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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-09-01
TO MAKE WAR ON SQUIRRELS.
Animals Who Kill Beetle-Destroyinq
Birds Must Co.

A special effort is being made by
the forestry department to extermi-
nate the bark beetles which have been
playing such havoc among the pine
forests of the Wills. Mr.. Pinchot the
head superintendent of the forest re-
serve, has been making a visit to the
Hills, and with Capt. Seth Bullock has
mapped out a plan of warfare. AS
above five million feet of lumber has
been destroyed, action has become
urgent. The first fight will be made
upon the red squirrels. 1t has been
decided to offer what Is practically a
bounty for the hides Of these little
animals. Every boy who will bring to
any forest ranger ten tails, heads Of
scalps of red squirrels will receive free
box of fifty 22-caliber cartridges.
One of the best ways 70 exterminate
the beetle is to e1terminate the red
squirrel, as the animal destroys the
BIRDS. especially the woodpeckers,
which are the natural foes OF the
beetles
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-09-01
NEWS OF THE NORTHWEST
IOv!AN HAS NINE LIVES.
Henry Shafer Of Eldora Is Struck BY
Lightning.

Eldora, Iowa, Aug. 90. - Asserting
that he has the proverbial nine lives
of cat. which cat has not, Henry
Shafer, for the sesond time in his life.
was struck by lightning and he will
recover. When boy Shafer barely
escaped drowning. AS a coal miner
Shafer was buried alive by cave-in,
but recovered. Shafer was picked up
for dead several years ago on the 4th
of July, cannon shot depriving him
of an arm, an eye and two fingers.
He was all but killed in two runaways
and last fall he fell from the top of a
fifty-foot cliff, being taken home ap-
parently dead. He said after recov-
ering consciousness from the stroke
of lightning that he might survive
another fatal" accident, as he felt
strong.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-09-01
HARD TO HOUSE CROPS.
Farmers Find Storage Of Grain 10 q
Perpiexing Problem.

Charles Miller's twenty acres Of
common wheat, half mile southeast
of Miller, yielded sos bushels, or about
fifteen and one-half bushels to the
acre, sold from the machine as No. 2
and pronounced good milling wheat.
1t contained some smut. This is the
field of wheat claimed by experts be-
fore harvest to have more black rust
than any other in this section.
r. r. Greeves' oats, half mile west
of Miller, went 46 bushels an acre;
went so bushels to the acre; Otto Car
rico's oats, thirteen miles northwest
of Miller, went 55 bushels; Ed Van
Camps oats twelve miles southwest
Of Rec Heights, yielded Is bushels to
the acre; ]. P. Tuttle's barley, four
miles north of Miller. went 40 bush
els to the acre, and his speltz So
bushels.
The weather is fine for outdoor
work. From now on it will be the
call of the thresher to the tired pitch
ers to move quickly.
Load after load of lumber is being
hurried to the farms for granaries to
house the crop. Some are actually
complaining because they have more
grain than they can house. Chicken
houses are being fitted for grain, as
we'll as any building, large or small,
that can be used. This has reference
to oats, barley and speltz, and applies
more particularly to farmers far from
towns, A perplexing feature of the
dilemma is that after filling the build
ings with these cheaper crops what
will be done with the wheat that will
be threshed last.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-09-01
STATE FAIR WILL Be GREAT SUCCESS
Good Weather Is the Only Thing Now Needed for Fair Week
Many Interesting Features Being Prepared

