The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-12-20
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The state brand commission will
meet at the Office of the secretary Of
state on Dec. 20 to clear up business
before it.
William Moser, formerly of Straw
berry Point, Iowa. who shot and killed
F. Marsalkee at Columbia July 4 last,
has been sentenced to life imprison-
ment.
The National Mutual Fire Insurance
company with head quarters at Omaha
have filed notice with the state insur-
ance commissioner of their withdrawal
from business in South Dakota.
Favored with an open fall, the street
PAYERS have completed their work at
Deadwood, and the city has nearly
three-quarters of a mile of brick paw
ing. The total cost of the work was
approximately s165,000
A load Of shot from a gun that he
did not know was loaded lodged in
the calf OF Ernest Kast's leg at Miller
and he may have to have it taken off.
He threw the old gun into the wagon
to take it to town and it "a discharg-
ed.
A fatal accident occurred near Stan
tons sawmill, between Hot Springs
and Custer, in which Ernest Knox
lost his life by being caught under a
falling tree His neck was broken, his
skull fractured and his head BADLY
bruised.
One of the results Of the revival
which has been held in Pierre by Rev.
r. e. tombstone is the organization Of
a law enforcement league, in which
many Of the prominent business men
have signiied their intention of be.
coming active participants.
A stroke Of paralysis caused the
death at st. Onge OF Harry Gushing, a
'76 pioneer. Gushing was a member of
the G.. A. r., having served through
the Civil war with the Fourth New
York infantry. For owe 80 years he
has resided on his ranch near st.
Onge.
The Congregational church at Wes-
sington Springs caught fire from the
gasoline lighting plant. There was a
rush of the congregation for the doors.
which was quickly checked. A hole
was burned through the ceiling, but
this was extinguished before much
damage was done.
Investigation into the death OF D.
T. Young, the boy who died from the
effects of exposure a few miles north
of Aberdeen while in al intoxicated
condition, resulted in the arrest OF two
saloonkeepers of Aberdeen, N. Hollien
and J. Honnegger, on the charge of
selling intoxicants to a minor.
A new book by a Lead author will
shortly be on the market. The book
contains the elements Of business
arithmetic and has been written by
Prof. A. H. Bigelow, the superintend-
ent of the Lead schools. He has been
notified that an Eastern publishing
company has taken hold Of the work.
Instead OF paying cash for the final
proof entry on homesteads, settlers
now have thirty days or longer in
which to pay. This is the official notice
just received from the commissioner
of the general land Office at Washing
ton. It's purpose is to tide over the
embarrassment Of those who are at
present unable to draw their money
from the banks.
While eating his supper in his cabin
near Spearfsh Falls, Sandy Mcdonald,
an old timer, was seized with heart
disease and toppled over dead In his
chair. For years he had been such a
heavy drinker that both sleep and
food were seldom enjoyed and he has
not worked, but eked out a living pro
miscuously. He was So years old.
Suspicious fires on the fores. re-
serve in the vicinity Of Galena are be-
ing investigated by Supervisor Hamil-
ton, who will take the matter up with
Washington If the conditions alleged
are proved correct. These fires in
close proximity to several of the min
ing properties at Deadwood, are be-
lieved to have been purposely started
by some malicious person.
The South Dakota Laundries' asso-
citation closed it's midwinter conven-
ton in Watertown with the election
OF the following officers: President.
C. M. Lyon, WATERFOWL; vice presi-
dent. A. F. Foucks, Mitchell; secre-
tary, O. M. Tiffany, Aberdeen; treas
urer, s. H. Speire, Sioux Falls. ". Fl.
Muller Of st. Paul, Guy Hamell OF Mil
waukee and J. D. Mack of Chicago, j.
H. Fosburg OF Huron. Glenn Covers OF
Watertown and o. M. Tiffany were
among the speakers.
Dead fish found floating in Box
Elder creek, which was polluted with
cyanide. led to the arrest by Game