The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-07-03

Dakota
General
State
News IN
Paragraph.

Oscar D. Stevens, for thirty years a
business man of WATERFOWL, fell dead
from a stroke Of paralysis, after Q
short sickness.
DR.. H. B. Martin, from Chicago, has
located at Harold. The doctor comes
we'll recommended. This gives Har.
old a long needed physician.
Levi Rosa, a pioneer resident OF
WATERFOWL, died at the age of eighty
one. He celebrated with his wife the
sixtieth anniversary of their wedding
last January.
While blasting In a difficult place
on the 7OO-foot level of the Homestake
mine in Lead, Saki Rouna, an Aus
trian miner, was crushed to death by
the falling rock.
There have been over 1000 acres of
Hyde county prairie sod broken with
steam breakers up to this date, and it
is planned to keep these breakers at
work until August.
The annual conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal church of the Aber-
deem district was held at Worthwhile,
Sphinx county. Various matters OF inn
portance bearing upon the work of the
church in the district were discussed.
The Mitchell Power company a
purchased three acres of land just out
side the residence district in the east
ern part OF town OF which to erect a
new gas and a new electric light
plant. work on which will men
within a few weeks.
The South Dakota Threshers' asso-
citation, which held it's annual conven-
ton at Huron, was attended by 200
threshers and implement men. Ar ad-
dress on Good Roads" was given by
State Engineer Lea. 1t was decided
to hold the next annual meeting in
Huron mex June.
The extension of the Milwaukee
road to the Black Hills country has
opened an industry along the Chey-
amy AVN Iol yC0Ao SlClC ID DCCA
an immense forest of cottonwood
trees which have developed into large
size. Saw mills have beer establish
ed at several places along the river.
The Aberdeen p%ostoffice is now in
the tirst-class rating. Word to that
effect was received from Washington
last week. 1t has been known for
some time that the new rating would
be authorized, the volume of business
transacted having entitled the post
office to that distinction some months
ago.
Prof. William l.. Notestein of the
chair OF Greek and Apolegetics of
Huron college, has been given the. de-
/! gree of doctor OF divinity by Otterbein
university. Prof. Notestein is a grad
uate Of Wooster university, Ohio. and
after serving as a pastor for several
years CAME to Huron college five
years ago.
A tired trainload of excursionists
returned to WATERFOWL one day last
week from the days holiday at LIE
Beau, the Missouri terminal of the
Minneapolis & ST. Louis railroad.
Some 5000 whites and Indians gath
cred to witness the sports, consisting
OF an Indian war dance, brOncho bust
ing, horse racing and a ball game be-
tween an American and Indian team.
The German Reform Church Socie-
ty Of Alpena has dedicated it's new
building, which has just been COM
pleted at a cost of 81, 500, and the ded-
ication services were conducted by
Rev. NJ. Nuss of Trip and the pastor
OF the Presbyterian church, Rev. Mr..
Macleod. The collection that was
taken up on dedication day came to
within a few dollars Of canceling the
entire Indebtedness on the church
building.
South Dakota is fast acquiring wide
reputation for the care it gives the
dependent children Of the state. This
Is testified to by the fact that the au-
thorities of the South Dakota Chill
dren's home in Sioux Falls have re-
ceived from the Museum Of Education
at Buenos Ayres, Argentine Republic.
a request for literature as to the work
of the home and other matters in con
nection with the care of homeless and
unfortunate children.
The litigation ver q ditch contract
is being argued in the circuit court
in Deadwood. The trouble arises over
a contract let to Francis & Mack OF
Custer by the Mclaughlin Tie and
timber company. During the course
of the work the Mclaughlin company
advanced supplies and provisions to
the Custer company and claim that
they refused to credit them with
these. The plaintiffs contend that the
defendants are still owing something