The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-11-20

Dakota
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State
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she will be disigured for life.
The jury at Sturgis brought in a
crdict of not guilty in the case OF
Mile Rapaich, charged with shooting
and killing Mile Brlgovich at Pied
mont Oct. II.
Andrew Anderson, a section hand
employed by the Northwestern, was
run by the cars at Salem, and both
legs were cut off. At the time this
message was sent he was on the oper-
ating table with grave doubt as to his
, recovery.
Another change in the Milwaukee
main line wet Of Aberdeen puts the
town of Java, in Walworth county, on
a sidetrack. The road has built a
cutoff at that point which enables 1t
to make faster time and ave at least
one hour on through traffic.
Jonas Sells of Wolverton, Mimi,
during a brief visit to Sioux Falls,
blew out the gas in a hotel room.
Sells was found lying across the
threshold of his room partially I'M
conscious. He was revived. Mr.. Sells,
with his daughter and so~n-in-law, was
en- route to Beresford, N, d.
Fred Murphy, who claims Cleveland,
Ohio, as his home, and who stole a
trunk belonging to a colored lady from
the Chicago & Northwestern rail
way platform in Huron some weeks
since, entered a plea of guilty OF grand
larceny before Judge Whiting, and
was sent to the penitentiary for six
months.
Capital City commandery, Knights
Templar, was organized in Pierre
With the new hall which the Masons
have secured, they are organizing a
,ommandery, and expect a heavy
membership from the central portion
Of the state. especially between here
and the Black Hills.
Mrs. J.. c. Cantowine, wife Of the
armour merchant, against whom
creditors are pressing bankruptcy
proceedings, will take the witness
stand, and it is expected she will
throw light on the mystery surround
ing the disappearance of $4,000
which Cantowine claimed was stolen,
and which his creditors alleged was
concealed by him.
Charles Holland is in Jail at Huron
awaiting trial in circuit court on the
charge of carrying concealed weapons.
An effort is being made by the au-
thorities to put a stop to this species
of crime, and a number of arrests and
have been made within the
last few months. RaZors and revolv-
ers are found on the person Of almost
every hobo taken in custody.
The annual convention of the South
Dakota Retail Implement Dealers as
ISOLATION will be held in Mitchell. At
a meeting of the executive committee,
that city was decided upon, and the
dates of December g.. 10, II, were
agreed upon. The membership in
cludes the dealers Of this state, also
Iowa. The executive
expects to meet shortly and
arrange for the program.
Judge Whiting Of Huron granted an
application for the appointment of a
receiver in the case of w. A. Merri-
field against the American-Mexico
Mining & Developing company. This
company has attracked wide attention
of late because of it's peculiar methods
Of doing business and any amount of
litigation is being had. Judge Whit
ing has not yet named a receiver, but
will do so within a few days.
Adjt. Gen. Englesby received from
the federal government $4,000 to be
expended in the improvement and ex-
tension of the state rifle range at
Lake Kampeska military reservation.
It is probable that most Of the money
will be used in the purchase Of addi-
tional ground to add to the reserva- /
ton. South Dakota already has one
of the best and the most picturesque
military camp grounds in
the Northwest.
A Norwegian farm hand who is call
ed Andrew by his fellow-countrymen,
was held up near the city limits of
by two men, who sprang at
team and compelled him to hold
up his hands while they went through
him. The robbers secured $50 in mon-
ey and two gold watches. Their vic
returned to Aberdeen and notified
the police. An officer located one Of
the men in a saloon and when he was
questioned he admitted selling the
watches to a carpenter in the city.
TIE watches we're recovered. The
prisoner gave his name as John Mon
ner. The other robber is still at large.
Mrs. William Garlick of Minneapolis
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