The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-11-30
South Dakota


/ General State News PArasraphsd.
Rome Glover. charged with horse
stealing and found guilty at the recent
term of circuit court at Sturgis, was
sentenced to eighteen months in the
state penitentiary.
Conductor Charles G. Stewart of the
Milwaukee road Is in YanktOn for
treatment for two broken ribs and
other injuries, received in a freight
wreck. Four cars were derailed.
Using cyanide of potassium as a
wash after taking dose of quinine,
James G. Vincent, one of the oldest
and best known pioneers OF Aberdeen
died from the effects Of poisoning.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed for the Merchants Bank of SEN
eca, with a capital of $4,000. lncor-
porators: A. Dixon, Coon Rapids,
Iowa; E. J. Dixon, John A. Dixon,
Seneca, S. ID.
The report has gaioed circulation In
some of the South Dakota newspapers
that John d. Rockefeller has donated
to the Sioux Falls college $4,000.
Those who are in a position to know
say there is no foundation whatever
for the rumOr.
Gov. Elrod has received notification
that the per cent due South Dakota
from sales of public lands in the state
will for this year amount to $6,992.7O,
which, when received, will be added to
the permanent school fund of the
state.
Seven children of Walter Driver OF
Vermillion have been taken to the
childrens home at Sioux Falls. An
effort will be made to have the moth
er sent to the feeble-minded home at
Redfield, as she is a fit subject for
that institution The father does not
understand his responsibilities as
head of a family.
George Simpson, few days ago
found a wriggling mass Of rattlesnakes
on the prairie near Pierre, and, secur-
ing large club, got busy. Before
the mass could scatter he killed
thirty-one of the reptiles, and by
searching about got thirteen more. He
says he did not get more than half OF
the bunch.
Two small children of Andrew
Brown. a farmer of Veblen, were play
ing with sticks which they lighted and
then threw at each other. The dress
Of one of the children was set on fire,
and before the flames could be eX-
tinguished the flesh had been entirely
burned from the right side OF her
body, leaving the ribs bare. She can
not recover.
Rufus Burroughs Of Tilford was seri-
ously injured in a runaway. He was
hauling wood down a mountain side
when the timber slipped forward,
struck his horses, which were high
spirited, and caused them to run away.
He was dragged and his right arm
broken below the elbow, and his SIDE
badly mangled, the bones OF the arm
being exposed.
For the first time in the history OF
Hano county hog cholera has attacked
several herds of swine northeast or
Miller and killed off quite good
many fat porkers. 1t is claimed that
the disease was brought in bv import
ing hogs from the southeast part OF
the state. Experts say that there is
no remedy for the disease except
strict quarantine.
Orders have been issued from the
adjutant generals Office mastering out
the infantry company at Clark. The
petition from Brookings for CON-
pany has been granted, and Leuten-
ant Losey J. Williams, formerly major
Of the cadet battalion at the agricul-
tural college, has been authorized to
organize the company and preside
over the election of it's officers.
Two sticks of dynamite wrecked the
farm house of Herman Liske near
Bridgewater and a tragedy was mar
rowly averted. The dynamite had
been placed in the stove during the
summer to hide it from the children
and had been forgotten. Mrs. Liske
started a fire in the stove and an ex-
plosion followed. Fortunately no one
was in the house at the time the ex-
plosion occurred.
Albert Ellis met with what probably
will prove to be fatal accident while
working with a threshing crew in
Brule county. While the threshing
machine was in operation something
was carried into the feeder which
stopped that part of the machine. FL
lis was pitching on the side of the ma
chine next to the belt which runs the
feeder, and it is supposed he made an
effort to throw off the belt In order to
prevent damage to the machinery. The
belt became entangled in the pulley
and broke the belt tightener, which
struck Ellis with terrific force square
l., ~ +ho foco Ho was hurled twenty