The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-02-26
SOUTH DAKOTA
General State News
Photographed.

HC eAplOolOu VI Il SdSOllue SlONe
nearly destroyed the residence of Fred
Girard at Huron, and fire damaged
the residence of Carl Luckow to the
amount of 81, 100.
William Whitmore, N Of the early
pioneers of Lake county, is dead, aged
eighty-one. He came here thirty-five
years ago from Michigan. Madison
now occupies a part of his old home
stead.
A. M. English, five times mayor of
Yankton, died last week. He is sur
vived by his wife, five daughters and
two sons. Mr.. English was a frequent
contributor to magazines and state pa
pers, his subjects being drawn from
his e%arly-day experiences while a
member Of cavalry in the Indian out
| break of the Civil war days.
| Complaints are numerous that the
wolves in Speartish canyon this win
ter are so plentiful and ravenous that
they are slaughtering the deer in
that section. Game wardens and resi-
dents of the canyon have recently
come upon the carcasses of several
deer that have been killed by the
wolves and traps are being extensive
ly set to capture the depredators.
On the evidence of a young Sioux
Indian named Wolf Cuts, another in
habitant of the Rosebud reservation,
Sam Spotted War Bonnet, must
answer in the United States circuit
court at Deadwood to the charge of
shooting and disposing Of a calf. Wolf
Cuts declares that he saw the dead
animal in Sans possession, so Com
missioner McDonough bound the lat
ter over in the sum of $500.
Reports from as far as west as the
Cheyenne river indicate that the
storm the first Of last week did not
do a great amount Of damage. There
was a slight loss of stock, but most
of the herds went through it without
any loss at all-the damage has been
too slight to notice. The only loss
of life is reported from Butte county, |
where VIM. J. Chiesman, one Of the
old-timers, was caught out on the
prairie and frozen.
A man supposed to be Mr.. Hill OF
Teton was killed near that station,
west of the Missouri river. by an east
bound train over the Pierre, Rapid
City & Northwestern line. The head
was severed from the body. which
was carried some distance below the
accident was discovered. Passengers
report that a man by the name of Hill
kept a general store at Teton, and
was doubtless ~endeavoring to flag the
train when the accident occurred.
While the saloons Of Pierre have
been complying with the law against
screens, by keeping out screens direct,
they have so filled their front win
dows with flowers, animal cages and
decorative signs that they might as
we'll have used screens States At
torney Glenn w. Martens has taken
the matter In charge, and all the OBJ
structions are removed. He says that
as long as he has anything to say in
regard to the matter the flower shows
will not be held in saloon windows,
nor will they be used for other meth
DDS OF avoiding the law, and today
every bar in the city ia in plain view
to passers on the streets.
Injuries received at Lead in a run
away accident resulted in the death
two days later at her home of Mrs.
Joseph Troweek, n OF Leads we'll
known residents. Mrs. Troweek was
not thought to have been seriously
hurt when her horse SHE'D and, over
turning the light wagon. dragged her
some distance. Several bones were
broken and 1t was expected that she
would be laid up for SINE weeks, SO
the news of her death proved a shock
to the community. Mrs. Troweek was
f%ifty-three years Of age and had made
her home with her daughter since
1897. She leaves also a brother in
that city and a sister in California.
For the first time since the passage
Of the local option law in South Da-
kota. a township Of Clay county is to
vote on the license question. A petit
ton has been circulated in Meckling
township and enough f%reeholders
have attached their names to make it
compulsory for the town board to
submit the question to the voters
OF the township. There is only one
town in the township-Meckling-and
this is not incorporated, hence the
voters of the entire township will vote
On the proposition. A prominent citi-
zen Of that township says the senti-
ment is in favor Of the saloons at
present, and 1t will require a good
campaign on the part Of the temper
forces to keep out the saloon.
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