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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-07-31
DECLINES TO PAY.
Dakota Central Telephone Company
Has No Use for Its Predecessors
Advancement.

Dakota Central Telephone Company
Has No Use for Its Predecessors
Arrangement.
The city council of Mitchell has a
aice point to settle with the Dakota
Central Telephone company. When F.
B. E1ce built the first telephone sys-
tenn in Mitchell ten years ago his
franchise was drawn SO that he was
required to pay the city 10 per cent
OF the gross receipts after they had
exceeded the sum Of $4,000, and he
complied with the ordinance as long
as he owned the company.
Later the Dakota Central Telephone
company secured q franchise to enter
the city as a long distnce company
and was not required to pay any fee
to the city. The Dakota Central COM
pany finally bought the system from
Mr.. Elce, and for the past two years
It has declined to pay the fee to the
city.
The company claims that 1t IS not
operating under the Elce ordinance,
but under the one by which it was
given permission to enter the city, and
the company also informed the couu.
ell that it did not have any use for the
Elce ordinance, and that 1t could be
repealed SO far as the company was
concerned. The company holds that
the council had no right to exact any
thing Of a fee from Mr.. Flee. The
mayor has laid the entire matter be-
fore the city council and it's attorney,
Mr.. Miller, and it is likely that a suit
will be started to 0 the fees
for the past two years, with the pos
sibility Of the case being taken to
The supreme court for a decision.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-07-31
THE COST.
Protective Works Likely to Be Built
ALONG the Vermillion.

Protective Works Likely to Be Built
Along the VermiIIion.
w. ]. McEathron, supervising drain
age engineer under Engineer S. II.
McCrony, and a force Of men have
been making a survey Of the Vermill'
ion river and valley in order to out
line the cost of protective works to
relieve the valley from overtlows.
When the survey is completed a re.
port will be made to the department
of agriculture as to the character and
cost of the proposed works. 1t will
then be up to the people to build un.
der the state drainage laws or leave
things as they are. The cost per acre
will no doubt be small when COM
pared to the increase in the value OF
the land.
The program for the annual insti-
.tute for Clay county is being distri5-
uted among the teachers. The insti-
tute dates are Aug. 3-12. Prof. E. C.
Perisho has been engaged as conduct
or, and his assistants will be Prof.
Trettien, Prof. Byers, Mrs. Clearwater
and Miss French.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-07-31
CROP OUTLOOK o O
With Right Weather Yield Should
Excel Last Years.

In spite Of the excessive rainfall tn
Dawson county during the months of
May and June, when more than seven
teen inches fell, the crop condition is
reported to be good under the circum-
stances. Since the ground has dried
out wheat and oats have made a rapid
growth and are not far behind the
season. Oats, early ones, will be ready
to cut in a few days, and the stand is
said to be good. Wheat will be ready
for the harvester in about ten days or
two weeks. The low lands have been
drowned out in many instances, but
it is not believed that the damage IN
to the present time will go beyond 10
per cent. With plenty of moisture and
sunshine it is believed that the gener-
al results in the country will exceed
those of last year. Corn is reported to
be nearly as far advanced O as last
year at this time, and every indication
points TO a successful crop.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-07-31
MRS. MilJAS GETS BAIL
Woman Convicted Of Forgery Is Aided
by Wealthy UncIe.

Woman Convicted Of Forgery Is Aided
by Wealthy UncIe.
After eight months Imprisonment
In the county Jail at Deadwood, since
her conviction of forgery in the e 9
ond degree, Mrs. Anna Miljas. the
Slavonian woman of Lead who Great.
ed a sensation there last year. is to
be given her liberty pending an appeal
OF her case to the supreme court.
Mrs. Miljas is said to be n Of the
sharpest women with whom the au-
thorities have had to deal. She was
d and convicted of passing bogus
checks on merchants and was given
thirty months in the p~enitentiary, hut
took an appeal. The alleged bold
manne Of handling the checks and
the clever forging Of names and
erasing bank marks gave the woman
considerable attention. Later she
gained still further notoriety when
she was arrested charged with send
ing threatening letters to Supt. 7. J.
Grier of the Homestake Mining COM
pany, demanding $4,000, with the
penalty of death by dynamite upon his
refusal Mrs. Miljas has a wealthy
uncle who furnished her with a s., 900
bond for her release.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-07-31
LIGHTNING PLAYS PRANK,
Burns Hair From Side Of Woman's
Head and Meits Glass in Spectacles.

