The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-03-23
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Madison or manSlaugntcr IN the HrSt
degree for shooting and killing her
husband, Joseph Lapine. The tragedy
occurred on Feb 8.
In recognition of the great interest
he has shown in athletics at the North
ern normal and industrial school, the
senior class of the school presented
former Gov. Herreid school pennant.
Jens c. Jensen, baggageman at the
Northwestern station at Aberdeen, who
was accidentally shot in the jaw sew
eral weeks ago by his fourteen-year-Old
son, with a revolver which the boy did
not know was loaded, is dead OF blood
poisoning.
A large number of real estate men
from Brown and Edmunds counties at
tended the meeting Of the Real Estate
Mems Association of South Dakota at
Redfield Twelve thousand dollars was
raised to advertise South Dakota's ad-
vantages to the Eastern states.
Yanktonites again are pricking up
their ears on account of the presence
in that city of Resident Engineer A.
Jacobson of st. Paul. who is examining
the local tracks of the Great Northern.
Mr.. Jacobson is accompanied by his
assistant, Mr.. o. l.. Holman, also of st.
Paul
The annual meeting Of the district
school officers required by law was
held in the court house at Howard. The
attendance was fair. The musical part
of the program was fine. State Supt.
Ramer, Prof Heston of the Madison
normal and several other speakers on
the program failed to appear.
The Ogden mill, chemical reduction
plant for gold ores at DeadwOOd, burn
ed to the ground 1t had just complet-
ed the first test run with satisfactory
results. 1t treated ores by new
method with cyanide, other chemicals
and electricity Vice President NC
Adoo says the company will rebuild at
once.
While walking along the track a
mile east Of Bridgewater, John Keister
was struck by train and SO badly in
jured that he died soon after being
found. The young man, who was en-
ployed by farmer in the neighbor-
hood. came here from Cedar Rapids,
Iowa. and the body will be taken there
for burial.
The creditors Of W. e. Allen. the
furniture dealer in Aberdeen who re-
Gently filed a petition in voluntary
bankruptcy, have taken action to pre-
vent him from profiting from the $3.50
exemption claimed. Attorneys for the
creditors say the goods claimed as
exempt were not paid for when Allen
purchased them.
AS result Of a mass meeting OF the
citizens and heavy taxpayers OF Arte-
sian. it was unanimously voted that tho
town council be authorized to at once
arrange to have a municipal water
works system constructed. Artesian
needs such a system very badly, and
it is expected that no time will be lost
in arranging for it's construction.
Montezuma Mclaughlin died in Gus
ter of blood poison caused by cutting
corn. He was nearly seventy eight
years old and is survived by two daugh-
ters and five sons. He was born In
Pickerington, Ohio, and came to the
Black Hills in 1876 He left here short
ly afterward and made his home for
some time in Center Point, Iowa, but
eventually returned here. He served
in the Civil war as member of the
Sixteenth Iowa.
The members OF the Presbyterian
church of Rapid City have extended
call to the Rev Oliver p. Devin OF But
falo, N. Y. He has accepted the call
on condition that the church would
erect parsonage. A subscription was
started for the purpose and $1,000 IL
already subscribed. AS the society has
some money in it's treasury and can
easily secure a loan from the church
building fund, there is no doubt that
the parsonage will be erected.
A determined effort is to be made to
make Milbank dry town. The prohi-
bition forces are lining up for fight
against license. Last year the city
gave a small majority for license. This
the prohibitionists claim they can
overcome. Public meetings are to be
held and church influence will be used
from now until the April election. The
saloons have been we'll regulated and
claim they have been strictly obeying
the law. The vote will be close.
At an enthusiastic meeting OF nearly
200 farmers at Lily, steps were taken
toward organizing local union OF the
American Society Of Equity OF North
America. T. Fiske, state organizer,
was the principal speaker He said
that all other professions, industries,
etc. except farming, had national or
ganizations. Physicians, lawyers,
bankers, capital and labor. he said,
have their associations, clubs or
unions. and the time is now ripe to
form a national farmers organization.
About fifty members were enrolled.
7 Knebel and w. E. Fiske were elect
ed local organizers. The election OF
"a, ,ore u,oc noctnnnnd until March Of