The South Dakota state fair. to be
ably be the greatest fair ever held in
the state. 1t will be remembered that
the first fair ever held in the state
was held in Huron in 1884. and it was
remarkably successful. The present
location is an ideal one for the pur-
pose. The Chicago & Northwestern
Railway company has decided eighty
five acres of ground within the city
limits of Huron, and the state legisla-
ture has appropriated SIS 900 for build
ings. all of which are nearing compile
tion.
The most imposing structure is the
horticultural and agricultural hall.
cross, Is by 80 feet, with sufficient
room for fifteen county exhibits. The
extreme height is So feet to the wealth
er vane, which is surmounted by a
twenty-foot flag staff. On each corner
of the building is twenty-foot flag
staff, with gilded ball, upon which
will be strung banners with the name
of the building. Upon the central flag
staff will be unfurled a large Ameri
can flag; In fact, flags will be unfurl.
ed from all the buildings on the
ground. In the center of this building
there Is a fountain playing all the
time, which serves to eQualize the tenn
perature. The floor of the building is
of cement throughout.
The cattle barn was designed by c.
c. Moulton of Faulkton, and is one of
the most commodious and up-to-date
structures ever erected upon any fair
ground in the United States. There
is sufficient room in this building for
800 head of cattle. The draft horse
barn is 40X100 feet, and contains fifty
stalls for the exhibition Of draft
horses. The speed horse barns are To-
Gated in another part Of the grounds
and are amply sufficient for all the
speed horses that will be in attend
ance.
The sheep and swine pens are built
in nests of four, and eight feet square,
with eight-feet alleys between, so Wis
itors can see the sheep and swine with
ease and comfort. There are 206 of
these, and as each pen will hold from
two to six animals, all of the sheep
and swine will be comfortably housed.
The womans building is 24x10 feet,
with a rest room 12x16 feet and
toilet room adjacent. Two of the old
buildings which were formerly used
by the local fair association have been
fitted up for poultry exhibits, and one
other building similar to them has
been fitted up for dairy products. The
grand stand has been removed from
the old state fair grounds at Yankton
and erected upon the grounds at HUI
ron, giving seating capacity of over
5000. The race track Is in the best
condition that it has ever been in and
a special prize has been offered for the
breaking of the track record, and some
fast time Is expected. Mr.. w. B. Nor
gan of Frederick. S. D., has charge
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-09-01
ALL GAINS IN TOWNS.
Mccook County Farming Population
Falls OF.

The census figures for McCook coun-
ty show a population of 9,137, gain
OF ass in five years. This population
is 4.747 male. and 1875 foreign born.
While the county shows a gain it has
all been in the towns, and the country
precincts have been losing. Bridge
water has $50, gain of 131; Salem
has $40, a gain of 60; Spencer 493. a
gain of 261; Montrose All, gain Of
90, and Canistota 36S. The last GEN.
sus did not list Canistota separately,
but the towns which are SO listed show
gain of 557, 99 more than the general
gain for the county, and Canistota has
added to its population, showing q
heavy loss in country precincts.
The Sanborn county figures show a
total of 5,397, a gain of 933 in five
years. The population is 2,S6S males
and 7S9 foreign born. The combined
gain in the towns is 625. Woonsocket
has 929, gain of 321; Artesian has
444, gain of 10., and Letcher has 329,
gain of 1919.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-09-01
WINTER WHEAT THE BEST.
This is the Firm Belief Of a South Da-
kota Farmer.

Joel Fry of Sioux Falls has returned
from visit to his Turner county
farm. He is firm believer in winter
wheat, and the success he had this
year confirms him in the belief that
winter wheat is the variety for South
Dakota.
He had thirty-fve acres of winter
wheat. He has completed his thresh-
ing, and the wheat yielded an average
of twenty bushels to the acre. Both
as to quality and yield the winter
wheat is proving better than the
spring variety raised in Turner coun-
ty.
He found that the wheat raised on
ground which was last year devoted
to crop Of other than wheat yielded
better than that raised on the ground
which last year was sown to winter
wheat.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-09-01
MiTcHELL'S NEW CORN PALACE.
Harvest Festival Will Be Celebrated
in Magnificent New Building.

