved sew
eral years ago. 1t is still a good house
and the Oldest now existing in this
section.
While looking for the cattle, Alex
Cruickshank of Belle Fourche came
upon the skeleton Of a man who hac
been shot from the rear. The skele-
ton was found three miles east of the
E-6 ranch, under a pine tree. A bullet
hole in the back of the shoulder was
found in the mans coat. 1t is not
known who the man was, although it
is suspected he took part in some OF
the cattle and sheepmen's feuds of a
few years ago.
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The Prosser fruit farm, situated
near Hurley, continues to maintain it's
place as the greatest fruit farm in the
state or Northwest. The crop Of apples
raised on the farm this year will be il
The neighborhood Of 10000 bushels.
Last years crop amounted to about
20, 900 bushels, various causes having
contributed to a decrease in the yield