The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-09-01
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State News
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James. two-year-old son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Dee Wyrick, died at Rapid City
from poison caused by eating cannes
beans.
| Andrew Hegtrom. farm laborer.
was kicked in the stomach by horse.
at Mallette. sustaining injuries from
which he died.
Elwin Poisson of Mellette claims the
championship of the state in harvest
| ing. He cut $40 acres in eight days
with an eight-foot binder.
Mrs. Joe Julius Of Lead gave birth
to twins which weighed respectively
eight and three-quarters and nine
pounds, the largest ever born in this
country.
| A child of Mr., and Mrs John kelpp
Ike of Mound City. aged Is months.
/ fell into an abandoned we'll during the
temporary absence of its parents ana
was drowned.
| A gasoline engine in the City meat
market at Gettysburg exploded, set
ting fire to the building. The flames
were quickly extinguished, the damage
being estimated at 500.
The lot sale at Corsica, the new
| town on the extension Of the Milwaur
| kee road from Armour amounted to
| $25 900. Johnson Brothers of Armour
| paid $40 for the first selection.
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| Lightning struck the barn of Emil
Udal at Gettysburg, destroying the
| building with all it's contents, includr
ing twenty tons Of hay and twelve
| horses. Loss $4,000: insurance $500.
Burglars entered the residence of A.
]. Lockhart at Clear Lake. Some $4S
In bills were taken and blank signed
check Nothing else of any value
seems to be missing at the present
| time.
The census OF Groton shows q pop
ulation of 1,076, an increase Of Sc per
cent in fve years. A comparison Of
the bank statistics Of the state reveals
the fact that the banks Of Groton car.
ry larger deposits than any town Of Ito
size in the state. the two banks having
close to half a million.
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Elaborte preparations are being
made for the suitable observance OF
Labor day at Wagner. which is one OF
the comparatively new towns In
Charles Mix county. The principal
| speaker Of the day will be Gov Elrod.
who will thus have an opportunity to
address the people Of this portion Of
| the state.
Aberdeen printers have organized .
typographical union, S. H. Fancher Of
Sioux Falls acting as organizer. The
new union, which has a charter men,
bership Of fifteen, elected w. E. Whit
Ing president, J. w. Downes vice pres
ident, c. J. Neary recording secretary.
| Harry Searle secretary-treasurer, and
]. w. Gerber sergeant at arms.
Wylie people are up In arms over
the action of the Great Northern rail-
road In discontinuing train service at
that point and threaten to blow up tho
roadbed between Crookston and that
town. They have subscribed $4,000
for the purpose Of fighting the matter
through the courts and intend to en-
ploy Halvor Steenerson of Crookston.
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Homestake mine, was struck on the
head by some falling rock and his skull
was crushed. The best medical at
tendance possible was procured for
him and he was taken to his homo
on West street, but he died 4 few
hours later He was forty ono years
old and leaves a wife and Ave children.
| The action Of the commissioners Of
Brown county in opening up the mat
| ter Of taxation of mortgages, as shown
on the records of the county, will open
up d large class OF property to taxa
| tion if they succeed in their efforts.
Their action will be fought through all
the courts before it is finally disposed
of, but If they prove the right to tax
this class Of property on this basis.
the state board will have millions OF
dollars Of property to add to the A.
SesSment returns,
Before the foods in July carried out
most of the dams in the country west
Of the river, most ofsthem were begin
ming to be we'll stocked with game Ash
but they were lost to the owners OF
the dam by the washing away OF the
embankments and the streams in that
section got the benefit. But the work
has been started again and repre-
sentative OF the government fisheries
department came out with a consign.
ment OF black bass. which were receiv.
ed by Hugh Jeffries, Guy Moulton and
Anton Meer. and have been taken out
to the dams which have been put ~
this year to be used for stocking the