The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-08-03
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There is q sentiment in fayo
of q new court house,, which il
growing stronger every day
especially since the new schoo
house has been started" re
marked q Milbank citizen on,
day. II was down to the cour
house one day recently and hat
occasion TO see the interior o
some of the vaults. All are jus
about filled up. In one vaul
there was scarcely room for hal
a dozen more books. This
started me to thinking-and i,
would others could they see the
condition Of affairs in this line
The talk of a new court house,
he added, has started principal
ly among the farmers who have
been at the court house on busl
ness. They see the wonderful
Improvement the new schoo
house will be over the old one.
The older resid is of this CITY
will remem Der William Hughes,
the Milwaukee engineer who
lived here, but later moved tc
Montevideo. He has a son who
must come very near to holding
the record of being one of the
youngest engineers on the road,
William Hughes, jr., who was
born in this city about % years
ago. He has charge of engine
No. rs, hauling the Lidgerwood
pl0w train.
When we see so many young
men with their hair parted in
the middle and hanging down
over their forehead so as to OBJ
scure every.trace ofintellect, and
SO many young women with
their hair all frizzley-frowslv and
Topping around in their faces in
fifty different directions, we are
not surprised that the followers
of Darwin are not positively
sure that mankind descended
from the monkey.-Ex.
Editor ]. E. Keefe, last week
announced the sale of his Orton.
Vile Journal to Chas. P. Carl of
that city. Mr.. Keefe purchased
the Journal some six years ago
and greatly improved the paper
from what it had previously
been. Mr.. Carl, the new owner,
is a democrat and it is surmised
that the paper will advocate the
principles of that party.
That the state guards may
not be able to take the proposed
trip to Fort Riley, Kan, for their
annual practice and drill, has
cast somewhat of q gloom over
many of its members. The
cause of the change is due to the
lack of funds, the appropriation
Of &13, 600 not being enough to
cover the entire trip.
John Liggett, clerk of court,
shouldered the responsibilities
and troubles of his Office on his
deputy, Lyle Benedict, Monday,
aud went to the lake fishing. He
says that he caught enough to
have that fish dinner he promis-
ed Mr.. Graham some time ago,
but failed to provide.
Because he favored the Sc.
we're punishment of men who
maltreated women and children
Alderman Herlihy of Chicago
was denounced as q traitor to
the union of which he was q
member. He favored punish.
ment by death of such miscre-
ants.
A couple of young fellows who
work in Sisseton store thought
to have some sport with q bare
footed boy they met on the
street and one of them said to
him: "Say sonny, what time is it
by the end of your nose?" I,
don t know, mine amt running,
is Yours?"-Ex.
Kentucky is a great state.
She claims q widow, who al
though only 33 years old has al
ready buried nine hus bands.
South Dakota has something
Of record in the way of max
ing widows, but on a different
line.
A Missouri man, last week, af-
ter finishing reading q Sunday
comic supplement, went upstairs
and committed suicide. We be-
lieve he will be. acquitted for his
rash act when he appears before
the pearly gates. Dawson Senti-
mel.
'The man who has enemies
will do to tie to. usually. else ho