The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-12-21

a well-to-dO fisherman, was found In
his shanty near Menominee, Mich,
following two weeks spree. Heart
failure is supposed to be the cause.
Arthur C. Babbit, who was convicted
In New York of swindling his father-in-
law. Capt. w. H. Wheeler, U. s. A.,
out OF 100000 by means OF forged
checks, was sentenced to ten years in
prison.
Casualty.
Four persons were injured in tun.
mel at Pittsburg as q result of a COLI
sion.
Six children were severely injured
at Grand Rapids, Mich, in two coast
ing accidents.
Fire of unknown origin destroyed
the soldiers barracks at Fort Wool,
in Hampton Roads
A Santa Fe passenger train was de-
rallied near Guthrie, Okla. One pas
senger received internal injuries.
Fire at Elizabeth, Pa, damaged the
plant of the International Portland
Cement company to the extent of
100000
The plant and stock of the Union
Lumber company at San Francisco
was completely destroyed by fire. The
loss is 100000.
Two large business blocks in the
center of the business section of Hol.
yoke, Mass, were destroyed by fire,
lcausing a loss of 100000.
The four-story building at Council
Bluffs, Iowa, occupied by the Union
TRANSFER Implement company, was
destroyed by fire. Loss, $4,000.
| In trying to avoid an automobile
Mrs. Samuel Williams, aged eighty-six,
fell of a street crossing at Iowa City
sustaining injuries which caused her
death
The vegetable canning factory Of
the J. p. Polk company at Green
wood, Ind, burned, following an ex-
plosion. The loss is estimated at
100000.
John Madison Keith, aged seventy
1--WE years, master mechanic at Empire.
on the Panama canal, died yesterday
at the home of his daughter in Kansas
City from the effects of an operation
for a bite from a centipede.
AS the result of swallowing live
chameleons as an advertisement Lou
ise Douglas, former comic opera ac-
tress, is dead An hour before her
death two live chameleons crawled
from the woman's mouth, and physi-
clans say her body is alive with the
little reptiles.
A gross earnings tax on public serv-
Ice corporations is to be urged upon
the legislature of California.
Edouard Muller has been elected
president Of the Swiss confederation,
to succeed L. Farrer, whose term has
expired.
Two thousand machinists employed
In Denver shops will receive an ad-
vance in wages on Jan. ranging from
to Is per cent.
The first crop of American tea
grown on commercial scale has just
been marketed at Charleston, S. c.
It consisted of $4,000 pounds.
John d. Rockefeller's income for.
1906 will be $6O.000,OO0. according to
a reliable authority. This is at the
rate Of almost 81 second.
Seventeen thousand members OF the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters in
New York demand an increase in
wages frcm s4.sC to SIS Gay.
There win be vacancy in the COM
mand of the Department of Dakota on
April 26, when Gen. Bubb retires. So
far there has been no discussion of his
successor.
The establishment of department
Of public health, with representation
In the cabinet, was advocated at q
conference OF the American Medical
association.
Mrs. r. S. Francis, of Richmond, Va,
who has been troubled with sick head
aches all her life, wants to sell her
brain to the Northwestern university
for $4,000.
Twenty-four boys students at Nor
gan Park. academy, Chicago, have
been expelled because they will not
give over to the officials of the school
three culprits who raided the room OF
one Of the head masters.
Julius Persky, aged forty-five years,
died at Hammond, Ind, as q result Of
|excessive use OF cigarettes. He
smoked an average Of hundred day
and had probably consumed about
Ihalf 4 million OF them. He died in
great agony.
vice Consul Matsudara OF the Jap
aneso consulate in Honolulu is go
inR to San Francisco to aid the Japa-
nese consul there in matters concern