Burns Hair From Side Of Woman's
Head and Melts Glass in Spectacles.
An old lady by the name OF Holmes,
who lives near Mcclure, in Stanley
county, had an experience with light
aing in the storm of last Friday even
ing which came near causing her
Heath. The clouds appeared so threat
ening that she, in company with a
grandchild, started from the house %
! cave, where they would be safe in
case of wind. While on their way
lightning struck and knocked them
both down. The child recovered in q
few minutes, and does not appear to
ave been injured. Mrs. Holmes was
unconscious several hours, but is re-
ported to be getting along all right,
and will recover When those who
saw the accident arrived, they found
hat the bolt had burned the hair
from n side of the lady's head, had
melted the glass in her spectacles.
and had torn one shoe completely off
Ter foot, melting the brass eyelets IN
he shoe. There were no other marks,
and no evidence that the lightning
aad touched her any other place than
where the hair was burned.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-07-31
HERD LAW ENFORCED.
Owner Of Cattle That Stray Into Crops
Has Big Bill to Pay.

The first case of enforcement of the
herd law in Lyman county, unuer the
provisions of the vote taken several
weeks ago shows that it is rather
costly for stockmen to allow their
stock to run at large. The cattle Of
knut Knudsen went upon the land of
Jorgen Claussen and damaged his
crops. He took up the stock, and
knudsen refused to recognize that
right. AS a result in justice court he
paid a fine of SIS for assault, S. for
taking cattle from restraint and dam.
ages OF SIS to crops. He also faces
a damage suit Of $3.50 in circuit court
1or damages done to trees by his stock
while on the Clausen farm. The out.
come OF this suit will encourage other
homesteaders to gather in stock which
stray upon their lands, and will nut
the stockmen instead of the home.
steader upon the defensive.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-07-31
RAISES FUND FOR SEAT WAR.
Presho Business Men Secure $4,000
to Help Get Prize.

Presho Business Men Secure $4,000
to Help Get Prize.
The county seat campaign In Ly-
man county has been started in cain-
est on the part OF the business men
Of Presho, who held a public meeting
and succeeded in raising $40. 900 which
will be used in prosecuting the carn-
paign for county seat removal. A
guaranteed sum of money to the
amount Of $40, 900 in certified checks
has been deposited with the county Of
ficials to remunerate the county Tor
any loss sustained by the removal OF
the county seat from Oacoma to
PreshO.
To make their case strong before
the people, the Presho business men
purpose buying the court house at
Oacoma and remove 1t to Fresno, In
case the election turns out favorable.
This proposition Of Presho will start
the other aspirants for the county
seat to place some liberal proposition
that will induce votes to come their
way. The remaining few months will
be industriously employed by the
county seat candidates.
The question Of the division OF the
county seems to have been lost In the
shufle. and that the other towns
would rather take their chances on
removing the county seat from Oaco-
ma
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-07-31
TO TRY kILLE MURDER CASE.
Girls Alleged Lover Will Appear for
Prosecution Next Week.

The principal case of interest which
will come up in the Stanley county
term of court is that in which Aurn'i.
US Bowen will be placed on trial
charged with the murder Of Rather
inc Kille in her claim shanty south Of
Fort Pierre. While the county has
another murder case, it is not In
shape for trial, as up to the present it
has been impossible even TO learn
who the victim was, much less to get
any trail Of the perpetrators. All
known is that two shots we're fired
into the head of the victim. and when
found all the flesh had fallen away
from the skull, practically shutting
out the ordinary means of Identified
ton.
Several missing men have been To-
Gated in the search.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-07-31
Five Forests Consolidated.

To facilitate the ever increasing
work of the forestry bureau, five OF
the national forests in this part OF
the country have been consolidated
for administration purposes and
henceforth will be known as a group.
The forests are the Cave Hills, Short
Pine, Slim Buttes, Ekelaka and Long
Pine. AS the original owners were
the Sioux Indians, it was thought ap-
propriate to call the group the Sioux
national forest. The headquarters OF
this large area in the the northern
part of the state will be at Camp
Crook.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-07-31
The Cars Table Expense.

