The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-12-21
South Dakota
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Two safes were dyAamited in Aber-
deem, and one was SO badly twisted
that the robbers failed to get large
sum of money. The other safe yielded
$50.
| August Englund died at his home in
Arlington after a short illness from in
! f1ammatory rheumatism. He was
about thirty years old and leaves
wife and one small child.
Articles of Incorporation have been
filed for the State Bank of Junius,
| new town in Lake county, with capi-
tai of $4,000. Incorporators, John Wed
| den, B. F. Wedden, Geo. E. Cochrane,
| all Of Madison.
Mrs. William Bridggie, wife of a
| prominent farmer living near Beres-
| ford, was struck by freight train at
BeresfOrd while trying to cross the
| track in a covered carriage, and in
| stantly killed.
Land sales are brisk in Davidson
county, Notwithstanding that prices
are higher than for lands west and
north. Several sales have been made
| this month where the price ranged
to $50 an acre.
The state brand commission has
been called to meet on Dec. q Of this
month to clear up all business which
| may be ready for them at that date.
There will not be another meeting un-
| til next spring.
| James Norton, Jr., the seventeen
year-old son of James Norton, prom
nent settler near Elk Point, is dead
Of diabetes, being sick only four days.
He was a member of the junior class
of the high school.
| Building operations in Mitchell have
not ceased, although the thermometer
has gone below zero. Outside work
is being done on the Mitchell National
bank, the Methodist chrrch and the
Becker store building.
| E. Francis Atwood, who Is proprie-
tor of a restaurant at Aberdeen, and
who has been teaching school in the
country, fell through trestle on the
M. & st. L. road. He was severely
injured, breaking his ankle and Sc
verely bruising his head and various
parts of his body. He was brought to
Aberdeen, and will likely be laid up
| for several weeks.
The Reliance mill commenced oper-
alton at Deadwood. The ore bins have
| sufficient ore for a months run, and
| will be kept so. The night shift goes
on at the mill, but only one shift will
be worked at present in the mine.
/ The plant Is running at its full capac-
ty Of $50 tons, and the mine workings
have within thelast few months
| opened new and valuable chutes Of
ore. The Mogul also has commenced
the operation of it's 30O-ton mill at
Puma, and In few days it will be
running at its full capacity. Both
companies are operating in the sill
:iOus ore measures in Bald mountain,
md have ore reserves almost unlim-
iited.
Henry Christopherson a well known
contractor, died at his home in Water
town. His death was the result of
losing leg In a railroad accident at
Revillo about year ago. He had met
with series OF misfortunes in the
past three years. While working on
a large brick smokestack at the
Stokes mill in Watertown he fell
about seventy feet, fracturing several
ribs. A little later while laying brick
at Clear Lake, this state, he fell from
a scaffold and broke an arm. A year
ago last winter he was nearly asphyx-
lated with coal gas at his home. His
bad luck seemed to follow him, and
In attempting to board train at Re-
Il
and had his leg severed. The Mime
apolis & st. Louis company settled
with him for $4,000.
:: !:
The case Of DR.. Drumming Of Aber.
deem. charged with practicing medi.
cine without . license, which has at.
tracted much attention on account Of
the far-reaching effect expected
should q conviction be secured. has
been settled by the court directing q
verdict Of not guilty. Drumming Is a
chiropractic and last summer his ar.
rest was caused by the secretary OF
the state medical board. The trial
was held in the police court and
Drumming was found guilty and fined
$50. He at once appealed. He
proved that he did not practice medi
cine, and never made any pretense tc
do 50. His treatment, he said, consist
| ed Of a system Of massage Of the
nerve centerS There are MANY chirO