The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-12-21

Peter Chok of Yankton died from
burns from bonfire.
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The large dry goods firm of Sven
son Bros. & Co. of Beresford has been
placed in the hands of adiusters, Stew.
ems Bros. & Co. of Chicago.
Adolph Frank, an old resident OF
Deadwood, killed himself by stabbing
| himself with penknife. DespOnd.
| ency led him to commit suicide.
o. C.. Dokken, who becomes state
| land commissioner Jan. 1, announces
| there will be no change for the pres.
ent in the clerical force of his Office.
Gov. Elrod has issued a requisitiOn
| on the governor Of Pennsylvania for
Roy Carr, who is wanted In Lyman
county on an embezzlement charge.
Carr is under arrest in Pennsylvania.
| AdOlph Frank, one Of the few re-
| naming members of Clusters famous
| cavalry. and known as Soldier Frank.
| committed suicide at Deadwood while
suffering from temporary insanity.
|
News OF the death of B. F. Hood. at
| ore time superintendent of Huron city
schools, is received with much regret.
| He died at his home in Winona, where
| he was engaged in the lumber busi-
| ness.
r. A. Bushnell, business man OF
washington Springs, has applied for a
franchise for an electric light system
| in that city. The ordinance has been
| referred to a committee Of the city
council.
Frank A. Grandstaff and Walter j..
| McKellar, two soldiers of the Sixth
cavalry, at Fort Meade, were arrested
and taken to Sturgis, charged with
| robbery. Both are alleged to have
held up Joseph Merritt Friday night.
Rev. Lawrence Curley, in charge OF
| the Catholic church at Garryowen,
| had a narrow escape from being GRE
mated in fire which destroyed the
| parish house Rev. Curley suffered a
| paralytic stroke and was confined to
| his bed.
Gov. Elrod has granted the first pa
| role to a prisoner in the penitentiary
under the provisions of the new parole
| the case of Fred Petticary, who was
| sentenced from Coddington county on
| a charge of grand larceny.
The Arlington Eastern Star elected
| the following officers: Mrs. Anna Pc
| terson, w. NJ; T. w. Allen, w. p;
Mrs. Kate Snyder, A. M; Mrs. Fran
ces Schoomaker, secretary; Mrs. Min
ME Benke, treasurer; Mrs Almira
Reed, conductress: Miss Ida Benke,
associate conductress.
| Sela Helmer and Thomas Brown.
the first horse thieves that have been
arrested in this section for many
months, were brought to Belle
Fourche from Sundance by Sheriff
| Cosgrove, taken before the court,
which Is now in session, tried and
sentenced, all within few days.
| Two of the best teachers in the pub
lie schools at Hot Springs recently re-
signed. Miss Eldridge of Waverly,
Iowa, and Mrs. Josephine F. Anderson
| Of this place. Miss Eldridge will re-
turn to Waverly and Mrs. Anderson
will assume the Office of county su-
perintendent the 1st of January.
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At mass meeting at Vermillion Of
the university a committee was ap-
pointed to go before the proper au-
thorities and ascertain why a guar
| antee fund of So was demanded from
them at the beginning Of each year
for "breakage." They claim that the
practice, instituted last year, is all
wrong.
Gov Elrod has received a telegram
from Washington stating that the sec.
| rOldTy Oh the luCeTlOF udS LdhCu uP IA0
case of the Ute Indians being held at
Fort Meade and will at once take the
necessary steps to care for all OF
them, relieving the state from any
necessity of providing for them by do.
nations.
The state board Of pardons recon-
mended executive clemency for four
they being Henry Fades, from Miner
county, for larceny; Charles o. Bjelk
strom, Stanley county, horse rustling:
Hubbard w. Coulter, Pennington, lar
ceny; Elmer s. Young, Jerauld county
larceny. Several other applications
were presented, but we're laid over to
future meeting without action.
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The North Western road has begun
work on the extension of its freight
depot at Pierre, doubling the size ot
the present building, giving 1t total
length of 600 feet. At the present time