The cars table is financed on a
scale of enormous extravaganza. Each
dish provided is put down at 10 ru-
bles and each single article Of food
counts as a dish. It may be only a
few olives or a bunch of celery. At
great state dinners the figuring is still
higher. If there are 500 covers set
and lobster patties are on the menu
card the account put in will be for 500
Holsters at four rubles each, though
one lobster easily suffices for four
or five guests. II ducks from Rouen
are provided, 500 ducks are paid for
at five rubles each, though each duck
affords fou rportions. Withal, the lob
sters are likely to be of doubtful
freshness and the ducks do not come
from Rouen.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-07-31

1. lysiphlebus, sp. a parasite on
grain lice. 2. Lysiphlebus sp. attack
ing grain plant louise. 3. Louise in
which the fuIl-grown parasitic Iarva
can be seen. 4. A green bug killed by
a parasite.
breed freely in a temperature rang
ing from 100 degrees F. to below
freezing) and unfavorable for its chief
parasite, gave the former q splendid
start and the parasite did not DO ef-
fecuve work in con sequence until too
late. Practically the same weather
conditions prevailed in 1890 n 1901.
the dates OF the preceding outbreaks.
In 1907 last central Texas nrst Te-
ported green bugs in January on hll
oats, and by March ~ they were pres
ent ii destructive numbers. An agent
Of the department OF agriculture
found It in Arkansas In March on
wheat also in Oklahoma. March 80
the same worker found 1t In Kansas.
Quoting from q department report as
70 conditions In Kansas: by March
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-07-31
MADE "DRY," TOWN YIELDS.
County Board Gets Action Upon Sa-
loon License Held Up,

loon License Held Up.
For the first time Gettysburg now
snows what strict prohibition means.
Owing to a clash between the board
Of county commissioners Of Potter
county and the town council of Get.
:ysburg, with the granting Of saloon
licenses at Gettysburg as the bone Of
contention, Gettysburg during the last
ten days "a a "dry" town. Now,
aowever, the "drouth" has been end
I'd, and the selling Of liquor has been
resumed. 1t appears the town council
refused to grant a permit to a nan
who had the backing of the county
BOARD, which, in retaliation. refused to
approve the bonds of other applicants
FOR saloon licenses at Gettysburg.
Finally the town council receded from
is position and granted the license
in the case where it had been he'd
Up. The county board then promptly
approved the bond in this case and in
he cases Of two other applicants, thus
bringing the dry" period to an end.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-07-31
THE GREEN BUG THE NEW
PEST OF THE GRAIN FIELD
Has Ravased Parts Of the South, But Is No Real Menace -
Northern Sections-By Prof r. L. Washburn.
Entomo1o2ist. Minnesota.

81 the green bugs developed winged
adults In great numbers, and these
seemed to drift northward." A later
report from Kansas states that winged
migrants were being produced there
a. late ~ January 81, 1908. The artt
ncial Introduction OF parasites int
infested fields by the government was
without practical results. for wherevee
they YER introduced countless mum
bers OF parasites were found TO be al
ready there. Oklahoma lost in 1907
through the work of the green bug"
over SO, o00, 900. This IL . very ooor
sentative estimate.
All plant lice are not only inhuenced
adversely o. the contrary BY weather
conditions, but they are subject y
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-07-31
To Vote for Carnival Queen.

In order to add Zest to the Pa-Ha-
Sa-Pa carnival which will be held at
Deadwood next month, it has been de-
cided to select a queen of the carnival
by popular vote. Voting booths are
to be established around the city and
the voting will continue one month.
This will be the first time in several
years that Deadwood has had a popu.
1arity contest among the women, and
the carnival is to be the event of the
year.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-07-31
GREEK MOB cHAsEs THUGS.
Hoboes Who Do Hoidup Job Are Pur
sued by Armed Avengers.