Mitchells annual corn palace and
harvest festival will be celebrated this
year with new building erected by
the enterprising citizens of that city at
a cost of over $4,000. This magnifi-
cent new building is 100 feet wide and
140 feet long with large domes over
100 feet in height and has seating ca
pacity of over 5000.
Col. Robe, the most expert deco
rator in the world with corn and grass
es, has promised something beyond
anything that has been attempted in
the line of decorations before, with the
new building and the bounteous crops,
with which our country has been
blessed this year, the corn palace
promises to eclipse all efforts of pre-
vious years. The golden grains, the
different colored corn and beautiful
fruits all arranged in harmonious de-
signs under the glare of thousands of
electric lights makes sight beyond
description and well worth thousands
of miles of travel to behold. 1t is i'm
possible to conceive or imagine the
beauty and splendor of structure of
this nature; one must see it to ap-
preciate it.
In addition to this over twenty of
the most progressive counties Of the
the state will make an exhibit Of their
agricultural resources This feature
alone will be the best exhibit of it's
kind made in the Northwest this year.
as South Dakota is enjoying most
bountiful and beautiful crops this
year.
Mitchell has been fortunate in Sc
curing the world-famous SCREENINGS s
Banda Rosa, which engagement will
without question be the musical event
of the season, and the music-loving
people of South Dakota are looking
forward with pleasurable anticipation
to the coming of this famous band.
AS a crowning feature of his sum.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-09-01

mer tour Sorrentino has arranged a
special program, Introducing selec-
tions from grand opera and other
classics in which the Banda Rossa is
supreme reaching a perfection only
attained by the "Red men, from
Italy, but this band needs no intro
duction to Mitchell, or the surround.
ing country.
The second part of the program will
be a grand scenic production of Don
Lorenzo Perosi's devotional oratorio
"The Resurrection of Christ The
oratorio will be sung by distinguished
vocalists from grand opera and the
production will ee elaborated by mag
nificent scenic display. The scenes
will consist Of fine paintings, each SO
by 40 feet, which will be enhanced by
drapery and the most effective light
ing. The production is dignifed,
impressive and fascinating spectacu-
lar Interpretation Of the greatest Of
Biblical stories.
The impressions of such a perform
ance are undeniable. They held the
public as If in spell, first through the
finely wrought music, then through
the changing scenes and the awe-in-
spring representations Of incidents
of "The Resurrection of Christ"
Mitchelps corn palace is the great
est attraction hel3 in the Northwest.
People from all parts Of the Union
have visited the corn palace in pre-
vious years, and every one cannot say
too much for this glorious enterprise
and the beauty of this grand palace,
and declare that they never dreamed
that such beautiful effects could be
wrought out of the products of our
fields.
Free street attractions every after
noon and evening, twelve bands have
been engaged to play on the streets
during the week. Arrange to take q
+, vacation and visit the corn palace at
Mitchell, S. D., Sept. Is to 80, inclu-
siye. The railroads have granted half
fare rates on all roads during the
week and will run special excursions
to accommodate the crowds that wish
to visit us.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-09-01
IMPOSSIBLE TO LIVE TOGETHER.
North Dakotan at Seventy-Two Sc
cures a Divorce.

Fargo. N. d., Aug. %. - Judge Pol
lock granted a divorce to Alfred
Mosher, aged 70. from his second
wife, whom he married two years ago.
Mosher is a prominent farmer in the
western part of the county, and be-
came acquainted with the last Mrs.
Mosher while the latter was profes-
sional nurse. The marriage was
against the protest of children by
former marriage, and never resulted
happily. The charges were largely of
a petty nature, but the testimony con-
vinced the court of the impossibility
of the couple living together.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-09-01
HORSES KILLED IN STORM.
Eleven Burned to Death Near Iowa
Falls.

Iowa Falls. Iowa, Aug. 29.-Reports
are still coming in of the damage
done by the severe electrical storm
that passed over Hardin county last
Wednesday night. The barn owned
by Doniel Sherer, who lives near Hub
bard, is reported as having been
struck by lightning and burned, the
structure and contents being a total
loss, including eleven head of horses,
harness and other farm equipment.
The barn of d. Gregory, near Gearing,
is also reported as having been struck
and destroyed.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-09-01
MORE GOLD THAN EVER.
The Output in 1905 Will Break All
Previous Records.

