The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-04-10
South Dakota
General State News Parafraphsd.

Preparations are being completed
for placing two new rural mail routes
in operation from Cresbard on May /.
At a meeting of stockmen of Sully
county, held at Onida. they for the
third time selected A. J. Bunch Of
Okoboio, as cattle inspector for that
county.
Melting snow caused Mrs. Baldo
Lasio, a youthful Italian bride of two
weeks, to fall into a deep well near
her home at Terry. Before help came
she was drowned.
Members of the Young Mems Chris
tan Temperance union residing in
k~ingsbury county will hold a mass
convention at Lake Preston on April
9 to perfect a county organization.
A.. B. Melody, a music teacher, has
brought suit against the Great North
ern railroad for alleged damages in
Cured when he was forcibly put off
the train near Garretson for attempt
ing to ride on a ticket that called for
passage from a different town than
that where he boarded the train.
Wholesale determination of home
less dogs that roam the streets in
large numbers has been ordered by
the Deadwood city council and the
mayor upon the request Of numerous
citizens. Deadwood has long had the
reputation of having more stray dogs
than any town Of it's size in the state.
1t is now possible to talk from any
point in the Black Hills from Rapid
City north to Pierre, the state capital.
a distance of 100 miles, by telephone.
The new line is at present equipped
with only an iron wire, but this will
be s%upplanted by the regulation cop
per wire as soon as possible. Test
talks with Pierre have been highly
satisfactory.
At the time Of the Gas Belt EXPOSE
ton at Pierre last fall, a sneak thief
stole the cash drawer out of the safe
in the Mallory dry goods store, and
made a safe getaway. Last week, in
raising a shed at one Of the lumber
yards in that city the missing cash
drawer. containing several checks was
found, but the cash had all disappear
ed.
A bond Of $1,000 was filed in the
United States court in Sioux Falls for
the release Of George D. Horras, cash
Ter of the Hot Springs National bank.
part of the winter. Cashier Horras
was arrested by the United States au-
thorities a few days ago on the charge
of having embezzled S25,0 900 Of the
banks funds.
The city school Of Arlington is to
have a year added to its course the
coming year. thus giving it the full
four-year high school department. At
a meeting of the school board Prof. r.
B. Jack, the present principal, Was en-
gagged at an advance in salary for an
other year. and the new teachers
hired. A gymnasium to cost $4,000
soon will be built and equipped.
The record of emigrant cars going
west of the Missouri has been better
than a hundred a week all through
March. and they are. being unloaded
al every station between Fort Pierre
and Rapid City. The record at
Wendte, twenty miles from Fort
Pierre, has been thirty for the last
twenty days, and at stations farther
out they are stopping in great mum.
bers.
1t is just announced In Masonic
circles at Yankton that at the big Con.
sistory meeting to be held there the
middle OF May Rear Admiral Schley
(retired), U. S. N, will be present.
The occasion will be the signal for a
general public demonstration for
which arrangements now are being
made. The distinguished visitor will
be the guest Of the Masonic fraternity
while in the city.
firing of a quiet life at home with
her parents in Terry, a small mining
camp rear Lead, Ethel Suppl. a four.
teen-year old girl, slipped away and
caught a west bound passenger head.
ed for Butte, Mont, before any
was aware Of her leaving. The girl
was traced by the sheriff. whose aid
was requested by her father. and it is
thought that she will be intercepted
and brought back.