The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-05-04

SAS ydTO ~ ueT nome IN V0Tmllu00.
She was eighty-one.
The proposition to bond the city Of
| Arlington for a system of waterworks
carried by an overwhelming majority.
Mrs. William Montague OF vermil-
lion was badly injured in runaway.
She was thrown from wagon and
severely bruised about the head.
A government inspector has exam
ined and passed upon the new trans
fer boat at Pierre, the w. d. Walden.
and she has been given a commission
to ply upon the waters of the Missouri.
Work has been commenced on the
development of Aldrich Park at Aber.
deem, named after Mayor Aldrich, ana
which will be Aberdeen's first park
The work is being done under the d.
rection of the park committee of the
city council.
The grand lodge Of the A. o. U. w.
has appropriated $500 from its general
fund for the relief OF the sufferers at
San Francisco, and Grand Master T.
M. Simmons of Huron has issued .
call requesting subordinate lodges to
contribute to the relief fund.
Ambrose Lester, a colored veteran
of the Northern army in the war OF
the Rebellion, and an old pioneer OF
the Black Hills, has just passed away
at the county hospital at Lead. He
was a member of the local G A. r. en-
campment and also of the Black Hills
Pioneer association.
In the interclass meet of the Aber-
deem high school, to select team to
enter the inter-scholastic contest at
Sioux Falls in May, the senior class
scored SIS points, the juniors AZ, the
sophomores 27 and the freshmen l.
The team will be chosen from among
the winners in the local contest.
The rock cut on the Northwestern
extension has been completed and
rails are being laid through Fort
Pierre The first two bridges across
Bad river are completed, the next two
are we'll along and the rail-laying now
will be pushed as rapidly as possible
up the valley of the Bad river.
John Wade, grand chancellor Of the
Knights of Pythias, has issued call
urging members of the order In this
jurisdiction to contribute to the relief
of brother knights in San Francisco.
Mayor Aldrich, acting in conjunction
with Gov. Elrod, calls upon Aberdeen
citizens to contribute to the relief OF
the sufferers on the coast.
Work is being pushed on the Min.
neapolis & ST. Louis grade, both south
east and northwest of Aberdeen.
Thirty teams and fifty men are at
work a few miles southeast OF Aber-
deem, and the steam grader COM
menced work this morning. North
west of Aberdeen twenty-five teams
and forty men are at work.
In Judge Gaffey's court at Miller,
Benjamin F. Wenzel was found guilty
OF assault with intent to commit In.
cest on his thirteen-year-old daughter
and sentenced to four years in the
penitentiary. Grant Derflinger, tried
twice for assault on a thirteen-year.
old girl, pleaded guilty this time and
was given one year in the peniten-
tiary.
Mrs. Rebecca Chute, better known
as Grandma Chute, died at her home
in Spearfish, aged Lightweight years.
She was the mother Of Capt. Gray OF
Spearfish, having married again after
the death of her first husband, Joseph
Gray. She came to the Black Hills In
1879. was a devoted member OF the
Methodist church and highly esteemed
by all who knew her for her many
kind acts.
Frihop Peterson and Frank Kribbs,
aged fourteen and twelve, respective
ly, ran away from the Lutheran or.
pnans home at Beresford. They wan.
dered about for two days and finally
ended up near the banks OF the Mis-
souri, river nine miles southwest OF
Being hungry. they dug
up some wild parsnips and ate them.
The result was that both lads became
pretty sick and It required the services
Of physician.
With from $50 to 800 men already
engaged and more to be employed In
the next Ten Odvos SAGSACnS PAOoA 00S
Is being made on the irrigation pro-
iect at Belle Fourche. Orman & Crook
are in the preparatory stage OF build
ing the big dam and will not be
with this part of the work for
some time. They have just received
$40 900 worth OF machinery, including
three seventy-fve-ton steam shovels,
which are in use All the contractors
at work are not only doing satisfac'
tory work, but are making money
Eighty-seven years old. fighting IN
court to save her property that she
might not be left penniless. was the
experience of Mrs. Catherine Dring.
. widow. Fifteen years ago herself
and husband invested their life's saw
nes of $4,000 in st. Lawrence town
,onds. The village paid the interest
promptly for eight years and then
.epudiated the claim. The widow
brought suit. Judge Gaffy took the
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