The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-10-19
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owing a long illness. He leaves wife
and three children.
Mai. William Horr, one OF the pio-
neer residents of Pierre, died at the
hospital following an operation Tor
the removal of tumor from his face
Miles Dunkle, q bachelor farmer OF
Western Sully county, committed sui
eide by hanging himself in barn with
halter. He had been showing
signs of mental trouble for several
days.
Fire broke out at Rapid City IN
small house occupied by Ed Vestal
and family, and as the house was out
Of range Of the city water everything
was completely destroyed, and the
family saved nothing. The fire was
caused by the explosion Of the stove.
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Five deaths occurred In Beadle
county during September, as shown by
the vital statistics report, the Oldest
beng SO years and the youngest four
months. There we're is births, OF
which 10 were girls and were boys;
the number of marriages solemnized
was II.
The supreme court has granted an
order to show cause why the county
auditor of Day county should not place
certain names on the official ballot,
and made the same returnable this
week. The action grows out of
tangle in the manner of the nomina-
ton of county commissioners In that
county.
The new St. MichaeIs Catholic
church at Herreid was dedicated re-
Gently, large congregation OF Catho-
lies and others filling the building. Rt'
Rev. Bishop O'Gorman Of Sioux Falls
was present and pronounced the hnal
word in the dedicatory services and
confirmed a class numbering about
forty.
The Reverend Father Murphy, who
has been in Lead for the past eighteen
months, has gone to Fort Pierre,
where he will take up mission work.
While in Lead he has been very pop
ular among both the members of his
church and outsiders. His successor
in this diocese to assist the bishop has
not yet been decided upon.
The railroad grade from Bonesteel
to Gregory is nearly all completed,
the laying of the track is progressing
rapidly so that the trains will be run,
ming before snow flies. Mr.. Haskell OF
Wakefield and H. F. Slaughter OF
Gregory, have charter for national
bank, also Haisch & Son have their
charter for the Second National bank
at Gregory. That will make two ma
tional and two state banks.
G. L. Gilman has recently place. on
exhibit in the exhibit room at the
court house at Yankton sample OF
potatoes raised on his farm near Mis-
sion Hill, that county, which weighed
thirty ounces each. Mr.. Gilman says
that the crop is going about 300 bush
els to the acre, and that his expert
ence is that the potato crop can be
greatly increased by sowing land to
alfalfa for two or three years before
planting to potatoes.
The Black Hills Federation of Won
ems clubs will hold it's annual meeting
in Deadwood Oct. 10 and 20. The
state president is expected to be here
and extensive preparations are being
made for the meeting. There are
about fifteen women's clubs in the
Black Hills, the Round Table Of Dead
wood having the distinction of being
the pioneer. Lead, Deadwood, Rapid
City, Hot Springs, Spearfish, Belle
Fourche, Sturgis, Custer and Hill City
will be represented.
| On request Of Gov Johnson of Min
nesota, Gov. Elrod has appointed the
following list of delegates to attend q
meeting of the Minnesota conference
| Of charities and corrections, to be hello
at Red Wing Nov. II: w. G. Powers
Yankton; D. G. Thomas, Watertown;
Jacob Schnaidt, Memo; J. K. Kut
newsky, Redf1eld; w. E. Upton, Mitch
ell; H. T. Parmley, Sioux Falls; L. C
Mead, Yankton; S. E. Young, Plankin
ton; ]. W. Parmley, Ipswich.
The report of the insane hospital fol
the quarter ending Oct. shows ar
attendance of 541 at the close of The
last quarter. During the quarter 4.
were admitted, discharged, IL died
s eloped, 4 on trial, leaving an attend
ance of 655 in the institution ct tn,
beginning of the present quarter. Law
renee county has So patients and pays
about $4,000 year; Minnehaha ha.
45 and pays over $4,000; Buffalo ant
Douglas counties each have but on
patient In the asylum.
Several new recruits for the Blail
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