T%hirty-ive Greeks in a battle with
six hoboes was the outcome of a rob-
berry in which the hoboes held up two
Creeks at Yankton. One Of the latter
was left insensible on a railroad track,
but the other got away to the camp
Of his countrymen, and in a few min
utes t%hirty-fve Greeks, armed with
daggers and clubs, were after the no.
boes, who vanished quickly into u
cornield. The police Of this city were
summoned, and in the meantime the
boss of the Grecian mob tried to keep
his railroad gang from wholesale muir
der. While the Greeks listened to
him the holdup men got away. The
Greeks are still securing the country,
and there will be something doing if
any of the men they want are caught.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-07-31

The green bug was reported in Eu.
rope for the first time in 1852, in
which year 1t was described in an
Italian journal under the name Of
Aphis graminum by DR.. c. Rondani.
1t was reported then as feeding on
oats. wheat. spelt. various grasses and
corn. In 1853 1t was redescribed by
Passerini and placed in Koch's genus
T~oxoptera. In 1884 it was reported -
infesting parts OF Hungary, and 70
ferred to a. one of the most destruc-
tive enemies Of barley in that coun-
try. AS far az known it first occurred
IN the United States in 1882. We have
no absolute proof that this insect was
brought 10 Us from southern Europe
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-07-31

When these cards were posted the
saloonkeepers were served by the
chief of police with a written notice
to the effect that beer in cans was
a forbidden beverage in this city here.
after.
The mayor also called the five sa.
loonkeepers onto the carpet to-day for
scrubbing out their barrooms on Sun
day, as they have been doing in the
past. He would give them an extra
hour of grace on Saturday nights,
from II to ~ o'clock, in which to
scrub out under police supervision.
This or nothing were his orders.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-07-31
JOURNEY is MYSTERY.
Aged Farmer Who Disappears Found
a Hundred Miles From Home.

Peter Adler, the farmer who disap-
peared SO mysteriously from Haven
last week, was found lying by the road
side near George Harmon's place,
eve miles out of Watertown. How
the man had covered the 100 miles
from his home to Watertown, or his
reason for the journey could not be
learned from him, as he seemed TO be
mentally confused. His son was a.
once notified of the whereabouts Of
his father and arrived on the next
train from the West. The aged man
seemed glad to see his son, and ex-
planned to him that he had been to
Minneapolis to get a pair Of glasses,
though he had on his person all the
money with which he left home.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-07-31

The first annual report Of the state
fire marshal, covering the first fiscal
year since the department was estab-
1ished, will show that for the year
there were 428 fires reported in the
state. OF this 14O are from unknown
causes Defective chimneys, stoves.
and ~stovepipes were responsible for
forty-seven other fires. Gasoline Is
called upon to take the blame for
thirty-ive fires; and gas explosions
numbered seven; five fires from kero-
sen explosions: twenty-one fires are
charged to lightning; seventeen to
children and matches, and only three
to fireworks.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-07-31
Eiremen "a Celebrate.

Waconia. Mimi, July 25. For the
last month the Waconia fire depart
ment has been arranging for the cele-
bration OF the twenty.sixth anniver.
sary of its existence, The event will
take place on Sunday, July &c.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-07-31
Elaborate Sarcasm.

your jokes are better some days
than others, commented the undiplo-
matte friend.
Those are the days the office boy
assists me- responded the press hu-
morist. But he won't help me ont
every day"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-07-31
HEAR PLEAS.
South Dakotans Listen TO Railroad
Arqunents.

The state board Of assessment look
I'D the actual work of assessment OF
railway property in the state, AFTER
listening to arguments of the attor-
neys for the roads. What action viii
be taken by the board is not known,
but it is not likely to be anything
radical unless it is to penalize several
OF the roads which have refused to
die the required report with the board.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-07-31
Ia He ReIaxinu,

yesterday the president turned his
attention to the clearing of a stretch
of woods, comprising forty acres. The
president felled several trees before
noon"
law, shucks. l thought you were
going to tell me he cleared the whole
forty acres"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-07-31

Mrs. John F. Finerty, widow OF Col.
%spondent, who died in Chicago recent.
ly, has taken up her husbands litera.
ry work. The board of managers of
Col. Finerty's paper, the Citizen, de,
voted to the interests of the Irish PEG.
pie have elected Mrs. Finerty editor.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-07-31
Cat Storias.

My cat is very sagacious. h col
lects angleworms and thus attracts
sparroWs, which she captures"
MY cat beats that. She BUYS raad-
birds from dealers and then gnes ,nta
bankruptcy. That cat has swindle
every butcher in his neighborhood."
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-07-31
Reason ENOUGH.

Excursioninst-Why have you paint
ed the name Baby on this boat? Be-
cause it is SO little?
Park Boatman-Nope: because every
fool thinks it has to be rocked.-St.
Louis Star and Chronicle.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-07-31
State News of Interest
NO MORE "GROWLERS."

