The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-02-09

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Eightyfive new members were TAX
en- into the M. E. church and twenty
into the Congregational church as a
result of the revival meetings held at
Washington Springs recently.
E. A. Johnson, fireman, fell from
his engine, hurting his head and re-
ceiving internal injuries which it is
feared will prove fatal. Johnson was
brought to Deadwood and placed in |
the hospital.
The quarterly report of Oil Tnspec-
tor Nels Brake, of the Western dis |
| trict, shows that the fees for inspec- |
ton were but s229.79 for the quarter, |
and this left him a little over 5000 sal |
airy after deducting expenses.
James Erickson, farmer south OF !
Neckling, fell under load of lumber
and was killed, two wheels passing
over his head, which was mashed into
a jelly. The accident occurred within
a few rods Of Erickson's home.
Petitions are being circulated among
the different churches of Lead and !
Deadwood, S. d, asking that Judge |
Munger of Omaha be lenient in the !
matter of Rev. G. G. Ware, convicted |
of fraud at Omaha
Mr.. T. e. Knapp has leased the Run |
ming Water hotel at Running Water |
and has made some much needed i'm |
provements. He has also opened liv- |
cry stable in connection with the ho- |
tel. The boys on the road will find |
this great convenience.
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The first flock of mountain sheep |
seen in the Black Hills for twenty |
years was spied by rancher a few
days ago Five or six were In the |
bunch, and they were tracked into the
wild country near Harvey peak, where !
they could not be followed.
Gov. Elrod has selected as delegates |
Washington Feb. 19 to &c, to consider
uniform divorce laws: G. w Case OF |
Watertown, A. w. Burtt of Huron, DR..
Fl. X. Warren of Yankton, Thomas
Sterling of Vermillion, and Bishop w.
H. Hare of Sioux Falls.
State Supt Ramer Is preparing to
carry out resolution adopted by the
city school superintendents at the
Mitchell meeting, requesting the state
superintendent to inspect the high
schools Of the state for the purpose OF
getting them on the accredited list of
colleges and universities.
State Supt. Ramer is preparing to
carry out a resolution adopted by tho
city school superintendents at the
Mitchell meeting, requesting the state
superintendent to inspect the high
schools of the state for the purpose OF
getting them on the accredited list
Of colleges and universities.
The executive committee Of the
South Dakota Travelling Mems associ-
alton met at the Commercial club at
Aberdeen for the purpose of making
the preliminary arrangements for the
1906 meeting of The association, which
will be held in Aberdeen on June l
and 2. A resolution was adopted IA
voring the hearty cooperation OF the
travelling men with the retail dealers
of the state in combating the mail
order houses.
On the strength OF an opinion by
Attorney General Hall, the state treas
urer on the 1st of February trans
ferred $4,000 Of surplus in the bond
interest and sinking fund to the gen.
eral fund, and will sell outstanding
warrants to that amount, through the
use of the accumulated general fund
for about S25 900 of general fund war
rants, reducing the outstanding obliga-
tions of the state about $4,000 by
these two calls
III. w. Nelson, employed on the drill
ing work for the railroad bridge fOun-
dations at Pierre, was saved from Sc
rious injury few days ago by carry
ing a package OF smoking tobacco in
his pocket His clothing caught in tho
machinery and he was being drawn
into the wheels when the package of
tobacco jammed the cogs in which he |
was entansled, stopping the machin-
cry, allowing him to be released with
out any further damage than a torn
jumper. :.
From persons who have returned |
from trip OF more than 800 miles
over the cattle ranges near Camp
Crook and north of Belle Fourche 1t is
learned that everything is looking
splendid in the cattle country At
present there are scarcely any cattle
on the ranges except those Of a few
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