The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-05-18
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stcrs being required to be on the
streets and at home at 8 o'clock.
Charles Shea, young single man,
went into well at Miller and was
killed by gas. This was the third IA
tai accident in the family in a short
time.
I. L. Noggle, who has held the posi-
tionrof agent for the Northwestern and
Omaha Railway companies in Salem
for fifteen years, has decided to retire.
his resignation to take effect May 10.
The Carnegie library at Milbank has
been formally opened. Mayor Bouck
delivered an address and Miss Clara
Baldwin, the Minnesota state librari-
an, was present A reception for
school children was given In the after
nooD,
Mrs. J. s. Pratt died in Spearfish
after several days Of suffering. She
was injured by being thrown from her
carriage when her team ran away.
She leaves a husband, one son, and her
daughter, Miss Inez, who was also in
jured.
Articles Of incorporation have been
filed for the Farmers State bank OF
Herrick, with capital OF $4,000. In
corporators, l.. SiG-ons, j. G. Dunbar,
J. s. Gollipriest, ]. A. Blair, of Her.
rick; George r. Crosby, F. Z. Crosby
of Bonesteel.
In stout wagon, with large sup
ply OF provisions and with two good
horses, Oscar and Henry Flamme and
father started on a 400tmile drive.
Their objective point is the province
of Alberta. Canada where Mr.. Flam-
mes brother owns large ranch.
Daniel Sheets, who resides near the
Missouri river In the extreme western
part of Sully county. succeeded in
shooting what proves to be the largest
bald eagle on record. 1t has been
mounted and will make valuable ad-
dition to the curio collection Of Mr..
Sheets.
The vital statistics report for April
gives the total number OF births In
Beadle county as seventeen. Eight
were boys and nine girls. Four deaths
occurred during the month, and six
persons were naturalized. One divorce
was granted and twelve couples were
married.
The dates for thu annual reunion of
the McCook County Veterans asocia-
tion are June IA and Is. Spencer will
do the entertaining this year. Arrange
ments are being made by the various
committees for the program. The Sa-
lem concert band has been secured to
furnish the music.
Mayor L. s. Tyler OF Salem has
made the following appointments,
which were confirmed: City attorney,
A. C. Biernstzki; auditor, F. II. Put
nam; chief Of police and street COM
missioner, Daniel Hoy; superintendent
OF waterworks, Fred Olson; city en-
gineer, w. G. Sweinhart; fire chief,
w. e. Lane.
II 10 not often that the holder Of q
nOtarial commission considers 1t in
cumbent upon himself to resign, but
one man has done so, giving as his rea-
SON for doing SO removal from the
state. w. r. Holly. former resident
Of McCook county, who has moved to
Sacramento. CAL, has sent his resigna-
tion to the governor.
A number Of the farmers OF Hyde
county have recently awarded con-
tracts for the drilling Of artesian wells
on their farms. This part Of South
Dakota 10 becoming dotted over with
such wells. There are nearly forty
artesian wells in Hyde county alone,
and this number will be greatly in
creased before the close Of the pres
ent year.
A fine specimen OF an elk's head II
on permanent exhibition In the main
corridor OF the court house at Elk
Point, the county commissioners and
business men having contributed $50
Tor that purpose. The elk was shot by
George A. Woods Of Elk Point in Octo-
her, 1904. in the West Gallatin noun
tains, ct the head Of Beaver creek, fif-
teen miles northwest Of Yellowstone
Park.
W. g. Gowdy Of Blunt has received
his new steam plow and is getting
ready to put 1t to work. The plow re-
Quires q crew Of six men to operate It.
and turns nine burrows at one time.
The estimated capacity Of the plow IL
eighty acres for Neutrality-suspicious.
day, and it will be operated with two
crews Of men. Mr.. Gowdy has pur-
chased 800 acres Of LAM In Sully coun-
~ and will break It this year. and
viii put 400 acres Ia max
Prof. L. v. Jackson, who has been
principal Of the Custer schools for the
past three years. has accepted the po-
sition OF superintendent Of the schools
Of Big Timber. Mont. He has been
offered salary much bigger than that
which he receives here. Big Timber
] il on the main line OF the Northern
Paicac and is one Of Montana's grow
ing towns. II II the county seat Of
Sweet Grass county and has q popular
4 tion of about 1900.
AZ the annual business meeting OF