Tppleton, Mimi, Aug. 29.-The Ap-
pleton roller mills were destroyed by
fire last evening and are a total loss,
together with all their contents. A
hot box in the machinery was the
cause of the fire. The mill was one of
Appleton's landmarks, having been
built thirty-three years ago. 1t was
owned by w. J. Jennison of Mime
apolis. The plant was a 500-barrel
mill and fully equipped. BY splendid
work by the firemen the large eleva-
tor and engine house adjoining were
saved. The loss will be fully $20,000;
covered by insurance
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-09-01

of the speed department and says that
the races are filling very rapidly and
that he is able to offer the best speed
program ever given in the state.
Among the new features this year
will be the auction sale of pure blood.
ed live stock. There will be Here
fords. Angus and Shorthorn cattle Of.
fered for sale. There will be Duroc.
Jersey, Poland-China and other breeds
of swine offered, and all kinds of the
leading breeds Of sheep will be repre-
sented. Cary II. Jones OF Davenport,
Iowa, has been engaged to cry the
sale, which will be held in a commo-
dious tent, with seating capacity for
three or four hundred people.
On Tuesday. Sept Il, will be Gov.
ernor's day. Gov. Elrod and his en-.
tire staff, together with all of our con-
sressmen and senators will be in at.
tendance, and addresses will be made
by Hon. James W. Wilson, United
States secretary of agriculture, upon
the subject of What the Government
Has Done for the Farmer" and Gov.
Elrod will also deliver an address.
The amusement feature has not
been overlooked, and the greatest list
OF attractions ever seen in this state
will be offered free Of charge to every
one in attendance There will be
baseball games between Brookings
and Watertown on Wednesday and
Thursday, Sept. 1S and IA, and game
between travelling men from the Wa
tertown council and the Huron coun.
Gil, U. c. T. There will be splendid
racing program every day Of the fair.
There will be seven bands in attend
ance from different parts Of the state.
There will be the usual amusement
features, such as trapeze performance,
balloon ascension, high dive, horizon
tai bar, negro minstrel entertainment
and various other features too numer-
out to mention. The Pike will be in
evidence, but no lewd or immoral en-
tertainments will be permitted. There
will be an Indian village Of 500 Sioux
Indians. A herd of buffalo from the
Scotty Philips herd at Fort Pierre will
be on exhibition. Bring the children
and let them see the last Of the
bison"
There is an artificial lake fed by
water from an artesian we'll. About
1000 trees have been set out and are
all growing and doing well.
The board Of agriculture is COM
prised of Forester H. Smith, presi-
dent; John H. King, vice president;
H. S. Fletcher, Watertown, superin-
tendent of cattle and horses; G. G.
Moulton, Faulkton, superintendent Of
sheep and swine; G. II. Whiting, Yank-
ton, superintendent Of horticulture and
agriculture, all of whom have been CIV
ing a large share of their valuable
time to the success Of the fair. All
that could be done by human efforts
has been done, and if the good Lord
will only send us good weather for
that week record-breaking attend
ance Is certain.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-09-01
SOUTH DAKOTA CENSUS.
Figures for Marshall, Grant and Nc
Pherson Counties.


The census figures for Marshall
county show total of 1906, gain of
1924. This population is 1888 male.
and 1877 is foreign born. Britton has
population OF 7O4, gain of 1856 IN
five years. Veblen has LAG and Lang.
ford 314.
Gault county figures show a total Of
$500, a gain Of 397 in Ave years. This
is 4,S97 male. and 2,231 is foreign
born. Milbank has a population Of
1,718, gain of 292, the populatiOp, of
the city being 86S. male and $50. 10.
male, and 30l foreign born. Big AGtone
has 522, a loss Of 68, and Revillo- haa
153, loss Of 81. Twin. Brohks. he's
l75.s ~. ~ !
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-09-01

George B. MCPHERSON, a prominent
rancher of Meade county was arrested
on a warrant sworn out by United
States Special Agent Wadsworth on
the charge Of fencing 1900 acres Of
government land near Hereford, in
Meade county. He waived examina-
ton and was released on bond of
$500 to appear before the federal court
u; Deadwood at the next Session.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-09-01
CHILD GETS $1,000 A YEAR.
Son Of Former Mrs. Molineaux Pro
vided for by Grandfather.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Aug. 20. - Mrs.
Wallace D. Scott. formerly Mrs. Rol-
and B. Molineaux of New York, to-
gether with her husband and their
little son, left Sioux Falls yesterday
afternoon for New York. where they
will reside A short time prior to their
departure, D. A. Scott of this city,
father of the husband, surprised the
couple by announcing that he would
on each birthday of their little son de-
posit in a bank the sum of $1,000 to
the credit of the youngster.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-09-01
Has $4,000 Fire.

