The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-04-13
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A naval recruiting station has been
opened in the federal building in Aber-
deem, in charge of Lieut.. J. H. Com
fort.
The case of the state against W. J.
Evans, charged with assault and bat
terry, was tried at Flandreau and Ev-
ans acquitted.
The Mitchell Lumber company has
opened a yard at Leola, the county
seat Of Mcpherson county, toward
which the Minneapolis & ST. Louis ex-
tension is heading
The Democrats of Aberdeen have Is
sued calls for the various ward eau
cases and the clty convention to nom
mate candidates for aldermen and the
regular city officers to be elected on
April II, in accordance with the pro-
visions of the state caucus law.
In the election at Britton on the
court house bond project seventeen out
IF twenty-four precincts gave major
ity of 476 in favor of the proposition.
In the remaining seven precincts the
total vote will not exceed $50, so that
the building of new court house is
assured
The new railroad transfer boat at
Pierre is far enough along so that it is
the expectation of the builders to
launch the craft some time this week
1t will take several weeks TO place the
machinery and get the boat ready for
operation after it is placed in the wa
ter
The Northwestern company is erect
ing building at the site of the per-
manent bridge at Pierre, to be used
as offices and headquarters by the en-
gineers in charge of the work. 1t is
expected that active work on construc-
tion will be commenced as soon as the
river falls, following the running out
Of the ice
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At a meeting of the members of the
Volga Tennis club the club was reor-
ganized for the coming season, the
following officers being elected: Pres
ident, c. w Smith; secretary-treas-
urer. Mont Henry. The grounds be-
longing to the club will be greatly i'm
proved. Brookings and Elkton have
tennis clubs and it is proposed to hold
tournaments in the three towns during
the season.
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A. w. Glenn of Aberdeen, one Of the
oldest conductors in point of service
on the Milwaukee road. will take six
months vacation which he will spend
on his farm near Milbank Mr.. Glenn
has been in the employ of the Milwau-
kee since 1872, and served when the
western division of the road was at
Glencoe, Mimi. When the road was
run out of that city.
Among the recent applicants for
marriage licenses at the office of the
clerk of courts at Geddes I[ere two
Sioux Indians named Reuben Spotted
Eagle and Miss Ellen Brighteyes. who
desired TO be married in approved
white mans style. The bride is
belle of the Yankton tribe of Sioux,
and the marriage of the couple was
celebrated in a suitable manner by
hundreds of members Of the tribe.
Capt. w. w Reaman has resigned
as captain of Company l.. South Da-
kota national guard, owing to the fact
that he intends leaving Aberdeen. and
the members Of the company have ask
ed for the appointment of Mai. w. A.
Halle to succeed him, the first and
second lieutenants of the company re-
fusing to accept promotion in order to
secure the appointment of Mai. Halle.
who is now on the adjutant generals
staff
Attorneys for the Minnesota, Da-
kota & Pacific railroad (the Minneapo-
lis & st. Louis) have commenced con-
uelHldllOu proceedings against prop
erty owners in and near Aberdeen to
secure possession of the property need
ed for the right Of way of the exten-
sion to Leola. Most of the property
owners have reached an agreement
with the company, but it is understood
that two or three are holding out for
higher prices, and so all property own
ers were made defendants in the ac-
ton.
Walter Evans, aged eighteen, an An
dover youth, came to Aberdeen recent
ly on Milwaukee train and was evi-
IDENTIFY suffering from an attack of in
sanity. He inquired from every per-
son he met the way to the State Of
Washington, stating that his mother
lived there and he wanted to go to her.
His parents at Andover were COM
municated with and the youth was re-
turned on the next train under the i'm
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