The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-04-12
South Dakota


town by a practically unanimous vote.
William Handy narrowly escaped
death at Yankton by being buried in
a sewer excavation eleven feet deep.
He was dug out after fifteen minutes
work.
A Minneapolis contractor Is build
ing a nev farmers elevator at Toron-
%. 1t will be modern in every respect
and will have a capacity of 10000
bushels.
Judge Whiting has closed the reg
mlar March term of circuit court in
session at Huron for the past three
weeks, leaving the calendar almost Ell
tirely clear.
The committee in charge of secur-
ing bids for the erection of a $40.ooo
Baptist church at Sioux Falls has
fixed April II as the date when bids
will be opened.
A policeman has shot one mad dog
which was running along the street at
Aberdeen n a veterinary surgeon
has shot another. An epidemic OF
rabies is much feared.
A man named Weidenbach, a resi-
dent of Parkston, had his leg broken
while moving a house at Ethan. The
hook holding the pulley block broke
and the block struck him on the leg.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed for the First State Bank of Sinai,
Bookings county, with a capital Oh
$40, 600. IncorpOratOrs: Hogan no
ganson, C. Halverson, Ole Stiner n
others of Arlington.
w. G.. Eaton, who lost a thumb
while working with the artesian we'll
drilling outfit of J. J. Peacock, has in
stituted a suit for $4,000, alleging that
the accident was due to carelessness
on the part of Peacock.
Wheat and other small grain sowing
is in progress. The ground is In eX-
cellent condition.; dryer and more
! workable on the surface and more
moist deep down than is usually the
case at this time Of year.
Articles Of incorporation have been
filed with the secretary Of state at
n..z e.. A. DJ-~o Nollnr Pathway
company for the construction of a line
twenty-five miles long from Plum City
to Pepin, both in Wisconsin.
In many localities in the state farm
| ers now have commenced their spring
work. Many reports nave been re
ceived in reference to numerous faIm-
| ers now being at work seeding, While
| others are preparing their fields for
| seed.
The supreme court has directed a
stay of proceedings in the case OF
| Howard Jones, representing the John
Gund Brewing company n n
fenced to the ~penitentiary for embez-
Element, pending an application for a
~rehearing of the case. Jones IS in Jail
! at Huron.
Robert l.. Ryan. superintendent OF
| the Black Hills Car Service &ssocla-
| ton. died at the hospital in Dead
wood after an operation for appendl-
| citis. Mr.. Ryan came to DeadWood
| from Lincoln, Neb., several years ago,
| where ne was engaged in the service
| of the car association and also OF the
Burlington railroad.
An important discovery of copper
| ore has been made by Frank Rhoades,
who lives on the Battle Creek ranch
| near Hermosa. Samples of the ore
have been brought to hermosa for
| testing and We're found to run 36 per
! cent pure copper and Sc in gold to the
| tun. The ore was taken from three
claims located on Middle Sauaw
creek.
The action of the supreme court IN
! sustaining Judge Smith in his reyoca-
ion Of the saloon licenses in Brute
| and Lyman counties on account OF the
| violation by saloon men of the Sunday
| selling law will be a bigger stick in
the hands of the state anti-saloon
league than anything else which has
| occurred. Four cases were decided,
| and there are four less saloons in
| these counties.
A. r. Roosevelt of New York, a
| cousin of the president, has secured
| an OPTION on the Bullion gold mine of
! keystone, and will send out an expert
| to report on the property at once. Mr..
| Roosevelt is said TO represent a syn
| dictate OF Eastern men, II OF whom
| is the president. The Bullion mine IS
| situated near the famous Holy Terror,
and is well thought of by mining men
| throughout the Hills. The deal was
| made bv Samuel Boylson OF keystone.