The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-02-08
South Dakota
General StAts News Paralraphed.

Judge Garland has appointed Will
lam C. Meyer United Ctates commits
sioner at Kadoka.
While attempting to break a colt to
the saddle the nineteen-year- old son
OF Jacob Gieron, farmer Of Ethan,
was thrown heavily to the ground. He
struck upon his head and died soon
afterward.
Casper Flick, an old pioneer and
prospector, died at Deadwood. Dec.
81 he was found near Custer Peak
mining district with frozen feet. Am
putation weakened him so much he
could not rally. He was we'll known.
The report of the bureau of vital sta
tistics for December shows that in
the month there were 998 births, OF
which 521 were males and ATT fe-
males. There were AGA marriages, 53S
leaths, 81 naturalizations and 40 di.
vorces.
Over fifteen warrants have been is
, sued on complaint of Prof. Bigelow, of
The board of education Of Lead, for
parents who have failed to comply
with the compulsory educational law.
This has resulted in an especially good
attendance at the school.
:
Lars P. Olson, farmer, is confident
hat he has located a gold mine upon
lis farm near Sioux Falls. He afiirms
hat the claim contains gold-bearing
,uartz and exhibited samples which
le stated experts had told him would
run as high as $4,000 to the ton.
Af1er a posse of several hundred
citizens had secured the country
roundabout in a vain search for him.
Otto Huff, the negro who is alleged to
nave shot and killed Adolph Welsh,
was captured at James and is now
safely lodged in the Brown county
Jail
Members OF the Clear Lake volun-
teer fire department already are get
ting in readiness for the annual tour
nament Of the South Dakota Fire
mans association at Watertown in
June The team which will represent
the department this year will be
stronger and better than ever before
At the annual business meeting and
show of the Queen City Poultry as
sociation at Sioux Falls the following
officers were elected: President,
Charles Spitznagle, Sioux Falls; vice
presidents, Mrs. w. A. Shellhamer,
Luverne, Mimi: H. r. Obs, Beaver
Greek, Mimi; William Fl. Carr, Sioux
Falls; secretary, Stacey Metcalf, Ell
lis; superintendent George c. Helfert,
Sioux Falls.
In the circuit court In Stanley coun-
tv Judge Boucher had long criminal
calendar to clear up, and sentenced
several persons who were found guilty
on charges of horse rustiing. Among
them were Alfred and Lewis Bowker
young mixed-bloods. Alfred was tried
first and given sentence of two and
half years in the penitentiary. Both
were members OF an alleged organized
gang of rustlers.
Leading farmers around Viberg have
organized a company with the object
Of establishing what will be one OF
the largest farmers cooperative mer-
camille concerns in South Dakota
The company will have a capital OF
| 10000. At preliminary meeting OF
farmers interested in the project
| which has just been held temporary
officers were elected and Viborg was
selected as the place to locate the
| store.
Viborg is the latest town in the state
to figure on the construction of mu
| nicipal system of waterworks. At q
| recent meeting OF the town council OF
| that place a committee was appointed
| to visit and inspect the waterworks
systems of adjacent towns, with
| view OF ascertaining the sort of sys
tenn that would be best for Viborg
This committee consists Of H. c
Christensen and NJ V. Olsen, leading
business men of Viborg.
|
Work on the railroad bridge al
| Pierre has been pushing right alone
| regardless of the severity of the win
| ter, and every effort is being made te
get the structure far enough along tC
| allow work to continue when the ice
| goes out in the spring, and to prevent
stoppage of work from high water in
| June. II this can be accomplished
| the chances are favorable for the
| bridge to be in possession for traffic
| by the middle of the summer.
The Nebraska Telephone company
| states that the building Of the rail
| roads from Pierre and Chamberlain te
| the Black Hills will mean the install
| ing of a long distance telephone tc
| connect the Hills with other portions
| Of the state and eventually with Oma
ha and Denver. The Bell Telephone
| company now proposes to follow the
| North Western railroad into Rapie
Citv from Pierre as soon as possible