Mayor Of Milbank, s. D., Prohibit.
Rushing the Can.
"You can't rush the growler' tr
Milbank, says Mayor F. w. Meehan
He has caused to be posted in eacf
Of the five saloons in Milbank the fol
lowing signs, which are in large let
tiers:
NO BEER
SOLD
I IN CANS.
: BY Order Of the Mayor.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-06-26
Released from Custody.

w. e. Morton was released Satur-
day from the custody of the sheriff,
after being held three days upon
complaint of w. Grotte of St. Maries
charging him with obtaining money
under false pretenses. Mr.. Morton is
a tailor and clothing salesman for an
eastern firm. 1t is claimed Mr..
Grotte advanced $3. SO on a suit which
he did not receive. Mr.. Morton pro-
duced letter showing that he had
sent the money to his firm and
ordered the suit, but is at a loss to
know why Mr.. Grotte failed to
receive the goods. He was very In
dlgnant at his arrest, and to a TRI-
BUNE representative stated that the
charge was false and he would defy
any man to prove that he had ever
obtained cent from anyone by un-
fair means.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-06-26
SPIRIT LAKE.

At special meeting of the board
CT trustees last week, an ordinance
was passed providing for special H.
censes for peddling on the street
Fourth of July. An ordinance was
also drawn up and passed its first
reading, levying tax OF eight mills
for The coming fiscal year. The
budget for the year was considered,
but no appropriations made. Charles
Muller, who has been marshal since
the beginning Of the year. resigned
and S. j. Warren was elected to fiji
the vacancy.
Joseph Hooper. who has been laid
up since he barely escaped being shot
a few weeks ago, while walking
along the railroad track, is again able
to be around and is superintendDg
the construction of sidewalks.
The 10000 club has appointed as
committee to take charge of Il 9
morning program for the athlel ic
carnival the following: John p.
Isaacs, w. d. Smith, T. B. Lewis
and H. r. Schenker. The committee
will announce an attractive list of
sports.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-06-26

Stewart Walker overseer dist % 20 rs
Levi Esch livery hire SO
Joe Arnold care Cataldo bridge Is
r L Cole repairing buildings l1lO
A 0 Modlin expense surveyor 9O5
FL Vlebrook road work 26
Eight coroner's jurors, each 25
Jno Much witness 10 SO
l. f Kirkpatrick blacksmithing % 20
A petition from w w Ferrell, ask
Ing that board be appointed to fix
maximum water rate for the Town OF
Ferrell, was approved, and Geo.
Freedlander and Roland Brown were
appointed on said board.
The board fixed toll rates for the
Ferrell ferry.
The board adjourned without day.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-06-26
GRAND CELEBRATION IN RATHDRUM, JULY 18th
independence Day to be Fttinsy Observed Exercises at
Park -OratIOn by Senator Borah.

AS near as possible the Fourth
of July programe has been made
up. Later minor changes may
have to be made. The exercises
in the park depend upon good
weather. If the Fourth should
be rainy the program will be
rendered in Fraternal Hall.
The ladies of the Reading Circle
will entertain at the Fraternal hall
on the evening of July 3rd. The
public will be invited to assemble
there to meet Senator and Mrs.
Borah. This feature is exclusively
in the hands of the members of the
Reading Circle.
On the morning of the Fourth
at eight o'clock it is hoped all the
different fraternal orders, the G.
A. R., the Womens Relief Corps,
Company E, State Militia, and the
public will assemble at Fraternal
hall and from there march to the
City Park.
AT the Park suitable pavilion
will be constructed for speakers
and singers. Here the exercises
will be as follows:
1. Drill and Maneuvers in Park by
Co. E.
2. Singing: America.
3. Invocation-Rev. Bell, OF the
M. E. church.
4. Singing: Flag without a stain,
Glee Club.
S. Flag Drill Sixteen girls.
6. State emblems: Forty. six girls.
7. Singing: Let Hill and Vale
Resound.
8. Grafton: Hon. VIM. E. Borah.
9. Singing: Columbia, Gem of the
Ocean-Chorus.
Hon. c. L. Heltman will act as
chairman and Mr.. John Woolery
as Marshal of the Day.
The special train will leave
Rathdrum shortly after one O'Clock
for Spirit Lake, where a most