The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-08-13
SOUTH DAKOTA TOPICS.
Events Of the Week Related In
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Sioux Falls.-Castlewoo is the lat
est South Dakota town to secure q
creamery.
Aberdeen.-The Aberdeen Light &
Power Company will increase it's
capital three-fold. The plant is now
overtaxed.
Sioux Falls.-The voters of Eureka
authorized the issuance OF $4,000
bonds for the construction Of new
public school building.
Yankton.-George E. and Eva E.
Whiting have sold the Whiting nur-
series to the Whiting Nurseries Com
pany, incorporated for $4,000.
Aberdeen-The Millennial Dawn be-
levers, followers Of a peculiar sect
which believes the millennium Is at
hand. held their convention here last
week
Notwithstanding permits issued
in Aberdeen up to July 81, aggregate
$1,035,OO0 391 permits having been
issued during that time. Bank clear
ances for July aggregated S1,573,000
President Gault, Of the state uni
versity, who is chairman of the com
mittee of selection for South Dakota,
will furnish needed information to
prospective candidates for this schol-
arship.
Sioux Falls-The first reports Of
Hession flies working in South Da-
kota grain fields come from Hayti and
Florence, where it has been discovered
that these little pests are busy in
the barley and macaroni wheat fields
in the vicinity Of the places named.
Hayti-It has been discovered that
Hessan flies are busy in the barley
and macaroni wheat fields. Where
the flies are working the stalks have
possible to estimate the percentage
of damage that has been done.
Pierre.-The Milwaukee road has
secured deeds for the tracts of state
land crossed in changing it's line in
Walworth county, between the towns
Of Bowdle and Selby. The road Sc
cures much better grade, but leaves
the town of Java a mile of the line.
Bijou Hills-While she was aid.
ing her husband to operate his fer
ry boat on the Missouri river, Mrs.
Clarence Lille was seriously injured.
Her hair caught in some manner in
the machinery and much of 1t was
torn out by the roots and her jaw
and arm were broken.
Pierre-The holders of wolf bounty
certificates this year will receive 2
cents more on the dollar than they
did last year. The claims for this
year amount to $17,365, and must be
met with an appropriation Of $4,000.
This will give each holder "a cents
on the dollar. Last year they received
but 70 cents.
Pierre.-Governor Vessey has re-
the Twenty-eighth Infantry, who in
spected the South Dakota troops
while In camp at Lake Kampeska
He takes notice of the possibilities
of aerial warfare in the future, and
recommends that each company be
supplied with a light machine gun so
arranged as to give 1t elevation sufi-
cient to meet the possible new re-
quirements Of such warfare.
Presho.-People of Presho are be-
coming somewhat alarmed at condi-
tions which have developed at their
artesian well. A large crack Is open
ing up at the we'll, and they fear the
results may be serious. At present
the crack is about ten inches wide
and two hundred feet in length, and
Of unknown depth. 1t is feared that
the water has carried out enough
sand from the bottom to leave a large
hole, and that the crack may increase
and cause them trouble.
Emery.-Peter Jackson, a barber of
this city, is in a precarious condition
0o SAC ICSuAI VI p0CuIdT ACCIDENT.
He was repairing cistern at his
place and used gasoline in the ce-
ment mixture to make 1t dry more
quickly. Having finished the work he
entered the cistern again to inspect
1t, and lit match. Immediately there
was an explosion. Johnson was able
to climb out of the cistern, but his
clothing was burned OF and he was
badly scorched. Fears are enter
tanned that he may not recover.
Yankton.-The next qualifying ex-
animation for the Rhodes scholarship
will be held in Yankton college, Tues
day, Oct. 10, and Wednesday, Oct. 20,
1909. The selection Of the scholar
will be announced in February, 1910.
and the scholar thus chosen will en-
ter Oxford in October, 1910. Greek
will not be required in this qualify.
Ing examination, but will be exacted