The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-05-15

Dakota
General
State
News in
Paragraphs,

tHOrlZcu the COnSlIuctlO0 OF Dram
bitches, bridges. %culverts, ETC., at Fort
Meade to cost $42, 900.
Farmers in the country north of
Pierre report a larger acreage of fax
this ear than at any time since the
settlement of the country.
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The annual convention of the South
Dakota State Luther league at Vermil-
lion was attended by nearly $50 dele
gates. Aberdeen was given the con-
%vention mex year.
In a quarrel yer A card game at
Lead Eli Raich, a we'll known saloon
keeper, shot and MORALLY wounded
Mitchell Ogressa. a Homestake miner.
Raich gave himself up.
Perhaps the oldest homesteader in
South Dakota is f. NJ. Bond, a pioneer
resident of Bijou Hills, who will soon
complete final proof on his homestead.
He is nearly 76 years of age.
The annual May festival OF music of
Yankton college will take place on the
afternoon and evening Of May 25.
Scenes from the Songs of Hiawatha'
will be special features Of the event.
Just before Mai. Harry D. Chamber
lain gave up his position as agent at
the Grow agency the large number of
government employees presented the
major and his wife with a 500 set OF
silver.
At the next meeting OF the city
council it is probable that the saloon
license in Deadwood will he raised
from $500 to $400 per annum This
probably will have the effect of forcing
out OF business several of the smaller
saloons. At the present time there are
in DeadwOod twentv-One saloons, or
about one TO every 200 Of the popula-
ton.
Members Of volunteer fire depart
ments in the south-central portion of
the state will have a district firemen's
picnic and tournament at Platte,
Charles Mix county, May q, % and 30.
All he volunteer fire departments in
the district will be represented and
contests between the various teams
and individual members of the teams
will take place.
State Land Commissioners Dokken
has just returned from his our of the
state, selling state school and endow-
ment lands. The prices secured have
been most satisfactory to him, run
ming as high as $50 an acre in some
Of the southern counties. n in Mar
shall county on the north line. bring
ing from Is to $23 an acre for endow-
ment landSo offered.
Mrs. J. w. Hurd lies at the point of
death at Arlington as the result Of a
stab from a hatpin. While adjusting
her hat upon her head she received a
slight prick on one finger. Shortly af-
terward the member became painful
and blood poisoning was found to have
set in. the entire arm and side being
affected. Slight hopes are held out
for her recovery.
A. r. Hitchcock, Mitchelrs new
mayor. has assumed the reins OF city
government under a policy Of reform,
and for the next year, after July l.
Mitchell will be a closed town on sa-
looms, gambling and houses OF evil
reputation. The fight in the city cleo
ton was made ON that proposition and
the new administration will carry out
the wishes of the people.
The German I.utherans OF Andover.
Day county, recently laid the corner
stone OF a fine new church building
which they are erecting. The laying
Of the cornerstone was attended by
elaborate ceremonies, the occasion
being one of the most important in the
history Of the society at that place.
The new house Of worship will be
one Of the finest Of its kind in that
part of the state.
Fire Of unknown origin at Jefferson
destroyed the opera house block, with
a total loss Of $4,000. The building
was owned by J. d. Fosnean. His loss
was $1,000. with insurance Of 5000.
Ed Dearnleau's pool hall sustained a
loss of $4,000. Appeal was made to
the Sioux City flre department for
help, but the flames had run their
course before arrangements could be
made to ship fire-iighting apparatus
to Jefferson.
The Gas Belt Land company, which
owns a number of vacant lots about
Pierre, Is having them plowed and
planted to potatoes. Their theory is
that by thus planting tho lots they will
get the wild sod subdued and the prop
erty will be in better shape for future
improvement by purchasers. They in
~cidentally expect to reap = reward sui.
ficient to more than pay them for the
trouble and expense In the crop which
they will harvest this fall.