The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-07-13
Coy. Elrod has appointed as game
warden for Pennington county, Edwin
r. Mills of Rapid City.

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John Iron OF Big Coolie has been ar
rested by Sheriff Minder on charge
Of breaking into the house of John
Bear and stealing everything that was
not riveted to the spot.
w. N. Reynolds, one of tho promi-
nent residents of the northern part OF
Hughes county, died in the hospital in
Pierre from the effects OF injuries re
ceived in runaway accident.
Judge Briggs Of Miller has an
nounced himself as a candidate for
the state senate before the Republican
convention in September
The first application for water under
the irrigation law has been made to
State Engineer Lea from Rapid City,
where it is desired to use water power
for manufacturing plant. All the re-
Quirements of the law have been met
and the application will be granted.
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Mr.. o. Kennedy. who has been In
Lead for the past year, has been noti-
fed by Supt- c. B. Horton OF Omaha
that he would be transferred to Dodge
City, Kan. Mr.. and Mrs. Kennedy will
leave In a few weeks. It is not yet
known who will take charge of the Of
fice at Lead.
Reports made at the annual meeting
Of the Farmers Elevate. Company of
Hurley show the company to be In
first-class financial condition. A div
ldend OF SO share was declared. As
the shares are $25 each this Is a 40
per cent dividend. After paying the
dividend there will remain In the
treasury OF the company cash to the
amount OF $2.2O0
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Deputy County Assessor Harry
Stewart was married at Rapid City to
Miss Stella Henderson. one of the
teachers In the public schools Of Ter
~. The wedding ceremony was ce,e-
brated at the home Of the brides par
ents and the young people returned
Immediately to Terry, where they will
make their future home. This makes
the ninth Terry wedding within the
last few months.
The annual financial statement OF
the secretary Of state for the fiscal
year ending June 80 Of this year shows
receipts by that department Of $780,.
621.70. The greater part Of this came
from fees paid by domestic corpora.
tions which secured charters, that
source bringing In $22.435. Foreign
corporations paid $1.11S.30; barks
$3.50: notaries. $1442.5O; session laws
@115.15: miscellaneous receipts. $4.
76O.75.
The new electric light system which
II being constructed at Wagner Is
rapidly nearing completion and It will
not be long until Wagner win be one
Of the best lighted towns In the state.
The system II being Installed by
Messrs. Grimes and Absher, who were
awarded the franchise for the con
struction and operation of the plant
The system IL modern In every re
spect. It will furnish lights for the
streets. as well as for business houses
and residences.
The now Of water OF the artesian
we'll on the West side at Spearfish
the FIRST artesian well in THE Black
Hills, has been increased to Is barrels
an hour, or 1870 barrels day. This
dow was secured at = depth of 28C
Seet. A standpipe will be erected and
pipes will be laid to all the residence
part Of the West side. while the over
now Will be used for irrigation pur
poses. An immense bonfire was built
BY the residents Of that section II
honor of the achievement
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a pack Of stag hounds. owned neal
Philip, got at poison which was put out
f0r coyotes. but failed to eat enough o.
the poison 70 kill them. They all went
mad and began fighting among them
selves, ana when their owner tried tt
quiet theh they attacked him, giving
him hard light to set free. They
then started On roundup OF tbei1
own n that section and killed severa.
other dogs and tore = number of sheeI
before they were killed BY the settlers
Before completing their work the set
tlers we're given . lively day Of It
John 3. Brownlee died suddenly q
the home Of his daughter. Mrs. George
Ebersole. Ii Load. He nad been walk
4 ~ III the yard and retired to his room
81 ahQut 3 O'clock. When his daughter
r4nt u call him he was dead. He wal
4 born n Canada sixty-six years ago ant
was "A early settler n South Dakota
haxing liyed 81 yankton from 1879 Il
1ool; At that time he moved to Aims
4 Brown county, Neb, whore ht
lIelDod materially II the upbuilding o
SAak Mas then ! frontier country. HI
1nsvived ~ two sons and foul
lIaM1 n ter.
Iepu1lAy accident occurred On tn
B lIch iust escaped being seri
4 - ssrSinS "a ! burlington spe