The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-09-21
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| out recently. Loss. $1,000.
William Burdiss, drayman,, was
probably fatally injured at Red3eld
by falling from dray and striking on
his head.
The Republican state ticket has
been certified to the secretary of state
by J. w. Cone, secretary OF the nom.
mating convention. This is the sec
| ond state ticket to be filed.
Miss Anna Lindquist, a claimholder
located north of Hayes, was brought
to Fort Pierre violently insane, and Is
being held for an attendant from the
asylum to take her to that institution.
Thomas Appleton, superintendent Of
construction for United States public
buildings, was in Lead last week to
investigate and report upon the site
offered for the proposed new postoff1ce
building.
| The Northwestern railroad will
construct three-stall roundhouse and
repair shop in the east end Of Rapid
City. The ground has been graded
and some OF the tracks leading to the
new building completed.
Iver Hanson, farmer living about
twelve miles north Of Sioux Falls,
while at work among his cattle, was
attacked by bull belonging to the
herd. One Of his arms was broken, a
shoulder was dislocated and he was
badly bruised about the head, body
and legs.
An Indian, thought to be Chief Lit
tie Thunder from the Grow Wing res
ervation, Montana, and relative OF
Crazy Bear of the Sisseton reserva-
| ton, was found dead near Sisseton,
and is supposed to have been killed in
q drunken row.
The vital statistics report Of Union
county for the month Of August shows
that there were fifteen births and only
one DEATH There were only three
marriage licenses issued during the
month, which is the smallest number
issued during one month for some
/ time.
In addition to the mass Democratic
convention called for the 22d at Miller,
call is out for an Independent polit-
! ical convention on the same date for
the purpose of placing In nomination
candidates for legislative and county
offices. There will be four county
tickets in the field.
While experimenting threshing OPP
erations on his farm six miles north
of Webster, Edward Olson, well-to-do
! farmer, met with fatal accident. In
some unexplained manner he fell in
front of the separator and was terri
bly, mangled Almost the entire front
of his face and chest we're torn off and
physicians attending him say there Is
no possibility of his recovery.
William Konold Of Clear Lake re-
Gently celebrated his forty-eighth
birthday To add to the felicity of the
occasion his wife presented him with
a new daughter, and two hours after
ward, another daughter, Mrs. G. A.
Eeumann, also of Clear Lake, inform.
| ed him of the arrival of his first grand
! son. Altogether it was memorable
| day for Mr.. Konold.
Some of the Yankton- Indians living
| in the vicinity of Wagner aspire to be.
come weather prophets. As a starter,
| they have recently been studying the
sun, moon and stars, and now an
nounce that everything indicates that
there will be no killing frosts in South
| Dakota until October II. They are
! now trying to determine whether or
| not there will be any snow during the
coming winter.
Articles Of incorporation have been
filed for the Farmers and Merchants
State Bank of Geddes, with a capital
of $4,000. The incorporators are F.
L. Larson, j. O. Stoughton, c, H.
Gates, G. w. Lidell and others. For
the first State Bank of Stickney, with
capital Of $4,000, the incorporators
are Ludwig Loevinger, White Lake:
Thomas Fullerton, Mitchell; ]. F. No
Ian, Stickney.
BY the topping over Of bank of
chalk rock in the quarry Of the cement
plant at Yankton, John Cross, foreman
OF the quarry gang, was buried be-
| meath the heavy mass and his life was
| instantly crushed out. The men who
| witnessed the accident hurriedly came
| to the rescue and Cross body was
dug out of the mass within five min.
utes, but life was extinct. He was
thirty-five years old and was unmar.
ried
At a special meeting at Lead of the
| Hidden Fortune, the stockholders rat
| flied the action of the directors in ap.
proving the consolidation with the
! Columbus Milling company. This re-
/ suit was obtained by a vote of over
| two-thirds of the stock. President
| Boswell A. Bredd end Alexander Prus-
sing of Chicago were present. The
| Columbus stockholders met in special
session in Denver Sept 10 to take sim.
liar action and from present indica-
tions, the consolidation will be effect.
ed.
The city and high schools OF Aber-
deem began their new school year last