hstown, Pa. Aug 3O.-The build
I'd stock OF the Pennsylvania
; company, which operates the
+ department store in the city,
total loss as. the result of fire
started about II o'clock last
The estimated loss is $500. 900
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-09-01

ed cars of coal down and of the track.
tearing up the track badly for about
100 feet. The accident took place "a
a freight was going out to the works
and traffic was seriously delayed fol
some time.
For the first time In the history Of
the state, the state board of reviews
finds some real work before 1t. The
radical changes in some classes Of a.
sessments have brought numerous pro
tests from telephone people, Western
Union Telegraph Representatives and
real estate protesters.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-09-01

6 IN the Eye With an Apple.
p, Minn., Aug.l30-While at play
street the ten-year-old son of
Pool was hit IN the eye with
pie thrown by his Playmate. the
|upturing a small blood vessel.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-09-01
To Control Finances.

lstantinople. Aug. 80. - A col
E note from the six embassies
notice OF the appointment of
|issioners to-. control the finances
[acedOnia was presented to the
to-day.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-09-01
FINE NEW DEPOT.
Great Northern Station at Sioux Falls
Is Progressing.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Aug. 20. - Good
progress is being made on the new
passenger depot building which the
Great Northern railroad Is erecting in
this city. The foundation is complete,
and the cut stone work is being put in
There are five courses of cut jasper
and the rest of the walls will be built
of a deep red brick, making pleasing
contrast to the Sioux Falls jasper.
Within a few months it will be ready
for occupancy.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-09-01
heath in Fall From Window.

Death in Fall From Window.
Paul, Aug. 80. - J. J. Mulligan,
|sixty-eight, a telegraph operator,
rom a third-story window of the
hercial hotel at midnight and
killed. It is believed that he sat
F window to get cool and lost his
Zee.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-09-01
JUDGMENT A DEBT.

Filed In Schedule IN Petition N Bank.
ruptcy in Iowa. !,
Iowa Falls, Iowa, Aug. "a $500
Judgment for the violation of the fed.
eral postal laws Is the unusual indebt-
edness filed by Benjamin F. Shreves
of Garden City in this county in his
petition filed in the federal court un-
der the bankruptcy law. Will the gov
ernment cancel this debt is question
At law that is raised. This Judgment
was secured In the United states dis
trict court IN Des Moines in 1899.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-09-01

An accident occurred on the cement
line at Yankton through the track
uprsading, This let two heavily load
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-09-01
WINNING HORSE FALLS DEAD.

Just After Going Under Wire Ahead
PAGER Drops.
Oshkosh, Wis, Aug. 20. - Little
Man, a PAGER owned by John Foss of
Appleton, fell dead after crossing the
wire a winner in the first heat OF the
228 pace of the Oshkosh Driving
club meeting. The horse won the heat
without apparent effort in 2:22 IA,
but it is reported he was not in con-
dition. =.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-09-01
VENGEANCE IS
SONS SOLE AIM
REVEALS MOTHERS PART IN
DUAL JAIL DELIVERY AT Ia
CROSSE.
VAS ON A CONVICT'S TAAIL
PEllEVED HE HAS NOW SUC.
CEEDED IN ATTAINING HIS
OBJECT.

La Crosse, Wis, Aug. 30.-Love, an
Fopement, an irate son looking for
fvenge upon the man who had ruined
is mother and his fathers family
fese, it now develops, are the causes
hat led to the arrest of Turnkey
i jerch Childers of the La Crosse coun-
| Jail late Saturday night, charged
fth voluntarily permitting the escape
Andrew Cunningham and Homer E.
Fainor from the Jail on Aug. l and
ng. 5 respectively.
The two men, with another still in
il here, are alleged to be members
the famous Eddie Fay gang of post
ice robbers, accused of over 100
(rglaries of postoffices in the North