The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-09-08
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der, Hand county Is arranging big
exhibit of products for the state fair
at Huron.
C. M. Giddings Of Aberdeen shipped
a carload of wheat to Minneapolis
which graded No. l Northern and
topped the market on the day it was
received, bringing $1.03.
Two separators belonging to A.
Lindstrom Of Aberdeen caught fire in
the harvest field from sparks from the
threshing engine and were burned.
The loss is placed at $500.
A threshing machine belonging to
Ole Ringsrud blew up near Elk Point,
causing a damage of about $25. Det
Smith, the engineer, was painfully
though not seriously scalded.
Aug. Baum of Cavour was held up
at night and robbed of 5000 in cash
and several articles of value. Sheriff
Young has arrested two believed to be
implicated in the holdup and has them
In custody here.
The two-year-old son Of William
oCudIu, lltluS neal Cl MY, was
drowned in watering trough which
stood in the yard. The child was tod
ding about the yard and fell into the
trough, which contained sufficient wa
ter to drown him.
Quite little land is changing hands
in Aurora county, and in most cases
at an advance of IS over the price paid
in 1904 The Plankinton hotel is be-
ing raised up eighteen inches to cor
respond with the grade which has
been established of late.
The contract for building the new
power plant of the Consolidated Power
and Light company of South Dakota,
at Pluma, has just been awarded to
| Phillips E Bartlett, whose bid OF $22,-
600 was the lowest made. This does
not include the iron work.
| Extensive arrangements are being
made for the Roberts county fair, to
be held in Sisseton Sept 20 21 and
% The association race meet takes
place at the same time, and the liberal
| purses hung up are sure to attract
many of the best speeders in the coun-
try.
Ten bids were presented to the state
capitol commission for the contract
for building the foundation of the east
wing of the new capitol. They ranged
from $10,600 to $6,0S6. The lowest
bidder, C. Lepper, formerly of Sioux
Falls, now of Minneapolis, was award
ed the contract.
Prof j. E. Todd of Vermillion, state
geologist, has made an examination
of the two new artesian wells at Aber'
deem and reports the pressure in both
to be 24O pounds to the square inch
He was inclined to be somewhat skep
tical of the reports of the great power
of the wells. which had been sent out
from Aberdeen, but after the test
stated they had a greater pressure
than any other artesian wells in the
world.
The investigation of the remains OF
Harold Freeman, a boy who died in
Walworth county in August, 1904, and
concerning whose death many rumors
of foul play had been circulated, re
vealed that his death was due solely tC
natural causes. The boys body was
disinterred and taken to Chicago FOL
analysis, in order to set at rest the dis
Quieting rumors that had been circu
lated or to bring the guilty persons tc
Justice if there proved to be foundation
for the allegation of foul play.
S. H. Jumper, William Wallace, A. C
Witte, ]. l.. Zietlow, C. F. Easton, F.
Macarthur and c. N. Herreid have in
corporated the Aberdeen Street Rail
way company, which Is organized fo1
the purpose of establishing street rail
ways in Aberdeen. The present plans
contemplate only the construction Of
lines from the corporate limits of NORTH
Main street south to Twelfth avenue
thence north on Kline street to Second
avenue to Pennsylvania street, thence
north on Pennsylvania street to Frs
avenue, thence west on First avenue
to Main street. The length Of the
proposed line is four miles, and the
company expects to commence worl
as soon as spring opens next year
provided the necessary franchise i:
obtained from the city council.
Judge Garland of the United States
court at Sioux Falls has imposed a fln'
of $50 upon Clinton M. Burger 9
Kingsbury county, who pleaded guilt!
to an indictment charging him will
having violated the provisions of thu
Lacey act, otherwise known as tn
national game law, by shipping gam
out of the state. Burger was indict
ed some time ago by federal gram
Jury under the name Of D. G. Brooks
the name used by him in making tn
shipment. The shipment containe,
fifty prairie chickens and was mad
!, Dec. 8 of last year from Mancheste
by express. Burger was remanded t
the county Jail in Sioux Falls pendin
the payment of the fine. He has rels
tives in kingsbury county, and hope
to secure from them the necessary sur
to pay his fine.