The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-04-13
Domestic.

Judge John I. Redick, aged seventy
eight years, wealthy pioneer and for
many years one of the leading attor-
neys of Omaha, is dead.
E. c. Swift of Chicago, member of
the packing firm of Swift & Co. died
at the Quincy house in Boston of pneu-
monia Mr. Swift was taken i'll March
q.
The Iowa legislature has forwarded
to President Roosevelt an invitation
to come to Iowa in August to address
the national conference of the Philip
pine war veterans.
Brig. Gen. Francis Harrington of the
United States marine corps retired,
died while on a visit to his son-in-law,
Capt Hall, at the Algiers naval sta
tion at New Orleans.
The declination Of United States
Senator Chauncey M. Depew to stand
for reelection to Yale corporation was
announced from the Office of the Sec
retary OF the university.
While hunting rabbits with young
woman companion, Miss Florence Bar
rett, living at Simmons, Mich, en-
countered wildcat. The cat showed
fight and was about to spring upon the
girls when a well-directed shot from
Miss Barrett's rifle killed it.
Three hundred women voted at
Guthrie Center, Iowa, on the PROPOSE
tion to accept $4,000 Carnegie libra
ry, and it was defeated by 81 votes.
The one cry of the opposition was that
the town should not be improved by
the use Of tainted money"
Miss Madeline z. Doty, a lawyer of
New York, is the first woman receiver
named in bankruptcy proceedings in
the history of the United States court.
Miss DOty was made receiver of the
business of Sophy r. Houston, Fifth
avenue milliner and dressmaker.
One thousand union men employed
on the construction work of the Allis-
Chalmers company's new shops at
West Allis, Wis. have walked out be-
cause, they allege, John F. Harvey, one
Of their number, was brutally assault
ed without provocation by five hired
guards.
In a letter to friends at Los Angeles,
Gen. Adna r. Chaffee, who with Mrs
Chaffee is now in Mexico, says that
the general has been offered an impor-
tant public office in New York city and
that it is likely he will accept it. 1t
had been the intention of Gen. Chaffee
to establish his home here.
The battleship Oregon has arrived
at San Francisco from Manila, via
Honolulu. After short stay here the
Oregon will go to the Puget sound
navy yard for repairs. Entering this
port the Oregon encountered a severe
northwestern wind, in which she lost
her port quarter boat.
Reports of alarming depredations by
wolves are coming in from all parts of
| Wyoming, and the cattle associations
will meet to restore the private bounty
of $50 per head. Even full grown cat
tie and horses have been killed by the
predatory animals, and the losses from
this source will be the heaviest in
years.
The keel was laid recently at the
yard of the American Shipbuilding
company at Bay City, Mich, for the
largest vessel ever constructed for the
Great Lakes. The vessel, which is to
be built for the Cambria Steel com
pany. will be COZ feet long.
Judge Loud at Billings, Mont, called
J the grand jury to meet April 10 and ex.
anime charges brought by the Civic
league of that city that the new law
against gambling is being violated. 1t
is said that number OF city and coun.
ty ofiicials vii, be called before that
body and there is said to be no little
uneasiness in official circles.