The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-07-27
rhe Aberdeen National bank held

declared the usual dividend. A state
ment Of the banks finances shows an
increase in deposits over last year OF
65 IL per cent The total June 80 last
was $777,6S5.74, and year ago the
total was 360S6.30.
The jury at Webster which has been
trying the case of JcfF. Bear, charged
with the murder of an Indian squaw
last spring, returned verdict of gull
ty as charged in the indictment. and
fixed the penalty at life imprisonment.
All the parties to the case belonged to
the Sisseton band Of Sioux
The pastors of the German and Nor
wegian Lutheran churches at Bryant
will soon be able to occupy fine new
parsonages The work of constructing
the buildings is nearing completion.
Both parsonages are modern in every
respect. and are substantial addition
to the residence portion of the city.
The receipts OF the state from all
sources for the fiscal year ending July
/ were $1,475,575, with disbursements
for that time of $1,464, ,563.57. leaving
q net balance of cash on hand at the
beginning of the new nse<l year OF
$53,012.34. This means an expenditure
of nearly $1.5O0,000 year for the
state.
Gov Ey1rr~1 hos opv>,ir+od <bn fC1
lowing list Of game wardens; Pen
nington county, Edwin r. Mills, Rapid
City; Miner county, Fl. E. Demper-
wolf, Howard: Gregory county, F. M.
Whittear, Gregory. Custer county. J..
r Cruson, Custer; Butte county. c..
I. A. Ballinger, Harding; Codington
county, Fred C. Sohiffman, Watertown.
Henry Eichoff. well-to-do farmer
residing near Bridgewater has Just de-
livered on the market forty-eight head
Of corn-fed steers averaging in weight
l,40O pounds each, for which he re
ceived check for $500. Mr.. Eichof
turns OF about this number each sum-
mer and finds It a profitable industry.
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The people in the vicinity Of Philip
are expecting cheaper lumber to use
In their building operations as soon as
Ed Olney of that place gets his saw
mill to working. There Is a large
amount of cottonwood timber In that
section which can be cut into dimen-
sion stun, and Olney Is putting in a
mill to work this up, and bring saw
ing to the builders in that part OF the
state.
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The farmers in the vicinity Of Do
land are year by year paying more at
tention to sheep raising and are reap
Ing good profits from the industry. In
q period Of one week a single local
buyer purchased wool to the value Of
about $4,000. This money was dis
tributed among the farmers In pay
ment TOR wool at q time when they
would not have an income from any
other source.
! One Of the McCook county assessors
IN his return to the county board
failed to report any household furni-
ture, musical instruments or dogs In
the township which he assessed. The
county board insisted that there ought
to be at least q dog to assess IN that
township. Il nothing more, and called
In the assessor for an explanation. re-
sulting in . decided increase in the
valuation returns from that township.
The Milwaukee road has filed with
the state land department plat Of the
state land which their new line will
cross In the cutoff from Glenham to
Duroc. their new town on the river at
the crossing point. After that line is
completed and the new town In exis-
s tence It II not likely that there will be
much left OF Evarts. and more than
probable that the company will tear up
that part Of their line extending down
the river to the old town.
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A movement has been inaugurated
for the proper celebration Of the twen-
ty-nIln anniversary OF the OrGanlza-
tion Of Aurora county. which event
occurred on Aug. 20, 1881. There are
at present only about half q dozen per-
sons residing In the west half Of the
county who were residents OF Aurora
county ct the time It was organized.
When Aurora county was organized II
included the greater part Of what IL
now Jerauld county.
Angry because a guardian had been
appointed to conserve his estate, Lars
Ole Cr1nner, an aged farmer. commit
ted suicide at his farm, seven miles
Y from Garretson by taking poison
which he had purchased for the al
4 legged purpose Of killing gophers. Grin
S I ner had been heavy drinker. and a
I year 40 guardian had beer appoint
"a TOR him to keep him from sqnander-
M lng his money for liquor. The old
111an n said to have brooded over this.
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2ep oated efforts were made By row.
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