The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-11-19
NEWS OF SOUTH DAKOTA
Brief Bits Weeks History IN The
State.
State.

whelmingly against the issuance OF
$4,000 bonds for the purpose Of
building a city hall. Less than half
the eligible voters Of the city went to
the polls the total vote for the prop
osition being 219 and Sill against.
This temporarily, at least, checks the
plan for a new city hall and the
council will now endeavor to figure
out another scheme.
Pierre-The Chicago & Northwest
ern railway today filed with the Sec
rotary of state, a resolution OF ex-
tension Of their Dallas line thirty
eight miles in a westerly direction,
clear across Trip county, makin
their new terminus on section 23, town
ship 80, range -. This is practically
at the point where the line between
the new counties of Mellette n Todd
touch the Trip county line.
Deadwoo-The members Of the
Spanish War Veterans in this city
and Lead, belonging to Seth Bullock
Camp, have organized a woman's aux
Hilary, the first of its kind in this
state. This decision was reached at a
large meeting of the amp held here,
the steps being taken to secure a
charter for the women. When the
charter arrives a meeting will be cali
ed and organization perfected and Of
ficers elected.
Lead-A family settlement involv-
ing nearly $500, 900, between Mrs.
Mary Baker G.. Eddy, of Boston,
founder and leader Of the Christian
Science denomination. and her SON,
George w. Glover of this city. and
an adopted son, Ebenezer J. Foster
Eddy Of Vermont. has been conclud-
ed. Under the settlement Glover and
family receive t245.00s and Eddy
$4,000. They agree to r~elinquish all
rights and not contest any will Mrs.
Eddy may leave.
Pierre-The game warden fund -
growing rapidly now that the coun-
ties are sending in the funds collected
for hunting licenses, and will soon be
ample to provide I oran effective
working force. The fund has up to
the presented accumulated nearly five
thousand dollars, over a thousand Of
which came in today through remit
tances from the counties of Lake.
Beadle. Edmunds and Grant. War
den Bancroft will be able to handle
the affairs of his office in better shape
next year, and the state system be
made to work more efficiently.
Rapid City-Preliminary arrange
ments are being made for the annual
exhibition of the Black Hills Poultry
association, which will take place
here on January Is, -. 20 and 81
next. The exhibition will be held
In the local opera house. h resi-
dents Of Rapid City have contributed
premiums to the value of $3.50.
which will be offered - prizes to the
persons who exhibit the finest fowls.
It Is planned to make the exhibit the
finest of the kind In the history OF
the state, and special efforts will be
made to induce exhibitors from ad-
Joining states to bring their fancy
birds here and compete for the liber-
al prizes.
Huron-when the train from the
west over the Chicago & est
srn line reached here this morning,
there emerged from the baggage car
= middle aged woman. carrying an In
FAINT child. Later q cot upon which
lay the emaciated form OF . boy,
perhaps IL years Of age, vas taken
from the same car. This was fol-
lowed by the removal from the a
Of q casket containing the remains
Of a dead son. The woman had come
with her burden of sorrow from u
point 80 miles remote from q rail-
way station. She was on her way to
Violin. Iowa. The scene was a sad
one and the woman had the sympa-
thy Of all who knew of her sad con-
diuon.
Eureka-Good progress 10 being
made In the work Of constructing the
new Lutheran college at this place
which will receive students from
North and South Dakota and portions
Of Minnesota. 1t II expected tho brick
work will be completed before the
close Of this sek and the work OF
putting on the root commenced. Sew
eral weeks ago the contractor thought
he would be lucky II his workmen
succeeded In reaching the second
floor. but now because Of the rapid
progress made he believes there will
be no trouble in getting the struc-
ture under the roof before winter sets
IA. lis COIHptct0u ana Op0n0O AOE
students the college Is expected to
become ono OF the most flourishinx
institutions In the northwest.
Desmet-1Enorance Of the fact that
there Is . state law which prohibits
the killing Of mink. muskrats. otter
n beaver from April l to Novem-
Der Is of each year. cost two resi-
dents OF Kingsbury county the sum OF
$50 each. George Harris. one Of the
offenders was arrested on complaint
OF County Game Warden J.. M. Parry
for killing mink. When arrested he
had nve fresh mink skins in his po-
session. Whe ntaken before a JUS
tice of the peace he was fined $50,
which he paid. S. r. Bowman OF
Ramona. was the other man arrested
N complaint Of Game Warden Parry