The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-05-22

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/ u otuISlS was cutcttu DS DuTRldJS,
They too what money there was in
the register. several revolvers and
other articles.
John B. Munchiando Of Central City
Is dead. aged fifty years. He went to
Central City from Telluride, Colo,
where relatives still live. A widow and
four children survive.
The jury in the Ease Of Gustave
Dettman, charged with the murder Of
Taylor, a disreputable character about
town at Fairfax, returned a verdict of
acquittal on the ground Of self-defense.
Representatives Of the Northwest
ern road have been working in the
country west along the Cheyenne riv.
er, looking up probabilities of stock
shipments for the coming shipping
season.
Mrs. Julia A. Shoudy o fDeadwoUd,
wife of Jacob Shoudy. and who settled
in Deadwood thirty-two years ago, is
dead. She was sixty-eight years oid
and is survived by her husband anu!
two sisters.
George Wagner. a well driller from
Seneca, who has been working OH a
new town we'll in Tolstoy. was over.
come by gas while descending into
the we'll and dropped to the bottom.
1t took some time to remove him, and
he died soon after he reached the sur
face.
A test Of the various new methods
OF quarantine has induced the state {
board of health to return to the old
quarantine law. The board elected Of
hcers as follows: President. DR.. L.. F.
Babcock Of Deadwood; superintend-
ent, W. E. Moore Of Tyndall: vice
president. r. Fl. Dobbs OF Salem.
~Spearish has been selected for the
holding of the 1909 meeting OF the
Black Hills Poultry association. This
vas decided at the annual meeting OF
the association held at Spearfsh.
Deadwood and Spearish both bid, the
latter going higher. All the old Off
Gers were reelected for another year.
As the result of falling from a ma |
azure spreader. Stewart Engstrom. the |
four-year-old sou OF E.rick Engstrom, |
who resides on a farm in McCOOk |
county, lost his life. He fell directly |
under a rear wheel OF the sDreader. |
w htnN nSRS13 npop hfS p|,ArNppou onI /
inflicted injuries from which he died |
a short time later.
June 70 has been selected as the
time for the annual picnic and celebra
ton of the Old settlers Of DeSlnet. |
Elaborate preparations will be made
the picnic and celebration. which
each year is the big event for the peo-
pie of DeSmet- Arrangements for the
gathering will be in charge OF a com
mitlee OF seven. and such subcom-
mitts~s as may be- necessary.
RobberieS OF the material used by ,
The Burlington railroad II stored in
its warehouse at Deadwood, were fol-
~ Ell DN Tue ARREST III Fl Wat DuIlIi, |
thirty years Cd. who is now in Jail
a charge Of burglary. Dunn was
formerly an employee OF the company.
and the stolen metal was traced from
him to a firm OF metal dealers. to
whom he IS alleged to have sold it.
was arrested in Galena. near Dead
wood.
H. G.. Schultz K Co. of Garner. Iowa,
are building a creamery at Emery. 5OX
40, one story, with addition ska for
weigh room. The cost, including ma
chinery, will reach $500. capacity 900
gallons OF cream daily. This company
operating c]realneries in Iowa. and will
be ready to take cream June l, 1908.
This gives Emery a lrst-class cream
cry, which has been needed for a long
time.
The trustees OF the Methodist
church at Lead have decided to raise
funds for a modern house of worship.
The Methodist church there, while for
years it has owned a splendid site,
has been without a church building.
The funds are now in sight and the
pastor. Rev. John Hall, has been au-
to canvas the members and
raise the necessary subscriptions for
a building, which will be started as
soon as the money Is secured.
The standing OF malt tonic, in pro-
hibition towns, will be tested in the
court in the case Of the state
VS.. Charles E. Sly, which comes up
from K~ingsbury county. As the pro-
hibitory territory has been increased
in the state by the voters at the late
spring elections, and will probably be
further extended in case county local
option is made the law of the state by
the voters at the November election,
a court decision upon that point will
be OF interest generally over the state.
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