The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-23

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Steve Flanagan, the young man who
was accidentally shot while hunting
ducks near Vermillion, died from his
wounds.
DR.. James F. Stout of st. Paul
preached the sermon in connection
with the dedication of a fine new
Methodist church at Lake Preston.
The new ediice was dedicated prac-
tically free of debt. The church So
ciety was organized on April Is, 1889,
with only eight members.
Rev. c. G.. Flanagan, who has been
pastor of the Baptist church of Airing
ton for the past two years, closed his
labors Sunday to go into the Y. M. C.
A. work. Rev. Pierre DAMS, who for
merly held the chair of Latin and
French literature In the University OF
Lyons, France, has been chosen to
succeed Mr.. Flanagan.
Petitions are being circulated in
Lawrence county asking for the par
don of w. j. McKeller, who is serving
a term of four years in the Sioux
Falls ~penitentiary. McKeller was the
United States soldier who last May
pleaded guilty to the charge of having
stolen a gold watch from a man
named James Halloran at Spearfish.
Capt. James T. Weatherwax, a vet
eran of the Civil war, and one Of the
pioneers of the Black Hills, passed
away at his home near Crook City, as
the result of a general breakdown.
Capt. Weatherwax was one Of the
early day mining men here, and for
some years was interested with Pat
Smith in some Two Bit and Galena
ground.
Gov. Crawford has granted a reQui-
sition On the governor of Montana for
Margaret Bowman. Mrs. Bowman Sc
cured a divorce, and in the decree
nothing was said in regard to the Gus
tody of a little daughter. The father
kept possession of the child, and a
short time ago the mother appeared
and took the child away with her. The
father charged kidnapping, and asked
for a reQuisition.
Frank f. Roberts of Twin Brooks APP
peared before Judge Garland OF the
United States court at Sioux Falls and
entered a plea of guilty to the charge
of classifying his reports while post
mas at Twin Brooks. He was fined
$50, which sum he paid. Roberts was
charged with having placed the aggre-
gate cancellations at S72.65, when
$3.50 was the correct amount which
be should have returned.
With the arrival at Deadwood from
her home in GlenWood, Iowa, Of Mrs.
Alice H. Benton, Cupid won another
victory, and chose for his other VIC
tim, William Wood, who says he is
seventy years young. Mr.. Wood is an
old-time resident Of the Black HiHs.
and is one of the foremen at the Re-
lance Gold Mining company's mills.
His bride, who is twenty years his
! junior, was his boyhood sweetheart.
Arson Wagar, removed as United
States commissioner at Dallas, and
charged with having used his commits
sioner frank on post card advertiser
ments, appeared at Sioux Falls volun-
tarily and was taken before United
States Commissioned D.. j.. Conway
for a preliminary hearing. This he
waived, and furnished a cash bond in
the sum of $500, pending action ppon
his case by the next federal grand
jury.
One of the meanest petty crimes re-
potred to the police for many months
was the robbery Of a poor blind
woman who was singing On the
streets at Watertown for the pennies
that were dropped into her cup. A
man named Anderson Is alleged to
have been seen twice to go to the cup
and help himself to what was in 1t.
He was arrested and bound over to
the circuit court on u charge OF grand
larceny.
j. G.. CantOnW1ne, VINO fecently an
nounced that the sum of about $685.
900 had been stolen from the safe in
! his store at Sioux Falls, and against
whom a number Of his creditors filed
a petition asking that he be declared
an involuntary bankrupt. Cantonwine
has filed his petition in voluntary
bankruptcy, placing his liabilities at
So, 43S.2 5 and his assets at $59,1S5.6S.
| Of his assets property to the value OF
$3.50 is claimed to be exempt.
While hunting neal Hudson Melvin
Cable was fortunate enough to shoot
and kill a fine specimen Of the Afri-
can pelican. 1t is, in fact, one OF the
finest specimens ever seer here. The
bird is pure white with the exception
, of a delicate black trimming on the
under side of the wings. 1t measured
five feet eight inches from the tip OF
it's leak to its feet, with the wing
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